Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
PACIFIC SLOPE,
BATTLE BETWEEN MEXICANS AND
THE TAQUI INDIANS.
Shooting Scrape in Placer County
Fatal Railroad Accident in New
Mexico-Fires in Fresno
lsrEc1AL DISPATCHES TO ras EEoonD-rsIos. !
CALIFORNIA.
Events at the Bay.

Events at the Bay.
SAN Francisco, July 23d.-A number of
small buildings and sheds, at the corner of
Eighteenth and Folsom streets, owned and
occupied as tannery by A. B. Patrick
were destroyed by fire this morning.
The execution of Fong All Teng, for the
murder of a Chinese woman named Choy
Cum, because she accidentally split some
water upon him, has been set for Septem-
Der 18th. The execution has been twice
previously stayed by appeals to the Su-
preme Court.
Shortly before noon to-day an explosion
of giant powder occurred at WhitelawS
ship-yard, at North Point, and two boys
named respectively McGowan and Shaugh-
messy were badly but not seriously injured
How They Do Love One Another.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 23d-The Demo
cratic State Central Committee held a meet
ing this afternoon for the purpose of receiY
ing the report of the committee appointed
TO frame plan for a reorganization of the
Democracy in this city. The plan reported
by the committee. and adopted, provides
for the holding of Democratic club precinct
primary elections in the city and county of
San Francisco. The primary election shall
be conducted in conformity with the pro-
visions OF the primary election law OF the
State as contained in the Political and
elldl COt4tS- ne test lOI ldIllGipdtlOI III
said primary shall be that the person
offering TO vote is a qualified elector of the
precinct, and that he will vote for the
nominees of the Democratic Conventions
to which persons elected az said primaries
are to be delegates. 1t is believed this plan
will meet with the approval of the Pre-
cinct and County Democracy, and heal all
differences heretofore existing between
them and the Democratic State Central
Committee.
Fatal Accident Near Santa Rosa.
SANTA Rosa July 23d.-John Brown, Jr.,
whose father resides in Green valley, near
this city. while returning to his home, two
miles beyond Fulton, last night about 4
O'Clock, was thrown from his wagon and
received injuries from which he died in
about two hours afterwards. The team,
which was a spirited one, had ran away
several times before. He had delivered a
load of hay and was returning home. The
horses were frightened by cars A scant-
ling on which he was sitting turned, throw
ing him under the left front wheel, which
passed over his abdomen in diagonal di
rection, severing four ribs from the spinal
column, and badly mutilating the internal
organs. He was % years old and native
of California.
Mr.. Crooks Made Happy.
SANTA BARBARA, July 23d.-In the case
OF L. A. Crooks charged with obtaining
the Ortega ranch by fraud and also with
forgery in connection with that transaction,
Superior Judge B. r. Garfield being dis
qualified. Hon. B. T. Williams of Ven
tura, is presiding. The case of misde-
Misunderstanding property under false
pretenses was compromised IN Court
Crooks decided the property back to Will
iams, the former owner of the same, and
Williams made a trust deed to the First
National Bank to secure his Indebtedness to
that institution. Crooks was thereupon dis
charged upon payment of $92 costs lnre-
gard to the felony charges for forgery, in
connection with the above transaction, that
information not having been filed with the
County Clerk within thirty days after COM
nitment, on motion of defendant he was
discharged.
Los Angeles Races.
Los ANGELES, July 23d.-The first days
races of the Los Angeles Turf Club took
place at Agricultural Park yesterday. al.
bloran's Carmelite won the introduction
stakes for two-year- olds, half-mile dash,
in 0:50I 3 P. Hits Johnnie Gray won the
La Ballona stakes, dash OF three-quarters
OF mile. Time, 1:lSl. Thomas Alyarado's
Comet won the third race, half-mile dash,
in 052l, and also the repeat race.
ro-DAY's EVENTS.
The Turf Club races to-day resulted as
follows The first race, mile dash, was
won by Bridges Dublin Boy, Mollie Cap
ron second, Jim Polk third. Time, 1:44.
Nlutuals paid SO 50. The second race,
quarter of a mile dash, was won by
Strauds Amazon, Tilden second. Time,
u seconds. Mutuals paid s. 80. The third
race was q match between Alvarado's
Comet and Hills Johnny Gray, mile
dash and was won by the latter.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, July 23d-A company was
incorporated here to-day to bore for oil and
natural gas, for illuminating and fuel pur-
poses, within the city.
The Los Angeles and Ostrich Farm Rail
way Company to-day elected |. w. He'll
man President.
The preliminary examination of K. w.
Jones, charged with poisoning the food OF
his son 5 family, began to-day. The prose-
cution seems to be making out strong case
against the defendant who IS an old man,
and very nervous in manner.
A aIateh-Maker In Trouble.
SAN JosE. July 23d.-Susan K. Soto was
arrested this afternoon on charge of
forgery. on complaint Of Mrs. DeLora
Rarbe. On July 14th the ffteen-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Barbe was married 10 q
halfbrother of Mrs. Soto, named Miguel
Salazar, a license having been procured
upon the filings in the Clerks office OF
what purported to be the consent OF Mrs.
Barbe. It transpires, however, that the
signature of Mrs. Barbe was forged, as
alleged, by Mrs. Soto.
A go, 900 Fire at stockton.
SrocKroH, July 23d.-A fire here this
evening destroyed Sylvester & Co.'S furni-
t,,re factory, the residences of Z. Gnekow
and Gus Adams. three barns owned by F.
X. Hook, L. Sellman and Philip Schmidt,
and damaging the residences of J. B.
Douglass Mrs. Shirley, George G. Gray, c.
A. Rich and F. A. Ruhl. The losses are
estimated at $4,000; partially covered by
Supposed Fatal Row.
AUBURN, July 23d.-Lou Hutchinson
and Lou Kittler engaged in fight at Ophir
this morning. Hutchinson got the worst
of the fight, but soon after drew his pistol
and shot Kittler over the heart, infiicting a
dangerous and doubtless mortal wound.
Hutchinson is now in jail here.
A Suit for Damages.
MARTINEZ. July 23d-John Ipswich,
whose infant son was killed in April, 1885,
Fv the falling of a lumber pile used in the
construction of q hotel in Martinez, has
sued B. Fernandez, the owner of the hotel,
10 recover $4,000 damages for the loss of
the child.
The Boss Barbecue
FREsEo, July 23d.-A fire near Huron
Yesterday destroyed 400 acres of grain and
i5O head of hogs belonging to kregen.
hagon. Wells & Kerr. The loss IS estimated
at about $1,000; uninsured.
He Got Three Years.
NArA. July 2Sd.-Sathei Sisto, lately ar
rested at San Francisco for grand larceny
was here sentenced to-day to three years in
the State Prison.
NEVADA.
The California Press Association.
CARSON. July 23d.-The editorial excur.