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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-17
BRIEF NOTES.

The Supreme Court was not in session
yesterday, but will meet again tomorrow
The new Christian Church at Gait will
be dedicated to-day. 1t cost s. 600, and IS
clear Of debt.
Joseph Hasman was yesterday granted a
divorce from Mary Hasnan in Judge Arm
strong's Court.
The funeral of the late E. ". Csdy took
place at Rocklin yesterday. Deceased's
friends desire it known that he was an
honest, Woodworking man, and respected
in the community wherein he lived.
The Natoma Water and Mininc Company
has brought suit against Ellen Simonds,
administrative of the estate of Stephen ST.
monds, deceased, to quiet title TO lot y, in
block %, in the town Of Folsom.
Gait is getting to be quite s center for
amusements. The GG5ette sars: "Galt
was royalty entertained this week 4 col
ored troupe of 'Jinglers' gave an enter
tainment Wednesday evening. SANKEY'S
circus held forth Thursday aud Friday
nights and an astute gentleman introduced
archery Yesterday on our public square"
The funeral of the late ". B. Hunt in
San Francisco on Friday was largely at
tended. The x-Sacramentan was buried
in the Masonic plat, under the auspices of
the San Francisco Association of Pioneers
and the Veteran Firemens Association.
A J. Rhoads. Fish COMMISSIONS Reuter-
and James Barron were the only Sacra-
mentans at the funeral The fire depart
ment of this city sent 8 large beautiful
floral piece.
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CRONIN CASE.
Newspaper Man Tells of His Meeting
With O'SuIIiYan.

CHICAGO, November 16th.-There was
great crowd at the opening OF the Court for
the resumption of the Cronin trial this
morning, after two days recess,
The first witness was James Clancy, cor
respondent of the New York Herald on be-
half of the prosecution. He said he was
sent here by the Herald to investigate the
Cronin case. He called at 0 Suliiran's on
the morning of the day that CrouiE's body
was discovered, hut before the discovery
had been made knOwJ.
The witness continued: II asked him
what lie thought of the disappearance of
Dr.. Crorir. Ne said lie would turn up
~otue0hsGe; h4 did not believe he was
uurdered. He said he made q contract
wish GIu'in tecause scc.deuts had hap
pened. He tlen said something about
having physician 10 attend 10 anything
| of the kind that might occur in the future"
| Clancy testified that late that evening,
after hearing that the body had bean found,
he went again to the house of O'Sullivan
and told him the body of Cronin had been
found. The witness said O'Sullivan turned
pale and said what, the body OF DR.. Gro
| Mn found Is that true?n Witness then
| wanted O'Sullivan to 90 in cab to the po-
| lice station, where the body then was, and
try to identify it. O'Sullivan shook and
Sdlh lbtO CldII, saying IL NOu-t- uO uO
good. He could not identify him, and it
would be useless for him to go. Witness
again urged O'Sullivan to go, but he would
not.
The cross examination OF Clancy was
directed to ehciting the details Of his
life from the time of his BIRTH and
through his varied journalistic career
in London, Paris and elsewhere. The
witness said that in 1868 he was sus-
pected of completely in the Fenian raid.
Two policemen undertook to arrest him,
but he resisted and fired at them. For this
he was convicted of an attempt to murder
and was sentenced to imprisonment for
| life. By the intercession of friends in Par
lament this was reduced to fourteen years,
| and good conduct reduced this to ten years
actual imprisonment.
The State then rested its case. The de-
tense then moved to strike from the record
all testimony of the Camp 20 conspiracy,
and to exclude the evidence regarding the
blood, hair, etc., found in the trunk and at
Carlson cottage. The motions were over
ruled.
The stenographer at the CorCner's in
quest was then put on the stand and stated
The same points of contradiction in the tes-
timony of James Carlson and Frank Scan
Ian as given there and before the jury at
the trial
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sOCIAL Avn PERsOYAL.

day.
Samuel Robinson is on a visit at Bartlett
Springs.
Mrs. John Brewster of Gait is visiting friends
in this city.
Miss Georgia Hupp Of Trinity county is visit
ing friends here.
Miss Flora Gladding of San Francisco is visit
ing hrs Crouch.
W. H. Devlin is up at sissons iahaling the
braeiug noun ain air
Miss Georgia spauldingof Hicksville is visit.
ing friends in this city.
George f. Moynihan and mother have re-
turned from San francisco.
Mrs. Thomas Hague and granddaughter are
visiting friends in Santa Cruz.
James A. Orr and j. J. Mccarthy OF san Fran
cisco were IN the city yesterday.
Mrs Mayor Gregory has returned from a so.
journ OF two months in San Francisco.
Mrs. George @. BATES of this city is visiting
her daughter, Mn. William Deyin OF Galt
on Friday evening Miss Lottie Jones was the
recipient Ct a surprise party at l,70l street.
n. Wentworth and E L. Crawford Of George
town, FL Dorado county, were in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. B. H. Hulburd, who has been visiting
friends in Plaeerville for the past week, re-
turned yesterday.
Miss Belle Carly, who has been visiting her
mother near san Andraes for the past SIX
weeks. has returned to Gait.
E. F. Aiken and wife and Miss Matte Aiken
returned last evening from a weeks visit TO
Oakland and San Francisco.
CD. Collins of San Francisco, who is spoken
Of as one of the candidates for the Republican
nomination for Attorney -General, was here yes
terday.
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CONFIDENCE GAME.
A webfoot Hog King Bites at the Gold
Brick Swindle.

Webfoot Hog King Bites at the Gold
Brick Swindle.
PoRT TOWNSEND, November 16,h.-The
gold-b brick confidence game was neatly
worked on William Bishop, hog king of
jefferson county, yesterday, by brace of
operators. One of the gang, Thomas
Kearns, was disguised as an Indian, and
profess-d to know a secret mine in Colo
RADIO where gold was as plentiful as dew
drops Henry Gordon, the accomplish, as
sisted the Indian, who exhibited a gold
brick which stood the test. Bishop con-
sidered it worth 81 600, and held secret con-
situations. and bad arranged to pay $500
for the brick to-day.
The conference between the trio near
town attracted the attention of the police.
Kearns and Gordon were arrested for va
grancy and when searched were found to
be well supplied with numerous male, fe-
male and Indian disguise,. They mad
vartently confessed the goid-5rick scheme,
which led 10 an investigation, with the
foregoing results. Bishop has lived among
the Indians for thirty years.
These are probably the same men who
worked the gold. brick swinGle on a newly
arrived German in San Francisco some
months ago, one man plotting him out to
the sand hills and sagebrush, where the
alleged Indian was found and the money
paid for the supposed gold. They had pre-
yiously worked OFF q brick in the same way
in Los Angeles county, and since the San
Francisco incident have worked the game
in an Eastern city.
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PLENTY OF CHECKS.
A Southern Contractor Who Was Handy
With His Pen,

SANTA ANA, November 16th.-About
four months ago the Trustees of this city
granted franchise to James ]. Hedges, OF
Los Angeles, for water works suitable for
the city. He furnished bonds in tee sum
of $4,000 for the fulhllment of his con-
tract. Upon investigating the Trustees
found that some of the names on his bond
were placed there without the consent OF
the owners, or at least by the misrepre-
sentation of facts By Hedges.
The latter was called to account BY the
Board. but he managed to stay them off,
and in the mean time no water works have
been built.
The Board and citizens becoming tired Of
Hedges ways at last protested. One of the
latter on Monday last presented board
bill for collection. Hedges made out q
check on the State National Bank of Les
Angeles. This was not taken and another
was produced Mr.. Ward, the payee, sus.
pected that all was not proper, and con-
ferred with the City Marshal, the latter
having been given check Tor taxes b7
Hedges on the same bank.
Thursday it was ascertained that there
was no money to Hedges credit IN the
bank, snd he was informed of the fact and
Given thirty minutes TO procure the money
or suffer arrest. He procured the money
from the proprietor of the RichelieU Hotel
settling for IS bill that he owed and Civ
ing a check for the balance of the money
borrowed. Cooper, on hearing OF the
state of affairs. sought settlement, but get
ring no satisfaction had Hedges arrested
for obtaining money under false pretenses
Hedges had difficulty in procuring
bondsmen to secure his appearances TO an.
swer the charges. His case comes up on
Tuesday next.
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ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST.
Heariless DeSertion Of Two Little Chill
dren by Their Parents.
SEVEN MEN DROWNED ATEUREKA.
Congressman McKenna Given
FIattering Send-Of at Suisun
Good Racing.
[spno1AL DISPATCHES TO THE BBooRn-uEIoE.l
FAST TRoTTING.

stamboul and Palo Alto Both Lower
Their Records.
NAPA. November 16th.-The day was
cold and the wind blowing, but the track
was pronounced very fast for the flyers who
were to attempt to break records.
Palo Alto, driven by Charles Marvin,
got off on the third attempt to break the
worlds stallion racord for purse Of 500,
with runner, driven by o. o. Hickok, ac-
corapanying. He went to the quarter pole
in 324 seconds, 200 gait. Up the back
stretch the trotter and runner were like
double team, making the half in LOO, a
2:10 gait.
Then Palo Alto went off his feet but
caught handily and lost little.
He went TO the three quarter pole In l:39.
Down the stretch he came amid intense
excitement At the drawgate the horse
went up, sWerved to one side, barely miss
ing the fence. Marvin held him with a
strong hand, and the finish was made on a
square trot in 2:124, breaking his record OF
2:124.
Stamboul was then driven by O. A.
Hickok for purse of 800, to beat his rec
ord of 2:13a, also to go in 2:12, to win BET
| of $40 900 between his former owner, Sen
ator Rose and w. II. Crawford, who were
DOtl interested SpeCtdlOlo. lhoA VII ulOfe
the runner. The quarter was trotted IN
:33 the half in 1;054 the three-quarters in
| 1891 and the mile in 2:l24. The mile was
trotted without skip or break, and the
| opinion expressed by all the horsemen
present was that it was the prettiest mile
ever witnessed. When the time was an,
nounced the crowd went wild, an immense
shout arose and hats were thrown into the
air. Hickok was congratulated on all
sides.
1t is conceded that if Palo Alto had not
gone off his feet he would have broken the
stallion record of the world. Next Satur-
day Sunol, Palo Alto, Faustino and STAN
boul will be trotted to beat the worlds
record.
Alfred G., by Anteo, with a running
mate. trotted to beat his record of 2:23.
He made the mile in 2:192 Marvin drove
him. The quarters were as follows: "a,
lilo, 2:19f.
Palo Altos Sport was driven to beat
the record of 2:233 but failed, going the
mile in 2:25.
The next race was between Cora c., a
PAGER, and Mambrino Chief, Jr., a trotter.
The first heat was won by Mambrino.
Time, 2:343.
The second heat was won by Cora. Time,
2:314
The third heat Mambrino won. Time,
2:394 The finish was postponed until
Monday afternoon.
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MRS. EDITH WARNER.
An Insane Woman round Wandering in
the Desert.

Los ANGELES, November 16ih.-The mys-
tery of the identity of the woman supposed
10 have been lost on the desert east OF lndio
has been solved. Early yesterday morning
word was received at the Southern Pacific
offices here that the woman had been found
alive, having walked thirteen and one-half
miles across the burning desert to Walters.
the first station east of Indio, where the
station keepers took her in and cared for
h.r. The section men sent out from Indio
found her there, and reported the fact to
this city. Orders were issued to pass her to
Tucson.
The woman is Internationally insane,
but she told the section men such a remark
ably straight story as to almost make them
doubt that fact.
my name" the woman said, sis Mrs.
Edith Warner. DR.. E. W. Craven, of Riv-
erside is nv divorced husband. | came
originally from San Bernsrdino. but have
been living in San Franc SEQ for several
months past. l have had nothing but
trouble in California, aud desire 10 leave
the State. have friends in Tucson and want
to get to that plsce. l only had money
enough to pay my fare as far as Iadie, leav-
ing 50 Is TO bay my meals on the road. l
aecordiugiy paid my fare "a that point,
intending to walk the rest Of the distance.
/ think l caa make ii without great
trouble
The woman gas kept st Walters station
until the east-bound passenger train passed
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HE HOPES TO GET AWAY.
Proceedings in the Manhattan Bank Case
Continued.

New YORK, November 16.h.-The bur
glar, Jimmy Hope, was arraigned this
morning ON q warrant of extraoition, is
sued by General Hill, TO take him to Della
ware. His case is becoming complicated,
as the habess corpus case YVES also to be
argued to-day. The habeas corpus pro-
ceeding was postponed. 1t is learned that
the proceedings on account of the Manhat-
tan Bank burglary WIS discontinued yes
terday because the with esses in that case
are dead.
Hopeis now wanted to serve out niney
of unexpired servica in Delaware. Three
officers were in Court this morning ready
to take Hope to Delaware. bat his counsel
secured postponement until the argument
is made for the revocation of Hills war
rant.
The ground taken is that Hope, having
been extradited from California to serve
his recently expired term a Auburn, would
not be handed over to the authorities of an
other State until he had been allowed to
return to the jurisdiction from which he
was extradited.
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He Severely Criticises the Present Jur!
System.

He Severely Criticises the Present Jury
System.
NASHVILLE (Tenn), November 10TH
Ex-President Hayes delivered the annual
address before the National Prison Congress
in this city to-day. A feature of the adj
dress was reference to the inefficient jury
system which prevails in most of the
States. He said that the lack of popular
confidence in the fairness and justice of
criminal trials begets crime. Delays in
criminal proceedings in these days, when
wealth had such power, offers temptation
to bribe jurymen, and as to bride taking,
he referred to the Cronin case as recent
incident, and other examples.
Referring to the jury system. Mr.. Hayes
spoke particularly of the technicality that
no man can sit on jury who reads news
papers. Already this has been expunged
in some States and rational rule has
taken its place. 1t would be far more
reasonable, he said, to exclude from luries
men who did not read newspapers and
who do not form or express opinions from
what they have read. Intelligence should
not be shut out from the jury box.
Another example of our jury system is
the unanimous jury. If five-sixths of a
jury or three fourths agree upon verdict
of guilty, and if the presiding Judge ap.
proves the verdict, why shall it not stand ?
Under our republican system the gravest
questions are settled finally by majority
of citizens, and these reforms depend on
the popular judgment and the popular
will.
Referring to the question of convict
labor, Mr.. Hayes made strong plea in
favor of keeping the prisoners employed
in learning the useful trades. He said the
notion that honest labor outside of prisons
will gain by supporting in ideness convict
criminals is now rejected in quarters most
influential.
He quoted an opinion from the official
journal of the knights of Labor to support
this statement. Mr.. Hayes argued in favor
of indeterminate sentences for known
criminals, combining such until in the judg-
ment of some tribunal it is evident he is
likely to be fit citizen.
If person is determined upon GRIM
inal life the best thing that can be done
for him and society is 10 confne him
where he can do no mischief, and where
his labor will pay for his keeping.
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GRADERS OF COTTON
Come Under the Provisions OF the Co
tract Labor Law.

Come Under the Provisions OF the Con-
tract Labor Law.
LIVERPOOL, November 16'h.-The Liver
pool Chamber of Commerce yesterday re-
solved to communicate with Lerd Salisbury
regarding the action OF the Collector of
Customs at Norfolk, Va, who has informed
the Treasury Department al Washington
that the employment in the United States
of clerks or graders whose business it is to
classify cotton for the English markets, and
who are specially trained and sent out by
English brokers, as understanding the
British trade, is violation of the contract
labor lsw.
TIE Liverpool Chamber protested against
such interference as being detrimental to
the trade, and resolved to request Lord
Salisbury to point out to the Washington
authorities the evil results that must fol-
low such action.
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BLOOD HORSE RACES.
Abb Runs Mile in the Fast Time OF
1:41-Other Events.

Abb Runs Mile in the Fast Time OF
1:41-Other Events.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 16th.-The
attendance to-day at the Bay District track
for the opening day of the fall meeting OF
the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
numbered fully $40.
The track was in good order and very
fast, the weather fine, though cloudy, at
the finish threatening rain momentarily..
The first race one mile. was won by
Abb, 103; Daisy D., 120, second; Jubilee,
LOG, third. Time, 1:41.
Jubilee was favorite at s to 5. Abb
started at to l.
Second race, Ladies Stake, three-quarters
of mile, was won easily by Muta, Jessie
second. Time, 1.16. Whisban, the other
starter. fell near the quarter-mile post,
throwing O'Neill, her jockey, off and in
turing him, but not seriously.
The third race, November stakes, one
mile and half, was won by Peel by neck
from Mikado, second, Tycoon third. Time.
2:362. Peel was a hot favorite at to L.
Fourth race, three quarters of mile
The first heat was won by Kildare, Tom
DAILY second, Applause third. Time, 1:14.
An execrable start was given for the sec
ond heat, which Longstreet won, Orc sec
ond, Ida Glenn third. Time, liza. Long
street won on the run-off, beating Kildare
easily. Time, LII.
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UNNATURAL PARENTS.
Peter Decker and His Wife Desert Their
Little Ones.

Little Ones.
Los ANGELES. November 16h.-A sad
case was brought to the attention of the po-
lice authorizes Yesterday. Two little boys,
aged respectively eight and ten years, who
gave the names of Fred and David Decker.
called at the police station and said that
they were starving. They had had moth
ing to eat since Thursday morning. Food
was given them at once, and when the lads
had eaten the elder told his story to Chief
Glass. He said they came from Pasadena,
and had been wandering about the city
searching for some trace of their father,
Peter Decker.
The family had been living in Pasadena
for several years past, the father being q
teamster there. One evening, about two
months ago, the boys came home from
school and found their father and mother
gone and the family residence empty and
deserted. 1t was a very clear case of the
abandonment of children by their unnat-
ural parents.
The bows were fed by kind neighbors,
and for two months subsisted on the char
ity of the people of Pasadena and Alham-
bra Strangely enough, no effort was ever
made by the authorities OF those towns to
care for them.
Finally the lads made up their minds to
come TO Los Angeles in search of their pa.
rents, reaching here Thursday morning
Since then the little fellows have walked
the streets, having no place to lay their
heads. Chief Glass turned them over to
Mrs Watson, matron of the Girls Home
who will care for them until some perma'
nent provision is made.
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AN 1NTERMEDDLING CONSUL.
Another Chance for Blaine to Ask for an
EXPLANATION.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla.) November 10th
q Key Yves; special says: The committee
recently appointed by the Board of Trade
to investigate the alleged interference by
Spanish authorities with the Cubans now
living here, as we'll as with the native born
children of naturalized Cubans in con-
nection with the recent strike troubles, has
made a lengthy report, in which they &C.
cuse the Spanish Consul of impertinent
intermeddling in their affairs and melting
and urging the laborers to hostility and
hatred toward their American employees.
The committee claims to have investigated
the matter fully and hes ample proof of
the Consul's underhaDd work.
Attention is also called to the remarkable
and unprecedented occurrence of the Span
ish naval vessel going to the island four
times to convey workmen away to Havana.
Over thousand laborers, with their fami-
lies having been taken away.
Attention is also called to a telegram
printed in the Spanish official organ in
Havana from MADRID. congratulating Cap
tain Salamanca in having removed the
Cuban colony ct Key West, which menaced
Spanish interests in America.
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SUICIDE OR MURDERS
A Young Grocery Clerk Found in a Dy-
ing Condition.

New YORK, November 16th.-At an early
hour yesterday morning young man was
found lying in hallway at Oh West Six
tenth street In the right temple was
CHASTITY bullet-hole. An ambulance was at
once summoned, and the man was carried
at once to the hospital, where he died
about an hour later
He was identified as Charles Brown, an
emplove in the grocery firm of Acker,
Merrill & Condit, and is said to have been a
cousin of Condit. He was 20 years of age.
The circumstances which led to his death
are not known. The police say that, in
company with a man named Cox, Brown
called on young woman named Marie
Haruf, who occupied rooms in the house in
which the tragedy took place. The two
men quarreled about the woman, and Cox
drew pistol and shot his rival. Cox was
arrested, and this morning arraigned in the
Jefferson Market Court. He asserted that
his name was John Lea, and that Cox was
an assumed name. He is also employed
by the same firm as Brown. He declared
that Brown committed suicide in fit of
Jealous rage because the girl they called
upon showed him more attention than his
friend. He was remanded without bail.
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san FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Close of the Olympic Clubs Amateur
Tournament.
SAN Francisco, November 16th.-The
Olympic Clubs amateur tournament closed
tonight with the following winners Ban
tam-Espinosa first, ]. w. Donnegan sec
ond; feather-weights, postponed; light
weights-H. Gallagher, II. Gendar; weller
weights-J D. Lsfferty and William Gal
lagher; middle weights-McCoy and J.
Gallagher; -weight-Kitchen.
THE GOVERNMENT WINS.
The jury in the case of the United States
against J. R Hite and John w. Snyder, tic
recover SOL 600 for having cut timber or
Government lands, to-day gave verdict Of
S. 600 in favor of the United States.