Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-30


richly dressed, and had profusion of dia-
monds, and displayed well-tlled purse,
and engaged a cab to take her to Filth
avenue and Forty irst street.
Late in the evening an officer found her
wandering about Twenty. fourth street,
near Seventh avenue. Her clothing was
torn and her face aud hands bloody. She
said the cab drove up dark street and the
driver and another man forced her to give
up her purse and tore the rings from
her fingers and earrings from her ears.
Her fingers and ears are badly muuisted:
The officers saw her to the home OF
friends. She is prostrated from excite
ment and the rough handling. There is
no clue to the miscreants.
Went Through With a Rush.
P1rrsBuRG, March 2sth.-The Senior Or
der of American Mechanics has called for
l,OOO armed men to assist in placing the
American flag on the public schoei-house
at Mucklerat: a small mining town in Ster-
rett township, this county. The Mechanics
attempted to raise the fieg last Saturday,
but were met at the entrance to the school
yard by mob of foreigners who refused
to allow the flag to be placed on the build
ing. Insulting expressions were made use
Of and finally the sentiment became so
great that the School Board finally urged
the committee to withdraw, fearing re-
sort to violence.
The Mechanics returned, and after re-
porting the matter to their council a ckcu-
lar was issued calling for 1 ,000 armed men
to see that the flag was placed on the build
ing to-day. The feeling is high, and there
may be trouble.
Initating Jack, the slipper.
LEsvENwoRTH (Kas.) March 29th.-Yes-
terdsy, in the Missouri river, was discov-
cred the dead body of woman. The'body
was disembowled both legs cut off and a
bullet wound in the head. The body was
identified as that of Mrs. Mettman, the wife
of q German printer. The dead woman's
daughter said her father and mother quar-
relied some time ago, but made up. sun.
day afternoon the mother went to neigh
bors to visit and left there at s o'clock, say
| ing she was going home. That was the
| last seen of her alive. Efforts to get story
| from the husband was unavailing and
| finally he was put under arrest. Suspicion
| was aroused by his actions and careful
| search of the premises showed trail Of
| blood on the sidewalk opposite the house.
Washington Notes.
| WASHINGTON, March 29th.-The House
Committee on Naval Affairs completed the
| naval bill. The appropriations amount to
| S22, Isl 523, which is $459. 0l3 more than
| the current year. The bill provides for the
| construction of four large heavily -armored,
| sea going vessels, one to be built on the
| Pacific coast and one on the Gulf of Mex
| leo or the waters tributary. if they can be
! built at reasonable cost. One item in the
bill is $65 GOO for Mare Island.
| The President has approved the bill sus-
pending the law requiring steamboats, to
carry certain projectles and guns OF pro-
| peling power.
The Pan-American Conference adopted
| the report of the Committee on Customs
| Regulations.
Stanford Coming West.
WASHINGTON, March 29th.- Senator STAN
ford has finally decided to leave for Califor-
mia next Tuesday. Mrs. Stanford will ac-
company him. The trip is partly taken to
attend the annual meeting of the Southern
Pacific Directors, but really for the purpose
| of pushing forward the work upon the Le-
land Stamford Jr. University. The SEN
ator has for some time past been dissatisfied
with the slow progress made upon that in
stitution, and he thinks little personal
supervision will expedite matters, as there
are some important changes about the
| buildings in contemplation. Architect
party to San Francisco.
| the
WASHINGTON, March 29th.-A bill to sus-
| pend for one year the law compelling lake
and coasting steamers to carry projectile
| llfe-saving apparatus, went through lively
| process of conversion into law to-day. 1t
was passed by the Senate and sent to the
| House, passed by that body and came back
| to the Senate, was enrolled, signed by the
Vice President, sent back to the House,
! signed by Speaker Reed, who suspended
| the work of the House to say that he had
| added his signature. 1t was examined bv
| the Enrolling Committee, sent TO the Presi-
| dent and by him approved at $3.50 P. NJ.
Fighting Spreckels.
PHILADELPHIA, March 29th.-Captain
Linden, of Pinkerton's Detective Agency,
is working up the New York end of the
alleged conspiracy against Claus Spreckels.
He stated last night that he had obtained
important facts, and in a few days expected
| to hear very strong evidence against per-
sons making use of the secrets of Spreckels'
business. He expects to prove that Robin
son. the New York tobacconist. operating
on information from Spreckels' con6den-
tial employees, was carrying information to
the sugar trust.
Levees Melting Away.
MEMPHIS, March 29th.-The levees be-
low here are melting like mush. Two
breaks have occurred near GreenviIle, an
other on the opposite side in Arkansas,
and another is reported at Helena.
A fierce hurricane is blowing and lash
ing the waters furiously against the water
soaked embankments aad levees, which
are washing away rapidly.
late dispatch tonight says the protec-
ton levee in the rear of Greenville cannot
last through the night.
Combinations.
WAsHINGToN, March 29th = Confirma-
tions: Robert Waugh, of Iowa, Indian
Agent for the Uintah and Ouray Agencies,
Utah; Quinby Vance, Receiver of Public
Moneys at Lss Cruces, New Mexico; J.T.
Russell Register of the Land Office at
CGur d'Alene, Idaho. Postmasters-Cali-
fornia, n. w. Moody, Fresno; Z. J. Smith,
Pomona. Nevada-C. E. Bilkey, Elko
Washington-T. E. Williamson, Pomeroy.
Democratic Association.
WASHINGTON, March 29th.-A full meet
ing OF the Executive Committee of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
was held to-day. Representative Wilson,
OF West Virginia, was elected Chairman of
the Executive Committee, and Lawrence
Gardner, of Washington, Secretary of the
National Association.
Will Reach Half a Million.
ANNAPOLIS md, March 29th.-The Leg
islatiye committee, which has found short
age of $l27 600 in the accounts of State
Treasurer Archer, has not yet completed
its work. Some say the shortage will reach
half million. Archer is still critically ILL.,
and his wife and daughter are prostrated bG
the developments.
An Open Switch.
RULo (Neb.), March 29th-Last night an
open switch in the Burlington and Mis-
souri, river railway yards caused an engine
of a freight train to jump the track, in
stantly killing fireman Thomas Barnes and
severely, perhaps fatally, injuring engineer
Cass.
The Morganza Levee.
New ORLEANS, March 29th.-The Nor
ganza levee is in dangerous condition. II
this levee breaks the State will be dam.
aged 100000 900. The people are thor
oughly frightened, and are moving their
effects to points of safety.
Justice Done.
STANTON (Ala.), March 29th.-Frank
Griffin, negro, raped two little white
girls, one aged nine aud the other four.
He was caught and hung to tree. The
smallest girl will die OF her injuries.
An Alarming Endemic.