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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
How to Cook a Steak.

Now if you only knew how to cook a
steak to make it good that would do, but
it always makes me sick to see woman
cook steak. She invariably puts her fry
ing-pan on the stove, and puts in a chunk
of grease about as big as my fist. and when
it is hot enough to crackle she puts in her
beet, and never thinks of covering it. The
smoke and steam from it goes to the very
ceiling. After she cooks it this way until
it begins to look like an old rubber shoe
sole she calls it done. When you 60 to
eat 1t there is no more taste in it than a
chip. Now, if you want good bit of
steak, have clear, hot fire, set your clean,
empty pan on spot, cover it up, then
pound your steak, and when your pan is
very hot lay in yours steak, and cover quickly.
As soon as it has crisped enough to let go
its hold on the pan, turn over and cover
quickly; turn again as at first, and continue
to do so about every two minutes, until you
have turned it about six or eight times.
Have hot, buttered dish ready for it and
lay it in; add a sprinkling of pepper, salt
and sugar, and cover tightly. Now, if
you wish gravy, put a bit of butter in
pan. When hot, rub in pinch of flour,
add small teacupful of boiling water, let
it boil few minutes, then put in gravy
boat instead of putting it over your beef
to draw out the juice. Now try this plan
Just once, and you will see you women
know nothing about cooking a good steak.
An Old Butcher.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
FAMILY POISONED.
The Servant Of One Day Believed to be
the Poisoner.

The Servant Of One Day Believed to be
the Poisoner.
CHICAGO, April 5th.-George R. Noonan
of Englewood. and wife died this morning
and their daughter is seriously i'll from the
effects of poison that it is thought was ad-
ministered last night. The servant girl,
Emma Stark, who is suspected of the
crime, left this morning for Laporte, Indi-
ana. The police have been telegraphed to
arrest her. A girl resembling the servant
bought Rough on Ra,s" at drug store
near the scene of the poisoning yesterday
afternoon.
A grown-up son of Mr.. Noonau was also
poisoned, but is ont of danger. The girl
had only been in the family's employ one
day. Yesterday afternoon she complained
of tooth ache. and went to the drug. store
osteDsibly to get something to relieve il.
1t is supposed that while on this trip
she procured the poison. What possible
motive she could have had for the poison
ing is mystery. The doctor examined
the can of corn from which the family had
partaken at supper, and does not believe
there was any injurious matter in it, thus
rendering more positive the belief that the
poison was put in the food by the girl.
This evening woman answering the
suspected servants description was arrested
at the Park Thester. She denied all knowl-
edge of the poisoning of the Newland
family though positively identified by a
number of persons as being the suspected
girl. The prisoner said her real name was
Mrs. Star William Ray, her husband,
from whom she has been living apart,
being bill poster at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
She tells remarkable story of having a
sister who is an exact picture of her both
in appearance and dress and who is the
wife Of railroad man named Ell Favorite,
of Peoria. The police took little stock in
the sister story and promptly placed the
supposed poisoner behind the bars.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06


I'm the Days of Old, in the Days of
Geld, in the Days of '43."
CHICAGO, April 5;h.-The regular month
II meeting of the Western Association OF
California Pioneers was held this afternoon
in this city and was addressed by Colonel
Brewerton of San Francisco and Hon. T..
n. HutcAings, the discoverer of the Yo-
semitic valley, who gave many interesting
incidents of early life in California Both
gentlemen, together with Mrs. Frank
Lewis of Santa Cruz county, Cal, sur
vivor of the Donner party, were unani-
mously made honorary members.
Colonel Brewerton YVES Captain in the
first regiment of the United States army
which reached the Pacific coast, being &C.
companied by Kit Carson In a brief
eulogy of Hutchings Secretary Jackson
stated that it was through the formers
efforts that the State Legislature finally
gave a pension to J. w. Marshall, discov-
erer of gold in California.
Mrs. Lewis, third honorary member, was
one of a party which in 1S4S was showed
up near Lake Tahoe, in the Nevadas,
while on the road to California, the flesh of
the dead members of the expedition being
used as food after the horses and dogs had
all been eaten and starvation stared them
in the face. The Association appointed q
committee to meet the New England Cali
fornia Pioneer excursionists, who are to
arrive in Chicago next Saturday, on their
road to California A reception will be
given them, to which all Californians will
be welcome
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
FOREIGN LAND GRANTS,
A Court to Settle the Title to Spanish
and Mexican Grants.


and Mexican Grants.
CHICAGO, April 9TH. A Washington
special says that one of the greatest prob
lens Congress has had to do with in the
past fifty years is the settlement of the
Spanish and Mexican land grant land
claims in the inter mountain country of
the West. Various efforts have valnly
been made by the leaders in both houses to
devise an acceptable and sufficient bill.
From present indications the House is GO
ing to send into the Senate soon Just such
a n easure as will satisfy that booy. This
is Congressman Wickham's bill ITO es-
tablish United States Land Court, and
provide for the judicial investigation and
settlement of private land claims in the
Territories of Arizona, New Mexico and
the State of Colorado"
The Court is to exercise jurisdiction in
the settlement of private land claims, hold.
ing alternate sessions in Washington and
the States and Territories designated. 1t is
to also have an attorney. Wickham's bill
provides, when description of the lanG
shall require location to be ascertained by
mountain ranges, mountain tops, for
ests and like natural objects, whereby, or
by any description thereof the quantity Of
land in any such grant or concession is un-
certain, said Court shall declare and
adjudge such claim or grant void, except
as to that part of land in such grant in the
actual possession of the grantee or his as
signs or legal representatives at the dates of
the treaties of the cession"
Petition is required to be made to the
Court within three years. Failure to COM
ply invalidates the claim. Another strik.
ing feature of the bill is that no confrma.
ton shall be made or patent issued for
more than eleven square leagues of land.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
Spring Costumes for Young Girls.

| know of nothing so pretty and simple
as the costumes worn by young girls in the
city. Simple, straight skirts and full
gathered waists, with sashes of the same
material, made of the new light spring
tannels and nuns veIling, are the prevail.
ing mode
A pretty costume for a girl is a hair
striped gray flannel, front breadths trimmed
with three bows of black braid; the back
hanging plain and full over this is worn
street Jacket of the same material, faced
and lined with dark gray surah; the iauntv
cap or turban is a combination of the
flannel and surah, with dash of red in the
ribbon bows.
Aprons are once more fashionable fancy.
and are made and trimmed with elaborate
care. Hats are very low, and the old style
"pancake hat in a modified form, with
great burches of bright ribbon ON TOP. is
the late5t thing in young girls headgear.
= Young IRomans Journal.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, April 5th Among the petitions
presented in the Senate to-day was one from
the President of the Methodist Church Missions,
protesting against the passage of the bill pro-
viding for the Importation and imprisonment of
Chinese found in this country without census
certificates.
Resolutions were presented from the Chamber
of Commerce of San Francisco against the re-
peal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and for ad-
ditional legislation to tffectually prevent fur
ther Chinese immigration.
Stewart introduced by request, bills for the
sale of q portion of Lime Point reservation, in
California, and for an increased water supply in
Yuma county, A. T.
The House bill to provide for town site entries
of land in Oklahoma was passed.
The following Senate bills were passed.
For the disposal of the int rest on the Virginia
indemnity fund by its distribution among the
persons who have already established their
right TO participate in the fund.
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
settle and pay to the owners of private claims
the balance of the commissions due them, and
app opriaiing $50 600 for the purpose.
Approprating $500 05o for an additional fire.
proof building for the National Museum
Providing for the inspection of meats, food
etc. 1.-THE bill provides that the Secretary of
Agriculture may cause TO be made careful in
spection of salted pork and bacon intended for
expectation, with view to determining whether
the same is wholesome, sound and fit for hu
man food, whenever the laws, regulations and
orders of any foreign country TO which such
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
THEY LET HER HANG.
A Young Woman Hangs Herself in 8
Long Island Kitchen.

Young Woman Hangs Herself in a
Long Island Kitchen.
NEW YORK, April 5th.-Miss Mary Toner
who lived with her aunt, Mrs. Cooaban, in
the rear OF 62 Seventh street, Long Island
City, committed suicide about o'clock
yesterday by hanging herself from the raft
ers of a woodshed back of the kitchen. Her
mother is dead. She was thirty-six wears
old but appeared hardly more than twenty.
Her aunt found her hanging in the wood
shed and struggling violently The aunt's
cries called several women to the place, but
they became terror stricken and turned
away. One woman, braver than the Others
got knife and was going to cut the rope
when another woman advised her not to do
So as she might get herself in trouble with
the Coroner.
Coroner Robinson got there and cut her
down about fiftee minutes after she wss
discovered. He says if she had been cut
down only little before she might have
been brought to.
Mrs Coolahan said she was talking with
her niece not over fifteen minutes before
she discovered her hanging in the wood
shed. No cause is known for the suicide
II is not known that she had any com pany
Her reputation was excellent.
Mrs. Coolahan thinks she banged herself
while in passion. She was quick-tem-
pered. She used piece of wash-line and
stood on tin-pan, which she afterward
kicked away.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
TT WAS eNLY A PRIMARY,
But 1t was Red Hot-How They do Things
Sn Portland.

But 1t was Red Hot-How They do Things
an Portland.
PORTLAND (Or), April 5th.-Never be-
fore has there been SO much political ex-
element in this city as that to-day. The
two political factions of the Republican
party, one headed by Joseph Simon, a
Police Commissioner, the other by James
Lotan, Fire Commissioner. each seeking
for political supremacy in the State, met in
battle array, and the fight was the hottest
ever fought on Oregon soil.
Purchasable votes were bought like
cattle. Every vehicle in the city was en-
gagged and Republicans and Dem ocrats
alike took part in the contest. The voting
places were thronged ali afternoon and the
contest is considered so close that many
hundreds of dollars have changed hands
on the result.
This morning the Oregoniaa came out
leaning slightly toward the Lotan faction,
and 25,0o0 extra copies of the Nercstry were
printedlin support of Simon.
Both papers were eagerly read. Proba-
bly, that was the money that gave the VIC
tory to the Lotan faction According to
returns the Lotan faction receives large
majority.
This leaves out in the cold Simon for the
time being. and the fight will now be trans.
ferred to the County Republican Conven.
ton, which meets April 9th. There is the
widest rejoicing among the visitors to-
night, and liquid refreshments flow like
water.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
able and patriotic address in presenting the

able and patriotic address in presenting the
fog to the care of the Trustees.
Immediately after the presentation
speech the flag was attached to the hal.
lizards, and the children, $50 strong and of
all ages, took hold of the rope, and amid
cheering and firing of cannon it was tri-
umphantly and beautifully raised. There
was a stiff wind blowing, and the fisg
looked superb as il waved lover the land
of the free and the home of the brave"
The children in q body sang Rally Round
the Flag" which was very artistically rem
dered.
Principal Walter, in very able manner
then rendered discourse on the history of
our flag, and was frequently interrupted by
cheers. Speeches were made by Rev.
Father Maloney. Rev. C. E Pettis, and
Messrs. Towns and Tregfoan. Ex-District
Attorney MCGEE of Jackson was the orator
of the day.
The band rendered some very brillisnt
and appropriate music, and about o'clock,
after the singing Of America" by the
choir, al formed into line and marched
back to town. Altogether, this will De a
day that will ever be remembered as day
of happiness and Joy. The whole affair
concludes with grand ball this evening,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
No One Was Hurt

REDDING, April 5th.-The Portland train
arriving here at 4:50 A. NJ. wes slowing
down preparatory to halting at the depot,
when it collided with freight train loaded
with wood at the switch, which had in
some manner worked down too low, leav.
ing too little room for the passenger train
to pass on the main track. The irst car
loaded with wood was badly demolished,
and the second slightly. The pilot of the
engine was SO wrecked it had to be taken
off. The mail car was roughly shaken up.
No one was hurt. After a detention of
about two hours the passenger train pro-
ceeded on its way north.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
SANTA ANA.
Orange County Rich in Gold, Silver,
g. Lead and Coal.

Orange County Rich in Gold, Silver,
c~ Lead and Coal.
SANTA ANA. April 5th.-The primary
generally well attended. Twenty delegates
from this city were elected to day to attend
the Republican County Convention at
Niers Hall on next Thursday.
A party of Los Angeles capitalists are
here to investigate the large coal mine in
which they are interested in Santa Fe can
yon. Deposits of galena, silver, and other
minerals have recently been discovered.
Preparations are being made to resume
work on the Santa Ana and Newport Rail
road. The assurance of the construction of
this road is restoring confidence in this Sec
ton of the country between here and the
ocean.
The decision of Judge Hutton to-day at
Los Angeles upon the adjustment of the
finances between Los Angeles county and
Orange county upon final settlement of
the two counties is to the effect that Orange
county will prorate the expenses ine1rred
in running both counties from the passage
of the bill creating Orange county to the
decision of the Supreme Court establishing
the county, which amounts to $50, 900.
This was advanced by Los Angeles county
voluntarily, and cannot be demanded of
Orange county.
This decision places neither county under
any material financial obligation to the
other.
Easter exercises are arranged for in most
of the churches of the city tomorrow, and
floral decorations are universal.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
BOULANGER WILL ENTER PARIS.
Conference With His Political Friends
on the Island of Jersey

on the Island of Jersey.
PARIS. April 5th.-The conference in
Jersey and report that Boulanger may re-
turn to France has set Paris to talking
about the brave General. Indeed, the
chief of the party National is nothing if
not sensational, and he is of the opinion
that he is never sensational unless he keeps
moving along.
There are pressing reasons assigned by
his enemies for his taking instant action,
the most potent of which is that he is in
the throes of poverty. Boulanger is in
dreadful financial straits, SO much so that
he is not only compelled to accept the four
thousand francs accruing from the recent
concert as stated for the benefit of those of
the Boulangerist party who had lost their
places or otherwise became financially in
volved through devotion to the cause of
the revision, but was recently obliged to
give the Duchess Deuzes his famous black
horse, and make over his personal effects to
Madame de Bonnomain, in order to meet
his debts at Jersey, which are, since he left
London, one hundred francs daily.
In these circumstances something was to
be done. Heis now preparing to play his
last card, and will either win or lose in the
coming municipal election. Hence the
conference at st. Heller. Boulanger's ad-
versarles are OF the opinion that the young
Duke of Orleans will be pardoned. In
that event the General is prepared to enter
Paris ct an opportune time to give himself
up to the authorities, that his friends may
demand amnesty for him upon the same
grounds upon which the Duke may yet be
pardoned.
Shortly after the Duke of Orleans was
sent to Clairveaux, his friends, in order 10
keep his memory green, invited the public
to write letters to the soldier, stating "his
royal highness,' would, so far as possible,
respond geographically. The result of
this was, everybody, as would be seen, has
taken advantage of the invitation, with the
hope of getting an autograph letter, to such
a degree, the newspapers state, that the
Duke receives or an average 5000 letters
daily. 1t does not appear that he answers
them, as his time seems to be taken up in
COQnting them
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06

Life Insurance Agent-"Come, can't
place some insurance on your life? We're
all liable to die at any moment, you know
Citizen (who had had three other agents
IN to see him since reaching his office)-
That's SO. Life is uncertain, and it is es-
pecially so with me. My physicianss say
l am liable to drop off at any moment with
heart disease. They give me onlya couple
of months to live" Life Insurance Agent
oh! excuse me. There is no need of
pursuing the subject further. Sorry to
have troubled you. Good morning" Citi-
zen-"By Jovel that idea of mine works
like charm."-Bostoa Courier.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
Ihey caucus Upon Several of the /
pending Measures,

Ihey caucus Upon Several of the I'M
pending Measures.
WASHINGTON. April 5th.-About two
thirds OF the Republican Senators met in
conference to night at the residence of SEN
ator Chandler to discuss the silver question.
The Western Senators, those known as
silver men, had the floor at first. and ex-
planned their views AT length. When the
representatives OF other sections expressed
themselves with no marked preference for
the WINDOW bill as against the Jones bill
reported by the Senate Committee of Fl.
pance). Ii was shown that il was the gen.
eral opinion of Republican Congressmen
that they should barmonize upon some
measure of legislation on the silver oues-
ton, and press it to passage at as early a
date as possible.
The exact provisions of the Measure will
probably be defined at another conference
to be held in the near future.
The action of the Republican members
OF the Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tions in requesting Chairman Hoar to pre-
pare national election law was referred to-
and 1t is ur derstood to have met with the
approval of the conference The status OF
the antitrust bill was discussed briefly, bu,
its place on the programme of business
where it originally stood first, was not
definitely decided upon. When it was re.
ported back from the Judiciary Committee
Edmunds said he would call it up imme.
di-tely after the Montana case was con.
cluded
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
NO COMBINATION.
Los Angeles Wants to Make No Political
Deal With San Diego.

Los ANGELES. April 5th.-Referring to
the dispatch to the effect that James P.
Goodwin, of San Diego, had said that there
would probably be some sort of an arrange
ment between San Diego and Los Angeles
in the fall campaign, whereby San Diego
would support the Los Angeles candidate
for Governor, while Los Angeles would
support the San Diego candidate for Con-
gress, the EUening Express says tonight
editorially:
Colonel Markham will be presented on
his merits and will stand or fall on that
basis. No combination will be made by
his friends on his behalf either with refer
ence to Congressional nomination or any
other office. If Los Angeles shall send q
solid delegation to the Republican State
Convention in favor of Colonel Markham
as we believe it will do, it will go un-
pledged and untrameled and free to act as
to all other offices as the best interests of
the State and the Republican party may
demand"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
SILVER LEGISLATION,
What Will Probably be Done Toward It's
Solution.

WASHINGTON, April 5th-There has been
no definite agreement as yet as to the time
when discussion of the silver question will
begin, but appearances go to show that it
will come up in the House first, although
the Senate will take up the Jones bill i'm
mediately after the administrative customs
bill shall have been disposed of. There
will, of course, be silver legislation this
session. but in what form any bill will
finally go to the President is matter which
cannot as yet be conjectured. Jones him
self believes that his bill will be agreed
upon, with possibly some slight modifica-
tions as yet undetermined, while the friep DIS
of the modified Window bill in the House
claim that their measure will become law
within three months.
On the other hand, Representative Dor
sey, who introduced the Window bill, saws
that be would be willing to accept the
Senate Finance Committees bill as a COM
promise measure. THE result of the pas
sage of either one of these laws" Dorsey
says, will probably be the closing of the
Carson City Mint. This mint is used chiefly
for the coinage of standard silver dollars,
and the decrease in cottage which would
follow the issue of certificates based on bull
lion will deprive the Carson Mint of nearly
all its work. This naturally will result in
the suspension of the mint"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
SAMUEL BAKER.
The Well-known African Explorer IL
Interviewed.

Inc WeH-known African Explorer Ii
Interviewed.
LONDON, April 5th.-Sir Samuel Baker,
the we'll known African explorer, has writ.
ten letter to the Times indicting the Brit
ish Government for policy which, he de-
clares, has led to the loss of all the posi-
tions gained in Africa by the enterprise of
individual Englishmen. He justifes the
alliance between Emin and Wissmann, and
says it was only natural that Emin should
join the German Government expedition.
which will never initiate the fatal example
of the English forces, advancing only to re-
treat.
Sir Samuel points ont how the Germans
may in few months regain the qua,orial
province by founding stations at Victoria
Nyanza and forming an alliance with
Mwanga, the King of Uganda, thus eventu-
ally securing control of the White Nile at
Gondakora, while Italy will become master
of the situation by gaining possession of
the border and Kassala. Khartoum will
them naturally fall.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06
Lsw and F,s,,inr

1here was a time wheiS, if lawyer
wanted 70 go fishing, he toe good care to
keep ms angling proclivities, from coming
10 the notice OF his clients. "A better day
is coming, when under more worthy
poPuia' appreciation of the bssin-clearing
effects of wildwoods outing, dlients will
flock 10 attorneys who are known as
angler; and when lawyer sets put for his
play-fay In the woods he will boldly post
on hs office outer wall the notice, Gone
hshiB. lack in month. .''-FSreSt and
Styeoa.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-06

A citizen of Addison, Me-, has the re-
mains of an ancient walrus that was washed
out of clay bank near his home. The
bones were at least fifteen feet under
ground, showing that the animal must
have died many years ago and that the
walrus once inhabited the Maine coast.