Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-06

McAuliffe's Ambition.
| New YORK, May 5th.-Biily Madden Of
| fers to back Joe McAuiiffe against Jackson
| for S., 1000. II Jackson is not satisfied with
the money, he will make it $40. 900 and
leave the arrangements concerning the
number of rounds or 10 finish fight with
Jacksons own friends. Failing to get
match with Jackson, he will match McAu-
life against either Sullivan, Corbett, Slavin,
Lannon, Ashton or Godfrey McAuliffe
said 1T is the ambition of my lite to have
another go with jackson. / think he
breads meeting with me. I am only too
anxious to get on fight with some of the
big fellows with regulations. want to be
the champion of the world, but / can't get
any of the so-called champions to meet
me-
They Ask for Time.
Providence (R. L., May 5th.-The ORR
entail Mill, Alfred A. Reed and Gordon
Reed, principal owners, is reported to be
temporarily embarrassed. The mill runs
about 16 900 spindles, making fine grade
of Turkish toweling and employs about
go hands. The indebtedness is said TO be
about 100000. At meeting of the cred
itors to-day Alfred Reed said that they
would be able 10 pay every dollar within
year if the creditors would give them time.
The standing of the firm has never been
questioned and the present move is under
stood to have originated with the banks.
Woodworkers' Strike.
DENVER (Col.), May 5th.-Last Friday
members of the Machine Woodworkers'
and Turner'S Union made a demand upon
the mill men for reduction of hours from
ten to nine. with ten hours pay. This
being refused. the men, numbering 1856.
quit work this morning. They were joined
by the bench men, numbering $50
Among the mills affected are the largest
in the city. They will not close down but
will attempt to fill their present contracts
by running with short force of old union
men, who have been getting for some time
past the wages now demanded by the
Union. This is the first strike in Denver
this year.
FOrty-Niner Gone.
BosToY, May 5th.-Samuel Quarles, aged
80 years, a well-known citizen of Salem,
died on Saturday evening from pneumonia.
He was for many years ship chandler
and wholesale grocer. He was one of the
California pioneers of SO, and in 1856 was
an active member of the famous Vigilance
Committee of San Francisco. He stood
guard for twenty days over the late Judge
Terry, who was shot by Marshal Neagle
Terry was under arrest for cutting Hop
kins, one of the Vigilance police, in the
neck.
Troublesome Waters.
NEW ORLEANS. May 5th.- Dispatches
from number of points up the river re-
port the overflow water rising everywhere
and little hope for improvement until the
flood now coming down the Mississippi
has run out.
A dispatch from Houston, Tex. says
high water continues there and that rail-
road travel is still interrupted by washouts.
A violent wind-storm visited the vicinity
of Jackson and Natchez, Miss, to-day, do
ing considerable damage to property.
Miss Armour Married.
CHICAGO, Msyl 5th.-Miss May Armour,
daughter of the late George Armour, was
married at high noon at the residence of
her mother to Francis NJ. Whitehouse. son
| of the late Bishop Whitehouse of the Epis-
copal Church. The ceremony was private,
| only sixty invited guests being present.
Rev. ]. II. Knowles of the Episcopal Church
performed the ceremony. The couple left
| for New York this afternoon en- route for
Europe.
Complaining Conductors
OMAHA (Neb.) J, May 5th.-At meeting of
the Grievance Committee of the Union Pa.
cific Conductors yesterday letter was read
from General Manager Dickinson, in
which he refused freight conductors their
demand for extra pay for extra time. The
conductors complain that train conductors
west of the Missouri river are making from
$50 to 300 miles more per month than
others receiving the same pay east of the
river.
Burned to Death.
BLACK RIVER FALLS wis J, May 5th.-
Mrs. ], T. Smythe, who lived about six
teen miles from here. was helping her hus-
band light forest fires, but the fire became
so fierce that she attempted to get away by
crawling through barbed- wire fence Her
clothes caught in the barbs and she was
unable to extricate herself until she was
burned to death.
Killed by Woman.
OKLAHOMA, May 5ih.-There was a big
fight over the possession of claim near
here to-day, tn. claim being owned by Cap
tain Couch, the famous boomer, in a fight
over which he was killed. Mrs Adams,
the wife of his slayer; Mrs. Waynich.
widow, and several men engaged in the
fight TO day. Mrs. Waynich struck DR..
He will de.
One More Writ
BUFFALO, May 5th.-Another writ of
habeas corpus has been issued in the case
OF KEN nler, returnable before County
Judge Underwood at Auburn on Saturday
1t is issued to dispose of the question as to
whether the Warden of the State can le-
gally execute Kemmler. The claim is that
nobody but the Sheriff of Erie county can
execute him.
Row Expected.
TOPEKA, May 5th.-The employees of the
Santa Fe general offices here are making a
big kick" because President Marvel has
ordered the sum of all Increases in salaries
loct of IaI - ~
the grounds that the advances were made
by the officers without his authority. A
row is expected.
Destructive Storm.
ATLANTA (Ga), May 5th-A destructive
storm IN the southern part of the State
this morning leveled large amount of fine
| timber and blowing down dwellings. The
roof of the hotel at Camilla was blown off,
and a number of stores demolished Sew
eral persons were badly hurt. No loss of
| life is reported
He Toyed With the Tiger
DENVER May 5th.-Robert Nickel, cash.
| Ter of J. NJ. Berkey e. Co., real estate and
| investment company. was arrested here to-
night charged with being defaulter. 1t
| is thought the amount of the defalcation
will reach between $1,000 and $1,000.
| Gambling IS supposed 10 be the cause.
right Eeciared Ou.
| New ORLEANS. MAY 5th-The Bowen
Meyer fight is off Meyers manager says
| he has been sick and desired to postpone
| the event for two weeks. Bowen, who is
| now in prime condition, would not con-
sent 10 pos poaement, and there being
| no forfeit up Never declared the light off
Death of Andrew shuman.
| CHICAGO, May 5th-Ex- Governor An
| drew Shuman died suddenly to. night of
| apoplexy. Mr.. Shuman had long and
| honorable career in politics and newspaper
work in This State He was for many
years editor and part proprietor of the
Chicago Ereaiag Journal
Delivered Himself Up.
| PHILADELPHIA. May 5th.-Joe Monroe
Sheltenbsrger, of Doylestown, lawyer,
who ran away several weeks ago after
| swin0lirg his clients and several farmers
N Bucks county of nearly $3.50 600, re-
turned last night and to-day delivered him.
self up to the Sheriff.
Situation at Detroit.
| DETROIT, May 5th-Forty-two bosses
have s;goed the carpenters agreement and
! ii is thought few days more will see the
| trouble settled in the strikers favor. Two
| sets OF Canadian carpenters were headed