The herald., 1894-12-28
NEWS OF THE MORNING

LOS ANUELES-In the council meeting tn
city contractors get a scoring.
Sheriff Cline decides to hold on to his office
until the courts determine whether John Burr
| properly qualified.
Something about the Chicago and stanfor q
footballers who arriv ed here yesterday.
sc. Gorden, of the board of inspecting en-
! gineers, defends the recently adopted ordi
nance in the licensing of engineers and in
| pection of boilers.
The fire commission endeavors to select loca
tions for the new chemic al engines.
| Ex-Police Commi .sioner Bradish appointed
to the detective force.
| The meeting of the walnut growers of Lo.
Nietos and their settlement for their crop.
NEiGhBORlNG CITlES-The inquest on the
dead burglar at Santa Aua results in the ex
oneration of officer Morgan.
| lively fight over the court house contest al
San Bernardno.
Redland's city council refuses to change the
| license ordinance.
Proceedings of the city trustees at Pomona
| Entries for the New Year bicycle races
and the prizes to be awarded in the tourna-
ment of roses at Pasadena.
coHNERciAL-Th Merchants association
asks remunerationo of the electric light com
pany for loss sustained by bad service.
Local opinion of the impending insurance
rate war;
Depression of new government bonds; call
for Union Pacific 6's
POINTERS FOR roDAY-salvini at the
Los Angeles theatre in Don Cesar de Bazan.
Mfllfe-chrfstine at the Third street pavilion
Burbank theater. Black crook.
Imperial, vaudeville and living pictures.
WEATHER FOREcAST-Southern Califor-
MIA Generally fair weather, except probable
showers tonight or Friday along the northern
coast; probably slightly cooler
WASHlNGTON-Four new cases of smallpox
developed yesterday.
John w. Foster, ex-secretary of state has &C.
cepted an invitation OF the Chinese govern
ment to aid in peace negotiations with Japan.
Spain purposes evading tariff law by allow
ing Cuba to arrange revenue budget OF her
own.
FOREIGN Armenian refugees are arriving
at Sarakamysch in wretched condition.
Dissatisfaction is cropping out in Hawaii
again.
CRIME-Burglars secured $1,000 in cash
from the residence of Henry Pechter at Piquia
o.
Yaqui Indians murdered Julio Cardena, his
wife and two children near Guaymas.
of New York's city treasurer.
Edward r. Carter clerk in the New York
National Bank of Commerce is a defaulter @
the extent of $4,000.
Jim Thompson, colored boy was killed
with club because he refused to dance at
Bayinelle, Ala.
SAN NFRANCIScO-Lawyer NJ NJ. Foote was
fined $25 for contempt by Superior Judge
Hebbard.
The United States war vessel Bennington
has been ordered to search for the missing
steam colliers Keweenaw and Montserrat
OBITUARY-FrancisI II, late king of Naples,
is dead.
MIsCELLANEOUS-The college presidents
in Indiana have declared against football
The charges against Lavigne and others,
growing out of the killing of Bowen in the ring
at New Or cans, have been dismissed.
Governor Markham has offered rewards of
5000 each for the arrest of two unknown MUIR
derers.
The steamship Columbia. reported in dis
tress off Point Reyes on Tuesday, has arrived
at Astoria, Or.
George Johnson and william whippy,
miners, were severely injured by and explo-
sion OF giant powder at Sonora, Cal.
Suit has been instituted been instituted by
Insurance Commissioner Higgins to restrain
the Mutual Relief association from doing bust.
ness.
The state teachers association elected
officers at Santa Cruz.
The shoe workers at Haverhill, Mass, are
out and trouble is threatened.
A blizzard prevailed in several eastern cities
yesterday.
The heavy snow storm continued in the
MISSISSIPPI valley.
Engineer Patterson, Fireman Elba and
Electrician Bowen were fatally scalded by a
boiler explosion in the Midland hotel Kansas
City.