Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-09
souraERN PACIFIC.
Changes Made In onaees and omeiaia
Appointed.

AppOIuteos
SAN Francisco, November sth.-The foi-
owing changes have been made anne Ig
he Southern Pacific officials: The Offices
u Superintendent of Track, DIVISION Road
Master and Superintendent OF Bridges and
Buildings are abolished, aud The office of
Engineer of Aaintenap.ss cad Way Is ere |
and direction o. the General Manager, and |
viii have charge of the maintenance of |
ISay structures and improvements and ad. |
ditions thereto Oh all the operated lines.
The appointments are made as follows
Engineer of Maintenance of Way, w. G.
Curtis; Assistant Engineers, ]. b. Wallace
and Arthur Brown, all of whom will have
their headquarters here.
Resident Engineers are appointed as fol-
lows: n. B. Kellogg. first district, head
Quarters at Oakland, in charge of all lines
Between San Francisco, Truckee, Lathrop,
Rosevilie Junction and Davisville, includ-
ing the Santa Cruz Division.
Thomas Fitzgerald, second district. head
quarters at Ogden, in charge OF the line be-
tween Trrckee and Ogden.
n. Cooley, third district, headquarters
at Dunsmuir, in charge of the line between
Dav,sville, Roseville junction and Ash
land.
William Grandahl, fourth division, head
quarters at Portland, in charge of the lines
in Oregon north of Ashland, reporting d.
rectly to the manager of the lines in Ore
gon.
W. @. Ambrose, fifth district, head
quarters at Tulare, in charge of the line
Between Lathrop and Los Angeles.
81. Haywood, sixth district, headquarters
at Los Angeles, in charge of all lines east
of Los Angeles.
Suicide of saloen-Keeper.
PORTLAND (Or.), November Sth.-Karl
Selig, German saloon keeper, shot and
killed himself this morning in his saloon
at Oswego, a small town about FIVE miles
from this city. 6elig lived over the saloon.
When he arose he told his wife that he
was going down to open the saloon. He
appeared perfectly rational at the time. A
few minutes afterward his wife heard a
pistol shot, and going down stairs she
found her husband lying dead behind the
bar with a bullet.hole through the right
| temple No cause was assigned for the
deed. Selig was about so years of age and
for a long time was engaged in the whole
sale liquor business in Portland. Several
years ago he was divorced from his first
wife and few months since married his
present wife. He leaves an estate valued
at $50, 600 and several children.
Probable Fatal stabbing ARRAY.
SAN DIEGO, November sth.-A probable
fatal cutting afray occurred at Lewis
which q hostler named Lou was stabbed
| fifteen times by a stable-hand named Jos.
O'Hara. The affair was the outgrowth of a
dispute in regard to wages.
O'Hara, who is only boy about II years
old, attacked the man uHaweres and be-
fore interference could be made succeeded
in plunging the blade of large pocket
knife fifteen times into his victims body.
The assailant was arrested and the injured
man conveyed to the hospital. There is a
slight chance of his recovery.
The Body Identified.
PORTLAND (0r.), November sth.-This
morning the body of young man who
committed suicide yesterday in the Napa
lodging house was identified by means of
some papers found upon it as that of Harry
Moses. 1t was also ascertained that bis
parents live in Chicago, and that he had
for some time past been in the employ of
the Northern Pacific Railroad at Tacoma.
No motive is as yet known for the deed.
Dwelling-House Burned.
GRASS VALLEY, November Sth. - Last
night the dwelling-house occupied by Will
lam Harris and owned by KIT Temby, was
destroyed by fire. The house caught early
in the night and the fire was supposed to
have been put out, but at o'clock this
morning it fiared up and completely de-.
stroyed the house. The loss:is 81 500; in
surance, 81, 200.
Chinaman Murdered.
VICTORIA (B. c., November sth.-A Chi
nese cook named Ling to-day murdered
another Chinese who came to visit him
and hid the body under the bed. The men
had quarreled, and Ling struck his victim
from behind and nearly cut his head off.
Ling was arrested while escaping from the
house.
Mine Started Up.
SIERRA CITY, November Sth.-The long
contemplated starting of the Mountain
mine took place to-day. The 40-stamp
mill and cable tramway worked to perfec-
ton. Should the mine prove good it will
give a great impetus to other mining de-
yelopments which have long lain dormant
for want of capital.
Young Man Seriously Injured.
LODI, November Sth.- This morning
Charles Carver, aged 20, was riding run
ming horse at the Lodi driving park. The
horse fell while at full speed, throwing
Carver, breaking his arm in two places, and
striking on his head, causing conclusion of
the brain. He is now lying at the point of
death.
Two Men Drowned.
PoRr TOWNSEND Wash, November 9TH.
While in skiff in Port Townsend Bay
last evening, J. Carr and s. johnson, en-
ployed in the mills of that place, were
drowned. J. O'Brien, also in the boat at
the time. chung to the craft for three hours
after it was overturned, and was rescued.
Fire at st. Helena.
ST. HELENA, November Sth.-Dr. c. E.
Davis residence was destroyed by fire last
night, with all its contents. Loss, 81 600.
Davis is an insurance agent, but had no
insurance on his property.
The Chinese Left.
ABERDEEN (Wash.) }, November Sih.-All
the Chinese, to the number of about
twenty, left Aberdeen to-day by request of
committee of citizens. There was no
trouble.
The Negroes Great Advantage.
From his appearance in this country the
negro has been in the direct line of Anglo
Saxon training for self-help. Under the
providence of God the 200 years spent by
the African in the United States previous