Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-06
Thrilling Scenes,

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Thrilling Scenes.
New YORK, October 5th.-The Sun prom.
inently publishes special from Middle.
town, Delaware, giving the text of letter
to his father from John Preston Cunning,
the young Associated Press reporter of San
Francisco, who wrote the thrilling account
of the disaster at Apia, Samoa. Dunning
says the whole day formed a succession of
heroic and patriotic events. seldom, if ever
equalled. He voucbes for the truth of the
statements that the Trenton's band PLAYED
the Star Spangled Banner during the
storm, encouraging the mariners, and that
the Trenton's men cheered the British
Caliope when she was making a fearful
struggle against wind and wave.
End of a Young Desperate.
GUTHRIE Il. IT,, October 5th.-Charles
Davis, aged only 10 years, but one of the
boldest desperadoes in Indian Territory,
and the leader of 4 noted band of horse
and cattle thieves was shot and killed
yesterday, near Fleetwood He had barri-
caded himself in vacant house, which
was guarded by three Deputy United States
Marshals. Later he made break for lib
erty, carrying in either hand q revolver
The deputies opened fire, which the des-
perado returned but he soon fell, MORALLY
wounded.
Fatal Collision.
| PUEBLO Coll, October 5tb.-Two freight
trains on the Denver and Fort Worth road
coliided with great force on a curved grade
on the outskirts of this city tonight. A
dozen cars were knocked into splinters and
both locomotives badly wrecked.
Fireman Sam Fisk had his back and
ribs broken and died in the hospital a few
hours later. Engineer Crane had his legs
amputated, and cannot live. Both of the
men have families at Trinidad. The acci-
dent was caused by the down hill train
being two minutes ahead of time.
| Going South.
| NEW YORK, October 5th.-For the first
| time since the week following the Nav
panic of 1884, the bank statement pub.
llshed to-day shows the reserve held to be
less than % per cent. of the deposits re-
quired by the banking law. A year ago,
with almost exactly the same amount of
deposits, the banks held a surplus over the
legal requirements of $11 All 800 The de-
| felt is almost wholly caused BY the drain of
| money to the West and South, where over
six million was shipped last week, and
| almost as much went in the weeks lust
preceding.
Suicide of a Society Lady.
BALTIMORE, October 5th.-Mrs. Emily
| Resale Smith, prominent society wo-
| man, aged q, suicided at her residence to-
| day by shooting herself. She had been
suffering long time from nervous depres-
sion.
Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Colonel
K. Snowden Andrews, an old Confederate
soldier, and a member of the bar, and a
| niece of ex-senator Thomas F. Bayard. No
inquest was held.
Heavy Indebtedness.
KANSAS CITY, October 5th.-The Inter-
state Rapid Transit Company has been
placed in the hands of a receiver, at the ap-
plication of the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany, of New York, which holds 100000
OF the company's bonds, upon which the
company has been unable to pay interest
The total Indebtedness is 81, $780, 900. There
will be no stoppage of the line which is an
elevated road running between Kansas
City, Mo-, and Kansas City, Kansas.
Clan-na-Gael Convention.
CHICAGO, October 5th.-All the Clan.na-
Gael societies in Cook county will hold a
mass meeting in Chicago. Each camp
will be represented by two delegates The
place of meeting will be kept secret There
are about twenty-five camps in the county,
and about 1000 members. 1t is expected
that the Cronin case will be the chief topic
of discussion.
A Wild Run.
CORY PENN October 5th.-The rear
end of the south-bound freight on the
Western New York and Pennsylvania
Railroad broke loose as it was climbing the
summit, four miles south of here, this
morning. Rushing down the hill, it
crashed into passenger train, following,
with terrific force. All the passengers were
bruised, and some injured seriously, but
none fatally.
New Hampshire Sensation.
New York, October 5th.-In 1880 the
New Hampshire Legislature enacted
valid policy law. The insurance compa-
MES OF the country declared boycott and
have since refused to write policies in that
State. A sensation has been created by the
announcement by the Etna, of Hartford,
that it will withdraw from the compact
and resume business in that State.
Embezzler and Fugitive.
Providence (R. L., October 5th-Dil-
man p Robinson, the only son of express
ident E. P. Robinson, of the Brown Uni
versity, is an embezzler and fugitive He
has been Register of the University several
years. The amount of the shortage is I'M
known. He kept two sets of bookstore
false. the other true.
Material for the New Cruiser.
WAsHINGToN, October 5th.-Advertise-
ments were issued to- day by the Navy De-
partment, calling for bids for furnishing
materials to be used in the construction of
the machinery to be built at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard and to be laid in the two O0O-
ton cruisers authorized. The bids will be
opened November 9Th.
Fifty Horses Burned.
LA CROSSE (Wis.), October 5th.-The
large barn of c. s. Colman was burned last
night Twelve horses were rescued from
the barn. but fifty persisted in the flames.
Several lumber piles adjoining took fire.
The loss is $25 600.
Murdered His Children.
CHARLESTON (W. Val October 9Th =
Felix Kampf cut his son, William, and
daughter, Mary, to death last night. He
was drunk and the children refused him
shelter. Kampf was arrested.
Bureau of Statistics.
WASHINGTON, October 9th. = Secretary
Window this afternoon appointed Major
S. G. Brock of Missouri Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics, vice William NJ. Switzler, re-
signed.
They Secure an Advance.
BALTIMORE, October 5th.-The strike of
5000 window-light glass-blowers, which
began last June. was settled to-day and a
contract for year signed, with an advance
of 81 per cent.
Gaugers Appointed.
WASHINGTON. October 5th.-M. w. Davis
and John Reither, Jr., have been appointed
Gaugers for the Fourth California District.
Terrible Storm.
CITY OF MEXICO, October 5th.-The cy-
clone in Carmen Island, off the coast of
Campechy, on the 18th ult, strewed the
shore with wreckage from vessels in the
harbor, Only one vessel out of thirty-five
weathered the gale. All the schooners that