Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
WORLD VIKINGS.
Condensed Telegraphtc News From
Far and Near.


There was frost Monday night in many
parts of Alabama and Northern Georgia.
The French Grain Congress reports
that the harvest exceeds all expecta-
tions.
The Ameer OF Afghanistan reports that
the rebel forces under Ishak Khan have
retreated to Tashkurgan.
The postoffice, fifteen business houses
and the Merchants Hotel we're burned
late Tuesday night at Canton, Oak. Loss
500 900.
John Redmond, an Irish member OF
Parliament convicted under tie Crimes
act, has been sentenced to five weeks
Imprisonment.
At Little Rock, Ark, bank twenty
feet high caved in on fifty Italians en-
gagged in digging trench. Three were
smothered to death.
The New York State Convention OF
Democratic Clubs assembled at Troy
Tuesday afternoon. Five hundred dele
gates were present.
The semi-official press states that the
publication of the abstract from the diary
of the late Emperor Frederick will be
made the subject of inquiry by the Gov
ernment.
Argument on the application for a
receiver for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway was heard in the United
States Circuit Court at st. Louis, We'd
nesday.
North Georgia and Alabama Industrial
Exposition will open on Monday October
1st Governor Gordon, Henry Grady
and Speaker Carlisle will be present and
make addresses.
Fierce prairie fires were raging south
and west of jamestown, OAK, Tuesday
night Grave fears of destruction of life
and property were entertained, as the
wind was blowing strongly.
Twenty-one little girls, ranging in age
from to IA, brought to New York by
Mormon elders from Europe, en- route to
Salt Lake City, were ordered by Collector
Magone to be sent back to Europe.
Forty persons are suspected ef being
concerned in the murder OF the woman
whose body was found in box received
from Warsaw, at St. Petersburg, have
been arrested in the former city. The
woman was police spy in the guise OF
Nihilist.
President Cleveland gave special re-
NDuudlO
Bill and the members of his Wild West
peared in their brilliant native cos
tunes.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate John H. OBJ
erly, of Illinois, for Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, vice John D. G. Atkins re-
signed; Samuel H. Albro, Of New York,
Superintendent of Indian schools.
The bodies OF three Mexicans, who
were mysteriously murdered at a way
station thirty miles south of Pueblo,
Cal, were brought on to the city Tues
day. There is no clue to the murder,
but it was doubtless for the purpose OF
robbery.
The San Jose Horticultural Fair pre-
sents complete variety of all the diff
ferent grades and classes of fruits of the
county. The display OF canned, dried and
fresh fruits is considered the best ever
made by the Association. John E. Rich
ards delivered the opening address.
The Ninth Annual Fair of the Eleventh
District opened at Susanville, CAL, under
very favorable circumstances. The at
tendance is estimated at 1000. The pa
vilion is the centre of attraction. The dis
play of fruits, vegetables and cereals is
very large.
A madman, who made the same at
tempt four months ago, fred shot Tues
day morning through the window of the
King OF Roumania's palace. He was a
detective who had been employed for
the Kings protection. He confessed
that he carried dagger and revolver for
a year, intending to murder the King.
Bill Whitley, the leader of a danger
GUS gang of train robbers. was killed by
United States Marshal Rankin ,at Flores
vile, Tex. He was concerned in the at
tempt to rob the train at Harwood on the
22d inst. also in the Mcneil and Fla
tonia train robberies and the Cisco bank
robbery.
The London correspondent of the New
York Times telegraphed that the foreign
shareholders not only of the st. Paul
road, but also of the Burlington, the
Santa Fe and the Northwestern, propose
to take action to secure the running of
those roads in the interest of the invest
ors instead of the directors.
The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
has granted pardon to Milton Weston,
the Chicago millionaire who is serving
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tentiary for contributory murder, in caus-
ing the death of man named Haymaker
during fight between the employees of
two men over the possession of piece
of land in Western Pennsylvania about
four years ago.
A late dispatch from Zanzibar saws
that three persons were killed by the ma
tives at Killiva. The Germans killed
ten of their assailants. The insurgents
seized the town and rehoisted the Sui
tan's flag. 1t is reported that all the
Germans in Pindi have been murdered
and all the Europeans on the coast are
in imminent danger. The British In
dians are preparing to make an exodus
en- masse from the coast to the towns in
the German concession.
The Canadian Minister of Customs,
who has just returned from British Co
lumbia, says it is quite evident that a
lucrative business is being done in the
manufacture Of prepared opium at Victo-
ria and smuggling it into the United
States along the frontier. 1t is imported
in crude state and the duty paid, so
that the Dominion Government is power
less to remedy the evil The importa-
ton has increased from 5000 pounds in
1880 to 100000 pounds in 1887, of which
80 per cent was smuggled into the United
States. He thinks the United States
should send detectives to Victoria to