Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-01

IN the second neat was reached by Falls
in 1:13. and the mile in 2:2Sl Falls won
the third heat and money, after q close
finish with the favorite, in DBL.
The PIacerviIIe Fair.
PLAcERvILLE. August 3lst.-The Eighth
District Agricultural Fair opened here to-
day, with fair attendance for the first day
The agricultural display is said to be the
best ever exhibited in Ell Dorado county
The races were irst-class. The three-year-
old race, with four entries, was won by
Maud, Bob Redo second. The G00-yards
race, with five entries was decided a dead
heat between Emma and Ten Cents. En-
ma was injured during the heat, and the
first money was divided equally between
Emma and Ten Cents.
Reception to Waterman.
SAN BEENARDIYo, August 31st.-Last
night the citizens Of this county rendered
Mr. Waterman, the Republican nominee
for Observation-Disclosures a grand recep-
ton. 1t was probably ore of the largest
demonstrations of the kind ever held in the
county. The people turned out en- masse
irrespective Of political views, and joined
in the jubilee. Fireworks, torchlights and
music accompanied the crowd to the Court
square, where speaking vas in order, which
was entered into by both Republicans and
Democrats, showing the appreciation of
our citizens generally that one of their
number should have been chosen to repre-
sent their general interests for the second
position on the State ticket Mr.. Water
mans business qualifications are already
well known in the State, especially so in
all southern California, where be has oper.
ated largely in mines, and owns one of the
largest creamaies in California. His do
nations are liberal, and many young men
and women will testify that to his liberal
hand they are indebted for their education
and business.
Work on the Yosemite Hotel Forest
Fires.
YOSEMITE, August 3lst-Worl1 on the
Stoneman Hotel is progressing rather slow
ly, because of difficulty in hauling lumber
in sufficient quantity from the mill at Gen
try's station. The daily product of the mill
is about 1900 feet, and it is hoped that the
needed supply for the new hotel will be
sawed by September 10Th. The contractors
expect to have the building inclosed by No
vember list.
The recent forest fires at the Big Mead
ows, twelve miles west of Yosemite, on the
Coulterville road, traversed a region COM
prising fully ten square miles, and. besides
destroying a mile of fence for Meason &,
Meyers, burned hundreds of the finest vel
low and sugar pines. From the nights
about the valley fires can be sighted in
many places where stock men are known
to be ranging on the Government lands
The forest about the Glacier Point Hotel
had anarrow escape Saturday night. Prompt
work by the laborers in the employ of the
Yosemite Commission prevented the fire
f,.r,,,
The very large influx of travel, resulting
from the 6. 4. r. Encampment, has en-
tirely abated and but one daily stage now
arrives on each of the two stage roads. This
years visitation will far exceed that of any
previous year. ALI kinds of business per
mitted here have prospered accordingly.
The two iron bridges spanning the MeF-
ced have just been relaid with double floors
in a most substantial manner.
The Republican State ticket is well re-
ceived here. Prominent Republicans fully
indorse the work of the Convention, and
predict victory for its nominees.
Fresno Has Sensation.
FRESNO, August 3lst.-The clerks in Geo.
f. Wards cash store began selling goods
this morning at any price, and will give no
explanation for doing so. Ward is manager
of the American Tea Company here and
left last week, he said, for Stockton. He
owes the clerks 81, coo. There is much ex-
element, and the store is crowded. It IS
rumOred that Ward has decamped.
Suicide of a Chinawoman.
RIO VISTA, August 31st-An inquest will
be held to-day On the body of China
woman who committed suicide here last
night.
Body Found.
RIO VISTA, August 31st-Thc body of the
man drowned from the plunger Lizzie, in
her collision with the steamer Apache some
nights ago below this place, was recovered
last evening and brought here. An in
quest will be held here to-day By Judge
Ingersoll.
Stockton Flooded with .BootbIacks.
STOCKTON, August 31st.-Fifty San Fran
cisco urchins, with bootblack boxes, arrived
by the boat this morning, to spread out
over the interior by the dangerous brake
beam route. Nine were arrested and will
be returned to the city. but the others es-
capped.
Effect of the War News.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 31st-Owing to
the dispatches published this morning of
the possibility of an immediate European
war, the wheat market was strong and ac-
tive for buyer season. Wheat opened on
this mornings Board at 81 422 and steadily
advanced to 81 44s per Genital, at which it
closed.
Blaze Near Sonora.
SONORA, August 3lst.-The dwelling
house of James Burns, eight miles from
here, together with two barns, containing
sixty tons of hay, was to-day destroyed BY
fire. Loss, about $500 insured for
81, 800.
Investigating tie Irrigation Question.
BAKERsFIELB, August 31st. - Senators
Cross, Steele, Chandler, Whitney and DAYS
have been here since Monday investigating
The irrigation question.