Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-11
Ti'otting Horse. Congress,

BUFFALO IN. ", February 1Oth.-A
most important meeting to people inter-
ested in trottiDg horses is the biennial con-
gress of the National Trotting Association.
Prominent men from all parts of the
United States are arriving tonight, but
the attendance is not as large as usual, be-
cause of the horse sales in Kentucky.
The Committee on Rules had a resolu-
ton under consideration to the effect that
the rule sending horse to the stable not
winning heat in five be reduced to three.
The Board of Review will meet on Tues
day. the congress on Wednesday, after
which G. ]. Hamlin, the owner of Belle
Hamlin, will give banquet to the WIS.,
itors.
Distressing Accidens.
CoRINTH (Miss.), February 10.-A dis
tressing accident was reported here to-day
from Yellow creek, in San Domingo county,
which happened during the heavy rain
Jim Seals and family, emigrants from
Double Springs, Ala, attempted to cross
Yellow creek in wagon. The stream was
out of its banks, and the wagon foated
down with the current and capsized,
drowning four children, aged from to 10
years. The horses were also drowned and
everything lost. The parents alone sur
vived.
The children were buried at a neighbor-
ing graveyard. The parents are left penni-
less and almost prostrsted with grief.
Without Food or Clothing.
DEvIL's LAKE On. d. February 10TH
William j. Cramnie, Indian Agent at the
DEVILS Lake Agency, states that the In
dians in his charge, numbering nearly
LOCO, are wholly destitute, having neither
food or clothing, and must starve to death
unless supplies are sent in from the out
side at once.
Over one-half of the Indians are suffer-
ing from pulmonary diseases, superin-
dueed by their famished condition and the
recent cold weather, aud it is feared that
those who are thus afflicted cannot sur
yive, as they have had no medical treat
ment, and many of the cases have devel-
oped into pneumonia.
Great Loss of Life.
MEMPHIS, February 10th-The towboat
Port Eads sank opposite this city at
o'clock this morning. She was en- route
from Cairo to New Orleans, towing seven
grain-laden barges when she struck the
east pier of the bridge in course of con-
struction here. She had crew of forty
men, only ten of whom were saved. The
loss is $4,000.
Another Montana Blaze.
MORRIS (Mont) February 10th.-A de-
structive fire visited this place at o'clock
this morning, destroying nearly half a
block in the business portion of the town.
The cause of the fire is unknown. Loss,
$4,000; partly insured.
A Large Investment.
MINNEAPOLIS (Minn.), February 10TH
To-day the English syndicate that recently
purchased the Pillsbury and w. D. Wash
burn milling properties for s., 100000 made
its final payment of 81 600 900 cash. This
completes the largest investment made by
Britons in America.
Knocked Out.
BISMARCK IN. d., February 10th.-The
infamous scheme to give the Louisiana
lottery legal foothold in this State was
to-day sQuelched with suddenness that
made some of its supporters dizzy, in the
House of Representatives.
Rate War Imminent.
CHICAGO, February 10th.-To- morrow the
Union Pacific and Northwestern will with
draw from the Interstate Commerce Rail-
way Association, and it is thought that a
rate war will follow.
Striking Car Drivers.
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.), February 10sh--All
conductors on the line of the Peoples
Street Car Company struck to-day, because
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