Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-16
8iii Ordered Declarins the Texas.
Pacific Land Grant Forfeited,

was given 10 the arguments Pryor made
yesterday IN faycr of the transfer OF the
Texas Pacific land grant TO the Southern
| Pacific. The subcommittee in charge
of the forfeiture of land grants to rail.
roads, WAS directed to report bill de-
cleriug the land grant forfeited. The
report will be made to the full commit
tee tomorrow. 1t Is based on the
gros nd that the Texas-Pacifc did not
comply with any Of the requirements OF
| the act granting the land, and that the
Southern Paciic had defeated the build.
| ing Of the Texas Pacific for the purpose
of preventing competing line with the
Central Pacific. The object of Congress
in making the grant, the committee says,
was to secure a rival line from San Diego
to the East.
Willard Rapidly Recovering.
New York, Jan. l5.-Villard is rap.
idly recovering, and, 1t is understood,
has already begun the preparation Of an
account Of his connection with the COM
panies. His friends say it swill prove
perfect vindication Of his financial course
and show that in the last five years he
has raised $3.50, 100000. He expects to
60 to Europe for long and complete
rest. There seems to be no question
that his entire fortune has been sunk.
Every day the sympathy with him grows
here, as Is shown by the steady increase
Of letters and visitors. Within the last
| few days he has received numerous
offers Of any amount Of pecuniary assis.
tance from home and abroad.
Itx..,
New YORK, Jan. l4.-A Times Wash.
| ington special says thst 3. 8. Cox will
soon begin work on book to be pub
lished by publishing house OF Nor
wich, Conn, which he has contracted to
finish by July and for which he is to be
paid about $4,000. II will be o politi-
cal history Of the country from the time
| of Buchanan's administration to the date
Of publication. 1t is expected that it
| will, hi measure. serve to counteract
the political view in the forthcoming
work by Blaine. covering the same pc.
riod.
a Pioneer of Pioneers Dead.
New YORK, Jan. l5.--Iho death of
Capt. A. Richardson, who went to San
Francisco in 1916 on the ship Brooklyn,
with the first colony for California, is
announced.
sterling Exchange and Bonds
New YORK, Jan. l5.--Sterling bills
on London, sixty days. $4.S5a; Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, "a. .88; U.
s. A. a of 1891, interest quarterly, sl.44;
L. s. Is Of 1907. interest quarterly,
Sl2is: U. s, 3s, si.0O; Western Union
Telegraph, 7s3.
UnveiIing OF the Morton statue.
IspiANaroLis, Jan. l5.-The city is
thronged with visitors to-day. to attend
the ceremonies incident to the unveil-
ing Of the statue qf Senator Morton.
The exercises began with very cred
table street procession. in which large
number of military and civil organza-
tons participated. The speeches and
other exercises took place at Englishs
Opera house, beginning at Q o'clock. Ex
Governor Conrad Parker presided. The
Grafton oi the day was delivered by Ex.
Secretary of the Navy Thompson
| Speeches were also made by kx.Sena.
tor Mcdonald, Governor Porter, Sena-
tor Harrison and Colonel Dudley. I'm.
mediately following the conclusion of
the exercises at the Opera house the as
semblage adjourned to Circle Park in the
center Of which the statue is placed.
The monument was enveloped in the
national colors. The cord releasing the
same and revealing the statue was placed
in the hand of D. Z. Morton, u year old
grandson OF the Senator. and at signal
was drawn by the child, when the colors
| fell and the statue was exposed to the
bronze and weighs 2l00 pounds. The
| figure is eight feet four inches high, rest.
ing on bronze basesix inches high. The
pedestal is OF granite, eight feet high
The statue was designed and executed
| by franklin Simmons and cost Sl2. 500,
every cent of which is paid, the money
having been iaiee ! by popular subscrip-
| tons.
senator Allison krnOnlinnted
DIS MoINEs, Iowa, Jan. l5-Senator
| Allison was renoninated by the Repub-
lican caucus tonight for United States
Senator by reclamation.
The Kentucky Senatorial Eiee-
tiOn stili Undecided.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. l5.-The Senatorial
contest is still undecided. In the final
| ballot taken in joint assembly to-day,
| by agreement the Democrats so voted
that no one was elected. The caucus
met again tonight, and after six ballots
with no definite result, adjourned till
Wednesday. The last ballot stood:
Williams 81, Blackburn A; Sweeney 23
Accident ON the Texas Pacific.
GALVESTON, Jan. IA Necs Abilene
special says: In the wreck OF the west
bound Texas-Pacitic express at Wethers-
| ford this morning, there were about
| thirty persons wounded, some quite seri.
ously; but no one was killed outright.
| In the list OF those seriously hurt are
&c. Wheeler OF Abilene, and ID. Il.
Bentley and Miss McMahon, of Colo
rad, Texas.
a Now Telegraph Company.
NEw YORK, Jan. l5.-The certificate
OF incorporation of the Standard Multi
pleN Telegraph Company was filed to.
day The lines OF the company will
run from Boston to Portland, Maine,
Florida. Buffalo, Chicago and the Pacific
coast. Capital stock, 81, 500. 900.
a Texas Desperate Killed by Sol
diers.
GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. l4.-The Neps
Davis special says: While resisting ar.
rest W, A. Alexander, u cowboy and
noted desperate, was shot and killed on
the reservation at Peha Colorado, Texas,
last Sunday by detachment OF soldiers,
Alexander had been terrorizing the
neighborhood and threatened to wipe
out the military. One soldier named
Ross, was killed and two others slightly
wounded before Alexander's Winchester
was silenced.
The Fence Excite ment in Texas
Bi0Odshed Imminent.
GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. l4.-A Necs
Castroville special says; Ten miles OF
/ Strick land pnatura fenrn locataj in tho