Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-26

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meeting unanimously appointed General
Carey, Colonel Tobin and Colonel Sheehap
a committee to look after the matter. Gov
ernor Stoneman again spoke, and stated
that the regular army officers and veterans
stood ready to instruct the citizen soldierv
IN camp duty at any time. Captain White
made practical speech, of great force
showing that he received $I00, on which he
had to maintain a company of fifty men.
He explained how much time every man
had TO give to military duty, the cost to
each private pocket and the perfection OF
the system by which the commander knew
at any hour Of day or night where to put
his finger on any man of the force. He
explained how, two years ago. the First
Regiment for four days guarded the prisons
III Sacramento and kept at bay mob, and
saved more to the State and city OF Sacra-
mento than all the State has given the
Guard IN ten years past. Other illustra-
tons of the moral and physical force of the
organized militia were given. Mr. Woods.
OF the Assembly, and others, made re-
marks indorsingth the National Guard and the
meeting adjourned in high state of en-
thuslasln and with final toast to the brig
ade commander General Carey.
THE CASE OF C. n. BLAKE.-Coroner
Clark held ali inquest last evening in the
case of Q. n. Blake, who shot himself in
the doorway of the Coroner's office Tuesday
morning. The jury returned verdict of
suicide while labOring under depression of
spirits. 1t appears that Mr.. Blake sent the
| following letter to his wife prior to COM
hitting the fatal deed: Sacramento.
February %, 1885. My Dear Wife and
Children: The Independent Order CT Odd
Fellows beat me, and you know | am not
able to work. l leave a card and a paper
to ask the people of San Francisco to help
you. send you SIS by Wells & Fargo. if
you don get 1t by tomorrow, let Harry go
and get II, and don't you worry about ME. |
am not worth it. Good-by, dear wife and
children, you will get along great deal
better without me-" Mrs. Blake, on being
interviewed by a San Francisco reporter,
stated that her husband was q Dane. and
came to this country in 1919 She is also
Dane and married him in Carson, Ney..
| about sixteen years ago. From there they
| came to Sacramento about ten or twelve
| years ago, where he worked at his trade as
a carpenter till about two years ago, when
/ they went to San Francisco. From her
statement it is evident that both she and
her husband were satisfied that he was
afflicted with disease Of the heart Yester-
day, however, DR.. White assisted by sew
| eral other physicians, performed an
autopsy, which showed that the deceased
was in excellent health all the organs of
! his body were III remarkably good condi-
ton for a man of his age-60 years.
THE TURNER MAsQUZRADE.-Fun and
frolic will hold high carnival at the old
Pavilion, Sixth and NJ streets, tonight, on
the occasion of the sixteenth annual mas
querade OF the Sacramento Turn Verein
There will be beautiful and novel decora-
tons, brilliant illumination by electric
lights, costumes magnificent and grotesque,
and excellent music by the Hussar band.
The sale of tickets to those intending TO 90
in costume has been very large, insuring a
well-filied floor, and it will be in order for
| those who wish TO look on to secure tickets
| early, as only limited number will be dis
posed of. They can be obtained of A
Laue, 413 J street, who also will attend to
the carriage list. The beautiful prizes to
be awarded, aggregating $400 in value, have
| been on exhibition at c. A Sawteles for
several days, and have attracted great deal
of attention. and also stimulated those in
tending to compete for them to the greatest
eXertion. The Turner's will introduce many
new features this Year, including interest
ing and amusing exercises by the active
lHSiilbClS vi tIlt 1uTU tTeln. uIller me
leadership of their new instructor, Louis
GerichteR; but probably the most attract
i've of all will be the pyramid-building by
the Pacific Athletic Club of San Francisco,
introducing twelve of the best gymnasts on
the coast, who will appear as Bedouin
Arabs.
SENTENCE CoMMUTED.-The Governor yes
terday commuted the sentence of Charles
WE'LL, who was tried and convicted of
grand larceny, at the April term, 1888, in
the Superior Court of San Francisco, and
sentenced to four years imprisonment i'll
the State Prison, to two years. 1t was done
on the recommendation of the Board of
State Prison Directors at regular meeting
held October, 1884, unanimously recon-
mending that the said WE'LL be pardoned.
on Lhe grounds that he does not belong 10
the criminal class, and that his good con-
duct and extraordinary zeal as a blacksmith
has stimulated others, and helped to fin
prove the discipline of the prison His
pardon, owing to the fact that he has four
months credits, will take place to-day.
IScoRroRATED.-The following articles of
incorporation were yesterday filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State: The P. J.
Reyes Gold and Silver Mining and Milling
Company, to purchase hold and work min
Ing claims and mines of gold and silver,
and other valuable ores, metals and min
erals in the State Of Nevada and to erect,
purchase or lease and operate, in said State
of Nevada mills for the reduction of ores
Principal place of business, San Francisco.
Directors-George T. Marye, Jr., San Fran
cisco; Frederick Getchell, Oakland AL
fred Wheeler, San Francisco F. j. keyes,
I @.
cisco. Capital stock, S10,000,000, divided
into 100000 shares Of the par value of 500
each.
METROPOLITAN THEArER - Arlington.
Girard & Wyatt's Ministries give this even
iEg q special and final entertainment An
entire change Of programme will be made,
in which Dixon, Kellogg, Louis and Ire
CELLS will sing new songsIand Billy Ar
lington and Ed. Girard viii appear in new
specialties. The trained dogs will again be
put through their tricks, and Xaroni will
perform his ball and knife tossing feats,
while Hooley and Donivan will appear in
double act. The company goes to Stock
ton tomorrow, and 10 San Francisco on
Monday. The management has wisely re-
duced the admission for tonight to so
cents for the drcss-circle and % cents for
the gallery.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were
made yesterday Walter Lrsk, by officer
Franks, fol battery James McClane, by the
same officer for malicious mischief; G. B.
Ftger, by Chief Jackson and officer Ash,
for malicious mischief; Ye Chun, by officers
Farrell and Sullivan, for carrying a con-
cealed weapon and visiting an opium den;
Dan. Manning and China Joe. by the same
officers, for visiting an opium den Ong
Coon, by the same officers, for keeping an
opium den.