Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-31
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD,
HanIan COming-Speciai Con fraet I
ors and the Railroads

San FEANcIsco, Oct. 30.--EiiN 4fi
Hanlnn, the champion Ca, sman. his tel
egraphed his acceptance Of an iusimtvi,
to take part in the boat risees to b. - d
at Vallejo Oh Thanksgiving Day Il.
asked for guarantee OF 5000, hirli
va. Immediately depo-,tel haniaI
VIII row against Austln riepuenspn, Of
Vallejo, the champion OF the Pacific
i,casl, three niles i5r S50J
The Alia says that in response 10
circular sent out by the Central Pacific
Railroad asking merchants for renewal
of their special contrac =, eleven hun
dred affirmative replies have been re-
ceived. There only remain three hun
dred out Of the total fourteen hundred
contractors who have not yet replied.
No refusals have been received. The
special contractors will, under the terms
Of the circular. profit by any reduction
Of rates made by the Northern Pacific
road.
A Marin County millionaire Dead.
Sax FRAxcrsco, Oct. Alexander
Forbes, OF San Rafael and OF Forbes
Bros, this city, died yesterday at his
private residence near San Rafael, after
a short illness. The deceased has been
identified with Marin county for twenty
seven years, and owned large section
Of the entire county, bis fortune being
estimated at from three 70 four millions.
Mrs. Ward, the wife Of William Ward,
wholesale liquor merchant Of this city,
will inherit large share of the properly.
Ensxplained suicide.
SALINAS, CAL, October 30.--Joe John.
SOD, well-known saloon. keeper and
sporting man here for years. committed
snicide ut o'Aock this morning. while
IN bed, by shooting himself through the
head. He had retired but short time
before; WAS in good health and easy cif-
cumstances, and no reason eau be as
signed for the act. He had been a
soldier during the rebellion, serving with
distinction In the l4th U. s. Infantry,
and all through the war.
A Decision for the Northern Pa
cifIc.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 80. Judge
Dsady, Of the q. s. Circuit Court,
has decided that the Northern Pacific
Railroad Is under act Of Congress, EN-
powered to construct bridge across
the Willamette River, making the ter
minus within the city Of Portland
proper. i.
Another Railroad Meeting Neces-
snry.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.--An important
meeting Of the general officers Of the
Pacific roads will be bel for the purpose
OF perfecting an arrangement on Cali
fornia business. The arrangement re-
Gently made in San Francisco is found
to be very faulty, and the whole work
will have TO be done over agsin, especi.
ally in regard to the contract system, the
Northern Pacific refusing to Join for con-
tinning this obnoxious system. A COM
missioner is also to be elected at this
meeting in place Of Gault, who has de-
clined. There are number OF candi
dates in the field, most Of whom have
already been mentioned. The latest is
Mr.. Blye, one of Commissioner Fink $
chief assistants, who has had large
experience in pool matters.
The Mormon Evil In Idaho.
WAsHIsGToS, Oct. Delegate Sing
heiser, OF Idaho, arrived here this morn
ing and will not return home until after
the adjournment OF Congress. He re-
ports that Idaho is rapidly increasing in
wealth and population. The perplexing
problem at present in Idaho is that Of
Mormonism, three counties Of the Ter
ritory being under their domination.
Each year showed the evil increasing.
The people OF tho East have no idea of
the power OF this sect, and, from obser-
vation, he felt sure that, il needed, they
could muster 100000 armed and fully
equipped fanatics. eager to do battle for
their faith. One remedy against the
encroachments OF the Mormons would be
to disfranchise them, and if this failed
harsher measures should be resorted to.
General schoaeId Assuming
Command.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-General Schofield,
who succeeds General Sheridan in com.
mand Of the Division Of the Missouri,
arrived from San Francisco this morning,
accompanied by his family and two mem
bers of his personal staff, VIM. M.
Wherry. and Lieutenant c. r. Scho-
field. General Schofield will publish an
order assuming formal command to-msr'
row.
Dynamite In Germany.
FRANKFORT on MAIN, Oct. 30.-A
quantity Of dynamite exploded in the
Office OF the Chief OF Police last even
ing. The building was badly damaged
but not many officials were in at the
time. None OF them were injured.
more Explorers.
BRUSSELS, October 30.--A new expe-
dition Of eight persons. and including
three officers of the Swedish army. leave
Liverpool November 18th for the Upper
Congo country.