Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-17
that Hawes and the prisoners had on foot
TO escape.


presence of J. w. Mcdonald, a New York
| sporting man, that the present match was
arranged. Hartman binds himself to
| start within ten days from April 18th
| from any point in Indiana he may choose,
and to walk to San Francisco and return
far enough to complete 5000 miles, within
sixty-fiv days, failing in which the stakes,
| s., 900, are to be paid to Mcdonald.
| Rough Experience.
| CHICAGO, February 16th.-A dispatch
from Jacksonville, Ind, says Daniel and
Edward Seek, aged respectively Is and 16
years, have Just arrived home to their
| grandfather, after remarkable experience.
| The boys ran away from home at Tacoma,
on January 10, 1889, unable, as they say,
| to get along with their step. mother They
had no baggage, and possessed only thirty
| five cents between them, yet never entered
any house nor asked food or assistance
| from anyone. Their diet consisted of corn
| taken from fields, eaten raw or roasted by
| a fire in the woods. They stole or begged
| rides on trains when they could, and
| walked part of the way.
Entertained at Dinner.
WASHINGTON, February 16th.-Senator
| and Mrs. Dolph entertained party of
| friends at dinner last night. The color
scheme of the table was pink and silver
gray. The guests were Senator and Mrs
| Squire, Senator and Mrs. Hoar Senator
| and Mrs. Hugh. Senator and Mrs. Stan
| ford, Senator Allison, Miss Davidge, Rep
| resentative and Mrs. Roswell P Flower,
General Miles and Miss Stouehton.
Mrs. Dolph wore a Partisan gown of
white brocade. Mrs. Dolph will receive
her friends informally Thursday evenings
during Lent.
An IndescribabIe Panic.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.). February 10TH
One of the wings of the Insane Asylum,
! two miles west of town, burned this morn
ing. The loss is between $50 600 and $40
900; no insurance. The origin is mys-
terry. 1t was first discovered in the boiler
room, which. together with the engine
house and pump-room, dry-house, kitchen,
bakery, pantries and bathroom, was de-
stroyed.
Five hundred patients were removed to
the ground floor, and although an inde-
scribsble panic prevailed there was no loss
of life.
Burned to Death.
WICHITA (Kan), February 16th-The
wife and three children of J. NJ. Kerr, a
farmer fifteen miles south of here. were
burned to death Saturday morning. Kerr
and his wife occupied rooms on the second
floor, and being aroused he discovered the
house full OF smoke. He was nearly suffo-
Gated, and going to the window found it
impossible to rescue his wife. and threw
himself out and escaped. The lower floor
where the children slept was a mass of
flames. They lived two miles from the
nearest neighbors.
ALI Saloons Closed.
DENVER, February 16th.-In accordance
with the opinion of the Supreme Court
Erid hiatt no Toto had rfo
to close the saloons in this city on Sunday,
all these places with one or two exceptions
where liquors are sold in restaurants,
closed their doors last night and will re-
main closed until Monday morning. This
is the first time the law has been enforced
in Denver. There was no disturbance and
the general expression was that the law is
good one and will be successfully carried
out in the future.
Girl Duelists.
New YORK, February 10th. = Amelia
Bell and Louisa Hilyard, members of the
Vienna Lady Fencers Troupe travelling
with the Kings Foor' company, are al
legged to have fought duel with rapiers in
one of the parlors of the Metropolitan
Hotel to-day.
In the first bout Louisa was wounded in
the right shoulder. In the second she was
scratched three times. That ended the
affair. The girls are rivals, both being in
love with certain society man.
Tribal Militia.
GAINESVILLE (Texas), February 16ih.-
The Chickasaw Legislature, in secret
session at Tahomipejo, l. T., passed q reso-
luton appropriating several thousand dol
lars with which to equip tribal militia.
The Governor of the nation will now order
the militia to expel all non-citizens who
refuse to pay the annual permit tax. Seri-
Gus trouble is anticipated, as the non-citi-
zens express their intention of resisting.
Bomb Throwing.
New YORK, February 16th-To. night
some unknown person threw bomb into
the alley-way at 149 and 151 Elizabeth
street. The missile exploded, blowing
down brick wall and part of wood fence
and shattering the windows in the rear of
the house. No person was found in the
house and nobody was injured. The po-
lice are investigating it,
Turfmen Coming to California.
New YORK, February 16th.--General Gsbe
Case, the we'll known patron of sports and
two friends, start on an extended tour of
California tomorrow. The party proposes
to visit the principal stock FARMS especially
those of Stanford, also to spend some time
at San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose,
San Diego and Yosemite valley.
Aiming at the Public Schools.
NEWARK IN. J.), February 16th.-Monsig-
nor Doane, who was recently given the title
of Prothonotary Apostolic by the Pope, noti-
| fed his parishioners at ST. Patrick's Cathe-
dral to-day that they must take all their
children from the public schools and place
them in parochial schools on q penalty of
excommunication and denial of absolution.
Steamer Sunk.
JACKSONVILLE (Fla.l, February 16th.-
The steamer Louise left Mayport for this
city, and during the night struck some
| object, sinking in a few moments. She
had crew of six men and carried seven
passengers. ali escaped on life raft ex-
cept Wesley Evans (colored), who was
| drowned. The schooner Jesse Starr res
cued the others.
| Whisky and Jealousy.
! COLUMBUS (O.), February 16th.-This af-
! terpoon William Dohn, a timer and dealer
in iron cornices, while drunk went to his
| home and shot his wife, infiicting a severe
wound in her head. He then put ball
| through his brain, killing himself in
stantIy. Jealousy, it is supposed, was the
cause of the tragedy.
| Immense Banking Capital.
| ST. Louis, February 16th.-The Boat
| mans Savings Bank, one OF the oldest
| financial institutions of st. Louis, will on
| March 1st, become the Boatman's National
Bank, with d capital of $4,0O0,000 The
| capital now is 50 900, 900.
| Thomas James Buried.
| DALLAS (Texasl, February 16th.-The
funeral of Thomas James, the unfortunate
victim of the Kilrain- Muldoon combina-
! ton, took place this afternoon in this city.
| The obsequies were conducted by the
bricklsyers of Dallas.
| Refused a Fine Offer.
| INDIANAPOLIS, February 16th.-Jsmes
Whitcomb Riley has refused an offer of
$3.50 per night and expenses to lecture un-
| der the management Of theatrical manager
Davis, OF New York. Davis has returned
home.
Under the Ban of the Church.
! LEAvESwoRTH (Kan.), February 10TH
Rigbt Reverend Bishop Firz, of the do
cese of Kansas. has written pastoral letter
| denounoiDg the Farmers Alliance, and
warning the Catholic farmers not 10 join il.
Mississippi Levees.
| Nrv OprrANe Fahrf1arv 10Th Tho