Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-02
The Columbian Fair.

NEW YORK, September 1st.-The Mail
and Express advocates holding Columbian
Fair in New York in 1892, and says: We
need no help from Congress. We can 60
on independently and so may Chicago.
One thousand miles is country enough to
support two fairs. Ours will be over be-
fore Chicago wishes hers 10 begin, and
most of the exhibits can be transferred
from ours to hers. Chicago can see that
her way to get any foreign exhibits is to
have them massed here first, and once in
the country it will be for the interest of
exhibitors to send them to both exposi-
tons. Let the country demand, or even
let the Eastern, Middle and Northeastern
States demand Columbian Exhibition in
New York in 1892 and it will be held Let
us have a Globes Fair in New York in
1892 and a Worlds Fair in Chicago in
1893.
An Exploring Party.
PRINCETON IN. J.), September 1st.-Pro-
fessor Lumholts. the Norwegian explorer,
famous among geographers by expeditions
in Australia, is about to explore lower New
Mexico and Arizona under the direction of
the American Geographical Society of New
York. About dozen scientists, archa1lo-
gists, botanists, and biologists accompany
him. The special object of the expedition
is to examine the remains of ancient CIV
ilization, antedating, it is said, that of the
Aztecs, existing principally in the Gila
valley in the northwest part of Arizona
The peculiar habits of the Zuni and Navajo
Indians will also be investigated.
Injury to Axtell.
NEW YORK, September 1st.-The injury
to Axtell's hoof, caused by the severe train
ing of last year, threatened recently to give
him serious trouble, and on the advice of
the most expert veterinarians III the West,
it Was decided to retire him for the season,
so the question of supremacy between him
and Sunol is not likely to be decided be-
fore next fall. On Thursday, at Belmont
Park, Philadelphia, Sunol and Palo Alto
will try to make new records. The former
will be sent to beat Maud SIS 2:0S2, and
the latter will attempt to lower PIP.
California Fruit Sales.
CHICAGO, September 1st-The California
Fruit Union sold to-day five carloads of
California fruit. at the following prices
Bartlett pears (ripe), So 40 to So; Duchess
cling peaches, 81 35 to ST. 90; early Craw-
ford peaches, ST. 80 to 81 S5; Susquehanna
peaches. 81 so to 81 S5; half crates Muscat
grapes, 81 to 81 35; half crates Tokay grapes.
81 IS to 50 IS: full crates Muscat grapes,
50 40 to 81 S5: egg plums, 60c to ST. 95;
Gross prunes, 81 80 to So 20.
Army of the Cumberland.
TOLEDO (O.). September 1st.-President
Harrison and General Sherman have both
accepted invitations to be present at the
twenty-first annual reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Cumberland, to be held
here September 18th and 18th. Many
other distinguished gentlemen are also ex-
pected. including General Rosecrans and
ex-President Hayes.
An Athletic Challenge.
New YORK. September 1st-G Perrie
and W. f. McDougall, who style them
selves champion all-round athletes of the
Pacific Coast and British Columbia, print
challenge here to any two athletes in the
world for throwing hammers, tossing
cabers, putting shot, jumping, vaulting,
running and other games, for $1,000 to
S., 900 per side.