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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-09
A PRAIRIE ROMANCE.
Two Hearts, Throbbing as One, Beat a
Rancher Out of a Bride,

DoUeLAs tWy. T.), March sth.-The
widow McCool is only Is years old, and has
been station agent at Dry Cheyenne, on the
stage route between there and Buffalo.
She is brunette and pretty, and COM
manded the admiration of all the cattle.
men for miles around
After refusing dozen offers she accepted
Martin Hunton, a wealthy ranchman, and
they were TO be married in May.
Last week blonds-haired young En-
glishman named James Kidd, who is tray
cling for an Omaha provision house,
stopped at Dry Cheyenne for breakfast.
He fell in love with the widow on signI.
and his good looks, gentle ways and En-
glish accent produced favorable impress
sion. He went to Buffalo. transacted his
business in hurry and returned to Dry
Cheyenne last Saturday.
Hunion was insapely jealous. and his
cowboys were ordered to pick a auarre,
with the tenderfoot and shoot him, if pos
sible. The programme was carried out. but
Kidd pulled two big six-shooters aud
backed up against closed door leading to
a bedroom.
When the shooting began the lights were
extingaisEed. Ed. Cook, Hunton's fore
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Arz THE WHITE HOUSE.
Thousands Call on President Harrison
Card Reception.

a caro- Reception.
WASHINGTON, March sth.-The rush of
visitors to the White House continued to-
day, but they were much less numerous
than on previous days. For the first time
since he entered the White House the
President was able to devote the entire
forenoon to visitors having business with
him. He received them upstairs in his
Office, and was with them from 10 o'clock
until nearly /.
Among those who called during that
time was Vice President Morton, with
Senator Hiscock, General B. F. Butler,
Senators Quay, Paddock, Dolph, Stewart,
Mitchell, Sherman and Stanford, Repre-
sentative Mckinley, General Lew Wallace.
ex-senator Saunders and ex Senator Bruce.
Senator Palmer, General Lew Wallace,
and Mr.. Clarkson, of Iowa, took lunch
with the President and Mrs. Harrison to-
day, after which the President gave pub
lie reception, which, on account OF the
large number of people who had assembled
outside of the White House, was held upon
the portico, the President merely bowin..
his acknowledgements as the crowd filed
before him.
He then retired for brief rest, and sub
sequently gave an audience to thousand
or more persons who obtained access to the
red room. No hand-shaking was INDUCED
in. The entire reception lasted from l:30
to 80. At the later hour Mrs Harrison
held card reception.
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Alleged Confirmation of the Samoan
News This Mornin~.

Alleged Confirmation of the Samoan
News This Morning.
New YoRK, March 9th-9 A. M.-Private
dispatches from Berlin received after mid
night positively confirm the destruction OF
the steamer Nipsic b. German war vessel
off Samoa.
AND AGAIN DIsCREpiTRp.
New YORK, March 9th-The Press Ne,cs'
London cable states that it is believed the
sensational report of the destruction of the
Nipsic in the harbor of Apia, Samoa, is
simply an amplifed repetition of The re-
port originally published at Kjel, which
stated that an American ship hsd been
wrecked in the Samoan waters. This wss
reported, with elaborations in the Breslan
zeita''g as private undated dispatch from
Samoa of March 7th. The reported de
struction of the Nipsic by the German car
vette Olga is unbeIieved here and at Berlin.
THE STORY RIDIcULsD.
New YORK, March 9ih.-Little faith is
placed in the report that private dispatches
received in this city confirm the destruc
ton of the Nipsic None Of this morn.
ing's papers have any additional !ac,s
The story is ridicu'e4 as :mpossl bic by e..
Secretary Whitney an otl.er promiaea.
men.
THE HERALD THINKS IT POSSIBLE.
New YORK, March 9th-The Herald this
morning prints several columns of review
add comments on the alleged Samoan
news. None Of those interviewed belieys
the report, but the Herald concludes its
article as follows, to show that such news
may have been received in certain quar-
ter:
Regarding the authenticity Of the news
of the encounter u German ship with The
news might have reached Auckland within
four or five days after the occurrence and
cabled the fact to Germany, while the
American dispatch officer stationed there
by the Navy Department would be Obliged
10 wait the arrival of the regular steamers.
ONLY "FEELER."
LONDON, March 9th-A. M.-The general
feeling here is that the Breslau Zietsng'
alleged dispatch was thrown out merely as
feeler, in view of future possibilities.
The Cologne Gazette, more reliable
journal, prints carefully prepared and un-
doubtedly official review OF the Samoan
question, and adds - We await further de-
yelopments.
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CALIFoRsIa COLTS.
Two Days Sales Amount to &sOO,I7s-
Valeusiu Does Well

Valensin Does Vel.
New J ToRK, March Sth.-The sale of the
trotting horses continued to-day. The
crowd was large, but the prices, up to
noon, were not above average The prop
erty of II. NJ. Johnson, of the Elabiils
Stock Farm, east of Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, was the first disposed Of. Trebizondo.
brown colt. by Stamboul, out of Elwood.
brought $3.50, and Sid, black colt, 81 200.
The other prices ranged from S275 to 500.
The consignment of Valsnsin of Pleas
anton, California, consisting of fifteen
horses, were next sold. and brought total
of $17620, Highland Lass. bay fiIly. out
OF Young Highland, by Sidney. brought
Sl,325; the bay colt. DAILY, same sire, out O.
Grey Dale, $1,025; Catherine, bay filly,
same sire, out of Casserly, was sold TO
Robert Bonner for $1,000; the bay filly
Marlana, same sire, out of Mary, $1,000
chestnut colt. same sire, out of Towhead.
sl,7O0; chestnut FLY, bv Sidney. ont Of
Casserly, 81 125: Fannie L., chestnut fillv.
same sire, out of Young Highland, ST .O56 :
Sindad, by Sidney, out of the dam of Ida
Walker, 81, 600.
The next consignment, consisting of
seven sons and daughters of Guy Wilkes
the property of VIM. Corbett of San Ma
teo, Cal, were sold as follows: Alicia
Wilkes, bay filly, by Guy Wilkes, out of
Alice Clay, 81 600; black filly to j. w.
Page of Vermont, for $3.50; black filly by
Guy Wilkes, out of Huntress, to A. j.
Welch of Hartford, for 81 525; bay colt by
Legrande, out of Napa Maid, to R. A. Cove
of Albany, for $3.50; chestnut colt bv Guy
Wilkes, out of Mollie Drew, to ]. R. Gard
ner of New YORK, for $s25. Many more OF
Corbett's consignment were sold.
The total receipts for the days sale were
s74 375, divided as follows: Johnson's lot.
81 100; Valensin's stock, s17 $40, and s49,-
$50 for the Corbett bunch. The total for
the entire sale is S200,175, an average OF
81 S36 AZ.
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once shown into the Presidents private
room, where the meeting between them
was very cordial General Harrison ex-
pressed his great pleasure at meeting Mr.
Swift, inquired after his family, and invited
him TO dine with him al The White House
this evening. The invitation was accepted,
and tonight General Swift dined with the
Harrison family.
Swift says he will not take any office in
California. He unquestionably expects to
be offered some Foreign Mission, but has
not yet fully determined what he wants
Representative Vandever thinks it highly
important that California should be given
the Consul General to Melbourne. The
trade between Australia and the Pacific
Coast is increasing every year, and DIS
British Columbia is striving to take away
part of this trade. VaDdever believes that
some man familiar with coast interests
should be made Consul al Melbourne.
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A shasta Land Decision Reverssd.

WAsHINGToE, March Sth-In the contest
between James W. Bower and David G.
Miller, over three lots aud part of q sec
ton of land, in the Shasta Land District,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Null
drow has reversed the decision of the Land
Commissioner in allowing Miller to file
pre'emption declaratory statement for the
tract, and directs new hearing to deter
mine the rights of both parties.
Congressman Townshend Dying
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-Congressm
Townshend, of Illinois, who has been seri-
ously i'll for several days with pneumonia,
is reported tonight to be dying.
LATER-To-night he is reported slightly
better.
Representative Buchanan of New Jersey,
IS also ill OF pneumonia here, and appre-
tensions are felt for his safety.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-Ex Secretary
and Mrs. Fairchild left Washington this
afternoon for New York, and ey.Secretary
Enoicott left for Boston.
In the United States Supreme Court today
ex-Attorney-General Garland introduced
to the Court his successor, VIM. II. h.
Miller, and the latter's commission was
placed on record.
sherman's Love for Joe Johnston.
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-General Sher-
man has made an urgent personal request
OF the President that General Joseph E.
Johnston be retained as Railroad Commits
sioner, and promised to ask nothing more
of the Administration. Johnston surren-
dered to Sherman twenty-four years ago
next April. It is probable that General
Sherman's wish will be gratifed.
Secretary Wanamaker's New Home
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker has purchased from
the Frelinghuysen estate the elegant resi-
dence which had been until recently the
home OF Secretary Whitney The price
paid for the house and psrtof the furniture
Is understood to have been $50 600.
The Presidents Good Sense.
WASHINGTON, March Sth-General Har-
rison appears inclined to do as differently
from Cleveland as possible Yesterday he
rode the whole length of Pennsylvania
avenue in an open buggy, and to-day he
walked down the avenue a mile when the
promena6ers were thicktst
A Circular for Railroad Companies.
WASHINGTON, March Sth. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission this afternoon
issued circular containing the full text of
the interstate commerce law, as amended
by the Act of March I'd last, and pointing
out and explaining the important changes
National Bank for Oregon.
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-The Comp
troller of Currency has authorized the Eu-
gene National Bank of Eugene City, Ore
gon, to commence business with a capital
of $500
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Grammatical Criticism in the West.

The decomposed corpse which, being
illuminated by rush light, imagiues that it
is whole electric light system. aud which
continues to edit the Nebraska Laborer for
reasons still unknown, deyotes the greater
part Of its space to a roast of the topics de-
partment this week. 1t is refrigerator
roast. The corpse in question goes on to
show that the grammar used iii this home
department is faulty, proelaimins that the
expression "or anybody else's sunlight is
! incorrect. 1t should have been cor any,
5ody's else sunlight" How beautiful upon
the mountain are the footsteps OF the raw
ing maniac who prefers ironclad rules to
custom Custom is responsible for most of
the things we write. Custom adoeses
anybody else's" where it would frown
upon 'anybody's else.' Were IL not for
the custom that permits men of unbalanced
mind to roam at large, the Lo5ofer would
! no longer have an imbecile for az editor
Nebrqsku STATE Journal
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STILL RAINING.
Localities Visited by Welcome Kahn
showers YESTERDAY.

Localities Visited by Welcome Rain
Showers Yesterday.
SrssoNs, March shit has been raining
since yesterday afternoon, with prospect
of big storm.
AuBURN.-Forty-o hundredths of an
inch OF rain fell Thursday night 1t is still
raining.
MARYsvILLE-In the last twenty four
hours IL of an inch of rain has fallen, and
it is showery this evening.
GRASS VALLEY-It began raining last
evening and continued at intervals through
the night. Several hard showers fell to-
day.
ORovILLE.-We had considerable rain
last night and to-day, and il still continues
SUFFER- CREEK.-It commenced raining
here last night, and tonight is raining very
hard. The farmers are all rejoicing, and
there will be ample water for the mines
and mills.
CorrogwooD.-Rain has been falling over
the Cottonwood valley during the last
twenty-four hours. The wheat, barley, oat
and hay crops never looked better.
WILLows-The showers continue, ac-
companied by thunder, lightning and hail
this evening. Nearly an inch of rain has
ldiiSh, WHICH IL pienlS ioI tue present.
LoDI-The rainfall for the storm up to 6
Pm to-day is one-3uarter of an inch The
indications are good for an all night storm.
PAsADESA-Rain commenced falling dur
ing the night and about one inch had
fallen at s O'Clock.
NApA-For the storm so of an inch of
rain has fallen, and for the season 1345
inches.
NORTH SAN JUAS-After two months of
dry, warm weather, rain commenced fall
ing last evening in this section, continuing
all night.
WHEATLAND-There was good rain last
night, the fall being d Of an inch. The
grain prospects are good.
SANTA RosA-It is still raining. The
rainfall for the storm is 62 of an inch and
for the season 80 inches.
MERcED-The weather to-dsy is cloudy
and warm, and the barometer is 29S and
falling.
WooDLAND-Last night there was gen.
eraI fall of rain throughout the county. IL
still remains cloudy.
PLAcERvILLE-Half an inch of rain has
fallen. II is still cloudy.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE ALLEGED SAMOAN NEWS GEN
ERALLY DIsBEILEyED.
Fred Grant and Swift After the
Same Office-A Lively Day at
the White House.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-usIoN. ]
GENERALLY pIscREpI1En,
Tho Government Has No Sensatfona
News From Samoa.

Tho Government Has No Sensational
News From Samoa.
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-The story oi
the engagement of the German war shin
Olga and an American man-of-war in the
harpor OF Apia is generally discredited at
the Navy Department. No information on
the subject has been received at the De-
partment of State. 1t was said there that
the news OF an event of such importance
would surely reach the United States as
soon as the German sea coast city.
THE SAMOAN FLEET.
The Nipsic. which is supposed to be the
American vessel referred to in the German
publication, is rated as wooden vessel of
the third class, with six guns. The Van
dalia and Trenton, which have doubtless
reached Samoa by this time, are also
wooden vessels, carrying eight and ten
guns, respectively, and their main batter
les. Most of these guns are smooth bores,
but naval officers say that at short range
and against uDarmored vessels, such as the
German gunboats now in Samoan waters.
these cannon are just as efficient as the
rified ordnance. Unless the German gun
boats Rave also been reinforced. the Amer
lcan fleet now at Apia is regarded as su-
perlor in offensive power, as its vessels are
fresh from the repairers, and their crews
are strong in number.
BLAINE SCOUTS 1T AS A HOAX.
WASHINGTON. March Sth. = Secretary
Blaine this evening, in answer to an in
quiry, said the report of conflict between
German and United States war vessels at
Samoa was, in his opinion, unworthy of
credence. He regarded it as mere stock
Jobbing rumor having no foundation
WILD AND DIscREDITED RUMoRs.
WASHINGTON. March Sth.-Various alarm
ing reports have been circulated tonight
respecting the reported destruction of the
United States steamer Nipsic at Samoa by
the German man-of-war Olga notwilh-
standing the State and Navy Department
officials, as telegraphed to day, have heard
nothing confirmatory of the report, and
believe it to be untrue.
One OF these stories was that special
Cabinet meeting had been called for to-
night to discuss the matter, confrmatory
news OF the report having been received
at late hour. This story was ut
terly untrue. The German Minister,
Count Arcovalley, ridicules the runor.
He says that on January 18th last the
German Chancellor cabled the German
naval officers and German Consul at Samoa
to cease hostilities and to protect the inter
ests of American citizens in Samoa, and
these orders must have reached the islands
long before any conflict could have oc-
CURED.
1t is believed here that all the stories are
sensational inventions
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valley ten and five years ago, states that
placer gold always did abound there, but
the great difficulty has been to obtain
water. He predicts that within month
or six weeks parties going down will be
fiocking back 10 Gods country.
The rates from this city to Ensenada
have been advanced S5. This raise was
made by the international Steamship Com
pany. Reports from San Bernardino indi-
cate that an exodus from that city south
has occurred. The labor market here and
at San Bernardino is depleted.
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Honest Industry Discouraged

, He waded through the snow up the front
steps and rang the door bell And when
the servant girl answered his ring he
said:
81 must see the lady ON very important
business"
The lady appeared, and he continued
Madam, can | contract TO clean off this
snow"
"Why-I-how much do you want2"
"Only twenty cents"
"Well, you may clean it off,
Thanks Have you a snow shovel?'
There's onein the shed, believe
Thanks Is there boy in the neigh
borhood whose services could secure ?'
"For whatr'
"To clean off the snow, ma'am. | am a
contractor, not laborer. And. ma'am, it
is my rule to begin bossing only in the
morning. If you can wait until tomorrow
Pll be around at an early hour Ny rule
is to collect in advance, a'am, an6 if YOU
happen to have bit of cold turkey and a
cup of coffee and an old suit of clothes, L
shall feel under many obligations
She shut the door on him and he went
off declaring that it was another evidence
that honesty and industry didn't pay in
this Detroit Free Press
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Lincoln signing the procla NATION

Mr.. Lincoln took the various MANN
script notes and memoranda which his
Cabinet advisers brought him on the Slst
of December, 1862, and during tha. after
noon and the following morning with his
own hand carefully rewrote the antire
body OF the draft Of the proclamation.
Inc blanks left 10 designate fractional
parts OF States he filled according to latest
official advices of military limits; and in
the closing paragraph suggested bv Chase
he added, after the words warranted bv
the Constitution" his own importsn, aual-
ltylng correction "upen military neces-
sity."
1t is custom in the executive mansion
to hold ON New Years day an official and
public reception, beginning at IL o'clock
IN the morning, which keeps the President
at his post in the blue room until . in the
afternoon. The hour for this reception
came before Mr.. Lincoln had entirely 6r
lshed revising the engroSsed copy Of the
proclamation, and he was compelled TO
hurry away from his office 10 friendly
Misunderstanding and festal greeting with the
rapidly-arriving official and diplomatic
guests. The rigid laws of etionette held
HIM to this duty for the space of three
hours. Had actual necessity required it.
he could Of course have left such mere
social occupation ut any moment but the
President saw no occasion for pre-
eipitaney. On the other hand, he proh-
ably deemed it wise that this momentous
executive act should be attended bv every
circumstance of deliberation. Vast a
were its consequences, the act itself was
only the simplest and briefest tormalitv.
1t could in no wiSe be made sensational or
dramatic. Those characteristics attached,
if at ali, only to the long past decisions
and announcements of July 22d and Sep
tember I'D of the previous year. Those
dates had witnessed the mental conflict
and the moral victory. No teremonv was
attempted or made of this final official
signiue The afternoon was well advanced
when Mr.. Lincoln went back from his
New Years greetings with his right hand
so tatigued that it was an effort to hold the
pen. There was no special convoea an nf
the Cabinet or of prominent officials.
Those who were in the house came 70 the
executive office merely from the personal
impulse of curiosity Joined to mon aat.rv
convenience. His signature was attached
to one OF the greatest and most benehlont
military DEGREES of history in the presence
of less than dozen persons, after which
it was carried to the Department Of State
to he attssted by the great seal and depos-
ited among the official archiyes.-Yhs
Century.
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HOME AFFAIRS.
PfANeYLyAsIA SHAKE Up By AN
EARTHQUAKE.
Secerd Day of the California i.orse
saie-Monsolian Beasts Great
Fire in LouisviIe.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RBconD-usIos.l
MoNGaLIAN FIEHDs.
An ppaling Statement of Besiialisy at
at milwaukee,

at milwaukee,.
MILWAUKEE, March Sth.-Two China
men are under arrest for enticing Young
girls into their dens for immoral purposes
The investigations OF the police show that
al least twenty-five school children have
been lured into their laundries. and sub
jected to inhnman treatment. The revela-
uons are not complete. Loud threats of
lynching are made
Twenty two little girls have already con-
fessed that they frequented these places.
and fer fear of their lives they did not dare
to Tell The Cinnamon foicsd ,hesn to
strip naked, and when they left The place
one of the Chinamen raised hatcher over
their heads, threatening to kill them if
they told any one what he had done
Parents are despra,e. aud three en- vio-
lence to the Mongolian race.
CITIZENS UP IN ARMS.
MILWAUKEE, March Sth.-The Chinaman
arrested for Turing children 10 ruin were
taken before a magistrate to -day. and the
case was continued until tomorrow
mob followed on their return TO iail
and threatened lynching.
Two bands OF so called White CAPS have
been organized, and there is likely 10 be an
exit OF Chinese from the city.
The twenty-five children secured as wit
nesses tell the most narrowing stories of
their treatment.
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Divorces in Different Count-iss

In Australia divorces have never been
sanctioned.
Divorces are scarcely ever known to oc-
cur in modern Greece
In Hindoostan either party for slight
cause may leave the other and marry.
In the olden times the Jews had a dis
cretionary power of divorcing their wives.
Divorces are scarcely allowed in Thibet,
unless with the consent of both parties.
Remarriage is forbidden
In Cochin China the parties desiring
divorce break pair of chop sticks in the
presence of witnesses and the thing is
done.
Among some tribes of American Indians
the pieces of sticks given the witnesses of
the marriage are broken as sign of di-
vorce.
If the wife of Turkoman asks his per-
mission to go out, and he says 'go.n with
out adding "eome back again" they are
divorced.
Two kinds of divorces are granted in
Circassia. By the first the parties can inn
mediately marry again; by the second, not
for year.
In Liberia, if man is dissatisfied with
the most trihing acts of his wife, he tears a
cap or veil from her face and that eonsti-
tutes divorce
Among the Moors, if the wife does not
become the mother of a boy, she may be
/ divorced with the consent OF the tribe and
can marry again.
In Siam the first wife may be divorced,
but not sold as the Others may be. She
may claim the first child. The others be-
lono to the husband
In the arctic regions a man vino wants a
divorce leaves home in anger and does not
return for several days. The wife takes
the hint and departs.
In China divorces are allowed in all
cases of eriminality, mutual dislike, leal-
ousy, meompatibility of temperament, or
too much loquacity on the part of the
wife
Among the Tartars, if the wife is i'll
treated she complains to the magistrate,
who, attended by the principal people,
accompanies her to the house and pro-
nounces a divorce.