Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-12
NIethodist Conferences.

Methodist Conference.
PACIFIC GROVE September 11th.-At the
Methodist Confertn nee this morning, resolu.
tioDs were presented asking the Conference
to petition Congress to appoint q greater
pumber of chaplains and chapels for the
army.
The reports of Napa, Sacramento and
San Francisco Districts were read, and
| showed depreciation in the collections in
out-l lying districts. There has been $140,-
! 900 added to the value of church property
| in San Francisco this year.
The Methcdists of San Francisco have
given for church purposes S24 per member,
while Chicago gave SO, Philadelphia S13,
and New York $40 This afternoon the
| Lay Committee met and organized.
Rea2portionmept of Washington.
OLYMPIA wash, September 11th.-The
reapportionment bill passed by the special
session of the Legislature, which became
| law this morning by the signature of Gov
erDor Ferry, is based on the new census of
| the State of $40 coo. The Legislature was
in session eight working days, and ad-
journed this morning. The State is re-
districted into thirty four Senatorial and
seventy. eight Representative Districts, no
| county. however small, being without rep
resentation. The former Senate numbered
| thirty five members and the House seventy
members. The bill passed with but eight
dissenting votes in both houses.
Portland Races.
PORTLAND (Or,), September 11ih.-Races
at the City View Park to-day: Running,
three quarters of mile, heats. Jim Muir
ply won in two straight heats; Circle ].
second. Best time, 1:l64.
| One and one-quarter mile. Sirfax Won;
| Co1op,o Gn;An fhirl T;v,a =
Trotting, 2:26 class; Homestake won:
| Clara 2. second, Kittle Ham third. Best
| time, 2241.
Nevada Democratic Convention.
RENO New, September 11th.-The State
Democratic Convention convened this
afternoon, and was called to order by Gen.
eral r. p. Keating, of Storey county. Hon.
G. II. L. Hardin, of Lyon county, was
elected Temporary Chairman and r. II.
Mulcahy, of Washoe, Secretary. After ap-
pointing the usual committees the Conven-
tion adjourned until to morrow.
A Prominent Farmer Injured.
GRASS VALLEY. September 11th.-This
morning at IL o'clock Thomas Wagner, a
prominent farmer of Penn valley and Re-
publican asplrant for the Assembly, had
his wagon, loaded with hay, turned over
near the Peabody mine at this place, and
Wagner was thrown to the ground and
dangerously hurt. At noon be had recov
cred consciousness, and was bleeding pro-
| fusely from the ears.
The Jury Failed to Agree.
Los ANGELES, September 11th.-The trial
of Joe Soto, the pugilist, on charge of an
assault with deadly weapon, ended this
afternoon in the jnry reporting that they
could not agree. They were discharged.
| Co., e~oI el - 4rth thar
| Pacific train some weeks ago, the bullet
slightly wounding lady passenger. Soto's
| defense was that the pistol was accidentally
discharged.
Native Sons of Oregon.
ASHLAND (Or.), September 11ih.-At a
meeting of the Southern Oregon Pioneers
to-day, society to be known as the Native
Sons of Oregon was organized. Robert A.
Miller of Jacksonville was elected Presi-
| dent, and G. r. Leil of Salem Secretary. 1t
| is the intention to form a State organiza-
| ton.
| A Fall of Forty Feet.
PORTLAND (Or.), September 11ih.-Yes-
| terday afternoon s. d. Cole and Herman
Furschmuch, carpenters, while at work on
a building. fell forty feet, the scaffold on
which they were standing giving way.
Both received injuries which may prove
| fatal
| Santa Clara Republicans.
SAN JOSE, September 11th.-The Repub-
| lican County Committee met this morning
and appointed delegates to the next County
J Convention, one for each twenty aud one
| for fraction of ten. This will give 226 dele
gates.
Drowning at Long Beach.
Los ANGELES, September 11th.-A man
nsmed Canterbury of Redlands San Ber-
pardino county, was drowned at Long
Beach to-day, being carried out by the un-
dercurrent. The body has not yet been re-
covered.
| Santa Maria's Fair.
SANTA MARIA. September 11th. The
Santa Maria fair opened very successfully
yesterday. The stock and fruit exhibit are
excellent The fair is very largely attended
and the racing is good.
Rich Strike in the Idaho Mine.
| GRASS VALLEY Zeal }, September 11th.-
Last night. in the Idaho mine, new ledge
of free milling ore was struck below the
| / 700 foot level. The rock will mill from
$50 10 800 per ton.
Sentenced to One Hundred Days
| SAN JOSE, September 11th.-Lewis P.
iSmith of Travers was to-day sentenced to
100 days in the County Jail for obtaining
money under false pretenses.