Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-13
WIRE WAITS.


negie announce that she is out of danger.
The tug Vandercook sank at the dock
in Jersey City; four of the crew were
drowned.
The steamer Lain sailed Friday morn
ing from England, with g510, 900 of gold
for New York.
United States Treasurer Huston has
been called to Indiana by the serious
illness OF his wife.
The State Floral society has selected
the eschsoltzia, or California poppy, as
the typical state flower.
Peck. Martin & Co., brick dealers,
New York, have assigned. Liabilities
about $500, 900; assets, 100000.
MeGurn & Co., grain and commission
dealers, Chicago, have assigned, with
liabilities $22, 900, and assets $685. 900.
Judge Mitchell of the supreme court of
Indiana, died suddenly at his home at
Goshen, Ind, of congestion of the bowels,
Friday.
A porcelain factory in Poland, owned
by Prince Lubescky, has been destroyed
by fire. Eight employees were burned
to death.
The shipment of green and dried
fruits, wine and raisins from Fresno
from January 1st to date, amounts to
1856 carloads.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad strike
is apparently ended. Full day and
night crews are now at work in the
Glenwood yards.
Henry G. Noble, prominent attorney
and brother of Secretary Noble of the
interior department, died at Columbus,
o., Friday evening.
Col. David Wilder, well-known mem
Der of the national guard, died at San
Francisco Friday morning from lnflam-
nation of the bowels.
The widow of the deceased leather
merchant, Fayerweather, who by his
will decided over $2,000,000 to colleges,
will contest the instrument.
An explosion occurred in a factory at
Zundorf, Hungary, where the new ex-
plosive megatin is manufactured. Three
women were blown to pieces.
Narr & Freund who failed some two
weeks ago, at Philadelphia, have settled
with their creditors with notes payable
in six, twelve and eighteen months.
Major r. H. Hendershott, the ''drum-
mer boy of the Rappahannock, has
been arrested at Portland, Ore, on the
charge of obtaining money on false pre-
lenses.
O'Fallon, proprietor of the Normandy
the yearling colt Normandy, by Mann
brino, dam Ella g., by George Wilkes,
for $4,000.
The tariff committee has reported to
the French chamber OF deputies a recon-
mendation for a general increase Of the
duties on stationary and locomotive en-
gines, machinery and tools.
Judge Harris, of Fresno, has rendered
decision in favor of the city in its suit
against the Fresno Canal and Irrigation
company, to declare the canal passing
through the city nuisance.
During a high wind in Brooklyn, a
two-story brick house in the course OF
erection was blown down. 1t fell on q
brick structure occupied by an Italian
shoemaker, and his 13-year-old daugh-
ter was killed.
| Sylvester Nonella, who killed Robert
Higuera, at Cayucas, Cal, in drunken
squabble, in October, but was afterwards
discharged, has been rearrested at the
instigation of the grand jury, on the
charge OF murder.
r. S. and F. W. McLeran, proprietors
of the Wilhoit springs, near Portland,
Ore, have made an assignment. Their
assets are estimated at $125 200; liabil-
tiles, $57 900. The failure is attributed
to mining speculation.
It has been learned that State Repre-
sentative Brandt of Ohio. who died two
years ago, was $4,000 short as treasurer
of Venice township, Seneca county. He
was also a bankrupt, with liabilities OF
900 and assets of only $4,000.
1t is reported that Russia. on advice
of the Bank OF England, has decided to
deposit her funds with the reorganized
Barring Brothers. This is regarded by
brokers as the most significant indica-
tion of national confidence abroad.
The general manager of the Colorado
midland has notified the striking train
men that they must return to work at
once or their places will be filled. At
Leadville the condition OF things is un-
changed, and the men are still out.
The jury in the case of Henry G.
Kemp, the Reading. railroad brakeman,
charged with criminal negligence in
causing the disaster at Shoemakersville,
by which twenty people were killed and
many injured, acquitted the prisoner.
A telegram from Monongahela. w.
Va, says: The situation among the
striking miners is becoming more SER
ious hourly. jenkins, the murderer OF
Jason Hall, will be lynched ii caught.
There is no prospect of a settlement OF
the trouble
supply OF Koch's lymph has been
received by commission appointed by
the university of Pennsylvania to inves-
tgate the method. All cases selected
will be admitted to the university hos
pital, and critical scientific study made
of each.
James B. Brown was instantly killed
at l.. Nj. Hickman's ranch, Modesto, by
accidentally falling from hay loft to a
rack, twelve feet below. He was reputed
to be relative Of b. GratZ Brown, the
Democratic nominee for vice-president
in 1872.
At Cheyenne, Wyo., Charles Miller,
the 15-year-old boy who murdered Ross
Fishbaugh and Willie Emmerson of st.
Joseph. Mo-, while stealing ride with
them in box car, has been found guilty
of murder in the first degree. The pen
atty is death.
Regarding the reported matching OF
Godfrey to fight Kilrain. President
Fulda, of the California Athletic club,
atataa that tho announcement is cuh-