Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-16


emphatically decli led to answer on the ground
that it was none of Coopers business or the
business of the committee
In response to urtherquestions, Lemon stated
that Raum never came to him for his influence
TO secure the discountiug of any papers.
SILK Raising and Fruit Growing.
New YORK, December 15th.-A meeting of
wealthy Arab citizens here to-day decided to
form silk,raisiug and fruitgrowing syndicate
in this country, which will give employment
to all the Arab immigrants arriving here. The
well-known lawyer Townsend Scudder, was
instructed to persf nally inspect c rtain tracts
Of land in Pennsylvania and Arizona, with
power to negotiate for the purchase of such
tract as he deemed most feasible.
The effort is being made in the interest Of the
Armenian residents of this country numbering
1890. in the scheme The plan is for each
Arab immigrant to cultivate a section OF the
tract for half the proceeds for ten years, when
one-third of the section will be decided to him.
Body Chopped to Pieces.
GAINESVILLE (Ala }, December l5th.-Two
miles north of this town, Willis Templeton, g
negro 60 years old, was murdered last night and
his body chopped into dozen pieces The
murdered man was q harmless yoodoo doctor
aud lived alone in q small cabin. He was
known to have saved several hundred dollars
from the sale CT voodoo charms 10 superstitioIs
negroes, ard he had also incurred the bitter
ennlity of number of his black neighboIs All
his money was taken, and his d led snake skins
and other voodoo charms were scattered about
the blood stained cabin.
Domestic Troubles the Cause.
CHIPPEWA FALLS (Wis.). December 15th-As
the village of Cadslt, ten miles east, last Sunday
| the wife of Peter ST. George was fund III
woodshed hanging by her neck. Ne ghbors
openly accused the husband of numbering his
wife, but The Coroner's jury, however, reached
| a verdict that the woman Was murdered by par
ties unknown. In the afternoon officers went
| in the house of st George and found that he had
| committed suicide by cutting his throat with a
| razor. Domestic trouble is alleged to be the
| cause of the deed.
| Pan-American Transportation Company.
| WASHINGTON, December 15th-A bill has been
| introduced by Mason Of Illinois 10 incorporate
| the Pan-American Transportation Company,
/ which is to have authority to construct, lease,
| operate and maintain ell kinds of steamships,
| vessels and other water crafts. and navigate
! them between all parts OF the globe, and upon
| rivers and to own and operate warehouses
| docks and whsrves, to carry freight and pasSec.
| gers and TO buy and sell exchange. The capital
stock is fixed at SlO,0O0G0). The PRINCIPAL Off
| ces and port of the company will be at Calves
| ton, Tex.
| Irrigation Bill Agreed to.
| WASHINGTON, December l5th.-The House
| Committee on Irrigation has agreed, in th{
| main, On the bill TO authorize survey OF arie
lands into irrigation districts, to be ceded to tht
States and Territories in which they ale stu
ated, for the purpose of reclamation and Sc tie
ment. The bill will be modeled upon th'
1t will a's1 contain provision providing tina
before the State issues patent to any LAM
within any district the conflicting claims as I
water rights shall be settled among contendin
| parties.
Eastern Weather.
Il WASHINGTON, December 15th.-Generally fai
weather prevailed in all the districts, excep
| Florida and on the Georgia and Alabama coas (
| where rein has fallen. The temperature ha
| risen 100 to 25o on the Atlantic coast and in th
| Gulf States, and fallen 100 to zoo in the Lax
region.
THE TEMPERATURE.
/ No tar, ot,,r
this morning at o'clock was as follows: Chi
cago, 800; Cincinnati, 20o; st. Louis, $40; Winn
, | peg, 20.
II Demand for Increase in Wages.
MILWAUKEE, December 15th.-There is de
mand for an increase of wages by all the loco
motive engineers and firemen employed ON III
! st Paul road. The men intimate that they vii
strike in the event refussl to grant the desire
| increase. 1t is said the brakemen and all othe
: trainmen will ask for the readjustment of tn
Fatal Shooting.
| AUGUSTINE (Ks.), December I5th-James Nea
returned home Unexpectedly last evening, an
finding G. W. Simmons, a well. known livery
| man, in his wife's room, shot and mortal
: wounded him. Simmons, before dying, said b
had gone to the house to collect bill, and this
Neal came in and bes an shooting at him will
| out explanation.
Two Towns Wiped Out.
: LITTLE r OK, December 15th.-Two thrivin
Arkansas towns Dardanelle and Monticello
were almost wiped out of existence sunda
burned with their contents. The losses wi
reach S150,000 partially insured. Neithe
place had facilities for fighting the fire.
Valuable Picture Ruined.
OMAHA, December 15th.-Just before closin
| the Art Exhibition rooms tonight, a youn
: man. c. ]. Warrington, struck with chair
: picture by Bougereau, the famous French artis
l and tore two large rents in it. he claimed |
have acted from religious motives The pietul
e was valued at SlS.000 He was arrested.
Killed for Declining to Marry.
. MORRISON Ul.). December 18th Robe
; Robinson, an aged widower, has been for som
, | time importuning Miss Mary Wall, of Unio
. Grove, to marry him. but she has steadfastly d
3 | clined. To-day he blew her brains out with
> revolver, and then suicided
, Visible Grain supply.
: NEW YORK, December l5th.-The visible su
! bushels an increase of $4,000; corn 5000
/ | bushels decrease OF 45S,000; oats, 3,39 o
bushels an increaEe of 81 ,0G0; barley, 4,345,C g
bushels, a decrease of 26i,000
. Heavy Judgment Entered.
r PHILADELPHIA, December 15th.-Judgmel
It was entered this afternoon against the old br
o ker firm of Morris & Smith by John NJ. MorI
Y on note of $500. 1t will probably cause Il
assignment OF the firm.
!. Postal Changes
y WASHINGTON, December l5th.-Californ
q Postmasters: Miss A. Dunping at Laucaste
Los Angeles county, vice Madge Mckinney, I
&c signed; Mrs j. Lindsey, at Milford, Lass,
n county, vice s. A. Doyle, resigned.
California Pensions
WASHINGTON, December 15th.-Original: E
ward Charrage, San Francisco. Original wido'
Mary NJ. Tipton, former widow of VIM. Grubt
G San Bernardino.