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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-31
ADvERnsE1Esr or Hale rnus. 8 CO.
It Pays to Read This.

There should be no hesitation uhen you can
get goods at these prices Before the ueek is
over perhaps you uill uish you had. BEHR IN
MIND that our CLEARANCE Sale affords YOU
its opportunities THROUGHOUT THE DHY--or, in
fact, UNTIL THE GOODS ARE EXHAUSTED.
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The Seized Arms,

New YoRK, July 50th.-A morning paper
says: The Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY
has made demand upon the Republic of
Guatemala for S500.000 indemnity for the
illegal seizure of portion of the cargo of
the steamer Colima. Formal demand was
sent to President Barillas two days ago,
and the particulars of the claim were also
iiled with the State Department, whict
has promised to promptly investigate the
matter. President Harrison, it is stated,
confirmed the report.
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In FOREIGN LANDS.
Quiet Prevailing in the Irssnins
Republic.
FRENCH sTRANGLER ON TRIAL.
Russia Expelling the Jews-Dissat-
isfaction Over the Delagoa
Bay Transaction.
BUENos AYREs.

ESPECIAL DnrArcHss TO THE RrooED-usIos.l Il
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-31

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento IS
second-class matter.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-31

), Fine FRENCH SATEENS, 16ssc.
Ladies Cloth-top SHOES, patent
leather vamp, reduced from So
= to s. 25.
Ladies French Kid SHOES, opera
y toe, turn soles, reduced from
S. 50 to S..
!. Ladies French Kid SHOES, long
square vampS, turn soles, re-
! duced from 50 to s. IS.
), Ladies French Kid SHOES, opera
toe. turn soles, reduced from
, 81 50 to s. o5.
Ladies French Kid SHOES, com
nonsense heels, half-round
toe, turn soles, reduced from
S. 50 to s. s..
,. Mems Patent Leather hand-sewed
Lace SHOES, opera toe, re-
duced from $40 to 81 o5.
4 Mems hand-sewed Lace SHOES.
glazed tip, reduced from s.
G to S4.
q Mems Russet Leather CATERS
for 81 25.
: WHISK BR00MS for 5 cents.
Large Horn Dressing COMBS for
r IL cents.
Fancy STRING TIES, a dozen, &C.
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CRY OF MEXICO, July 30th. I'm the last
SIX battles in Guatemala the Salvsdorians
are reported to have obtained a most COM
plete and decisive victory over their oppo-
nents. The battles were fought near and
III Juliapa, twenty five miles from Atesca-
tempa. on the main road to Guatemala
City. The report that the Salvadoriaps
were victorious against such odds creates
much surprise here.
Salvador i'm Position to Demand Peace.
NEW York, July 30th.-A Herald CITY of
Mexico special says: Geronimo Pou, con-
fidential agent of the Ezeta Govern
ment, to-day said that the army of
Salvador is in a most excellent position at
present to demand an honorable peace.
In speaking of the Central American
Union, Pou said that he believes
it will be an impossibility at present.
The China Sea Dispute.
LONDON, July 3oth.--It is the intention
of the opposition to put numerous Ques-
tions to the Government relative to the
China Sea dispute when the vote for the
foreign office comes up.
Pacific Coast Defeases.
OTTAWA, July 30tb.-Information has
been received that the English Govern
ment will begin this fall the construction
of the proposed defenses on the Pacific
coast about Esquimault and Vancouver.
Verdict for Defendant,
LONDON, July 30th The trial of the &C
ton for divorce by Yiscount Dunlo against
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The condition Of DR.. Bright, master OF
University college, Oxford, who was shot
by Kate Riordan il improving. The wo.
man was arraigned before the mayor of
Oxford, charged with the shooting, and
was rcmandcd to prison.
Advices from AIgiers state that the sultan
Of Morocco recently had IA narrow escape
from assassination by member OF his
black body guard who had been subjected
10 discipline for some trfling offense. The
wOuld-be assassin was promptly arrested
and executed.
William Smith, the engineer, and Thomas
X kerns, the conductor, who were responsible
for the terrible wreck on the New York,
Ontario 4 Western road a few days ago
have been arrested and arraigned on a
charge OF criminal negligence. The accused
men are held in So 800 bail
John l.: Murphy, Boston leather deal
er, has been arrested, charged with embeE-
zling $lO,227, | ) from John Hummcl & Son.
Of Philadelphia, leather dealers in finished
leather, whose Boston business was man
aged by the accused. Murphy was taken
to Boston and placed in the TOOmbs. MIR.
Murphy is about 43 years OF age and il
married.
Augustine Olagues, of San Francisco
Cal, bOotblack, went home in a drunken
condition few nights ago, and found his
wife in bed with another woman. He re-
preached her for associating with bad wO-
men and then went down stairs. His wife
shortly after heard two shots and rushed
down stairs TO see what was the matter.
She found her husband with a pistol in his
hand and as she entered the room he shot
her through the neck. He then cut his
throat with razor.
Every police officer in Young county,
Texas, was in Jail on the 18th inst, having
been indicted by the United States grand
jury for participation, either actively or
passvely, in the famous mob which as
saulted the jail to hang three murderers
The trial OF three members Of the mob lad
been commenced. Twenty five special Unit
ed States deputies guard the jail, but thu
town is full of determined citizens armed
with Winchesters, who say the United
States court may convict, but their neigh
bOrs shalt not suffer the penalty. A riot
will be preCipitated by a conviction.
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Police Espionage in Ireland,

1t was i'll Tipperary n few months
ago that popular pastor, Father
Humphreys, was esplrd on the street
in "A predicament familiar to members
of Parliament from Ireland, that OF
being "ShadOwed.'
Here We understand that word to
meal a following by stealth on the
part Of a detcCtive but in ireland the
direct meaning is applied. The detcc-
tlVes are policemen, and they stick az
close to person as his shadow.
Good Father Humphreys cannot
leave his door without being Joined
by an armed policeman, who walks
close by his side, keeping step, whilst
another member OF the Royal Con-
stabulary stalks silently behind. He
goes into a parishiOnrr'S house; his
shadows wait at the door. He enters
q shop; the shadows follow, and lis
ten eagerly for some word which may
justify the local magistrate, according
to the frTghtful ptrversion Of Jus
tiCe which obtains, in clapplng the
father in jail. II one OF his shadows
can entrap him thus, or, still better,
if he can be gOadrd to Il push or a
iost le which can be considered an il.
suit to the sacred profession OfcOnsta-
huIarsm, he will be promptly hustled
into the bridrwrll Meantime his
friends are watching HIM from win
dow, vastly amused, it Is to befrarrd,
at his plain disgust; for when h" stops
to look in u window the "hObbies'
stop short; when ne moves ON, they
out. Patrick o Brirn, NJ. Il. for Mon
aghan, is particularly delighted, per
hapS because he has been through so
many scrapes with these same well-s"t
up fellows, where blood flowed and
citizens were killed out right, that the
annoyance Of his shadowrd and revcr-
ed friend seems by contrast a Joke. He
opens the window, holding a small
square box under his arm. A little
swapping noise sends q uulVer OF
alarm through dozen policemen
gathered before the house, and he has
baggrd three birds at one shot from
his Kodak.
The architect OF New Tippprary is
not so cautious as Father Humphreys.
He is a big man, and does not relish
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-15
NEWS ITEMS.
Summary Of Current Events cleaned
From Telegraphic Reports and
Exchanges.
Imp ortant North Dakota Events Told
in Short, Intelligent News
Items.
A Summary Of the Most Important
South Dakota News and
Gossip.


The immigration committee appointed
by the six Red river counties met at Fargo
ON the 7tI inst. All except PemDina were
represented and much business was trans
acted. Much Indignation was expressed in
consequence of the statements recently
made about the poverty Of the valley III
the Farmers Review in Chicago and "a res
oution was unanimously passed by the
Joint representatives. "i the siN counties
thA the statement was false IN every par.
tiCulnr ~ regard the Red river valley, which
rrjoicrs in crop Of 2O,2OO,O 900 bushels of
wheat this year and where the greatest and
most substantial prosperity ever known
prevail. Representatives of the railroads
were present and offered reduced rates for
immigration. An executive committee OF
one from each county was authorized, and
It was agreed To keep the organization up
for three years at least. 1t was recon-
mrndcd that Wednesday, Nov. 2G, bc de-
signated AZ special day OF Thanksgiving
for the prosperity Of the valley, and that
every resident Of the six counties on that
day spend the time writing letters to their
friends about the resources and pOssibili.
ties OF the Red River valley.
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Personal AMI POLITICAL.

Chairman Fullen, of the Iowa democratic
central committee, has telegraphcd all the
democratic county Chairmcn throughout
the state to be present when the official
count Of votes il made by the boards of
Supervisors in the different counties. He
instructed them to watch the count closely
on the whole state aud congressional tick
cts and report TO him. The committee is
understood 70 be preparing to TAX: evidence
in Dubuque and Wright counties i'll the.
Third district preparatory TO contest.
j. Pinkncy Smith, of the New Orleans
Evening States, has been given IA prelimin-
AIRY hearing before United States COmmis-
sioncr Wright on the charge OF violating
the lottery law. Mr.. Smith testified that
he had issued orders to his employees not
TO insert any lottery advertisements. The
matter referred to was published without
his knowledge, and was an advertisement
Of the paper and not of the lottery COM
pany. Mr.. Wright released Mr.. Smith on
his own reeogniEanCe to answer the charge
before the United States circuit court.
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One OF the most interesting gold discover
les that was made on the Lake OF the
Woods or any other mining region was
found few days ago near Rat Portage,
Ont, on the Ben Harrison lode, owned by
Capt. Johnson, now leased to Messrs. X. A
Harris and DIR. Franklin OF Michigan. The
ore was tested, and gave respectively from
q five.foot vein $420 63, and second class
$24 10 per ton. The vein Ii situated by
Norman and Keewatiu, and is adiourning
the municipality Of Rat Portage.
Great indignation is expressed among
travelling men at Seattle, Wash, at the re-
taliation of authorities at Victoria. Since
the passage OF the Mckinley law every
American drummer doing business in Vic
toria has been required to pay license OF
$50. This only allows him to sell goods
by sample until Jan. I, when every foreign
saIeman must pay n fee OF 500 for the
privilege. Drummers who AVE returned
from Victoria report business dull, and adj
wise all members OF the Travelling Mems
Protective association to keep away from
Victoria.
DIR. Alexander q Co., Of Decatur, III,
proprietors Of the Alexander Knitting fac
tory, has failed for $S4,044. Their assets,
ltlty GidiiiY dlC Stotuou. LhC hur Va
forced Judgment in favor Of Milliken & Co.,
bankers OF Decatur, for $4,000, and in
favor Of Stix, Krause Il Co, OF Cincinnati,
for s., 1000. Later the firm made an as-
signment to w. 2. Linn. The firm attri-'
butte their trouble to some unfortunate
deals in real estate and slow collections.
They also say their trouble is but tempor-
AIRY and that they win resume business in
a few weeks.
Roland Matthews, oil Chicago, . years old,
was killed by a cable car.on the 7th inst.
He was sent on an errand to a drug store
and caught into the hand rail Of
south-bound cable train. As the eonduc.
tor appeared, the boy, thinking he would
be caught, let go his hold and started to
cross TO the other track, when he was
knocked over by the grip car OF q north
bound train. The boy was picked up and
carried into drug store near by, but died
before a physician could reach him His
younger brother was sent by his mother to
search for him, as he remained away too
long The younger brother was attracted
by the crowd, and entering the drug store,
identified the boy who had just died.
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United States Judge Nelson has decided
that Stevens, Dickey and Strum, the Hlleg-
Ell Minneapolis census manipulatOrs, must
stand trial for conspiracy. Their cases
will come up at Winona, Mimi, in Decem-
Der.
The annual rrpOrtt Of the commissioner
Of pensions published shows the totalnum-
hrY OF PERSONS in Minnesota now who were
drawing pensions during the last fiscal year,
to have been 9, 9,259. HcnnCpin has a larg-
or number than any other county, ,23O~
and Ramsey comes next with 12G. North
Dakota has | % names on the list. In
South Dakota the number OF pensioners
was 3,GlT. The greatest ndnber in any
county is 237, in Beadle county.
Mai. ten SchoiicId, president of the board
or commissioners OF the National Soldiers
Home Of the District OF COlumbia has sub
mittcd TO the secretary of war the annual
report oi the board. The report shOwC
that the number Of men receiving the bcne-
tits the home az resident inmates on Sept.
30, 1890, was 40, and the number absent
on outdoor relief was l92. The number OF
inmates who receive pension show "a de-
crease Of sixteen from the number reported
one year ago, although 10 new pension
certificates were received during the year.
Secretary Noble has refused to commit
himself respecting the published statement
that hc would eventually oLder II recount
Of the population Of New York city. The
secretary assumes the position that, act
ing as arbitrator in the matter, il would be
extremely impoIitiC for him to express an
opinion prrmaturcly on an application
whicn h" anticipated. 1t can he stated
positively, however, that Mr., Noble will
not order recount az the case now stands,
but there il an even chance, in the event
new evidence il ahduced that the applca-
ton may be granted. Supt. Porter has
refused "a request for a copy OF the names
Uf persons enumerated in the Second ward
Of New YoIk, made by Mayor Grant.
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There is excellent authority for stating
that negotiations are practically perfected
by which the Pennsylvania company will
on the lst Of January take control Of the
Nandaia line through the Terre Haute X
indianapolis road, which is the lessee Of the
st. Louis, Naudalia & Tcrre Haute. The
deal is said to include the Tcrre HaUtG &
LOganspOrt division.
The port Reading railroad is the tie
which has been adopted for the extension
Of the Philadelphia 4 Reading from Bound
Brook to Port Reading. the name decided
upon for the new terminal road on the Ar
thur Kill, near South AmbOy. The Chartr
Of the company has been recorded at Tren-
ton and Orga nization was effected in phila-
dclphia on the Sth inst.
!. ii. Mixer, who for past years mas held
position as chief dispatcher Of the Cascade
and Pacific divisions Of the Northern Paci-
iic railroad, resigned few days ago the
duties and responsibilities being too great
for him. Two dispatChers were assigned to
the same duties, J. NJ Flynn recently from
Minneapolis az dispatcher Of the Cascade
division, and f. II. Schraeder OF the Paci-
iiC division.
w. \. Carpenter has resigned the office Of
traffic manager Of the Chicago Il Western
Michigan, Detroit, Lansing < Northern
and Saginaw Valley & st. Louis Railroad
companies, TO take ieffeCt Nov. l5. After
that date the office OF traffic manager will
be abolished. William \. Gavett has been
appointed general agent Of the foregoing
companies, with office at Detroit and
will assume the position Nov. Is.
The through yestibuIe train from Chicago
TO Cincinnati on the Big Four road jumped
the track twenty miles south Of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, on the 7th inst, while running
thirty miles an hour. Three passenger
| coaches and the baggage car went into the
ditch and the middle coach was badly
smashed. Eighty passengers were aboard,
but no one was seriously injured, though
many were bruised and scratched. There
were many miraculous escapes. The wreck
was caused by the rails spreading.
The Great Northern Bulletin for Novem.
Der issued by the general passenger depart
ment Of the road, is replete with iniorma-
tion Of the Northwest. IL contains "a list Of
business openings in Montana, Minnesota
and the Dakotas; tourists rates and the
choice Of many routes 20 western points,
| attractions Of the Northwest for tourists,
settlers and hunters; "A list Of the land Of
fees and statistics OF their business; the
! population fthe United States and OF Min
nosota, Montana and the Dakotas by
counties.
! The inter state commerce commission
has modified its order cqualizing the rate
on Erogs and packingho products from
| the Missouri river and intermediate points
| to Chicago. The original order provided
| that the rates on the two commodities
must be the same in every respect, The
amendment provides that Ahe rate on liys
4 hogs shall in no case lrf,h' s.n@tAea
n htsp \ vnAa nradN
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is dying out in many parts of France
and Belgium, because the rent Of land
is SO high, and there is so much labor
in their culture methods (Outlined
abovt) that it simply doesn't pay.
With the development Of an "Ameri-
can practice that has already been
limited at, and considering the fact
that the rent of land in flax growing
localities in our own country is very
low compared with other countries,
and the soil newer and richer, the
American farmer has Il double advan-
tage to begin with. am not prepar-
ed to give comparative figures at this
time, but it will be an easy matter to
present them in some future report.
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SOUTH DAKOTA ITEMS.

l.. j. Petit cement capitalist Of Mil
waukec, has purchased twelve hundred acres
oIremcnt land adjoining the city OF Mitchell,
invested between. S2O, 900 and 10000.
The tract includes about five hundred acres
Of clay and chalk rock. Mr.. Petit visited
Mitchell recently in IA special car, accom-
panied by William Plankint0n, John John
stpn aud u. u. Whittemore Oithe GanktOn
cement plant. They all agree that Mitch
ellis cement material is as good rs that OF
NnnktNI, and il more abundant. 4 plant
at Mitchell employing large capital is as
suTcd next wear.
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Diny Hildburg, wife OF Henry Hildburg,

DilIy Hildburg wife OF Henry Hildburg,
OF the firm of Hildburg Il Co., insurance
agents at 2O5 Broadway, N. Y, was found
lying dead in the area OF the building AZ
East Seventy-eighth street on the 7th inst,
crushed to death. Mrs. Hildburg has been
sick for some time past, and confined to
her room on the third floor Of the building,
which is fourstory and basement brown
stone house in very aristoeratic part OF
the city. She had three nurses in attend
ance upon her, but during the early hours
Of the morning she eluded their vigilance,
and in her delirious state she jumped from
the window. Shortly before 8 o'clock some
servants in the residence on the opposite
side OF the street, in opening the curtains,
noticed the woman's body lying in the area
and gave the alarm. A neighboring physi.
clan was called at once, but he pronounced
the woman beyond human help.
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es Obtamable. 1t is not claimed they
are absolutely correct, but they make
very interesting reading. It will be
seen that the official count may sway
the balance of power one way or the
other. In the table on the capital
vote some counties are Of necessity
estimated, and the correct figures can
not be given until the official count.
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The Legislative and Capital Vote.

The following tables, showing the
complexion OF the senate and house
of representatives Of this state, and
the vote upon state capital, have been
compiled from the emOst reliable sOurC-
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-15

optional with the railroads whether at any
time IA lower rate may be made on hogs
than on the product.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-15

English civil engineers are congratulating
themselves upon the fact that the Italian
government, after careful tests Of the merits
of the Armstrong and Krupp guns, has
adopted the former for use in It's nav bat
teries. The result u the more gratifying
ID view OF the fact that IfaIx 4 I,ol It[cGl re-
letipns With Qk<l1n1 aI'y In
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-15
FLAX FIBRE.
Resting Talk by Special Govern
mt Agent Dodge. We Can Raise
the Best Of Fibre.
<rican Methods Ahead. The Com.
|sg Demand for the Home Grown
NJ Fiber. Oar Advantages.
Farmers DG the DakOtaS and Min
neSOta Should Take Hold of
the Matter.

}pecial Agent Dodge, OF the agrlcul-
fal department, recently made the
owing statement about flax cul-
NJ in the Boston Herald:
|tis already grown for seed on over
nillion acres Of Western lands, and
as paying crop. The
Vi straw is naturally coarse, be-
va the seed is Sown thinly, so that
splant will branch; it is threshed IN
Sordinary thrcshing machine, and
It's broken and tangled condition is
~ nearly worthless for any pur,
~ Yet even this coarse straw,
th better Treatment, that is, keep
ystraight and rettlng properly, will
odlNe oalibre that would be valu-
lefor many coarse uses to which
eand other low priced tiDres are
piled. 1t would even make coarse
M
partment ar" to be seen some hbre
mplcs which have been derived, eE-
r;,neHf alIv. from this rough straw
/: ,..,l 80, ,os.ol
''n - ~" ""i ''," ~ was
But this is not the flax culture that
when wer'a1 OF the reNlEai OF
Ha& industry: lhat Nlhu OF max
'ture requires III the iir9' pLICc' Ihe
wing ot'at least q huSheI ana
nto the acre, that me plants may
>WthIck ana Np'haIinS' i he ~, inner
VIM the llher ll"f' pf0d"'c"' mere
1st be a b't'er son preparations
yracareiuI culture, ana II Is hel'er
harFest me straw ny PuIilllS 'ile
Ants out or u" Erouil", man Inn1"h rVl'
'Bfpem WiIh 'nr reaper, lhTh 'hG
'aW must he properly r"' co. ana
Ally cleaned ana 'clIcileG' an OF
nss operations requiring skill al"
refui nlanagem'n''
VOW, some OF the hlalllIlacI"FerS}
thst0relsn interests, ana ana some OF
\ polltlcal writers Tor that NATTER
IN a | n