Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-03-06
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 A MURDERER's ESCAPE.
 SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Feb. 2S. This town was thrown into state of great excitement this morning over the discovery about 8 o'clock that ". R. McDowell, the murderer of Maggie O'Brien had escaped from jail during the night. He broke from an iron cell by wrench ing the door apart with heavy stick and hatchet. He emereed into the l. ain corridor of the jail from which he made his exit into the open air through weak door open> ing into the woodhouse. Another prisoner, a young Englshman named Harry Sayre escaped with him.
 Mcdowell was informed yester> day by his counsel that all had been done that was possible, and that he must prepare to die.
 Sheriff Burkhart has offered $500 for the capture of BicDowell-dead or alive.
 The county is being secured for the murderer, butit is believed that he is at the time of this writing, On Mexican soil, which is only about 12O miles from San Bernardino.
 FoREsTALLING FoLGER.
 NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. s. Lieut.. R.. odes has deposited $30,oo0 received from various sources as testimonials of his bravery in the Gay Head disaster, and awaits per IT. iseion from Secretary Foiger to distribute the money among his shipmates on the Dexter; to fore stall the possible adverse decision by tie secretary, Lieut.. Rhodes pur- : .iJjzSsed new uniforms and blankets Ay man on board
 r RAILROAD CONTROVERSY sET-
 TILED.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27.-Yester- day Attorney General Marshall ef- fec,ed an arrangement with the Gen. tral Pacific Railroad Company, which settles the controversy about hat corporations taxes. Terms of settlement involve the payment by the company of S800,OO0.
 PRIZE FIGHT ON THE TAPIs.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27.-Articlcs for d four-round knock cut, Mara quis ef Queensbury rules, between John L Sullivan, of Boston, and G. NJ. Robinson, champion heavy weight of the Olymplc Club of this city, were signed last nigbt. The men have gone into training, Rob> inson under the tutclage of Mul- doom, the wrestler, wi,o is also g powerful hitter. The match creates great excitement To avoid interN ference of the police no stake is mentioned, the receipts being di~ v1ded among the men as follows: Sullivan receives 669s per cent and Robinson 3315 per cent of the net profits. There are all manner of bets being made on the result. The match occurs within ten days. REDUCrToN OF TELEGRAPH RATES
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27-A re- ductIon of rates of the Western Une ion IS announced. The maximum of rates between points on the Pas cific coazt and points east of the Missouri river will be one dollar. Local rates of thirty and forty cents are reduced to twenty five cents, and seventy-fve cent rates reduced to The tariff between points in Nevada and Colorado will be deduced from S1 to 75 cents; and 75 cent rates 10 50 cents. Between California and Arizona from $1 to D cents; to New Mexico from $1 25 to $1; to Texas from $1.5O to S1; points within Cal- ifornia 75 cents, except from San Francisco, which will be 60 cents. THE GERMANS AFTER BISMARCK. PITTsBURe, Pa. Feb. 27.-1he German socialists of thIs city have called a meeting for next Sunday to discuss Bismarck's action in reject ing tue Lasker resolutions.
 DIETING THE WORLD.
 PARIS, Feb. 27.-Le Paris sayl l Bismarck has not only outraged th' American republic, but has defiec the world But the democracy ha: more serious things to think abou than to mind this lnsolent chal lenge.
 l ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.-W. H Hunt United States Minister, diet this morning at 7:20 o'clock
 CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.
 The banks of New York hav drawn S4..OO,0O0 in gold coin iron the sub-Treasury, expecting it 500 to command premium. Leadin Chicago financiers advance the opil ion that the sooner tLe question 0 the silver standard is raised the bei ter, as Congress can act on the mat ter of compulsory coinage. Yellow fever has again broken or
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