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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
an Auburn Constable Succeeds in
DiSsracing Himself.
HOMICIDE AT VIRGINIA CITY.
Young Rose Confesses and Tells
Where the Remains of the
Woman Were Buried
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EsooRD- UNIoH.l
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EsooED-uN1ov.l
DESPERATE KILL
Much Satisfaction Expressed at His Sud
den Demise

den Demise.
VIRGINIA New, March Slst-D W. Prentice,
noted Comstock desperado was killed to-day
by John Taylor. Prentice had been an inmate
of the County Hospital for some time, having
his frozen feet treated. While there Tsy lor
wrote a letter to Prentice, stating that he Gay
lori had purchased the Winfield mill-site in
Seven-Mi!e Canyon, on which several buildings
were located, among which was one occupied
by Prentice as a residence, and Taylor wrote
that he desired Prentice 10 remove his effects
from the premises at the earliest date convent
eut
To-day Prentice went to Taylor's residence
and Mrs Taylor says she met him in the front
OF the premises and that Prentice threatened to
kill her husband on sight. Taylor was inside
and says he heard the remarks of Prentice and
grasped rifle known as a Louisiana wager,
loaded with buckshot and emerged from the
side door of his residence. Proceeding to the
front he met Prentice, who shifted caue from
his right to his left hand, put his right behind
him as If to draw gun. Taylor then fired, the
charge striking Prentice full in the throat tear
ing the entire front part of his neck away from
under his jaw to its connection with the trunk
Taylor came to town and placed himself in
custody Of the Sheriff, saying that Prentice was
not dead, but he considered him mortally
wounded.
When your correspondent reached the scene
few minutes later. Prentice was dead, and
from the nature OF the wound had probably
died a few seconds after the shot was fired.
Prentice has record of killing six men, one
in California, another al the Piute House in
lower Gold Hill. ana four OF the five vic inns in
the fight at the Waller Defeat Shaft of the Jus
tice Mine, on October 3, 1874.
Prentice was also employed as a fighter in the
disputed title to the ground in SixMile canyon
between the Gold Hill and Virginia Wafer Com
pany and Park Bowie, about thirteen years
ago.
During that contest he put a bullet in the hip
OF X. h. Lindsay, now a prominent Reno sttor-
ney, VINO was employed as a shotgun expert
on the opposite side, and to this incident Lind
say owes his admittance to practice at the Ne
vada bar, as he employed his time while recov-
erlng from the wound to the study of law.
When the person of Prentice was searched
by the Coroner after the tragedy the only dan
gerous weapon found was flask of Northend
whisky. He was considered dangerous man,
ing off
Taylor was formerly sapper and miner in
the L. s. Corps of Engineers. Subsequently he
was employed as detective on the Union Pa
citc and Atlantic and Pacific Railroads and lat
terly as miner.
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DANGEROUS TO MARRY.
Millionaire Blythe's Opinions of the
Opposite Sex.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3lst-In the Blythe
case this morning Henry de GIoot, miner and
journalist, formerly editor of The Mining and
Scientific FTess, was cross examined at great
length by Mr. Highton. He testified to a con-
versation with the millionaire in 1851 on social
topics
The witness was referring to Blythe's expert
ence with Nellie Firmin and the fact that he
had done a bad thing for two mines OF his in
naming them Nellie No. and Nellie No. .
Blythe said yes, the person after whom the
mines were named had turned ungrateful and
had caused him a great deal of trouble. He
said he believed some women would poison
man to get his property. His experience with
her, he said, had made him more cautious in
his alliances with women.
The witness said to him jocularly that he
supposed he was now leading bachelors life
Blythe answered that "it is not good for man to
be alone;" that he was not exactly married but
he had met very comely young person, whom
he had taken into his service or under his pro-
lection or as his housekeeper, but which of
these expressions he had used the witness could
not recollect The witness got the impression
that she Miss Dickason( was his housekeeper.
He said she was comely young person, very
amiable, but had rather high temper. In the
same conversation the millionaire said it was
dangerous to marry at his age, especially in Cal
ifornia, where there were so many scheming
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COUNTY REGISTRATION.

The Attorney-General Says the Present
Registers Must Not be Cancelled.
Lewis Freer, District Attorney OF Butte
county, writes from Oroville to Attorney
General Johnson asking mis- opinion as to
the construction to be given to Section
1904 OF the Political Code, as amended in
1889 1t seems that the Great Register in
Butte county has been Cancelled and new
registration is necessary, and the District
Attorney wishes to have the Attorney
Generals opinion as TO whether registra-
ton can be made ct any time prior TO the
coming general election and cease fifteen
days before, or whether the statute limits
the time of registration 10 exactly 100 DAYS,
ceasing fifteen days before, and thus leav-
ing only eighty y-tive days in which 10 make
the complete register.
The Attorney-Generalh hiss answered Mr..
Freer's question as follows:
Replying to yours of the Goth inst.
have to say that l do not know of any law
which justities the cancellation of your
Great Register at this time, and the same
should be treated as uGcancelsG. Regis
tration can continue to be made on this
Register. | would suggest, however, 10
save any complication, that the Board of
Supervisors should set aside the order of
cancellation which they have made Our
present law, passed at the last session of
the Legislature, which says, Such registra-
ton shall commence 100 days before
general election and shall continue eighty
days thence next ensuing, when such reg
istration shall cease operates as words of
Limitation as far as that general election
and voting thereat are concerned. l agree
with you that the sections you cite are still
operative. The new registration may be
ordered by the Board of Supervisors this
is permissive: but the time of taking effect
of the order is POSTPONED until hundred
days before the election. and it is manda-
tory that, when the order is made, the reg
istration shall commence then"
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FLOODED DISTRICTS,
More Breaks and Destruction of Property
Reported.

>AAo'o ASAS"ho anu DCStTuCtiOn OI properly
Reported.
MEMPHIS, March 3lst.-Rain has fallen in tor
rents since last night. The Mississippi river is
again rising and II is probable that all the low
lands below Helena will be inundated
break in the levee occurred at midnight at
austin, Miss, aud this morning has widened to
800 feet: There is no possible way to close the
gap and 1t may increase to an unlimited extent
All the plantations in the vicinity are being
rapidly submerged and the tenants are leaving
without saving any of their effects
CITY UNDER WATER
MEMPHIS, March 3lst-The Appedrs Green
Vile, Miss, special says: The levee north of
the city gave way at noon despite the efforts of
the people, and water poured in upon tie city,
which always before had been above the level
OF the Mississippi at its greatest hight.
The flood is a tremendous one and the large
body of water is pouring in from three breaks
above and spreading out in all directions, in
undating plantation after plantation, which in
the Hood of 1882 were above the water
II is estimated by engineers that a large Dor
ton of the city will be flooded and that the
greatest hight of water will reach in the lower
parts three feet. 1t is greatly feared that the
heayy wind and rain now prevailing will cause
the levees to give way in new places
Water from the Austin break will leave an
outlet in the 1azoo river which will inundate a
large section of country in sunflower and
Iazoo counties. No lives are reported lost and
no actual suffering is anticipated.
LATER.-Two white men and a negro. while
crossing the river in skiff, were drowned by
the boat capsizing Many slight casualties re-
suited from skiffs coming i'll contact with wire
fences and other hidden distractions.
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A CONSTABLE DIsGRACED.
A Pretty Little Chinawoman Stolen
Through Aid of the Law.

AUBURN, March S1st.-A Chinawoman steal
ing case was examined into to day by our local
magistrate. Constable Flick went to Stockton a
week ago and arrested, as it is claimed, re-
spectacle married Chinawoman. The same day
Constable Swift of Sacramento arrested the hus-
band and took him to Sacramento. The Stock
ton woman and another woman, prostitute of
sacramento, were brought to Auburn. Instead
of lodging the prisoner in Jail she was turned
loose in a Chinese bagnio with the Sacramento
woman. The woman-stealers the next day
spirited away the stockton woman and the Sac
ramento substitute appeared in Court as defend,
ant.
No case was made out to-day, and the woman
was discharged on the charge of embezzlement.
Flick was arrested and is under bonds and a
warrant is out for the hghbinder 1t is most
disgracetul proceeding, which makes the tax
payers howl. There nave been thirteen law
yers employed on the case, Two in San Fran
cisco. two in Stockton, three in Sacramento and
five on the case in Auburn, and results in big
bill! for the county to pay. A pretty little
ua0lc chattel, and Constable is disgraced.
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A WIDOWS REVENGE.
She Chastises Married Man for Trifiing
With Her h;ecf;ops

BUFFALO, March 31st.-Mrs Kate Waldruff
threw a pound of red pepper into the eyes of
Fred Williams Saturday night. Williams is
painter by trade. and 1t was at house on Peck
ham street where he was working that the scene
occurred.
Mrs. Waldruf has been widow only a short
time. and she is well fixed financially. Williams
had been courting her for three months and
they were engaged to be married the week after
Easter, but the widow was given a hint that her
lover could not legally mary her. She started
out Saturday on an investigating tour and found
that the gay Lothario not only had wife but
five small children, and that they were in a
starving condition. Williams had been neglect
ing them to spend his evenings with her.
Mrs. Waldrutf took the neglected wife to
where her husband was working and made her
witness the punishment she inflicted She had
provided herself with red pepper. and this she
threw in the deceivel's eyes, binding him.
Then she laid a rawhide about his head cutting
itso that physicians had to be called to dress his
wounds The scene drew crowd but the
spectators all sympathzed with the widow, and
nobody interfered to he. p the bli lded yiotim of
her wrath.
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PETER AND JOHN.
The Two Disciples of the Popular Fistic
Arena.

NEW YORK March 3st - The sporting editor
of the Sun says, in speaking OF the fight be-
tween Jackson and Sullivan: "I have Jus. re-
ceived a letter from London which says: The
sporting men here think great deal of Jack.
sons tistic prowess, and are nearly all prepared
to back him heavily against Sullivan in case the
fight comes off,
This shows that Sullivan's failure to defeat
Mitchell has lessened him greatly in English
estimation. In Australia jackson has naturally
many partisaus. But as Sullivan has never been
there and as the colony naturally takes its
opinion from the mother country he cannot
have many friends there who will bet heavily
on him: Australian money, therefore, will be
sent TO San Francisco for investment.
In this county nine out of tea sporting men
are of the opinion that Jackson is no match for
sullivan, and fully IS per cent of them will
back their opinion with money. This being the
fact, feel sure that if Peter and John come to-
gether under the auspices of the California
Athletic Club the betting ON the result will be
four times as great as was ever known on SINH
lar event.
English and Australian money will be there
in fabu oos amounts, and American money will
be there to cover it. would not be surprised If
81 100000 changed hands through this fight
The victor can well afford to retire from the
ring. for his reward will be the greatest ever
gladiator earned"
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BRILLIANT SPENDTHRIFT,
The Greatest Criminal Lawyer in Austria
Ruined hY a. nhlinr

NEW YORK, March 3lst.-Dr. Edmund Mark
breiter, the most celebrated criminal lawyer at
the Austrian bar, fed from Vienna on March
Sd to escape arrest for embezzlement and for
debts amounting To $500, 900. He sailed for New
York few days later, and arrived here on the
18th. Last Tuesday morning he left the hotel
here with all his baggage, and his pre- ent
whereabouts is unknown.
The story OF his success at the Vienna bar and
OF the crimes immediately preceding his down.
fall and flight is dramatic interest. His first
great achievement was the defense of man
of numbering thirteen ear old girl. His sum
ming up in II e case WAS 50 poweifui that as il
closed everyone in the Courtroom. except the
Judge, rose from his chair and pressed forward
10 catch every word. His reputation was then
made His practice sweiled to enormous pro-
portions All celebrated divorce. forgery and
murder cases, which abound il Vienna, came
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His Political Enemies are Fearful of Its
Result.

BERLIN, March SlSt.-There is no saddcr story
IN history than the enlargement of the Iron
Chancellor from the reiguing scion Of the royal
house to whom he han devoted the glorious
gifts bestowed on him by the Creator during
lifetime exceeding by several years the usual
period allotted to mankind II is not that old
age has dimmed his eyes, clouded his faculties
or impaired his strength.
He rides Tor an hour or so every day, and his
hgure is stalwart ana stlonC, without a Superfiu-
ous ounce OF flesh. His eyes-prntrude slightly
as phrenoloEiSts say IS always the case with
those whose memory n projigiouS, and have the
bright light that ss1ss in the eyes of men whose
courage never tails He looks what ne !s-the
very essence and embodiment of modern i'm
perial Germany.
Even his po.ltical enemies, by whom his de-
paTture Is heralGed as a victory, are becoming
anxious. Il begins TO dawn upon them thst his
loss is no gain to parliamentary government,
but quite reverse. and a gain to the cause of Il
strongly centralized military government.
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SHE WOULDN'T SING.
And the School Superintendent Con
plains 10 the States Attorney.

And the School Superintendent Com
plains 10 the States Attorney.
The following letter has been written by
Attorney General johnson to Hamilton
Wallace, School Superintendent of Tulare,
in answer to the lstter's inquiry as
to whether or not he had any re-
course in law when a teacher refused to
help him out in the closing exercises of his
school, by singing and playing:
Replying to yours of the 18th instant,
have to say that ! find nothing in the law
which can be enforced against the lady
teacher who, you say, declined TO sing and
play at the closing exercises of your public
school, although you politely made the re-
quest of her. In such matters, outside of
the prescribed curriculum of duty, as laid
down in the law, you will have to depend
on concert of action, or reasonable rules
adopted beforehand by your Board OF
Trustees or the State Board of Education.
You might look at those rules and see
whether there has been any infringements
on them !"
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CONVENT BURNED.
Sister Blanker Jumped from the Fourth
Story aud Was Killed.

MILWAUKEE, March Slst.-A fire broke out at
O'Clock tonight in St. Joseph's Catholic Con-
vent and the entire building and contents were
burned. Sister Banker finding escaped cut off,
jumped from the fourth-story window and sus-
tanned fatal injuries. Two young candidates,
Rose Minet and Mary Werener, jumped from
the third story windows and were seriously in
Jured. Two tremen were also badly hurt by
the falling walls.
All the other inmates, nearly seventy-five in
number, succeeded in getting out safely under
the guidance of the Sisters, who prevented
many young girls from throwing themselves
from the windows in their fright The loss is
$4,000; insurance, So, 600.
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The French detectives who have been search
ing for Eyraud, the strangler, have returned to
France without their man. They were unable
February. Yet two young ladies claim they
saw him in New York within two or three
weeks.
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MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANCE.
Several Railroad Companies Asking for
the Same Avenue.

SEATTLE (Wash), March 3lst.-Saturday even
ing Mrs. ]. c. Mainwaring, the wife of car
penter of this city, mysteriously disappeared,
together with her child. She had on her per-
son 81 500 just drawn from the bank Her hus-
band states that she told him of her intention
to draw the money, and believes she has been
murdered as they always lived agreeably to-
gether.
Wednesday evening the City Council will act
on the railroad franchises asked for by the
Union and Northern Pacific Companies The
situation is a peculiar one. Railroad avenue is
but 100 feet wide, and ninety-eight feet has al
ready been granted to the Seattle. Lake Shore
and Eastern and TO the Great Northern For
the other twenty-five feet three roads are bid
ding. The Fairhaven and Southern and Union
Pacific, and the Northern Pacific and Columbi
avenue.
The probability is that the Council will pro-
pose to the two roads now holding the franchise
other roads and if they refuse to do this will re-
woke their franchise.
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Manitoba Politics.

WINNIPEG (Man.), March Slst.-Iieutenaut-
Governor Schultz to-day informed the Govern
ment that he had decided to withhold his con-
sent 10 the two bills enacted by the Legis ature
pr1yiGlng for the sale of lands for delinquent
taxes. His action has caused great excitement
and it is stated tonight that Premier Greenway
and his colleagues will resign their portfolios
If they DO Joseph Martg, who retired from the
Office of Attorney. General to-day, will he the
new Premier, and Isaac Campbell and Clifford
Sexton Will succeed Greenway and smart in the
Cabinet.
Mexican Railways.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 3lst.-A contract has
been made between Guatemala and the French
syndicate tor the construction Of railroad
from the capital to the Atlantic to connect
with the Central Railway, running between the
capital and the Pacific. ana thus complete the
inter.oceanic route across the Republic.
Would Not Kill the Gar.
LONDON, March Slst A st. Petersburg dis
patch today to the daily Telegraph says: A man
committed suicide yesterday leaving a letter
saying he destroyed himself sooner than 10 kill
the Gar, he having been selected by ballot for
that duty. The letter gave the names of his ac-
completes, several of whom were arrested.
The City of Paris.
LONDON March 3lst-t is rumored that the
divers are unable 10 discover any trace of the
starboard engine of the City of Paris. Fears are
entertained that the Bleaching of the vessel will
involve the risk of breaking her back. Beach
ing, therefore, will be resorted to only il case
OF absolute necessity.
Honoring Bismarck
BERLIN, March 3lSt.- Prince Bismarck re-
ceived 5000 citizens OF Hambu this afternoon.
To o-night torchlight procession was given in
honor of the eX-ChanCellor. Extraordinary
preparations are being made for the celebration
OF his birthday to morrow.
Thorough Co-Operation.
BERLIN, March S:st.-Negot atoms have been
entered into by the respective chief officers Tor
the establishment OF thorough cooperation by
the German and English trades Unions.
Work VIII he Resumed.
LONDON, March 3lst Michael Davitt has
compiled the terms for the settlement of the
Liverpool dock strike. Both sides agree to re-
sumo work Immediately.
Untrue Rumors.
LONDON, March 3lst.-The Brazilian Govern
meut tslegraphs the Brazilian Minister that
the reports Of disafection in Brazil are un-
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NEW TO-DAY.

Advertisements of Meeting Notices, Wants, Lost
Fousd, For Sale, To Let end sinaldr notices under
this head are inserted for cents per line the frs;
time and cents per line each subsequent time. al
notices OF this character will be found under this
heading,
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THE PRINCE OF WALES.
He is Soon TO be Proclaimed the King oi
nd

THSTinU.
NEW YORK, Aprtl lst.-A morning Journals
cablegram irom London says il is NV said on
the highest official authority, as well as being a
matter of gossip of Parliament and clubs that
the Queen is seriously considering the step OF
abdlcatiug this throne. The recent reception
OF the Prince OF Wales by the German Emperor
had great effect on the aged Queen, who is
convinced that her son ought to have q chance
to play the leading role in England during the
rest of her life which certainly will be Short.
The Queens bodily iufirmity is increasing, and
she is so rapidly running to flesh tha. massage
is necessary TO assist her in breathing
One strong objection the Queen has n abdi-
eating is the contingency of being csl.ed ex-
Queen. She wishes the title of Queen Regent
for the rest of her life A special bill wtlI be
introduced i'll Parliament when she is willing
to resign the actual throne and the PFiuce Of
Wales is crowned King OF England and Emperor
of India.
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to his hands. His annual income grew to SS5,-
900 and occasionally $4,000 an immense sum
for professional man on the continent. He be-
came tie greatest gambler in the empire.
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Deed of a Desneradn.

ALBUQUERQUE (N.M.), March 3lst-The village
OF Los Padillas, on the Rio Grande, below the
lgnacio Montoya and Vicente Chaves were in a
saloon when Montoya, angered at remark
made by the proprietor, commenced firing at
10 prevent him from killing the saloou-keeper
when Montoya turned and shot Chaves through
the abdomen.
Tue unfortunate man lived in great agony
several hours. Mouioya has killed three or
four men in the pas few years and is one of the
worst stock desperadoes in New Mexico He
has . villainous appearance and would kill on
toe slightest provocstion.
Pacific Coast Weather
IoSE CITY, March Slst.-A drizzling rain fell
nearly all yesterday and until l. o. clock at night
then il cleared OF bringing quite g severe frostS
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01

T OST-A GOLD BREASTPIN, SET WITH
IL pearls, shape of half moon The finder
Will leave it at this Office and receive a liberal
reward mrIq-3t*
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AN APPRENTICE GIRL WANTED FOR
II dressmaking. Apply at Ill H street.
mro9 3t
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01

CTOLEN-FROM 923 TWELFTH STREET, A
- small yellow dog; answers to name OF
"Churchie." Return and be rewarded. mr30-2t*
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01
R lid HOUSE,
j Street.
SACRAMENTO...... CAL,
FRUITS, SEED, PRODUCE, ETC.
PACIFIC MARKET,
ChristiansOn & Dierssen, PrOpriet0rs,
725 AND 727 j STREET.

GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
VI Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Fruits,
Produce, Groceries, etc. mr29-tf
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WANTEU-LUST. FOUND.

NyANTED-BY A SINGLE GENTLEMAN
w room and board with a private family,
within eight blocks of business center; refer
ences given. Address, stating location and
terms c. X. L., P. o. Box 5S, city. mr3l-2t*
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FOR SALE-TO LET-ETC.

RI o LET-Two- STORY HOUSE OF 8 ROOMS
1 and use of good range and bath. Upper or
lower floors to let separately if desired. and
suitable for Offices. go l street, opposite Court
House. Inquire of J. n. PORTER, 1O06 Fourth
street. mr3I If
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WI ANTED-A SITUATION AT ANY KIND
w OF labor in city. Address, A. MCMULLEN,
Sacramento p. o. mrSl.Hs