Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-26
WIRE WAITS.
Bits of News Transmitted by the Electri,
Current.

Current.
The North Pacific industrial ex-
position has opened at Portland.
The steamer Wieland, from Hamburg,
is reported aground on Romer shoai.
The Colorado Democratic state con-
vention nominated Judge Caldwell for
governor.
Pittsburg financial circles are uneasy
over the rumored embarrassment of the
Iron City Bridge works.
Another rain has visited the San Ber-
nardino valley, and cloudy weather in
terferes with raisin drying.
At Montgomery, Ala, all the copies of
the various newspapers coming there,
which contained lottery advertisements,
have been seized by the federal authori-
ties.
Crops in San Benito county, CAL, are
larger this year than ever before. The
regular freight trains are totally unable
to handle the freight and special freight
trains are run.
Edwin M. Hoffman, a brick-layer fell
over fifty feet from the top of chimney
at Pasadena. He had several bones
broken and severe internal injuries
which will probably prove fatal.
The will of Dion Boucicault bequeathes
all his property to his wife, Josephine
Louise Thorndyke Boucicault. 1t is ex-
pected that objections will be filed i'm
mediately on behalf of his divorced wife,
Agnes Robertson.
The telegraphers and station agents
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail
road struck Thursday morning, demand
ing an increase in wages. They returned
to work in the afternoon, to await con-
ference with the officials.
Representatives of the leading boards
of trade throughout the country are
meeting in Chicago for the purpose OF
forming national transportation organ
ization for the protection of shippers
and merchants from unfair dealing or
discrimination on the part of railroads.
Arthur j. STAGE, professor of civil
engineering in Notre Dame, Indiana,
university is dead. Prof. STAGE was born
in Sussex, England, in 1888. He had
been connected with the university of
Notre Dame since 1860. He achieved
distinction as poet, humorist and
mathematician, and was one of the COM
missioners to the Paris exposition in
1889.
The Chicago Evening Journal asserts
that the Santa Fe officials admit that
their corporation has purchased the
Colorado Midland road and will also
have control of the Rio Grande Western.
! While negotiations for the purchase OF
the latter may result in failure, to
secure direct ownership, the Journal
asserts there is no doubt the Santa Fe
will, in connection with the Midland,
operate it under long time lease.
The twentieth annual convention of
the National Prison Congress opened
at Cincinnati, Thursday night. The
president of the congress, ExPresident
Hayes, delivered an address. He argued
against the system of making jails and
lock-ups academies OF crime. by placing
young offenders subject to the influence
| of professional criminals. He spoke
strongly in favor of severer treatment
for the incurable criminal classes.
There is very little change in the
switchmens strike in the Union Pacific
yards at Denver. The company is work
ing thirty-fve new men and seven
engines and declare they are handling
more freight than they did with the old
force Of 125 men and thirty engines in
| the same length OF time. None of the
! strikers have signified desire to return
| to work, and probably all their places
will be filled by new men, and it is likely
also the Switchmen's Brotherhood will
refuse to take up the fight.