Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-28
over Colaprosa Falls.

ALBANY (Or.), June 21th.-At o'clock
this evening Roscoe Goss, accompanied by
two boys aged about II years, sons of A.
B. Matthews and W. H. Mcfarland went
boat-riding on the Colaprosa river above
the city. Not returning at nightfall their
families became uneasy, and a search was
Instituted. The searching parties could
find no trace of the missing ones until IL
o'clock, when the boat was found, broken
to pieces, below Coleprosa Falls, at the
Magnolia Mills, where it had gone over.
1t is supposed they were all drowned.
The MiltImore Court Martial.
TUCSON "a. IT,, June 27th.-The Court
martial trial of Captain A. E. Miltimore
closed to-day. the findings have been for
warded to Washington and will not be
made public until announced there. The
Judge Advocate announced that an addi-
tional charge had been made against Milti-
more which will be tried to- morrow. The
allegation is the payment of fraudulent
vouchers for typewriter and supplies to the
amount of $3.50.
The Silver Question.
SAN Francisco, January 27th.-An ad-
journed meeting of the Chamber of Com
meroe was held this afternoon to discuss
the silver question and number of reso-
lutions which were presented by the COM
mittee last Tuesday. Resolutions which
favored the coinage of $500,000 of silver a
month, and were against unrestricted coin
product of American mines, were finally
adopted.
A Big Contract.
PoRTLASD, June 27th.-The Northern
Pacific Terminal Company of Portland
have awarded a contract to Tacoma syn
dicate of $4,000 cubic yards of earth to be
placed in Couch Lake, at points designated
by the Terminal Company. 1t is stated
that the contract price is S2l6, 900. The
earth is to be taken from the bed of the
Willamette river. Work will be begun in
q few days.
Steamer Captain Censured.
SAN Francisco, June 27th.-James E.
Denny, Master of the steamer Santa Mon
lea. has had his license suspended for
thirty days. The Santa Monica ran
aground during dense fog near Redondo,
on May 18th, sustaining 500 damages.
Captain Denny is censured for not having
cast the lead or taken any soundings after
passing Hueneme, when the fog set in.
Arrested for Forgery.
SAN DIEGO, June 27th.-0. w. Hollen-
beck, of the banking house of o. w. Hol-
lenbeck at Auburn, Cal. to day had war.
rant issued for the arrest Of w. A. Meak
for forging check of $500 and for attempt
arrested and held for examination on July
I'd. Bond was fixed at 81 600.
Murderous Negroes.
OAKLAND June 27th.-Stewart Stuli anC
w. B. Lawrence, two colored men, had /
quarrel in a saloon on Seventh street thi;
evening, and while they were strugglin,
Stull drew revolver and shot Lswrenc,
four times, killing him almost instantly
Stull came here recently from Texas ant
Lawrence from Fresno. Stull was arrested
The Glorious Fourth.
VALLEJO, June 27th.-Homer B Sprague
ex xPres:dent of Mills College, will delive
the Grafton here on the Fourth. Their
will also be q grand hose-esrt race, il
which Vallejo, Napa and Benicia will par
ticipate. The Veteran Firemen's Associs
ton of San Francisco will also celebrat
here.
They Beat the Races.
SAN FRANcIsco, June 27th.-Police Judg
Rix this afternoon held William Fallo
and ]. W. Nagle, arrested for tapping th
Western Union wires leading TO the poo
rooms, TO answer before the Superic
Court, with bail at $4,000
Death of Pioneer Miner.
DowN1EvILLR, June 27th.-James 4
Rankin, pioneer, 81 years OF age, an
well known in mining circles in Sierr
Nevada and Yuba counties died here tn
morning of pneumonia.
Blew His Head OF.
TACOMA, June 27th.-While Peter Blu
nett. a miner OF South Prairie, near her
was carrying some explosive in his hans
Yesterday, it exploded, blowing his hes
nearly off.
Blaze in Chico.
CHrco. June 27th.-This afternoon fi
broke out in the residence OF Miss Nj.
White, and burned the top OF the hous
Damage, 500.