Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-15
News Nuggets.
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mines at Wileson have been to shut
down because of difficulties between the
campany and miners, who demanded the
discharge OF Superintendent Kelley, and
threatened to hang the latter Warrants
for the arrest oi sixteen OF the ringleaders
are now in the Sheriff's hands.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons OF Oregon have elected the fol
lowing officers: Jacob Mayer, Portland
Grand Master; E. Van Dusen, Astoria,
Deputy Grand Master; j. +. Robinson,
Eugene City, Grand Senior Warden ;
Christopher Taylor, Dayton. Grand Jun
ior Warden; D. @. McKrener, Portland,
Grand Treasurer; +. j. Babcock, Salem,
Grand Secretary.
EASTERN.
The indianapolis Veneer Company's
works burned Wednesday night; loss,
100000; insurance S53 900.
The members OF Shaler's Brigade Asso-
citation have dedicated four monuments
to the memory OF their fallen comrades
at Gettysburg, Pa.
Among the passengers, Wednesday, on
the Wisconsin, from Liverpool, were $50
Mormon emigrants. They LETT for Utah
over the Pennsylvania railway.
Barkley Peake was sentenced at Tren-
ton, n. j., to 20 years in the penitentiary
for the murder of his cousin and sweet
heart, Katie Anderson, at Mount Holly.
The report comes from Marion, Mass,
that the old yellow house on the point,
opposite the old landing in Marion har-
Dor, is being reftted for occupancy by
Mrs. Cleveland this summer.
During saloon row at Monarch, Col,
one-legged gambler named Schenck
shot and killed Geo. Davis and fatally
wounded an unknown man. A mob took
Schenck and hanged him to telegraph
pole
The heavy wholesale dry goods house
of Shotwell, Clerihew q Bothman, Of
Minneapolis, is financially embarrassed,
and suspension OF payment will be fol-
lowed by a settlement or assignment.
Shotwell the New York partner, is en-
route to Minneapolis, and statement Of
the condition OF the firm is refused till
his arrival.
The Diss de Barr case was continued
on Wednesday. Nine. Diss de Barr was
on the stand for cross-examination, and
was not altogether successful in recon
Cling sundry contradictions tn her testi-
mony and in her letters to her brother,
George Solomon. In response to a sug-
geston from the Court she said that if at
any time during the trial spirits moved
her she would attempt to paint spirit
pictures in open court. Several spiritual
lists testified to the mediumistic powers
OF the Madame, and specimen OF her
alleged spirit work was displayed.
FOREIGN.
The Vienna Journal strongly censures
the political leaders for worrying EN-
peror William into a relapse.
The North German Gazette denies that
there is any dissenson between Bis
marck and Minister Friedberg, or that
the latter has resigned.
A dispatch from Brisbane says the new
Queensland Ministry has been formed as
follows: Premier, Mr.. McIlwaith; Land,
Mr.. Black; Mints, Mr.. McCrossan Rail
ways, Mr.. Nelson.
The King of Hollands heiress,
Princess Wilhelmina, aged seven years,
has been betrothed to the 12-year-old
Prince of Sake Weimar. The marriage
will unite Saxe-Weimar and Holland.
The German steamer Pemplas, from
Singapore, with a number of pilgrims to
Mecca on board, which was reported
overdue at Jiddah and which it was
feared was lost, has arrived at Alden, in
tow, with her shaft broken.
A bottle picked up on the lake shore
at Lucknow, Ont, contained q note stat
ing that the schooner Tifiin, OF Bay City
was going down with all on board.
There was no date on the note. The
vessel has not been heard from for some
days.
King George, of Greece, ,on Wednesday
unveiled monument in lofty defile in
the hills OF North Amphissa in memory
Of Ulysses Androthos, who, at the head OF
a few men, held the defle against the
Turkish hordes in the War OF Independ-
ence.
At the annual commencement OF the
Bologne University degrees were con-
ferred on number Of distinguished for
eigners, among them Prof. Pasteur, Prof
Huxley, Prof. Max Miller, Prof. Erskine.
David Dudley Field, Prof. Agassiz and
others.
Emperor Frederick on Wednesday tel.
egraphed to Bismarck to open negotia.
tions with Count Zeditz Frutzschler
| President OF the Province OF Posen, to
assume the Office of Minister of the Inte-
rior OF Prussia, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Won Puttkamer.
There was a heavy rainfall, which
lasted three hours at Fresnillo, State OF
Hacatecas, Mex, Tuesday night. Eleven
houses were washed away and three per-
sons drowned. Many houses were badly
damaged. Immense hailstones caused
much damage. The Governor is giving
aid to the sufferers.
Forest fires have destroyed the gold
mining village OF East Rawson, Nova
Scotia. Twenty dwellings and stores.
together with mill, crushing and hoisting
gear, were destroyed. Newfoundland
and Gould's valley have been stripped oi
their splendid timber and left a wilder
ness. Mrs. Manning, her two children
aud John Driscoll were burned to death.
The fire left POO people homeless.
The Australian Inter-Colonial Confer
ence on the Chinese immigration passed
a resolution to appeal to the Imperial
Government to conclude treaty similar
to that concluded between the United
States and China. The Conference also
resolved, in the event OF such a treaty
being concluded, to abolish the Chinese
poll-tax and to repeal the enactments rel
ative TO the tonnage tax on vessels bring
ing Chinese to the Colonies. Chinese
however, will not be permitted to travel
from Colony to Colony without passports
Death OF "a Famous brood Mare.
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