Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-18

the arrivals of to-day, while the reports of
those TO come tomorrow will double the
amount. Captain Woodson, of the Fifth
Cavalry. says he will sesrch every outfit to
make sure there is no liquor of any de-
scripuon taken into Oklahoma. A bank
was organized here to-day by prominent
capitalist which will open for business on
the 22d at Lisbon.
The Fighting Commenced.
CHICAGO, April lSth.-A Times special
from Fort Smith, Arkansas, SAYS: Four
men were killed on the border of Okla
homa to-day. Word was received here
this evening of q conflict between several
parties of boomers. cattlemen and Chicka-
saw police at the ford at Chisholm's cattle
trail, forty miles west of Oklahoma City,
on the Canadian river. The cattlemen
were taking several hundred animals
from Frank Colberts ranch, in
the Chickasaw nation, to Kansas, but
the mounted police guarding the northern
border OF Oklahoma refused 70 permit them
to use the celebrated Chisholm trail lead
ing through the new Territory. A fsht
resulted, in which the cattlemen were re-
inforced by party of boomers from Cooke
and Tanning counties, Texas. One of the
guards, two cattlemen and one boomer
named Geiss, were killed in the melee, be.
sides the loss of some valuable horses
The cattlemen took the old Albiline trail
and went around through the Cheyen ne
reservation.
Armed to the Teeth.
KANSAS CRY, April 17th.-The Union
depot to-day was packed with arrivals for
Oklahoma. There was not even standing
room. Thirty Italians from Castle Garden
were among the number, armed 10 the
teeth. Eighty New Workers arrived yes
terday and left for Guthrie to-day, accom-
panied by the Italians and two physicians
from Massachusetts, with an apothecary's
outfit. The boomers from the Atlantic
States are unaccompanied by families. A
large number of Illinois colonistS arrived
to-day, and q large number from the South
ern States tonight all armed. The Santa
Fe and Rock Island trains left tonight
crowded to the guards The thieves and
confidence men are reaping harvest.
The Minneapolis Strike.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 17th.-Although the
street car company succeeded in running
some cars over most of the lines in the
city to-day, the strike is not by any means
over. There were several brushes between
the strikers and their sympathizers and the
police. The mob on Washington avenue
was the hardest to handle Ii would be
SNobNCACh III Ohc pAdNC OIliN " SdlneT III all
other. Many arrests were made. The at
tempt to effect settlement between the
company and the strikers this afternoon
was failure. The police fear serious
trouble tonight. To guard against it as
much as possible the Chief of Police or
dered no cars be run after 6 o'cl ok.
Excellent Wheat Prospects.
ST.. PAUL, April 17th.-The Pioneer Press
in the morning will publish reports from
sections covering about half the wheat pro-
duced in Minnesota and Dakota, and from
these reports it seems that 100 stations re-
port good to excellent condition of the
ground, thirty consider it fair, while only
ten rate it as not good. 1t has rained within
the past week and the dry spell is broken.
A Grand Reception.
PHILADELPHIA, April 17th.-The recep-
ton to Wanamaker this evening by the
Union League was the most successful
affair of the kind ever attempted bv the
club. The building was handsomely
decorated and the interior adorned with
roses, plants and ferns. Seventeen hun
dred guests were in attendance.
A Negro Lynehed.
NEW IBERIA (La.), April 17th-Pelletier
Delahouse and his youngest son Louis were
shot and seriously wounded yesterday by
an unknown pegro. The condition of the
wounded men is very critical The crowd
who started in pursuit succeeded in captur-
ing the negro and lynched him.
A Terrific wiud-storm.
WELLINGTON (Ks.), April 17th.-A barn
was blown TO pieces to-day six ard one-half
miles southeast of this city, and some of
the timbers were driven by the force of the
wind clear through the north side of a
house; one of them struck and fatally in
jured Mr.. Hacker
Horrible Accident.
WHEELING CIV. Fa), April 17th.-An
Intelligence special says: Perry Wine, a
well-known citizen living in Brocton county.
was telling tree to-day when it broke
across the stump, demolishing bis house
and killing his wife and three little chill
dren.
Bald Knobbers Respited.
JEFFERSON CITY MOI April 17th.-Dave
Walker and John Matthews, the two con-
victed Bald Knobbers, who were to have
been executed Friday, were to-day respited
by Governor Francis, until May 10th, the
day set for the execution of Wiley Mat
thews.
Good Sale of Trotters.
New YORK, April 17th.-The sale of the
trotting stock of the Marchel stud property
by Secretary Tracy began this morning. The
trotters sold at good prices. The total for to-
days was $50, $40, an average of 81, 246 per
horse. The sale closes tomorrow.
Another Trust.
CHICAGO, April 17th.-Twenty represent
atives of Western firms engaged in the
manufacture of butchers supplies met at
the Grand Pacific Hotel to-day for the pur-
pose of forming trust Nothing was &C
complished. They will meet again within
a month.
Purely Imagination.
Boston, April 17th.-Charles Francis
Adams says that the report that his COM
pany desired to reduce the guarantee on the
Oregon Railway Navigation under the
Oregon Short Line lease was purely imagi-
nation.
A Tunnel Under the River Assured.
New YORK, April 17th.-An English
syndicate has subscribed the money neces-
sary to complete the tunnel underneath the
river. The amount subscribed is about
S2,750,000.
The st. Paul Strike.
ST. PAUL, April 17th.-The car strike
situation is unchanged here to-day. An
attempt to start cars will be made in the
morning.