Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-02
PACIFIC SLOPE.
THE POWERS LYNCHING IN SAN
BENITO COUNTY.
Coast Blazes- Suicide of an Aged
Man-Convention of Sportsmen
The Apaches.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-usIos.I
CALIFORNIA.
Destruction Inv Fire

on l. street, about o'clock this morning
| in the same building to which the torch
| was set last week, and in a short time the
| fire consumed the wooden buildings on the
row, and extended on Main street to Gal
| liano's new brick building, iniuring it to
the extent OF 500. Here the fire was
| checked. On Main street on the other
side, the fire extended to the rear BUILDINGS
of Garibaldi IL Goldman and MERGED Sc
curity Savings Bank, and was checked at
Casaccias'. The whole loss will foot up
about 1000, upon which there was insur-
ance to the amount of about $50. 900. The
| fire was undoubtedly an incendiarys act.
| though a strict guard had been kent over
| the premises since the last attempt to burn
| the row. The losses, as nearly as can be
| ascertalned, are about as follows: Olcese &
| Garibaldi, on wooden row and back build
ings in rear of store, $4,000; insurance,
1000; on goods, 81, 600: insured. Jacobs
u Badt, Goldman's store, loss on mercan-
disc, 5000; on buildings, 81 600; fully in
sured. Cassaccla, out-buildings and fence,
500; Galliano, injury to building. 5000; G.
| Beda saloon, $500 insured for $3.50. John
| Freitas, saloon 1900; insurance, 5000.
| Cahen &'Wise, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
! n. z. Dennis, fruit and variety store $500
| insured for 1852; savings bank, $50; VIII
! sons jewelry store, $500; Dr. O'Brien,
| SlOe Lessons shoe zstore loss nominal
all fully insured. There is a strong feeling
in the minds of the people against incen-
diaries, and an example will be made of
any tirebug against whom there NAV be
proof of guilt. The punishment will be
| swift and sure
SAN RAFAEL, October 1st.-The fire fiend
paid this town visit yesterday, and loca-
Gated in one of the fine residences owned
| by Mrs. c. H. blcCrae, and occupied
by Mrs. 7. w. Park Shortly after -
o'clock, noon, flames were seen issuing
from the rear of the building. The alarm
was instantly given and the fire department
was soon on the ground but owing to the
lack of water little could be done towards
saving the structure, so their whole efforts
were given to saving the furniture, which
was accomplished with but little damage.
The house is almost total loss 1t was in
sure1 in the Phoenix & Home Insurance
| Company for $500. The origin of the fire
| is mystery.
Another disastrous fire occurred near
| here yesterday, consuming the dwelling,
| dairy and barn belonging to Vincent Lib
| erty, located about six miles from San
Rafael, on the Bolinas road The family
were about to sit down to lunch, when the
daughter of Mr.. Liberty had occasion to
| visit one OF the rooms adjoining On OPEN
| ing the door the room was discovered to
| be all IN flames. The fire spread with such
| rapldIty that nothing could be saved, the
| family narrowly escaping with their lives.
| Mr.. Liberty is under the impression that
| he holds policy Of insurance for a small
| amount in the Sun Insurance Company,
| but as his policy was lost in the fire, he is
| not positive. The agent here says that it
| has run out. The Liberty place is we'll
| known to lovers of trout fishing and quail
| hunting, who always made it their head
| quarters when in this locality.
| SAN JOSE, October 1st.-A fire. attended
| with fatal result, occurred ON BaIbach
street, between Market and Orchard about
o'clock this evening. Mrs. Wenzel Bor-
toseh, it IS thought, attempted to light a
| ire III the kitchen by using coal oil when
the can exploded, enveloping her in flames.
which soon communicated to the house.
When first discovered, the flames had good
Roadway. An alarm was given, and large
crowd rushed to the scene. Peter Gohardt
| rushed in to save the woman, and succeed
| ed in dragging her out to the side of the
house, but the fire was so hot that he was
| obliged to leaveh her, and she was burned to
| a crisp. The house was an old one-story
| frame, which, with its contents. including
| 500 in coin and 5000 in greenbacks, was
burned to the ground. There was no in
| surance on the furniture, but the house was
insured for 5000. The adjoining house.
belonging to William Bowman, was also
badly damaged, but is covered by insur-
ance Mrs. Bortosch was a native of Ger
| many, 30 years old, and leaves husband
| and one daughter
! BENIoIA, October 1st.-The boarding and
| clearinghouse at Turner & Ecklev's shin
| yard in this city was burned to the ground
| last night. The fire was discovered by one
| OF the dodgers, who was awakened by being
nearly suffocated by the smoke He gave
| the alarm, and with the other occupants
escaped with only such wearing apparel as
| they could find in their hasty exit. The
occupants of the house lost everything they
| possessed, including about 5000 in coin and
| their watches, and several of them, while
| making their escape, were severely burned
| about the face and hands. The building
was insured, and the loss, with the furni-
| ture, will amount to about $4,000. The fire
| is thought to be the work of an incendiary,
as there were no signs of it at IL o'clock,
when one of the men walked around the
building, as is his usual custom before re-
| firing. The out-buildings and a vessel in
| the yards caught fire several times from
| sparks, but the flames were extinguished
| by the employees, who, after getting out of
the burning building turned their atten-
ton to saving this property.
RoCKLIN, October 1st.-Two houses be-
| longing to II. Monlineau were to-day
| totally destroyed by fire. TheS were fully
insured. Master Mechanic Cooley and his
force did excellent work.
Fiction and Facts.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 1st-A dispatch
was received from Portland, Or. Yesterday.
which was to the effect that w B. Strong,
President of the Atchison, Topeka and
Sanfa Ep Railroad xrac f,,t hot 80, 8, Al.
purpose of obtaining the signature of the
Oregon Navigation Company to contract
by which the fruit transportation business
OF Southern California is to be pooled be-
tween the Southern Pacific, the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe and the Oregon Nav
igation Companies. 1t was further stated
in the dispatch that Mr.. Strong held the
signature of Leland Stanford, representing
the Southern Pacific, and all that was nee
essary was the signature of the Oregon
Navigation Company to complete the COM
bination
Charles f. Croker, President of the
Southern Pacific, was seen by your re-
porter to-day and questioned as to the truth
OF the dispatch. Mr.. Crocker denied pos
itively that any such thing bad occurred.
and said that Mr.. Strong's visit 10 this
coast was simply in the interest of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe alone.
Inc luea, SalQ Mr.. CrOcker, that the
Oregon Navigation Company could be
factor in such transaction is absurd. l
can't imagine where. the story originated.
The only business the Southern Pacific had
with Mr.. Strong while he was in this city
was the forming of an agreement whereby
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road was permitted to use the Southern
Pacific road between San Bernardino and
Los Angeles
The Immediate Delivery System.
NEVADA, October 1st-Eighteen new i'm
mediate delivery stamps were sold at the
Postoffice in this city to-day. The system
Is fayorably regarded by nearly every one.
VALLEJO, October 1st.-The new delivery
system met with favor here. One messen-
ger was appointed. Two letters constituted
the days business.
MARYsyILLE, October 1st.-But one inn
mediate delivery letter was received at This
place to-day, which was delivered five
blocks distant in ten minutes after the ar
| rival of the mail. The system is looked
upon with favor. Several letters were sent.
OAKLAND, October 1st-Substitute car
riers were used as messengers today IN
carry the special delivery letters, Thirty.
four were delivered satisfactorily to senders