The herald., 1894-09-21
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Secretary Carlisle has acoeptpd the
resignation OF Mr.. O'Reurke, supervis
ing architect of the treasury.
A decree has been published dissolv.
ing the Belgian cham bsr of deputies and
senate and fixing elections for October
14th.
George Schmous was hanged at Pitts.
burg, Pa, for the murder OF his wife and
two young daughters, the object being
to secure insurance.
operator and president of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company, died al
Hamburg, Germany, Thursday.
The crusade of the Civic federation
against gambling in Chicago, has re.
suited in the complete stoppsge of all
games.
Pierre de la Montanya, indicted for
embezzling 1920 from the Palatins Ins
surance company, has been brought
back to San Francisco.
AT Martinez. CAL, fire broke out in q
bakers shop in the Lawless block, con-
Stunning it and two other shops. Loss
$4,000; partially insured.
Secretary Herbert has appointed q
court of inquiry to meet at Mare Island
navy yard next Tuesday to investigate
the grounding OF the United States
steamer Adams in Bering sea.
Assurances have reached the state de-
partment to the effect that tranquility
again prevails in the Bluefslds and
that the entire Mosquito reservation is
now under the law OF Nicaragua.
Solicitor of the Treasury Reeve has
given an opinion that the tariff law went
into operation August 2Sth, the date on
which the bill becams law, not August
Let, the date mentioned in the enact.
ing clause.
The Atehison protective committee
has issued circular to Atchison stock
holders asking for proxies go as to secure
the election of directors who have not
been connected with the recent man
agement.
At Akron, o., Joseph Ryan, aged IS,
and Patrick Casey, aged %, were eeri-
ously injured by the falling OF platform
at the Excelsior Athletic club rooms Oh
Wednesday evening, and died Thursday
morning.
Judge Jenkins of the United States
court has appointed Clarence S. Brown,
of Chicago, receiver OF the Tollestone
Land and Investment company. Mr..
Brown was given authority to take i'm
mediate charge OF the company.
A large hop house on r. |. Porter
sons place, about three miles from
Santa Rosa, was destroyed by FIRE. The
temperature in the drying room was too
high and combustion followed. About
100 bales were saved with difficulty.
The loss will reach $1,000 with no in
surance.
The Scranton Times, one of the lead
ing newspapers of Northern Pennsyl-
vania and the only Democratic daily in
Leckawanna county, has been purchased
by William B. Bell and Samuel E. Hud-
con, well known correspondents of
Washington, who have signed a 80.
year contract with the Associated Press,
receiving the full Leased wire service.
The greatest anxiety prevails in re-
gard to the health of DR.. Rafael Nufiez,
president of the republic of Colombia.
He has been i'll for some time past, and
is not expected to recover. 1t is be-
lieved by Eome he ia dead. Ali tells
graphic news is subject to press censor
chip and liable to be suppressed.
DIR. David Wooster, one ef the most
prominent physicians of San Francisco,
and through his works on heart disease
recognized as an authority on that sub
ject, died suddenly Thursday morning.
Strange to say, the complaint that
caused his death was the one which he
made his specially disease.
Ths betrothsl Of Miss Muries Wilson
and Lord Willoughby Deeresby has
been cancelled. Miss Wilson is the
daughter OF the Wilson's of Tanby
Croft, at whose house the celebrated
baccarat scandal arose. Lord Willough-
by Deeresby, who sits in parliament as
the representative of the Horncastle
division OF Lincolnshire, 10 the eldest
son of the Earl OF Lancaster, and q
member OF the Prince OF Wales set.
The Washington. d. O., grand jury
hal. Bignified to the district attorney that
it will have no further communication
to make until Monday, when it 10 ex-
peoted report will be made of indict-
ments against Havemeyer and Seerles
fsr refusing to answer questions pat by
the senate investigating committee.
Acting Secretary OF the Interior Sims
has been considering bids for wheat to
be furnished the Sioux Indians at Grow
Creek agency, Santh Dakota. The lows
est bid was $1.01 per bushel. The wheat
is for milling purposes. and the grade
required 10 No. spring, at go pounds to
the bushel. Secretary Sims says that
more than 81 per bushel seems to be q
very high price to pay for wheat right in