Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-29
California Fruit Sales.

California Fruit Sales.
New YORK, June 2Sth.-A sale of Cali
fornia fruit took place this morning, and
was largely attended. A smash-up on the
Erie Railroad delayed the consignment
twenty-four hours, making an immediate
sale necessary. The fruit was soft, but
brought good prices; plums averaged 50,
cherries 81 IS, peaches 50, and apricots
50 Is.
New YORK, June 2Sth.-Goodsell auc.
toned a lot of California fruit to-day.
Thirty boxes of plums brought from 81 20
az 25; 185 boxes of cherries, 81 05@l IS;
100 boxes of peaches. 81 S0@2 20; 200
crates of apricots. 81 1902 20.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-Porter Bros. 81 Co.,
agents for the California Fruit Union, sold
apricots to-day at 35c to 81 rs; peaches at
81 to 81 20; plums at 81 20 to IS SO, and
figs at 81 So. e-
The New Cruiser.
NEW YORK, June 2Sth.-The New York
Press says this morning: Irving NJ. Scott, of
the Union Iron Works of San Francisco,
started back from here for home yesterday,
carrying with him the plans and speci-
ficauops for another steel warship which
he is going to build for the Government.
Mr.. Scott said he is opposed TO the system
of speed tests, because they initiate against
the Government in every case. No ship
should be subjected to a higb-speed test"
said he, until her machinery has been ad-
justed for at least six months and has been
practically worked for that period of time,
SO that no possible strain can be made. |
am going home to build ship that will be
a record breaker for speed. We will beat
the Philadelphia record
Ar Hama I,on1opaI
DUNBAR, June 2Sth.-Again are the res
cuers and relatives of the entombed miners
doomed to disappointment. The four men
who took their lives in their hands when
they went down into the Mahoning pit
last night, came out this morning without
having pierced the Farm Hill mine.
The rescuers declare the maps are wrong
and they are as much in the dark now as
at any time since the search was begun
thirteen days ago.
The regular shift started in again this
morning and once more the search for
entry will lead them into the burning pit.
The fire in the mine is burning with great
tierceness.
True to their Vows.
New YORK, June 2Ssh.-The Eueni,.g
Telegram tells romantic story in which
Miss Elsie Colton of San Francisco figures,
1t says she met Richard Hall seven years
ago on the steamship Germany. and after q
short acquaintance they were engaged. She
went to California and he went to Oregon
where he met misfortupes. Then he tried
the African gold mines and happened to
succeed there ana made fortune. Elsie
Cotton came here to meet him on his ar
rival on the steamship Norman die, which
vessel reached here yesterday. The couple
started for San Francisco to, day, where they
will be married and then make tour of
the world.
Ex-Bankers Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, June 28th.-Magistrat
Kochers Berger this afternoon issued war
rants of arrest of John Macfarlane, Presi-
dent of the defunct American Life Insur-
ance Company; Louis E. Pfeifer, President
of the defunct Bank of America. and Chas
w. DUNCAN, Cashier of the Bank of Amer
lea, charging them with conspiracy in
obtaining $4,000 of the funds of the bank
by crediting the loan to Richard E. Banks,
an employe OF the bank. This is the first
step taken by the depositors to begin Grim
ina, proceedings against the officers of the
Bank OF America and accomplices.
Prize Fighters Arrested.
New YORK, June 2Sth.--Tommy Kelly,
the Harlem Spider, and Benny Murphy,
the Englishman, principals in the recent
prize fight, were arrested to-day. Also
Murphv's second and William Oliver, who
got up the fight. Dominick McCaffrey, the
referee, and the woman in whose house the
fight occurred have been arrested. 1t was
reported that the fight occurred in Center
port, l.. l., but the police found out that it
was fought in this city, and arrested as
m.ny concerned in it as they could find.
More arrests are expected.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-As the Omaha and
Council Bluffs passenger train on the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
was nearing the station at Joliet at S:15
this morning one coach, a chair car. sleeper
and dining-car took another track and
overturned. Mrs. Annie Searson of Morris,
H., and another woman, whose name
could not be obtained, were instantly
killed. Seven other passengers were in
jured, but not seriously.
Train Derailed.
NEVADA (Mo), June 28th.-A Missouri
Pacific passenger train was wrecked five
miles from here this afternoon by the
spreading of the rails on a sharp curve
Three coaches were precipitsted down an
embankment. Conductor Sam Jones and
d child of W. II. Marvins, both of Kansas
City, were fatally hurt. Twenty-seye
other people were injured more or less Sc
riously, but it is not thought any of them
will die.
No Convention
LINCOLN (Neb }, June 2S,h.-President
Fitzgerald of the Irish National League has
received letter from Mr.. Parnell regard
ing the proposed convention in this coun-
try, in which the Irish leader saws he and
his leading colleagues have given the SUBJ
ject an anxious consideration, and are
unanimously of the opinion that no useful
result would follow the convention at pres.
ent, and that it should be postponed.
A Cheyenne Indian Killed.
HELENA MONTY, June 2Sth-News has
Just reached here from the Cheyenne
Agency that Jules Seminole, the agency
interpreter, has killed a Cheyenne Indian.
Seminole surrendered to Major Carroll, but
the Indians demand his return. and
to take him away. As the United
States cavalry troops are in the vicinity,
there is not much danger of this.
California Trotters.
DETROIT, June 2Sth.-Marvina and Hickok
arrived last night with their stables of
California trotters. The former has in his
string Sunol. Pslo Alto, Omega, Colma,
Wildmont. Electric Bell and Navidad. The