Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-04
ststion, and has been placed on the sick
list.
Decision in a Homestead Case.


case OF Fred. Hanselin, of Benson. Mimi
whose title TO homestead was disputed on
the ground that he did not establish bis
residence within six months. The Com
missioner holds that as his intention 10
establish wss shown by his subsequent
course in becoming permanent resident
upon the land, the failure to comply with
the strict letter of the law does rot ipyali-
date his claim
American Success at Paris.
WASHINGTON, October 3d.-The DEPART
ment of State has received telegram from
General Franklin, United States Commits.
sioner-Generai 10 the Paris Exposition,
saying that the United States exhibit had
been awarded fifty,three grand prizes, 199
gold medals, 217 silver medals, 2lS bronze
medals, and 22O honorable mentions. and
indicating that the coilaborator's rewards,
not announced yet, would undoubtedly in
crease this
Accidents on the Rail.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.l, October 3d.-The
spreading of the rails on the road. he'd
caused five passenger coaches to leave the
track and topple into ditch, ten miles east
OF Cheyenne, at l o'clock to-day. The con-
ductor and SIX passengers are seriously in
jured, but all will recover.
The same train was in q collision with q
freight in Nebraska last night.
a negro tramp was rudely dissected in
this accident.
The Seventh Victim.
CHICAGO, October 3d.-The Coroner this
afternoon held an inquest in the case of
Michael O'COnnor, the seventh victim of
recent accident on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific road near South Englewood
The jury found Seth Twombly, the en-
gineer, and Lacloche, the fireman, respou-
slble for the mans death, and they were
returned to jail being unable to furnish
bonds in the sum of $3.50 00O
More Mormon Converts.
New YORK, October 3d.-The steamer
Wyoming brought tn this port Yesterday
ITO Mormon converts mostly Germans.
from Thu.inga. Over half Of them are
girls brtween the ages of 13 and Is The
entire lot are grouped in families, and eff,
forts to discover any of them without a
legal or natural guardian, so that they
could be detained, were without avail
The New Chinese Minister.
WASHINGTON, October 3d.-The Presi.
dent at noon gave special audience 10 the
new Chinese Minister, Immediately shook
hands with a large excursion party from
Philadelphia and the members of O Bap-
tist Convention. The entire afternoon
was devoted to Conference with Secrets-
ries Window and Noble in regard to ap-
pointments.
Foundered at Sea.
New YORK, October 3d.-A dispatch to
the Maritime Exchange, dated Nassau, Sep
tember 10th, announces that the British
steamer Earnmore, from Baltimore for Rio
Janeiro, foundered at sea in gale on Sep
tember 9th. All hands were lost except
seven. The total loss is about twenty
eight.
Fruit Sales at Auction.
CHICAGO, October 3i-Porter Bros. IL Co.
to-day sold three carloads of California
fruit as follows: Double crates. Tokav
grapes, 81 80 to S. %; Muscat, 50 10 TO 81 %;
peaches, 81 20 to 81 so; ounces, 81 CO. sin
gle crates Malvoise grapes, 81 90; Winter
Nellls pears, 81 70; single crates Emperor
grapes, 81 10 to 81 20.
Robert Ray Hamilton.
New YORK, October 3d-Robert Raw
Hamilton to day began an action for di-
vorce from his wife Eyaugeiine. The COM
plant goes over the story which has been
published recently. He asks for the an.
nullment of the marriage contract on ac-
count of fraud
The Smell Murder.
| L
lice to day ordered a search for the murder.
ers of millionaire Smell, which had been
partially abandoned, to be renewed on a
| different line, in view of the recent discov-
cries connecting one James Gillian with
| that crime.
Banl<-Wreclxer Faulkner.
BUFFALO, October 3I-General B. Faulk-
ner was this morning found guilty of max
ing false report of the condition of the
Dansville National Bank in 1887, when the
4, bank was wrecked. He was sentenced TO
seven years in the Penitentiary.
| Superintendent Dead-Letter Office
| WASHINGTON, October 3i-The Post
master-General has appointed David P.
| Liebhardt, of Indiana, Superintendent of
| the Dead Letter Office of the Postotfice De-
| partnent, at 81, 500 per annum, vice Geoi ge
Fl. Hall. of Minnesota
Approaching Nuptials.
| WASHINGTON, October Sd. = Patterson
| Sprigg, OF San Diego, Cal, arrived in this
| city to-day from the West to be present at
! the marriage of his sister, Miss Mary Lsmar
| Sprigg, and James r. Gordan, of Texas,
which occurs next week
NeagIe in the East.
| New YORK, October 3I.-Deputv United
States Marshall David Neagie. The man
who killed Judge Terry in California. WIS.,
tied police headquarters with Cyrus W.
| FIELD, Jr., to-day. He declined to talk of
| the shooting
Clipping the Record.
| KEoKUK Qowa) October 3d.-At Warsaw.
| H., fair to-day. Satellite trotted five miles
on quarter mile track in I3:50I, lowering
| the record one minute and fifteen seconds
from that made by Juggler, an English
| horse.
| Sunset Cows Successor.
ALBANY On. ", October 3d-Governor
Hill has issued g proclamation calling for a
| special election to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. S. S. Cox, to be held
on the day of the general election
| Queer Taste.
LITTLE FALLS (Minn.) October 3i.-Mrs.
j. R. Sands, the wife of the jailer, last
night robbed her husband, released high
way robber John Mitchell, and eloped with
| him.
Tanners Successor.
SPRINGFIELD Gll), October 3d.-It is
rumored here among leading politicians
| that General W. II. Powell, of Belleville.
will be appointed TO succeed Corporal Tan
ner.
A Deputy Marshal Killed.
| BELLE GREENE (Aia), October 3D.
| United States Deputy Marshal Charles
Sparks was shot and killed yesterday by
| Lock Eel, who was resisting arrest.
| Jute Bagging Trust.
ST. LOUIS (Mo }, October 3d-A scheme
is said to be on foot to consolidate all the
| jute baggipg firms in the country, with a
capital of 100000.
Death in the Mississippi.
New ORLEANS, October 3i-The steamer
Corona exploded her boiler this forenoon
above Baton Rouge. Thirty persons are
reported killed, including Captain Blanks.
Passed Omaha.
OMAHA, October 3d.-The special train
bearing the San Francisco Knights Tenn plar
passed through here at $40 this evening,
| en- route TO the East.
Miners Killed.
HAzELToN (Pa.), October 3d.-Two Hun
garian miners were killed and one fatally
HaVe you TT
E1NTE1