Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-14

OAKLAND, July 13th.-A young man
named Robert J. Buyers, who occupied
room in lodging-house at 756 Seventh
street, disappeared about the 10th of last
month and has not been heard of since.
He left q number of letters, photographs
and keepsakes and some clothing One of
! the letters was addressed to $40 Mission
street, San Francisco. The letters were
| from relatives at Brussels, Ontario. The
young man had paid his room rent week
in advance, and no motive appears for his
mysterious disappearance. Little was
| known of him at his lodgings.
The man is not known at $40 Mission
street, nor SOC or sos. No one is missing
from $40.
Shasta's County Fair.
REDDING, July 13th-Preparations for
the Shasta County Fair, District 81, are
proceeding finely. Producers throughout
the county are encouraging the Directors
| by words and acts. The pavilion is larger
and the exhibition will excel any previous
efforts in the county. The race track is in
good condition. Horsemen, with their
animals, are already at the track. and more
| stables will have to be put up. The track
| is in better order than last year. The
! premium list and purses are on a much
more liberal scale than heretofore.
| The weather hes been delightful for the
past week While pretty warm in the
middle of the day. the nights are cool and
| pleasant.
Washington Convention.
OLYMPIA wv. IT,, July 13th.-A PROPOSE
| ton was submitted to the Convention to-
day regarding the grant of certain lands to
Seattle and Walla Walla railroads. The
Executive Department consists of the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, Auditor, Treasurer and Superintend-
| ent OF Public instruction. Senators are to
be chosen for six years. The salary of the
Governor is fixed at S. 600; Secretary of the
Treasury, $1,000; Chief Justice, 5000;
Justice of the Supreme Court, $4,000. The
Commissioner of Public Printing is APP
pointed. Adjourned until Monday.
After the Embezzler.
SAN Francisco, July 18th. - Sheriff
Robinson, of Socorro county, New Mexico,
| arrived here to-day to take charge of w. D.
Buriingame, who was arrested a few DAYS
ago. at the request of the New Mexico au-
| thorities, on charge of embezzling SILL
| $50 81 while acting as County Treasurer
| The prisoner was also Cashier of the
Socorro County Bank, and it failed few
| weeks after he resigned that position. He
claims that his accounts are all straight
and that the money he is accused of mis-
| appropriating was deposited by him in the
| delunct bank.
Sentenced to Death.
SAN Francisco, July l3th.-Wong All
Hing was sentenced this morning by Judge
Murphy to be hanged on Friday, September
9th, for the murder of his uncle, whom he
stabbed in the back.
The condemned Monaghan took his SEN
tence philosophically, and when asked
twice if ne had anything to say, replied in
. ha IL, IL
was pronounced and interpreted TO him he
smiled, nodded his head and took q seat as
unconcerned as if he had been liberated.
Coast Failures.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13th.-The Brad.
street Mercantile Agency reports ten fail
ures in the Pacific coast States and Terri |
tories for the week ending yesterday, as
compare with nine for the previous week,
and eighteen for the corresponding week OF
1883.
The failures for the past week are divided
among the trades as follows: Two grccers,
two general stores, two saloons, one fruit,
one clothing, one drugs and one boots and
shoes.
The Adams at Honolulu.
SAN Francisco, July 13th.-The Oceanic
steamship Umatilla arrived here from
Honolulu to-day. The United States man
of-war Adams arrived at Honolulu July
4th, and it is supposed she will proceed to
Samoa as soon as possible. When the
Umatilla sailed from Honolulu, July 9th, |
the United States steamer Alert was still in |
the harbor there, loading with coal pre-
paratory to her departure for Tanning !
Island TO the relief the Nipsic
Orangemen Parade.
VICTORIA (B. CO, July 13ih.-The Orange |
Societies of this province held celebration |
in this city to-day, 300 being present. 1t |
was the first Orange demonstration ever
held here. The Orangemen paraded the |
streets in regalia, the Society banners flying |
and bands playing party tunes. They passed |
a resolution condemnipg the Dominion |
Government for not disallowipg the Jesuits |
Estates Act.
Hop-Growers' Association.
SANTA Rosa, July 13th.-At meeting of |
the Sonoma County Hop-growers' Associa- |
ton to-day il was resolved 10 paw 81 per |
100 pounds for picking white, and 81 25 for |
red hops. The meeting was attended by |
the owners of nearly half the hops in the |
county.
County Assessor Longmore's figures show |
the assessed value of property in the |
county to be $50 $50, 627, an increase of |
1904 499 for the year.
Latest From Alaska.
VICTORIA B. C.), July 13th-The steamer |
Corona" Captain Carroll, from Alaska |
arrived this evening and reports gold min |
ing on Douglas Island. A number of |
quartz mills are now in operation. She |
also reports the first good weather in that |
locality for MANY years. Among the |
Corona'sp passengers from Alaska are |
General Russell Alger and family, Ex-Sen- |
ator Plat, Mrs. Plat and others.
ALBUQUERQUE IN. NJ, July l3th.-Ar-
thur Nj. Kennedy, railroad man from /
Los Angeles. in company with some |
friends, went in bathing in the Rio Grande |
river below town yesterday afternoon. In |
diving ne struck his head on the hard |
sand on the bottom and burst blood ves-
sci, causing internal hemorrhage at the |
base of the brain. He died last night. |
His parents live in Indiana.
Decision Confirmed.
SAN FRANcIcsco, July I3th.-The Su-
preme Court has affirmed the decision of |
the lower Court in the case of Timothy |
Page against the Rockford Canal Company, |
enjoining the company in continuing the /
construction of dam in Packwood creek,
Tulare county, which diverted the water to |
the injury of plaintiffs property.
Marysviile Faro Banks.
MARYsvILLE, July l3th-Mayor Slattery |
last night instructed the City Marshal TO |
close the two faro banks that had been |
running here for long time. The order |
was enforced at 10 o'clock, when the games |
were closed. No gambling games will be |
permitted henceforth.
Not Good Shot.
SANTA BARBARA, July l3tb.-George Bur- |
dick, aged about % years, attempted suicide |
in this city this afternoon by shooting him.
self with a revolver. The wound will |
probably not prove fatal. The cause is
family trouble.
Prohibition in Los Gatos.
Los GATos, July 13,h.-H. H. Potterick
was to-day found guilty OF violating the
prohibition ordinance. He will be SEN
fenced Monday.
Ghooiy Kahn, the Persian Minister TO
the United States, says heis going to France
TO see the Shah and will return. Newspa-
per tittle-tattle has not driven his away.