Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-09

glneer Herbert, General Manager Reed and
other officers have just arrived. The sur
veys will begin at once, and the building
will follow within two months A contract
has been awarded to Richard Clug & Co., of
Ottawa, Iowa, for the construction of 300
miles of the road, from Guaymas to Topo-
lobampo via the Iaqui river and Alamos
Santa Rosa News.
SANTA Rosa, April Sth.-The Normal In
stitute convened here this morning. The
attendance is 1S6. Professor McGrew of
San Jose is Conductor.
The delegates have arranged for a fire
tournament here for Sonoma. Napa and
Marin counties on May Sth. The prospects
are excellent for large meeting. Napa,
st. Helena, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Sonoma
and other towns will be represented. The
teams are now being put in training in all
these places.
The Board of Regents of the Pacific
Methodist College will meet to-day to re-
locate the institution. 1t will probably &C.
cept new site in the northern part of the
town and sell the old Site which is worth
$50, 900, to add to the endowment fund.
A company has been organized to build
a large hotel, especially for tourists. The
site has been selected.
+. II. Rowland, a candy manufacturer.
assigned to-day. His liabilities are about
$1,000 and his assets near the same.
Items from Washington Territory.
SPOKANE FALLS, April 8th-The Spokane
Post Falls and Eastern Railway and Navi-
cation Company has organized With a capi-
tai of S. 100000 to build the Spokane east
to Post Falls, Lake Pen dOreille, to connect
with the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
toba Railroad. They claim they have the
easiest pass over the mountain. A survey
ing party will be sent out immediately, and
the road built as soon as the line is located.
Paddy Welch challenges Thomas Stock
ley with bare knuckles for $500 side.
Several years ago in Crookston, Mimi.
lived Chris. G. Greenhalgh and wife. The
wife was good woman. He was drunk
ard and paid attention to Anna Krundra.
he persuaded the latter last year to come
here. The girl refused to live with him
when they arrived. Last February she
married. Sunday Greenhalgh went to the
place where she boarded and demanded to
see her. When refused, he created great
| row and was arrested. The girl and her
husband declare they will kill Greenhalgh
if he troubles them again.
A Colored Don Juan.
CHICO, April Sth.-Colored society in
Chico is all broken up over free fight
among number of colored women. John
Weidner, a young colored man, was sent
from here to the County Jail for thirty DAYS
| for deserting his wife and children for
young woman by the name of Annie DAILY.
Last evening Mrs. Weidner and three
young colored women by the name of
Jackson called at the residence of the Daly
woman, called her out and publicly horse
whipped her. She got her revolver and
attempted to shoot her assailants, but was
disarmed by bystanders. The women
were all arrested and an exciting trial is
promised, as the male friends of all parties
have taken hand in the fracas and trouble
is feared.
The Santa Ana Election.
SANTA ANA, April Sth. = The regular
| municipal election was held here to-day.
-Four printed tickets-tbe Peoples, Clti-
| zens', Independent and Regular-were in
| the field, and much scratching was done.
The day was quiet and satisfactory one,
with one exception. Tickets of different
| colors were used. Those printed upon
| light blue paper were for time refused
but satisfactory agreement was made
An effort was made after the close of the
election to contest upon technical grounds,
| but little was accomplished. Eight hun
dred and fifty-five votes were cast, and it is
| generally conceded that the election has
been very close but thoroughly salts
factory one.
| Napa Valley.
! NAPA, April Sth.-Verona Baldwin. COM
mi,ted from Los Angeles, arrived at the
Insane Asylum to-day with a Deputy
Sheriff and lady attendant.
| Light showers have been falling which
are of much benefit to the ground, which
was beaten down with the late heavy
rains.
George Mootry died at the Infirmary last
week from the effect of cut Inflicted sew
eral weeks ago with suicidal intent Among
| his effects was letter found to-day, which
| states he is a brother of Thomas ]. Mootry,
| a wealthy mining man. Deceased was
| native of New York and had an interest in
the estate of his father valued at $50 900.
Distressing Accident near Collegeville.
STOCKTON, April Sth.-Mrs. A. F. Weber,
aged 81 years, and her daughter met with a
serious accident near CollegevilIe, five miles
| from this city, yesterday while driving in
| an open cart. Their horse took fright at a
disabled wagon on a bridge and backed off,
falling a distance of fifteen feet. The ami
NAL fell upon Mrs. Weber, who was taken
out in an unconscious condition. She
suffered fracture OF two ribs and is so
badly bruised and injured internally that
her recovery is doubtful. Her daughter
had her collar-bone broken and was lacer-
| ated about the face and body.
An Architect Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Sth.-E. J.. Wes-
| ton, who was removed from his position in
the Office of the architect of the New CITY
Hall to-day, for delivering, as he stated, q
plan of the McAllister-street wings to a
stranger, who has disappeared with them,
was arrested this afternoon on charge of
felony, in having stolen the papers. To a
| reporter who talked with him at the prison
Weston denies having stolen the plans, and
| says he thinks his arrest is plan to get
even on him for his demanding more
salary.
Died in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE On. NJ. April Sth-A. ].
Mcdowell, of Boston, Auditor of the Mexi-
| can Central Railway Company, and well
known in New York, Boston and the West,
was taken with congestive chill last
Wednesday morning while en- route from
the City OF Mexico, and was compelled to
stop over at Albuquerque. After lingering
for i've days he died this morning.
Capture of the Train Robbers.
ALBUQUERQUE On. NJ, April slh.-Rob-
bers who held up train at Canyon Dlablo a
month ago have been captured. A tele-
gram from Kanabe, Utah, to the Atlantic
and Pacific Company, signed by the Sheriff
says: I'VE captured one ON the 1st instant
| one on the ID. and two on the 4th." The
Sheriff and his posse, with their prisoners,
are on their way to Milford, a three days
overland ride.
The Pasadena Election.
POMONA, April Sth. - For the second
time since the city was incorporated it
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