Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-17

on London, sixty days, S483; Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, s.. s5t; U.
$. A. OF 1891, interest quarterly, 81 AT;
u. s. Is OF 1907, interest quarterly,
sl.22; U. s. 3s, sl.00t; Western Union
Telegraph, 79s.
Accident 90 southern California
Excursion Trnin-One Man Dies
From Injuries several others
seriously Hurt.
KANSAS Cry, Nov. l6.-The west
bound hock isiand train, tius bsf5 AZ ie
this morning, bore party Of excursion
lists from st. Paul and Minneapolis for
Southern California, occupying the two
rear coaches. As the train neared James
port, Missouri, eighty-fve miles from
here, at o'clock, the fange of wheel
of the last car broke, and the car was
precipitated fifteen feet down an em-
bankment, turning over twice. Adam
Gotzinn, O we'll known citizen of st.
Paul, Sunday School Superintendent,
was injured and died this afternoon.
His daughter, aged %, was internally
hurt Her injuries are dangerous. His
wife and son were badly hurt. These
were left at Jamesport and Trenton.
Several others received painful injuries,
but were able TO proceed with the train.
which arrived here at 4:30 this evening.
The party continued their journey this
evening.
Acquitted ON the Third Trial.
ST. Louis, Nov. l6.-The jury in the
case Of Edward Rickard, charged with
the murder of Selma Wilson, returned
verdict Of not guilty. This is the third
trial of Rickard, who was newspaper
reporter. On the first trial he was con.
victed and sentenced TO hang, and on
the second trial there was hing jury.
Rickard shot Mrs. Wilson, his boarding.
house mistress, on Thanksgiving eve,
1880. The defense was the accidental
discharge of the pistol.
Paddy Ryan Accepts suilivan's
Challenge.
CHICAGO, Nov. l6.-About eight hun
dred people attended the sparring ex-
ton tonight. At its close, "Paison"
Davies announced that Paddy Ryan
would accept Sullivan's challenge
to spar him four rounds in San Francis
co, inside OF three months, for half the
| receipts.
Don't Want the New Time.
CINcINNATI, o., Nov. l6.-No official
action has been taken here by the mu-
nicipal or commercial authorities with
reference TO conforming in business to
the new railroad standard of time, and
SO far as expression has been given by
the public, it favors the retention for
general purposes of local time. The
newspapers will print the time tables of
the roads giving local time.
Will Conform TO the New Time.
New YORK, Nov. l6.-At noon on
Sunday all the clocks on the line of the
Pennsylvania railroad between New
York and Washington and New York
and Pittsburgh will be changed to con-
form to the new standard time. Eastern
standard time will be adopted at that
hour for running all trains east Of Pitts
burgh and Erie. and under the Central
standard time all trains will be run west
Of Pittsburgh.
Fatal Railroad Accidental Loco
motive Telescopes Two Pas
senger Cars.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Nov l5.-The passen.
ger train on the Fox River branch OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
road, which leaves Chicago atS.45A. NJ,
due in Streator at 1890, when two
miles from the latter place to-day, was
stopped by car of coal standing on the
main track being unloaded. A freight
train which was following the passenger
was not tagged and it came down the
grade around the curve at full speed.
The locomotive crushed completely
through the rear coach and partially
through the second, killing l.. G. Pease,
an attorney, of Dwight; Mrs. Alexander
Henderson and daughter, of Medson;
and an old man named Hobberston, OF
Streator; and badly injuring DR.. j. H.
Finley, of Streator; scalded and other
wise injured, who will probably die;
Murdock, of Streator, lawyer, scalded;
Levi Young, engineer, of the freight, and
fireman Smith, of Auron, both injured
about the lower limbs; Lewis Greener,
of Streator, farmer. scalded; w. II.
Doyle, conductor of the freight, and
James Sullivan, of Garfield. The wound
ed were taken to the hotel at Streator,
where they are being cared for. The
Coroner of the county is investigating
the cause of the accident.