Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-26

OIIy ago,
and to-day james Mansure, who has been en-
ployed by a physician of this city. was paid
off yesterday and on his way home last night
was held-up and robbed by a party of men.
Their faces were covered with while masks
They then visited the house OF John Mckee,
dragged him out of doors and administered to
his bare back severe beating with switches.
he recognized three OF the White Caps, and
swore out warrant for them to-day. The
names of the persons implicated were not made
public, but one is known to be that of poomi-
nent physician.
Changes on the Burlington.
CHICAGO, December 25th.-General Freight
Agent aul Morton, OF the Chicago, Burlington
aid Quincy, will leave the service of the COM
pany on February lst, to take the position of
Vice President and General Executive officer of
the Colorado Fuel and Coal Company and the
White Breast Coal Company of Illinois and
Iowa. His successor on the Burlington will be
Thomas Miller. at present General Freight
Agent of the Burlington and Missouri River
road. 1t is understood that Miller will be sue
ceeded by George II. Lrosby. at present Assist
ant General Freight Agent at Lenyer.
Killed His Affianced's Father.
TUsCoLA Qu.) December 25th.-Arthur Craig
OF Indianapolis came to Newman, near here,
last night TO wed Miss Hattie Sutton. Her
father, John Sutton, opposed the match and
confronted Craig with revolver. On Craig re-
fusing to leave. he pulled the trigger, but the
weapon missed fire. Craig then shot him dead.
The Coroners Jury exonersted him and he has
returned to Indianapolis fearing trouble from
Suttou's friends Much excitement was
created Craig is nephew of Representative
Craig of Illinois, and Sutton was prominent
Grand Army man.
Utes Getting Anxious.
DURANGO (Col), December 25th.-The South
ern Ute Indians have just held a council OF the
three tribes, relative to the treaty made by
them last year for their removal TO Utah. They
do not understand why the treaty has not been
carried into effect They were unanimously in
favor OF the removal, aud resolved TO ask the
delegation of Indians to Washington 10 urge
the ratification OF the treaty. They want to be
heard in answer to the objections by some In
cianS TO the treaty.
The Weather Again.
SCRANTON, December 25th.-Six collieries of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Com
pany, mostly located here, have shut down in
definitely on account of the weather, throwing
ous more than 1900 employees. The PennSyl-
Yania Coal Company has also closed eleven col
liereS about Dunsmore, Pleasant Valley and
Plttston, causing idleness ior 1900 miners and
laborers. The protraoted warm weather prom
lSes poor encouragement to the mining classes.
Johnstown Recuperating.
JoHSsrowN Pa.), December 25th-This has
been delightful day. The thermometer has
been about sixty since noon, the sun has been
shining brightly all day and the air is balmy as
in May. Christmas services were held in all the
churches and the Sunday-School children re-
ceiYed gifts from teachers as in former years.
1t is surprising how little reference is made to
the food. II was scarcely mentioned.
Junl<eting DakOtans.
BISMARCK IN. d., December 25d-The exeur-
sion Of members of the Legislature 10 the Pacific
Coast got away to day. The party will be absent
about two weeks They will take in Tacoma,
Seattle, Olympia and Portland as the extremes,
ana Helena and Spokane Falls as the principal
intermediate points. similar excursion last
year TO Helena was burdened with some out.
siders, but this one is comparatively free of
friends"
Fatal Christmas Spree.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 25,h.-A special to
the Sentinel from Stinesville, Ind, says: George
Esston, son of d hotelkeeper, and John
Douglass, a barber, INDUCED in Christmas
drunk and were ordered out of George Bus
kinks saloon. Buskirk then locked the door
and ordered them not to re-enter. They tried
to kick in the door, when Buskirk fired at them
with both barrels of shotgun fatally wound
ing both
More Dynamite.
JACKSON (Mich), December 25th.-Another
dynamite bomb was found yesterday afternoon
inside the prison yard, where it had probably
been secreted to be used at the first favorable
opportunity in wrecking the walls, and. per-
haps, releasing a number of dangerous con-
victs. Whether Latemer, the jackson matricide,
who has been implicated in two preV1ous dyna-
mite plots, is at the bottom of this isnot known
Killed His Brother-in-Law.
OMAHA (Neb.), December 25th.-George Jones
stabbed his brother-inlaw James Tracy, eleven
times inflicting eleven fatal wounds, This after
noon. Tracy's wife lett him and was staying at
her brothers. house. Tracy called and IN the
quarrel which followed, attempted to strike
Jones with chair, when the latter stabbed
him with butcherknlfe. Jones is under ar
The Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 25th-The Committee
on Ways and Means will commence hearing
arguments on the proposed tariff bill tomorrow,
and these will be conducted until about the
middle of January. 1t is proposed to have the
bill reported about the 18th, when The discus
sion will begin. The Senate Finance Committee
viii also p. oceed to prepare the bill.
Desperate Outlaws.
KANSAS CITY. December 25th.-A dispatch
from Ardmore, /. T., says: Yesterday afternoon
Deputy United States Marshal Tucker and an
other deputy attempted to arrest Lie Bradham
| and joe Merritt tor introducing intoxicating
| liquors into Indian Territory. The outlaws re-
sisted arrest, and lively battle ensued, ali the
combatants using their reyolvers"
Another Comet.
| GENEVA IN. ", December 25th.-ProfeSsor
| Brooks, Director of the Smith Observatory, dis
| covered new comet this evening Its POSI-
| ton is as follows: Right ascension, Is hour,
% minutes; declination, north, "a degrees, 40
minutes, with slow easterly motion. This
| makes the third comet discovered this year by
| Professor Brooks.
They Weren't Invited.
LEBANON mo }, December 25th.-Jas. Carter,
II years OF age, was killed at a Christmas party
last night at Bank Branch. by a man named
| Jennings. The party was given at the house of
John Burns, and James Carer, and number of
other boys attended uninvited. In the ensuing
quarrel Carter was killed.
senator Stanford's Generosity.
WASHINGTON. December 25th-Senator STAN
ford gave the messenger boys of this city din
ner to-day, lasting from to 6. About forty boys
were fed and presented with a dollar each
Several prominent people were invited to be
present, and brief speeches were made, to
which the boys replied.
Riot in Georgia,
SAVANNAH (Ga.), December 25th.-A riot oc.
Cured to-day at Jesup, fifty-seven miles south
of Savannah Two white men were killed. two
others seriously wounded. and several negroes
are reported killed. The Georgia Hussars sent
two deIsehments of men to Jesup TO- night, and
more trouble is apprehended.
From the Dance Hall to Death.
PITTsBURG, December 25th.-While returning
from Christmas Eve dance this morning Miss
Mamie Campbell and her escort, Benjamin
Layett, of Williamsburg, Pa, were struck by an
express on the Pennsylvania Railway near this
city and both we've fatally injured.
Sam Jones Daughter Married.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.). December 25th.-wm.
Graham, of Csrterville, Ca. stenoarapher of the
Cherokee Judiciary Council, and Anna Jones
were married tonight; The bride is II years
old, and is the daughter of Rev. Sem Jones.
The parents opposed the match.
Destructive Blaze.
vIcKsBuRG (Miss.), December 25th.-A fire
which started last night in the dry goods store
Of Switzer. Newitter 4 Co. destroyed that build
| ing and the adjoining one, occupied by Rea Il
Jackson and Lewis Brothers, entailing loss of
| $4,000; partly insured.
Trampled by Horse.
ELIZABETH On. J, December 18th -GeneralJ. J..
Madison Drake was severely and perhaps fatally
| injured to-day by attempting 10 stop runaway
| horse. He fell under the animal and was kicked
several times.
The rice crop of South Carolina has not