Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-23


The killing of Captain Crawford.
CHICAGO February 22d.-The Ne.us' III
Paso special says: Andrew Anes. a Gov.
eminent scout. who was all through the
recent Indian outbreak gives additional
facts connected with the killing of Captain
Crawford by the Mexican troops. Ames
says that he met Perez and his forces near
Las Naras, about eighty or hundred miles
east of where Crawford was killed. on De-
cember 3lst, and located for him the posi-
ton of both Crawford and Davis. and
warned him to be very careful. On .Jann-
AIRY 9th Ames met twenty-three Mexican
scouts of Perez command following on Da-
Wis trail, and told them what trail they
were following, but they heedlessly con
tinued on until they reached Piedras Yer
das, about two miles west of Casas Grandes.
The scout says that there was no occasion
for an engagement had not the Mexicans
sought 1t, and be declares that Perez knew
well whom he was attacking when he fired
upon Crawfords command.
As regards the claims made by Perez in
his report that the United States Indian
scouts had been committing depredations
IN Canton de Guerrero, Ames saws he
knows that statement to be false. as both
Crawford's and Davis commands were one
hundred miles or more away from that
place. When asked what he thought
about Geronimo's surrender, Ames replied
that the Chief had promised to surrender
by the 2lst inst, and even should he fail
to do SO, it would be easy to effect his can
ture, as he is now nearly on the line COM
ing this way. Ames said that had Craw-
lord lived Geronimo and his band of hos
tiles would never have surrendered. but
would have been q good Indians bv this
time. If he failed, Davis would have
caught and killed them
Terrible Powder Explosion.
LEXINGTON {Ky.), February 22d.--A spe-
cial to the Press from Winchester X
says At noon to-day powder explosion
occurred IN the grocery store of Mary
wills. a clerk was in the act of weighing
some powder from a can, when a man
standing near the counter struck match
to light cigar. This ignited the powder.
which exploded with terrible violence.
The house was badly wrecked, and eight
persons severely wounded. Two of them
James Hopper and VIII Murray-are in a
dying condition, and several others will
not probably recover The man who
struck the match escaped unhurt. Mary
wills and two others were also unhurt.
The house took fire, but the flames were
soon extinguished. The injured are Bird
White, Thomas Martin, James Newkirk.
James Hopper, W. Murray, John Kudv,
James Carrick and Buford Smith.
Rescued Castaways.
New YORK, February 22d.-Captain
Robert Clark, his wife and daughter and
fourteen seamen, survivors of the Ameri-
can ship Frank n. Thayer, which was
burned at sea on January 4th, 700 miles
from st. Helena. reached this city to-day
from Liverpool. Captain Clark is a typical
American sailor very tall, with coal-black
beard, hair and eyes, and were it not that
he occasionally placed his hand on an ugly
plaster, which covered a cut upon his right
cheek, no one would suspect that he still
suffered from the effects of his encounter
with the two crazy Manila seamen. who,
before firing the ship, endeayored
to wipe out every white man on
BOARD. When your reporter spoke to
him his eyes frightened, and after a
long pause he said '' am not in a mood
to tell you all about my experiences. for |
am still suffering great agony. After nv
arrival IN England | went 10 some of the
best physicians, but beyond covering my
wounds they did nothing. My wife. here, y
pointing TO small, pale, but pretty wo-
man) " is just as bad as l. She has no
wounds, it is true, but her mind was so up
set by the mutiny and its horrible effects.
that fear she will never recover" Were
the Manila sailors iIl-treated before the
attack the Captain was asked. They
were not, beyond the fact that they re-
ceived cuff from the chief officer for in
subordination."
Hamilton County Election Returns.
COLUMBUS Ohio, February 22d.-Judge
Wylle, of the Common Pleas Court. this
morning decided the case of DAME. y
Dalton, Clerk of the Courts of Hamilton
county, on q writ of habeas corpus. He
was arrested at the order of the House of
Representatives for contempt in refusing
to produce before the House, or the House
committee, the returns from Precinct A.
Fourth Ward, Cincinnati, for the purpose
OF being photographed; and also refusing
to bring them outside Hamilton county
without an order OF Court. The applica-
ton was dismissed, and Dalton remanded
to the custody of the Sergeant tat Arms.
Dalton is not in Town, and the Attorney
General states that unless he arrives by the
hrst train, he forfeits bis recognizance.
which is in the sum of $1,000. Relator has
an alternative under the House resolution
OF either producing the returns as re-
quested, or serving specified term in Jail.
The Trouble in the Coke Region.
PITTsBuRG, February 22d.-At largely
attended delegate Convention of coke
workers at Scottdale, to-day, it was decided
to accept the advance offered by the operat-
ors, and return to work at once. In a mi
nority report. the Hungarians decided to
stand out until the eleven prisoners are re-
leased from Jail.
The Senate Committee on Epidemic
Diseases.
~ w WASHINGTON, February 22d.-The Senate
Committee on Epidemic diseases, of which
Senator Stanford is a member, has been in
session to-day, and has listened to the
statement of several prominent physicians
as to the means which should be adopted
to prevent the annual occurrence of yellow
fever and other epidemic diseases. No
DEFINITE action has yet been taken upon the
subject OF authorizing commission to
visit Mexico and investigate the method of
incubation for yellow fever, but it is be-
iieved the project is favored by majority
or the committee. Senator Stanford is en-
tlreiy interested III the subject, and proves
one OF the most active and honest mem
bers of the committee
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, February 22d.-Charles A.
Wetmore, State Superintendent of Viticuit-
"a ~ III OoiiioA TIA, VIII leave mere tO-mOr-
row or Wednesday for San Francisco. but
Will return in May to look after the Pacific
slope Interests in wines before Congress.
Sensation in Billiard-Room.
NEWARK On. j., February 22d.-A SEN
sation was created in Murray's billiard par
Tor this afternoon, when DR.. w. III. Con-
overs, well-knOwn dentist Of this CITY.
entered, carrying a double barreled gun.
and. without warning, fired one barrel at
the head of Patrick Deany, a shoe dealer.
Conovers ann was poor, and the charge
passed over Deany's head The cause of
the shooting was the seduction of Con-
overs daughter by Deany, under promise
OF marriage. According to Conovers' state
ment, two of his daughters have been
ruined by Patrick Deany and his brother
Thomas.
Saloon Row Between Soldiers and Stu
dents.
New HAVEN. February 22d.-Members
of the Seyenty-first New York Regiment
and a number of Yale students got into a
low in Traeger's saloon tonight One of
the militiamen commenced to call out the
numbers (numerals). of the class of 'S9
freshmen, and this angered a large crowd
OF the sophomores, many of whom were
drunk. Words led to blows, and soldiers
and students were soon rolling on the floor.
Order was restored before serious damage
was done. The soldiers were supported by
a number of students, who were entertain