Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-16
DAY DISPATCHES.
Matters Affecting Western
Railway interests.
GREAT FLOODS IN sHIss-
The state TAX Fixed at 4s Cents
Ktiied BY the Failing OF
House = An Illinois
hank Falls.
eRsAr FLOODS IN eHiss.
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,,H,cAoo, Sept. l5.-The general com
,r;ttee 10 which was referred all matters
sffsctino the Western railway interests,
;reludi,,e the continuance OF the tripar-
t;te sgreement, was in session till 2
o'clock. when an adjournment for four
hoprs was taken. The committee ex-
meets to reach conclusion Of some ma
turs this evening. A prominent official,
present at this conference, said some
progress had been made and preambles
and resolutions were possible, but not
assured. The Santa Fe declares that it
will act indepen leptly unless the tripar.
lite pool is dissolved, and the only road
holding out for its perpetuation is the
Rock Island.
KILLED BY the Fall OF Building.
SAN Francisco, Sept. l5.--A new brick
retort house which was being built by
the San Francisco Gaslight Company,
suddenly fell in yesterday, killing TWO
workmen, John Dempsey and lnomas
Wallace. The building, which was no.
fully completed, was ~ feet long, ~ ieet
in depth, with outer walls ~ feet n'gn'
An investigation will be held to deter
mine whether the fault was in the con-
struction.
An EIector Declines.
SAN FRASc1soo, Sept. l5.-Henry
Vrooman, who was elected candidate
for Elector by the Republican State Con-
vention, has addressed letter to the
Republican State Central Committee de.
clining to serve. He gives as his reason
the discussiok over the question whether
he, being State Senator, is eligible IS q
candidate for Elector.>
Tho state TAX.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. l5-The State
Beard OF Equalization has fixed the State
tax At As cents.
Faiiure or IN Illinois Bank.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Sept. 10. IN. G
Thon psou's bank closed this morning.
A notice posted ON the door Of the bank
and siRued by N. G. Thompson. the
President, stated: "0wing to strln
gency in the moaey market am un ,ble
to meet my obi CATIONS as they mature
and am conf elled to suspend. My as
sets belerg to my creditors until their
demands are satisfied. Believing from
common experience that an assignment
would result in unnecessary loss to cred
itors, have determined to apply my
assets directly to satisfy these habit
tiles. They are stated to be $500 wy.
The assets include stock in the w.
Thompson Manufacturing Company,
aud are believed to be sufficient TO cover
all liabilities"
Marrow Escape.
OrrAwA, Ont, Sept. is Several mem
bers OF a party Of British scientistsin the
Rocky Mountains had a narrow escape
from . fearful death on Friday. while ex-
plorinQ q railway tunnel below Kicking
Horse Lake. Four miles of the tui mel
suddenly collapsed, precipitatiug an i'm
mense mass OF rock in the midst Of the
party, two Of whom were slightly in.
jured. The geologists have obtained
data by which they expect 10 be able 10
finally establish the exact sg of he
mountain.
The Railway sgagnstes.
CHICAGO, Sept. is The boDdholders
embraced in the Trsnsoon,ineDtal Rail-
way Association held short session to-
day and adjourned till IL O'Clock to.
morrow, to enable the General Commit
tee, sppointed to consIder the affairs Of
the tripartite pool, to hold q session.
The future Of the Transcontinental is
supposed to hinge ON the diss Luton Of
the trlpartite, and the continu nee or
dissolution Of that comb nation is ex-
pected to be announced as result OF TO-
days conference.
Fissds In China
San Francisco, Sept. Is The San
Pablo, which arrived yesterday evening
from Hong Kong, brings intelligence OF
terrible inundation in King Sal
province. The food lasted four d,ys
and submerged the country in some
plsces to depth Of sixty feet. Whole
towns and villages were swept away and
from reports received 1t is believed over
"a. 900 persons persisted.
Take warniss.
SrArEsvILLs, N c., Sept. l5.-Gen.
Latham, eiitor Of the Statewide Ameri
can, suicided Saturday morning. Latham
Joined the Republican parry two years
ago, was then repudiated by his family.
She Loved DIamonds ana . Coach.
mam.
Nnw YoRK, Sept. l5--victoria Mori-
sini. daughter Of Morisini, partner in
Jay Gould's brokerage firm, who eloped
with and MARIE ed her fathers coachmap,
was, on promise made that all would be
fargisen. Induced to return to New York.
She refused to separate from her hus-
band Her father then bad her arrested
on . charge Of stealing diamond pin,
the property Of her sister.
Anew scheme.
NEw YORK, Sept. l5 "A Sun Buffalo
special says: Oliver Wormold, frescc
painter, announces his intention to 60
over Niagara Falls in rubber ball for
purse Of $1,000. The ball will be fifteen
feet in diameter. three-qsariers of an
inch thick, and compressed air will be
injected into it. Wormold says he can
live in ii II necessary. He is IS years
old and was born in London.
The walnut crop of this particular
section will be very large. sln the vlcin-