Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-03
INTERSTATE CoMMERCE
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Horse thieves visited Snowflake
Ariz. Saturday night and stole num-
Der of valuable horses and escaped to
the mountains.
The New York grand jury brought
in indictments against General and
Mrs. Diss DeBar for conspiracy and
grand larceny.
John Rand, q chronic wife beater,
last night killed his wife and baby
and then suicided with a ri fie, a
Helena, Mont.
The annual statement of the Michi
gan Central shows gross earnings Of
$14 ,164 400, an increase of Sl,S6S, ,669
over 1886. The net earnings show an
increase Of $198,095.
Last L int at Warrior, Ala, Geo
Martin, a miner, shot and killed
Deputy Marshal Keller. A mob took
Martin from the officers, hung him
and filled his body with bullets.
William B. Phiphard, Wall-street
broker, shot himself in the Clinton
House, Brooklyn, yesterday morning.
He was member of the Stock Ex-
change for twenty-five years.
The trial of Thos. B. Kerr, ex-Treas
urer of the Broadway Surface Rail.
way, who was indicted for conspiracy
in bribiDg the Doodle Board of Alder,
men to make purchase Of the road
was begun yesterday at New York
and the day was consumed in select
ing jury.
Soco Jim, an escaped prisoner
charged with killing another Indian,
escaped from Deputy Sheriff Kay Fri
day night, while being conveyed with
other prisoners to Fort Apache, Ariz.
The shackles of the other prisoners
were removed and the officers we're
struck with rocks and badly stunned.
The great tunnel through the Cas-
cade mountains on the Northern Pa
cific road will probably let daylight
through the rock some time to-day.
Workmen on both sides are already
within hearing distance OF each other.
The tunnel is 1900 feet long, and the
contract was for about $1,000, 600.
1t has been finished as the work pro-
ceeded.
General ". Adams, postmaster at
Jackson, Miss, and John Martin,
editor OF the Neap Mississippian, Tues
day afternoon fought a street duel,
and both men were killed. General
Adams was hit in the head and Mar.
tin was hit twice. Accounts of the
tragedy are conflicting, and it cannot
be said who fired fret. An article
published in the morning in the Neu
Mississippian was the immediate cause
OF the tragedy. A breach had long
existed between the men, and Martin
had charged Adams with incompetent
service in the postofiice. Adams
claimed that Martin prosecuted him
for partisan reasons.
It was reported Tuesday night al
Chicago that the great strike on the O.
B. and @. had been declared off. The
statement was made that at meet
| ing Of the leaders there on Tuesday,
| it was decided that the strike was lost
and that the General Grievance Com
lmittee should be convened without
delay to formally make such declara-
ton. Before Chief Arthur left rol
Cleveland Tuesday night, he wa
asked about the reports, but declined
to talk. Alexander Sullivan, counse
for the strikers, denies that the Bur.
| lington strike has been declared off,
and claims no action will be taken un
til after the conclusion of the investi
cation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The South Carolina State Republi
can Convention met at Columbia
Tuesday and the chairman in his ad
dress advocated the sending OF un
pledged delegates to the National
Convention. Delegates-at-large were
elected. Senator Sherman's name
was greeted with applause ant
Blaine's most loudly cneered
The platform demands the restoration
| OF free ballot and fair count; en-
dorses the Blair Educational bill anG
denounces the Democratic State Q ect
| ion laws. A resolution to instruct TO
John Sherman was sharply debated
in committee, and finally defeated
with but one dissenting vote. Dele
gates go uninstructed.
A committee of the Executive Com
mitee of the National League of Re
publican Clubs was in session il
New York Tuesday. Reports re
ceived from thirty-four States shove,
great progress in the work Of organizs
ton. Every Northern State
with the exception of Oregon
i Colorado and Nevada. is sal
| to have established Stat
League. 1t was decided by the Con
mittee to hold grand ratificatio
meeting in Chicago on the evening
the adjournment of the National r.
| publican Convention. The merIir
! will be held under the auspices OF tt
league, but will be open to all.