Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-09
NEWS BY WIRE.

night with 50 skins, the total catch for the season being 1920: On the 4th of July the Zalion was ordered to leave Behring sea by the Lymph.
 LoSDoN-Dispatches received here from Zanzibar today state that the tribe of Zomalis which recently made a treacherous attack upon Athalea, an Indian station in southwest Africa situated in about latitude three de- grees north, was repulsed after A sharp struggle during which 30 men were killed on either side.
 LIsBON-The Journal del Comercio today states that it is reported that congressional cruiser wi'h torpedoes is cruising of the coast of Portugal awaiting sn opportunity to attack the President Errazuriz.
 MADRID-The official Gazette today publishes decree promulgaIing the new treaty between the United States and Spain in regard to trade betW cen the United States and Cuba and Porto Rico.
 LIsBoS-The new Balmacedean war vessel. Presidente Errazurlz, sailed for Chili today, having apparently found her complement of men s.by some se- cret means.
 WASHING IoN-The rain and storm area that has hoyered over the lower Mississippi valley for several days, with a special rain intensity over Ar kansas, has developed and is now hoy ering over the state of Missouri and the lake regions. This area Is connect ed with low barometer in St. Lawrence valley. These rain and cloud cOndi.- IOns will slowly pass over the eastern and lake states. The rain area reach ing the middle states today and New England later. Ram has tallen from North Carolina west of Arkansas being heavy in the mountain regions. Heavy rain has also occurred in western Mis- souri and up the valley to the Pacific
 SAN FRANCIsCO-The general Opin- ion among lawyers about the city, ap- pears to be that the will Of Mrs Hop kins. .Searles will be contested. Prom inent attorneys are careful not to have themselves quoted in the matter, but talk freely concerning it in an informal way. One prominent attorney said that the Hopkins estate had been largely increased through the shrewd- ness of Timothy Hopkins in making investments in this city.
 STACNTox, Va-Last night when the east bound Chesapeake & Ohio train between Waynesborro and Basic City, a man entered a sleeper and going to berth, occupied by MT. COnnel oi Portsmouth Ohio, demanded his money. Mir. Cornell refused to give l it to him and started 10 make de fense when the rObber shot him infiicI ing a dangerous wound. The assail- ! ant escaped. Mir. Cornell is now in iL a critical condition.
 Los AN6ELEs-The attorneys in the Itsts case are seeking to secure a Ie- moyal of the case to San Francisco to be tried. They have asked the per mission of District Attorney Cole to this end. but it has been refused. Itis not thought the effort will succeed, a. there appears to be no precedent for the removal of a case from one district to another in United States courts.
 NEW YORK-A London special says there Is considerable alarm in ROnIe over the rumors of the impending clos ing of the Bank of Rome. The bank Is an old Catholic institution and it is said that Pope Leo has advanced 2.OOO 900 francs and thus averted the threat ened disaster.
 KANSAS CITY-A dispatch from Ar.