Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-31

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at 81 50 to 20 cents: Pontiacs, at 90 cents tC
so cents. The bulk Of the stock was in
| poor order. Decoration Day being holi
day, bidders were not anxious to purchase
poor stock TO carry over.
| Great Storm In Kansas.
KANSAS CRY, May 30th.-The storm o.
Tuesday is general in Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska. Nearly all the telegraph
poles along the Southern Kansas Railroad
were blown down, and south of Iowa anG
/ in Kansas there were many oyerhows
/ Trains on many of the roads are delayed
by washouts and lsndslides. The Chicago
and Alton tracks in Western Illinois art
inundated and heavy landslides have oc-
! Cured,
| Honoripg the Memory of j. Il. Finch.
CHICAGO, May S0th.-Memorial services
| in respect TO the memory of John B. Finch,
the noted temperance worker, were held in
] the First Methodist auditorium to-day by
J the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the
World. n. f. Collins spoke for Australia,
T. H. Scbeiner for Africa, Gilbert Archer
| for Scotland and Joseph Malens for Eng
land. The grave of the deceased, at Rose
Hill, was visited by the delegates in body.
An Unexplained Suicide.
NEW York, May 30th.-Thls afternoon
Captain c. Henry Witihaus committed
suicide at his home by shooting himself.
He had returned from the parade in his
uniform of the Old Guard at noon, and
went to his room to prepare for dinner.
When his brother went up TO call him he
found him lying dead. The cause of the
suicide has not yet been learned.
The Train Robbs1's Swag.
MILWAUKEE, May 30th.-The statement
So 1a traf rOh
on the Milwaukee Railroad last night, re-
garding large sums of money lost by pas
seDgers, are exaggerated. The road agent
had but twelve minutes between Beaver
and Ellis Junction in which to do his
work, and secured only $235 and silver
watch.
Reported Indian Outbreak.
SAN FRANoIsco, May 30th-A Call Omaha
special says an Indian outbreak is reported
in keya Paha county, on the Dakota from
tier. The settlers are said to be flocking
into Norden and the place IS being fortified.
Whether there is really any trouble or this
is simply one of the periodical scsres 10
which the frontiers settlers are subject is I'M
known at present
In the Sunny South.
New ORLEANS, May 30th. = Memorial
Day was celebrated at Chalmette to-day by
the Grand Army Of the Republic with the
usual ceremonies. The Confederate Asso-
citation of the Army of the Tennessee and
Northern Virginia and Cavalrymen took
part in the ceremonies and made handsome
floral contributions.
Southern Lumber Syndicate.
LOUISVILLE, May Gotham English syn
dictate to-day consnmmated the purchase of
$4,000 acres of yellow-pine land, four saw
mills ,11n ,,illr o-,A CT
miles Of railroad and equipment. The
property is situated in Ercain5ia county,
Florida, and Baldwin county, Alabama, adj
joining. The price paid was 81, 500,0 600.
The Canadian Northwest.
ST. PAUL, May 3Oth.-A Pioneer Press,
Winnipeg special, says: The deal which
has been going on for some time looking
to the purchase by the Northern Pacific of
the great Northwestern Central Railroad is
practically settled. This will mean the
opening up of the entire Canadian North
west.
Memories of the War Dying Out.
RICHMOND (Va). May 30th-The Stew
art House Guards to-day decorated the
grave of General Stewart. The Pickett
Division Association visited Hollywood
with the flag presented by the Philadelphia
Brigade, and beautifully decorated the
monument of Pickett.
Murderers Convicted.
SOMERSET (Pa.), May 30th.-The jury in
the case of the McClellandtown bandits.
charged with torturiug and robbing old
man Yoder and family, returned verdict
of guilty tonight against Louis Wasker
and the two Sullivaus. The prisoners were
remanded to jail for sentence.
Maryland Storm.
BALTIMORE, MAY 3lst.-A tornado in the
mountains near Hagerstown this afternoon
destroyed several cottages and swept up the
valley of the Potomac, carrying away q
number of houses. barns and churches.
Ten persons are reported killed.
The Blae and the Gray.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), May Both. = The
Grand Army Post and Confederate Vet
Grams Association united in joint cele-
bration to-day and together decorated the
graves OF the Federal and Confederate
dead.
Death of Congressman.
THIBopEAUx (La.), May 30;h.-Congress-
man Ed. ]. Gray, millionsire sugar
planter, died here to-day.
There arrived at Punta Gorda, Fla,