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$ TTeathei Today: Fair. £ THE HOUSE RENTING SEASON | The lierald will rent your house, cheaper than any other afrencv you cm employ. I Renters all read Tho Herald. The Herald floes to Thousands of Homes Every Day. VOL. XXIV. NO. 58 FIRST PLACE IN CABINET Olney Appointed Secretary of the State Department THE PORTFOLIO OF JUSTICE Judson Harmon of Ohio to Be Attorney General Official Announcement of the Appointment! Made by the President—Pen Pic tures of the Officials Associated Prfs* Special Wire, WASHINGTON. June 7. —President Cleveland this afternoon announced the following cabinet appointments: Secretary of state, Richard Olney of Massachusetts. Attorney-general, Judson Harmon of Cincinnati. The appointment of Mr. Olney to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sec retary of Statu (ireshain was expected, the president having intimated a few days ago that he would make such appoint m c D t. Mr. Cleveland's selection of Mr. Har mon was somewhat of a surprise and he had not been placed by Ihe gossvson the list of the gentlemen likely to be chosen for otl ; ce. The New Secretary 111Chafd Olney, the new secretary of state, comes from sturdy Puritan stock. His ancestor. Thomas Olney, came from England and settled al Salem, Mass. in 17: i.'>. The father of Richard Olney owned the cotton mills at ROX ford and also en gaged in banking. His mother was a Sigoumey, descendant from French Huguenots who fled from France to this country. The new secretary graduated from Brown university in 1858 and from ' the Harvard law school in 1858. He mar ■ Had Agnes, daughter of Judge Benjamin «t\ Thomas, with whom he studied law. Thoy have lived of late years at Boston, with summer residences near Buzzard'fl Bay and Orey Gables, Mr. Olney is a man of medium height and robust form, and in general appear ance he conveys the impression of in tense vitality and physical endurance be yond that of any man who has occupied the position of secretary of statu in many years. He has served one term in the state legislature in Massachusetts. In politics Mr. Olney is an 010 time Demo crat, hut was unable to support Ben ilut ler for governor. Jlc did not tako part in the last presidential campaign, but rendered effective service to Mr. Cleveland in an unobtrusive m inner. As a luwver his success has been rather that of a counsellor than that of an advocate. The New Attorney General Judtfon Harmon is not only recog nised as one of the foremost lawyers and jurists of this stat-*. hut also a.i one of the most popular citizens of Ohio. He was born near Cincinnati forty-unit; years ago which has always been his home and is known by all." His father. Rev, )'. V. )l at in on, "was a Baptist m inisier. well known throughout the Ohio valley. Judge Harmon was graduated at Den 1 son uni versity, a Bapist institution at Granville, Ohio, in 1866, and began the practice of ; law in Cincinnati in 18(19, He was a Re publican until 1872, when he Greeley!zed. ; As a Democrat he was elected a common ple.s on the Tilden ticket in is-Tii. | He wis elected supreme judge in l*7.s, i reflected in 1883 ami when ex-Unvcrnor 1 George Hoadlfy went to New York in Htt.*moii resigned fiom the bencti to necomc the head of the linn of ; Haimon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley, i Which represents many r.iihoads and! other larce corporations, and w in which he will continue bis connection. Whin Judge Harmon resigned in I*B7 Governor Foraker appointed .1 udpe William I aft, now United States eiicuit judge, and lormerly solicitor general,to the vacancy. Mrs. Harmon i.n an accomplished lady, the daughter of tne late Dr. Scobey of Hamilton. They have three daughters, Mrs. Kdman Wright, jr., of Philadelphia, Miss Iplizabeth, a recognized society leader, ami Margarie, the youngest of the family, who is 11 years old. CINCINNATI. 0., .tune 7.-When the appointment of Judge Judson Harmon became known here this afternoon attor neys troni the courts ami their olhces THE SUNDAY HERALD Tho Sunday Herald of tomorrow will be ihe most com plote newspaper in Southern California !t will he. replete with news,|personal matters and articles of general information It will be a news paper in the most moaern sense of the word. OI X ASSOCIATED PRESS- SPK CI.VI. LEASED Willi! SERVICE will give a panoramic view ot what the world is doing. Ol X TiIAIN'KD roups OP SPE CIAL CORRESPONDENTS will cover all the ceil Cera south of the Tehaehepi. Among our special ar ticles will be: IS POVERTY A CRIME?—A Herald reporter tells a thrilling story of nis experiences in this Christian city, lie was without money and asked for bread and they gave him the chain gang. Should a man who lias always lived an honorable, upright life he punished if unfortunate circum stances bring him to poverty ami he asks for food to sustain life? Read the story In the Sunday Herald oi the treatment of God's unfortunates. THE WARSHIP NEW YORK—She will represent tho United states navy at the opening of the X [el canal. Illustrations include portrait of "Fighting Bob" Evans, the New i York's commander. THE GREAT YACHT RACE—With illustrations of tin Defender and the ! Valkyrie in. A PAGE POR BICYCLISTS-Many things of interest and pertinent to cy- j clists Doth men and women. I litis- I tinted. SOUND MONEY- A continuation of last Sunday's article on this subject ol vital importance to alt Americans. By James T. Van Kusslaer. WOMAN'S PAGE -What.tho little ones should wear. Some famous old wo men and otfier matters ot interest to tho fair sex. Replete with ii ustra tions. Edited by Mrs. K. M. Cook. rushed to the oflice of Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith A Hoadley to congratulate tho new attorney general und ask for a dato for a tarewell dinner from the bar. Judge Harmon eaid he received a let ter from President Cleveland today and replied to it by wire. He had no knowl edge of his appointment until advised by the Associated I'ress. He went to Columbus tonight on business and does not know when he will go to Washing ton. EACH STOCKHOLDER LIABLE Claim of Counsel for the Government In the Stanford Case SAN FRANCISCO. June 7.—Judge Mc- Kinsick, special counsel for the govern ment, made his crgument in the suit against the Leland Stanforo estate to day in the United States circuit court. Ho endeavored to demonstrate that the dent which was created under the act of congiess of was merely a statutory limitation and not a condition as the Stanford counsel contended. 110 showed that each stockholder is liable for the dehts of the corporation. He argued Hint the railroad had entered into a contract with the government and as a result cer tain liabilities were created. The rail road had accepted tho land giants and agreed to pay the bonds on maturity. Tne government had exacted tho rail road's pledge that it would maintain the road in good condition transport the mails tor certain fixed sums and pay into the treasury of the United States a certain per cent age of the dividends In order to redeem tne bonds when they matured. Counsel argued that congress had im posed a personal liauility. The govern ment was not dealing with an inanimate body like a corporation, hut with the stockholders themselves. THE RED WINS THE RELAY Grand Bicycle Race Between Chicago and New York The Actual Time Between the Cities Was 65 Hours 53 ninutcs Zimmerman and Johnson Races NEW YORK, June B.—The great relay bicycle race ot the red aud blue between Chicago and this city was finished at 1:60 o'clock tliis (Saturdaj) morning. The actual time of the raco was th> hours 53 minutes. The last relay should have reached the finishing post at Sixtieth otreet and the Western boulevard at X o'clock this morning. Arriving when they did they broke all American records for a relay race. 'Ihe red, representing the postal service, the blue, which rep resented the military, not arriving until 2:39. The race Had its start at Chicago at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. SYRACUSE. X. V.. June 7.-The fol lowing was wired tonight. To A. A. Zimmerman, Freehold, X. .1.: Wii.lield MoLain. secretary of the driv ing parlt, Grand liapids, Mich., offers $2500 for you aud Johnson to raco July 7th. mile heats, best three in five, or three to rivo mile dash paced by quad. Johnson accepts. What will you do. (Signed) T. W. E(JK. In addition to this Eck has received an offer of (2000 from the Pennsylvania Bioycle club for n roatcn between Zim merman and Johnson on June 29th, which has been accepted by Johnson. Secured a nighty Power I BUFFALO, .Mine 7.—Chouncey M. De ' pew, H. Walter Webb, John Jacob Astor, Howard Webb and H. M. Tronibly have secured a controlling interest In the I>p pew Improvement company by payment of 9728.U00 in purchasing a huge block \of stork of the company. It is believed I that Cornelius Vanderbilt is also inter- RUHARD OL.NF.V, Newly Appointed Secretary of the Department of State. c ted in the enterprise. These men c ui iroJ the power company of Niagara falls, and it is believed tho intention is to bring the car works of the Lake Shore and West Shore roads, the Lackawanna, the Nickel Plate, New York Central and tiio Wagner company to Depew, there to no operated by electrical power brought from the falls* A meeting of tne invest ors will be held in New York Monduy and an election of officers will then take place. Daring Robbers OAKLAND, Juno 7.—D. J. Clark was held up at the head of a stairway in his residence beloro daylight this morning by t'iree burglars. After a short scuffle I c uroke away from bis assailants, who escaped by tho rear window through which they entered. Clark's right band Mas badly lacerated from the hammer of a revolver ho held during the light. Forest Fires Caused by Carelessness BRAZIL. tnd M Juno 7. .Serious forest fires are rasing in tue northern part of this county and the .southern part of Parke, caused by railroad men burning THE HERALD LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1895.-TEN PAGES. ties along tho track. It is sail) that about 300 acres of limber have been con sumed by the names, while some resi dence property is threatened. A large number of men have been constantly nt work lighting the fire. The shafts at the coal mines or the Superior Coal Company, the Isaac Mcintosh Coal company, tho Swamp A ngd mine and several others are threatened. Lniilami Disliked in Nicaragua NEW YORK. June 7. The Herald's Washington correspondent says: Eif gland is reaping a sorry harvest as' a result o| the < orir.to al'f.i'itr. By landing her marines on NTuaraguan soil to secure the payment of indemnity for the expulsion ol ex-Consul Hatch, she sowed for her self seeds of hatred in tho native breast that has produced a crop of most bitter animosity, and lias already affected bfl interests in Nicaragua and will undoubt edly continue to do so. A D?spcrate Character SANTA BARBARA, June 7. -Theodore BoniJld, after sevorelv btating a man over ihe bead in Lompoc last night, escaped lo Ln ß Alamos, where a constable made an attempt to arrest him,. Bnnillo fired two shots at the constable and heat him into Insensibility. Two men disarmed and at'icsted him. M. D. Boruck 111 SAN I«'RAN<TSCO, June 7.-Marcus l>. Bomck is seriously ill, hia condition being precarious. ON THE FENCE IS KNIGHTEN'S "PULL" THE STRONGEST? FREIGHT ON ORANGES CUT The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Reduce Rates In Carload Lots Seedlings and Mediterranean Sweets Will Be Handled for $i a Hundred Pounds SAN FRANCISCO. June ".—The South ern Pacific has joined the Santa Fe in a proposition to reduce tho rate on orange seedlings shipped to eastern points. The proposed rate is $t per hundred pounds in carload lot? of not ksi than 24,000 pounds. The existing rate is $1.25. The rate will only apply on seedlings and Mediterranean Sweets. The rate on navels and other varieties will lemain the same. It is expected that the reduced rate will enable the growers to market tlie balance of their crop of oranges at paying prices and save them from a heavy loss. Tho rate will apply to all eastern points, in eluding the Atlantic seaboard. THE WATER CARNIVAL santa Cruz Preparing for Its Great Gondola Festival SANTA CRUZ, June 7.—The highest tide of the season was last night. Not withstanding its force it was a test which the dam passed through successfully. This morning the river has the appear ance of a lake, the water almost touching the floor of the hand stand. Large boats arc hemp rowed over its BUr/ace, while on both sides of the river men aro build ing gondolas. It has been decided to add fifty feet more of wharfage to the land ing place of the queen's throne This has been found necessary owing to the large number of boats entered lor tho proces sion on the river. The queen's barge is being modeled after that of the Dotre of Venice. It will he a gorgeous affair, canopied and illuminated by incandes cent lights. Maskers' day. Saturday.will be devoted entirely to pleasure. Every body is requested to mask. Already hundreds of costumes have arrived. Business men. professional men, and in tact everybody will appear in mask. Rooms have been engaged for, Governor Budd and staff, street decorating is be ing rapidly pushed. Out for Business CHICAGO, Juno 7.- Chicago vegetari ans are preparing to open a restaurant. They will he certain of a considerable patronage from the start for a physician who believes in the diet has said he will send -U() patients there to eat. The res taurant is to be put in the business part of tho city. Honor-, to the Dead MAXAOI'A, Nicaragua, via Galveston, June 7.- The remains of Ifiram Lutt, I" nited States consul, who died yester day afternoon, wero buried today. The body was escorted to the cemetery by all the N icaragnan ministers and 20 soldiers A military salute was tired over tho grave. A Suspicion of Murder SAN AN TONIO, lex.. June 7. W. 1\ Cronkitc, a wealthy building contractor, owning a ranch on Saledo creek t fix miles out. and wife, were drowned in tho creek this morning. They wrc said to have cone fishing. Suspicious wounds on the nian'a head point to murder. More Fighting In West Africa BERLIN, June 7. An official dispatch from llerr Yon I'uttkamcr governor of Cameroon district, West Africa.announces there has been severe lighting .nth the rebellions Hoko tribes. Four strongholds of the rebels have been stormed by Ger man colonial troops, ana 200 tribesmen killed and many others captured. On the side of the Germans twelve colonial sol diers were Killed nr.l furtj-seven woun ded. A SERIOUS CHARUE A Prominent Citizen of rtodesto Arrested for Attempted Assault MODESTO Juno 7.-8. L. Hanscom, formerly proprietor of tho Modesto Her ald, and late vice principal of the pulbic schools,was arrested today upon a chars'* of attempting to rape Miss Ala Bisb T» ot this city. Tho complaint was man. Patrick .1. Collins Amclio Carcia Anthony Azof! by a brother ot the young lady. The alleged aassault was committed lastT'cb ruary'al which time Hanscom resigned his "position m tho schools. He gave $2000 bonds for his apcarance. Hanscom is a married man. STATE HORTICULTURISTS Resolutions ol Respect on the Death of L. W. Buck SAN I'RANCIsro, Juno 7.—At a meet ing of the State board of horticulture to day the following resolutions were adopted by a rising vote: Whereas, It has pleased the all-wise Creator lo remove by death L. W. Ruck, the vice-president of'this board, t bete fore be it L'esolved, That in the death of ex-Sen ator Buck tho notttcuUurists of the state Gave lost a steadfast fi i uid and tho state a faithful servant; and not only do t!:<sj Tads apply to tuts state hut the I nited States has' lost one of iiu most energetic and jrogrossive citizens. Resolved. That tne state board of borti. culture, assembled this 7th day of June at the room" of the board in San Fran Cisco, hereoy extends to tbe family of the late senator their heartfelt sympathy in this their greatest possible bereavement. J Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the board and that a copy be engrossed and attested by its officers and transmitted to the family of our late associate commissioner. Colonel Mark L. McDonald of Santa Rosa was elected to the office of vice president to fill the vacancy caused by the death uf Commissioner ifuck. A STEAMER OVERDUE The Mexico, Running on the Victeria Route. Behind Time RAN FRANCISCO, Juno ".—The fact that the steamer Mexico is about twenty four hours overdue at Victoria from this port tloes not cause any apprehension here. The Mexico left on June 4th for Puget Sound ports, carrying a large number of passengers and a heavy cargo. The supposition is that she has been delayed by the strong northwest winds that Dave been blowing during tho week. POLICE INSPECTOR M'LAUOHXIN One of the New York Force Found Uullty NEW YORK, June 7.—Pdlico Inspector McLaughlin, on trial before Justice tlar rett charged with extortion, was found guilty tonight. Hi; attorney moved for a new trial ano for arrest of judgment. Tb« bearing of this motion was fixed lot- Monday, June 17th FIFTY PEOPLE PERISHED Death List in the Black Forest Cloud burst Increased Thirty Houses Were Demoliahed—A Second Wall ot Water Caused Addi tional Devastation STUTTGART, June 7.—lt is officially announced that the fatalities which~"re sulted from the cloud burst Wednesday over the Wurtemburg portion of the Black Forest amount to fifty. At Batiugen thirty houses were demolished by the river Eyach. Theer was another cloud burst last evening over tbe same district and the Eyach valley was again flooded. Tha damage done is not known. Items valley was also visited by a waterspout, and thete have heen heavy thunder storms throughout the southern portion of Wnr tomburg. The Danubo and >'eckar are greatly swollen. OLDENBURG. June 7. —Reports have been received here to tho effect that Kobersdorff. a Hungarian watering place, has been submerged by the sudden freshets of the swollen mountain streams'? Twelve persons are missing. The tor rents swept the country adjoining, car rying away many of the massive bridges and tho peasants fled to the hills for tefuge. Many families aro reported homeless. LONDON', June 7.- A dispatch to the Daily News fro'n Vienna says the report ! from Kobersdorff makes it evident that 100 persons are missing at that place !as a result of mountain floods. Eighteen bodies have been recovered. Off for Camp Budd SACRAMENTO. June ".—The Second Infantry regiment, N. G. C. will leave this city tomorrow morning by boat lor Vallejo'for an eight days' encampment. The companies go well repreaentea and will arrive at Camp Budd in tho even ing. The regiment is one of the finest in the 3tate. The Bishop of Dunedin Dead LONDON, June ti.—The Times an nounces the death of lit. Rev. Dr. Moran, the Catholic bishop of Dunedin. A Stubborn Juror in Trouble RAX FRANCISCO, June 7.—Julius Meyer, who voted for acquittal against the other eleven jurors at the trial of W. K. Paulsell. charged with robbing a faro bank, because, as he said, ho disliked Judge Belcher. before whom the case was tried, was this morning cited for con tempt in interfering wwb tbe court pro ceedings. The other cloven juiors ate In censed against Meyer. Death on the Rail CAMDEN, Ark.. Juno eWA wrock oc curred on the mill road of the Littlo Bay Lumber company, near what is known as KapOy Hollow, In Calhoun county. The engine jumpeu the track. «IS*» Those killed outright were: Melvin Uouthcrford. Frank Sloan, Joe Airson. Seriously Injured: John Cohley. Jo'tn Chambers, Rd Hopkins, Jim Wagner. Nearlng the Two Million ,lark CHICACO, June 7. The city direct ory, which will ho published within a few days, will give Chicago a minimum population of 1,895|000; 110,000 mure names than last year. "Patticr of the trench Navy*'DM LONDON, J line 8.- The Times an nouoecs the death of Vice-Admiral Choi.ait, known as "The Father of tho French Navy." £ Weather Today: fair. "y EMPLOYMENT IS SOON PROVIDED (Tothoio who seek situations through Tho Herald "want columns'* in most all cases. It costs but a few cents. The Herald's Circulation is ( limbing Up Rapidly. PRICE FIVE CENTS IN ONE TWO THREE ORDER A Trio of Murderers Executed at San Qucntin SCENES ON THE OALLOWS Tbe Killing of Detective Lea Harris Avenged Garcia, the San Bernardino Assassin, does te His Death With a Smile-Collins' Bravado Forsakes Hias Associated Press Special Wire. PSAN FRANCISCO, June 7.—ln tM state prison at San Quentin three murder ers were hanged today. The men wen Patrick Collins, who stabbed his wife twonty-eight times because she would not continue to relinquish her earning* for the maintenance of lier husband's de bauches; Antonio Azof, who shot De tective Een Harris of the Southern Pacific to avoid capture for robbing the railway station at Moulder Creek, and Amelia (iarcio, a Mexican who slew James Guil minot, an aged resident of San Bernar dino, because the victim would not give his money to Garcia and two compan ions. SAN QUENTIN PRISON. June 7.-At 8 o'clock this morning Warden Hals walked to the old factory building in the prison yard, in the third story of which gallows' had been erected for the execu tion of Patrick J. Collins. Amelio Garcia and Anthony Azof. He visited the con - detuned men in their cells and found them cheerful. The warden prepared to read the deatb warrants. Collins offered to waive the reading, but the warden carried out the formalities of the law to the letter. During tbe reading the con demned men paid liiilo attention. They seemed relieved when tho preliminary was finished. Garcia passed a good night. He went to bed early and slept soundly, but the slumbers of Coliins and Azof were dis turbed. ■At 7 o'clock breakfast wus served. All three ate heartily of fruit, coffee and bread. Early Father Lagan and other Catholic priests from San Rafael arrived at the prison and offered consolation to the three men. Collins and Garcia were Catholics and embraced the rites of the church. A/.of at tbe last hour was bap tized in the Catholic faith. At 8:.'!0 tha condemned men bathotl and donned black trousers and dark blouses. As soon as tbe 7:4(1 train arrived from San Francisco with about 100 citizens invited to witness the executions,tiarcia was taken from his cell and led to the gallows. Before him walked two priesrs chanting the Catholio service. Ho smiled as he walked up tho stairs Events of tbe World, the Nation, Southern California and Los Angeles WEATHER REPORT-tnited States depart ment of agriculture weather bureau's report, received at Los Angeles June 7, 1890. 08 | .17 00 I «2 ; 92 I 52 : 82 84 I 00 I 70 . i] 70 :nto '. B. .. ! g ..( d. „|l Forecast—Juno 7.—For Southern California: Fair; nearly stationary temperature; fresh westerly winds along the coast. Temperature—Report of observations taken at L,os Angeles, Juno 7th. [Note—Barometer reduced to sua level.] Timo. . :00 a. m. ■ -.00 p. m. !»4 jSW 04, |W Maximum temperature, 73. Minimum temperature, 3ti. BY TELEGRAPH— The president yesterday appointed Attorney General Olney to be secretary for tho department of state, and Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, 0., to be at toincy general The prince of Wales* horse, Florizell, won the race for the Man chester cup; the American horse. who was heavily backed, finished tenth; thero wero 80,000 people on the trHck.... One ol the survivors of tho Colima raakea serious charges against tho competency of tho officers....Three murderers wero exe cuted at San Qucnttn prison. ...It is now known that 50 people perished and 30 houses were destroyed by tho cloud burst in the Black forest, Germany...,lt is ro pnrted that Heany, the alleged purloinet of $80,000 worth of bullion from tho Car pun mint, is living at a I.eadvillc, C 010.... The story that three torpedo boats wero fit ting out In this country for tho Cuban revolutionists, is not bel leved: it is thought to bo ft ruse to divert attention from other points. ABOUT THE CITY—A budget or gossip from University....Paladinl's libels; continued Insults and continuod arrests.....V news paper proprietor sued for $-5,000 damage* ....The trial of Wong Chuey The oil well cases; an appeal by the district attorney from k police judge's docis -1 0n.... An injunction granted; irrigation Companies nt war over an alleged useless waste of water ...The highest bidder on the electric light franchise gets left; a street ear franchise also disposed 0t....A pro posed ordinance creating disturbance; city officials threatened with suitß; it is ail 1 about oil we 115.... Will enforce the exempr pension law if possible .. police court I ceedings The Bridget Wilson will con- .1 test cose The city troop of Loa Angeles ....A brute's attempt to commit rape.... I With the Masons last night The discus sion on individual teaching Musical notes, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Santv Monica—The chapel car's work.... Baptist association. San linesAnniNo—Mrs. Kate Barnes on trial for poisoning her husfcnnd, Santa Ana—odd Fellows' election....Na tional Uuard inspection Pomona—The annual tolk about a water sys tem. I!t:ni: \Nos—School t; ustee election. Santa Catalina—Large number of Tisilors. Ontario—Equipment for ihe electric roads. I' am a hen a— Election of school trustee.... Held tor trial. WHERE YOU MAY OO TODAY , m orpheum theater, matinee and at Ii p. Be.-- An Irish Stew and vaudeville. Burbank theater, matinee att'7, :.t 0 J». ■ Captain Ucruc, L. S. A, " ~~ THE NEWS