Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-28

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son and Houston companies will be at
t~mpted by the company succeeding tn
Transconunental.
DESPERATE WOMAN.
She is Bundled Into a Blanket and TakeI
off to Jail.
| ONANcooK (Va.), March 27th.-Constabl
GuDter succeeded in landing in the count,
Jail at davbreak yesterday morning Mrs
Margaret Thorne, who has been defying tn,
law and It's officers for several years. Mrs
Thorne, who is giantess, has been con
victed frequently of selling liquor withou
a license. She is one of the best knowI
characters in the Charlestown region, anC
has the cooperation of the 'Charlestowl
Tigers" who are always ready to protec
her against the officers of the law. Re
! Gently the officers succeeded in catchin.
her unawares, but she stripped herself al
/ most to the skin and then dared the con
stables to carry her off. They were unwill
ing to take the chances and retired.
| She was again convicted at the last ses
sion OF Court and Judge Gillet, who ha,
just teken his seat upon the bench, ISSUED
an order for her arrest. Constable Gunter
to whom the order was given, secretly
gathered large posse and broke into
1 hAoiC CoiCb iouSC after
| Mrs. Thorne was in bed at the time but re-
fused to get up and dress, and when an at
| tempt was made to pull her out she fough
| like tigress, and was helped by two o.
| her daughters, who are also amazons
Meanwhile third daughter had gone tc
secure the aid of the Charlestown Tigers
Before the desperate band reached the
house, however, the woman had been
| bundled into blanket and taken in q
carriage to the jail She has been cursine
and swearing ever since that she will be
| revenged upon all concerned in her arrest
Destructive Winds.
KANSAS CRY, March 27th.-A storm Sc.
we're in intensity prevailed throughout
Kansas and Southwestern Missouri to-day
1t follows season of warm spring weather
Snow is reported from some portions OF
Western Kansas, but the fall is no. heavy
The velocity of the wind was extraor.
dinary for such a long continued storm.
AT Wichita it blew forty miles an hour,
and did considerable damage The water.
works is partially demolished and VIM.
Eakin was fatally injured. In the north.
ern part Of the city, where the wind had the
freest play, several buildings were blown
down. At Abilene, Kan, the wind was
not SO severe, but considerable damage was
done.
LINCOLN (Neb.), March 27th.-The storm
throughout Nebraska is extraordinarily
severe for this season of the year. The
wind blows at high rate and snow is fall.
ing rapidly. The snow is so wet, however,
that it doesn't drift badly, but causes much
delay to travel, being from four to eight
inches deep, and trains are delayed from
three to five hours. No damage is reported
from the high wind.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 27th.-Telegraphic
reports from points in Minnesota, Dakota
and Iowa show that general snow-storm
prevailed during the day. The storm was
most severe in northern Iowa. where rail-
way traffic is impeded. Stock will suffer to
some extent.
In Dakota wet snow is regarded as a
great benefit to the crops that are now be.
ing seeded. The temperature at all points
Is but little below the freezing point.
CHICAGO, March 27th.-The severe storm
which reached here at noon has been gen.
eral throughout the Northwest Snow fell
heavily this afternoon for an hour. 1t then
turned into rain and sleet, accompanied by
furious gale. Telegraph service tonight
is crippled in all directions.
CINCINNATI, March 27th.-There was q
| heavy thunder and rain storm in this city
this evening, lasting for over two hours.
South and southwest, through Kentucky,
southern Indiana and southern Illinois and
middle and western Tennessee wire com
munication is entirely interrupted tonight
by the storm. Meager news from the up
per Ohio valley reports fall of water
every
CAIRO OILY, March 27th.-A tornado
struck the town of Metropolis, ILL.,, this
evening, doing great damage to property.
Many houses were blown down. The loss
OF life as yet has not been reported. Mill
Creek Mills was also visited by the
storm and considerable damage reported.
The wires are down for six miles, and no
further Information can be obtained to-
night.
CAIRO (ill.), March 27th.-A wind and
hall-storm passed over Cairo this morning.
No damage was done here. Considerable
damage is reported from Birds Point, Mo-,
where it is reported several houses were
wrecked; also along the Mobile and Ohio
Railway. All the wires from this city are
down, and there is no chance of obtaining
further information.
Sioux CITY, March 27th.-A snow. storm
visited here to-day, the heaviest of the sea-
son. All trains are delayed, and on some
roads abandoned. All the transit lines of
the city are blocked. The snow is drifting
badly tonight.
In a Critical Condition.
LONG ISLAND CITY, March 27th.-Moul-
ton, who was shot yesterday by John Ro-
nan. is still in a critical condition.
The Safe Deposit and Trust Company
says the only way the Legislative commit
tee can gain access to Archer's box in their
building is to present the keys and power
OF attorney from that gentleman.
joint committee of the Senate and
House has been appointed to investigate
Archer's accounts. The amount of his
shortage is supposed to be large. Archer's
condition is serious and no one is allowed
to see him other than his wife and daugh-
ter and the attending physician.
Eight thousand dollars of State securi-
ties have been found so far which had
been pledged by Treasurer Archer for his
private account.
A Murderous Sexton.
BALTIMORE, March 27th.-While Father
Lenningham, the assistant pastor of St.
Joseph's Church, was performing a funeral
cermony this afternoon, Sexton Richard
McNichols, without word of warn
ing, fired five shots at him. three
OF which took effect and seriously wounded
him. McNichols was seized by the
mourners and taken to Jail. McNichols is
25 years of age. The cause of the shooting
is unknown.
Rejoicing at Cheyenne.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), March 27th.-The
Capital ran wild on the receipt of the news
that the House had acted favorably on the
Wyoming bill. The celebration will last
till morning. Bands are playing, :nen and
women cheering and artillery and fire
works sounding. All the church bells are
ringing and prayer meetings of thanks
giving were held. Realty values have ad-
vanced 25 per cent.
Residence of the Pope.
New YORK, March 27th-A Rome special
says large number of Cardinals are advo-
eating that the future Pope to be elected to
succeed Leo XIII. leave Italy Immediately.
They declare that the position of the Pope
there is untenable. Pope Leo strongly
opposes the scheme and has appealed to
the Cardinals that his last days on earth be
comforted by the assurance that such a
course will be abandoned.
Fatal Stabbing ARRAY.
MIssoULA (Mont.). March 27th.-This
morning at Flat Creek, seven miles west OF