Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-25
The Indian Commission.

The Indian Commission.
OKLAHOMA CITY, October oath. = The
| Cherokee Commission completed its trip
among the wild tribes by their arrival here
| tonight At council with the Kickapoos
Yesterday, the Indians declared they could
not live as the white man lives. but wanted
to remain as they are. The Commission
stated the object of the Government was to
open their lands 10 settlement, and that
| they must choose their own farms and
work. The Kickapoos' reservation, to-
gether with Iowas lands, will be sold
within few months.
A Cherokee met the Commission on their
| way here, and told them that the Chero-
KEGS had experienced a great change of
sentiment recently, and would sell their
strip. They acknowledged their imperfect
title, and prefer to accept the Governments
proposition of 81 so per acre rather than 10
have wild tribes settled on the strip, and be
given All cents per acre, according to the
treaty of 1866.
The Commissioners meet the Pottawata-
mics here to morrow, and will then go to
Tahlequah to meet the Cherokees.
Train Derailed
LAFAYETTE (Ind.), October 24th.-The
east-bound passenger train on the Wabash
road was partially derailed this afternoon
near Kellara. The express messenger, en-
gineer, fireman and baggagemaster were
severely but not dangerously injured. The
passengers escaped with shaking up.
There is heavy grade where the acct
dent occurred, and the train was running
forty miles an hour when the engineer saw
the switch was partly thrown. He imme-
diately applied the air-brakes, but there
was no time to check the train. After
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the switch lock had been broken by the
train wreckers, bowlder, with which the
lock was pounded, being found near by.
Medical Service in China.
WASHINGTON, October 24th-Vice Consul
Pethick, in charge of the United States
Consulate at Tien Tsin, China, has notified
the State Department that Lii Hung Chang
has decided to establish medical service
for the Chinese army and navy on the
basis of the best western models. That he
may have the best of these to study, be
has asked Pethick to solicit the help of the
State Department in obtaining a complete
collection of the present regulations and
various official publications for several
years past of the Medical Department of
our army and navy, including the organic
alton and management of hospitals and
ambulance service, and the Surgeon Cen
erals report on our late war.
The Chickasaw Indians.
ST. LOUIS, October 24th.-The latest from
the Chickasaw Indian Nation is that the
convention of squaw-men called to me-
morialize Congress to allot Chickasaw
lands in seyeralty and give the nation
territorial government, has been postponed
at the request of Governor Bird, who
promises to urge the Chickasaw Legisla-
ture TO repeal the DISTINGUISHING amend
ment of the Constitution. and restore TO
the sluaw-men all their former rights, if
they will cease their agitation of the ques-
ton of allotment and territorial govern
ment.
New Postage Stamps.
WASHINGTON, October 24th.-Postmaster
General Wanamaker has awarded the con-
tract for furnishing adhesive postage stamps
for four years, beginning on the first OF
January next, to the American Bank Note
Company of New York. The new stamps
will be about one-eighth smaller than those
in present use. The one cent stamp will
continue to be printed in blue. The two
cent stamp now printed in green will be
printed in bright carmine, and changes will
be made in some other denominations.
A Californian Honored.
CHICAGO, October 24th.-Eminent Com
mander Sir George d. Metcalf, of Oakland
(Csl.) Commandery, while passing through
the city yesterday, was captured by thirty
of the members of ST. Bernard Command
cry, and rendered a plimentary ban
quet at the Richelieu. A pleasant feature
OF the banquet was the presentation of a
badge to the guest by those present. The
gift was reproduction in solid gold of the
badge won by the st. Bernard members
during their recent Washington visit.
Eastern Turf.
LEXINGTON (Ky), October 24th.-Follow-
ing is the result of the races here to-day:
Three fourths of mile, Tommy R. won,
Fred. Wolley second, Katie s. third. Time,
1:23f.
Four and one-half furlongs, Camilla won,
Lotlie S. second, Lady Jones third. Time,
1:011.
Mile and one eighth, Sportsman won,
Princess Bowling second. Time, 2:051.
Three fourths OF mile, Mount Lebanon
| won, Rosemont second, Mora third. Time,
A Good Ending.
WATERFOWL (Wis), October 9th. -
Louis Kellerman, who shot and fatally
| wounded his wife yesterday, concealed
himself in the loft of his mothers barn
alter the shooting. After shooting his
younger brother this morning andsuppos-
! ing that the officers had discovered his
hiding place, he sent bullet through his
own brain, dying instantly. Mrs. Keller
man is still alive, but very low.
The COLON Trial.
MINNEAPOLIS, October 24th.-In the Col
| lom trial to-day John I. Blaisdell contra
dicfed his testimony of yesterday. Ex-
County Attorney Davis. in testifying, said
that Collom repeatedly confessed that not
one of the sixty notes out was genuine, but
that when reminded by the Cashier that at
least one was genuine, as he saw Biaisdell
sign it, Colon confessed he had destroyed
the genuine and replaced it with q forged
note.
| Missionary Funds.
LOUISVILLE, October 24th.-The Foreign
Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
fdisciples) held two sessions to-day. Vari-
Gus committees reported and much bust
ness was transacted Resolutions were
adopted respecting missionary training in
schools at home, and calling for one great
| free-will offering each year. Last night
about S14,0 goo was raised at single sub
scTiption.
| Eastern Baseball.
BROOKLYN, October oath. - The fifth
worlds championship game to-day resulted
as follows:
| New Yorh............... 0 0 0 ? Ill