Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-05
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electrocuted during the week begin
ming February 8.
Joaquin Garcia, the noted general
who was Jaurez' right hand man.
died in the City Of Mexico Saturday
night in abject poverty.
The threatened strike by the 5000
employees in the Elgin watch factory
did not occur, Forty finishers who
asked more wages were denied them.
They are yet willing to work.
The Allison Oh ear Glass works,
in East St, Louis, were destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss $4,000; in
surance not known. Druggists bot
ties were manufactured exclusively.
The works had been built within the
past year.
1t is stated that the Mexican reyo-
lutionist, Cara, is surrounded in the
chapperal in the extreme northwest
ern corner of Zapata county, by
United States troops aud rangers and
that it is almost impossible for him
to escape, either to the northward or
into Mexico.
Three highwaymen held up stage
near the Idaho line, not far from
Bonner's Ferry early Saturday night.
They made rich haul, securing
about $4,000 worth of jewelry from
Ed L. Huntley, representing
Chicago wholesale house. The rob-
bers also got about 500 in cash.
1t is definitely settled that Speaker
Crisp will not call the house to order,
when it convenes after the custom
airy Christmas recess. The speaker
continues to improve in his health,
but his recovery is very slow and has
not yet progressed far enough to
make it safe for him to leave the
room.
Converse college, situated in a
large grove one mile from Spartans-
burg, and over a half mile from the
nearest house, was burned Saturday
night. 1t was built two years ago at
an expense of 100000, and received
its name from Col. Converse, who
waa its most jealous promoter. The
building accommodated $50, and was
full at the opening of the present
term.
Frank Slavin and Charlie Mitchell,
the pugilists, have arrived from New
York in Chicago. Slavin says his
London hacker withdrew because
John L. Sullivan insisted on unfair
conditions for the proposed fight be-
tween the two big bruisers. If ac-
cepted they would tie up the forfeit
money till next November He says
he has cabed to Australia for back
ing.
AT O'Clock this morning fire
broke out in the all-night restaurant
under the Waverly hotel, at 262 |
Clark street, Chicago. The hotel
was at once filled with smoke and |
the occupants rushed into the hall
ways and attempted to reach the
lower floors. AS result of the fire
two persons were killed, one fatally |
hurt and four others quite badly in
jured.
Sir George Baden Powell returns
to Washington next week for the
purpose of drawing up the report of
the Behriug sea commission. 1t will
be made jointly by the commission
ers of Canada, Great Britain and the
United States, and will be submitted
to the court of arbitration. 1t is ex-
pected that that body will be APP
pointed the latter part of this month.
1t will be composed entirely of
jurists, and will not, of course, be in
any sense a political tribunal.
An Albuquerque Democrat specia
from White Oaks says: ga fracas
occurred at Nogal on the evening of
the lst between detachment of sol
diers EN- route from Fort Stanton to
get Paymaster Towar at Carthage,
and a deputy sheriff's posse. Forum
ately no one was hurt except Deputy
Henly, slightly wounded in the hand.
Lieut.. Brainard and sixteen men of