Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-10

and fences and trees blown down. Parties
from the scenes Of disaster say fcu. houses in
the village were demolished, and Others suf
fered the loss of roof and chimneys. No loss
# life is reported. Farm houses and bsrns
in the surroundiag country sustained great
damage. The force If the storm seems to
have been spent at Ashton, as it was rot per-
ceptibie at kahoks.
TOPEKA ks y April 9sh.-News is coming
from various portions of the State relative to
the high winds OF Wednesday evening. The
house of Timothy Perry, twelve miles north
east Of Abilene. was struck by lightning, and
q son of Mr.. Perry killed. The same storm
blew down s windmil tower in the neighbor.
hood, and q number of houses were moved
in different parts of the country. Other per-
sons are reported killed. but there is pothirs
positive about it. At Chapman, in the same
vicinity, Methodist church was completely
demolished. At Manhattan the storm tore
the roof from the Methodist church and blew
down numerous ehimr eys. In this city there
was heavy rain, but 10 wind.
EAST SAGINAW mich J, April 9sh.-Rev.
Isaac Fulmer, residing ia Horner township,
Midland county, was killed by the tornado
Thursday evening" His house was demol-
ished, and several other persons were injured
IN the neighborhood The storm swept
through several townships in Bay county,
doing great damage to property.
DETROIT, April 9th-Thursday's cyclone
dropped upon the country north of Saginaw,
prostrating the telegraph lines. so that the
news is just coming in. The storm struck
in the townships of Williams, Beaver, Raw
kawlir, Augres. north and west of Bay City,
and did terrible execution, the greater part of
the loss being in Kawkawlin. A house was
Ii orally blown TO atoms, tle furniture
smashed and FIVE members Of the family more
or less injured. A German named Clumn
had his house destroyed, ard was himself se-
r;ously injured. Robert Fansley's house was
uuroofed. William Hartley's house was ear
ried bodily thirty feet and badly wrecked. ].
B SilvernsPs barn was unroofed A. Fres.
luh's barn was destroyed, COW killed and a
valuable horse ruined. and the house un-
rooted. David Garner's barn was destroyed
and his house unroofed. r. Nelson's barn
wss destroyed and his house unroofed. In
Augres township the loss was lighter. and
was on farms and the property of fishermen.
The loss was up in the tens OF thousands,
and ebout twenty Injured people have been
heard from, but no fatal accidents are re.
ported. The storm passed through three
miles of timber, and scarcely left tree
standing in space of one mile in width. Hsi
stones fell one and half inches in diameter
DETROIT, April 9th-Assyria, Barry conn
ty was also devastated by the Thursday
night cyclone. It's track was 40 RODS wide
Two children of Mr.. Mead were killed, ant
another badly injured. Levi Kenyon was
probably fatally hurt in a falling bailding.
The senate Foreign Relations Committee
and the Chinese Question.
WAsHINGToN. April 9th.-In response to 4
call for special meeting of the Senate
Foreign r lations Committee to assemble al
noon yesterday, for the purpose of consider
ing the Chinese question, Only four members
put III an Appearance, namely, Msssrs. Win
dom, Miller Of California, johnson and Pen
dleton. These four, together with Senator
Farley, VITO was present in accordance with
an invitation, in order to addfess the commit
tee, waited in the committee room for az
hour, in hopes that one additional member
might arrive and make up the requisite
quorum; buf this hope was disappointed, and
at half.pa l the Chairman ANNOUNCED q
postponenent Of the meeting until Monday
morning. The absent members were Ed
munds, who went South several weeks ago TO
accompany bis invalid daughter. and also for
the benefit of his ewn health /; Hill Of Geor
gia. who is under surgical treatment at Phila-
delphia; Lapham. who has been i'll since
Wednesday; Ferry, who was confined to his
hotel by threatened pneumonia, and Morgan,
whose absence is Ios accounted for 1t is
believed that there will be no difficulty in
obtaining quorum TO morrow, aud daiiv
meetings may be expected thereafter until
the subject is disposed of by reporting new
biil to the Senate.
Letter from. the Broiher or Jesse James,
MEMPHIS. April 95h.The 4ppsGt pub.
fishes the following letter purpofr.ug to be
from Frank James. The letter is written
Il.pL rS G hDtaI rao:ufar Sa
name of which is cut eff 1t is believed to be
authentic, and is published just SIS it was ie-
ceiyed
MENFHrs, April 4, 1854
Editors OF the Appeal seen in Tuesday, paper
that my brother, Jesse James. was killed left
Tuesday evening this place for parts unknown.
Every day can pick up paper and see our names
in it. Their is not robbery committed but what
is laid on Jesse and |. We are not guilty Of any
robberies thai has been done in the last three years
We never robbed Southern man in our lives If We
it. Ii did would give it back to him,
for their is one of your citizens here that remem-
bers the time we robbed stage near Hot Springs.
We gave him his money back, but the blue coats
never got their money back. A little revenge don't
hurt no one, for Jesse and / have had little and
expect to have little more Just think how my
poor father was killed by the blue devils, and how
they came out in the field where was poUing, and
took the lines of my horse and hung me to my own
piow. enly for Jesse would have died. Well we
began wTylaying Yankees, and getting one by one
for about year, and we Joined that noble hero by
the namc of Quantrell. We had thirty seven men
then, and We made things hot now and then. l
have travelled nearly all over the world since the
war while Jesse would stay close to home Old Pinker
ton thought he could get us, but after Pinker-
ton and three others had got killed they let up.
They don't want u.s. but think of my poor brother.
They might just well hang Bob Ford, for we have
friends all over the country that would shoot him
as quick as . dog. | have friend who drops this
in your box as leave, and hope You will oblige
FRANK JANIS.
On tbs lower margin Of the fast page .sss
written: "In big hurry :" and on the top
margin of the reverse page this apology /:
1.-The only paper could get"
Daring and Successful Train Robbery.
DALLAS (Texl, April 9th.-The north
bound train on the Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad was robbed few miles south of
Sleburae. at 10 o'clock Friday night, at
a wate- station called Blum. Six men, wear
ing lnssks and roughly dressed, entered the
passenger coacbes. Two took position and
guarded the doors at either end, the other
two going through the car with cooked pis-
tolls, oile carrying FELLOWSHIP collecting the
~ miss sonary fund" Ali the passengers gave
up their money. When they were acout
through with the passengers, the conductor
entersi the car. and seeing what was up,
rushed for the express car. One Of the robbers
shot at him, but ne escaped uuhurt, the ball
passing through the express car door. All the
robbers then jumped off and disappeared.
The amount secured is not known. Several
partiss gave up large sums. One of the pas
sengers says the robbers got ST. 500. Others
say not over s400 or $780, Officsrs were
notified at Fort Worth, and posse of men
with blood-hounds was put in pursuit, but
no arrests are reported yet. Il is thought
this is the gang who attempted to wreck the
north-bound night train three weeks ago by
removing rail. The authorities suspect cer-
tain parties-green hands at the business
and will erdeavor to secure their arrest.
They used the old cap and bali navy re-
volvers.
Eietous Italian LabOrers.
FORT PLAIN IN. W, April 9ih.-About
400 Italians. who have been at work here on
the West Shore Railroad, not getting pay
yesterday as expected, congregated around
the Z1ller House, where the contractor is
stopping, and commenced stoning and firing
into the house. The Grand Army Post was
called out and dispersed .he rioters, but not
before they had done considerable damage.
A few of the inmates of the hotel were seri-
ously injured. It is thought one of the 1tal-
ians was wounded by pistol shots fired by the
inmates. Further trouble is feared. The
Italians threatened to burn the town. Help
from neighboring towns has been asked for.
and when it arrives will be enough to protect