Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-29
shrewd Attorney.

HELENA Mont.), January 2Sth.-A busi-
ness sensation has been created in Helena
by the finding of flaw in the title to valu-
able realty in this city, Great Falls and An
aconda, which is valued at several millions
OF dollars.
The man who proposes to profit by the
flaw in the title is +. g. Davies, a Helena
attorney. The land was located by script,
the powers of attorney accompanying,
which have been declared void by the Su-
preme Courts of Arkansas, Kansas and
California.
The parties affected are among the most
wealthy in Helena, and include Hauser
and other capitalists.
National Land League.
DETROIT (Mich.), January 2Sth.-Presi-
dent Fitzgerald, of tie National Land
League; O'Brien ]. Atkinson, of Port HUI
ron; Philip McCahilI, an expert account
ant of st. Louis; Hon. r. G. Cushing,
Mayor of Omaha; Hon. W. ]. Gleason. an
accountant of Cleveland; Hon. ]. ]. O'Con-
nor, capitalist of Elmira, N. Y; Martin
Battle, collector of the Canadian Inland
Revenue, Ottawa, who with City Treasurer
Tuite, of Detroit, comprise the Committee
of the National League appointed to audit
the accounts of Treasurer Reilly, are in the
city, and will commence their work early
in the morning.
Killed In Grand Canyon.
DENVER, January 2Sth.-News is re-
ceived of serious disaster to the exploring
expedition, which is surveying line
through the Grand Canyon, three weeks
ago. Three men were killed and Minis,
the photographer of the expedition, was
badly hurt. The nature of the accident is
not known. 1t will be remembered that a
similar expedition last year had its leader,
Frank Brown. and two other men drowned
by the capsizing of boat.
Later adyices from Grand Canyon say
no one was killed. Minis was not fatally
hurt.
Titles in Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY Il. T.) January 2SLh.-
| The greatest excitement prevails in this
| city over lot.jumpiDg Last night mob
| tore down and burned house erected by
one who proposed to contest Main street.
| To-day house on California avenue was
| torn from a contested lot. Threats are
made that to- night large number of con-
| tested lots will be visited by Vigilantes
and the houses thereon burned. Only one
| thing can restore peace and quiet, and that
is speedy settlement of all controversies
regarding titles to city property.
Sequel to the Cronin Trial.
CHICAGO, January 2S,h.-Captain Shuett-
| Ter, of the police force, who was instru-
mental in running down the Cronin sus-
poets, was attacked and knocked down this
| evening by two members of Camp 20,
Robert Gibbons. one of the witnesses for
| the defense in the famous trial, and Alder
man Mccormick.
Schuettler secured his revolver while
Gibbons was jumping on his PROSTATE form
and shot Gibbons in the breast, intiicting 9
| probably fatal wound. He then succeeded
| in arresting Mccormack. Schuettler was
/ considerably battered up.
How Times Have Changed.
ELK FALLS (Kans), January 2Sth.-Pru.
! dence Crandall Philleo died to day of intiu.
enza. Before the war she attained much
notoriety in attempting to establish negro
| school at Canterbury Conn. For this she
| wss driven from that State.
| Fatal Explosion.
| BLOOMINGTON (Ill), January 2Sth.-The
students at the High School were expert.
mentiDg to day, when the retort exploded
Professor Jesse's eyes were blown out
| Bert Merrill was fatally injured. Several
other scholars were seriously cut and
bruised, and twenty were more or less hurt
| League Officers Glum.
New York, January 2sth.-The Brother
hood 5all-pldyels are OfeiJO}eu az JuoSs
| O'Brien's refusal to grant preliminary
injunction against Ward. They regard II
| as decisive victory and don't think the
League is apt to bring formal suit now
League officers are glum over the decision
but intimate they will not drop the matter
Trouble About a Dividend.
| CINCINNATI (O.). January 2Sth. The
| Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road declared dividend of Il per cent. on
| its common stock. To-day the represent.
atives of Ives interest brought suit to re-
strain the payment of the same. Judge
Evans took the matter under advisement
A Muscular Editor.
CINCINNATI (0.), January 2Sth.-W. B.
Burch and NJ. johnson, partners and at
| torneys, 10 day undertook to horsewhir
DR.. Cuihertson, editor Of the Lancet Clinic