Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-27

! menced on the construction OF the Seattle
and Montana road. The deal for the ter
minai and depot grounds is practically con-
GUIDED, and most of the deeds have been
placed on record.
For the past ten days two surveying par
les have been working west from Spokane
Falls, locating the line and next week a
party VIII be sent out from this city.
Santa Rosa Notes.
SANTA Rosa, March 26th-The Republi-
| can Municipal Convention met last night
ana nominated the following officers:
Mayor, ]. f. Smith: Councilmen-J. c.
Mailer, E. Morrow. w. s. Green and Frank
Berka: Marshal Lon. Hood; City Clerk,
w j. Eardley; Street Commissioner, Perry
FlfZ; City Attorney, c. S. Farquar; Re-
corder, w. NJ. Wait; Assessor j. S. Bos-
| we'll; Library Trustees-C. H. Thompson,
w. Q. Hill. d. E. McKinlay, A. w. Dana,
w: Shaw. The ticket is strong one
The sale OF the Sonoma County Agricult-
ural Park Associations property to Henry
Pierce was consummated TODAY. 1t is
their purpose to open the track for the
coming season.
Rain has ceased tonight and the sky is
clear, with the wind in the north.
Indian Jim, the murderer, was convicted
OF murder in the second degree to-day.
Lower California.
SAN DIEGO, March 26th.-A special to
the Union from Real del Castillo, Lower
California, says: The hydraulic works con.
structed by the Lower California Mining
Company, working under the Masac con-
cession, was inaugurated this morning un-
de- the Government auspices. The water
was turned on amid great enthusiasm.
Inspector Sanchez telegraphed a full in
dersement of the enterprise to the home
Government, expressing unbounded ad-
mlratlon of the great work completed.
The t1ume for the hydraulic mining is five
| miles long and extends from San Rafael
Canyon to Canada RIGA, and carries 600
| miners inches of water. 1t has a fall of
seven feet in 100, and will supply water to
work Il, 0O0. 900 square miles of rich placer
ground.
Young Blackmailers.
INDEPENDENCE (Or.), March 26th.-The
| charges against the President of the State
Normal School of intimacy with a lady
| teacher were fully Investigated by the
Board of Directors and the accused honor.
ably acquitted yesterday. The charges
were preferred by two students, who agreed
to keep still for $500 each, which being re-
fused, they circulated the story. The
young men have been expelled from the
school. The President, in order to keep
harmony in the school, resigned. His sue
cessor will be selected at the June meeting
of the Directors. All is moving along
smoothly now under the management of
the full faculty.
Japanese Maidens.
SAN Francisco, March 26th.-The Com.
missioner of immigration is undecided as
n NJ q n In xxytt Lo, -
women who came on the City of Picking.
He is not satisfied that they came here for
honest purposes.
Fruit and vegetable commission dealers
who have heretofore commenced business
at 3 o'clock in the morning, are making
arrangements to open at o'clock in the
morning and to close at o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
The Woman Identified.
OAKLAND, March 26th.-The woman run
down and killed by dirt car on Broad
way yesterday has been identified as Mrs
West, of Weston avenue, near Temescal
The woman lived by herself and had come
to this country recently from England
She has nephew named King employed
on dairy ranch near Stockton.
Mrs. West was quite deaf, which proba-
bly, accounts tor her not paying any atten-
ton to the warning.
Killed Bis Mistress.
FRESNO, March 26th.-At II o'clock to-
day Samuel Morris a colored man and
janitor of the First National Bank, shot
four times at Mrs. Mary Foster, also COL
ored. Two shots took effect-one in the
right arm and one bullet passing through
the bodv. The woman will die.
Mrs Foster has been living with Morris
as his mistress for the past two months
and jealousy of her former paramour was
the cause of the shooting.
A Break for Liberty.
VIsALIA, March 26th-Frank Brooks.
who was imprisoned on a charge of steal
ing horse suddenly darted through the
County jail door to-day, while several
other prisoners were being taken out. Two
Deputy Sheriffs at once pursued him, one
OF them discharging several shots at the
runaway, two of which grazed Brooks.
Deputy Farley fell while in pursuit and
hurt his head somewhat. Brooks was cap
tured after lively chase through town.
Markham for Governor.
Los ANGELES, March 26th.-A meeting
of the Union League Club was held last
night to introduce Colonel H. a. Markham
as candidate for Governor. Among the
prominent Republicans present were Col
onel Chamberlain, of the San Francisco
Union League Club; State Superintendent
of Schools Ira G. Hoitt; Judge Wilde, of
Ventura county, and Colonel Markham. A
number OF enthusiastic speeches were made.
After Palmer Again.
DIXON, March 26th.-J. S. Angus. agent
for ex-senator Fair, appeared before Justice
Manning Tuesday evening and swore out a
warrant charging H. J. Palmer. former
agent with the embeZzlement of $3.50, the
price of a lot of wood sold to prominent
farmer near Dixon. Officers were sent to
Woodland with q warrant, but are unable
to find Palmer.
Recovered from the Bay.
SAN Francisco. March 26th.-The
drowned body of Frank Cites, marine
fireman, was recovered from the BAY this
morning off Beale-street wharf The re-
mains had not been in the water over
twelve hours. Whether Cites was acct
dentally drowned or committed suicide
can only be determined after an investigs-
ton, which will be made by the Morgue
officials.
Macadamized Streets.
BERKELEY, March 26th.-At the meeting
OF the Board of Town Trustees last even
ing Messrs. Scotchler & Haywood were ap-
pointed to consult counsel in regard to
proceeding to do street work, by the crea.
ton of Improvement districts under the
street law, Section g. as amended in 1889,
which provides for the assessment of costs
upon the district benefited.
typographical Union.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26th. - In the
Typographical Union election to-day 612
votes were cast, and there was no choice
for President, neither of the four candi-
dates getting a majority Akin 10 ahead
Another election Sunday. ]. McDaid was
reelected Secretary. The delegates are
w. w. Shannon, ]. Durham and II. w.
Watts