Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-01
NEWS BY WIRE.

date. Some Democrats profess to be. lieve the story. Others do not.
 The silver men are pleased at the nomination of Foster to the vacant Treasuryship. By reference to his past actions it is found that he voted for the Bland free coinage bill four teen years ago, and was then one of the most ardent supporters of tree coinage.
 Train No. on the Santa Fe from the south. due at Albuquerque yester- day morning, did not arrive until o'clock yesterday afternoon, being de. layed by the burning of bridge this side Of San Marcial and just opposite l00O-mile tree. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been caused by coals falling from the ash pan of an engine drawing freight. which passed over few hours before the discovery of the burnt bridge.
 The rain Thursday, which was especially heavy west of the continen- tai divide, swelled the banks of the Little Colorado river to such an extent that four bents of the bridge across the stream two miles this side of Win. slew were washed away, and trains from the west on the A. and P. have been indefinitely postponed. A large force Of men are at work repairing the damage, and the road will be open a, the earliest moment.
 Reports from southern Illinois say that the drought is at last broken and that part of the State is deluged by one of the heaviest rains in many months and all the streams are bank full. The scarcity of water in tha, section had become actually alarming i; over three e-fourths of the wells have been dry for months.
 -Indianapolis is in danger of being seriously damaged by high water. The rainfall the last three days has been the heaviest since 1884, and the small streams passing through the city are out of their banks.
 From 800 to 600 retail dealers of implements and vehicles of all kinds met at St. Louis to organize a national association. The delegates represent about 10000 dealers, with an aggregate of over $7O0,OOO,OOO and who handle the productions of over 5000 manu factuIers. The chief purpofe of the association is to bring the retailers in harmony with the manufacturers and jobbers and to arrange for the general betterment of the trade.
 -Dr. Wo Sing of San Diego is on trial in the United States district court, charged with smuggling China men into the United States over tn, Mexican border. A jury was secured and the case will be tried tomorrow.
 Fifteen inches of snow fell at Cajon Pass, on the s. P. road, during the storm.
 A petition has been filed with the clerk of the federal court at Des Moines Iowa, which is intended to test the question whether state prohibition and national license are not in conflict, or in other words, whether the govern ment owes any protection to the man who pays special liquor tax.
 The state senate has passed bill appropria'ing $300,O00 for Californ as exhibit at the worlds fair. The bill has already passed the honse and now only requires the governors signature to become law.
 Captain F. l.. Berry, general agent of the Atlantic and Pacific reports forty inches of snow in the vicinity of and states that the washout Ihis side of Wilslow, caused from the Little Colorado river, which is boom- ing, has been remedied and trains now pass without fear of danger.
 The proposition to move the capi- al from Santa Fe to Albuquerque was killed in the House by a vote of l4 to 10.
 The fire last night at Kansas City vas not gotten under control until almost ? o'clock this morning. The ,ause of the fire is Q mystery. That { originated in ths basement under Wells Fargo X Co.'s office is we'll es ablished fact. The whole of the block burned is heated with steam and light d by electricity. It is thought that he fire was started from defective |