Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-12

The Hon. E. j. Phelps, of Vermont
ex.minister to England, is in Chicago
He says Secretary of War Proctor will
probably be ex-senator Edmunds' sue
cessor.
Millionaire Edward Spellman, of the
whiskey trust, fell from the roof on a
distillery at Pekin, ILL.,, and was fatally
injured.
The jewelers. Of Chicago have been noti-
fed of prosecution as counterfeters for
gold plating nickels to be used as bangles.
Many of these nickles have been passed
as gold coins.
Judge Phillips, of the United States Cir
cult court in Kansas City, has decided
that death from sunstroke is disease,
not an accident. This disposes of an &C
cident insurance suit.
In Cincinnati the American Seedsmen' g
association is in convention. An effort
will be made to stop smuggling of seeds
from abroad, and to stop impesture and
adulteraton of seeds.
The failure OF the Rothschild Building
association of Baltimore, Nd, proves to
be serious matter. The liabilities are
500, 900; assets about $4,000. Jacob Ben
nett, the secretary, and his son Ernest M
Bennett, have assigned their property for
their creditors.
A trust company has been formed of
the electric carbon candle manufacturers.
Prices will now be materially raised.
Real Admiral John Irwin assumed
command of the Mare island California
navy yard, relieving Real Admiral A. E.
K. Benham.
In Columbus, Ohio, the trial of Editor
W. J. Elliott for murder is in progress.
In Cincinnati, Ernest Gelster, en-
rested for killing his 3.months-old babe
while in quarrel with his wife.
Suit has been brought to quiet or test
the title to eighty acres Of land just
southwest of Jackson park, Chicago. The
present owners hold it by tax title.
A compromise of the suit of the city
against the Chicago Gas company has
been agreed on. The price of gas viii
hereafter be $1,10 per 1000 feet to al
consumers.
Prof. T. H. House, of the University o
California, is claimed to have left his wife
and two daughters stranded in Berlin. Tht
professor says he is suing for divorce.
Owen Sweeney, Of New York, has recov
cred judgment against the New York Hart
ford & New Haven road for $27 800 for in
juries received while in their employ.
The Rev. John S. Ray was sentenced q
Wooster, Ohio, to two years in the peni
tentiary for burglary. He pleaded guilty
Ray has filled charges in Ohio for severa
years.
The trial of Frank B. Parkinson, cor
poral in the 18th infantry, for the murder
of Ray Baker, was commenced at Chey
enne, Wyo., yesterday, and after q hare
days work jury was secured. The case
against Parkinson, so far as known, il
purely circumstantial, although very
strong.
The London News correspondent at
Odessa says Jewish emigration is in
creasing there. Owing to the uncertainty
of the governments intentions the finan-
cial insecurity is acute, and no banker
will discount bill bearing Jews sig
nature.
Advices from Morocco say that the Sui
tan has ordered that young girls sl.ail
not he publicly exposed for sale in the
markets of Fez, Mequinez and other
towns Of Morocco. OF late the supply Of
slaves in Morocco is so large that the
price has fallen from G24 for girls to one
half.
woman representing herself as the
widow of "Clark" Harrison, said to be a
brother Of the president, appeared at the
Chicago pension Office inquiring for the
So, 900 back pension paid within the past
week to the widow of Capt. Archibald
Harrison. The latter was brother of
the president, and things seem to be bad
ly mixed up.