Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-01
WIRE WAITS.

Two vessels in Vineyard Haven, Mass,
are reported in distress.
Detectives in New York city arrested a
student named Harris, charged with the
death of Miss Potts.
George Texler and A. Roper were suf-
located to death in an air tight room at
San Antonio, Texas.
The agents appointed to allot lands to
the Sac and Fox Indians, in severalty,
have begun their work.
F. H. Higginson, retired merchant
of Boston, committed suicide by shoot
ing. The cause is not known.
The report that the Omaha bridge
trouble has been settled is denied by
the officials of both the Union Pacific
and Rock Island roads.
At Jersey City, N. j.. the jewelry store
of Adolph Waller was entered by bur-
glars, and diamonds and other jewelry
valued at 900 taken.
The American National bank, Of
Kansas City, which failed January 10th,
has resumed business, with over
81 ,725, 900 in cash in its vaults.
The special legislative committee in
vestigating the charges of corruption
against Judge Rucker, of Aspen, Colo,
has handed in report generating him.
Insurance Commissioner Wilder. OF
Kansas, has revoked the license of the
Capital Insurance company, mutual, on
the ground that the company is insol,
vent.
The Mexican, Cuernavaca and Pacific
railroad company has been incorporated
at Denver, with capital of $2,000,000
The line will run from the City OF Mex
leo to Cuernavaca.
At the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Bell Telephone company, in Boston
the old board of directors was reelected
with the exception that Thomas B. Bal
ley takes the place of Stanton Blake
deceased.
The board of control of the worlds
fair is in session in Chicago, but no i'm
portant business is being transacted
The national commission is scheduled
to meet today Wednesday,, but it is
not thought that quorum will be there
Chairman Midgeley denies that ht
has communicated with the officials o.
the Missouri Pacific demanding the dis
charge of the agent who issued re
duced sugar tariff. 1t is understood the
whole matter has been referred to the
advisory board.
The property in New York, of James
A. Waddell, of Key West, Florida, has
been attached by order of the supreme
court, in an action to recover SAG, 900
brought by the Western National bank
! Waddell does business in Key West, un
| der the name of The John White Bank
Judge Mcconnell, of Chicago, sent ]
J. Hopes to the county Jail for ninety
days for contempt of court, and held hin
in bonds of $4,000 on the charge of brib
ing the jury having before it a cas-,
against the West Chicago City railwa.
company, for damages. Martin 7. Shan
non was held in the same amount fo
alleged completely in the crime.
An ordinance has been passed by tn,
city council of Chicago permitting thu
Art institute to erect an art palace OF
the lake front. Two hundred Thousand
dollars is already pledged toward th
building. The Art institute will fur
nish $3.50, 900, and the worlds fair vii
give 100000. The building is to cos
not less than 100000, and MAYBE
S., 100000.
The new steamer City of Detroit, o
the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navi
cation company, ran on rock at Linz
Kiln crossing, about fifteen miles below
Detroit, while on her way to Cleveland
The vessel struck amidships and filled
one of the air-tight compartments. 4
scene of confusion ensued among the
passengers on board, but order was sool
restored and the boat was run into th'
Canadian Pacific slip, where she wa
pumped out. The damage is confined
entirely to the vessel. None of th'
freight or baggage was injured.