Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
They Still Live.

They Still Live.
WILKsBARRE (Pa) y March Sth.-Tbe fate
of the eight men entombed in the South
Wiibesbarre shaft five days ago, has not
been sealed. Workmen engaged il laying
pipe from the Stanton mine to the Hill
man mine, were startled this evening by
loud knocking on the main water-pipe
which runs through all the mines. The
signal wes from the imprisoned men.
They were still alive. If they really do
exist, their whereabouts must be on top of
the left Hillman vein. where they are able
to get air, and have probably subsisted on
mule-hesh and drank mule-blood
The news of the knocking on the pipes
spread like wildfire, and large crowds col
lected about the mine. In order to reach
the spot where the men are supposed to be,
$50 tons of rock and debris will have to be
moved.
Suffering in Pennsylvania.
SCRANTON (Pa), March Sth.-There is
much suffering among the miners in the
Lackawanna region. Many families are on
the verge of starvation, owing to the search
tv of work in the collieries. They are
being relieved by the Citizens Relief Com
mittee, who have opened store of sup
plies and established canvassers to learn
the condition of the destitute applicants.
TO SuCn misery WAS ever kuUWu dluODS
the anthracite miners as now exists. Their
time checks invariably show them to be in
debt to the operators for rent and other
supplies. The miners are not working
enough to give them living. The cold
weather adds to their distress.
Resisting Officers.
New CASTLE (Pa.), March sth.-A Con-
stable and two deputies went to the ranch
- ION Italianc naar Wamnurn Last Oipht
to arrest them for stealing coal. They
refused to be arrested, and the Constable
returned to town and organized posse
of twenty-five men. They went back and
attempted to force the Italians to go to the
lookup, when one of them fired a load
from a shotgun into one OF the posse.
Firing then became general, and one
Italian was fatally shot. The remainder
of the Italians were then oyerpowered and
locked up, but the people at Wampum fear
large mass of their countrymen, working
near there will attempt to rescue them.
An Abandoned Bark,
New YORK, March 8th.-The Anchor
line steamship Caledonia reports encounter
ing the derelict Norwegian barg Progress at
sea. The only live thing in the vessel was
small pig and dog. The latter attacked
the Caledonia's seamen, being mad from
lack of provisions and water. The Progress
was burned by order of the Caledonia's 8
master. The log-book of the Progress
showed her to be bound from Monte Cristo
to Altoona, a port nesr Hamburg. The
crew are supposed to have arrived at Hall
fax, n. s., a vessel having reached there
with a crew from derelict with similar
name.
The Bonds Must Issue.
New York, March Sth.-Judge Wallace
in the Circuit Courl to-day, gave decision
for the Deaver and Rio Grande Railroad
Company in its suit against the United
States Trust Company. The action was
brought 10 compel the trust company to
countersign and deliver certain mortgage
bonds to the railroad company for the pur-
pose of building a certain branch of its
road. Tbs department contended that it
was not authorized under the terms of It's
trust to do so unless the branches were
more than ten miles in length, and then
only for the part iacluded in ten-mlie Sec
tons.
Baseball Interests.
New York, March 8th.-Counsel for the
New York Baseball Club has notified the
President and other hackers OF the New
York Brotherhood Club that players en-
gagged by the latter are already under con-
tract to the League Club. and naming
Ewing, Gore, Richardson, Keefe, Connor
O'Day, Slattery, O'Rouke and Brown. A
similar notice will be served on the back
ers of the Brooklyn Brotherhood Team.
This is the second legal step in the fight
between the rival organizations.
Grim Southern Humor.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala), March Sth,-The
city editor of the Epening Netps, newspa-
per carried on by the colored men, has just
received in his mail a letter containing q
bloody ear, apparently of negro, which
had been cut off close to the head. A note
accompanying it said make notice of this
in your paper and it may help the late
owner to recover her lost property. If not
called for forward it to Senator Chandler at
Washington The note was signed "a
Drummer"
They Want More Pay.
OMAHA, March Sth.-Tbe linemen of the
city, about 125, decided last night to quit
work until their demand for an increase in
wages is conceded by their employers. Ac-
ton was taken by the Union of the Order
of Linemen, which includes the linemen
employed by the electric company, West
ern Union, Union Pacific and telephone
company. The companies interested re-
fused to grant the increase, which is from
50 10 and 81 25 to So 30 and So 6o per day.
Railroad Lease.
CHIPPEWA FALLS (Wis), March Sth.-
President Oakes of the Northern Pacific, is
here He stated that the lease Of the Wis
consin Central to the Northern Pacific will
be signed very soon.
He denied the report that the Northern
Pacific was negotiating for the control OF
the B. and O. Oskes and party left this
-, fnr tho parit1r elOno
What's the Matter Now?
New YORK, March Sth.-A private cable
gram from Rio de Janeiro states that ex-
change fell to-day to 224d drop of I'd. 1t
is the lowest point touched for five years.
1t is surmised that this indicates
some sudden internal commotion in
Brazil of which the cable is not allowed to
speak. The dispatch also states that coffee
and rubber are greatly excited.
Spotted Fever.
NASHVILLE, March Sth-A great excite
ment prevails in the vicinity of Fountain
Head, Sumner county, in this State, over
the appearance of spotted fever or malig-
nant. meningitis. In all there has been
seven deaths and several new cases. Those
who take it live only very short time.
Buying Up shipyards.
DETROIT (Mich), March 8th.-The ru-
mored sale of Congressman Wheeler's
shipyards at Bay City to an English syndi-
cate is confirmed. The plant will be
capitalized at So. 500, 900, and rolling mill,
blast furnace, boiler and engine works for
making steel boats added.
Proud of Her Boy.
W1LyEsBARRE, March 8th.-Jack Hef-
fernan and Jack Carter, local pugilists,
fought twenty-four rounds in q prize-fght.
Heffernan won. His mother, Bridget, was
his second in the fight and cheered him on
when he was tempted to throw up the
sponge.
JEFFERSON CRY (Mo.), March Sth.-The
committee appointed to investigate the
affairs of the State Treasurer finished
counting cash and found it $4,000 short.
They express the opinion that the exam
ination of books and papers will increase
this to over $4,000.
Fined and Imprisoned.
LEBANON (Ohio), March sth.-Ex-Co
ty Auditor Graham pleaded guilty this
morning and was given eighteen years in
the penitentiary and fined $126,O00 for the
embezzlament of county funds.
Murdered His Brother.
ALFRED (Me.), March Sth.-The verdict
of the Coroner's jury in the Sawtelle MUIR
der case is that Hiram F. Sawtelle came to
his death February 5th by pistol shot by
all