The record-union., 1896-01-13
IN SMALL COMPASS.
Boiled Down News of Late Telegraphfc
Dispatches.


Dispatches.
Cloverdale, Sonoma County, is soon to
hold citrus fair.
Ex-Attorney-Genera Francis Barlow
OF New York is dead.
William Sharratt, charged at San
Jose with arson, has been released.
Senator Perkins has asked the Secre-
| tary of the Navy for more warships for
the Pacific Coast
John S. Wilbur has been superseded
| by w. c. Eads as Superintendent of
Construction of the San Joaquin Valley
Railroad.
| Mrs. w. K Vanderbilt and o. H. P.
| ReImont's marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the Mayor Of New York on
Saturday.
John O'Mara of Brenenda while in
sane tried to kill his wife, but she
eluded him, saddled a horse and struck
out for the hills.
| Joe Choynski reiterates his belief in
his ability to put Jim Hall to sleep
when they meet on the 2Oth of this
month in the ring.
John A. Kendig, a prominent attorney
and classmate of President Garfield,
was found dead at his residence in Chi
cago on Saturday.
One hundred and thirty tons of
armor- plate for the battle-ship Oregon S
turrets were shipped from Bethlehem,
Pa, to San Francisco on Saturday.
Harry G.. Chaffee, who is a stepson of
ex-Secretary of State Roggen of Ne
braska as been discarged from the
army by order of Secretary Lamont.
Crescendo won the Baldwin Hetsl
stakes at Ingleside on Saturday. The
other winners were Shield Bearer.
Yankee Doodle, Burmak, Ferrier and
Fly.
The Buckley primary for the election
of a new Democratic General Commit
tee in San Francisco was held Saturday
night. Something like 5000 votes We're
cast.
George Werner Hoffman, an electri-
clan, 20 years old, was killed at the
Electric Improvement Company's
works Saturday evening while making
switch.
Charles L. Hill, formerly baseball
player, later a Suisun saloonkeeper
and more recently a brakeman, shot and
killed his wife Agnes on Saturday even
ing in Oakland.
w. E. Aldrich, late Treasurer of Cos
per County, Neb., has fed. While his
accounts were being investigated the
Courthouse was burned, and he is sus-
pected of being the incendiary.
The Kentucky Republican caucus has
chosen DR.. Hunter as their candidate
two absentees. 1t is believed Mr.. Hunter
will receive the entire Republican vote.
Representative Barham has intro
| duced a resolution directing the engi-
neer in charge of the Napa River, Cali
fornia, to report to Congress what is
necessary to be done upon this river to
improve it's navigability.
A D. Ruff of Owingsville, KY, the
Oldest and probably the best-known
member of the National League of
American Wheelmen, who recently
made a trip to Yellowstone Park on his
bicycle, is dead, aged so years.
A serious accident happened to the
steamer George w. Elder, which left
Portland, Or, on Saturday for San
Francisco, and she returned to Port
land in tow of the steamers Oklahama
and Harvest Queen for repairs.
The Secretary of the Interior has ap-
proved to the Central Pacific Railway
Company, as a successor of the Cali
fornia and Oregon Railway Company, a
grant in the Redding, Cal, Land Dis
trict, containing 67,TS4 acres of land.
Des Moines detectives have arrested
nineteen students and the janitor of
Drake Medical College on the charge of
robbing the graves at Saylorville Gene
terry. which were recently opened, and
also with robbing graves at the County
Poor Farm.
1t has been learned that the English
Government has just entered into con-
tract with the officials Of the New York,
Ontario and Western Railroad for the
delivery of 100000 tons of coal to
points along Lake Ontario and the Ca
madam borders.
The writ of mandate which the San
Joaquin Valley road asked of the Su
preme Court to enable it to progress
uninterruptedly through Fresno and
afterward through other towns has been
| denied. All such franchises must be
put up at competitive sale.
Miss Therese Middlemass of San
Francisco, who is visiting the Farquhar
family in Sunnyside, Or, took an over
dose of cocoaine on Saturday night
with an intent to pry into the myster-
les of celestial realms. Disappointment
| in love was the cause of the act.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel authorizes the
statement that there seems to be mis-
apprehension as to Canada's position in
reoa rd tQ fha treaty. 0f arhftraf finn of
Behring Sea seizure claims. The Pre-
mier states positively that Canada has
agreed to the terms of the treaty.
Archbishop Riordan and Father Nc
Sweeney of Oakland denounce as a
fraud the alleged Sisters of Mercy
Founding Home near San Leandro.
The women who are running the place
are not Sisters. The institution is gen
orally condemned and viii be broken up.