Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-27
The Campaign.

CALIFORNIA.
The Campaign.
BONNEVILLE, October 26ih.-The grand |
closing Republican rally of the campaign |
took place last night. Lidell Baker a |
nephew of the illustrious Colonel Baker, !
addressed large and enthusiastic assem- /
blage at Armory Hall. Hon. F. D. Seward |
presided and introduced Mr.. Baker to the |
audience, who made an eloquent speech in !
favor of the perpetuation of Republican |
principles. A torchlight procession by the |
Tin Brigade, carrying transparencies with !
appropriate notices, was a prominent !
feature of the evening. All present were !
highly pleased with the orator and his pa |
triotic address, aud three hearty cheers !
were given for him. and three more for our
next Governor, John F. Swift.
RIO VISTA, October 26th.-A very sue
cessful Democratic meeting was held here
last night. McCudden, McGettigan, Baker,
Simmons and Z. E. Leake made the prin-
cipal speeches Of the evening
WHEATLAND, October 25th.-Hon. NJ. c. |
Winchester, nominee for Joint Senator Of
the Prohibition party, and other able
speakers, addressed a large audience here
last night upon the issues of the day. Mr..
Winchester's remarks were well received.
SoxoMA, October 26th.-There was a bon
fire and a torchlight procession tonight
and an enthusiastic Democratic meeting.
The speakers were J. J. Tobin F. D. Nicol
and county candidates.
WILLIAMS, October 26th.-Charles A.
Garter is speaking in the theater to a large
audience of Republicans and Democrats. |
The Williams brass band played their best
pieces, and the streets are bright with bon |
fires.
The Senator's Narrow Escape.
NEVADA CITY, October 26th.-Further ac-
counts of the bursting of the cannon at the |
Democratic meeting in French Corral the |
other night, show that Senator Cross was
bending over and gesticulating to the !
crowd, whom he wished to stand further |
back, when the gun burst and piece flew !
over the Senator's head. Had he been |
standing erect, it would have killed him. |
Charles Bradford, the man killed, was the |
gunner. He knew mis- danger, as the wad |
was too big for the cannon, but he said he |
would take his chances. Bradford's head |
was blown off his body, and was picked up |
at distance of twenty-four PAGES from the |
rest OF the remains. Strange to say, the |
features were natural, and without scar or |
wound.
Railroad Men in Council.
SAN Francisco, October Gotham i'm !
portant meeting of railroad men was held |
today at the Palace Hotel to discuss this |
much-discussed subject. Third class rates
from this city to New York have been |
largely cut. While the rate is nominally |
SCI, it has been possible to secure ticket |
for SIG less. The effort is to be made to !
show each road that its interest is to cut no |
more in the future, and to faithfully ad- |
here to any agreement which may be |
reached. The latter may be considered !
fairly diflicult
At the forenoon session J. C. Stubs, of |
the Southern Pacific Company, was elected |
Chairman. Mr.. Holland, a stenographer |
employed by the Union Pacific, acted as |
Secretary. About l o'clock this afternoon |
an adjournment was taken. Little had |
been done except to organize and inform |
ally discuss the business in hand.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the agreement
which went into force June 30th, but was
subsequently broken, was again adopted,
with slight alterations, as the basis of set
Element of the present rate-cutting troubles.
1t binds all roads to maintain the rates to
be fixed upon, and to pay only certain
agreed commissions. 4 resolution was Of
fered, and adopted by vote OF Is 20 l. 20
transact all passenger business through one
union office, The Atlantic and Pacific,
and its overland connections, voted in the
negative on this resolution, and as it re-
quires unanimous consent for any action to
be made binding. the matter was postponed
for further consideration until tomorrow,
till which time the meeting adjourned.
The Jury Bribers.
SAN Francisco. October 26th.-The case of
Micah Doane, one of the alleged jury brib-
ers, came up before Judge Freer again to-
day for a second trial. When the panel
was exhausted but five jurors had been Sc
cured, and yenire was issued for fifty
more, returnable tomorrow morning.
y Neat Game Spoiled.
REDWOOD CRY, October 26th.-John Fee
ley was arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal Donnelly to-day, for fraudulent
registration. Feeley resides at No. 146
Shipley street, San Francisco, and came to
this county The latter part OF September,
and worked on the county road. He does
not deny his residence in San Francisco, but
claims that lie was advised that thirty days
before the election was sufficient residence,
and so he registered on October ID. Feeley
was taken 10 san Francisco for examna-
ton. Other sjrlj.ar cases are reported, and
no doubt several arrests will be made be-
fore election.
a Horse-Thlef sqaoaIs.
PETALuMA, October aGth.-Ggiifo;l to-day
pleaded guilty to completely in the stealing
of Bjhler's fifteen horses Matt Joyce the
leader IN the theft, refuses to own uP.
An Ocean Mystery.
REnwooD CITY, October 26Jh -The naked
body of an unknown man was found IN the
ocean surf about eight miles from COlina.
The only clothing or the remains was
pair Of CATER shoes and stockings marked
withsed. An inquest was held. The re-
mains were brought to this city for burial
There was no means of Identification.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, October 26th.-The Times
is out in an article this morning supporting
W. c. Hendricks, Democratic nominee for
Secretary of State.
1t is now learned that the charges made
against Judge Ranney by the men who
claimed 10 have been drugged and robbed
by him one night last week, were malicious
and had no foundation in fact The Judge
and his friends denounce the affair as a
Matchmaking scheme, and warrants have
been issaed Tor the arrest OF the parties who
made the charges.
The reported discovery of gold at Alpine
Station, on the Southern Pacific Railroad
north Of this city, IS creating much excite
ment
This morning at O'Clock a fire broke
out in the Adams building, on Spring
street About 81 000 damage was done to
goods by water and smoke.
Sudden Death of Veteran
Los ANGELES, October 27th-A. Moot
freid Voight, native of Germany, 65 years
of age, while sitting at the dinner-table at
the County Hospital last night, was seized
with hemorrhage of the lungs and died in
FIVE minutes. Deceased was veteran of
the Mexican war.
ARIZONA.
Supposed Fatal Shot,
GLOBE, October 26th.-Fred. Hatch was
shot last night by Samuel Bullock. Eye
witnesses and general opinion pronounce
the act justifiable, as Hatch made the at
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