Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-20
answer to their proposition for increased
Iuatters Jump on Land.

squatters Jump on Land.
TEMPLEToN (Cal J, August 19th.-Excite
ment at Templeton is increasing. The
streets are lined with teams and pack
aaima ais. General Murphy's Atascadero
Hills are being pre- empied by hundreds of
squatters, who are claiming the land under
the United States laws as Government
land. All through the night excited people
were en- route for this valuable country,
six miles south of Templeton. The people
are determined, and will resist eviction
until their rights to this new piece of land
have been decided by some legal tribunal.
A Small sloop Seized.
VICTORIA (B CO., August 19th.-A small
sloop of about five tons, owned by John
Hartman, of Irondale, Wash, has been
seized by the Customs authorities here.
The vessels name is unknown. She was
found at anchor in small bay about five
miles from this city Sunday afternoon.
The owner appeared to claim her to-day,
saying that he had been up the coast This
explanation was not deemed satisfactory,
and the matter has been referred to the
department at Ottawa.
Worlds Fair Association.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 19sh.-The first
annual meeting of the members of the San
Francisco Worlds Fair Association (incor-
porated) will be held on Thursday after
noon at 3 o'clock in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce, Merchants Ex-
change. The election of Board of Di-
reclors for the ensuing year and other i'm
portant matters to come before the meet
ing should insure prompt attention.
Excursion Rates to San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, August 10Th. = The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company has
fixed the round-trip rate for the visiting
Parlors of the Native Sons and their friends
during the celebration of Admission Day
in this city at two-thirds of the regular
round-trip rate. The steamship company
has fixed the rate between here and the
southern part of the State at three fourths
of the regular round-trip rate.
Accidentally Shot.
TRAvER, August 19th-Henry Burris,
the seventeen year-old son of the we'll
known capitalist D. Burris, of this place,
accidentally shot himself yesterday with a
44-caliber revolver. He had been COON
hunting aud had the weapon on his person,
when in some unaccountable way 1t was
discharged, the ball passing through one of
his arms and then shattering his jawbone.
The wound is dangerous, but not necessa-
rily fatal.
Burglars Sentenced.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 19th.-John
Corners, convicted of burglary, was to-day
sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment at
San Quentin. Judge Murphy also SEN
fenced James Meehan to Folsom for nine
years for stealing watch and some cloth
ing from room on Third street. the arti-
Giles being the property of Adam Kersell.
Washington Republicans.
OLYMPIA wash }. August 19lh.-The
Republican State Central Committee to day
decided to hold the next State Convention
at Tacoma September 18th. There will be
377 delegates.
Water Bonds Voted.
SANTA ANA (Cal.). August 19;h.-Santa
Ana voted $60000 in water bonds to-day
by vote of 607 to 3S. The city will build
and operate its own works.
Bound for Alaska.
SEATTLE (Wssh.), August 10Th. The
United States revenue cutter Corwin left
here this afternoon, presumably for Alaska,
after taking coal.
More Chinese Landed.
SAN Francisco, August 19th.-Out of 100
Chinese who arrived on the City of Picking,
fifty two have been landed.