, 1888-11-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
A TERSE EDITORIAL

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TERsE EDITORIAL
New York, Oct. 24.-The Sun. edit
orally commenting on Vests letter
says: 'df this letter is an audacious
forgery, Lord Sackville should de
nounce it as such without an hours
delay. IF it be genuine, Mr.. Bayari
should send his passports before to-
morrow night"
MINISTER VESTS LETTER.
Washington, Oct. 24.-The pub
llshed copy Of Minister Vests letter
to friend in California, advising kim
TO vote for Cleveland, was shown to
/ Secretary Bayard last night, and he
said: Il have only thi, to say, with
out full autnenticatIon, the private
letters of Lord Sackvilie West, which
/ upon their face were not intended for
| publication, cannot be noticed by the
government
West has acknowledged the au-
thorship of the letter, and defends
his position by stating that he fails
to see that he has iufringed on prop
er diplomatic usages.
OFF THE TRACK.
Oakland, Cal, Oct. 24.-A section
of the overland train while running
off the steamer Salano at Port Costa
this morning, jumped the track, bad
ly shaking up the passengers and Sc
verely iniuring several of them
T. J. HUMEs AT SPOKANE.
At the Republican rally here this
evening Hon. 7. J. Humes spoke to
good audience.
BRIDGE BUILDER KILLED.
Spokane Falls, Oct. 24.-George
Anderson, an employee of the Seattle,
Lake Shore l. Eastern road, work.
ing upon the construction of one of
the company's bridges, was acci-
dentally knocked off by piece of
timber. He fell to the ground, 2
distance of 60 feet, and died in few
minutes. He was married and
leaves wife and two children.
VICTORIA WANTS BETTER MAIL SERVICE.
Ottawa, Oct. PA petition ad-
dressed to the governor-general has
been received by the department of
state from the inhabitants of Vic
toria, b. c.. begging for an improves
ment In the mail rervice between
Victoria and San Francisco. The
petitioners say the terms of union
are not being complied with, and
their requirements are not met as
they should be-
SMALLPOX ON sHIPBoARD.
New York, Oct. 24-Steamship
Elbe, which has been detained by
quarantine, is reported to have two
cases of smallpox aboard.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC DESTROYED.
Wilmington, Del, Oct 24-The
Academy of Music was burned last
night. Loss $4,000; fully insured.
a PRAIswoRTHY ACT.
New Haven, Oct. 25.-Daniel
Hand, an aged resident of Guilford,
near this city, has given to the Amer
ican Missionary association of New
York City S1,000,0U0. to be held in
trust by the association, and the in
Ierest to be devoted to the educa-
ton of the colored people of the old
slave states.
THE PARSELL INQUIRY.
London. Oct. 25.-Before the Par
nell commission to day Attorney
General Webster resumed his adj
dress. He said the Land League
was originated in America, and the
conspiracy was effected by American
money. Members of the league in
America were dynamiters, and adj
vocates of murder, and they had Par
nellites as accomplices. It's absurd
to say that Parnell had no relations
with Patrick Ford. A host of facts
proved an intimate connection be-
tween the two. The counsel for the
Times had subpoena served upon
Thomas Power OConner to-day.
summoning him to appear before the
commission
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
San Francisco, Oct. 2-The
Southern Pacific Railway Company
has fled deed of trust to the Cen
trail Trust Company of New York to
secure the payment of S3SOO0,OOO.
The mortgage is on all the property
of the railroad and its branch lines.
The deed recites that the branch
roads have turned over al their pro-
perty to the company and that the
latter assumes all their debts, and
the mortgage is to provide for the
payment of these debts. The bonds
will be secured by a sinking fund
and 100000 a year will be paid out
of net income to the sinking fund.
GENEROSITY OF THE POPE
Rome, Oct. 24-The Pope has
contributed 100000 to the anti
slavery movement.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Colfax, W. T., Oct. 26-David
Gates, barkeeper, shot and killed
his wife and then himself this morn
ing. Gates left a letter, stating his
great love for his wife and that her
failure to return it had driven him
to desperation.
FLOOD IMPROVING.
Heidelberg, Oct 26-The condi-
ion of James G. Flood, of Caiifor-
mia, is somewhat improved.
SMALLPOX CASES IN FRISCO
. San Francisco, Oct. ga sensa-
ton was created at the health office
this afternoon when a report reach
ed there that six cases of small pox
had been discovered in the city and
county hospital.
sAcKvILLE WEST TO BE RECALLED.
New York, Oct 26.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald
telegraphs this morning that it is
understood that Lord Sackyille
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