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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
YESTERDAYS cOURsING.
Several Fine Races, But the Rain Cut
Them Short.

Several Fine Races, But the Rain Gut s
Them Short.
According to announcement, quite a
delegation of greyhound owners left the
city yesterday morning, despite the weather,
for Williams ranch on the MarysviIle
road, with their dogs, to run off the cours-
ing matches announced for the preceding
Sunday. The weather was stormy and un-
favorable, and the ground too wet for satis-
factory work. but the dogs had been
"wound-up" for several weeks awaiting
the event, and the running was inaugu-
rated. Major Fred Neary set fine lunch
for all present, which was disposed of
while waiting for the rain to let up. The
President of the Day was NJ. A. Howard,
and John O'Brien officiated as Judge.
In the first series Mr.. Kenny's Tinker
beat l.. J. Harrigan's Gossoon.
Carrolls Gladstone beat Upson's H. NJ
as.
Ed. O'Connell's Sussie S. beat P. Hes
ter's Nellie.
F. Neary's Longfellow beat John O'Bri-
ems Whistling Jack.
Upson's Baltimore Boy, Mccormack s
Southern Maid, Coughlans Tuck and
Hanrahan's Talleyrand, Jr., each had a
bye.
In the second series Susie s. beat Tinker
after three undecided courses had been
run; Baltimore Boy beat Longfellow, and
Gladstone beat Southern Maid
In the third series Gladstone beat Susie
s.. and Tuck beat Talieyrand.
The rest of the races had to be postponed
to another day. There are four yet to be
run. O'Connells celebrated dog SNOWFALL
was withdrawn by the owner, owing to q
misunderstanding.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
NATURAL GAS.
The Local Company Now Nearly Ready
to Prosecute Its Enterprise.

The Local Company Now Nearly Ready
to Prosecute It's Enterprise.
An official of the Natural Gas Company
informs the RECORD UNION that the reason
nothing had been heard of late of the
companys operations was that negotiations
had been pending with well-borers in diff.
ferent places. 1t was only on Saturday
last that the company had arrived at an
understanding with Tulare contractor,
and the papers will probably be signed in a
few days.
The spot where the well is to be bored
is now covered by several inches of water,
and some delay may be caused in prose-
cutting the work, but only for short time.
By proceeding slowly in the matter of let
ting the contract, the Directors feel that
they have saved the company consider
BILE sum of money. They now expect to
go right ahead with the boring of 1000
foot well, and are hopeful of striking a
pood flow Of oes
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
SUFFERS FORT.
A San Jose Native Son Urges Action
Toward Its Purchase.

A San Jose Native Son Urges Action
Toward Its Purchase.
General ]. g. MARITIME yesterday received
from a citizen land Native Som of San
Jose the following letter, which explains
itself:
Enclosed please find $40, which you will
kindly apply to the Suffers Fort purchase
fund. And, by the way, what is being
done about this matter? Next month the
Grand Parlor of Native Sons meets at
Chico, and some of the ablest members OF
your local Parlors should attend and see
that any deficiency in the amount neces-
sary for the purchase of the fort should
be raised then and there, which can be
done, If properly presented. You folks at
the Capital must be moving in this great
improvement to your city, as you must be
aware that the next Legislature meets in q
few months, aud will then be asked for
an appropriation of some $4,000 or S75 900
to improve and beautify the grounds of
this historic spot; and do you think they
will consider the proposition if the property
is not all paid for? ] think not, and the
result will be that the whole matter will lie
over for another two or three years.
$50 you can see how urgent the case is
and push it. General; you were very active
in your crusade on the owner OF this prop
erty, till you got price, and now don't let
up on the Native Sons till they do their
dnty in the matter, which no doubt they
will
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

AT the Metropolitan Theater, beginning
Wednesday evening and continuing
through the week, with Saturday matinee,
the fairy spectacle, "Fantasma," will be pre-
sented. For the Saturday matinee lower
and special prices are announced. The
Hanlons presented this piece here over a
year ago and it ran very successfully for a
full week, drawing large and satisfied audi
ences. 1t has just closed long and sue
cessful second season in San Francisco. 1t
is now announced as the New Fantasma," )"
because 1t has been much changed, intro
ducing new scenes and specialties. All the
rich and original scenery used at the Cali
fornia Theater, San Francisco in the play,
will be brought here, and all the machin-
cry, spectacular proper ties and fine mechan-
ical effects, and the company will be as full
in number as it was there. Among the
many new things promised IN the spec
tacle is ghostly banquet, with the appa-
rent decapitation of camilla; revel of
mermaids, a dive" from the flies to the
stage, new acts by the Hanlons, several
new mechanical effects, and some beauti-
full new scenery. We are promised over
fifty people in the piece. with Ida Maussey,
Rosa Forte, Emily Northrup, Eugene
O'Rourke, A. G. Orcutt, and the Hanlons-
in the lead. The box-sheet for reserved
seats opens to-day.
The well-established reputation of the
Hanlons for ability in presenting spectacu-
lar pieces and pantomimes, and the success
of "Fantasma" when presented here be-
fore, warrants the belief that the coming
season will be very prosperous one for
the management and delight to all who
like fairy spectacles, acrobatic acts, modern
magic, startling stage effects and good pam
tomime.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
A VOICE FROM PERU.
Minister Hicks Writes From Lima Abou
the Climate and Himself.

Minister Hicks Writes From Lima About
the Climate and Himself.
Colonel John Hicks, United States Minis
ter to Peru. writes from Lima, under date
of December 22i, to friend in this city,
that he will soon come home on short
vacation and will return to his post of duty
by way of California, and will visit Sacra-
mento in the early part of the summer
Colonel Hicks, on assuming his duties at
Lima, was stricken down with pneumonia
and for some time doubts were entertained
of his recovery. After spending a short
season at Chosics, at high elevation in
the Andes, he began to recover and is now
in robust health. He says of the climate:
The weather is warm, for this is the
summer season here, and l suppose it re-
sembles your California weather somewhat
The mercury stands in the neighborhood
of 500 night and day, and the variation is
not more than four or five degrees in a
month. 1t is a steady, moist heat, with no
wind, no rain and no storm of any kind.
By remaining quietly in doors in the mid
die of the day, we get through with the
heat very comfortably, for about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon a delightful sea breeze
springs up, which refreshes the atmos-
nhere "
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
ASPHALT FAVORED,
W. e. Terry Suggests Narrow Roadways
and Lawns.

w. e. Terry Suggests Narrow Roadways
and Lawns.
W. E. Terry was expected to give some
valuable information to the meeting of l.
street property owners Saturday evening,
in the matter of street pavements and the
kind that are the most desirable and dura-
bic. Mr.. Terry was unable to be present,
but sent the following letter to Mr.. Lind
ley, giving some of his ideas, which was
read at the meeting:
SACRAMENTO, March 90, 1890.
D.. A. Lindieg-DEAR Sir: Respecting some OF
the finely improved streets in the East which
will merely say at present that was most ia
vorably impressed with Delaware avenue. a
Leading residence street in Buffalo, n. Y. The
driveway had been narrowed to about thirty
two feet and covered with asphalt in the thor
ough manner now adopted for such work. Very
little crown, say four inches, and the cutters
were naturally formed of the same material.
meeting with stone curbing at the sides. The
balance of the eighty foot street was simply
parked. The stone sidewalks were about six
Ieet wide and set out two feet from the fence
line But there were no fences in sight further
than light wire lattice for back yards. This
feature added greatly to the park. like appear
ance OF lovely tve-mile drive, and was lead.
ing factor in the economical improvement of
tuc dNcuuc FuItueT Oh L InaL WQlle
the streets had been laid out in the same man.
ner the roadway was merely covered with stone
and gravel in the requisite quantity to form
suitable and lasting foundation for the asphalt
fnish-coat ana whether that should be applied
in one year or FIVE, they would have very ex-
cellent ordinary road for travel in the mean
time.
1 do not think it possible for any one to drive
or walk along a street graded and ar
ranged in this manner without becoming an
enthusiastic convert to the method. None are
so loud in praises of these apparently perfect
avenues as those who reside upon them. The
work is durable, and in the end cheap. There
is no lack of room in the edriveway, no crowding
at any hour OF the day, no dust, no mud, no
noise, and the universal expression is that at
last satisfactory solution of the vexed street
problem has been reached.
business streets may be treated somewhat
differently, but let us in all cases profit by the
long and costly experience of Eastern cities, and
start right in whatever We do for Sacramento.
LET your light shine Yours truly,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
A CORRECTION"
The Proprietor of Dive Succeeds in
Getting One.

The Proprietor of Dive Succeeds in
Getting One.
A man called at the RECORD UNION office
last night and stated that he was the proprie-
tor of the saloon" at Fifth and streets, re-
ferred to Yesterday morning as "a low
dive" an declared that it was decent,
respectable place. He denied that boys
were allowed to enter it; denied thatit was
conducted in a noisy and Objectionable
manner, and wanted the published state
ment contradicted.
He was met by the statement that the
publication to which he objected was
based upon facts and occurrences witnessed
by reporter of this paper; that they were
true, and that noretraction would be made
There was a gang of boys of tender age
about the place after IL o'clock on Saturday
night and the reporter was present and
saw them entering and leaving the dive.
Furthermore, the uproar caused by the
drunken crowd within could be heard
half block away. If such things are con-
sistent with the conduct of "a decent, re-
spectacle saloon then this man keeps
such place, but the popular definition of
these hotbeds of immortality and crime
differs materially therefrom
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
BRIEF NOTES.

No ball game was played here, at San
Francisco nor in Stockton yesterday, owing
to the rain.
On Friday last George D. Gardner was
stricken with sudden illness IN San Fran
cisco and died in few hours. Deceased
was thirty years of age and was born and
reared in this city, where he had many
friends. His father and mother, and four
brothers and two sisters are residents OF
Sacramento. His remains were brought to
this city for interment and will be laid
away in the City Cemetery at P. NJ to. day
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
sOMNAMBulIsTIc.
An Animated Sleeper Creates an Early
Morning Sensation.

IuornluS SenSat1Ons
Help Murder Police!"
1t was shortly before dawn of the Sab
bath, and lusty voice echoed and re.
echoed in the vicinity of the Plaza with
blood-curdling distinctness.
Help They're numbering me Police
Murder"
Windows went up and anxious counte-
nances, enveloped in nightcaps, peered
furtively into the darkness, expecting each
succeeding second to hear the murderer s
shot and the death groans of the victim.
But the shot and the groans came not
The cries, however, continued.
Several belated pedestrians ran to the
young man clad only in his airy night
dress, who was wildly fiinging his arms
and appeared to be fighting off some un-
seen assailant. A police officer, too
whom the racket had aroused from a sweet
slumber in neighboring doorwsy-also
came running to the scene.
What's the matter with your" asked
the candidate for re-appointment, taking
hold of the bowling youth roughly.
Police Help! They're numbering
mel"
Inls was the answer the young man
gave, and the officer, believing with the by.
ISLANDERS that they had captured full
tiedged lunatic, concluded to take him
down."
He had proceeded but few steps with
his prisoner, however, when another
young man, dressing himself as he ran,
came breathlessly up to the party.
Hold on" he said to the officer, chats
my brother. He's all right-he's only
asleep. He does that often"
Then, turning to the still bowling youth,
the newcomer administered a sound slap
on his jaw, followed by several more.
Here, Charley, wake up! Wake upl" he
said, and several more blows followed.
The slapping process had the desired
effect.
Charley" rubbed his eyes, looked about
at the faces which surrounded him, and
then, as his scattered senses began to fall
in line and it began to dawn upon him that he
had been making fool of himself, an ex-
preston of extreme modification spread
over his countenance
"Humph ! l must have forgot to tie nv.
self to the bed tonight he remarked as
he and his brother started off homewards
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
Palm Sunday Services.

The Palm Sunday services at the Cathe-
dral yesterday were very impressive. The
affairs were adorned with green palm
branches, typical of the Sunday preceding
Easter. Many of the worshipers, follow
ing olden custom, secured twigs of the ever
green's to take to their homes, where they
are kept as souvenirs of the day. The OBJ.
servance of Palm Sunday is intended to
commemorate Christ's short-hved earthly
triumph on the occasion of his entry into
Jerusalem the first dag of the week in
which he was betrayed and condemned to
DEATH
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Senator and Mrs. Stanford left Washington
yesterday for California.
Miss Hanchett and Miss Half, of San Fran
cisco, are being entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Wright at their residence in this city.
On the 9th of March, at the residence of Mrs.
J. L. McCord, 1220 n street, a small lunch party
was given to her mother, Mrs. Beers, it being
the anniversary of her seventy eighth birthday.
he guests were Mrs. Governor Waterman Miss
Charlotte Waterman. Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. BOIL,
Mrs. Cothrin, Mrs. W. Cothrin. There was a
birthday cake. with seventy-eight candles
lighted in honor of as many years.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
Communion Services.

Yesterday morning at o'clock mass
some $50 boys and girls received their first
communion at the Cathedral. The sight
was an interesting one, and the church was
crowded. The girls numbered nearly $50.
ali were dressed in white, and each wore q
wreath and veil. The boys were also neatly
dressed. The ceremony passed of smoothly
and without the slightest confusion. Rev.
Father Grace and Father Haupt admins.
tered the sacrament.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
ARBoR DAY.
I The Occasion Celebrated In Two Country
School Districts,

| The Occasion Celebrated In Two Country
School Districts.
Arbor Day was observed on FRIDAY last
| by the pupils of the HicksviIle school, Of
| which Mrs. Lottie J. johnson is teacher.
| The Trustees, parents and friends spent the
| day at the school house. The forenoon was
devoted to literary exercises appropriate to
the occasion.
After a sumptuous lunch prepared by the
ladies, the pupils, aided by their friends,
proceeded to plant their trees, all of which
were furnished by the pupils The work
, was concluded by the planting of the CLASP
tree by the school with class song.
IN AMERIcAH RTvEB DISTRICT.
The pupils of American River School,
Agnes +. Burns teacher, appropriately cele-
Srated ArDor Day with an excellent enter
tainment and the raising of the stars and
stripes over their school building, thus
claiming the honor of being the banner"
district of Sacramento county. The school
room was tastefully decorated. and large
number OF the parents and friends of the
pupils were present.
The following programme was rendered.
''Song of Welcome" THE S,ar-Spangled
Banner" The American Flag" "The
Rose" "a Lesson from the Flowers"
Come to the Greenwood" (songl compost.
ton on The Vine" "The Curious Trees"
song, What Gives the Rose IT'S Loveliest
Hue?" The Apple Tree," composition on
the Oak Trees, Song for the Oak" The
Hours, Flowers" song. my Old Black
Cat;' Come With Thy Lutte to the Foun-
tain" Red, White and Blue" composition
on Trees" and The Glass Tree"
At the conclusion all enjoyed picnic in
the school grounds, after which they de-
parted for their homes, hoping to meet
under the shade of the schools trees in
social gathering Arbor Day, 1891.
$50 far as the honor of raising the first
flag is concerned, on Friday last, it was
shared also by the pupils of Capital Dis
trict, while in this city the schools all raised
flags some months ago.-EDs.]
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
Labor Conference.

There was an open meeting of the Labor
Association yesterday afternoon at Labor
Hall. The afternoon was spent in discuss
ing the labor and social problem, with
view to devising means for the general i'm
provement of the intellectual and social
conditions of the working classes. Among
the speakers were g. H. Jost, L. G. Fay and
Mr.. Mackay. Another meeting will be
held next Sunday afternoon.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
They WIN Reside at Folsom,

Deputy Sheriff Costello, of San Fran
cisco, lodged two convicted felons in the
city prison last night who were en- route to
Folsom. They were Charles Smith, SEN
tencsd to five years imprisonment for
burglary, and William Sheppard, sentenced
to ten years for robbery.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
O. o. delegates.

Sacramento Lodge, No. 2. |. 0. Q. F has
elected the following delegates to the Grand
Lodge: NJ. @. Doherty, J. 6 Cox, w. E.
6imm. G. 81. Jost and ]. ". Watt.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
aulUuIt III NItE IItNsuI g. '.' '''.''''''''''
APPoRTIoSED AS FOLLOWS
Furniture Sale To.day.

w. II. Sherburn will sell at auction to-
day at 10 o'clock A. NJ, all the furniture and
effects in the residence at No. $50 Eighth
street, between II and l. The sale en-
braces eleven rooms of furniture of all
kinds, such as parlor furniture, lace cur
tains. pictures, Brussels carpets, walnut
and mahogany chamber suits, spring beds,
feather pillows, dining-room furniture,
kitchen stove and furniture.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
sMNoNs Bros. * Co.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

DEAR SIR: Mr.. Charles Wilson has requested
Us TO write to you concerning his reliability.
We take pleasure in stating that he is thor
oughly trustworthy, and We guarantee any
transaction you may have with him. Yours re-
specially, SIMMONS Bros x Co.
The authors of this attempted swindle
are pretty safe in sending these circulars to
country people for the reason that nobody
cares 10 go the trouble and expense of
proving that the senders are frauds, while
those who do bite at the tempting bait find
that they cannot kick without exposing
the fact that they sought to become parties
TO supposed scheme 10 rob the Govern
ment by buying and issuing bogus money.
OF course the parties at the bottom of the
scheme have no note-plates, either stolen
from the Government or otherwise pro-
cured. They receive whatever money their
dupes see fit 10 send them, and the latter
to use a slang term-"get soup" they
never hear from the money makers sgain.
An envelope, addressed on typewriter
accompanied the letter, directed to "Mr.
George E. Martin, Hoboken, New Jersey;
P. o. box 241."
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
The Press Association.

There will be meeting of the members
of the Press Association of Northern Cali
fornia at the Art Gallery in this city this
evening
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
LANDSCAPE GARDENING.

r OFFER MY SERVICES TO ALL. HHo NEED
i sheir gardens and lawns taken care of.
understand my business thoroughly, and wi
keep gardens in condition by Sac month a
reasonable rates. Laying out now lawns and
gardens specially. Address ROBERT SHULZ,
p q. Rox 6l Sacramento mrl-tf
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31

THE best and latest sheet music at 10
cents per copy. Catalogue furnished free
on application. Hammers music store,
$40 street.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
NEW PROCESS CORN MEAL.

! NEUBOURG b LAGES, STAR MILLS AND
~ MAI House, 10l6 10 1870 Fifth street.
Manufacturers of malt aad ell kinds Of meal.
Also, oealers in hops, eorks, produce, grain,
feed and brewers supplies. Special attention
is called to oar new process corn meal and
iarlna Exchange sold on the principal cities
OF ECsOpe. milf
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
LOT 4.

4o-lnch Side-bana Suitings, at 37H cents
1t takes eight nine yards of these materials for
suit They are new and desirable goods, but
an old pattern left over from pieces which have
already been sold this season Colors.: Old
rose, gray, myrtle, navy, brown, gobelin.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
City Finances.

Following is statement of the receipts
and disbursements of the City Treasury,
as shown by the City Auditors report for
the week ending Saturday, March 29th:
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31
DIED.

San Francisco, March 2S-George D. Gardner
formerly of sacramento, 80 years and &c days.
Friends and acquaintanees are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral. this afternoon at
2o'clock, from Calvary Baptist Church
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31

PEARS toilet Soap Is the most elegant
adjunct.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-31

TO-DAY, AT 10 A. NJ.
SPECIAL SALE Of
Sideband SuitinsS, Black AlpaCas, Solid-Colol
American TriCotines, Etc.
LOT l.
36-inch Striped Serge, in navy and white IL cents
3o-lnch Black All-wool Ladies Cloth, Is cents
3o1nch good, strong double-fold Ladies' Cloth, IS
cents; IN navy, green and brown.
36-inch Black Domestic Twill Dress Goods, 15c
LOT =.
Colored American Tricotines, at "a cents in these
coors: Golden brown, silver gray, myrtle
green, reseda, terra Gotta, national blue, cardi-
nal, tan, garnet and seal brown
This is spring weight at "a cents a yard and
comes III the most seasonable shades.
LOT 8.
37-inch Black Iron-frame Alpaca, 80 cents
4o-1nch Black and White Broken Plaid Dress
Goods, 80 cents
3olnch Broadhead Suitings in green navy and
gray. 1t is useless to state how these goods
wear, they have made a reputation for them
selves; 80 cents
few Wool Broken Plaids which measure forty
inches wide, 33 cents.
LOT 4.
IL, c.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-10-03
Has TASTED 1872 Days.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept 29.-One hun
dred and eighty-two days of involuntary
fasting without morsel of food or
drop of water, is the record thus far made
by Lehigh county's now famous but most
unfortunate invalid Mrs. Adam Wuch-
ter, up at Whitehall. Her condition has
changed but slightly for the worse since
last Saturday. Her strength, however, is
slowly but inevitably ebbing away, and
her sufferings are extreme.
At times she is rational, and expresses
her wishes to the family in faint whis-
per. Her last reques' to her attending
physician, DIR. Seiger, is that he keep doc
tors and other people from coming to the
sick-room and offering her food and
water. Accordingly the physician has 80
arranged that all medical visitors and
others must first Apply to him and obtain
pass before they can be admitted. DR..
Seiger is of the opinion that Mrs. Wuch.
ter may survive another month longer.