Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-10

The North Pacific.
CHICAGO, July 81 have not been
officially advised that President Arthur
will use our road in visiting the Yellow.
stone region this Summer" said Mr..
Herman Haupt, General Manager Of the
North Pacific road. to-day, "but if he
does he will be treated royalty. We
expect to get our road through by Sep
TENDER LIST. We are now about fifteen
miles west Of Helena, and work is being
pushed east from Missoula Gap, which
Is only about 100 miles. We will open
up as fine country as lies under the
sun. There is no desert on the line OF
our road, and our elevations average
3, 900 feet, which is less than the Union
and Central Pacific. This gives us IN
advantage OF about ten degrees less in
temperature. We use Muller Pass in
crossing the mountain. Five hundred
miles Of our road will be protected by
trees. We are planting them now.
This Is a comparatively new idea. We
intend making them substitute for.
and an Improvement on, snow fences or
sheds. This will effectually guard
against blockades in winter; which have
heretofore been great objection to
overlandtravel."
A Hard Headed Moke.
ST. LOUIS, July 9.--Sam Cook, the
negro who, in fit of jealousy, shot
Emma Shores, colored girl, at Potosi,
Mo. last Thursday evening" then shot
himself and subsequently eluded pursuit,
was captured yesterday and taken back
to Potosi. In his attempt to kill him
self, after shooting the girl he fired two
bullets into his head. one OF which
penetrated both hemispheres OF the
brain. The other passed through one
hemisphere and both are now in side OF
his skull. Notwithstanding these
wounds, from both of which brains
oozed in considerable quantity, the
negro remained in the woods from Thurs
day evening till Sunday morning, when
he ate a very hearty meal. He talked
nationally and walked three miles from
the place he was captured to Potosi,
Physicians. however, say he can't live.
The girl still lives but is parslyzed from
the effect of the bullet, which entered
the back of her head and passed under
and into the spinal column.
Guarding Against yellow Jack.
GALVESTON Tex, July o. The Chief
OF Police has three men patrolliDg the
beach, down at the island, to carefully
watch the landing of any boat, and to
question closely the occupants in case
such'an attempt is made. The object is
to guard against tho possibility of any
of the crew of the Salome, lying at sea,
twelve miles from the city with yellow
fever aboard, leaving the ship to come
ashore.
Withdraws His Resignation
Theedore Thomas.
CHICAGO, July 9.-At the meeting Of
the Vestry Of the Church OF the Assem-
sion, tonight, Father Richie, its High
Church rector, read q letter withdraw
ing his recently resignation,
and the Vestry passed resolution ex.
pressing its pleasure thereat.
Theodore Thomass Orchestra began u
series OF five weeks summer-night con-
certs at the Exposition Building this
evening. About $500 people were
present.
Tabor Denies.
Denver, Col, July 9.-Ex-Senater
Tabor denies the rumor that he paid
So, 600 to Architect Hill to secure the
location of the Denver Postoffice Build.
ing. He states that he never had any
dealing with him, except in the most
public manner.
The CIingstone-Juiien Race or.
CLEVELAND, July 9th.--Owing to
cracked heel, developed after his en-
gagement, ClingstoneSou not be ex-
ercised and conditioned properly to trot
with ST. Julien in Chicago this month,
and j. w. Goodwin, his owner, an
nounced to-day that the race is off.
Clingstone remains here.
Proposed. Route TO the Yellow
stone.
OMAHA, July 9th.-General Howard,
commanding the Department of the
Platte, has completed arrangements fer
President Arthur's trip to the Yellow
stone National Park President Arthur
and party will leave the Union Pacific
at Rawlins, Wyoming, and proceed by
wagon to Fort Wasakie and thence by
the route followed by General Sheridan
last year to the Park.
The Twelfth Of July.
MONTREAL, July 9.-The rumor that
the Montreal Orangemen, assisted by
the Ontario brethren, intended to
parade on the 10Th of July is uafounded.
Leading Orangemen say that the only
celebrations intended are in outside
places, to which some of the Montreal
brethren are invited
Wheelmen on their Travels.
TORONTO, July 9.-The fifty Ameri
can wheelmen making tour OF Canada
arrived to-day and were banqueted to-
night.
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