Tombstone epitaph., 1893-08-27
NEWS BY WIRE.

The Farmers Exchange bank of Sal Bernardino has been reopened.
 Boies has been renominatcd fol governor oi Iowa by the Demo ,ra;s.
 Two hundred buildings were de- stfoyed by fire yesterday at Chicago No lives lost.
 Ground was broken yesterday in San Francisco for the midwinter fair with great pomp and ceremony.
 The London price of silver was SO.766Oiper ounce, but the treasury department refused all offered and rendered S0.7525.
 The president sent to the senate the following nominations: Joshua F. Dodge of Wisconsin to be assistant attorney general, vice William A. Maurey, resigned.
 R. L. woolen, well known through. out the west as Uncle Dick" died yesterday at Trinidad in his eightieth year. He was the greatest pioneer in America and the oldest Indian fighter in the world.
 The senate by vote of 8 to 30 adopted a resolution declaring the ap- pointment of Lee Mantel as senator for Montana, illegal. Vance moved to reconsider and the matter will come up again.
 The anarchists and police had an- other fight in New York when the latter attempted to break up meet ing. Finally the hall was cleared, many sore heads being given the anarchists.
 President Cleveland at Gray Gables has approved the joint resolution making immediately available the ap- propriation for the payment of mileage to senators and members of the house of representatives,
 The Countess of Thur, Princess of Schwarzenberg and Countess of Solm, all young women of great beauty and hitherto conspicuous Tn society, have taken the veil in Prague. Disappoint- ment in love was tine motive in each of the three cases,
 The mansion house fund for the re- liei of the sufferers by the Victoria catastrophe has now reached 6 total of $35O,OOo and spssmodic contribu- tions are still coming in. It is thought that tine total of the fund will reach s5OO,OOO.
 The coinage committee is pretty closely divided between the gold money men and the advocates of free coinage. MT. Hager of Iowa and IJudge kilgore Of Texas will hold the balance of power and their two votes would give majority of one against free coinage.
 Assistant Secretary Hsmlin, who has just returned from a visit to the president at Buzzard's Bay, told re- porter that he looked we'll indeed and gave no indication of being i'll. The presidents return to Washington about September lst will efectually dispose of all rumor as to his edith.
 Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee says: "The com mittee will probably prepare agenera. tariff bill in accordance with the de, claration oi the Chicago platform. think it quite probable congress will find itself in a position to adjourn about the mid He of September until the date of beginning the regular ses- sion."
 Representative Geary of California, author of the Chinese exclusion act, called on Secretary Gresham Thurs day and urged him to enforce the law with the small amount of money on hand for that purpose. It is Ter stood that Gesry received very 'e satisfaction, as Gresham has adj in his views to the present polio. : the administration in the matter. Allen addressed the senate Thurs day in support of his amendment to add to Voorhees, bill the provision of free coinage. He said that. the high sounding, useless declarations about the intention to return to bimetallism attached to the finance committee bill i could not betray the friends Of silver