The herald., 1894-11-07
Condensed TELEGRAMs.
2. S. Hammerton, the we'll know
artist, author and poet, is dead.

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| T. S. Hammerton, the we'll known
! artiet, author and poet, is dead.
| Honduras proposes q Central American
| exposition in Tegucigalpa in 1896.
American capitalists will establish q
bank in Puerto Cortez in Central Amer
ica.
Nicaragua is obtaining in France new
artillery and great quantity Of ammr-
milton.
On account OF her Central American
interests, England is preeuing Mexic,
for gn immediate settlement Of the Be-
lize boundary dispute.
At Yuma. Ariz., last Saturday night,
Constable Peter Burke shot and killed a
drunken Mexican who resisted arrest.
The corouer's jury exonerated Burke
for the deed.
At Saulte Ste Marie. Mich, the tug
Crueader, owned by the Creammond
estate of Detroi.. burned. Henry Bill
lings and Charles Whiffen, Port Huron,
6remen, were burned to death.
BY an explosion of sewer gas in the
basement of the Westminster seminary
for young ladies at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Clara Diebold was fatally burned and
Edith Masters eeriously. They were
servant girls.
George F. Simonds of Plymouth,
Mass., en- route to Los Angeles, Cal, was
killed by falling from q Santa Fe train
at Scranton. Kan. He had ON accident
policy for $4,000. Simonds was subject
to fainting spella.
The steamer Aztec, with q company
of Yumeites, returned Monday from an
exploration OF the Gulf of California in
quest OF minerals. Reports OF the
steamer having been lost proved un-
founded.
The people of Oaxaca and Chiapas,
Mexico, are anxious for wal between
Mexico and Guatemala to begin. Vol-
unteer military organizations are being
formed throughout these states in antic
ipa.ion of war.
Jim Phillips, clever colored middle-
weight, was knocked out by Billy Stiff
at Chicago in two rounds. They were
to have boxed eight scientific rounds to
decide the middlsweight championship
OF the northwest.
The Lehigh Railroad and Navigation
company hae declared dividend OF 2
per cent, which ia reduction of ] per
cent, making AZ per cent for the year
against 6 per cont last year, the previous
dividend having been cut down one half
per cent.
Emilio Leon, the special envoy whom
the Guatemalan government will send
to Mexico for the purpose of treating
with tho Mexican government in regard
to the difficulties between the two ma
tons that are now threatening war, will
leave for the Mexican capital on the
18th inst.
The Russian government has Chart
cred the steamer Lindesnacs 10 search
for the steamer st. Gerne, on which
Captain Virgins. the Arctic explorer.
left Yenesrak ON September 18th with
his own and two other crews numbering
in all so men. 1t is believed that Wig
gins is icebound in the Kara sea.
The cotton situation continues to favor
the biggest crop ever raised in Texas.
The weather is still bright, balmy warm
and clear. Bottom, middle and top
crops are full. Many farmers speak OF
abandoning what is left. They say it
will scarcely pay the lexpenses OF mar
keting. 1t is certain thousands OF bales
raised will never be taken from the
stalks.
1t is reported that the Chilean govern
ment has entered into negotiations with
Japan. through g. r. Flint & Co. of
New York, for the sale of the warship
Esmeralda to that nation for G200, 900.
and that the contract has been closed
and now awaits only the sanction OF
congress The Almirante Lynch and
the Alnirents Condell may also be in.
cluded in the transfer for another G100,.
900.
Advices from Tamative of date No.
venber Sd are to the effect that :he gov
ernment of Madagascar has reiused to
grant the French demands. NJ. LIE Mere
de Villers, the French special envoy.
and all French residents OF Antanarivo
arrived at Tamatave on November I'd.
The war ship Hugon has gone along the
coast to pick up refugees. All the Brit
sh residents Of the capital remain, the
government promising them full protec-
ton.
Joo Choyneki, the pugilist, ia training
Billy Woods for the latter's contest with
Jim Hall. which is to take place at Tat
tersall's. Chicago, next Monday night.
Henry Baker, who will also meet Hall,
ls keeping in regular practice with his
gymnasium in Milwaukee. Parson
Davies is endeavoring to arrange bout
George Bertrand. and Casper Leon OF
New York. Tommy West. who re.
Gently defeated Ed Pitts. will be matched
against local colored lightweight.
The French standing parliamentary
committee on military affairs has voted
unanimously that the governments
plan to let 1000 soldiers 60 before COM
pleting their full time was inopportnne
and eprehensible. The committee aleo
voted, with only three dissenting voices,
that the step would be illegal. General
Mercer, minister OF war, told the depu-
tation informing him of the committees
decision, that the plan was the cabinets
and not his, entirely. Nevertheless, he
added, if the cabinet should reconsider
it he would resign.
gnntos' Claim for Dsmag~s.
WASHINGTON, Nov. G. = Secretary
Gresham and Sei1or Romero. the latter
representing the government OF Ecua-