Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-01
Mortgaged Property in Kansas.

Mortgaged Property in Kansas.
TOPEKA (Kans J, August 31st.-The Cdpi-
toll to-day published letters from forty
three District Court clerks showing the
number of foreclosures of farm mortgages
in their respective counties during the first
si1 months of 1890. The total number of
foreclosures is JOB. about twenty-five to
the county. The total for the LOG counties
of the State on the same basis would be
1850, or probably be about s.. .000, ,000 A
significant feature of the report is the fact
that large portion of the foreclosures are
on unoccupied lands, bought up and mort
gagged for what they would bring by specu-
lation.
Bicycle Records Broken.
PROVIDENCE (R. L., August 31st-In the
bicycle race yesterday E. Lumsden broke
the quarter mile worlds record, making it
in 80 45 seconds, the former being Rowes
time OF 80 1-5 seconds.
CHICAGO, August 3lst-Frank E. Spoon
er, champion long distance bicyclist, yes
terday broke the twenty four-hour riding
record. The number of miles ridden in
twenty hours and fifty minutes, the actual
riding time, being 800 against $50 made by
Myers two years ago.
Congressional Programme for the Week.
WASHINGTON, August 3lst-The confer
eDce report on the river and harbor bill
will be presented to the Senate early in the
week and its consideration asked for. 1t
will likely lead to an extended debate.
The report will then be laid aside and the
tariff bill proceeded with. The debate on
that measure will close Saturday.
In the House, tomorrow will be given
up to motions to pass measures under sus-
pension of the rules The Clayton Breck-
enridge election case will probably come
up on Tuesday.
Pension Awards.
WASHINGTON, August 3Oth. = Pensions
have been granted to residents of the Pa
cific coast as follows:
-Originsl-Daniel WAGNER,
Bakersfield; Wellington Eaton, Byron;
Abraham Cunningham. Shingtown. Spec
ial Act-Mariah l.. Pool (nurse), North
Temescal
Observation-Disclosures Ames,
Almira; Andrew ]. Waltz, Seattle. Orig
inal widow-Mary L., widow of Hiram
Knell.
An Absconding Band Teller Arrested.
NEW YORK, August 31st.-Fredrick Kim
ball. the sbsconding paying teller of the
Peoples Savings Bank of Worcester, Mass,
who fed with his mistress, Estelle Lebop,
April I'd, with S45 600 in bonds and S., 600
in money, arrived to-day by the steamer
La Bretagne, and was arrested at the pier.
The arrest was effected through tracking
KimhalPs mistress, who returned to the
country some time ago.
Ali the stolen bonds were found in the
lining of Klmballs clothes, but the stolen
money was all gone.
Eontnads Tear Mans TouaIte flut-
ALTOONA (Pa.), August 31st. = While
walking in the eastern part of this city at
an early hour this morning, Samuel Fran
els, prominent bricklayer, was brutally
assaulted by three footpads and robbed of a
large sum of money. In the struggle his
tongue was torn from the roots. and be was
unable to speak when found. His recovery
is doubtful.
Record Breakers.
INDEPENDENCE Qa.), August 3lst-Ala-
bsster and Roy Wilkes each lowered a re-
cord yesterday Alabaster's performance
was four-year-old trot, in the second heat
of which he won in 215, breaking the four
year-old stallion record. Roy Wilkes was
sent to beat his record of 200 and broke
another worlds record making the mile in
2:0S4.
An English Mining Syndicate.
DENVER, August 31st-The Ne,cs this
morning publishes two-column article
which says that an English syndicate,
headed by c. G. Morgan, mas secured an
option on all of the leading silver mines
near Aspen, Col. and places the figures at
the enormous sum of S27 600 600.
Clearing House Returns.
BosToN, August 31st.-The total gross
exchanges for the last week, as shown By
dispatches from the leading clearing houses
in the United States and Canada, are
81 ,033, ,973 ,057, an increase of 81 per cent.
as compared with the corresponding week
last year.
Another Trust Formed.
CHICAGO, August 31st-A dispatch from
st. Louis says the shot-tower companies
of the United States have formed national
trust, to be known as the American Shot
Association. Capital, S., 600 000 1t is in.
corporated under the laws of Illinois.
An Acrobat Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, August 31st- AT Cham
bersburg last night a travelling acrobat
named Bond attempted to give q tight
rope performance while in a state of intox-
ication. He let the pole fall and fatally
injured little girl in the crowd Bond
was jailed.
Train Derailed.
PoUGHSEEPsIE IN. W, August 31st-
EARLY this morning freight train on the
New York Central was dersiled north OF
tie city by misplaced switch. The switch
is supposed TO have been tampered with, as
a passenger train passed over it a short
time before.