The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The second quarterly meeting of the American
Physical Society has been begun in New York.
The Peruvian government has finally issued de
cree directing that the new customs tariff shall
go into force May l. 1901
private telegram received from Col. A. +. Buck
United States minister TO Japan, he has sailed
for San Francisco. en- route home.
The British steamship Homeric coal laden for
Mexico which went ashore Christmas day has been
flosted. and Is being towed TO Key West
The British coast line Of steamers will inaugurste
service to San Francisco, the steamer Guate-
mals sailing from Callao and Port Of Limon Janu-
AIRY 5.
A conference Of representative clergymen and lay.
has been held in Philadelphia for the purpose
Of inaunuating movement to suppress vice in all
large cities.
Six Japanese section lshorers the Grea. North
railway were struck and killed by freight train
near cutbank. Mont. The bodies have. been taken
TO Kalispell.
The Hartford has sailed from curacoa to Ia
Guayra. Venezuela. She will remain in Venezuelan
waters. looking after American inier~ts cooper
atng with Minister LOOMS
Gen. France. formerly general chief Of the
Eciadotean army. who nominated by the Rad
ical party candidate for the presidency, has
Withdrawn from the campaign.
Secretary Kerr Of the United states Golf Associa.
tion. has admitted that the nominating committee
Of the association has been appointed but refused
to make public the names Of the members
II is announced that the $4,000 guarantee fund
authorized TO b. raised for dcfaying the expenses
Of the ceremonies attending the second Inaugural
ton q President Mckinley has paetieals been
completed.
the affairs II the Dentsche Grundschuld bank. one
~ the embarrassed mortgage hanks has reported IN
the most unfavmable vein. The holders u oblisa-
tons o. the institution viii meet shortly.
A special from jackson. Tenn announces the
sudden death At Clarksdale. Miss, q Rev J. y.
Martin pastor 81 St Lukes church q Jackson.
Mr. Martin was chaplain with sionfEAh jackson
in the army Of Nirsinia during the civil war.
Company at the Heidelberg, Dorrance Prospect and
Franklin coiltcties have gone back 10 work. after
being On strike since last June The men struck
because they not receiving their pay every two
weeks
Charles May. excouyies shot and killed Robert
Martin and fatally wenpded John Mc6;ee dance
near Drkslh. No MAJ recently released from
the Missouri pentrUiary. where he served term
With his uncle fns thr murder ef farmer named
Burlette. He has no been arpfehendea.
d A Jennings. q Columbus o.. has filed ssiit
ia the United States enaf against sbont twenty
citizens aud women. n Warrington county.
lud. ~ sooe9 dsmssss az, ne clam. hey se si
and bis family until they we're forced 10 leave the
STATE
The American and Danish governments arc en-
saerd iH direct negotiations foF the ale II the
Danish West Indies SAYS the Copenhagen cure
suordnn, q he i.opdun Daily Maj. and the Dan
ish minister in Washington vn shorfig suhmi,
s s;s i'' The consideration Of the American ''n
IL /. rsporca in Wan ssree, TIA, interests iudsa,i.
Fed With the National Cts bask aase acquired
cnntsclliug interest in the Columbia hank. q NeN
York = state iasfitutioA. The nsE0sisfigu fer the
s,r,i N h said carried personally hy
Psesidrnt James stiiluian aud williAm Rockefeier
and has been fTactifalls eaorhdsi though there
MAY he some o1iztAnaiug details % arrange
A barge canal costing So eeo eN. following very
closely the present lines q Tie Erte. exce9t thst
whsle uiuching iarss cities, hissrt them.
Is waai State Engineer Bead. q New York, Will
recommend 20 ths legislature On q AhSat February
2 The NOS; minute deiAils sa y given Va the
repcri maps furnished. and the character u
the soil through vAich the excavations run will b
Furnished II is rlolabis that electricity viii be
CCEnmtuica for motive power.