Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-19
PACIFIC SLOPE.
MEETING OF TIE STATE HORTI.
CULTURAL SOCIETY.
Suicide of q Lunatic-Transcon
mental Association-The Dyna-
miters-Indian Affairs.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE srooRD-us1os.
CALIFORNIA.
State Horticultural society.

0AA<AN OAh4NA<As
State Horticultural Society.
SAN Francisco, December 1Sth.-The
regular December meeting of the State
Horticultural Society was held at the
Grand Hotel this afternoon, because the
regular meeting day, the last Friday of the
month, falls this year on Christmas. Pro-
fessor Hilgard presided. George H Perry,
of San Francisco, was elected member.
Senator Joseph Reuter-, of Sacramento
county, and Mrs. A. L. Bancroft of San
Francisco, were proposed for election at
the next meeting.
Matthew Cooke, of Sacramento. opened
the discussion on insect pests. He alluded
first to the history of the warfare against
pests in this State He then said that it
has been demonstrated that scale insects
can be killed by the use of proper mate
rails in the proper manner. He objected
TO the conclusion of the United States En-
tomologist against the use of alkaline
washes. Eleven years of experience had
taught him that wash made of equal
parts of commercial potash and caustic
soda constituted the best application. He
described how thoroughly and carefully
the work should be done, and
the wash made of the right density.
He opposed using coal oil, or any
of the common remedies for scale insects,
on deciduous trees For the Goblin moth he
found that the use of cans with sweet mix
lures amounted to little. Picking off the
wormy fruit, using bands around the trees
and the careful scalding of all boxes and
/ cleaning all lighthouses and killing the
larya hiding therein, he considered the
| best means of warfare. For peach moth,
| he would spray in the winter with one
| pound of commercial potash to five quarts
| of water. He spoke of q fly which preys
| upon the larva of the peach moth and re-
| larva and kills it. For the green beetles
which eat fruit, he would spray with four
| pounds soap, one pound buhach, TO ten
| gallons of water. This brings the insects
| down. For the red spider he recommended
| whale oil soap and tobacco infusion. For
the woolly aphis, he has killed those on
the roots by uncovering the large roots by
! removing The soil and putting on wood
| ashes; the insects on the branches he kills
with an emulsion of soap and coal oil. Mr..
| Cooke continued with mention of other in
sects of less Importance.
The Transcontinental Association.
SAN FRANCIsco, December ISth.-The as
ISOLATION met this morning, but as yet no
| definite action has been taken upon any
| question, and none will be taken at the
meeting in this city. The routine business
to be settled has been very great, and the
questions arising upon the plans of reor-
| ganization require so mature consideration
that the members of the association have
| found that they would have to miss their
! holidays at home if the business were TO
be completed here 1t has been deter
mined that the meeting shall adjourn to
meet at New York on the second Tuesday
| in February. There was meeting of the
| freight agents this afternoon, and there
may be final meeting of either the freight
or passenger agents tomorrow but moth
| ing will be done other than to arrange the
business for the next meeting. The Off
| Gals of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
| Fe road started for home this afternoon on
their special train. and the other railroad
| magnates will go tomorrow.
The Dynamite Conspiracy.
SAN Francisco, December 1Sth.-The
| County Grand Jury were in session this at
| ternoon. Chief Crowley and Captain Lees
were summoned to appear. 1t was the
general impression that not much tes;i-
| mony would be received to-day, but that
| the jury would spend some time in consid-
ering what should be done, the law bearing
| upon the cases of the accused dynamiters,
etc. There was comparatively small
| crowd about the old City Hall this after
noon.
Signal Service Indications.
SAN Francisco. December 1Sth-s p M
| Indications for the succeeding 80 hours
North Pacific, cloudy weather and rain,
except in the southern portion. where fair
| weather, followed by increasing cloudiness
and rain, will prevail southerly winds,
| fresh to brisk along the coast. Middle Pa
cific, generally fair weather, with variable
IL
| brisk along the northern portion of the
coast South Pacific, cloudy weather and
rain, followed by fair weather, with variable
winds, generally northwosterly.
Suit to Condemn Right of Way.
| SAN JOSE, December 1Sth.-A suit was
| begun to-day by the New Almaden and
| Saratoga Railroad to condemn right of
way through the lands of J. F. Thompson
and ]. B. J. Portal, the parties being unable
| to agree.
| Small Blaze in Chico.
Chico, December 1Sth.-A small. fine
dwelling, occupied by Philip Fink, and
| owned by H. Fink was destroyed by fire
at O'Clock last night. The building was
insured for $500 and the furniture for the
same amount. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion of coal-oil
| lamp.
A Report Denied.
SAN BUENAvEYTURA, December 18TH
! Responsible reporters here deny having
sent false dispatch to a San Francisco
| journal as to landowners boycotting lesees
of land who refused to sign against
| Sprague.
Insane Patient Hangs Himself.
NAPA, December 1Sth.-A patient at the
| asylum named Michael Whelan hanged
himself Wednesday night from the tran
som over the door with sheet taken from
his bed.