Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-03
Eastern BIockales.

Eastern Biockades.
KANSAS CITY, January 2d.-The last of
the belated passenger trains stalled on the
Kansas prairie in yesterdays snow-storm,
did not reach the union depot until 5
o'clock this afternoon. 1t was the Santa
Fee train from the southwest. The Burl-
ington and Missouri trains were reached by
relief trains this morning. The passengers
experienced no inconvenience beyond an
unbroken fast from yesterday noon.
Trains were dug out from huge drifts and
arrived here a little before noon.
DENVER, January 2d.-A blizzard has
been raging in Nebraska and Kansas dur
ing the pasttWenty four hours, and through
trains on nearly all through lines are
blockaded by snow. Last nights trains
were abandoned in some instances, and all
but one or two East-bound trains scheduled
to leave this morning were abandoned.
Railroad Foreclosures.
CHICAGO. January 2d.-The forthcoming
number OF the Rail,gdy Age will contain 8
review of the foreclosure sales and receiv-
erships for 1890. During the year there
were sold under foreclosure twenty-nine
roads, aggregating 3,S25 miles and about
S1S2, 100000 of funded debt and capital
stock. Twenty-six railways went into the
hands of receivers. They embrace nearly
5000 miles of lines and over S105, 600, 900 of
securities.
Orange Buying Excursionists.
TAMPA (Fia) January 2d-The Orange
Buyers Association, which has been on an
excursion to Cuba, have arrived here
homeward- bound. 1t is composed of
members of firms and their representatives
from the principal cities of the United
States engaged in buying oranges for ship-
ment to fruit distributing cities. The
President is T. Moorehouse of California.
While in Havana the members of the asso.
citation were entertained by the Governor
General
Epidemic of Smallpox.
ST LOUIS, January 2d.-For some months
past an epidemic of smallpox has been
raging along the Texas and Mexican bor-
ders, as well as in several towns in the in
terror of Texas. Yesterday the Mexican
Government took the matter in hand and
sent corps of physicians to Porfirio Diaz
across from Eagle pass to vaccinate the
people and isolate those stricken with the
disease. A strict quarantine is enforced on
the American side.
scottdaIe Works Closing Down.
SCoTTDALE PA J. January 2i.-The Scott
dale Rolling Mil Company and Pipe
Works and the Charlotte Furnace and
Coke Works at this place have shut down
indefinitely. One thousand men are out
of employment. Next week the Frick
Coke Company will close /, 200 coke ovens.
This will throw a large number of men out
of work. The business Of the town is al
most paralyzed.
Work of Dastards.
New YORK, January 2d-The west
bound express train on the Lackawanna
road was badly wrecked near West Patter-
son last night, some miscreants having
fixed switch so that the express was
thrown on siding where lot of fiat cars
loaded with pig-iron stood. The passengers
were badly shaken up and three trainmen
severely injured.
The Story Denied.
CHICAGO, January 2d-Messrs. Armour,
Morris and Swift of the big packing firms
declare that the statement in the dispatch
from St. Louis to the effect that they were
about to purchase the Union Stock Yards
at that city and the National Stock Yards
at East st. Louis is untrue.
Coal Miners On Strike.
PITT=RURG, January 2d-The coal min
ers along the Monolgahela river are now
die on account of a strike for an advance
| in the price of mining. Three thousand
men are out and the strikers claim the
strike will be general in few days.
Ingalls, Wanted at Washington,
ATcHIsoN (Kas.), January Ex-senator
ingalls, left for Washington last night after
| receiving an imperative telegram from
Senators Edmunds and Hoar that party
necessity demanded his presence in the
National Capital.
Daring Robbery.
BUFFALO (Minn.), January 2d-Two
masked robbers entered the Office of the
County Treasurer of Wright county last
night and knocked the Treasurer senseless.
They then took $500 and fed. There is
no clue to the robbers.
Fatal Collision.
BALTIMORE, January 2d.-Engineer Cor
nell and fireman Williams were killed in a
collision last night between two trains on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway. The
other engineer and fireman were badly
injured.
Perished in the Flames.
CORSICA Tex. J, January 2d.-The Avenue
Hotel, a wooden structure near the Cotton
Belt depot, was burned last night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdaniel, of McGregor, Tex, and an
unknown man and boy perished.
Champion Chess-P1ayers.
New YORK, January 2d-Steinitz won
the chess game to-day. The score now
stands: Steinitz, A. Gunsburg, 2; drawn, 4.
An Assassination.
ANTE CITY (La.), January 2d.-C. G.
Houque, a prominent citizen, was assassi-
mated tonight. The murderers escaped.
Another Failure.
MIpDLETowN IN. Y.) January 2d.-The
Frank r. Miller Paper Mill Company has
assigned. Liabilities, $4,000.