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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
State Fair Notes.

The great struggle for supremacy be-
tween the different sewing machines has
been furiously waged for years past. 1t
may be said, however, that the cruel war
is over" for on all sides it is acknowl-
edged that the White is on top. At the
Paris Exposition of 1889 the White was
awarded the gold medal and at the Cincin-
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18

Sacramento. September l4-wife of George B.
Eldred, daughter.
Sacramento, July 26-wife of John sartovetti a
daughter.
Near Lake House, Sacramento county-Wife Of
Joseph Holmes son.
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CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE. ]
aBatt,e of Gettvsburp -

Native Sons and Daughters and Others
who visited the celebrated Panorama of the
Battle of Gettysburg and Museum, corner
Market and Tenth streets San Francisco,
were delighted with it. Those visiting the
Mechanics Fair should be sure and takeitin.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
MARRIED..

Sacramento. September 11-By the Rev. W.
Ward Willis Romeo NJ Woodford of the Peo-
pies Bank. San Francisco, to Jessie F. Stevens
of Goshen, Indiana.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18

DENIES THE RUMoR-John f. Cooper
desires US to state that it is not true that
he is going to open a side show. He is
satisfied with the fact that he has the finest
exhibit in the Pavilion this year, and has
applied for the gold medal in the fourth
department. Parties visiting the fair are
invited to call at Coopers music store, cor.
ner Seventh and ] streets, for anything in
the music line.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18

THE Domestic Sewing Machine runs the
lightest and has the easies. worked, self
setting attachments. 1t lasts your lifetime.
See it before buying any other. A. j,
Pommer, Ninth and ].
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Special Features at the Park.

The third grand stock parade will take
place at the Park to-day at 8 o'clock A. NJ,
and as most of the winners in the several
classes will display their ribbons, showing
which have secured premiums the display
will be an interesting one.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
BALLOON ASCENSION

Immediately after the stock parade
Professor Awerkamp will mske another of
his daring balloon ascensions and para
chute jump. His exhibitions thus far
have been very successful. The operation
of initiating the balloon and getting away
is nuite Interesting
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18

FoR anything IN the music line call at
Coopers music store 631 J street. They
have the largest stock in the State outside
of San Francisco to select from. Agency for
the solid iron frame Mathushek Piano of
New Haven, C1nn. Send fornew circular =
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
rHE ANNuAL AppREss.

By invitation of the Board of Directors
of the State Agricultural Society, William
n. Mills of San Francisco will this evening
deliver the annual address before the So
ciety. Provision will be made to seat IN
the art gallery all who may wish to hear
ti1e address.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
BORN.

FINEST line of groceries in the city. Nc
Morry & McEwsn. Sarsapsrila and iron >
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THE UNFINISHED RACE.

1t was nearly o'clock when the fifth
race was finished, and the horses were then
called up TO complete the second race,
which bad been postponed after four of
them had run the mile and quarter earlier
in the afternoon. New pools were sold at
the rate of $500 for Tycoon, sl20 for Peel
and 500 on the field. The interest in this
race did not diminish until the last, nearly
everyone present waiting to see the con-
clusion.
This time the horses scored but twice
before the flags fell When they passed
the stand the first time Peel was doing the
plotting, Tycoon following close up, Lur-
line third, Applause fourth, Carmen fifth
and Picnic sixth. At the quarter Lurline
had taken the lead. Peel second. Going
UP the stretch, Tycoon. the favorite, gave
up the race, the pace being too hot for him
with his heavy rider, after the severe
scoring he had undergone little while
before. On the far nrn Applause. Luriine
and Carmen passed m, Peel again forg-
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18

The largest assortment Of Mems CLOTHING and Furnsb
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A Sculptor Threw Hunks Of Clay To
sether. and Lo, IL Was Cleveland.
Chicago Herald.

A sculptor Threw Hunks Of Clay TO
ssther, and Lo, Il Was Cleveland.
Chicago Herald.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland's name
was mud last night Sculptor Sidney III.
Morse. OF Boston. dabbling his pudgy
hands in boxful Of clay, amused 200 per-
sons at Emerson hall by q clever exhibition
OF modelling. during which he transformed
an ideal masculine face into the well-known
features of Mr.. Cleveland. The clay bust
sat upon . pedestal and faced the audi
ence. Mr.. Morse, who bears . striking re-
semblance to Senator Hoar, told stories
ana cracked jokes while it was in progress.
The sculptor first read . paper in which
the approach OF brighter days for the arts
Then he took violent hold Of the shoulder
of the clay bust and tore the lining out of
it He rolled handful OF clay into ball,
walked to the footlights and told story
about . homely Quakeress, and then
moving ttealthily toward the bust,
swiped 1t fun in the chest with the clay
plished this. Mr.. Morse proceeded to knead
the chest with his knuckles. Once he took
q piece OF the right ear and used IL to build
Mr.. Cleveland's collar. Then the sculptor
drew a wad of clay from . box and plas-
tered it upon the head OF the bust. This
he worked into hair by series of swing
ing. short-arm blows. Mr.. Morse now
walked away from the bust and looked .
it It was not IN Misunderstanding
bust as it stood there. 1t did not
resemble anybody. But Mr.. Morse ia q
genius at this kind of work. He told an
other th-provoking story, and then ap-
preaching the bust by circuitous route
the sculptor seized il by the throat and
tore from it enough material to build .
mustache. An upper cut got the chin in
shape. and three swift punches in the face
gave the cheeks familiar protuberance.
Then everybody recognized the bust Is
that of the ex-president II was An ar
tistic Bit Of Transformation. and provoked
loud cheering.
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.


stockholders Of Two Auxiliary Com.
paniss Elect DiFeetors.
DENVER, June l9-The third annual
meeting of the Nicaragua Canal Construc-
ton Company was held at the Office OF the
company in Denver today. The following
named stockholders were elected
directors for the ensuing year:
Warner Miller. A. c. Cheney,
A. +. Hoyt. A. L. Scott. ]. +. O'Shaugh-
messy, J. w. Miller. r. A. Lancaster. J. L.
McAuley. n. K. Fairbanks. H. r. Hoyt,
Robert Sturgis, Edward Holbrook. Messrs.
Alexander +. Mason and William Il. Nc
Wicker came from New York TO attend the
meeting. The present officers OF the CON-
pany are: President, Warner Miller; vice
president. A. C. Cheney: secretary, J. w.
Miller: treasurer, Henry r. Hoyt. The
Daily, Hoyt & Mason, OF New York.
The company is at present actively en-
gagged in the construction Of the canal.
work having been commenced about tho
sth of October.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
canal company the first annual meeting of
the Nicaragua Steam Navigation Trading
Company Was held. The following direc-
tors were elected for the ensuing
year: A. G. Cheney, Alexander
T. Mason, John T. Sproule, James
+. Munroe and Samuel C. Miller.
This company owns and operates the lire
OF steamers which ply between the Port
OF Greytown and Grenada in the republic
of Nicaragua. by way Of the San Juan
river and Lake Nicaragua 1t holds from
the government Of Nicaragua the exclusive
privilege Of navigation on these waters by
steam. The greater part of the commerce
of this inland country passes over its lines.
CoRINro. Nicaragua, June l9.-People
from Greytown say that little work il
being done on the canal. About eighty
men are at work where they
started town, carrying away brush
along the canal. A hospital is located
there, with about leo patients. mostly
Americans. Contracts for about 1000
Jamaica negroes have been made. The
country is being overrun with Americans
and Europeans who have no money and
can get no work, and all are trying to get
out of the country.
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tho interiok n Central Amexicans believe
that thts b merely toeesn1es 81 uhat d coming
yefy ukeiy tneF Do ~ cserosEinAae the fusnrA
he eomnerce Of Centxal America - the we9s
coaee eocs nonsly fhruneh the slraita - AAgeA
laa. 1he con plef1en q - Nicaragua canal u
changing and shoEsening H. ooarse VII aiso
sstnulafe ~ dsvslopne { 6arveyn ere nov
6e1ne made 70 CONNECT - railway sysoens q
TIE United Slnsn ara Mexico with the newy
cuUOonsed Central American hne& The policy
Of tas Republican parry Of the Unifed ssAsss
promises - IN early day 10 quicken and facah-
tate trade betueen fhss country and oar eo1fh-
en- ne(gAboxs- AHerican and European capk
I'll - going into Cepual America -
cultivafe In Aalda build IL rail-
wayB and open in nineA Mineral
development unceR theso anspices 10 most nat
tering, and agricultural enterprise = taking
nev departure. Tue natural resources Of the
country are great The newly cfgsnixed fed
efai UNISON rromises to hiring with II the peace
and qusef 90 essential 30 business prospen =.
Or Iron works are roa1y to furnish machinery
fof thc mines. our forest and mills b provide
building material. our farmers 70 supply dour
and other a<ricu tufai products Of the temper
ais zone our canoeraes TO send canned goods 20
convenient In tropical countries. and our varied
Misunderstanding industries 70 turn ont the many
articles for which the advancing civilization Of
the Centzal American sfates VIII open masket&
The PanrAmexican outlook continues to i'm
prove
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Lynden Letter 10 Bcllingham Bay Reveille
North Prairie. situated about three
miles from Lynden. is one of the thrifsiest
municipalities in Whatcom county. Very
little has been said through the press
in regard 10 this community. but .
walk Through the country viii show
that the farmers have been busy.
Well might this be called "Bachel-
or's Municipality, ~ about every other
farm is owned by q bachelor. While
talking with your correspondent. Mr. De-
lander, . prominent farmer in that district,
VINO Is not married. but who would like TO
he, said that all they wanted was some
Eastern girls. who would be willing 10
work on a ranch. aud then it would De .
happy municipality. Girls. girls, pretty
girls, we would advise you 70 write to Mr..
DeIag..er for information.
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IRRIGATION IN ZERO.


Engiish Capitalists secure Vast Tracts
That Can BE watsred.
PORTLAND. June la.-Maior A. +. Sears
returned from Engiand today, aad will
leave overland for San Francisco toner
row. en- route 20 Peru. taking a Panama
steamer on the sd. Major Sears left here
six months ago for the purpose of inducing
English capitalists TO invest in an extensive
Peruvian irrigation scheme He states
that he has succeeded in putting on foot
company with capital of half q million
pounds.
Prior TO taking up his residence in this
city Major Sears lived in Peru. rendering
the government valuable services in the
matter Of constructing railroads, etc. for
which the Peruvians failed fully to remu-
neraie him. Several years ago. however.
the government made a concession to hin,
OF 90. 90 acres OF land in Northern Peru.
This land he has sold TO an Enxiish svndi-
cate, and he Is now on his way 70 Peru 10
snperiniend the bailding OF irrigation
canals. 1t is said sha; much OF the land Il
adapted TO raising Peruvian cotton.
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Minneapolis Census . Failure.
Ninneapolfs Trfbuua. Juue Is.


The alarming prospect now 10 that the census
Of Minneapolis viii be . damaging and dismal
failure Conversations with Nj. Davenport yes
terday ELECTED his chagrin and encouragement
At least 80 per cent OF the returns ought to have
been made by the enumerators two or three
days ago. Only two days are lets Of the two
weeks allowed for the canvass; and very large
part Of the population Of Minneapolis remains
uucounted. This assertion IL not made - IN iu-
ference from the number Of people who have
thus far been returned, Tor the supervisor does
not give publicity TO surh information The as-
sertion is based upon . large amount Of inquiry
made yesterday among citizen& The further
such inquiries were pushed, the more startling
were the disclosures. 1t Was found impossible
to discover anywhere . group of three or four
meo. no matter how well known - permanent
residents, al CT whom had been counted In
quiry In . business Office or workshop - rule
resulted in the dis oyery Of . considerable num-
Der OF men who had not been approached by an
enumeration. And these men were quite - ire
quentiy houscholdeu with families TO b
counted ~ they were dodgers and elusive bache-
lora group Of men brought together at ran
dom represented six or seven families. Cot one
of which had been enumerated Hundreds and
Thousands Of families. readily accessible In
homes lining well-known streets had not been
counted prior 20 yesterday.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

L. A. Milburn. who was shot by his part
ner, George G. Mccartney, at Denver, on
Wednesday evening. died at o'clock on
Thursday morning.
The temperature ct 9 Z. m. on Thursday
was: New York ~. New Orleans "a. st.
Louis 76, Cincinnati y, Chicago 66. Winni.
peg "a.
Robert A. Wsrd. champion half mile
runner of the United States, died on
Wednesday at Hillsdale, Mich.
The superior military court Of Mexico,
reviewing the sentence OF Lieutenant Itur-
bide. find no flaw.
The price OF gold at Buenos Ayres on
Thursday was i3i.
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81. Louis Giobc-Democraf.

Congressman Cummings ~ Antietam.
g. Louis Globe Democrat
No other congressman in the party
viewed the battlefield of Antietam with
livelier interest than did Amos ]. Cum
niings.
Where is the cornfieid p" Mr.. Cum
mings wanted to know as soon as he
reached the cemetery.
Where is the cornieldf p" Mr.. Cum
mings asked again. An old man who
walked with q cane and wore q Grand
Army badge answered the inquiry. He
took the brilliant congressman-correspon
ent down to the edge of the csmetery, laid
his cane on the stone coping and told
Amos to take . squirt in that direction.
Mr.. Cummings looked and
Marked the spot where Mansfield fea.
Where Richardson was slain,
With Stark and Douglas mid the corn.
Just behind "the cornfeld," where the
most desperate fighting was 20 take place
the following DAY. Hooker stopped his ad-
vance on the evening OF the 18th. Tho
troops lay on the ground with their guns
by their sides The pickes-lines were
scarcely pisiol-shot apart. Cummings was
there, New Jersey infaniryman Just
turned q. As he lay there be heard 4
curious whistiing sound At frsqusnt In
tervals ont in front The newspaper in
stinct of investigation was alive. even un-
der such conditions. Cummings turned to
his fellow picket and whispered that he
was going TO see what that whistling
meant. Fiattening himself TO the
ground he crawled out toward the Confed-
crate pickefs. IL was the extreme OF haz-
ard. IL the moving form Vas detected
there was sure TO be . fus;ilade. The low,
intermittent whistle guided him, and he
kept on. The mystery was solved. bat
how? A soldier had fallen desperately
wounded during the afternoons fighting.
He had been shot through the throat In
its passage the bullet had clipped little
piece out of the vindpipe- As the dying
man drew his spadmodic breaths the Air
whistied in and out of that hole In the
laryx- His curiosity entirely satisfied
Cummings wornaed his way back 70 bis
place on the picket-Iine. and waitet for the
hrst streak OF dawns 70 give the signal for
the bsstle to begin
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OLYMPIA. June la--The Olympia Light
and Power Company. of which ex-Gov-
srncr Miles c. Moore Is q member. have
bought Tumwaser falls and are putting in
massive poles sixty feet high through the
main strees OF the city, preparatory TO
putting down an electric railway with over.
head wires to be run by water~power.
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- Marasss1 Prsspseses Near Mis-
eSula : Tsar Ago
NSssorLA, June IA telegram vss r.
csivsd today from Indian Agent Robbins.
q The Nes Perces observation. Idaho. stat
inx thai the notorious Potlatch Fanny,
who hslped Kill John Rombough, pros
rector, near here about year ago, has
bssn arrssssd there. Philip John. m In
dian, Il nov ssrving life sentence in Deer
Lodge psnissntiary for Rombough's muir
der. Reouisition papers viii be secured
and Potiatch Fanny removed TO this city
far tyinl
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CHxnALss. June President Garland
OF the Bucoda mill. which was recently
burned to the ground. will meet the Che
halls Board OF Trade on Saturday to listen
10 their proposal for the establishment Of
the miil at this point.
Judge Hill and Mr.. Griffith. two CALI
fornia millsonaires. have been in Chehalis
for the past two or three days. looking up
the ehances for Investment
A. Il. Partridge. editor of the Nsgga. is
away In Tacoma ON committee business for
the Board of Trade.
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Vermont Kerubiican Convention.

MoSrrsLiER. VT. June le-The Repub-
iican state convention met this morning
and nominated Carroll s. Page for gov
ernor.
III. 4. Fletcher was nominated for iieu-
tenans-governor; for state treasurer. II. r.
Field; secretary OF state, c. w. Bsownell.
The platform endorsed the present admin.
istration and urged congress 10 so modify
the interstate commerce Law as 10 give full
effect TO the police regulations OF every
state in regard TO control OF liquors or any
other article injurious 10 public health.
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THE CENSUS A FARCE.
Widespread Murmuring Over
the Incomplete Count.
THE WORK MlsEkAsLy DONE.
Albany ana %. Lsuis win MAKO Enun-
CRATES, Not % Diseased reopls,
bot q Al the InAablsaats.


NV YoRR. June la.-Dispatches from
Albany. Buffalo, Rochester and other
points tell OF dissatisfaction with the work
OF the government census-takers. Com
plants arc coming from Ill places that the
census % far b decidedly incomplete.
many districts not being enumerated. etc
At Albany it is proposed to order an emu
meration by the city at once for compaEi-
son With the government work
ST. Lcurs, June la-From figures fur
nished by the census supervisor. by per-
mission Of Superintendent Porter, it is esti-
mated that the government census will place
St. Louis population NJ 40. 900 Complaints
ofcareless work and districts not visited BY
the enumerators are pouring in on the
newspapers, and it is probable an effort
will b made to have . local counr unless
the government work is carried on TO
fuller extent
San nfEGo. Cal, June la-G. 0. w.
Payne. q lawyer OF this city, vas arrested
this evening by . deputy United States
marshal for refusing to answer the ques-
tons Of . census enumerator. and viii b
taken to Los Angeles in the morning.
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NEW YosK. June i9-The steamship
Wyoming landed 80 Scandinavian and
Welsh Mormons in charge of Bishop
Wiley. They ieft this afternoon for Salt
Lake City. A special investigation OF the
party was made so that il the government
should wish TO interfere on the ground
that they are imported labor the arrivals
can be located easily
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Do not fail 70 fegi.fey.
On Trial for Cutting Rates.

CHICAGO, june IA. Mckay, general
freight agent OF the Michigan Central rail-
road; E. L. Homer. agent OF the Blue
Line and Nichols. local agent of the Mlchi-
gan Central, were put ON trial in the fed.
eral court this morning, charged with vio-
lation OF the interstate commerce law last
November. In carrying grain to the sea-
board at cut rate. Siade. agent for
Charles Councilman 4 Co.. testified that
contract was made between defendants and
Councilman 4 CO., under which number
OF cars OF grain were shipped to New York
at about ? cents per loo pounds below the
regular rates.
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Ave- Imastnasr Inal.n Rama.

Los AssrLEs. June IA special from
SepcT. \. NJ. in relation 10 the reported at
tack OF Indians on COWBOYS al that place
says there i no truth in the report. There
are no Indians there. II was . scheme
worked ap by the eoweoys 20 brighten one
~ their marty
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THE SOUND OF A PICK.
Il Tells H. Eescusrs There IL Life In the
Farmhill Pit

II Tells H. kescusrs There II Life In the
Farmhill Pit
DUNBAR, Pa. June ~. The town il Wild
with excitement tonight. About 8 o'clock
the Yescuing party heard, ce ming through
wall Of coal and slate in which they were
working, faint sound oft repeated, which
Was unmistakably the blow OF miners
pick. The news spread ike wildsre to the
surfacs snd thence to the village, and in =
short time 100 persons were crowded
about the entrance Of the mine.
Meanwhile the rescuers continued to work.
Only two men 1t q time can work In the
passage where they are, and these are
constantly relieved. The miners express .
difference Of opinion as to the length Of the
time Il will take them to reach the impris-
oned men. from ten to twenty-four hours.
The rescuefs fear no danger and are not
likely TO meet with any trouble.
There IL the widest speculation as TO how
many Of the men are alive. Miners ex-
press fear that most OF them we're killed
by the explosion. Late tonight Manager
Hazard said they have hopes Of reaching
the men before daylight. A corps Of
physicians are waiting ready. and every
provision il made to take care Of such of
them Is may be alive. The suspense
among the watchers above is awful.
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TACOMA. June ia-Otto Petsrs. the de-
faulsing bookkeeper Of the Bair-Loomis
Banking Company, who was recently ar
rested At whatcoin and brought back to
this city. was arraigned In the superior
court yesterday afternoon and gwen until
Monday 70 plead.
This morning Probate Judge Beverly Wis
tied the county jail in company with .
physician, and after m examination de-
rlared Peters 10 be insane. Judge Allyn
viii probably order his incarceration at
SteilacoQm asylum.
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roxrLASp. June lathe city council
this evening accepted the plan OF II. ].
Hefsy. Of Portland. for the city hail. and
gave him the frst prise. MeCsw & Martin.
u Portland. set the second prise Of $40:
II. Steinman. Of Seattle. the third prise of
tsU. and J. Parkinson. OF Seattle, the
.oarth r,ixe OF $40
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OLYMPIA. June 19.-Incorporation TO-
day: Coos Bay Land Company. South
BEND: capital. $4,000. Bellingham Bay
Gas Com pany, Fairhavsn; capital, 500 900.
Puget Sound Asbestos Company. Tacoma:
capital, S50.on. Pacific Pressing 4 Cool
Ing Company; capital. 100000. Produce
Exchange 4 Central Market. Seattle; capi-
tai. 100000. The North Idaho Mining
Company. spokane Fails; capital, $500. 600.
Notary appointments: Fred Parker,
North Yakima; s. n. Coons, Spokane
Falls; ]. N. Fuller, Roslyn.