Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-26


man had on pair of brown overalls, q
checked shirt and pair of canvas shoes.
The only name by which he was known in
the vicinity was Nelson.
Highway Robbery In Stockton.
STOCKTON, June 25tb.-At IL o'cleck last
night VIM. Hickman, Jr., a druggist, was
waylsia in the streets and robbed of gold
watch, about dollar in money, keys and
private papers. He was first intercepted by
one masked man, who presented pistol, but
two more masked rascals Immediately came
to the aid of the first. Several attempts at
robbery have been made in this city lately.
A Close Call" for DownievIIIe.
DowyIEvILLF, June 25th.-About II
O'Clock last night the tin-shop of j. w.
Brown, in the center Sf the business portion
of the town, was ablsze, but the flames were
speedily extinguished by our hose companies.
Il was a close call for Downieville.
An Offer from the Gas Company.
San Francisco, june 25th.-At meeting
of the Supervisors this evening the gas COM
pany offered to pay all taxes levied against
il, provided the city would pay the gas bills
incurred by il, and also agreeing to make up
the States portion of the taxes in the event
Of the city not having sufficient funds to
do so.
Killed Dy nara StuNy-sympIOmS OF an
OIL War.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, June 25th.-Frank j.
Walton. who graduated with high honors at
the close of the term of the State University,
died here last night His disease seemed a
low form of typhoid, but it appears that too
much application had completely broken
down his nervous system. He was promis.
ing young man and an only son.
There are symptoms Of war between two
claimants TO the oil rights of the Ex.Misti IN
Ranch. It seems the Mission Transfer
Company have bought the oil rights for
800, 1000, subject to a lease to A. q. Diejz
up to the first Of July. One A. 2. Moore, it
appears, now claims the whole ranch, and he
and Dietz propose to hold possession after
the frat proximc. The Ex-Mission have
hired gangs of men, and propose to take pos.
gession on the first. Trouble may ensue.
SECOND DISPATCHl
SAN BUENAvENTURA, June 25th.-The oil
situation becomes more complicated. Henry
Webb has at noon to-day brought suit for
two and half thirty-sixths of all of the E.l-
Mission, and filed liS pendenS in the case.
On the other hand, Henry Webb, who is
stakeholder in the Ex-Mission Transfer Com
pany has also to-day filed an agreement,
dated October a. 1882, agreeing to sell to
him the perpetual right to all the oils, etc,
on said ranch, for 100000, possession to be
delivered on the 1st of July. 1883. This
latter writing is not acknowledged before q
Notary Public Or other officer. In fact it
would take a Philadelphia lawyer three
months to unravel the complications now ex-
isting over titles, but the Tact of the quarrel
over it proves It's value as a source of oil.
How Officials Are Treated who Attempt
TO Chastise Editors ifumOred Railroad
Accident.
Los ANGELES, June 25th.-Much excite
inent prevailed in the city this afternoon over
an alteration between Chief Of Police II.
King ard Horace Bell, editor of weekly
paper called the Porcupine. The cause of
the trouble was certain structures which have
from time TO time appeared in the Porcypine
on the official conduct and character OF King.
The latter to-day armed himself with pistol
and proceeded to Bells office in Temple
Block, and opening the door pointed the pis-
tol OF Bel, who grabbed it, and closing with
King threw him to the floor. Bells son came
TO the rescue of his father and between the
two King received very severe treatment, but
it is thought there is nothing more serious
than flesh wounds. In the melee the pistol
was discharged, but no one was hit by the
ball.
There are rumors on the street of a rail-
road accident near Ravenne, in which one or
more em'grant passengers we're injured.
zos SECOND DISPATCH.l
Los ANGELES, June 25Sh.-By collision
between an engine and the north bound en-
igrant train which left this city this morning,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Bstger were seriously in-
iured, and the latter has since died. They
were young couple newly married, and took
the train at Newhall station. The accident
occurred near Ravena station, il tie Soledad
canyon. The place where the collision
occurred is on heavy up grade, and the en-
CINE was following the emigrsnt train. The
speed of the engine was 90 much faster than
the train it was following that it dashed into
the caboose car and crushed it into the car
forward, in which we're the passengers. Two
other persons received very slight injuries.
At empt to Break Jail Frustrated.
SAN BERNARDINo, June 25th.-A report
reached the Sheriff yesterday morning that
an attempt would be made by prisoner
named Hart, convicted of burglary, and
others, to break Jail, and at about 10 o'clock
A. NJ. operations commenced, the Sheriff
watching their movements from concealed
position. About P. VI. they dropped in on
them, to find hole through the brick wall
large enough to allow man to crawl through.
Once through this, and the only thing to
stop their fight would have been common
panel door. Thirty minutes more, and the
jail would have been empty. An examination
showed the work to have been done with
three or four spikes and a 6x10-inch CRATE
used over ventilator. Among the leaders
was NJ. G. Dowell, the murderer, who is to be
hanged on the 30th of next mouth. The job
was we'll planned, but one ef their own num-
Der gave it away.