Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-27

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Santa Rosa Notes.
SANTA Rosa, March 26th.-The Republi-
can Municipal Convention met last night
and nominated the following officers:
Mayor. J. f. Smith; Councilmen-J. c.
Mailer, Z. Morrow, w. S. Green and Frank
Berka; Marshal, Lon. Hood; City Clerk,
w. j. Eardley; Street Commissioner, Perry
Fifz; City Attorney, c. S. Farquar Re-
corder. w. NJ. Wait; Assessor, j. S. Bos-
well; Library Trustees-C. H. Thompson,
w. Q. Hill, ID. Z. McKinlay, A w. Dana,
w. Shaw. The ticket is a strong one.
The sale OF the Sonoma County Agricult-
ural Park Associations property to Henry
Fierce was consummated to-day. 1t is
their purpose to open the track for the
coming season.
Rain has ceased tonight and the sky is
clear, with the wind in the north.
Indian jim, the murderer was convicted
OF murder In the second degree to.day.
| Lower California.
SAN DIEGO, March 26th.-A special to
the Union from Real del Castillo, Lower
California, says: The hydraulic works con.
structed by the Lower California Mining
Company, working under the Masac con-
cession, was inaugCrated this morning un.
de- the Government auspices. The water
was turned on amid great enthusiasm.
inspector Sanchez telegraphed full ill.,
dersement of the enterprise to the home
Government, expressing unbounded ad.
miration of the great work completed.
| The hume for the hydraulic mining is five
miles long and extends from San Rafael
Canyon to Canada Rica, and carries GOO
miners inches of water. 1t has fall of
seven feet in 100, and will supply water to
work l5,O 900 square miles of rich placer
ground.
Young Blackmailers.
INDEPENDENCE (Or.), March 26th.-The
charges against the President of the State
Normal School Of intimacy with a lady
teacher were fully Investigated by the
| Board of Directors and the accused honor
ably acquitted yesterday. The charges
were preferred by two students, who agreed
to keep still for $500 each, which being re-
fused, they circulated the story. The
young men have been expelled from the
school. The President, in order to keep
harmony in the school, resigned His sue
cessor will be selected at the June meeting
of the Directors. All is moving along
smoothly now under the management of
the full faculty.
Japanese Maidens.
SAN Francisco, March 26th-The Com.
missioner of immigration is undecided as
to what to do with number of Japanese
women who came on the City of Peking.
He is not satisfied that they came here for
| honest purposes.
| Fruit and vegetable commission dealers
who have heretofore commenced business
at o'clock in the morning, are making
arrangements TO open at o'clock in the
morning and to close at 2 o'clock Saturday
| afternoon.
| The Woman Identified.
OAKLAND, March 26th.-The woman run
| down and killed by dirt car on Broad. |
| way Yesterday has haop Identified nc NJ.
| West, of Weston avenue, near Temescal.
The woman lived by herself and had come
| to this country recently from England.
She has nephew named King employed
on dairy ranch near Stockton.
| Mrs. West was quite deaf, which proba-
bly, accounts tor her not paying any atten-
tion to the warning.
Killed Bis Mistress.
| FRESNO, March 26th-At II O'Clock to-
day Samuel Morris, colored man and
| Janitor OF the First National Bank, shot
four times at Mrs. Mary Foster, also COL
| ored. Two shots took effect-one in the
right arm and one bullet passing through
| the BODY. The woman will die
| Mrs. Foster has been living with Morris
as his mistress for the past two months.
| and jealousy OF her former paramour was
| the cause of the shooting.
| Break for Liberty
VIsALIA, March 26th.-Frank Brooks.
who was imprisoned on charge of steal.
| ing horse, suddenly darted through the
| County jail door to-day, while several
! other prisoners were being taken out. Two
Deputy Sherifs at once pursued him, one
of them discharging several shots at the
| runaway. two of which grazed Brooks. |
Deputy Farley fell while in pursuit and
hurt his head somewhat. Brooks was can
| tured after lively chase through town.
Markham for Governor.
Los ANGELES, March 26th-A meeting
| of the Union League Club was held last
night to introduce Colonel H. n. Markham
| as candidate for Governor. Among the |
prominent Republicans present were Col
onel Chamberlain, of the San Francisco
Union League Club; State Superintendent |
OF Schools Ira G. Hoitt; Judge Wilde, of
Ventura county, and Colonel Markham. A
number of enthusiastic speeches were made |
After Palmer Again.
DIXON. March 26th.-J. S. Angus, agent
for ex-senator Fair, appeared before Justice |
Manning Tuesday evening and swore out |
warrant charging H. J. Palmer, former |
agent with the embeZZlement of $3.50, the |
price of a lot of wood sold to prominent |
farmer near Dixon. Officers were sent to |
Woodland with warrant, but are unable |
to find Palmer.
Recovered from the Bay.
SAN Francisco. March 26th,-The |
drowned body of Frank Ottes, marine |
fireman, was recovered from the bay this |
morning off Beale-street wharf The re- |
mains had not been in the water over |
twelve hours. Whether Ottes was acci- |
dentally drowned or committed suicide |
can only be determined after an investiga- |
ton, which will be made by the Morgue
officials.
Nacadamized Streets.
BERKELEY, March 26th.-At the meeting
OF the Board of Town Trustees last even I
ing Messrs. Scotchler & Haywood were ap-
pointed to consult counsel in regard to |
proceeding to do street work, by the crea-
ton OF Improvement districts under the |
street law. Section 8, as amended in 1889,
which provides for the assessment of costs |
upon the district benefited.
typographical Union.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26th. - In the |
Typographical Union election to-day 612 |
votes were cast, and there was no choice |
for President, neither of the four candi-
dates getting a majority. Atkin is ahead. |
Another election Sunday. j. McDaid was |
reelected Secretary. The delegates are
w. w. Shannon, ]. Durham and II. w. !
Watts.
Seattle siftings.
SEATTLE (Wash.), March 26th.-FredvI
Hansen, an ex-member of the Legislature |
and a prominent citizen of the county. |
dropped dead yesterday on his ranch at |
Newcastle.
This morning cable was laid on the |
Madison street road. The first car will be |
run Friday.
Cool and Pleasant.
GILRoY, March 26th-Quite a severe |
storm OF wind and rain visited here last |
night, the precipitation being a quarter of |
an inch, making the seasons rainfall over |
81 inches. The weather to night is cool |
and pleasant. with a probability of con-
tinuation of fair weather
Piling Up Attachments.
PORTLAND. March 26th.-Several addi- |
tional attachments were to-day placed |
upon the dry goods and clothing house of |
]. Selling & Co. The attachment suits al |
|, ready amount to $4,000.
Boy Drowned.
PORTLAND (Or.) March 26th-Albert, ,