, 1888-11-15

he attempted crime of most dastardly
character. He and an accomplice
who has escaped. placed charge of dyna.
mite on the trestle work. sixty feet high,
OF the o. X. ~ N. company, near Canela,
intending to wreck a passenger train for
the purpose of robbery. The dynamite
exploded, but not with sufficient force to
wreck the train.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 12, Special.
morrow morning the steamer Walla
Walla, which has been remodeled from a
collier into a passenger vessel, will mako
her trial trip around the bay. She Is
handsomely fitted up and has all the elec.
toral appliances. 1t took five months
time to transform her to a passenger boat
and cost $780, 900. She will run on the
Puget sound route.
The will Of Mark A. Miller, who died at
| Portland, leaving q $4,000 estate, has
been filed for probate in Alameda county.
He divides his property between his wild
ow, two brothers and three sisters.
Additional returns of the vote for presi-
dent show total of 116. 734 votes for Har-
rison, and 10S.258 votes for Cleveland,
with 5000 or 5000 votes to hear from. The
returns up to the present have not changed
the status of congressional representatives..
A disastrous fire broke out at Ninth and
Market streets about midnight. McCue's
carriage factory. Swipgle's shoe factory
and Funk q Scbinders furniture factory
were burned. The total loss is 100000;
insurance $50 900.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, Special
The steamer WalIa Walla made trial
trip around the bay to-day. Captain
Blackburn will be in command. s he sails
for Victoria Friday.
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the state board of trade to-day a
committee of one hundred citizens was
appointed to arrange for the suitable dis.
play of the chief products at the London
exhibition. A committee was also APP
pointed to confer with the Paris commits
sioners in regard to Il suitable display at
Paris.
SAN Francisco. Nov 13, Special.-I.
Grover Reed, an Eastern swindler, was
arrested to-day at the Baldwin hotel. He
has been sending out circulars to Eastern
cities Offering to furnish tickets to in
tending settlers in California for S6 45
cents each. He had already received fifty
letters inclosing money when arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 13.-At the Bay
district track to-day the weather was poor,
but the track was excellent.
Selling race, purses $3.50, three quarter |
mile heats and derbies; Nanny won the |
first heat, and Orc the second and third |
heats; best time, 1:l6.
Vestal stakes: One and quarter mile:
Los Angeles, 1 Love Knot, 2; time, 9 3-S.
Equity stakes, three.fourths mile--Dead
heat between the Car and Wanderers
gelding. with Flood third. Time 1154.
in the run.off no time was taken, but the
Car won.
Welter weights, purse $3.50. mile and
ne.eighth-Moses b. won, Grisetti Sec
ord, Not Idle third. Time :5815.
SAN, FRANCIsCo, Nov, ID, Special. - /
Dehaven, republican. has been elected in
the First congressional district, and the
California congressional delegation will
stand five republicans to one democrat, Il
gain of one for the republicans.
Complaint has been made to the British
consul by several of the crew of the British
ship Buchanan, that after leaving London
last summer they were cruelty treated by
Captain Harrison, and because they re-
fused to work were placed in irons and
kept two and a half days without water
and five days without food. The crew
will bring suit against the vessel and her
in the United States courts, |
ternoon granting the writ of manda mus
asked by Mrs. Golenson, compelling Cor
oner Stanton to surrender the brain of her
son, Alexander which had been removed |
during the autopsy just after the execu-
tion.
Trade has again resumed a normal con-
dition since the election Wheat is weak
cr and in sympathy with the declining for
eign markets and trade IL quieter. Oats
are a fraction higher and in good demnnd
at an advance with moderate supply.
OLYMPIA, w. T., Nov. IL. Special
Governor Semple issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation to-day:
''By the authority of the established |
custom of this country, | hereby designate |
the last Thursday of November as Thanks |
giving day for the year 1888. recon-
mend that on that day the people of Wash
In gton territory do assemble in their places |
of Worship, in their school houses and soiety |
halls, in their loeger's camps and miners
cabin. on their ships and by the |
freside of the rich and poor, in city and |
country. and there give thanks to the
Almighty God for his infinite goodness to
us. 1t any homeless ones be seen stand
ing by the wayside on that day. trust |
that those who are more fortunate will
care for them that they may see the silver !
lining of the clouds and feel the sunshine
OF kindness for moment. and not despair
of human nature. Such bread will return
in blessed form, to those who cast it
upon the waters"
VICTORIA, b. c., Nov. 13, Special-Dr. |
Gus. Hamilton Griffin. who is wanted at |
Los Angeles for embezzlement and who !
has been residing here since January,
was arrested this morning on the charge OF
sending letters to Hon. h. Dunsmuir,
threatening to kill him. Letters were /
first sent in the early part of September
and fixed the 2Sth of that month as the
date when the deed was to be committed.
They were written in Greek and !
Spa niah nd aiOnad no Ordas of hu plaok
Hand, an index being drawn ia |
ink. The killing did not nccnr as nron,- |