Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05
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SPECIAL 70 THE HERALD.
a terrible. E..a. CONFIRMATION.

SPECIAL TO THE HERALL.i
A Terrible. Fatal CONFEDERATION.
SAN FRANCISCO, August AT one
o'clock this morning fire broke cut
near Verein Entracht Hall, OH Post
street. between Stockton and Powell
streets. Witain AN hour twenty build
inQs were in flames Amoug them were
the Pncifie Business College, Verein
Etutracht Hall, the Diuids building, on
Sutter street, and the Winter Garden
Theatre. The loss on the last mentioned
building is estimated at forty thousand
dollars 1t was insured for six thousand.
The lire was the largest in extent of ter
ritory for years and destroyed nearly the
entiresquare bounded by Stockton, Powell
Post and Sutter streets. 1t was not un-
til 2:45 in the morning and after thirty
buildings had bcen destroyed that the
fire was controlled. James Cnrran. in
attempting to escape from the second
story Of Redmen's Hall by means OF a
rope Of knotted curtains, fell a distance
OF fifty feet He is believed to be fatally |
injured. A woman who was last seen
at the third story window Of the build |
ing next to the Winter Garden, Is be-
leyed to have perished.
A Fatal Push.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 4.--The sudden
death of Jacob Schneider was reported
to the Coroner yesterday. Investigation
showed that death was caused from an
Injury to the skull received in falling on
the floor of saloon on Thursday even
ing. The fall was occasioned by Solomon
Levy playfully pushing the deceased
Levy has surrendered 10 the police. He |
is charged with mauslaughter. The de-
ceased German is aged 43 years and
leaves large family.
The End or Farce.
SAN FRAScfsco, Aug. 4.-Arguments |
in the Bryant Court Martial closed yes
terday. The findings OF the Court will |
not be made public until the convening |
authority has acted upon them. which |
may be month. en- account of more
testimony.
Friends In Need.
SAN Francisco, Aug, 4.-Four trades |
unions Of this city met last night and |
passed resolu tions endorsing the action |
OF the members OF the Typographical |
Union who have struck in the Call and |
Bulletin Offices.
Found Dead.
SAN FRANcIsco, Aug. A young |
man named Benton, assistant lighthouse |
keeper at Point Bonita, was found dead |
yesterday at the foot Of cliff l25 feet
high. 1t is presumed he lost his way
in the darkness and fell over the cliff.
A Preacher Deposed.
San Francisco, August 4-Bishop |
kin has issued an order rendering void |
the pretended election Of Rev Il. l.. |
Green as Rector of st. Marks Parish,
Berkeley.
Electric Light X nights TempIar.
Tucson, Aug. 4.-,rhe electric light
was turned on in this city last night. |
The whole place was brilliantly ilIumin-
ated.
Tucson Commandery viii join that Of
Los Angeles in visiting the Conclave.
More sccurges.
PANAMA, August 4.-Smallpox and |
malignant fever are raging on the coast |
Of Guatemala. Yellow fever is playing |
havoc among the foreign residents Of
Callao, Peru.
a weiIAdvertIsea Excursion.
NFw YORK, Aug. Major General
Van Xylander, OF the Bavarian army, |
and member ot the staff OF the Emperor
Of Germany, is expected here tonight or
Tomorrow from Bremen on the steam
ship fulda. lie will form one of the |
party OF about 800 invited guests who |
are to participate in the ceremonies at |
tending the completion Of the Northern |
Pacific Railroad anditsopening togeneral
traffic. A party Of thirty, consisting OF |
a number OF nobIemen and several mem.
bers Of German institutions Of that conn
try will leave Bremen for this country
on the 18th lust A number of guests,
among whom will be two or three mem /
bers OF Parliament, viii leave England
about the same time. Among others
who, it is expected, will g With the
great junketing party. will be Gen
eral Grant, SECRETARY Lincoln |
William NJ. Evaris and several foreign |
ministers, members OF Congress and of
the various State Legislatures and a few
Governors The whole party will be in
charge Of Henry M. Willard. The last
spike on the road which runs from 81. |
Paul, Mimi, 10 Portland, Oregon, will
be driven on the eighth of September,
at q point fifty miles west OF Helena.
The road is 1000 miles long and over |
portions Of it trains have already run.
Il will not be open to the public in its
entirety until after the ceremonies on the |
6th Of next month. The various mem
bers Of the party will leave this city
on the 3Oth instant for ST. Paul. |
On their way they will visit NiagaraFalls,
Buffalo and Chicago. At Minneapolis
and St. Paul they are 10 be banqueted.
They will go TO the end OF the route at
Portland, thence trip will be made to
Puget Sound. British Columbia and VIII
lamette Valley. The party will
start on their homeward jour
ney about the 25th of September.
They will either visit Yellowstone Park
or 90 to San Francisco and return by the
Southern railroad and view the scenery
OF New Mexico and other States and
Territories OF the Southwest and South.
They are expected 10 return to this city
about the beginning OF October. The
German guests will reach Europe in No
vember.
Jesse James's Murderer Arrested.
KANSAS Cry, Aug. 4th. Charley
Ford, the slayer Of Jesse James, the fa-
nous outlaw, was arrested at police
headquarters yesterday afternoon on an
old indictment for the Blue Cut train
robbery. It Is not known yet what
caused the arrest at this time. Ford is
said to have been dumbfounded at the
arrest and was evidently badly fright
ened.
Celebrating Carey's Death.
SYRACUSE, N. r.. Aug. 4.--Thirty-
two guns were fired in the public square
here, celebrating the killing Of. the In
former Carey. Two gunners were badly
injured by premature explosion.
Confederste scrip to be Utilized
New YcRK, Aug. 4.--Thsrs has re-
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