Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-23
EASTERN WEATHER.
A Cold Wave Has Appeared in the Ex-
treme NOrthwest

treme Northwest.
WASHINGTON, December 22d-The storm GEN.
tral in the lake region passed eastward to the
st: Lawrence valley. causing light rains in the
lake region, the Middle Atlantic States and New
England. Generally fair weather prevails in
all districts There has been a very decided
rise in the temperature on the Atlantic coast
and in the upper Mississippi and Missouri val
leys, and a fall in the lake REGION the Ohio val
ley and Tennessee. A cold wave has appeared
IN the extreme Northwest which will be felt in
Montana to day, and extend over Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska Tuesday.
THE TEMPERATURE.
CHICAGO, December 22d. - The temperature
this morning at o'clock was as follows: Chi
cago 3Jo; Cincinnati, $50; st. Louis, sac. Winni-
peg was not obtainable.
Signal Office special bulletin says: This
morning the temperature in Wyoming and Mon
tana and other points northwest is 20o above
The unusual warmth, being closely followed by
an area of very high pressure, and the low tenn
perature which appeared this morning in the
Tuesday an extreme fall in the temperature in
the districts mentioned and in Minnesota and
Dakota, and will be followed over Iowa and
Nebraska by falls ranging from 25o to 3Co.
Cruiser Newark.
DELAWARE BREAKwATER, December ODD
The cruiser Newark this evening returned from
her trial trip, having successfully maintained
the horsepower and speed for four hours Un-
officially it IL understood that the Newark ex-
ceeded 9o0-horse power, which will give the
averaged
of 10 knots per hour.
Shortly after starting it was discovered that
the snip was running over shoal, causing q
drag and conse quenf lessening OF the speed of
the screws. This lasted only few minutes but
it was decided to run half an hour longer so as
to give thoroughly fair trial. The day was
perfect, with breeze blowing sufficiently
strong to produce white caps"
For the purpose of accurately determining
the horse-pow of the main engines. the trial
of four hours was divided into sixteen parts, of
rITnr1f onh NIzx
there was not a mishap, the engines averaging
about 127 revolutions per minute. Notwith-
standing the extraordinary heat generated in
the furnaces, the maximum temperature of the
engine rooms was but 1912
This afternoon was devoted to testing the
quickness with which the ship could be stopped
also to show her steering and turning capabili-
ties. A complete turn was made in four min
utes and forty seconds. One minute and
thirty-tiye seconds covered the time from going
dinarily great strain upon the engines, was
accomplished without even starting rivet.
After turning, the trial ship steamed back to
Delaware Bay, and anchored inside the break
water
The naval officers on board are very eathu-
siastic in praise OF the Newark, and declare that
she is one of the finest, if not the most stabe
ship yet build for the new navy.
Killed With Cleaver.
NEW YORK, December 22d-Last night as de-
tective John Foley was passing an Italian
butcher-shop he heard the noise of q fight
within and at once went in to quell the disturb
ance. AS he entered the door an Italian saloon
keeper named Antonio Basslimo sprang at him
with sharp cleayer, and before Fo.ey could
dodge the weapon he was struck full in the
head the e.eayer H crashing through his skull ,l
wounded, Foley grappled with his enemy, but
the latter succeeded in slipping away and ran
off; He was subsequently captured and identi-
fed by Fol- just before his death.
steamer Lost.
BALTIMORE, December 22d,-Hope of ever
hearing again from the steamer Thanemore,
which left here on November Goth for London
with a cargo of cattle, grain and general mer-
are that the steamer has gone to the bottom
with all on board, The Thanemore has first,
second and third officers, chief engineer and
crew OF about twenty men, beside a ndmber of
cattlemen on board TO attend to the 4S0 cattle,
which comprised part of the cargo.
Drained by Maniac.
NEW ORLEANS, December 22d.-Yesterday
Frank Morris. aged 26, became violently insane,
and brolher He knocked them down and
seized an ak, but suddenly changed his inten-
ton and rushed out through the front door.
When in the street s-year.old boy named
Drained the boy with the ak. The murderer
was captured after sharp fight.
Visible Supply of Grain.
NEW YORK, December 22d.-The visible sup
ply of gram. as complied by the New York Pro-
duce Exchange. is as follows: Wheat, q, ,365 600
bushels, an increase of $4,000; corn, 2,1l70oo
bushels, an increase of 296.00O: oats, 3,455,00o
bushels bushels an increase Of e. $500 rye, aso 0oo
bushels, a decrease of 107 900.
Fatal Explosion.
TRENTON On. il December 22d.-At the Nav
Jersey Steel and Iron Works this afternoon
mass Of molten iron was taken from the furnace
and one Of the men threw a bucket of water on
before 10 ms 60 nv dad
and Michael Funda, George Lintali, Michael
Gossuia, Michael Goperig and an unknown Ger
man We're fatally burned.
Our Mary Returns.
NEW YORK, December 22d.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Spree had among her pas
sengers a large number of medical men, who
brought bottles of Kochs lymph back with
| them. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Navarro (nee Anderson)
were among the passengers.
Killed His Wife.
NEW YORK, December 22d. This afternoon
Charles Lovetz, a cgar-maker, killed his wife
and attempted to shoot his sister-i She
escaped from the room. and Lovetz fred an in
effectual shot at himself. The police took him
into custody.
Desperate Fight.
JoHNsTowS (Pa) J, December 21d-It is Just
learned that desperate fight took place in q
mining town some distance from here Saturday
night among colony of Huns ard Slavs. Three
| people were fatally wounded.
DeolH VI AN LA-OoAeSe Hrcsiuents
PHILADELPHIA, Iecember 22d.-Dr Joseph
Burleigh, L. L. D., at one time President Of a
well-kpown College in Baltimore, died to-day
iRthe Blockley Aims house, aged Sc years.
Catholic Church Burned.
| New YORK, December 22d.-St. Bernard {
Catholic Church, on Fourteenth street, between
Eighth and Ninth avenues, was gutted by fire
| this morning. The loss will reach SIS 600.
Defaulting Bockkeeper.
MERIDEN Conn. December DID John Wat
son, for years head bookkeeper Of the Meriden
Silver Plate Company, is short In his accounts,
and has left for parts unknown.
6hslls Thrown Fifteen Miles.
l NEW YoRK. December 22d-The Government
engineers ct Sandy Hook tested the new thirty
foot nned gun to-day. Shells were thrown ff-
| teen miles out TO sea