The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-04
CONDENSED TELEGEAMS.

OswEGo (N. ", Dec 3.-Dr. Mary Walkers
condition is much improved.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-There has been
no change in DR.. Baxter's condition since
last night.
UTICA On. ", Dec 3.-Central New York
was visited by the second severe snow-storm
OF the season to-day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The amount of
silver purchased by the Treasury to-day was
32l,CO0 ounces at S1.054j TO SLo595.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 3. - -Ex-Congressman
Isaac III. Jordan accidentally fell down an
elevator shaft this morning and was in-
stantly killed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-There has been a
general rise IN the temperature in all the
districts east of the MissisS D ii River The
temperature has fallen l00 IN the ex:reme
Northwest and 1O0 to 200 in Texas.
NEW YoRk, Dec. 3.-Aibert II. Smith,
member OF the firm of Mills, Robeson &
Smith, bankers and brokers, was to-day
sentenced to seventeen years imprison-
ment in the State Prison for forgery.
QUINCY Qll.), Dec. 3-Edward Euler.
who arrived from Portland, Oregon, was
found III his room in the Sherman House
yesterday with bullet holes in his head and
breast He said he was weary of life.
RIO JANEIRo, Dec. 3-The crisis In the
Ministry arose from dispute between
President Fdnseca and the Cabinet regard
ing the punishment of officers of the tri-
bunal. The difficulty has been settled.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Anchor Line stea-
mer Ethiopia, from New York for Glasgow,
concerning whose safety anxiety has been
felt, she being several days overdue, passed
Troy Island this morning with a shaft
broken.
BERNE, Dec. 3-As some men were pass
ing through forest in the vicinity of the
city to-day, they discovered the body OF a
young peasant girl murdered and mutilated
IN the most shocking manner. There Is no
clew to the murderer
FoRT SMITH (Ark.), Dec. 3.-Four men.
sWo ON side, met on the highway near
Maldron Yesterday and fought with knives
One named Gilium was cut seriously across
the neck and will die. Tom Hammond and
his son were badly cut.
BOSTON, Dec 3.-At meeting last even
Ing Ol the new Executive Committee of the
Home Market Club the Presidents message
was discussed and his views on protection,
reciprocity and the Federal Election Bill
were warmly commented.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-Balfour, Chief Secre-
tary tor Ireland, has ordered man-of- war
to convey ten tons of meal for the purpose
OF relieving the distress prevailing among
the Inhabitants of Clare Island arising from
the failure of the potato crop.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-George Francis Train
has challenged Succ. the Italian faster, to
last one hundred days. lie proposes not to
take mineral waters or any elixir, but opiy
to open the window at times and breathe a
little air. Succi has the proposition under
consideration.
WILMLNeToN Ky), Dec s.-Last evening
George Burgess, aloon-keeper, shot and
fatally wounded Alice Mckinley. He then
barricaded himself in his saloon. The Sheriff
and Deputy Marshal broke down the door
and fuSlllade followed, which ended with
the death of Burgess.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. g. - Ell Sol, the
steamship which tue Cramps have just com.
pleted for the Pacific Improvement Com
pany, left the ship-yard this morning for
New York, where she will receive her first
cargo and commence regular trips between
that port and New Orleans.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-The trial of Mrs. Nellie
rearcy Tor the murder of Mrs. Hogg, the
wife OF a London porter. ana her child. re-
suited to-day in the sentence of death. The
murder was committed October 9th, when
Mrs. Hogg visited Mrs. Pearcy to remon-
Strate against the latter's Intimacy with
Hogg. "