Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-10
THE LATEST !
Special To the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
Percy JncObus Re-Arrested.

SAN FRANcIsCo, Feb. 9.-Percy Jaco-
bns, ex-Secretary of the Eureka Consoli
dated Mining Company, who was arrest
cd some time ago for embezzling funds
of the company, but who was liberated
on $50, 900 bail, was arrested again to.
day on nine charges of forgery and
lodged in prison. The nine charges are
all tor making false entries into transfer
journals and raising the amounts of
shares of certain certificates.
Operator Arrested for
Divuiging Cipher Dispatches.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 3D.. w.
Knapp, a telegraph operator of this city,
who has been in the employ of the
Western Union Company for over ten
years, was arrested to-day, on complaint
of Superintendent Jaynes, charged with
divulging the contents of private cipher
dispatche.. Under the code the otfense
is criminal one, and punishable by
imprisonment in the State prison not
exceeding five years or a fne not ex-
ceeding $4,000. Knapp admitted the
charge, but said he did it only for his
own advantage, as he had been specu-
laiing in stocks.
The stock Board.
SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 9.-Best & Bel.
cher, S2.45: CholaI, 81. 10; Consolidated
Virginia, .25; Crown Point, -; Eureka
Consolidated, Sl.25; Gould II Curry,
l.75; Hale 4 Norcross, Sl.45; Mexican.
81. IS; Northern Belle, -; Ophir, 81 .45;
Potosi, .55; Savage, go; Sierra Ne.
vada, 81, 30; Union, $3.50; Yellow Jacket
S2.35
Wheat and Barley Market.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 9.-Wheat,
lower; buyer, season, Sl.672@Sl est;
seller, season, 81 .60l@Sl.6lA. Barley,
slow; buyer, season, Sl.00@sl, 00s;
seller, season, 9l5@.92.
suspended.
ALBANY, 0gn., Feb. 81. H. Foster
& CO., owners of the Magnolia Flour
Mills OF this city, are financially embar-
raised and have decided their real estate
to John A. Crawford, VIM. 2. Crawford,
N. Pierce and other creditors. The
liabilities are about 100000 and the
assets Sl2O,OO0 The action was pre-
cipitated by the fact that the Portland
banks will not loan money in outside
counties on mortgage, on account OF the
tax law and Foster was unable
to raise $50, 900 on security of four times
the value in real estate. There is no
doubt that the creditors will be- paid III
full.
Fatal Burning.
CHEHALIs, w. T., Feb. 9.-An extra
ordinary case OF fatal burning occurred
here last night. Martin 0hlen, night
watchman in Wadham 4 Elliotts saw
mill, had just banked the fire under the
boiler to keep up steam all night. He
was clad in an oilskin coat and the re-
mainder of his clothing was more or less
oily, while the buckskin gloves on his
hands were saturated with oil. He was
standing with his lack to the furnace
when the oilskin caught fire. He reached
back to put out the flame, when his
gloves caught and he was unable to help
himself, lie ran TO the pump, which
to be frozen. His screams
aroused neighbor, who rushed to his
assistance and extinguished the flames.
Ohlen was conscious for several hours,
but died at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Trial of the Bisbee Murderers
TOMBSTONE, Feb. 9,--The attention of
the District Court was again occupied
by the trial OF the Bisbee murderers.
Several witnesses were examined for the
prosecution and their evidence was very
damaging. 1t is dead sure thing that
in few weeks there will be a whole
sale hanging in this city.
Opposed TO Forfeiture.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 9.-The
Board OF Trade at the special meeting
this afternoon, at which persons repre-
sentin! fifteen million dollars in property
were present, passed a resolution calling
on Oregon's Senators and Representative
to oppose all measures tending TO forfeit
the Northern Pacific laad grant or any
part Of it.
Indicted for Involuntary Man
slaughter.
MARYsvILLE, Gala, Feb. 9-The
Grand Jury to-day found true bill
against William Howell, a prominent
citizen Of Brownsville, for involuntary
Howell is accused OF
having killed his wife, whose death oc.
CURED last Christmas, Of hemorrhage OF
the brain.