The herald., 1894-09-29
WIRE wAIFs.

The Minneapolis Times has abandoned
the United Press and joined the As
sociatsd.
Fire early Friday morning at Mission
San Jose caused damage amounting to
nearly 0,000
The steamer Kotek has reached San
Francisco from Petropaulosky. bringing
q. 900 sealskins.t
Mrs. W. T. Bull, formerly the wife of
James G. Blaine. jr., has given birth to
. son. at Newport, R. 1.
At Los Gstos. Cal, the barn and con-
tents belonging to the Novitiate college
was burned to the ground. Loss, $S000
Louis Matheas, who lost heavily in
wheat deals, was found dead in Kill
bourn park, Milwaukee. He had taken
poison.
Mrs. Schuylkill Hamilton, jr., one Of
Newport's leading society ladies. has
been granted divorce on the ground Of
non-support.
Hense and Dickford. president and
cashier OF the defunct bank Of Centralia,
Wash, have been arrested, charged
with fraudulent banking.
M. E. Marvin, supposed to be resi-
dent OF Oakland, committed suicide at
Bakersfield by cutting his throat with
penknife. He left note stating he was
tired OF life.
The schooner Moonlight from Seattle,
for Honolulu. with q cargo Of coal and
lumber, has arrived at San Francisco
for repairs. In gale off Cape Flsttery
she sprung leak.
Herbert E. Kelly, clerk in the post
a las ~ - L..
been indicted by the federal grand Jury
for having opened q registered letter
and extracted $22.
Richard Davis, crook known all over
the country, has been arrested in New
York on the charge OF passing, in Ciu-
cinnati, check signed A. Senoir & Son,
raised from $12 to $1,000.
Juan Uadarez. wealthy Spanish
banker, committed suicide by hanging
himself from the street balcony of
his houae in the City Of Mexico, on &C.
count OF chronic diaease.
Miss Raile. an eccentric lady who died
recently. left as legacy to Lord Ran
dolph Churchill her mansion and estate
In Oxfordshire. ia recognition of his
commanding nclitical eenius.
tors have agreed to submit their differ
eneea to q board of ar bitration for settle
ment. Pending decision, the miners
are recommended TO return to work.
Columbus Hayes, twice convicted of
murder and now under sentence of
death, escaped from Jail at Savannah,
Mo. The door was severed with saw,
which had been smugged into the prison.
A forger named Simson also escaped.
The Carnegie company proposes to re-
duce the wages of 5000 employees at the
Edgar Thompson Steel works. The scale
expires October 30th. Since it was
formulated, the Amalgamated aesocia-
tion has agreed to several heavy cuts
paid by union competitors.
A freight train ON the Mobile and
Ohio jumped the track near Columbus,
Miss, and rolled down high embank-
ment. Conductor James Fitzgerald and
Daniel Thompson, colored brakeman,
were killed. -Four other members of
the train crew were seriously injured.
Chevalier de Tavera, the Austrian
minister to this country, has been aa-
signed by his government as minister to
Brazil, and the present Austrian minis
ter to Brazil has been assigned to take
the chevalier's place at Washington.
The transfer is agreeable to both minis
ters.
The issue of 800, 900 shares OF the new
Panama Canal company, limited to the
share and bondholders of the old COM
pany, has not been success, but under
the compromise between tho liquidators
and Moberdorfer. who is bound to take
3S, 900 shares. the new company will be
Immediately constituted.
| Robert Sherwood's widow has ap.
praised his estate at 81 ,032, 900, COM
prising cash, real estate, corporation and
mining stocks, and an interest in the
commission house of Sherwood & Sher-
wood. Testator owned, Thousands Of
shares in wildcat mining companies
rated On valuelesB. The widow will re-.
ceive one-half OF the eatate, the son,
william R. Sherwood, one-fourth, and
one-fourth will be divided equally
among his four children.
| By direction of the secretary and un-
der the provisions OF the act Of August,
1898, conference of appraisers of mer-
| chsndise at United States customs
houses will be held at the appraisers q
offices in New York on the second Tues
day in January, 1896. The attendance
of the appraisers at Chicago, New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, st. Louis, New
Orleans, San Francisco, Baltimore, Gin
cinnati, Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland and
Portland has been ordered.
Capt. Frank de L. Darlington of Com
pany II, First United States infantry.
has been ordered to proceed with his
company from Angel Island to San Diego
barracks, there to take station in place
of Company @ of the Tenth infantry
which has been ordered elsewhere. In
the meantime. Second Lieutenant Amos
81. Martin of the company has gene tC
San Diego to receipt for the property
there, and the company will follow hin
in few days. First Lieutenant ThomaI
Connolly Of the company is at presen
acting Indian agent at Round Valley
Indian agency.
GaueraI Bonle's Estate.