Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-27
HOME AND ABROAD.
TRAIN WRECKED Or THE MIS-.
SUCRI PACIFIC,
Matters in Washington = Charles
Crocker-FamiIy Quarrel
Foreign Affairs.
DOMESTIC.
Orders to Advance Rates.

Orders TO Advance Rates.
New YORK, April 26th.-The Southern
Pacific Company has issued orders to ad
vance rates on the same basis as on other
roads. We have not led the advance. be-
cause we did not lead the decline said
Z. 2. Huntington. = We don't intend to
put rates very high, and passenger rates
certainly will not be as high as before. The
trans-contnental troubles are not settled
and the roads are not moving together col
lectively. No settlement has been made
with the Pacific Mail, which can afford to
hold out some time yet
THE ATcHIsoN RISE.
CHICAGO, April 26th.-The announce
ment was made to-day that, taking effect
April Goth, first-class limited fares from the
Missouri river to San Francisco, via the
Atchison road would be $50; second-class
and emigant, $35; 10 Los Angeles, Moiave
and POINTS on the California Southern. $40
second-class and emigrant, $50. These are
flat rates, without rebate. The $40 south
ern points first-class rates are expected to
force the Omaha roads TO q similar figure,
or to give up the fight for the southern
California business.
WITHHELD PENDING AN ELECTION.
New York, April 26th.-The statement
is made that the announcement of the set
tlement of the Transcontinental trouble is
being withheld pending the election of
officers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany next month.
Freight Train Wrecked on the Missouri
Pacific.
KANSAS CRY, April 26th-An incoming
freight train on the Missouri Pacific kali
road was wrecked al o'clock this morn
ircr hot u aap Wvaplotta ap1 thic n;t ,aor
the Kaw River bridge The spikes had
been removed from the rails on a curve,
an when the train approached the engine
and four freight cars went off the track
down an embankment. The engine rolled
over and stopped bottom side up at the
waters edge. Ben Harten. the fireman,
and Geo. Carlisle, brakeman, were killed
outright. Engineer j. H. Fowler. was
thrown into the river and seriously in
jure1. No clue as to the perpetrator has
yet been obtained.
LATER-The scene of the wreck is
about two miles from this city
The Missouri Pacific track there
skirts the bluffs which line the west
bank of the Kansas river, and passes under
street bridge which connects Wyandotte
with Kansas City. Engineer Fowler says
that he slackened speed on approaching the
bend of the river, keeping sharp lookout.
As the train passed under the bridge it was
going at about six miles per hour. He saw
several men in group, apparently watch
ing fox something to happen. The engineer
reached for a rifle that he carried, and Just
then The train struck the loosed rails. He
reversed his engine and jumped off, land
ing at the waters edge The fireman was
caught under the engine, and was killed.
His body was recovered st 8 o'clock. The
hraL rhn sla ax.l
was carried down, and was crushed to
death. 1t is reported that man named
Converse, who was among the crowd of
spectators on the bluffs above the track,
fell over the bluff to-day, and was fatally
injured. 1t was also said that three men
were seen gong rapidly up the track after
the accident, and refusing to halt, were
fired upon by the watchman and deputies,
but without effect, and the fugitives made
for the woods and escaped.
American Life COrrupting the Chinese.
New YORK, April 26th.-Two hundred
Chinese listened 70 Il sermon in their own
tongIe delivered by Rev E. d. Jones. a
missionary who spent ten years in China.
He spoke for half an hour in English to
the American part of his audience Jones
said he was in favor of increasing the scope
of the Act prohibiting the Chinese from
here have been corrupted by American
life. They were much better off, morally
speaking, in China tnan i'll this country.
Poisoned Water at a Temperance Meeting
ST. LOUIS, April 26,h-A special from
Benton, Mo, to the Post Dispatch, states
that Rev. Benz. Deering, of St. Louis, has
been for some days past holdings series of
temperance revival meetings, which have
been wonderfully successful. Last night.
some one as We. unknown, placed in a
pitcher of water, which the revivalist had
placed upon the desk from which he was
speaking. large quantity of croton-oil.
Several persons dranl; of the water before
the service began, and became deathly
sick; but not knowing the cause of their
illness. tai!e. 10 warn Deering not to drink
from the pitcher The latter, during his
discourse, drank a glass of water, and was
Immediately taken sick. All who tasted
the water are to-day in orecarious condi-
ton. Two saloon keepers have been ar
rested on suspicion, and ii is thought they
poisoned the water in order to end the serv-
ic 5, which were having such depress-
ing effect upon their business.
Stansord's Trotters.
New YORK, April 26th-The Worlds
Louisville special of April 25th says: Eight
of Senator StanfUrd's trotters arrived here
to train to-day. Among them was Hinda
Rose. The trainer said that of the 105 ami
mails with which they started from Califor-
mia to sell in New York. seven died en-
route to Chicago. One of these, a three
year-old. by Electioneer, dam Norma, by
Alexander's Norma, was worth So 600, and
the other six $4,000
An Unhappy Family Quarrel.
New YORK, April 26th-An extraordi-
nary case is pending in the Yorkville
Police Court. IL. NJ. Rabor, % years old.
a member of New York athletic club, is
held to 81 600 bail for examination on a
charge of perjury by his father, Dr. Samuel
A. Rabor. a well-known physician. The
case is the outgrowth of family quarrel
arising from an attempt of the young man
and his sister Mamma, TWO years his junior
to secure possession of their brother and
sister, Samuel 4. and Mary Anita aged 0
and IL years, who are living with their
father and stepmother at Albany. Fla
When young Rabor attained his majority
in 1884 he made application to the Surro-
gate to be appointed guardian of the minor
children OF DIR. Rabor. He said his father
was an habitual drunkard, addicted to the
use of chloroform and opium, incapable of
taking care of his children and incompetent
to administer the property which their
this Rabor had lived IN luxurious style.
and enjoyed a yearly income from his prac-
tice of $4,000 to 5000. The effect OF the
publication of the sons affidavit is said to
have ruined his practice. To-day it is said
to be worth less than s., ,O00, and the physi-
clan is broken in health and harassed bv
the fear that his two children may be taken
away from him.
Antecedents of a Suicide.
DENVER (Col.), April 26th.-Dr. E. w.
Hirsch. the dead man found in Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco, yesterday, lived
at Denver. Four years ago he was
Hebrew magnetic physician, and had quite
lucrative practice. One of his patients
was young French girl, servant in the
family OF prominent citizen. who was
suffering from lung disease. The doctor
became fascinated with the personal at
fractions of the girl. and succeeded in
seducing her. She was soon in delicate
condition. and Hirsch sought to get her out