Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-14

Kansas City and San Francisco by ten
hours. 1t is believed in certain railroad
circles that the announcement is but the
forerunner OF a new time arrangement by
which the Santa Fe will cut off an entire
day from the running time between the
Coast and Chicago.
The Indian court in the Pyramid
agency, Nev., has convicted Willie Dunn,
Piute, and sentenced him to be hanged,
for the murder OF Charlie Winnemucca,
the son of the deceased chief of the
Piutes. Dunn was intoxicated, and at
tackled the victim with sharp knife,
nearly seyering the head from the body.
The findings OF the court will be sent 10
Washington for approval.
The excursion committee and finance
committee OF the National Educational
Association, have discussed the rates and
routes Of travel proposed by the different
railroads, and it was announced that on
Saturday, July 2lst, an excursion to
Monterey would probably be given, and
on the 24th a trip will be made to San
Jose. 1t was possible that Santa Cruz
excursion would take place Monday July
%. Other propositions are also in
view.
Agents OF the California Fruit Union
report, concerning the first auction sale
in New York on Wednesday of the fruit
consigned by the California Fruit Union,
that it was a success. Some 200 buyers
attended. Bidding was lively.
Peaches, 426 boxes, sold from
to 1926 $2.65 per box, and apricots, 400
crates, from $3.50 to $2.35. Some,peaches
were little soft, but in general the fruit
was in prime order and promises well for
future arrivals. One carload was sold in
Boston by auction at about the same
prices.
Taking effect Thursday, the new fruit
rate schedule will go into effect on the
Transcontinental lines. To Denver,
Pueblo, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas
City, Galveston, Houston and San An
tonic, the rate will be $1.1212 per 100
pounds by freight train, and 1925 by
passenger train to Chicago, st. Louis,
New Orleans, st. Paul and Minneapolis,
$1.25 per 100 pounds by freight, and $3.50
by passenger train; to New York and
Buffalo, So. 1872 by passenger train; and
to Boston, $3.221s by passenger train.
Tuesday afternoon, the White Star
cannery at Astoria was destroyed by fire.
A heavy wind was blowing and the fire.
men with great difficulty kept the fire
from spreading. Thirty feet east of the
cannery is the Astoria box factory, with
great piles Of lumber, but the fire was
held where it originated. The cannery
building premises, piling ETC., were en-
tirely destroyed. The cannery was not
in use this season. Elmore & Sanborn,
proprietors, estimate their loss at $15 900 ;
insurance $4,000. The fire is believed
to have caught from spark from the
smoke stack Of the Astoria box factory.
The Veterans were in secret session on
Tuesday at San Jose. A resolution OF
sympathy was telegraphed to General
Sheridan. The encampment then pro-
ceeded to the election OF officers for the
ensuing year with the following result ::
Ed. @. Robinson, Oakland, Colonel
Thomas l.. Gilbert, Los Angeles, Lieu
tenant and Colonel; d. E. Wharf. San
Francisco, Major; Fred w. Wood, Oak
land, J. Harry Conlan, Los Angeles,
were chosen delegates to the National
Encampment. AT the afternoon session
it was decided to hold the encampment
next year at Sacramento, the second
Monday in May.
The jury in the trial Of Jesse Graham
for the murder OF Dennis Bennett, in
1850, has been completed and the taking
OF testimony begun.
The trial OF Jesse Graham for the muir
der of Dennis Bennett thirty-eight years
ago, opened Wednesday at Santa Cruz.
The counsel for the defense eaid he would
show conspiracy on the part OF the
Bennett family to take Graham's life,
and that the latter actad in self-defense
Four witnesses, two being eye-witnesses
of the shooting, testified to the effect that
Graham rode up to Benefits cabin and
shot him during a friendly conversation
between them.