, 1888-01-19
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,


SAN Francisco, Jan. ia case of
smallpox was discovered in the
country Jail To-Day and the prisoner
MAS sent to the pest house. Three
other cases were reported at the
health Office today.
The steamer Gaelic arrived from
China and Japan this afternoon.
There were two cases of smallpox on
board: The vessel was immediately
placed in quarantine.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. II. During tbe
terrible cold and snow storm OF last
Thursday Jan. 18th 3S deaths o.
Cured IN Dakota, in Montana, two:
ID Minnesota, two; in Iowa, two; in
Nebraska, SIX, making 50 in all.
ELEcTIoNERING TRIP.
WAEHINGtoN, Jan. 17.-Pres ident
Cleveland has accepted the invita-
tion to visit the Sub SropicaI exposi-
tlon at Jacksonville. Florida.
BIG BANK HAUL.
New YORK, Jan. lit is stated
that the total amount which Marcus
w. Rosbach, the great cashier of the
Herklmer, absconded with is over a
hundred thousand dollars.
THE WEATHER.
SPOKANE FALLS, Jan. 1.-THE wealth.
er OF yesterday and today has been
excessively cold. Last night in Spo-
kane the thermometer touched 27
below zero, the lowest point on record
except Jan. 10, 1883, when il was Is
In the Cnur d'Alenes, the thermome-
ter went down to "a.
The coal supply in this city, and,
IN fact, throughout the whole coun-
try is now entirely out.
TRAIN KoBBERs SHOT.
Ell PAso, Tex. Jan. 1.-THE five
train robbers captured Friday have
been taken to Napula or Chihuahua
and shot.
UNCLE SANS BIG GUN.
PITTsBURG. Jan. 1.-THE great steel
gun which was cast solid at the
Pittsburg Steel Casting Company's
works last Wednesday, was taken
from the mould today and found to
be perfect. The casting is announ
ced to be a complete success by the
officers of the United States. The
gun weighs nine tons.
NORTHERN IDAHO ANNEXATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE senate
Committee on Territories will next
Monday hear the arguments in re-
spect to the proposed annexation of
Northern Idaho to Washington
Territory
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-lt is an-
nounced that the Stock Exchange
has come out boldly against bucket
shops, and that fund OF $4,000 has
been raised to carry on the warfare
WINNIPEG, MAN, Jan. 13.-The Man
itoba Legislature convened this after
noon. The speech from the throne
intimates that the disaiiowed rail-
road legislation would be re enacted.
The Goyernmenl is Likely to be de-
feated at the first opportunity.
COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGE BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Vest, from the committee on COM
merce, reported a bill authorizing
the construction of bridge across
the Columbia river at The Dalles,
Oregon. 1t was placed on the cal
dar
EARTHQUAKE IN CANADA.
OTTAWA, ONT, Jan. A sharp shock
of earthquake was quite marked and
seemed to be travelling from the west
The vibration was throughout this
city ana surrounding section shortly
before 5 o'clock this morning. The
shock lasted between five and ten
seconds. Crockey was smashed in
many places but no other damage is
reported.
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic arc making preparations
for national inspection Of posts, to
occur during January and February.
Among the assistant inspector gene
rails appointed are the following: Z.
o. Eaton, Bozeman, Montana; ". M.
Berger, Santa Fe, New Mexico; E.
B. McEiroy, Salem, Oregon; J. e.
Hudson. Ogden, Utah; Eugene NJ.
Baxter, Washington Territory; E. A.
Dakin. San Francisco, and s. Nc
Clathon, Denver, Colorado.
DERAILRD.
BILLINGS, Mont, Jan. 13.-LocaI
passenger train No. on the Northern
Pacific, bound east, while making reg.
ular time, was derailed by snow
drift near Gray Cliff, Mon, the Oh
tire train running free from the track
upon the prairie. where it now stands,
leaving the road unobstructed. The
engine turned upon its side, and the
tender turned upon 1t, Engineer Hugh
Monroe and fireman Eric Gusthousen
being killed. No one elsc was in
iure 1.
SENATOR INGALLS, HOME BURNED.
ATcHINseN, Kansas, Jan. I2.-Ths
residence of Senator Ingalls,, with all
its contents was entirely destroyed
by fire this morning. Senator In
gals house was one o. the largest ia
the state, and it was in more ways
than an ordinary sense the home of
the senator and his family. His
library was one of the largest west of
the Mississippi river, and was espec-
tally rich in political literature. of
pictures and priceless. mementoes of
the living and dead. The Senator's
loss is estimated at $4,000 over aud
above insurance, which sum repre-
sents the bulk of his accumulation.
The pope received two thousand
Spanish pilgrims on Sunday.
All trains are DELAYED. the west.