The herald., 1894-04-03
CoNDENsED TnLEGRAMs.

Prof. Brown-Sequard. the supposed
inventor OF an elixir OF life, is dead.
William @. Foster OF Arizona has been
appointed consul at Trinidad, West
Indies.
The overdue steamer Ems is at Port
Fsyal, Azore islands, with broken ma.
chinery.
Critic and Griffin, feather weights,
have signed to box eight rounds at catch
weights.
Right Rev. Michael o'Farrell, bishop
OF the Catholic diocese of Trenton, N.
j.. is dead.
The cash balance in the treasury yes
terdRy was $133, ,950.026 and the net
gold $106, 149, ,l66.
The wheat crop on large area in
Kansas iH in a critical condition and in
urgent need of rain.
At Des Moines, Ia., the Republicans
elected their city ticket by maiorities
of from 100 to 1000.
Governor Northen of Georgia has ap.
pointed Patrick Walsh. editor of the
Augusta Chronicle, senator to succeed
Colquitt.
AT Hartford. CT, the city election re-
suited in a Republican sweep of such
proportions as Hartford has not seen for
many years.
The United States ship Alert has
been placed in commission at Mare
island. On the Goth inst the vessel will
leave for the Bering sea.
Returns from Ohio municipal elect
ions show Republican gains in many
instances over McKinley's last vote,
notably in smaller places.
AtDubuque, la. the Democrats elected
their entire city ticket and all the alder
men. A year ago the Independents
carried the city by large majorities.
A report is current in Paris that
Germany intends TO issue a loan of
10,000t000 MARKS, the money to be de-
voted to the extra expenses Of the army
and navy.
Rear-Admiral Walker, accompanied
by his secretary, S. Wood, and Lieu
tenant Commander s. A. Stanton, ar
at San Francisco yesterday morning on
his way to Honolulu.
In boiler explosion near Tomkins-
Vile, KY, Alexander Ritter, the owner
of the mill, and two other men named
Fowler and Smith were instantly killed.
Others we're badly injured.
Wheat farmers in Fresno county are
despondent at the present outlook for
their crops. Unless there is s copious
rainfall within the next few days the
crop will be an entire failure.
Ontario shipped SO carloads of oranges
and 10 carloads of lemons during March.
One hundred and ten carloads of or
anges have been shipped for the season
to date, over half the total crop.
Returns from the municipal elections
throughout Michigan show almost uni
versal Republican success. Whether
local or national interests were involved,
the results appear to be the same.
The Denver Typographical union have
notified Congressman Bell that they will
endorse his bill establishing postal tels-
graph system and putting the telegraph
system under government control.
In San Francisco yesterday afternoon
John j. Benson, miner, recently from
Colorado, shot his wife. from whom he
has been separated about three years,
and then shot himself. Both will die.
Two immense hopper scales filed with
wheat on the fifth floor of the Chicago
Dock company's warehouse collapsed,
killing Thomas Keller and Potter
Thompson. Several workmen were
painfully injured.
Moroni Duncan, stockman, formerly
owner Of the Rock Springs Review, per-
ished in the blizzard which swept over
Wyoming last week. Duncan was trav-
cling to his ranch when overcome by
the storm. His body was found half
eaten by coyotes 80 miles from Rock
Syringe.
The supreme court OF Colorado has
confirmed the sentences of Thomas Joy-
dan. William Nesbit and Santiago Tor
res, to whom stays were granted but
new trial refused. Unless Governor
Waite interieres triple execution will
take place in the pehitentiary at Canon
City during the week beginning April
22d.