Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-07-18

CALIFORNIA; to the Front.
CHIc4Go. July l6.--Charles Marvin,
Of San francisco, offers to back Governor
Stanfords filIy Bonita against any
other four-year-old for 81 900 side.
This, OF course, IL aimed at Mackay's
California FLY, Eva, and McFeran &
Sons Kentucky filly, Agatha, both of
which beat Bonita in Saturdays four
year-old race.
Ridiculous stories About Crook
Denied.
WASHINGTON, July l7.-Secretary
Lincoln said to-day that the stories pub
lished 10 the effect that General Crook,
instead of capturing the Apaches, had
on condition that he would secure their
return UNPUBLISHED to the reserva-
ton were new t. him. That he had never
heard spch thing intimated before and
as far as he knew General Crook had
been very successful in his campaign
against the Indians. During the Secre-
tary's vacation he had not devoted much
time to keeping himself posted and was
comparatively ignorant of what had
been transporting. Several army officers
who were questioned on this sub
ject were Of the opinion that
the course pursued by General Crook
toward hostile Indians would only result
in their feeling themselves independent
and free to come and 60 as they saw fit.
Attention was called to the fact that the
remaining bucks had not yet surrendered,
and the opinion prevailed that General
Crook would have TO go after them
again.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
READING, Pa, July l7.-Eight boilers
Of an Anthracite furnace, owned by the
philadelphia and Rea ing Railroad
Company and operated by VIM. Kauff
man. txpIo ted early this morning redu .
Ing the furnace foa mass Of ruins. Prep
arations had been made for casting ana
the employees were outside the building
taking rest before tapping the furnace
when the explosion occurred Large
pieces OF the boilers were hurled a
great distance and the debris
Of stone and shattered timber
thrown about in great confusion.
The engine and boiler house were en-
tirely demolished. Frank Waltman.
aged 81 years, Of Topton, was instantly
killed. Sol Mailman, his father. was
injured internally and will de. Morris
Good WINS severely scalded by escaping
steam. Engineer Marstellar was also
badly injured and number Of other en-
ploy6s slightly hurt. The force Of the
explosion shook the earth and aroused
people for miles around. The damage
to the furnace amounts to many thou
sands of dollars.
The Teirgraphers' strike.
New YoRK, July i7.-The Herald
editorially snys Of the threatened strike
Of the Brotherhood of Telegrnphers
that although their petition is couched
in respectful terms 1t leaves an i'm.
preston Of asking too much.
Ii requests that days work
BE made eight hours Instead OF nire and
. nights work seven instead Of eight
hours, reduction OF one.ninth in one
case aud one eighth in the other. At
the same time it wanna all wages in
creased fifteen per cent, irrespective OF
age, skill or the position OF the operator,
besides extra compensation for Sunday
work. The effect Of these demands will
he best illustrated by example: A day
opeIa.or lece',es say eIo per '1on'n %,
coun''ns n,ne noars - auay anu s'A usys
the proposed rule. His monthly wages
will be $50 % should days work be
eight hours during six days in week or
aoout 20 Genus per noar' rne ac'uai M
crease Is OF more tnan ~ per cent,
IN .esaIu " ne nea's.one opeIa'o.s,
for them, On he whole it NAV lie
doubted whether operators have pre-,
scented strong case. That evils
exist cannot be Questioned, but
they will not be remed'ed
~ sns eourse "a ah w.. ane RE Eou IN
e9rapb Company will meet tomorrow
and the petition of the operators will
then be brought 10 their consd eration.
One Of the officers OF the company said
today that it was impossible to say
what'action would be taken. The gen
ssa. S and naressorab,a n" ac, Mas
III, - ssSen nv The Mutnal Ansr;can
pn.,;J ~ Rsit;,nora and ,,h;o Coa,asn;ss
NP'e = 80 -
The Deaais "nehe'
Bsn1ss. July 10 A student at Wurz-
berg University was shot dead yesterday
in duel. His antagonist. a German
American, Ned.
The suck Canal Embregiio'
LONDON. July 1.-THE opposition in
tend 70 urge the government to submit
the suez canal agreement TO the House
Of Commons without delay.
"ef"ses 70 Aster'ere'
sHAsoHAI, July l6.-It is said that