Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-26
Immigration Laws,

SHlCAGO, may Iotn. = Representatives
Owen of Indiana, Bahlbach of New Jersey
Stump of Marland and Brewer of Michi.
gan arrived from Washington this after.
noon, and will commence a line of investi
cations into the immigration frauds of this
city. Representative Owen, in an inter.
view to-day, said: while no direct plan
has been formulated to be submitted
to Congress, and although 1 can offe,
no decided opinion on the results
of our investigations so far, 1 may
safely say that our immigration laws are
astOundingly loose, both in their construc.
ton and execution. AS for the naturaliza.
ton laws, they are simply farce"
In Two Rounds.
VIcKsBURG Miss J, May 25th.-Joe Gan.
sey and Joe Murphy, middleweight pugil.
lists, met to-day at Island One Hundred and
One in Louisiana, with skin gloves, in q
fight to a finish. In the second round
Murphy, who had forced the fighting, but
was greatly overmatched, broke his right
arm and was compelled to throw up the
sponge. About 100 persons witnessed the
fight.
Large Fire.
CHICAGO, May 25th.-At Portsmouth, O.,
this evening the explosion of gasoline
stove set fire to frame building. Owing
to an insufficient water supply the fire
spread to the large blocks OF either side,
which, with their contents, were destroyed.
The loss on the buildings is heavy, the in
surance light
The City of Rome Won.
New YORK, May 25th.-The ocean race
between the City of Rome, Aurania and
Alaska ended to-day, with the victory for
the first named. Time of the City of Rome
to Fire Island, days, 5 hours and 4 min
utes; Aurania, days, hours aud 26 min
utes; Alaska, days, s hours and 40 min
utes.
A Good Showing.
BosToN May 25th.-The total gross ex-
change for the last week. as shown by dis
patches from the leading clearing houses
OF the United States and Canada, were ST.
800 930, ,235, an increase of II per cent, as
compared with the corresponding week
last year.
Heavy Rain-Storm.
JoHYsTowN (Pa.), May 25th-A very
heavy rain storm, accompanied by thunder
and lightning occurred this afternoon and
the streets are flooded, cellars filed, and
vania railway tracks were badly damaged.
Yacht Cut Down.
New YORK, May 25th.-The steam yacht
Yreda, with six men aboard, was cut down
in the bay by the ,Cunard steamer Aura
were drowned. The Aurania was racing to
reach the pier before dusk.
Freight Train Wrecked.
PAoLA (Kan.), May 25th.-A Missouri,
Kansas and Texas freight train was wrecked
fireman so severely injured that they died
fhic QffornnOn TUn nj fro
badly hurt.
A Scotch Syndicate.
San ANTONIO (Tex.), Nay 25th.-Repre-
sentatives of Scotch syndicate are at Ar
kansas Pass and propose to begin develop
ing the deep water there at once. They
will expend $4,000, 900 in the work.
After Those Cups.
New YORK, May 25th.- The sloop Vol.
uuteer is going to England to race for the
Brenton's Reef and Cape Nav cups, won
in 1885. A syndicate of New York and
Boston yachtmen guarantee the expenses.
Power House Blown Down.
LAREDO (Tex.), May 25th.-To-night,
during heavy storm, the power house of
the electric street car line was blown down.
Two W whites and one negro were killed.
Fatally Burned.
CHICAGO, May 25th.-By an explosion in
blast furnace at the Illinois Steel Works
to-day, Eve workmen were terribly burned,
one of them fatally.
A House Collapses.
PoRr WASHINGTON wis J. May 25th.--A
house which was being raised this morn.
ing collapsed, killing three men. All
leave families.
Records Broken.
BosroN, May 25th.-Yesterday Downs
ran 449 yards in 40 seconds. Fearing made
running high jump of six feet and one.
quarter inch. Both broke the college rec.
ords.
Heavy Loss by Fire.
MoRRIsToS IN. W, May 25th.-The Far.
reilly building. owned by Patrick Farrelly
President of the American News Company
was burned this morning. Loss SlO0, 900
Is He Afraid?
NEW YORK, May 25th.-Joe McAuliffe is
disgusted at Slavin's refusal to meet him
and declares that the Australian is afraid o.
him.