Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-22

| port the WlOle country on DOtl slQ6S OF the
railroad being swept with fire. Sheriff
Kelly, of Multnomah county, has just re-
| turned from Sandy, fifteen miles from
Portland He reports the people are fight
ing fires all through the county. AT Gres-
ham the people are out en- masse trying to
beat back the flames. 1t is impossible to
compute the loss. Everybody is praying
| for rain.
Building Short Railway.
HURON (Cal.), September 21st.-Ten car
| loads of rails and ten of ties were shipped
to the San Joaquin Valley Mining Com
pany at Coalinga last night on train No. 35.
They intend to commence building the
branch line Monday morning. Their new
engine, No. 1, passed through Huron this
evening. The length of the branch line
completed in ten days. The company in
tend to put one hundred men to work as
soon as the line is completed.
Mother Driven to Insanity.
Los ANGELES, September 21st-The three
Beaton children who were burned to death
near Pasadena on Wednesday night were
| buried yesterday at Pasadena. The mother
was so badly burned and shocked at the
awful accident that her life is despaired Of
Should she recover she may be insane.
| The conduct of the fire department in not
going to the place is severely criticised, and
| will be investigated by the City Council
next Tuesday.
Large Raisin Shipments.
| FRESNO, September 21st-The raisins and
dried grapes shipments from Fresno sta
| ton this season to date is 153 carloads. In
addition to this large consignments have
gone forward from other stations in the
county.
1 IT, da,J. sass;o, of tka NJ Il cl..l
South Conference was taken up in reports
from the various committees Members of
the Conference will fill all the pulpits in
the city tomorrow.
| Planting Vineyards.
TULARE, September 21st.-Sudden inter.
| est has been developed here in vineyard
| planting. Beside two large vineyards men,
| toned in previous dispatches, another of
800 acres is to be planted south of the fam
GUS Paige & Morton vineyard. Several
smaller vineyards of so up to 100 acres are
projected Altogether several thousand
acres will be planted to vines the coming
season.
Choked to Death.
YUMA "a. To, September 2lst.-Two
drunken Yuma Indians assaulted two
young squaws on the Reservation last
night. The bucks deliberately choked one
of the women to death. The murderers
are in the hands of Chief Miguel, and big
pow-wow is being held by the principal
members Of the tribe. It is believed they
will be executed according to the tribal
laws.
Nothing In It.
OAKLAND, September 2lst-The police
authorities state that they have no knowl-
edge whatever regarding the statement
telegraphed from here to the Chicago Jour-
nal, that officers were a. Oakland searching
for j. J. Heffernap, who was wanted for
completely in the Cronin murder. No such
person is known here.
Making Good Time.
LIvERMoRE, September 2lst.-Tom Roe,
the Chicago Herald reporter, who is cross
ing the continent on bicycle, arrived at
Livermore at P. NJ, having made the trip
from San Francisco in three and half
hours actual running time. He starts on
his journey at daylight.
Navy Yard Appointments.
VALLEJO, September er21st.-Appointments
as follows came to the Navy Yard this
morning: Frank Pratt and William Far
rell, walters Edward Eastman, copyist,
and James Ryan, quarterman iabofer, in
charge of all the Construction Department.
Small Blaze.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 21st.-A fire
in Reed & Kingwells pattern shop, on
First street, this evening damaged property
to the extent of $1,000.
Earthquake at Calistoga.
CALIsToeA, September 2lst.--An earth
quake was felt here at twenty-one minutes
to four this morning. No damage was
done.