The herald., 1898-02-04
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs

Eight Of the sixteen men who went
adrift on an ice foe in Trinity bay on
Tuesday have reached land, badly FROST
bitten. 1t is believed that the others
are saved.
Reports current to the effect that ]. p.
Morgan G. Co. had sold in London some-
thing like six million of Reading gen.
eral mortgage 4 per cent bonds have
been confirmed.
The statement in Santa Fe IN. M.)
dispatch, to the effect that the Royal
Insurance company had withdrawn from
New Mexico. was an error. 1t should
have read Royal Exchange Insurance
company.
The rates on flour from the Pacific
coast to China and Japan by all steamer
lines have been advanced SO Ia per cent.
The new rate is 81 gold a ton the old
rate being SO. The new rate became ef-
fective February l.
A mutual council has been called to
try Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow of Gin
cinnati, pastor of the Vone Street Con-
gregational church for heresy. The
congregation by vote of "a to so, re-
fused to accept his resignation.
A. p. Wilder, a prominent railroad man
and superintendent of the Missouri and
Kansas Car Service association, died
at Topeka yesterday from Bright's dis
ease, aged 66. He was for many years
car accountant of the Santa Fe.
The new fast passenger train, which
is to be put on by the Gulf. Union Pa
cific and Northwestern roads between
nd To-
be one of the most modern in use on
any American road The buffet cars to
be used are equipped with well-stocked
libraries and also contain barber shops
and bath rooms.
United States Indian Commissioner
Hoyt has returned to Pocatello, Idaho,
from trip in the country, and brought
with him ten signatures over a majority
to the treaty. Many more of the In
dians are anxious to sign and will do so
between now and Saturday. This will
make a strong showing, and 1t is be-
lieved congress will act Immediately.
The crew of the schooner Crandall,
which was blown adrift off Hull. Mass.
during the blizzard Monday night, was
rescued by the crew of the Point Aller-
lOI lie saving StdllOI ldSl Inc
member of the Crandalls crew had been
"a hours without anything to eat or
drink, except pint of beans and what
little water they could obtain by break
ing icicles from the rigging and melting
them.
Potter Palmer, the wealthy hotel man
of Chicago. Is about to build at Newport
mansion which, it is said, will be even
more palatial and luxurious than any of
the other beautiful summer homes now
in existence there, including even the
celebrated marble house built by William
X. Vanderbilt and now owned by Mrs.
o. H. p. Belmont. Mr.. Palmer, it is
understood is prepared to spend be-
tween $4,000, 900 and $3,OOO,OOO on his new
home.
The order of the Mexican government
to the railroad companies, to discontinue
handling commercial and other tele-
graphic messages between the United
States and Mexico, grows out of the
fact that nearly year ago the Mexican
Central and Mexican National compan-
les entered into an arrangement with the
Postal Telegraph company whereby the
latter company extended its lines to El
Paso and began building to Laredo, to
effect an exchange of business at the
Mexican border and have ever since
been carrying on a through telegraphic
service to the Mexican capital