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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

A WELL-PLANNED CITy-Ea stern Spec
ulator-" Judging from that map, your
town is remarkably well laid out, but
it seems TO me there is one mistake. You
have allowed no room for the place to
grow" Colorado Man" Room? Great
snakes There's hundreds of miles of room
in every direction" "What | mean is
you have placed the cemeteries too near
the center. Why didn't you locate them
off here and here ~ Wouldn't do. Too
far away from the saloons. Can't spare
time to trot FIVE or six miles every time a
man gets shot."-Omaha journal.
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EMPEROR FREDERICK,
He Returns Thanks to Bismarck and the
Ministers.

BERLIN, March 9th.-The Reichsanzeiqer
announces that the Chancellor has received
the following telegram from Emperor
Frederick:
SAN RENO, March 9th.
At this moment of deepest sorrow at the de-
cease of the Emperor and King, my beloved
father, must express my thanks to you and to
the Ministers of State for the devotion and 10y
atty with which you all served him. | rely
upon your assistance in the arduous charge
which has devolyed upon me. leave here to-
morrow. FREDERICK
The Emperor has also forwarded the fol-
lowing ordinance to the Ministers of State
on the subject of public mourning.
With regard to the national mourning, which
has heretofore been customary, shall not order
any provision. but will rather leave to every
German to determine how he will give express
sion TO his afliction at the death of such a
monarch, and how long he will deem it appro-
pirate to restrict participation in public enter
tainments.
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RAILROAD CASES.
The House Committee Considers Union
and Central Pacific Matters

WASHINGTON, March 9th-Having dis
posed of the case of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, the House Committee
on Pacific Railroads to-day began to con-
slider the method of treating the Central
Pacific Railroad Company. The proceed
ings were informal, no specific bill being
before the committee
Ex-senator Mcdonald, counsel for the
Central Pacific, will be given a cIiauce 10
address the committee next Friday upon
the Central Pacific affairs.
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THE OTHER SIDE.
Another Version of the Williams-Daniels
Homicide In Fresno.

Homicide In Fresno.
Copyright, 1855, blythe California associated Press
FRESNO, March 9th-Reports from
Hildreth give the other side of the Will
iams-Daniels homicide, and say that with
out doubt the boys hunted up their sisters
betrayer for the purpose of killing him.
Daniels, from the papers found in his
effects, was an English miner, born in
Cornwall, and was at the time of his death
So years OF age.
There are quite a number of Cornish
miners In and around Hildreth, who did
not hear of the killing of their comrade un-
til to-day, when they formed a party and
came down from the mines to Hildreth for
the purpose of lynching Williams, who
was safe in this city. However, should he
ton, he says he will not go back to the
mine, as his life would not be safe from
the Cornishmen.
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A CANADIAN SENSATION.
A Proposition to Admit Newfoundland
to the Federal Union

ST. JOHNS IN. F., March 9th.-On Tues
day Governor Blake received the following
telegram from Lord Lansdowne
1t is considered by my Government that if
your Government approves, the time would be
convenient for the discussion of the admission
of Newfoundland to the Federal Union, and
that no difficulty would be likely to arise in ar
ranging terms. Under these circumstances
power to negotiate? In our opinion the deputa-
ton should represent the Opposition, as well as
the Ministerial party and as the Canadian ses-
sion has begun, and may be short, we would
suggest the expedieucy of the deputation sailing
by the steamer of the 18th inst. LANsDowNE.
Verna Blake replied Yesterday as fol-
lows:
g have received your telegram and laid
it before my Ministry"
This correspondence causes a sensation.
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COMING CROPS.
Fresno to Produce Million Boxes of
Raisins This Year.

[Copyrigdt 1888. by the California associated Press
FRESNO, March 9th.-The rainfall for the
season so far is 5.S7 inches which is above
the average, and the prospect for big crops
OF every kind are fine. The yield of raisins
from this county, unless something hap
pens TO injure the crop, will exceed a
million boxes, and to handle the same the
packing house here will be increased to al
most double the capacity of last year.
Many persons will also engage in drying.
packing and canning fruit, and it is re-
ported that syndicate has been organized
with cash capital of over 100000 for the
purpose of canning fruit.
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BUTTE NOTES.

Tree-Planting About Oroville Young
Ladies Mimic Soldiers.
lCopght, 1888, by tie CGliforaa Associated Press
ORovILLE March 9th.-Fruit- planting is
formed persons say that 200, 900 fruit and
nut trees will be planted this spring within
radius of ten miles of this place Sur
rounding colonies are selling lands rapidly,
and much building is also being done.
The w. c. t. U. gave a pleasant enter
tainment last night at Union Hall A
leading feature was a military drill by six
teen uniformed young ladies, under COM
mand of Captain Gryer. Old soldiers pro-
nounced it excellent.
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Hurdle Race in England.

LONDON, March 9th-The grand inter-
national hurdle race at Croydon to-day was
won by Freedom. Ple-B Basket was second,
and Campanauld third Five ran. The
betting was 3 to 1 against Freedom, and
to , each against Pie-B Basket and Cam
panaula.
Scandalous Business.
PARIS, March 9th.-The police have
seized a number of scandalous placards
about the late Emperor of Germany, which
were being sold on the boulevards this
afternoon. The newspapers unanimously
denounce the sellers.
An Ocean Horror.
LONDON. March 9th.-The British bark
l.annma, from Launceston, Australia, for
London, with cargo of wool, has been
wrecked near Weymouth. The Captain
and eleven of the crew were drowned.
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A HALF-BREED REVOLT.
RiePs Followers Again on the Rampage
in the Northwest,

CHICAGO, March 9th.-The Times Winni-
peg, Manitoba, special says: Not deferred
by the disasters which overlook Riel's
Northwest rebellion in 1885, the half-breeds
are again agitating similar movement to
redress their grievances, which are said to
be great. Several big meetings have been
held recently, at which letters have been
read from the old rebel, Gabriel Dumont
advising another rising. The Liberal Gov
ernment will probably give some aid to the
suffering half breeds, although their move
ment is not much feared.
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THE ORIENT.
Arrival of the City of sydney-Latest from
the Sunrise Land.

the Sunrise Land.
SAN Francisco, March 9th.-[Special. /
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City
of Sydney arrived from China tonight,
bringing Chinese advices up to February
Sth, and japanese to February 2lst.
There was no smallpox on board The
smallpox epidemic in Hongkong has con-
siderably abated, but is still causing much
loss of life. During the last week in jan
uary SO deaths were reported.
The Japan Mail says that Mutsu Utune
Mitsu has been appointed Minister to the
United States, vice DR.. Kauki, who has
been appointed Director of the Imperial
Library.
Some 1920 persons were cremated at
Toxic during the past year.
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HIS WARNING.
A Murderer's Advice to Those Who Love
the Bottle.

LOUISVILLE, March 9th.-Macey Warner
spent his last night in the Jeffersonville
Jail joking with the guards and some of
the prisoners who remained up with him.
On the scaffold he said: II have few re-
marks to make before die. If any of you
take glass of whisky, before you put ii to
your lips think of Macy Warner with this
rope in his hand, and then look in the bot.
tom of the glass and see if you can't see
the rope there. This is all l hs7e TO say"
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AGAINST THE LORDS.

Laboucheres Attempt to Down the Up
per House of Parliament.
LONDON, March 10th.-In the Commons
last evening the motion OF Labouchere
against the hereditary House of
Lords was negatived by vote of
223 to 163. The motion was supported by
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Morley,
Childers, Sir George Trevelyan and the
Gladstonians generally, as well as by the
parpallites
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Death of an Old Miner.

ICopyngA, 1888. by The Caio77,i Associated Press)
NORTH SAN JUAN, March 9th.-Jeremiah
Pollard, an old pioneer, and years ago
prominent man in mining operations in
this county, died at French Corral on March
9TH, after long illness. Deceased came to
this State from New York early in the fif-
ties, and located in French Corral. In 1856
he engaged in heavy mining operations,
but through unfortunate investments
eventually lost all. He was aged seventy
one years, and was widower, leaving
three children. He will be buried at
French Corral to-day.
A Farmers Hand Blown OFF.
TCopvigh, 1888. by the California associated Press,
NILES, March 9th.-This morning fear
full accident happened to Henry Tyson, a
prominent orchardist of this place. 1t
seems the English sparrows have been de-
stroying the fruit blossoms on his trees,
and he thought he would try and scare
them off by shooting at them. He was
loading up shells for that purpose, when
he undertook to take the cap Off what he
supposed was an empty shell. 1t proved
to be loaded, and exploded, blowing off his
left hand.
Nevada County Notes.
GRASS VALLEY, March 9th.-Two acci-
dents occurred in this vicinity this morn
ing. Richard Waslee was injured while at
work in the North Star mine by being
struck on the head by the descending car.
Gus. Wileneau was found in the road two
miles from here in an unconscious condi-
ton, having been thrown from an omnibus.
He is thought to be seriously injured.
A Government agent is here straighten-
ing out surveyors blunders, which crop
out in all directions.
Brutal Assault and Robbery.
SAN Francisco, March 9th.-ESpecial. +
At late hour last night William Reimer,
restaurant waiter, who roomed at Al
Everett street, was attacked by four men on
Fourth street, beaten, robbed and conveyed
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MISSING CHECKS.
Bank Remittances, ETC., Destroyed by a
Railroad Accident.

Railroad Accident.
[Coppigt 1888, by the California 4ssoclated Press]
New YORK, March 9th. - Postmaster
Pearson was officially notified TO-DAY that
as the result of collision on the Union
Pacific Railroad at Cotton, Neb., an entire
mail that was dispatched from San Fran
cisco for New York on February oath was
destroyed. Many letters to banks and
bankers mailed on that day and containing
remittances in checks, drafts and coupons
have been reported missing, but fortunately
the registered mails were dispatched by
another train and reached New York in
safety
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
RsC1AL DrzrArcHEs TO THE REeoRD-uMos.
THE FRIENDLY WAVES.

They Bob Up and Knock Mitchell Out In
Five Rounds.
LONDON, March 9th. = The Sullivan
Mitchell night has been postponed on &C
count of squabble. 1t will probably take
place on Monday.
1t is stated that Sullivan was on the
ground this morning, ready to 90 ahead
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SANTA FE ENGINEERS KICK.

Topeka (Kan.) March 9th.-The Griev-
ance Committee of the Santa Fe road to-
day notified the officials that on and after
Sunday the engineers will refuse to handle,
receive or transfer any Burlington freight
or any passenger traffic in the interest of
that system.
The officials of the company referred
them to the inter commerce law, and said
the matter would be referred to the Pres
ident of the Board of Directors in Boston
for action.
The members of the committee say there
will be no general strike, although many
engineers may quit rather than handle
Burlington cars
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KILLED THE FIsH.-The harbor of
Charleston, s. c., used to abound with
blackfsh, but the earthquake seems 10 have
scared them away, for since the great
shake-up hardly one has been caught,
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HOME AFFAIRS.
DESPERATE FOUR.HANDED FIGHT
IN TENNESSEE.
Forty Lives Lost by an Explosion
Hewitt and the Socialists-A
Students Freak.
THE WESTERN STRIKE.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-usIos.l
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A California Mining Operator Sues Lon
don Pnblisher for EI 900 OOO

don Publisher for 81 600, 900.
LONDON, March 9th.-Some months ago
George w. Butterfield came here from San
Francisco to sell the May Lundy and other
mining properties in Homer District, Cali
fornia. A company was formed, with a
capital of 91,000O 600, to buy the property.
The Financial Nclcs attacked the scheme.
and only $4,000 out of the fl,0OO, 900
wanted was subscribed by the public. The
attacks upon the company having been
continued Buiterfield has brought a libel
suit against the paper, claiming &, ,00O, 600
damages.
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ligious services were held in the chamber
of death, and the same will be repeated to-
day in the fahnenzmmer of the palace.
The students at all the schools and uni
versities will be dismissed, and a large
number of offices and business houses will
be closed for the day.
HOUSES IN MOURNING.
Almost without exception shops repre-
senting every trade display on the outside
craped flags, many exhibiting portraits of
the dead Emperor draped in black
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NEVADA.
Freight Trains Coming West Meet with
Slight Accidents,

Freight IraIns Coming West Meet with
Slight Accidents.
iCopyig, 1885, 6y the Cali fornia Associated Press
ELKo, March 9th.-Two freight trains
running west met with an accident near
Peko to-day. The rear engine ran into the
head train, but did not get off the track.
No one was hurt, and the damage to the
cars was very light.
Another accident to a west bound freight
train is just reported west of Wells. A
double header ran into a cow on the track,
ditching the engines and one or two casr.
One engineer and fireman were slightly in
iured
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AN EXPENSIVE HUG.
No Explanation Needed, If the Girl Was
Pretty.

Pretty.
CHICAGO. March 9th.-A special from
Boston says: Lloyd Garrison, Harvard
College student and son of Editor Garrison,
of the New York EUeniag Post, was fined
$50 in the Police Court this morning for
disorderly conduct in violently hugging a
young lady on Harvard street against her
wishes the evening before. Theyoung man
rushed up to Eer on the street without
warning and squeezed her until she
screamed. He had no explanation to
make
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Tho Public Defense Bill

WASHINGTON, March 9th-After several
weeks deliberation the House Committee
on Military Affairs has determined to rec
ommend the passage of the Cutcheon BILL
amended in one respect, appropriating
81, ,475,000 for public defense. The original
bill was amended by diminishing the ap-
preparation for gun steel by s., 100000, and
the inclusion of certain recommendations
made by the Chief of Ordnance based upon
the findings of the Coast Defense Board.
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WHOLE NO. 11,512.

IN hack to the Potrero, where he found
himself at an early hour in tie morning,
minus half his clothes. He managed to
ind his way back to the city in half-dazed
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BAYARD's MESSAGE.

The Secretary also sent message to
Baron Zedwitz, Charge d'Affaires, of which
the following is a copy:
The melancholy tidings conveyed by your
note of this date had already been received by
telegram from Mr.. Pendleton, our Minister at
Berlin. The seal of death has at last been set
upon long and illustriOus career, and the peo-
with ali Germany at the her Of Fmnaror
William. Accept, Baron, the renewed assur-
ance of my highest consideration.
RAyApn
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with the fight, but Mitchell was not ON time

with the fight, but Mitchell was not ON time.
The same information says that Mitehell's
non-appearance is due TO the fact that he
is not in a condition to fight He was very
seasick in making the trip, and his face
and hands are said 10 be chapped and bis
tered. He vomited no less than five times
on the trip, and is very weak from the re-
suit of it. Sullivan was ready and anxious
to fight. and be and his friends construs
Mitchell's failure to show up as another
backdown.
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The viticulturists.


IUopyreht, 1855, byie CdIi or1lia AssocGted Irsss
FRESNO. March 9th-Preparation are
being made to entertain in a superb man
ner Major General Dimond, Commander
OF the National Guard, who will VISIT the
city soon. In addition to the two COM
panies here the militia of VisaIia, Merced
and other places will attend.
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THREE DOWN.
Decisive Result of a Four-Hahded Fight
In Tennessee.

In tennessee.
New ERA (Tenn.l, March 9th.-Rufus
Kittrell and his son George quarrelled with
rival merchant, named Ernestein, and his
son. A fight followed in which old man
! Kittrell was killed and young Kittrell NOR
tally wounded. Ferris Ernestein was also
wounded. The Kittrells were desperate
men.
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THE CAPITAL.
THE STRUGGLE FOR RIVER AND
HARBOR MONEY.
The House Passes a Virginia War
Ciaim-Railroad Matiers-A
Naval Row
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nroonI-uNios.l
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AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
Messages Sent to Berlin by the Exec
tive and State Departments.

tISe HhI otdtB DBpartmthts.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-A telegram
was received at the Department of State
this morning from Minister PendletCn. an
nouncing the death of Emperor William,
and copy of the dispatch received by the
German Charge d'Affaires from Prince Bis
marck was sent TO the Secretary of State.
The Secretary sent the following cablegram
TO Minister Pendleton:
The President desires you to make known
through the Foreign Office, that the death of
the illustriOus and venerable Emperor of Ger
many has deeply aroused the sorrow and SYM
pathy of the people of the United States and
their Government.
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California Pensions.

OanIOrn1a Pen61OnS.
!copwig. 1885, by the California associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, March 9th. - California
pensions have been granted to A D. Lea
ville Laytonville; T. T. Crittinden, San
Diego; J. S. Group, Yountville; Thomas
Ward, Arroyo Grande; ]. J. Rogers, San
Lucas; William Lawren, Oroville; Edwin
Miller, Elk Grove; o. S. Beard, San Diego:
F. Fisher, Folsom.
The Strike Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-For over an
hour to-day the House committee discussed
the White resolution, looking to the Con-
gressionaI inquiry into the strike on the
Burlington iroad, but point of action was
not reached, and the matter went over
until next week.
Death of Prominent Man.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-Thos J. Pot
ter, Vice President and General Manager
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
died at Welckers Hotel at Ills this morn
ing.
International Copyright
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-The Senate
Committee On Patents gave hearing this
morning to gentlemen interested in the
pending international copyright bill.
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FORTY LIVES LOST.

Reported Explosion of Steamship at
Cartagena.
New YORK, March 9th-The steamship
Althos, which arrived yesterday from the
West Indies, reports that as she was leav-
ing the harbor of Cartagena the steamer
Rafael Reyes had exploded, and thirty
people had been killed.
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PACIFIC COAST.
A GREAT RAISIN CRuP EXPECTED
IN FRESNO.
End of a Noted Hog-Stealing Case
Gored by a Cow-Tree.Plant-
ing in Butte.
A HANDSOME ESTATE.

ESPECIAL DIspArchEs TO THE REooaD-uslo.s.I
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WHAT AN EYEWITNESS SAYS.

The purser of the Althos said to-day, in
reference to the explosion 1.-THE Rafael
Reyes was little excursion boat, and with
a pleasure party had gone up the river
Digue. Nearly all the passengers, about
forty people in all. were killed. 4"
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PARIS, March 9th.-Kilrain and a num-
Der of American and English sports arrived
in Boulogne Yesterday. They went to-day
TO Aniens, and thence to Holteyille, near
Rouen.
The fight between Mitchell and Sullivan
was arranged for to-day. If it took place
10 news OF the result is expected until late
hour
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Injunction Proceedings Continp &c
Threatened CompIications.

Threatened Complications.
CHICAGO, March 9th.-The Court proceed
ings by the Burlington Railroad against
Chief Arther and the Wabash Railroad
were brought to sudden halt by Judge
Gresham this afternoon. He announced
that the whole matter had been postponed
until Monday,
The reason for delay is ostensibly to give
the attorneys of the Wabash time to pre-
pare an answer, but the Burlington did not
particularly oppose the postponement.
THE ST. PAUL AND DULUTH ROAD.
ST. PAUL, March 9th.-President Fisher,
of the st. Paul and Duluth, notified the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers that
the road Would handle Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy and Burlington and Northern
cars. The st. Paul and Duluth engineers
say the men on that road will strike within
twenty. four hours
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Might Be Made Useful.

WASHINGTON, March 9Th Secretary
Fairchild. in a report submitted to Congress
early in December, estimated that the
Treasury surplus would reach S14O,O 600
By the end of the present fiscal year.
1t is now stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that, owing to heavy receipts during
the past few months, the estimate then
submitted will prove to be too small and
that the surplus at the end of June. 1888,
will probably reach the sum of S155, ,0OO,-
600.
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A FEDERAL COURT INTERPRETERS.

CHICAGO, March 0th.-A dispatch re-
ceived at the headquarters of the Burlng-
ton system in Chicago this afternoon from
the General Manager of the B. and NJ.
Railroad at Omaha says; Judge Dundy.
of the United States Court, has this day
issued an order requiring the Union Pacific
Railroad Company to take our business, in
accordance with the interstate commerce
law, and restraining the engineers of the
Union Pacific road from refusing our bust
ness, and also restraining the engineers
from striking, combining, or confederating
for the purpose of organizing or advising