Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-19

every 100 members of Knights of Labor in
the district. The resolutions adopted were
taken largely from the platform of the
Knights of Labor. and declare that the
Government should own and control the
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines
that non-interest bearing money should be
issued instead of bonds; that not another
acre Of the public domain should be given
10 railroads, or any other corporation, and
that after 1890 no alien should be allowed
10 own land or other real estate
A 100000 Fire at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 1Sth-A fire, which
proved to be the largest and most destruct-
i've of its kind that has ever occurred in
this city, was discovered at 2 o'clock this
afternoon in the lumber yards of Knapp,
Stout u Co., on the corner of Angelica
street and Bremen avenue. An alarm was
Immediately turned in, and two engines
were soon on the scene. They were, how
ever, owing to a poor water supply, unable
to cope with the flames, which were driven.
by a strong wind, and soon commu-
nicated with the nearest lumber. piles
and Were making rapid headway
toward the Union Stock Yards
the destruction of which seemed inevitable
The wind soon shifted to the opposite di-
reetion, however, and thew were saved, but
the lumber yards were doomed. In the
meantime more alarms had been sent in,
and twenty engines were called out. The
water supply, however, was entirely insult
ficient for the emergency, and flames leaped
from pile to pile of the dry lumber with
incredible swiftness. The fire was not con-
fined to any one portion of the yards, for
sparks and burning splnters were carried
in every direction by the wind, and the
whole territory of the yards, covering 80
acres, seemed to be one mass of blazing
lumber. The firemen could only keep the
flames from spreading, and the fire was
allowed to burn itself out, and at the end
of four hours 25,00o;000 feet of lumber
were a total loss The contents of the
yards was mostly lumber OF superior
grades, and the loss on this account is very
heavy, about 100000. The company's
stables were also consumed, but the horses
were rescued. The total insurance cannot
at this hour be ascertained, but it is esti-
mated at $275, 900.
Narrow Escape from Wholesale Drown
ing.
RocKAwAY BEACH u. L., July 18TH
The steamboat Columbia, of the Knicker-
booker line, reached the landing mere with
a large number of excursionists from New
York about o'clock this afternoon The
gang plank was run out from the boat 10
the landing, and as soon as the bar was re-
moved a great rush was made to get off
the boat. Purser Perry and some deck
hands endeayored to hold the crowd back,
but with little effect. All at once there
was a crash and splash, followed
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The string-piece of the dock had given way
and the gang-plank, with between 80 and
10 persons ON it, had been precipitated into
the water. Immediately several men, in
Guiding John O'Toole, the bartender, I. J..
Brashan and Commodore Pease. of Column
bia, jumped into the water and in a few
minutes all the unfortunates who could
be seen endeayoring to keep them
selves above the water were res
cued and safely carried to the hotel.
where they were attended by doctors. Theya
were all resuscitated. The bravery of John
OToole was especially commended. He
rescued no less than seven persons, mostly
women and children. t. J. Broshan carried
four persons from the water. Some of the
rescued persons were able to proceed with
their friends, and LETT after obtaining
changes of clothes. Twenty-Five others are
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Drought in the West.
ST. LOUIS, July 1Sth.-Dispatchcs from
Indian Territory say: The drought still
continues over nearly the whole of the
Territory, and the cattle range is rapidly
being ruined and prairie fires are already
burning in every direction. Murrain has
broken out among the cattle in several To-
caiilies, and many are dying. Unless we
have rain soon, regular epidemic among
stock is feared.
IN KANSAS.
A dispatch from Topeka says: The
present drought in Kansas is the severest
known since 1878. Unless rain falls dur
ing the coming week the corn prospect
will be ruined. Corn is Just beginning to
tassel, and is in a condition where rain is
most needed. The last general rain was
in-the latter part of June. Since then the
weather has been intensely hot. There
have been local showers, but not enough to
be of any service. The oat and wheat har-
vests have exceeded the estimates of the
State Board of Agriculture, but from the
present outlook the corn crop will be
greatly reduced.
Lost at Sea.
New YORK, July 1Sth.-A special cable
gram from London tells of the loss of the
English steamship St. Andrew, from the
Blue Fields for Philadelphia The crew
are safe, but the vessel is total loss The
ST. Andrew hailed from Hull, England
The loss on the vessel and cargo will
amount to over S200,0 900.
Pardoned by the President.
WASHINGTON, July 1Sth-Gustavus Sho-
bert, of Quincy, Plumas county, California
who was sentenced in May, 1885, to two
years in the San Francisco House of Cor
rection, for raising dollar postal note
to 500, has been pardoned by the Presi-
dent. He has already served one year,
and is pardoned on account of his youth
and mental weakness.