Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-01
Another TranscontineptaI Railway

bonds. All went to Jail.
Another TranscontinensaI Railway
Sr. PAUL, July 31st.-The Northuesser7l
Rdilroadc- tomorrow will ssy: The Great
Northern Railway Line is making active
preparations for completing line to the
Pacific coast The East end Of the route
will start from point within three miles
east of Fort Assiniboine, following the
northern course which was located to the
summit of the Rockies. Seattle will be
tbs principal terminus of the line on
Puget Sound. Preparations are also made
for building south from Seattle towards
Portland.
The DeIoug Monument.
New YoRK. July 31st.-The bronze tab
lets designed for the Delong monument st
Annapolis are rapidly nearing completion
at the Brooklyn navy yard. These are
the second casts, the first having been
ruined by misspelling the name of the
ill-fated steamer Jeanette The designer
had spelled the name Janet. The present
tablets are perfect, and in few days will
be sent 20 Annapolis to be placed on the
monument to the dead members famous
Arctic expedition.
Railroad Contract Let.
SAN ANTONIO (Tex), July 31st.-A con.
tract was let day for building a railroad
from Matamora, on the Rio Grande, across
Mexico to San Bias, on the Pacific ocean.
1t is asserted that the scheme is backed at
this end by the syndicate now engaged in
procuring deep water hsrbor at the North
BraZos river, and on the other side by the
Mexican Government and weslthy Mexi-
cans.
Wheat Crop Estimate.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 3lst. = The best
authorities estimate the wheat crop of the
present season in the Dakotas and Mime
sofa at 100000 900 bushels. The hot
weather has not done serious damage, tax
ing the country as whole, and the harvest
is now in progress. The value of this crop
to the Northwest is estimated at 60000,001
at the lowest.
High Price for Horse.
LEXINGTON (Ky.), July 31st. = Three
years ago w. c. France paid 81 800 fer a
half interest in Red Wilkes. To-day
France paid McOann $50 600 for the other
half, besides giving him half of the horses
earnings this year, amounting to $4,000
more. This is more money than was ever
paid for half interest in horse of his
age.
Street Duel.
GREENWOOD miss }, July 31st.-Waitei
Stoddard, local artist, and J D. Money,
brother of Congressman Money, fought
duel on the street to-day. Stoddald was
instantly killed and Money badly wounded.
The trouble grew out of charges of corrup-
ton made against the city.
Wind and Thunder-Storms.
BosToN, July 31st.-Dispatches from diff
ferent points of New Eogland report that
the recent intensely hot weather was fol-
lowed onight by severe wind and thunder
storms. There was much damage to
property, but few casualties as far as heard
from. There have been many prostrations
from heat the past two days.
Destructive Fire.
WALNUT (Ill), July 31st-The business
portion Of this village was burned this
ings rendering all attempts to check the fire
futile. Fifty-six houses and stores were
destroyed, and sixteen families were burned
out. Loss, $l25, 900.
Thirty -eight Houses Burned.
Hungarian settlement to-day destroyed
thirty-eight houses. One hundred and
twenty Hungarian families were burned
out. but saved most of their effects. Loss
on houses probably $4,000,
Kansas Corn Crop.
KANSAS CITY, July 31st.-Special dis
patches from various points in Western
Kansas state that the hot winds the past
three days materially reduced the already
low condition of the corn crop in that part
of the State. Many fields will not yield
single ear.
Arms for Salvador.
New YORK, July 31st-A large shipment
of rifles and ammunition was offered the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company yester-
daT for shipment to Salvador. Owing to
the condition of affairs in Central America
the company refused to accept the ship
ment
Schooner Run Down.
New YORK, July 3lst.-The steamship
OLDHAM, from Rotterdam TO-DAY. reports
that she ran down French fishing
schooner off the newfoundland banks in
fog. Four of the schooner's crew we're
drowned.
Death of George L. Schuyler.
New LONDON Conn, July 31st.-George
L. Schuyler, the oldest member of the New
Yacht Club and one of its founders, died
this morning. Schuyler was so years old,
and was the last donor of the Americas cup.
Customs Duties.
WASHINGTON, July 31st-Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Spalding has af-
firmed the action of Collector Phelps in as
sessing the duty at 100 per cent. ad valorem
on cestain coverings for pipes and opera
glasses imported by Workman Bros & Co.,
at San Francisco. The appraisers reported
to the Collector that these coverings were
designed for use other than in the bona fide
transportation of goods to the United States.
can American Tragedy"
LONDON, July 31st.-In bar-room in the
Kings Lane road, discharged soldier
named Harper quarreled with two men,
and drawing revolver he killed both.
He claims that the men robbed him. He
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