Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-28
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SUMMARY OF THE MOST IMPORT.
ANT NEWS.

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HALEY, Nav %, 1894.
The "Traders' and Travellers Union,"
which represents 1850, 900, 900 of CAPT
tai. has commenced struggle against
railway discrimination, with good pros
poets of success.
Elk President James d. Fish, OF the
defunct Marine Bank, of New York,
has been released on $50 900 bail. He
claims that the firm Of Grant & Ward,
of which he was member, had cash
capital Of 100000; that the firms
principal profits were derived from
Government contracts obtained
through General Grants influence,
and that Prcsilcnt Arthur shared in
the profits. When arrested Fish was
found living with fast woman, in
sumptuously furnished apartments.
Charles Francis Adams states that
q general reduction of expenses will
be made Oh the Union Pacific system
Of roads. There has been heavy
falling off in the net earnings during
the past winter, but the outlook is
now more encouraging in all direc-
tons. No July dividend will be paid.
Large numbers Of colored farm
laborcrs are shipping to California
from the Southern States.
1ilden's health has just suffered
very decided change for the worse.
The lesser Presidential candidates
have been all dropped in New York;
Edmunds is weakening, Arthur getting
strong, Blaine is still strong, and Lin
coin is promising dark horse.
The California and Nevada deleg,-
tons to the National Convention
travel in handsomely decorated
coaches bearing the legend: "Blaine
and Victory"
Yellow fever has again appeared at
Havana.
The National Republican Conven.
ton will begin next Monday.
There is an open revolt against the
District Judge in New Iberia, Louis
lana, and an armed mob intrenched in
the ourt-house delics the State au-
thorties. Militia is called out.
San Francisco is threatened with
the loss Of the Australian mail service,
the United States Government hav.
ing, for the lack of an appropriation,
failed to pay its proportion Of the cost
of the service.
Crop reports from all parts Of the
United States are exceedingly promis-
ing.
At Oak Creek. near Milwaukee,
Wis, Horace Baldwin, 6 feet :. inches
tall, died. AS he was too long for his
coffin, his nephew sawed off his feet
with a common saw. While at work
he imagined his uncle moved. Another
relative finished the cutting. Neigh
bors attempted to mob the bone saw
yers, but the authorities interfered.
Silver in New York yesterday, ST..
lo4 per o.; lead, 1910 per 100 pounds.
Sam. Dunlap, of Belle Plains,
Iowa, shot his wife three times, and
then cut his own throat. He was
highly respected, prosperous, and 35
YEARS old. He leaves four children,
the oldest being l3 years.
In Cincinnati, Yesterday, Harry
Hicks was discovered attempting to
outrage a 5-year-oll girl. The people
were going to hang him, when the
police hurried him off.
John Carpenter, an ex-convict, muir.
dered his wife and Della Ambrose. his
sister-in.law, in Third avenue, New
York, yesterday afternoon. He but
recently got out of prison, and was
maddened because disowned.
Senator Ingalls,, OF Kansas, proposed
the following amendment to the Con
stitution: "Article 2. Tho executive
power shall be vested in a President
of the United States of America. The
President! land Vice-Presidcnt hereafter
elected shall hold their Offices for the
term of six years, but the President
shall not be re.eligible nor shall the
Vice-President be eligible to the Office
Of President, if he shall have exercised
the same in case of vacancy therein. y