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Show CREAM Of THE NPXS. Frederick A. Burnham, former president presi-dent of the Mutual Reserve Insurance company, and George Burnham and George D. Eldrldge, former vtce-presl-dents of the company, were arraigned before be-fore Judge Cowling In New York on five Indictments returned by the grand jury against each charging them with grand larcenv and forgery. The special session of the California Legislature, called to enact laws made necessary by the earthquake and fire, adjourned ad-journed yesterday, having considered and passed upon the subjects Included In the proclamation. The Senate passed a bill yasterday authorising au-thorising railroads on application of shippers ship-pers to carry live stock thirty-six hours without unloading, instead of twenty-four hours, as at present. ... Evidence has 'been introduced to show that A. N. Mc Vicar, who was found dead In a trunk at Stockton, Cal., had been placed in the trunk alive. A sensation was produced when Mrs. Kaufman, wife of a wealthy brewer of Sioux, 8- D., and Ertckson, a hired man, were arrested on a charge of manslaughter manslaugh-ter in conneci-on with the death of Agnes Potrela. a domestic in the Kaufman home. It is alleged that Mrs. Ksufman has an ungovernable temper and killed the girl In a fit of anger. Militia was called out In Virginia to protect pro-tect William Lee, a negro in jail at East-vllle, East-vllle, Va., charged with assault upon Mrs. Robert Barnes and her cousin. Kiss Powell. An amendment was offered by Mr. Bowerseck of Kansas to the sundry civil appropriation bill that no part of the ap- Eropriation should apply to any soldiers' ome where a canteen Is maintained. John Alexander Dowle i the star witness wit-ness yesterday before Judge Landls in the United States Circuit court at Chicago over the question as to who Is owner of Zlon City. |