Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-10
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Excitement in Modesto.
MODESTO July sth.--Yesterday mornings fire
| is universally believed TO be the work of an in
cendiary Public feeling is running high, and
| there is no doubt that q number of the promi-
nent inhabitants who have had nothing to do
with the regulators are strongly in favor of
| forming Vigilance Committee to clear the town
of all improper characters, and, ifpossible, keep
| il so. This trouble has been of some years
growth here. Gamblers and lewd characters
I who have been found necessary by many of the
| saloon-keepers to tempt and fleece the farm
hands after harvest, have remained in the city
| during the remainder of the year. When they
have had no outsider to rob they have quarreled
and fought amongst themselves, and the
arm of the law has proved powerlesS
| to deal with them. The number of
opium dens has increased during the last
| few years, there being one or two in the burnt
| district. These were the resorts of gamblers,
pimpS and prostitutes. The constableS made
arrests, but, as they failed to catch the smokers
in the act, failed to obtain judgments In this
way the bad characters came to believe the law
was not strong enough to touch them. When
| the people banded together to enforce order,
| these harpies dispersed for a time, but, as soon
| as the popular excitement was over, returned
| to their haunts. This is the case at the present
| time, and as it lacks but few weeks before the
men will be paid off from the harvest fields,
| there is now present in Modesto a large number
| of the vilest men aud women. The present fire,
whether caused by incendiariSm or not, will
probably lead to the formation of a Vigilance
| Committee and the publication of the town, for
the present, at least.
| All Quiet on the Moquelemos.
STOCKTON, July 9th.-All is quiet on the lands
| in dispute near Clements, in the northeastern
part of San Joaquin county. When Sheriff Gun
| bingham appeared this morning on the ranch OF
Bailey q Carpenter, to take charge of the wheat
crop he had under attachment, the settlers who
| proposed to take the law into their own hands
in defiance of civil process pulled up stakes, re-
| moved their harvesting machines and vacated
| the premises. The local militia appeared on the
ground. Sheriff Cunningham is i'll quiet posses
sion, and the crop will be gathered under his
| orders by virtue of the writ.
Fire at San Jose.
| SAN JosE July 9th.-Turn Verein Hall, a
frame building on First street in this city, val
ued at SD 900, together with sheds in the rear,
was destroyed by fire at IL O'Clock this morning:
| 1t was owned by the Turn Nerein Society, and
was insured for $500, as follows: Providence
| and Washington Insurance Company, $1,000;
Star, of New York, 81 800; London and North
| western. 81 900. NJ. Magnas and Faltman, mem
| bers of the Turn Nerein, were seriously burned
| by an explosion of gas while attempting to save
| the furniture in the burning building. The FIRE
| originated in a small barn in the rear of an adj
| joining bakery. 4 small building adjoining the
| hall on the south, and occupied as Il marble
| shop, was badly damaged but covered by in
surance in the Manufacturers Company, OF
Confiagration in Oakland.
OAKLAND, July 9th.-This morning soon after
. o'clock, a large fire occurred here, involving
| half of the block bounded by Broadway,
| Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. 1t originated
| in paint shop on Thirteenth street, and spread
to the large buildings owned by Jurgens Il Mer-
| rift. The whole of the fire department was on
| the ground, and, after some hard and effective
work they brought the flames under control.
| The Oakland Bank and other important build
| ings were in great danger at one time.
Residence Burned.
FRESNO, July 9th.-AtS o'clock this morning
the residence of Mrs. Pipan, in the southern
portion of the town, was destroyed by fire, sup
posed to have been the work of an incendiary.
The loss is 81 500; insurance, 81 200.
Fire in a Grain Field.
GERMANTOWN, July Sth.-A fire started in a
grain field of George Mudd this noon and de-
stroyed sixty acres of nice wheat The loss is
about 8, 800. No insurance.
Delegates to the Republican State Conven-
ton.
UKIAH. July 9th-The Republican County
| Central Committee met in this place yesterday,
and selected for delegates to the State Convention
| the following representatives: Thos. l.. CarOth-
ers, lie GraLde Morse, II. H. Jarvis, 2. K. Kiien,
Z. W. Plummer and p. Handy.
Blindfold Chess-playing.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9th.-Dr. J. H. Zukertort,
the international champion of chess, gave a re-
markable exhibition of his wonderful memory
| and skill at the game last night in Irving Hall,
where he played twelve games, blindfOld,
| against MesSrs. Redding, Heineman, Yerworth,
| Marshall Van Welt, Franklin, Holstein, Pipers,
| Wastein, Crtcher, Oakley and Welsh DR..
Zukertort sat on the stage with his back turned
| toward the audience and his antagonists, whose
| boards were placed on the floor of the hall,
| where they were in plain view. The doctor
| kept no external record of the moves made, and
was obliged to recollect the position of every
| piece on each board. The whole number of
| these was :Si, with innumerable varieties of
combination. That he did know the exact posi-
| ton of the pieces was evident throughout all the
games. The caller neglected several times to
| say check and was reminded OF his forget
| fulness by the champion At 1:l5 this morning
the Doctor won his first game from Mr.. Critcher
I in tWenty-six moves. In few minutes he re-
signed to Mr.. Redding and won from Mr.. Heine-
mann
Sentenced to be Hanged.
MARTINEZ, July 9th.-William Bennett. the
Steuartsville murderer was sentenced by Judge
Brown to be hanged on the 10Th of next month.
The Santa Rosa Island Homicide.
SANTA BARBARA, July 9th.-The session of the
Police Court was entirely taken up to-day with
the testimony of Alexander Z. More, who is
charged with the killing of All You a China
man, on Santa Rosa Island. His evidence was
completely in the line of selfdefense. The case
will close tomorrow.
Indian Boy Killed-Return of Sharon.
TRUCKEE, July 9th.-An Indian boy, aged
about years, was run over in front of the
Truckee Hotel this evening and instantly killed.
| Two Indian boys were playing by the side of the
| track and on the approach of engine rs started
| to run across the rails. The first made the trip,