Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-03


depot. Yesterday tract $40 feet on Ala.
media and 245 on Macy street was bonded
in the sum of $1500O0. The property is
known as the Sisters Orphan Asylum. II
is not known as yet if the companies will
accept the donation offered, as they are
well pleased with their present location OF
separate depots. 1t is said that it will be
difficult to induce the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe 10 affiliate.
A Broken Ankle.
VIsALIA, April 2d.-William Fleming,
the contractor of stone and brick work for
the new County Jail, while at work
stumbled and fell over the jail wall, break
ing his left ankle bone. He was taken to
the hospital for treatment.
Under Sheriff White has resigned his
position. No reason has been given to the
public yet. An under current of dissatis-
faction has been apparent ever since White
was appointed two years ago, as he was
not popular.
Bad for Colusa.
CoLUsA, April 2d.-Much interest is man.
ifested in the election of the officers of
Colusa Irrigation District. Out of five
Directors the Irrigationists elected only
one Director, E. W. Jones, of Colusa Four
Directors were elected, as
iOAo"o- VohA DoSSo. w. VuOTtDu, u D.
Hemstreet and Charles Glenn. This will
effectually settle the water question for two
years at least in Colusa District, as the
Directors elected will do all in their power
to clog the work.
Bible Conference.
OAKLAND, April 2d.-A Bible Readers
Conference, preliminary to the Baptist State
Convention, which is to assemble at the
Tenth Avenue Baptist Church in this city,
April 9th, convened to-day, and will con.
tinue for four days. There are delegates
present from different parts of the State.
TO day Rev. DR.. Frost preached, and Rev.
W. b. Pendleton, DID,, delivered an ad-
dress in The forenoon, and Rev. Daniel
Read, LID, spoke this afternoon.
Burned to a Crisp.
DELTA, April 2d-The regular south
bound freight train parted when two miles
north of here at 4:30 o'clock this morning,
Two light engines came behind and struck
the caboose, driving it through a coach
which was ahead of it, pinning Conductor
D. G. Gale in. The wreck then caught on
fire Immediately, burning the caboose and
coach, and also burning Conductor Gale to
crisp. The track will be cleared in few
hours for other trains.
Santa Rosa Politics,
SANTA Rosa, April 2d.-The election to-
day was the warmest ever contested in this
city. Ten hundred and si1ty-eight votes
were polled. Ii will take the actual count
of the entire vote before the result can be
known, as much scratching was done by
both parties. Both parties claim the vic.
tory. The Republicans have majority in
the city. They have probably elected most
of their ticket.
Tonight it looks very much like rain
again.
Advancing Rates.
TACOMA (Wash.l, April 2d.-Passenger
and freight rates are being advanced by all
the steamboat companies doing business on
Puget Sound. Freight rates have ad-
vanced 30 per cent, while the increase in
passenger rates is from 80 to so per cent.
1t is claimed that some of the lines have
been doing business at loss, while others
were not paying operating expenses. Every
line on the Sound is party to the COM
pact.
Teachers Convention.
HEALDsBURG, April 2d.-Lectures were
given before the Teachers Institute to-day
by Will S. Monroe, on Morals and Man
ners;" also by Mrs. Edith Style, on the
Kindergarten System" A lecture will be
delivered to night by DR.. A. c. Herst
About thirty OF the teachers enjoyed a
free ride this evening out to Litton Springs.
Ira 6. Holtt, State Superintendent, gave an
address last evening.
Arizona Paragraphs.
Prescott "a. IT,, April 2d.-Fred. Salt
ers has just sold mine to Martin Lewis of
Colorado for 20,000. Mr.. Lewis has gone
to Santa Maria District to look at some
mines.
The storm just passed did the country a
great deal of good. Fifty miles of wire
fencing is to be placed aroand the Boca
grant. Ten houses are in course of con-
struction here.
Work Resumed.
OAKLAND, April 2d.-Work upon the
Piedmont cable road, which was suspended
on account of the stormy weather of the
past month, has been resumed and some
two hundred men are now employed. The
engine house is nearly completed and a
portion OF the motive power is in place. 1t
will probably be two or three months be-
fore the road will be ready to be operated.
Great Excitement in Nevada.
CARSON New, April 2d.-News has lust
arrived from the scene of the gold strike at
Wellington, in Douglass county. James
Gardner, wholesale merchant and capi-
talist, has struck a ledge seven feet wide
assaying 5000 to the ton. 1t is said to be
equal to the Comstock lode. There is great
excitement. Gardner's title is perfect
Pioneer Dead.
MARYsvILLE, April 2d.-James II. Hason,
a pioneer Of Yuba county, died at his resi-
dence in Hansonville on Monday evening.
This town, twenty eight miles from Marys-
vile, was first settled in 1851 by the de-
ceased, after whom the town was named.
Hanson at one time represented Yuba
county in the Legislature.
Oregon Politics.
EUGENE, April 2d.-The Republican pri-
maries will be held in this town and county
next Saturday. Active wire re-pulling is now
going on TO secure the delegates by candi-
dates for District Attorney, Sheriff and
County Clerk. The Governor and Con-
gresham are lost sight of in the scramble
to get these other offices.
Heavy Fines Imposed.
OAKLAND, April 2d.-Ah Yet, Chinese
lottery agent ousted at the recent raid, for
feited $3.50 bail in the Police Court to-day.
The recent action of Judge Henshaw in
imposing $500 fine upon a convicted
lottery agent is having a salutary effect in
conjunction with the efforts of the police.
An Even Exchange.
EUGENE (Or.), April 2d-The dry goods
store of Eastland & Wilson, on Ninth
street, was robbed last night The thieves
broke open the rear door and two suits of
mems old clothes were left, the robbers
taking new suits and small amount of
other clothing.
Oregon Crops.
DAYTON tOr.), April 2i.-It is the most
backward spring in twenty eight years. 1t
is fine weather now and showery. I'm