Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-19

SANTA CRUZ, November 1Stn.-Ine state
Fruit-growers Convention, under the aus
pices of the State Board of Trade. assem-
bled at the y. NJ. c. A. Hall in this city
this morning. Mayor Bowman welcomed
the convention on behalf of the city and
Mrs. W. H. Aiken OF Highland in behalf
of the fruit itgroIers of the county and the
ladies of the city and county. Mrs. Aiken s
address was responded to by Mrs. Eilwood
Cooper of Santa Barbara. The reading of
essays and discussions of the convention
will begin this afternoon.
AT the session this afternoon. essays were
| read upon prune culture, by W. H. Aiken
of this county, and upon cherry culture by
Robert Hecht of Placer county. Discus
sion upon theae papers occupied the
balance of the day.
Pioneer Preacher Dead.
VACAvILLE, November 1Sth.-Rev. Try
| Taylor, an old-time Methodist preacher
who came to this coast in 1S49, and has
preached in nearly every town and hamlet
| in the State, died at his residence here on
| Sunday evening and was buried to-day
under the auspices of Vacaville Lodge, F.
and A. NJ. He was S4 years of age, anG
| had claimed this place as his residence fol
nearly thirty years. He leaves widow
and daughter, Mrs. J. W. Gilmor.
| burglary at OrasS taIieys
GRASS VALLEY, November 1Sth.-Last
night burglars entered the hardware store
| of Samuel Fisher, on Mill street and made
| thorough search for money. They got
| some forty cents in small change, and then
| pocket-knives and an old pistol were stolen,
| The burglars got about s. worth of stolen
| piunder. The burglary was evidently com-
mitted by experts. There are number of
tough characters in town.
Captured Forger.
PORTLAND OR, November lSth.-An-
| drew Mario presented a check to-day at the
| Commercial National Bank for 800, pur-
| porting to have been signed by ]. H. Smith,
the railway contractor. The paying teller
Immediately recognized the check to be a
| forgery, and called the cashier, who tele-
| phoned for an officer. Mario was taken
| into custody, and at the Jail claimed that
| he bought the check paving $40 therefor.
Trotting at stockton.
STOCKTON, November 1S.h.-The trotting
record meeting commenced here to-day
| California beat Lizzie F. and Maud Best
time, 2:29i. Moses S. tied his record OF
2:224. The match race between Mount
! Vernon and Chief Thorne (pacers) was
won by Thorne. Best time, 2:231 Lottery
Ticket trotted mile in 2;264 Stamboul
will trot on Thursday against his record.
Glove Fight Approved.
| San Francisco, November 1Sth.-The
| jury in the case of Sidney Huntington,
one of the principals arrested during the
glove fight at the California Club last Sep
| tember, returned q verdict of not guilty
| this afternoon. This virtually settles the
| question of the right of athletic clubs to
| hold glove exhibitions without police in
| reference.
Kicked to Death by a Horse.
TRAvER, November 1Sth-This morning
while the 12-year old boy of E. Ellis, who
resides near Traver, was riding one horse
and leading another, the one be was lead
| ing suddenly wheeled and kicked him on
| the right side above the groin. The boy
died in fifteen minutes.
Criminal Derailment.
SALEM (Or), November 1Sth.-The Rail-
road Commissioners to-day resumed the
investigation of the Lobish wreck on the
Southern Pacific. Manager Koehler was
represented by counsel. Several witnesses
testified, sustaining the company's theory
of criminal derailment.
DIR. Ford's Estate.
SANTA CRUZ, November 1Sth.-The will
of the late DR.. Charles Ford of Watson
vile was filed to-day in the County Clerk S
Office. Most of the property. valued at
half million, is left to relatives in the
East.
Harvey Brown Insolvent.
OAKLAND November 18th. = Harvey
Brown, an attorney for the Southern Pa
cific Company, was adjudged insolvent to-
day. His liabilities are about S173 900.