Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-19
Eastern Weather.

WASHINGTON, October 1Sth.-The storm,
central Yesterday morning on the New
England coast, was accompanied by nigh
northgesterly winds south of Hatteras.
| The slight storm center developed yester-
day over Iowa is now central in Southern
| Lake Michigan. Another storm center is
entering upon the North Pacific Coast.
High pressure areas overiie the South AT
lantic States and the Rocky Mountain
slope Showers are reported on the Gull
and New England coasts, also in the Upper
Mississippi Valley. Frosts occurred in the
Lower Lakes.
The temperature to day was as follows:
Chicago 42o, New York 500 st. Louis 54'
Cincinnati 4So, Winnipeg 300.
Demand for California Fruits.
WASHINGTON, October 16th.-This, from
| the Ereaing Star, is one Of the many SINH
| lar paragraphs floating around this section
| what is poison to the Eastern States seems
to be the meat of California. Her ten
| thousand carloads of fruits of various
| kinds on a liberal valuation of $4,000 900,
makes almost half the value of her last
| years wheat crop. With failure of the
| fruit crop East this snug item tits in well.
! To the pecuniary satisfaction OF the fruit
raisers of the Pacific slope and their friends,
| California fruit is fast coming permanently
| to the front, not simply to make good the
| Eastern losses, but also to supply the con-
| stantly increasing demand"
Daughters of the American Revolution.
WASHINGTON, October 1Sth.-At an ad-
| iourned meeting of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution to-day, letter was
read from Mrs. Harrison accepting the
| Presidency of the Society, and another
from DR.. Seward Webb, President of the
Sons of the American Revolution, extend
| ing q cordial welcome from that body.
| The seal adopted is that of female figure
| in a dress of 1776, at spinning-wheel
and at the same time rocking cradle, with
the motto, The Hand That Rocks the
Cradle Rules the World"
The Count Almost Completed.
| WASHINGTON, October 1Sth.-The count
of the population of the country is about
! completed by the Census Office. The popu-
lation of all the States with the exception
of South Dakota, Florida, Maryland, Fir.
| ginia and Wisconsin, has already been an-
nounced. The delay in the case OF tbs
States named is occasioned by recounts be-
| ing ordered in some of the districts. The
| population of the State of Minnesota is L.
! 900 OH. an increase of $40, pa, or 60 so pei
cent.
| WASHINGTON, October 1Sth.-The Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy said this after
noon that there is not word of truth in
| the report that fleet of American wal
ships had been ordered to Lisbon 10 en-.
force the payment of the Delagoa Bay
Railway claims, or for any other purpose
II is probable the cruiser Baltimore, now
| in northern European waters, will visi
| Lisbon, but no significance is attached tc
this. .
| WASHINGTON, October 18TH Secretary
| Window has informed Secretary Blaine
that the statement required by section, O.
the Tariff Act, for manufactured merchan
| disc consigned for sale in the United States
cannot be signed by any person out ths
| manufacturer, but that the signature, L
properly attested, need not be signed II
the presence of consular officer.
Military Reservations to Be Abandoned
WASHINGTON, October 1Sth.-The Score
tarv of War has directed the abandonment
of the military reservations of Fort Gibson
III. T.; Fort Rsidger, Wyo.; Fort Borde
At; Fort Elliott Texas; the Little Rocf
Barracks. Ark, and Fort Crawford, Colo
RADIO, and their transfer to the Secretary o
the Interior for disposition.
Washington Personals.
| WASHINGTON, October 1Sth.-Daniei ID
Cameron, of California, has been appointed
Copyist in the War Department.
Mrs. Peter Donohue, Peter D. Martin
Mrs. Ed. Martin, and George II. Morrison
of San Francisco, are at Wizards.
i The Delagoa Bay Claim.
WAsHINeyoS, October 18th. = Genera