Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-02
WHOLE NO. 11,454.
Spanish-American republics to cooperate
in the Christopher Columbus celehratinn

Spanish-American republics to cooperate
IN the Christopher Columbus celebration.
A reporter who has visited Jacob Sbarp
at his country home writes that he is look
ing well and in better health and spirits
than ct any previous time for several years.
The strange disappearance of f. G. Van
Marter, who moved to the quiet village of
Rose from Groton, n. Y, in the latter part
OF November, has created much comment.
A young man who was personating Santa
Claus at Christmas festival in the Meth
odist Church School of Columbus, n. j.,
came very near being burned to death by
his clothes taking fire from the Christmas
tree.
Among the sales of wool at Boston last
week were $1,000 pounds of California
spring and Oregon and 10000 pounds CAL
norma fall on private terms. The total
sales for the week were: Domestic, 21l1,-
fOO pounds foreign, 413,000 pounds.
Marcus W. Rosback, cashier of the Her.
klmer New York; National Bank, left that
city December 18th, and has not returned.
Investigation of his accounts show a short
age of S35 900, which he lost in stock specu-
lation. He had been cashier twenty years
A fire broke out Saturday morning in
the business center of Hicksville. O., and
before it could be checked it had wiped
out the greater part of the town. The
homeless people are being taken care OF by
their more fortunate neighbors, which lat
ter class composes a small portion of the
1000 inhabitants, and help is coming from
the adjoining towns. The loss will reach
100000.
FOREIGN.
John Morley is convaiescing.
Terrible suow-storms prevail in Hun
gary.
Russia still refuses TO recognize Prince
Alexander.
The European situation has become one
OF great perplexIty.
The anti-tithe movement IN Wales is
again exciting attention.
The Spanish Christopher Columbus cele-
bration will last over a week.
A great deal of gossip is attached to
Churchill's trip TO st. Petersburg.
The steamer Lord Cough has arrived at
Queenstown after a stormy passage.
Thirty thousand forged tickets have been
issued for the Jubilee mass at Rome.
Rumors are again afloat about the selec-
! tion of new members of the British Cabinet.
Russia is still massing troops, and the
Black Sea fleet is being hurriedly equipped.
The proposition to provide for Ger
| man Regency has been revived by Bis
marck.
A large quantity of socialistic pamphlets
has been found in the possession of Ger
man troops.
Many laborers have been thrown out of
employment by the great rise in the river
Guadalquivir.
Prince Ferdinand's forged letters have
been published. They show how the
Cars feelings were played upon.
Military authorities declare that if there
is to be war Germany and Austria will
select winter as the best time for cam
paign in Poland.
Justice O'Hagan dissented from the con
clusion of his colleagues concerning the re-
duction of rents in Ireland, on the ground
that the method adopted was illegal. and
also that he was certain the reduction
would not meet the necessities OF the case.
PACIFIC COAST.
Pomona votes to incorporate as g city of
the fifth class.
Clayb Bryant, of Lafayette, Oregon,
attempted suicide.
The St. Helena Independent has sus-
pended publication.
Four new forts are to be erected about the
harbor of Victoria, B. C.
The reported case of smalI-p -pox at Peta-
luna hes no foundation.
Three sealing schooners seized in 1886
have been released by the Government.
Modestos police are on the alert for a
hOrse-fancier calling himself H. Prender-
gass.
Thiebaud Bauer challenges William Mil
Ter TO Wrestle with him Greco Roman for
any sum.
The Sierra Union Hydraulic Mine has
been cited for disobeying the anti-debris
injunction.
Quite number of Sonomas orchards
are reported to be more or less infected by
insect pests.
An unknown lady died IN ker seat On
railroad train going from Los Angeles to
San Francisco on Saturday.
The war against the Yaquis in Sonora,
Mexico, is said to De for the purpose of rob-
bing them of their fertile and valuable
lands
Samuel Davis, a carpenter, fell from a
building in Los Angeles, a distance of forty-
seven feet, and was instantly killed. He
was native of New Orleans, % years old.
q man named Stevens, a resident of CITY
Creek canyon, was arrested and brought
before Commissioner Norrell last evening,
charged with outraging Lis seven -year-old
daughter. The Commissioner bound him
over
Eighteen compositors engaged on the
Deseret Neaos, the official Mormon organ,
went out on a strike on Saturday, and it
was with difficulty that the paper was is
sued that evening. They are to excom-
municated by the church for their act
William H. McWood, the civil engineer
who secured great railroad right of way
concession from the Mexican Government.
is in San Francisco. He says his road is to
run from point near the City Of Mexico
to connection with the Southern Pacific.
The State law levying tax on cereals in
Sonora, Mexico, goes into effect to-day On
wheat standing in the field the farmer pays
a tax of 40 cents a cargo of 300 pounds.
The miller and the man who buys from
the miller each pay similar amount, max
ing the tax per cargo 81 20.