Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-03
The San Francisco Repub!ic,ns.

AL1EOhN1a.
The San Francisco Republicans.
SAN Francisco, April 2d.-A meeting of
the Republican County Committee was
called for the Palace Hotel tonight, but
the manager of the hotel refused to grant
the use of the parlor, owing to the dis
turbance had at the last meeting Several
of the Higgins faction left, whereupon the
Chute, Conroy and McCord wing held a
meeting in the reading-room. Chairman
Farwell was deposed and John Smith
the new faction, were admitted to seats.
Resolutions were adopted favoring open
primaries under the Porter law.
The Railroad Situation.
SAN FRANcIsco, April 2d.-There was
nothing new in the railroad situation that
railroad agents were able to tell to-day,
except that all had received orders from
the East not to make contracts beyond to-
morrow. Ordinarily, in view of the ru-
mOrs of a compromise, these orders would
be significant; but, as similar orders have
been given before, and nothing came of
them, it may be so in the present instance
Rates remain as fixed yesterday, and the
only business done at the Office here is
cashing rebates.
Safe-Blowers at Vallejo.
VALLEJO. April 2d-Early this morning
Kelly & McInnis' grocery store was robbed
From the manner IN which the iron doors
in the rear were opened, it is evident the
burglars are old hands The safe was at
tackled by them and two holes drilled
therein as far as the chilled steel; then,
probably finding they had tackled burg
lar-proof, they gave up the job. The till,
containing small change, was broken off
the counter and the money taken. Officers
are hunting for the suspected criminals.
Death OF Dan Bedeu, the Actor.
CoLUsA, April 2d.-D. D. Bedell, Of the
Widow O'Brien" Company, who was
shot accidentally on last Wednesday, had
his arm amputated yesterday afternoon
and died this morning. The amputation
was at the socket of the shoulder joint, but
the laceration was so near the body as to
make the operation a difficult one. The
shock TO the nervous system was the cause
OF death.
Accidentally Shot and Killed.
MONTEREY, April 2d-John Glotzbach
was accidentally killed to-day by Bert Rico.
They were shooting birds on the beach,
and began playfully thiowing dead fish at
each other, when Rico pointed his gun and
pulled the trigger, thinking it unloaded.
It was discharged, the contents striking
III tUt DdChs kllliilS nm
ly A verdict was rendered by the Coro-
ner's jury of accidental death, but censur-
ing Rico.
Suicide with Rat Poison.
COLUMBIA. April 2d.-Last evening Will
lam Henry Gilbert, CoTnishman, aged 81,
was found dead in his cabin, on the Shang-
hal mine. The Coroner's jury to-day rem
dered q verdict Of suicide, as rat poison was
found mixed in glass on the table. De-
ceased was at one time an owner in the
mine, but sold out. and has been in i'll
health of late At the time of his death he
was working for the present owner of the
mine.
Shocleingly Injured by Fall.
GRASS VALLEY, April ID - This after
noon Patrick Rogers, wishing to throw
belt off pulley which runs the concentrat
ing pans in his mill at Boston rayine, went
into the top of the mill to 10 so. While at
work, his coat was caught in the betting,
and he was thrown to the floor beneath,
falling n distance of sixteen feet, and re-
ceiving serious injuries, which may Grip
pie him for life. His right knee joint was
broken and the bone split above the knee.
His right wrist was also broken. Mr..
Rogers is an old man. and his injuries are
very severe on him.
Killed While Doing a Kindness.
lone, April 2d.-Andrew Cooper, an old
man, and a resident of Buckeye valley
was killed to-day at Carbondale Station,
while trying to reach child's hat that had
fallen between a moving car and the plat
form. 1t is said that he was somewhat
under the influence of liquor, and could
not be seen by the engineer until too late
No blame is attached to the employees of
the train.
Residence Destroyed by Fire.
RED BLUFF, April 2d-Last night, about
1880 O'Clock, a fire destroyed j. Hender-
sons dwelling at the west end of Walnut
street. The house was about 400 yards
from the nearest hydrant, and was de-
stroyed before the fremen could get water
to it. The loss is about 81 200; insured.
The Dissenting Prewett Juror Charged
with Perjury.
HoLLIsTER, April 2d.-W p Phillips has
been arrested on a complaint sworn out by
w Deward charging him with perjury. Phil
lips is sick in bed, and his examination will
not take place for some time. He was the
dissenting juror in the Prewett case More
arrests are expected.
An Eye to Business.
SAN JOSE, April 2d.-James Dewitt, sta
ton agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company at Alviso, resigned last evening.
and then took Il hurried departure. II has
been discovered that for weeks he had been
in the hu5it OF opening the vegetable boxes
left at the depot for shipment, abstracting
portion of the contents and placing them
in other boxes, which he shipped under
the name of ]. b. Fish to Oakland dealers.
The operations amount to several hundred
dollars. Dewitt has wife and family.
Not Yet Sentenced.
STOCKTON, April 2d.-Uzza French has
not yet been sentenced since the decision
of the Supreme Court. 1t is not known
when sentence will be passed, as the de-
cision has not yet been received
Still in Jail.
SANTA BARBARA, April 2d.-Dr. Crooks is
still incarcerated. He expects TO get bail
tomorrow.
Suicide of a Well Knewn Resident.
OAKLAND, April 2d-John Tychson, a
well-known resident of San Lorenzo, COM
mitted suicide in Newland's Hotel, in this
city, last night.
The Weather.
RED BLUFF, April 2d.-Early this morn
ing we had very heavy hail and rain
storm. Rain continued to fall throughout
the day. Snow has fallen heavily on the
mountains.
MERGED, April 2d-Fifteen one-hun-
dredths of an inch of rain fell here last
night, making for the season 1908 inches.
A heavy rain storm is reported in the foot
hills near Hornitos.
NEVADA.
Railroaded to the State Prison.
RENO, April 2d.-A. ]. Harris, of Polk
county, Oregon, was arrested here Wednes-
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