Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
Mrs. Foster Interviewed.

dering if the church members of Flemings-
burg don't need to be converted.
Mrs Foster Interviewed.
CHICAGO, January 11th.-Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster, the President of the Iowa Women's
Christian Temperance Union, passed
through Chicago to-day on her way East.
In an interview she said:
The Iowa Union, though still techni-
cally auxiliary to the National Society, is
not in harmony with the partisan policy of
the National Union, and WILL at The next
annual meeting, sever its constitutional
anxiliaryship. The vicissitudes of the
lest Iowa election cause some appre-
hension among the Prohibitionists that the
State prohibition law might be repealed.
There is, however, DO responsible ground
for these appTebeDsions. The Prohibition
Convention, just held in Des MoiIes, was
the largest and most enthusiastic ever held
in the State"
Mrs. Foster expressed the belief that
Senator Allison will be reelected, and as
serted that no man in the State was more
popular than he.
Illinois Influenza.
CHICAGO, January 11th.-Many cases of
influenza are reported throughout central
and northern Illinois. At lockwood many
shops are closed. There are not less than
a thousand cases at Quincy and vicinity.
AT Champlain large number of railroad
men are stricken down, and some roads
have scarcely enough men to move the
trains Armour & Co., of this city, who
employ about five thousand men, report that
they are running about half the usual force
in the packing houses in consequence of
the prevailing malady.
Artesian Water.
WooNsocKET Is. d. January 11th.-An
artesian well completed here last Thursday
threatens to food the town. A solid col.
umn of water as big as mans body is
thrown sixteen feet high from the top of
the stand pipe. The engine house is filling
with quicksand, and the lower parts Of the
town will soon be under water. No power
can control the well. At present there is
more water coming from it than runs in
Jim river and the great roaring is heard
for many miles.
After the Spanish Authorities.
NEW YORK, January 1Ith.-Thomas C.
Collins, an American citizen at Manila, has
prepared claim for $780, 600 through the
Consul here against the Spanish Govern
ment. The claim is to be presented TO the
State Department next week. Collins al
leges that be is held a prisoner at MaNiia
and that his property was seized by the
Spanish officers while he was absent on a
voyage from Manila TO Hong Kong. He
hiss so far failed 10 secure redress through
repeated application.
Snow to the Rescue.
DENVER (Col }, January 11th.-A fire
was reported in the Grand Central Hotel,
at Silverton, in this State, at a late hour
last night, and owing to the failure of the
water supply extended to the whole block.
It destroyed frame buildings and merchan-
disc valued at SIS, 500. Insurance, S. 600.
The flames were finally put cut by snow
storm, which started about 3 o'clock in the
Killed Their Children.
DoNALDsoNvILLE (La.), January 11th.-
J. w. Brayden and family recently moved,
and in the house they took they found
bottle, which they supposed contained
1uinine. Their three children were taken
with malaria yesterday, and the parents
made pills out of the contents Of the bottle
and administered them. The children are
now dead. The bottle contained strych-
nine.
Taken Under Amusement.
Chicago, January 11th.-Twelve law
firms appeared to-day in Judge Collins
Court, representing the unsecured creditors
for 100000 of Daniel Bros, to protest
against the proposed order allowing re-
,eiyer to sell the manufactured goods of
he firm. The attorneys claim that the
failure was fraudulent, and the Judge took
he matter under advisement.
In Hard Lines.
Tbo OaI;foro,o
Opera Company, managed by John Kreling,
uck. To-day Ida Muller, the star singer,
decided to quit because her husband has
been discharged. Leopold Gordon, the
press egent, tonight tied up the box office
-eceipts with an attachment to secure the
alary due him.
Increasing the Population.
ST. LOUIS, January 11th.-The wife of E.
L Page, q merchant of Ingersoll, Texas,
yesterday gave birth to four well developed
babies. Mother and little ones are getting
along nicely.
The wife of N. H. Pegram, residing FIVE
miles from Carrolton, Ill, gave birth to
hree girls to-day.
Arrested in Oregon.
MINNEAPOLIS, January 11ih.-The wife
Raakee road, and Edgar Harris, drum
ner Tor furniture house in Grand Rapids,
Michigan who eloped on Christmas day,
were to-day arrested in Portland, Oregon,
and jailed. The wife is penitent and wants
10 return home. Padgins is worth $50 900.
Military Called Out.
CHARLoTTEsvILLE (Va), January 1lth.-
1t having been rumored that mob would
attempt to take a negro named Musco,
charged with murder, from the Jail and
ynch him, the Mayor of the city called on
he Monticello Guards, last night, who did
duty at the Jail. The military are en- duty
tonight, and all is quiet.
That Democratic Bolt.
COLUMBUS (0hio), January 11th.-There
has been no new developments to-day rela-
i've TO the alleged Senatorial bolt which
has been in contemplation, looking to the
iefeat of Brice. A large number of Demo-
,rais have been interviewed and express
he opinion that there will be no bolt.
Virginia State Bonds.
RICHMOND (Va.), January 11th.-Gover-
nor Mckinney sent TO the Legislature to-
Law letter from London holders of Vir-
sinia State bonds, urging renewed effort
o adjust the claims. The Governor ad-
rises the Legislature to stand by the
Knocked Out Again.
TOPEKA kan, January i1th.-The Su- |
1reme Court rendered decision to-day in |
he case of the State against w. w. Flicker, |
ustaining the prohibitory law. The case
vas brought to test the question of the sale |
# liquor in original packages transported |
rom another State to point in Kansas.
Comiog to Buy Our Forests.
MINNEAPOLIS. January 11th.-A syndi- !
a.e of Minnesota capitalists, including /
secretary of the Treasury Window, has [
een formed for the purpose of purchasing T
ire lands in the mountains of California.
We syndicate has s100 900, coo of capital.
An Editor Dead.
HARTFORD Conn J. January 1lih.3S. a.
hubbard, managing editor OF the C9lTant
y eaty-threesyegrs, isdead.