Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-04
scannelrs Contribution.

Scannell's Contribution.
New YORK, August 3d-The New York
Veterans of the Mexican War last night
celebrated the events of forty years ago,
and decided to set up an iron urn on Battle
Hill over the graves of the brave men who
fought at Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec. A
letter from David Scannell, Chief of the
San Francisco Fire Department sending
$50 for the monument, was read and re-
ceived with much enthusiasm by the few
survivors of Colonel Burnett's famous regi-
ment. The bravery of Dave as Captain
of company in the regiment is well re-
membered by his old comrades.
Rate on Range Cattle.
CHICAGO, August 3i.-Chairman Walker
or the Interstate Commerce Commission
has rendered decision Oh matters of rates
on range cattle from Forts Caspar and Raw
linz, referred to him by the trans Missouri
Association. He says it is probable the
subject can be taken up during the winter
among the lines interested and more sat-
isfactory arrangement made for next year 8
traffic. At the present time il does not
seem possible to make any other award
than the authorization of the rate from
Rawlins, as proposed by the Union Pacific,
at the same sum as the Fort Caspar rate
And Now Comes st. Louis.
ST LOUIS, August 3i.-At meeting of
citizens held this afternoon, at which a
great deal of enthusiasm was manifested.
II was resolved that the citizens of St Louis
should put forth every exertion and have
every effort made possible to secure the
holding of the Worlds Fair in this city in
1892. A committee of twelve. headed by
Governor Francis and Mayor Noonan, was
appointed to select committee of 100 to
organize at once and begin effective work.
Wife Murder and Suicide.
BALTIMORE, August 3d.-At midnight the
neighbors of William Dolan, book
maker, living on East Lanvaie street, were
awakened by the sound of four pistol shots.
The house was broken open and stretched
on the floor were found the bodies of Mr..
and Mrs. Dolan As there were powder
marks on the mans shirt and as pistol Law
near his body, he must have done the
shooting. domestic quarrel is supposed
TO have been the cause
Lowering Records.
DETROIT (Mich), August 3d.-At the
summer meeting of the Detroit Amateur
Athletic Club this afternoon, John Owen.
Jr., of Detroit, lowered the record for a
one bundled yard dash, making it in 81
seconds. The best previous record was 10
seconds. Owen also lowered the 900 yard
run, making it in 81 and two.fifths sec
onds. The best previous amateur record
was % seconds.
Cloudburst in Mississippi.
CoFFEEvILLE miss J, August 3d.-A
gentleman who has Just returned from the
neighborhood of Sparta Church, seventeen
miles west of Grenada, says a cloud burst
in that locality Monday night COM
p!etely destroyed crops for miles around,
both cotton and corn being torn from the
ground and washed away. A Mr.. Iuman's
two-year-old child was drowned.
Looking Out for Sullivan.
JACKSON Miss August 3d.-John Duffy.
OF New Orleans, arrived here this evening
to take charge of the Sullivan party, and
make all the arrangements necessary for
their comfort, and enieavor to effect their
release on bond. Mr.. Rich, of Richbure.
on whose property the fight was conducted,
is on his way to Jackson, doubtless to be.
come bondsman.
Another Southern Murder.
COLUMBUS Is. c., August 3i.-W. B.
Meitze shot and killed James l.. Clark on
Main street this evening Meitze suspected
Clark of having written insulting notes to
young lady in his fMai,ze's} family.
There was no proof connecting Clark with
tue NUTS. ne murdered man leaves Wi
dow and several children.
Destructive Forest Fires.
HELENA Mont, August 3i.-The tim
Der fires that have been raging for some
time have crossed the main range of the
Rocky Mountains to within twelve miles
of Helena, and are near the Mullen tunnel
of the Northern Pacific Railway. It is
thought the fires viii burn themselves ont
on reaching the base of the Mullen Hills.
Crime and Its Penalty.
CHICAGO, August 3i-James NJ. Thuds.
ex-,eiler of The Union National Bank, who
has been in Jail for some time on five iu-
dictments for forgery and larceny, plesded
guilty to-day on one count of forgery. and
was sentenced to one year in the Peniten-
tiary.
Excitement in Ohio.
BATAVIA (0.), August 3d.-Gold has been
discovered eight miles from here. Two
Arizona miners have been working for six
months quietly and closed options to-day
on several hundred acres of ground.
There is great excitement.