Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-09
Sudden Death of the Queen OF the Sand
wlch Islands.

sudden. On the day preceding the sad
event she had complained of a severe head
ache, and called in her physician, Dr.. Nc
Ribbon, who had not deemed the symp-
toms alarming. Her headache continued
until Saturday, and no fear was entertained
that it would result in anyway seriously.
Shortly before l o'clock q telegram called
the doctor quickly to the Queens bedside.
The doctors fears were Immediately
aroused upon seeing her condition, and he
sent for DR.. Tross eau. Medicine was adj
ministered and quick Improvement fol-
lowed. The Queen arose, attempted to
pass into another room, but at the thresh-
old was seized with violent commissions.
She was seriously Ill less than an hour,
when death ensued. She was 40 years OF
age.
E Emma Kaleleonalani was the daughter
of Fanny Young KekelaOkalani and Naea,
a high chief. Fanny Young Kekelokalani
was the daughter Of kacanaeha, q high
chiefess, whose father, kcliimaikai, was
own brother to Kamehameha /. The fu-
ture Queen was born January ,, 1886, in a
house TidkGi of the premises now occupied
by the Catholic Sisters. Before her birth she
had, according TO native custom, been
promised to DR.. T. c. B. Rookie, who was
married to Grace kamaikui Young, a
younger sister of Queen Emmas mother.
Immediately after her birth the little
chiefess was carried to the residence of DR..
Rookie, which then became her home till
her marriage. and to which she returned
upon the demise of her royal husband, and
in which she has just closed her eyes i'll
death.
The Eagan-AshtOn Affair.
SAN Francisco, May Sth-To-dav Charles
Ashton. the real estate dealer, who was
shot in his office on Montgomery street
yesterday by Captain J. l.. Eagan, was
resting easily on his cot in the Receiving
Hospital, with every prospect, according to
the Police Surgeons diagnosis, of speedy
recovery The ball which struck him in
front glanced off on rib and was found
afterward by the police officers on the floor
of his office. The other ball, which en-
tered behind and was cut out in front, it is
believed penetrated no vital part, though
passing near the wall of the abdominal
cavity. AshtOn's wife spent the night with
him and was in attendance to-day. He
ate q hearty breakfast this morning, and
talked cheerfuuy to those about him.
Eagan yesterday suffered with cramps,
caused by the strychnine he swallowed,
but to-day was out of all danger
In the Police Court this morning the ex-
animation of charge Of assault to murder
against Eagan was postponed until Monday
next.
An Overdose of Opium.
SAN Francisco, May Sth.-H. c. Vaughn,
a man about 30 years Of age, arrived from
HOngkong on the steamer City of Rio de
Janeiro on Wednesday. He registered al
the Montgomery Hotel on Second street
This morning he was found in his room
unconscious. When taken to the Receiy-
al I,, ,,l !
expired. Death is supposed to have resulted
from an overdose of opium. The Coroner
viii hold an inquest.
Arrest of Burglars and Recovery of
stolen Property.
SAN Francisco, May Sth.-Two burglars
We're arrested here to-day for robbing the
safe of H. c. Bell e. Co., of OrovilIe, last
September of money and business paper
amounting to $4,000, and the safe of Mel
son Butler, of Princeton, Colusa county, on
April 18th. In the last robbery they got
some 81 600 in coin, numerous checks and
notes, and all the business papers of John
Boggs Chairman OF the State Prison Com
missioners. Boggs' papers consisted Of
deeds notes, insurance policies, etc, and !
amounted to many thousands of dollars. |
April 2ist, the thieves wrote to Bell & Co. |
Butler and BoggS, offering TO return the
Bell papers for 500, and Butler and BoggS'
papers for $500. The letters were put in
the hands of the police. and to-day they
arrested, through decOy letters. James
Martin and Thomas 7. Wilson. who con-
fessed to being the robbers and gave up all
the papers and $3.50 in money.
Important Reduction in Local Passenger
Rates.
SAN FRANCtsCo, Nav Sth.-An important |
-eduction in local passenger rates on the |
Southern Pacific in Arizona and New Mex !
co will 90 into effect June lst. The local |
'atcs have been ten cents a mile in those |
-Wo Territories, Senator Stanford has or |
Tered that after June LIST the rate for single |
rips Of ten miles or less shall six and a |
lalf cents per mile; for single trips of |
more than ten miles, six cents, and for |
'ound trip tickets, good for thirty days, five !
,ents a mile. Train rates Will be fifteen |
)er cent additional. That IS, when ticket |
s bought on the train, and not at the sta
ion ticket Office, the additional percentage !
S charged.
rhe Supposed New Disease Among the
Grape Vines.
SAN FRAXcIsco. May sth.-After care
ul and thorough investigation o4 the sup
,osed new disease discovered among the
rave vines in Santa Clara county, speci-
mems of which were sent 10 the State
Board of NiticUlture by Father Cichi, Of
he Santa Clara College, the use Of the
microscope has shown in every instance
hat the biackening and subsequent with
ring of the leaves IS not caused bv any
diseased condition of the plants them
elves, but are the result OF perioratiOn by
minute beetles.
Ealing on the Governor for Assistance.
MAEYsvULE, May sth.-At = meeting Of
he Board Of Supervisors Of Yuoa county
o-day resolution was adopted calling on
he Governor of the State 10 furnish a suf-
icient force of the militia to enforce the
leCrees Of the Courts against the hydraulic
miners, who are disobcyine the iniunc-
ions. \ lengthy preamble recites in part
he history Of the litigation, giving the
'ause why the DEGREES are not enforced,
ana CensuTng the action OF Chief Justice
Morrison and Judge Toohy, Of san Fran
ISCO in the matter The following extracts
rom the resolution, in broken sentences,
give some OF the more salient points Our
)ficers are powerless TO enforce the DEGREES
If the Court when obtained. against the
owners OF the hydraulic mines. The
Jhief Justice of the State has re-
intcrfeTcd and prevented the
aw being enforced against the
hydraulic miners. The citizens Of the val
cy have been law-ahding, and the DEGREES
IF the Courts must and Shall be enforced
md that the Supervisors Of the different
counties Will use every legal means in their
power 10 see them enforced The granting
IF six writs of ha5eas corpus before as
many Courts in the State is without paral-
eel in legal Jurisprudence. " e call on the
Governor of the State 20 bring the military
nto requisition, and place enough of them
III the different rivers where the hydraulic
mines have been enjoined, and are now
unning in open violation Of said DEGREES.
o enforce The DEGREES Of the Courts. Other
counties in this district will take similar
gction in the premises
The Convention of Baptists.
Los ANGELES, May sth.-Seycn churches
we're received into the fellowship Of the
General Baptist Convention at its session
Most Of these churches are in
his vicinity though the Emanuel Church
It San Jose was one and the church Los
iatos another.