Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

Some time ago he discovered very small
tuft of hair growing on his neck, which
seemed to have no relation with the hair of
| his head. Last week barber whom he
| patronized suggested that he should take
| the tuft out by the roots, and Padelford
told him to go ahead. The barber per-
| formed the operation, and Padelford is said
| to be lying now at the point of death from
| blood poisoning, which the operation has
| induced.
Against Combinations.
WASHINGTON, December 20th.-Lester of
Virginia introduced in the House to-day a
bill declaring unlawful combination of
any number OF persons or amount OF capl-
tai in any respect whatever for the purpose
of governing the price in purchase and sale
of stock cattle, beef cattle, or foot or
dressed beef. 1t also declares to be unlaw-
ful the offering for sale of dressed beef
which has been slaughtered more than
thirty-six hours and shipped more than
500 miles.
Senator Vest introduced bin to locate
the Worlds Fair of 1892 at st. Louis, and
creating a corporation to carry on the
same.
Silcott Indicted.
WASHINGTON, December Doth. - The
Grand Jury to-day returned true bill of
indictment against Silcott, the defaulting
Cashier of the office of the Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House for forgery Il is a
voluminous document of 112 counts in
four sets, one charging forgery, another
uttering, another that the uttering was to
the prejudice of alleged makers and still
another that it was to the prejudice Of the
National Metropolitan Bank, where the
notes were discounted on September 18th. |
Each note was for SAG and the date of
maturity, December 4th instant. The |
names signed 10 the notes and the dates are |
given.
Fighting in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, December 20th.-At 10 |
O'Clock this morning word was received at |
the police station that general fight was |
in progress at the corner of Fourteenth !
and Wyoming streets. A squad of police |
men FASTENED there and found forty or |
fifty men fighting with stones, clubs and |
improvised weapons of all kinds. The |
mob fled at the sight of the officers. The |
fighting was caused by the refusal of con-
tractor McNelley, who is laying the grade
of the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska di-
vision of the Rock Island road, TO pay his
men this morning. Six men were badly |
hurt. No arrests were made.
No News From the Missing Steamer.
New YORK, December 20th.-At the |
office of the Northern Pacific Railroad
nothing has been heard regarding the |
steamer City of Kingston, which was ru-
mored yesterday to have sunk with all on
board while on the way from this city to
Puget Sound. The Kingston left here
twenty-nine days ago and sailed for St.
Thomas, West Indies, which place she
should have reached in seven days. No
~ orrir hac
ceived. She had forty-two passengers on
board.
Silver Bullion Lost.
New YORK, December 20th.-Two silver
bars worth 81 000 were lost off truck
here to-day while in transit from the
American Exchange National Bank to the
Cunard Steamship dock. A load of S4e0 900
worth of silver was being sent to the
steamship Umbria for shipment TO England
when two of the bars were missed.
Railroad Boycott.
CHICAGO, December 20th-All the rail-
roads east from Omaha except the North
western have commenced boycott against |
the Union Pacific, by not giving ii any
west-bound business. The Union Pacific,
on the other hand, is compelled to divide !
its east-bound business, as the Northwest
ern cannot handle a quarter of the busi-
ness.
The Pan-Americans.
NEW YORK, December 20th.-The ALI
American delegates resumed their tour
around the city this morning, and visited |
the home OF Cornelius Vanderbilt, where |
they were entertained. This evening the |
visitors were the guests of the Spanish
American Commercial Union at Delmon-
ico's.
Death of a Wealthy Publisher.
CHICAGO, December 20th-Alfred Cowles, |
the publisher of the Chicago Tribune, died |
in this city to-day from apoplexy. Mr..
Cowles was 81 years of age. He had been
very successful in business, and leaves an
estate of 100000. His wife died in 1884.
The surviving members of the family are
two sons and daughter.
Pleased With California.
CHICAGO, December 20th.-P President
Marvel has returned from a months trip
over the system. He says he is very much
pleased with the condition of the road and
with the country, especially so California
He denies that the Atchison has cut off
editorial and employees passes.
Honoring Andrew jackson.
CHICAGO, December 2Oth.-Petitions are
being circulated by prominent Board of
Trade people, and signed by the people of
all political opinions, asking ex.Presldent
Cleveland to be present at the celebration
in honor of Andrew Jackson on the Sth of
January.
The Land Grant Wins.
KANSAS CITY (Mo), December Goth
Judge Brewer, United States Circuit Judge,
decided to-day the famous Maxwell land
grant case, involving 60,000,00o acres of
land in New Mexico, Colorado and vicinity.
The decision was in favor of the land
grant.
Case of Forgetfulness.
CHICAGO. December 20ih.-James J.
West ex-editor of the Times, was on the
stand to day and gave testimony regarding
the over-issue of Times stock, claiming for
getfulness on his part and that it was not
done with intentional fraud.
Closing Iowa Saloons.
KEoKUK Qowa), December 20th.-The
Grand Jury to-day returned indictments
against forty. two yiolators of the prohib-
itorv law. All the saloons in this CITY were |