Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-05

City of Peking arrived from Hongkopg
and Yokohama tonight, fifteen days. two
| hours and forty minutes from the latter
port, being the best time ever made by this
steamer. She brought 102 Chinese passen-
gers in the steerage. The Count and
Countess Yamuda of Japan were among
the cabin passengers.
Killed Chinaman.
! Tucson "a IT,, June 4th.-A reporter
| toe day interviewed Captain Miltimore rs to
the dispatches which have gone out from
i Washington intimating that he had been
| involved in questionable transactions while
stationed in st. Louis, and that the firm of
Cantwell & Co. or Charley, of ST. Louis,
had collected $50, 900 in fraudulent vouch-
ers with Miltimore's aid, and had divided
| the same.
The Captain said he did not know Hart
i ley, Cardwell & Co. of st Louis; that he
had never, personally or officially. had any
transactions with them; that he had never
had transactions with any firm in St. Louis
involving one-quarter of that amount of
money, and that he had never at any time
received any benefit or reward. emolument
or portion OF any funds expended under
his direction; in short, that the whole dis
| patch is false.
| The Captain was very cheerful, and said
|
| be investigated at any time, or any where,
and that he wishes fair investigation.
Captain Corbough, the Judge Advocate. ar
rived here to-day to conduct the prosecu-
| ton before the general Court-martial, to be
convened June 10th. Major Towar, it is
expected, will be tried at the same time.
| Word has been received of the killing of
a Chinaman at Harshaw by John Davis on
June LIST. The Chinaman and Davis had
fight the day before, and during the
melee Davis pistol dropped to the floor.
The Chinaman ran out saying You got
pistol, go get one" but failed to return.
The next day Davis went to the China
mans restaurant and killed him, claiming
that the Chinaman had attacked him.
There was no eye witness, but from the in
| accuracies in his story the Justice held
him without bail. He will be brought to
Fresno tomorrow.
Overland Passengers.
SAN Francisco, June 4th.-General Pas
senger Agent T. II. Goodman, of the
Southern Pacific Company, has prepared q
statement showing that the Southern Pac-
ific had 1902 more overland passengers
in January, February, March and April
last year than it had during the first four
months of this year.
Troublesome Apaches.
TUcsoS "a. To-, June 4th.-Three Next
cans just came in saying they were driven
into the city by Indians, who attacked
them nine miles from Tucson. The men
are from the San Miguel mine. They Sc.
creted themselves in the rocks and made
their escape. They fear the Indians at
tacked ranch near there. killing the in
mates.
Has Had Enough of 1t.
r A ~
Express publishes dispatch from Wash
ington from General William Vandeyer.
which says that he is positively not can
didate for denomination to Congress from
the Sixth District, and adds: This is
final.'
Rejoicing at Dixon.
DIXON, June 4th.-The town is lighted
with electricity tonight for the first time.
The new water works was also completed
to-day and the water turned on. The citi-
zens are celebrating the event with grand
ball at the driving park pavilion.
Winters Fruit.
WINTERS, June 4th. = The California
Fruit Union shipped a carload of fruit
peaches, apricots, plums and cherries-to
Porter Bros. e. Co, Chicago, by the passen-
ger train to-day. The car was full, con-
tanning over 200 packages.
OFF for West Point.
CARSON New, June 4th.-Albert Eu-
gene Saxton, aged Is years, successfully
passed the West Point examination to-day.
He leaves on the 9th for West Point to
pass his final test
They Raised 1t.
SPOKANE FALLS, June 4th-At a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Northwest
Industrial Exposition fifteen Directors
were elected. The Committee on Subscrip.
tions reported So, 500 raised.
Good Shooting.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4th. = Martinez
Chick, of San Diego, to-day defeated Cap.
tain Brewer in q shooting match, killing 95
out of 100 pigeons. Brewer killed SO.
Legs Cut Off.
OAKLAND, June 4th. "A boy named
Munson had both legs cut off by the local
train this afternoon. He was trying to
jump on train at East Oakland.
OFF on a Picnic.
WALLA WALLA, June 4th.-The troop of
the Second United States Cavalry left here
on special train this afternoon for sta.
ton in Arizona.