Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-20
The Wine Market.

The Wine Market.
SANTA Rosa, February 19th-Isaec De
Turk, the leading viticullurist of this
county, has just returned from trip
through the Eastern and Western States,
where he went to test the feeling regarding
the prices of the coming vintage. He re-
CARDS the present low state of the market
as the result of the want of cooperation
among the producers and who have been
flooding the market with poor wines.
Mr.. De Turk has great faith in the CO.
operative distilleries and regards them as
the means to obtain fair prices for wine
products He thinks when the vineyard
ISIS and wine-makers act in concert in the
matter capitalists will seek investment in
this direction. Brandy should be held
until it has age, then it will command
good prices. He thinks no great changes
will take place in the market the coming
season. but prices may advance slightly.
The Great Northern System.
TACOMA Wash J, February 19th.-A Fair
Haven special to the Globe says: A railroad
deal of the greatest Importance is now in
progress. For the past week Colonel w.
P. Glow. Vice President of the Great North
ern, and Jim Hills, his right bower, accom-
panied by G. H. Becker, Chief Engineer of
the Montana Central, have been in this sec
ton, closetsd with the officers of the Seattle,
Lake Shore and Eastern, and immediately
afterward President McDonald's resigna
ton was published. These two gentlemen
have been over every part of the Seattle,
Lake Shore and Eastern II company with
its officials, and have made careful exam
ination of the maps and surveys for the
proposed line to the boundary. AS result
of all this examination 1t is semi officially
stated that the Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern and the Fair Haven will soon be
added 10 the Great Northern system.
Highway Robbery.
SANTA FE IN. M. February 10Th
While John Elder, paymaster for The Jones
mines, was en- route from Cerillos to the
mines yesterday with 5000 with which to
pay off the men, he was met by high
wayman who demanded the money at the
muzzle of gun. Elder carried $50 in sill
yer in sack and struck at the thief with
it. A scuffie ens1ed.
The robber snatched the sack containing
the silver and fled to avoid recognition
by party of ladies who were passing on
horseback, and Elder, being also glad to
get off with so little loss, also ran and
reached the mines in safety. The attack
ing party was recognized as one Lee White,
worthless fellow, formerly dapce-hall
proprietor here. A Sheriff's posse went
out Immediately, but thus far White has
eluded them.
Pleading Insanity.
NEVADA CITY, February 19Ih.-William
Travers, charged with numbering James
Daley at Lake City two months ago, is on
trial. The defendant to-day testified that
he remembered going to Daley's cabin and
of his having assisted afterwards to carry
the lifeless body back to the cabin from
the place he had dragged it to, was yividly
recollec.ed, but that IS to the clubbing of
the msnito death he could recall nothing.
Much expert testimony was introduced
to show he committed the deed, which WAS
shockingly brutal in all its details, while
induced by injury to his head received
several years ago by being struck with
| falling bucket in mine.
Modesto Burglaries.
MoDEsTo, February 10th. = The Ross
House was robbed Tuesday night The
| bar-room door was pried open with chisel
and the money till was broken eff. Twenty
| drink checks and two bottles of cham
pagne were taken.
| The room of William BehreDs, a crock
| cry drummer from San Francisco, was also
| entered and q gold watch and chain valued
at $45 were taken from his vest. His
money under the pillow was not disturbed.
| The Eureka Hotel was entered the same
| night through the bar-room with key
! but the burglar was frightened away by
| the landlord. Nothing was stolen.
A Colusa Mystery.
CoLUsA, February 19h.-No trace has
yet been found of the body OF John Hesly,
who was drowned week ago while return
| ing from Colusa to his home in West
Tt 10 1,oAb h ,,f,
| intoxicated when he started from Colusa in
| his boat. His relatives and several friends
| have been searching the tules for his body
| for several days, and some of them claim
| that circumstances point strongly to foul
play.
Railroad War.
SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.) }. February 19ih-
! The bondholders of the Seattle, Lake Shore
and Eastern Railway applied for an in
| junction against the delivery of any more
| bonds and stock of that company 10 the
Seattle and Eastern Construction Company
| and also for the appointment of a receiver
| of both companies, and decree declaring
the construction contract both fraudulent
| and void.
Nathaniel Gray's Estate.
OAKLAND, February 19th.-The appraise-
| ment of the estate of the late Nathaniel
Gray, formerly in the undertaking business
in San Francisco, but resident of Oak
| land, filed to- day, shows that the deceased
| left property to the value of 1888, IL,
| largely in real estate in San Francisco and
| Oakland and mining property.
A Sudden Death.
OAKLAND, February 19sh-H. T. Ames,
| the San Francisco agent Of the E,na Life
Insurance Company, died suddenly here
| to. day. The cause of his death is un-
known. A post mortem examination is
| being held.
Fruit-Growers' Convention.
MARYsvILLE, February 18th. : Sutter
County Horticultural Society in session to-
day passed a resolution inviting the State
Board of Horticulture to hold its next an
nual Convention of FIuit-Growers in
Marysyille.
North Dakota Shocked.
BISMARCK IN. d., February 19th.-The
air was full Of rumols of a most startling
and most sensational character to-day con-
cerning the lottery scheme. 1t was re-
ported that the Louisiana bill would come
up in the Assembly again in such shape
that ife obauaoc for paeeapq Uero aserrcd