Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-19
Another Los Angelica Railroad.


of the Chamber OF Commerce today the
report of the committee on the feasibility
of building q railroad through the Sierra
Madre mountains, and the reports of the
engineers instructed to examine the pro-
Iected route, were read and adopted, with
the recommendation that the Chamber take
definite action in the near future.
They proposed TO build road via Arroyo,
Seco, Teiunga and Alize canyon to reach
the desert near the mouth of Little Rock
creek, which will require a tunnel be-
tween the two first named points. and
possibly one at the divide between the
second and third. The estimate of the
length of the former is 1000 feet and of the
latter 900 feet, the maximum estimates of
grade $50 feet to the mile. The route will be
the most direct approach TO the Northwest
via Harper Station on the A. and P. Rail-
way, which is in a straight line from Little
Rock creek. 1t is also expected that the
road will connect with another new road
there to Milford on the U. c. R. P. The
estimated cost of the projected road of
ninety seven miles, with depots round
houses, shops and complete equipment of
rolling stock is So, 100000.
He ApnIogized His Way Out.
TUCSON (Ariz.), April 1Sth-The famous
libel suit of Clark Churchill vs.. ex-Special
Agent Slater, received its quietus in the
District Court last evening, S ater having
publicly acknowledged the falsity Of the
charges made and apologiZed for the wrong
done. Mr. Churchill stated to the Court
that he was satisfied, and had no desire to
press the suit further.
This suit grew out of letter published
in the Courier, charging General Churchill
with being connected with the Lane ring,
and making other defamatory illusions to
him. Mr.. Slater was given as the author.
He was indicted bv the Grand Jury and
held to answer in the sum of $1,000. In
the meantime, Mr.. Slater was suspended
from Office, and having family to support
he sought the intercession OF mutual
friends, with the result as above noted.
Beyond a vindidation of his good name,
Mr.. Churchill had no desire to prosecute, so
he accepted Mr.. Slater's apology and let
him out of pretty bad box.
Fresno Races.
FRESNO, April 1Sth.-There was good
attendance at the spring meeting to-day.
The first race was running. three-quarters
of mile and repeat, for purse of $500.
The starters were Ora, Whist, Mulky's
Tom DAILY, Edwin F. McCarty's Tom Daily
and Jack Brady. Mulky's Tenn DAILY won
the first and second heats and the race, Ora
oCCOuQ. lllhC, liz anu l.lO.
The horse Jack Brady, which was ruled
of the track yesterday, was reinstated.
The second race was pacing, for the 2:30
class, for a purse of $500. The starters
were Little Dock, T. B., Leila S. and John
ME Shelton. The first heat was won By
Little Dock in 2;25, Leila S. second, T. B.
and Shelton distanced. The second heat
was won by Little Dock in 2:50, Leila S.
distanced.
The match race, running, five-eighths of
a mile dash, for purse of 5000, between
Butcher Boy and Edwin F., was won by
Butcher Boy in 1:04.
VIII Not Obey Solomon.
SAN Francisco, April 1Sth-On the 9Th
of April Edward s. Solomon, as Com
mander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy
Republican League, issued an order an
nulling the charter of Camp No. of that
organization. This has called forth re-
ply from the camp, in which it repudiates
the action of the Commander-inC Chief, on
the ground that the Executive Council did
not issue a charter to Camp No. 1. and,
therefore, could not annul or revoke it.
The camp is incorporated under the laws
of the State of California, and is, therefore,
not subject to the arbitrary diction of Gen
eral Solomon. 1t is further claimed that
Solomon and his associates were not legally
elected.
San Francis CO Items.
SAN Francisco, April 18th = Sidney
Cohen, member OF the Educational
Board of Sydney, is in the city. He is on
a voyage around the world to examine the
various school systems.
The Supreme Court to-day ordered all
the opinions of the Court filed in the
Clerks Office of the district to which the
cases respectively belong. The time of a
petition for releasing is computed from the
time the opinion is filed in the local office
Mayor Pond has been chosen President
and Frank NJ Pixley orator of the Inaug-
ural Celebration.
No Date Decided Upon.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1Sth.-Notwith-
standing the fact that all the necessary
stores have been placed aboard the cruiser
Charleston and Captain appointed for her
trial trip, the date of that long looked for
event has not yet been determined upon.
The cruiser has not yet been fitted with her
steel masts, and it is said she will not re-
ceive them until she returns from her trip
in the Santa Barbara Channel.
News from Portland.
PORTLAND (Or.), April 1Sth.-The United
States Grand Jury returned an indictment
to-day against John Drouillard, charging
him with the murder of Pedro Riberos on
the sea.
w. A. Wheeler has purchased the Weekly
Star and Weekly Findicator of East Port
land and will consolidate them.