Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-23
A Reckless Young Blood.

fARIS (1enu J, January zZl.-Ainioy
Porter, the young son of ex- Governor
James D. Porter, shot and probably fatally
wounded Charles Thomson, young law
yer of this city. Porter is the acknowl-
edged leader Of d gang of roughs, who
have for the past year terrorized the town
by their dissipation and reckless shooting.
Porter and one of his followers were in a
dispute and Thomson endeavored to act
as peacemaker, and upon retiring was
shot by Porter. Thomson will die. He
makes the third victim of Porter's pistol.
Listing Important Stock.
New YORK, January 22d-The Stock
Exchange has listed 1884, 900 consolidated
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds of the
Oregon Short Line and the Utah Northern
Railroad with instructions to list the same
to the amount of IS, 1913 coo; also, 81, l25.-
600 additional first mortgage per cent.
gold bonds of the Northern Pacific and
Montana. II also authorized the Oregon
Short Line and Northern to add to the list
the increase Of capital stock amounting to
$2,2l0,950.
a Texas Producer.
TExARKANA Tex, January 22d.-E. g..
Page is a farmer living thirteen miles west
of here He came TO town Sunday and
stated that his wife had become the mother
of four girl babies within FIVE hours. All
OF them are doing well. Mrs. Page weighs
only I25 pounds, and her husband is ten
pounds lighter. They mere married three
years ago, and twins-ali girls-haye twice
been born to them. They now have eight
children.
The Republican Seated.
WASHINGTON, January 22d.-By strict
party vote the House Elections Committee
TO-DAY deciGed to report in favor OF
unseeting Jackson, Democratic Representa-
tive from West Virginia, and declaring
Smith, the Republican contestant, entitled
to the seat. This is the first of the seven
teen contested election cases which the
committee has disposed OF, and it was the
first one upon which argument was heard.
Oregon short Line.
New York, January 22d.-The net earn
ings of the Oregon Short Line aud Utah
Northern since August, the date of CONSOLE
dation, TO December 1st, are 81 133, S6S; bal
ance, S433. S6S The profit from the Oregon
Railway and Navigation, leased to the
Oregon Short Line, for the same period is
SIS, IA, giving the Oregon Short Line a
profit for four months of S512 900.
Leasing Flour Mills.
MINNEAPOLIS, January 22d.-Itis reported
tldl y. a. 1lllSOury Is GtSOlldtlBS luI Tie
lease of C. C. Washburn's "a, !" "B" aud 'C'
Mills to an English syndicate. ne mills
are controlled by the Fidelity Trust Com
pany of Philadelphia, and the offer to lease
is on the basis of 8 per cent, interest on a
valuation of 81 100000. The capacity of the
mills is 5000 barrels per day.
Death of Noted Character.
HELENA, January 22d.-John F. Beider,
famous Montana character, renowned as
the leader of the Committee Of Safety in the
road agent" period, and who for many
years since has been Deputy United States
Marshal and a Sheriff's officer, died this
morning of pneumonia.
Trains Abandoned in the East.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), January 22d.-The
snow-storm which set in this afternoon has
effeeiually blocked every railroad in the
Northwest and put the wagon roads in
such condition that they may not be opened
for weeks. All trains in South Dakota and
southwestern Minnesota have been aban-
doned.
Death from Fall.
DETROIT (Mich), January 22d.-Hon.
Fitch Phelps, ex-State Senator and Repre-
sentative and Provost Marshal of San
Mateo, Cal, in 1862, and prominent Repub-
lican of his State. died at his residence in
Big Rapids this morning from injuries re-
ceived by fall last Sunday.