Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-13
Conspiracy Trial.

the Cronin murder trial was resumed this
morning by the defense rendering to the
State four jurors. Three of them were op-
posed to hanging and were excused for
cause. No juryman has as yet been &C.
cepted.
The most startling feature of the DAVIS
work was the reply of one Verirema. who
said be had decided prejudice against for
elgners coming to this country to wash
their dirty linen" An effort was made to
get repetition of his answer, but the Court
would not permit it and he was excused
for cause.
Another venire will be brought in to-
| morrow. 1t is stated on the authority of
Lakeview police official that the case of
surgical instruments carried by Dr. Cronin
on the night he was murdered are now in
the hands OF the police, having been found
some days ago.
Chief Hubbard declined to either affirm
or deny the report but stated that the pros
ecution had a big surprise in store for the
defendants when the trial begins.
Gigantic Orange Trust.
CHICAGO, September 12th.-A special
from st. Louis says that the leading whole
sale fruit dealers of that city are at present
considering the advisability of going into
combination with similar houses
try for the purpose of controlling the
Florida orange crop. Early developments
IN the matter are to be expected, as the
New York end of the proposed combina-
uon is pushing things vigorously and has
already secured CO ooperation in other
cities. Investigation amongst St. Louis
houses shows that a gigantic "orange
trust" is in progress.
Rowing Contests.
PITrsBURG, September 12th.-John A. st.
John received a cablegram from Henry
Earnest Searle, champion scuiler, offering
to row Gaudaur on the Thames in a month
for 81 800 a side, Otherwise he will row
him on the Paramatta.
st. John says Gaudaur will not row on
the Thames or the Paramatta, but is will
ing to row on any English or Irish lake.
The Teemer-Gaudaur race takes place at
McKeesport, Pa, to morrow and is exciting
great interest.
Pennsylvania Silver Ore.
PITTsBURG, September 12th.-A Connells-
vile Pa special says: What is said to be
valuable find of silver ore has been dis
covered in the mountains near this place
by man named Joseph AveriDgton. He
has interested company of Cornellsville
capitalists 10 the matter. A great deal of
| excitement exists, and prospectors swarm
the mountains in hopes of finding other
deposits.
An Unfounded Rumor.
KNOXVILLE (Tenn.). September 18TH
The item sent out from Lynchburg this
| afternoon to the effect that seventeen men
were killed in mine disaster at Jellico is
| entirely untrue. The story probably orig
| mated from the fact that a colored miner
was injured there two days ago By the
q at
The Bruno Monument.
BALTIMORE, September l2th.-Cardinal
| Gibbons has issued postscript letter call.
ing attention to the allocution of Pope
Leo, on the recent unveiling of the monu-
ment in Rome to the memory of Bruno.
| The letter will be read in all Catholic
| Churches next Sunday.
Unembarrassed.
| BALTIMORE, September l2th.-In view of
the reports which recently have been
published respecting the Johns Hopkins
| University, President Gilman authorizes
the statement that the University will be-
| gin the new year on the Ist of October
with an unimpaired efficiency.
Election of Officers.
PATERSON IN. j., September I2th.-The
Sons of Veterans to day elected Charles +.
| Griffin of Indiana Chief for
the ensuing year. Colonel Bagnely of
| West Virginia was chosen Lieutenant
Commander and Captain George w. Pollett
of this city Aojutant- General.
| The End of an Outlaw.
NEw ORLEANS. September 12th.-A Times
| Democrat Mstamoras special says: Day
before yesterday the body of the noted
bandit Trinidad 0rtez was found hanging
to tree near Capajon Ranch.
Increasing the Capital Stock.
BosroS. September 12th.-At a special
meeting of the Bell Telephone Directors
TO day it was voted that the capital stock
should be increased from SI0,000,0 900 to
Sl2, 500 900.
Deluded Foreigners.
| NEW YORK, September 12th.-0ne hun
dred and fifty-four Mormons arrived here
to-day from Europe. About half of them
were women. They left at once for Utah.