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

| Ihey elect their Mayor, Clerk and a ma-
Jority of the Council, while the Board of
Aldermen is now tie. The Republicans
| had majority in the last Council and
Board: This is the first election of Demo-
cratic Mayor in fifteen years, and Demo-
erals are jubilant
Damaging Prairie Fire.
ST.. CLOUD (Minn. J, October 9th.-Prairie
fires are making progress toward this CITY
and during this afternoon burned their way
to within few rods of the Manitoba west
side tracks, and city limits An immense
lot of hay wss burned last night. The
smoke is so dense in the city to-day as to
make it impossible to see further than a
block. Unless rain comes soon the loss to
property will be heavy.
Relief for Kansas Farmers.
TOPEKA kan, October 9th.-The Gov
ernor has Endorsed the appeal from the cit
liens of Stevens county for aid, and urges
that hearty response be given to the call
for food, fuel and clothing. The farmers
OF that county have suffered four successive
failures of crops, and they are without
means OF support for the approaching win
ter.
Bradbury Indicted.
CONCORD IN. H., October 9th.-The
Grand Jury of the United States Circuit
Court to-day returned indictments against
ID. II. J. Bradbury of Nashua, of bogus di-
ploma fame, for using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes and for using a fictitious
name for the purpose of procuring, aiding
or abetting fraud.
Needs the Money.
CHICAGO, October 9.h.-The Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Will, within short time, place on the mar
ket strip of real estate on State street. 1t
has been concluded that with the present
condition of the company's affairs. the
money locked-up in this unused property
should be earning profit.
To Test the Interstate Law.
ST. PAUL October 9ih.-The Milwaukee
road has been indicted by the United
States Grand Jury for violations of the
interstate commerce law and the trial of
the casa will be of great importance, test
ing, as it will, the right of railroads to
charge higher rates 10 interior towns than
to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
League VS.. Brotherhood.
New YORK. October 9th.-President Dav
OF the New York Club denies emphaticallv
that he has had any communication with
President Ward of the League Brother
hood, or with anyone else, looking to
compromise with the Brotherhood. He
further says he will not desert the League
or the New York Club.
After Palo Altos Record.
TERRE HAUTE, O5tober 9th.-At the
races to day, Axtell, driven bv c. w. Will
iams, and accompanied by Father John as
u helper, gave an exhibition mile in 2:14I.
This is the fastest mile ever made in har-
ness in Indiana. Axteli will start on Fri
day to beat the three year old record of
2:132.
Prominent Journalist Dead.
TOLEDO (O) October 9th.-A Southamp-
ton cable to the Blade announces the death |
of Samuel Rockwell Reed, for many years
a noted editorial writer on the Cincinnati |
Commercial Gazette, over the signature of |
IS. K. K. He died on the steamer Lahp, |
en- route for Europe, October 9th.
All Over Widow.
PIQUA (O), October 9th.-Henry Huff. |
man and Lawrence Huter, both about As |
years of age, have been courting the same |
young widow. Huter became the favorite |
sultor, and this morning Huffman called |
on him and shot him fatally. Huffman
then suicided.
Heavy Failure.
Providence Or. L., October 9th.-W. A.
Robinson d Co., oil dealers, assigned to- |
day. Their indebtedness is placed at $780, |
000 about 800 900 of which is in this CITY. |
The firm is yet unable TO make any state |
ment.
Indicted for Murder.
CAMDEN IN. J), October 9th. = The !
Grand Jury to-day found an indictment |
against Chalkley Leconey for the murder |
OF Annie Leconey, his niece, at his farm |
house near Merchantville, recently.
wv OGsS
CHICAGO, October 9th.-Tnls morning |
Judge Baker refused to release Woodruff, |
one ofthe Cronin suspects, on his motion |
for writ of habeas corpus.
Victorious Teutonic.
New YORK, October 9th-The Teutonic |
sighted Fire Island at 2:30 this afternoon, |
the ocean race with the City of |
New York