Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-11

water. The break is on the Naglee tract,
and is thirty feet wide. There is no hope
Of stopping it to-day. The Williams and
Bixler tract is still intact, and three hum
dred men are now patrcning the levees,
watching for weak spots. The upper San
Joaquin was very high sastnight, overflow
ing its banks and covering the lowlands
about Newman and vicinity. The Stanis-
laus river is low, but the warm weather |
and warm rain now falling will soon bring |
it up. There is great anxiety felt by the |
islanders, whose crops are very large.
Pacisae Yacht Club.
SAvsALIro, May 10th.-The opening of |
the Pacific Yacht Club took place to-day, |
although the weather was very unfavor- |
able A largc crowd attended from San
Francisco, coming by the 1:30 o'clock boat |
and arriving at the club. house shortly after
2 o'clock, when the festivities began.
The yachts were gaiiy bedecked with
bunting and also the steamers laying IN the
bay here. The cruiser Charleston arrived
late and took hand in the celebration.
The following well-known gentlemen
were present: Commodore Phillip Caduc,
Vice-O Commodore A. Spreckefs, CO Conner,
Stewart Menzies, Joseph Macdonald, y. L.
Wiley, James s. Flood, Colonel j. Dickin-
son, Nat Messer. Captain G. Harrison, F
B. Chandler, w. G. Barrett, Judges Boland,
Hunt, Lawler and Levy, Samuel Miller
T. D. Mckay, TT. Bass and many others.
Protest From Nevada.
SAN Francisco, May l0th.-A letter has
been received by the Clerk of TIE Board of
Supervisors from the State Board of Trade
Of Nevada protesting against the scheme
which the Lake Tahoe Water Company is
undertaking to foist upon the city. The
ali hot ind al no
any right to usurp the waters of Tahoe.
The Truckee river is a beautiful stream
which flows down through Reno and the
Washoe valley, proving great benefit to q
vast area Of country for irrigation purposes.
This river has its source in Tahoe, and II
the lake were tapped, as is contemplated,
it would result in untold loss to all the
property-oWners along the line of the
river.
Arrested for Abduction.
SALT LAKE City, May l0th.-Henry
Hoffheimer, agent of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Association branch here, and
hackman Eberly are under arrest, charged
with the abduction of Myrtle A. Yelling
ton, young lady of this city. Hoffheimer
| had been paying attention to the girl and
about two weeks ago Eberly, the hickman,
went down to her house and called her ou',
and she got into his hack after few words
with him, without taking the trouble to 60
back into the house for her hat and cloak.
! Since that time no trace has been had of
| the girl.
Gone to Sausalsts.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10th.-The cruiser
Charleston no longer affords an interesting
spectacle to the waterfront pedestrians.
| She left her old station off Washington
street wharf this morning and steamed
| over to Sausalito, where she will remain
until definite orders are received from
Washington designing her future move
ments.
1t is supposed, though. that her route
| will follow the coast southwark as far as
Valparaiso, calling at all the principal
points and exhibiting the fine proportions
of the first freat ship of her class ever
built in Pacific waters.
Bogus Petaluma Officer.
PETALUMA, May 10th.-A Jewish club of
San Francisco, comprising several hundred
people, had a picnic at Starke's Park last
| Sunday.
One young man, seeing some flowers
which he fancied in yard, helped himself
by another person, who called himself an
officer. The latter succeeded in getting SIS
| from his prisoner as bail money for his ap-
pearance before the Recorder the next day.
The bogus officer did not put in an appear
ance, and the police are trying to find him.
| Horrible Death.
SAN JOSE, May 10th.-L. A. Kregler, 8
wiretapper at the broad-gauge depot, was
run over and killed at the depot this after
noon at 400 by the Monterey train. He
! jumped on the train as it came in, before it
stopped. He lost his footing and was
swung in front of the baggage car. He fell
on the rail with his head and body on the
outside. The wheels passed over his abdo-
men. He was dragged about fifty feet be-
| fore the train was stopped. Two wheels
passed over his body. He lived thirty
minutes. He had been employed by the
company about year. He was about 80
years old and had been married two
months.
Shot Himself.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10th.-George Fa-
gan, nurse at the Almshouse, shot him.
self over the heart this morning with a
| pistol. He is 66 years of age, and has been
employed in his present position for eight
years past. He has son and daughter
living in this city. His wife is dead.
Pagan fred the shot with the intent to kill
himself. He has been very respondent
for some time past, but no one seems to
know the cause of it. He is not yet dead,
but is expected to die at any moment.
| Water Blockade.
NEEDLES, May lOth.-The Colorado river
has been rising rapidly for several DAYS
and yesterday the swift current attacked
the east bank just below here, along which
| the railroad runs for half q mile. At 8
o'clock the road had been washed away
and travel on the Atlantic and Pacific has
ceased. Division Superintendent Beal ex-
| poets to get trains across the new bridge, a
| few miles below, before noon to-day, when
delayed trains may get through, and the
old bridge and track along the washout
will be abandoned.
| 1t Was Only a Joke.
SAN DIEGO, May 10th.-The report of
thirty Chinese being below the line called
out six officers all night Thursday, picket
| ing the country between National City and
| Tia Juana. The officers went to the latter
place last night and found the Mexican mi
| litia under arms on their side, and disposed
to prevent the San Diegans crossing, if at
| tempted. 1t is supposed the Mexicans had
become excited over the frequent visits of
American officials. The story of the Chi
nese was jound to be a joke and the officers
vent to bed, returning this morning.
An Old Lady Cruelty Assaulted.
| THE DALLEs (Or.), May 10th.-A brutal
assault was committed in the suburbs of
this city Thursday midnight upon the per-
son of an cd lady over 70 years of age, it
is supposed by tramp. The old lady lived
alone in the southwestern portion of the
town, and that night the door was broken
| in by an unknown man and she was GRIM
J inally assaulted. Afterward the villain
stole 50 from the house. The lady is highly
respected, and if the tramp is caught he
will likely be lynched.
| Santa Rosa Salvationists.
| SANTA Rosa, May 10th.-This section was
visited by heavy rain last night that
lasted five hours. The ground has been
| thoroughly soaked. and late sown grain
| has been benefited immensely.
Captain Jasper and Lieutenant Murray
| of the Salvation Army were arrested last
night for obstructing the streets by holding
meetings. They gave bonds to appear in
Court Monday. The case will be severely
| fought.
" MARIPosA, May 10th.-The Supervisors
Thursday ordered the bonds printed to the
amount of $4,000 voted in July, 1888, for
| the purpose of constructing two wagon
| roads. one from Mariposa to the Yosemite,
and the other between Bear Valley and
Coulterville. It is agreed a case will be
made to test the validity of the bonds be.