Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-10
WIRE WAITS.


to May-day rioters.
Chilean troops have violated the ter
ritory of the Argentine province of San
Juan la Frontera. The official investi-
CATION is in progress.
Four loaded freight cars went through
a draw bridge on the San Francisco and
North Pacific line, at San Rafael, Cal.
The bridge tender is reported missing.
The ballot boxes in the last Connecti-
cut state election were opened Saturday
morning, but the Republican and Dem
ocratic committees agreed not to make
| count.
A dispatch from La Grange, Texas,
| says Fritz Homuth has been shot and
killed by ex-United States Marshal
Rankin. The killing was the result of
an old feud.
The Gladstonians won victory in
South Leicestershire, Friday, in the
election of Logan, their candidate for
the commons, over Hardy, the conserva-
tive nominee.
AT meeting of the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago directors, Saturday,
the resignation of VIM. L. Breyfogle, as
assistant,to the president, was received
and the Office abolished.
At Auburn, CAL, T. E. Stephens, a
merchant and we'll known pioneer resi-
dent, was found dead at his residence.
He had fallen from his seat in such
way as to strangle himself.
While dismantling the Methodist
Episcopal church at Ashland, KY, pre-
paratory to rebuilding, j. B. Stephen
son, aged IS, was killed. and the three
Cumbo brothers fatally injured.
England has annexed strip of terri
tory which she hitherto protected, on
the western frontier of Bechuanaland,
in order to prevent the threatened
''trek" of the Beers and Damars.
Popolo Romano says it will be i'm
possible hereafter for any civilized coun-
try to make treaty with the United
States, based upon reciprocal protection
of the lives of citizens of either coun-
| try.
The exports of specie from the port OF
New York last week, amounted to ST.
1872, 900, of which 81 ,2S9, 900 was in gold,
and $204,000 in silver. The imports of
specie, during the week, amounted to
$85, 1000.
A dispatch from Topeka, Kan, says
the Missouri Pacific has consolidated its
Kansas lines and branches under the
name of the Kansas, Colorado and
Pacific railway, for convenience of man.
agement.
The subcommittee of the senate tariff
committee at the session in New York
Saturday ,discussed,the price schedule of
various articles. This week the COM
mittee will make a tour of the jobbing
and wholesale houses.
The Atchison April statement, includ-
ing the St. Louis and San Francisco sys-
tenn, shows gross earnings (approxima-
| ted), $3,3 ,3S7 900, an increase of $134, 900.
The Colorado Midland shows gross earn
ings for April of $4,000, an increase OF
$11, 900.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Frank Noel, a we'll
known young sewing machine agent.
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the presence of his intended bride,
Miss May Powelson. The young lady is
we'll connected and highly respected.
There is no cause assigned for the deed.
The collector of customs at Eagle Pass,
Texas, has been instructed by the treas
ury department to treat as lead ores all
silver ores composed of mixture ores or
concentrates from different mines, pend
ing a review by the district court of
Texas, of the decision of the board of
general appraisers, sustaining the pro-
test of importers against the collectors
assessment of duty on certain alleged
silver ore.
Recent statistics published by the
Mexican government show that exports
from Mexico into the United States have
increased so rapidly that the people of
this country now take all but 20
per cent. of the merchandise exported
from Mexico, although manufactures of
the United States do not furnish more
than half the imports of that republic.
OF the exports of precious metals, the
United States takes sc per cent, Eng
land, 81 per cent. Germany, 81 per
cent. and France II per cent.