Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-08
Murdered His Benefactor.

FORT w ORTIZ July Ith.-B. T.. Evans was
murdered in cold blood yesterday by an
employe in the establishment of J. w.
Davis. Davis had been drinking and
Evans discharged him. Davis left but
shortly returned. Evans was sitting read
ing paper, when without word, Davis
drew revolver and fired at Evans, but
missed him, when he fired again
Evans fell to the floor exclaiming,
NV God, Davis, don't kill me-"
Davis then fired three more shots.
One ball passed through the body near the
heart. Davis was arrested. There is great
excitement and high talk of lynching The
military are under arms to prevent lawless-
ness. Evans was one of the prominent
merchants of Texas. His establishment
annually does 100000 of business He
had befriended his slayer, for whom there
is nothing but condemnation.
RemodeIing the Monitors.
WASHINGTON, July 7rh.-The President
of the firm having control of the pneumatic
gun Carriages now under trial by the Gov
eminent has scheme for utilizing the old
fashioned monitors. 1t has been found
that the weak armor of these vessels cannot
be strengthened without sinking them.
The plan proposes to cut off the turrets
and put in two heavy guns equipped with
heavy pneumatic disappearing carriages.
when they will rise above the decks and
be fired, disappearing again through the
force of their own reCoil. He claims that
the guns need not be in sight of the enemy
and be exposed but three seconds, and they
cannot be hit in that time. The guns are
to revolve the same as they do in the pres
ent turrets.
Mysterious Letter.
BUFFALO IN. y, July 7th.-This after
noon watersoaked letter with an illegible
address was found on the shore of Third
Sister Island by Charles B. Smith of
Niagara Falls. 1t is now in the hands of
Superintendent T. V. WEIGH 1t purports
to have been written by man premedi-
tating suicide, TO his brother, and is dated
May 20th, and signed Ed" The writer
tells how he helped at Chicago to get rid of
that devilish traitor and spy" and how
long he has waited for ''the trunk" and
now overcome by fear that the plot has
miscarried and by remorse at his crime,
he will seek death in the rapids.
What lends color to the authenticity of
the letter is the finding on January 9th
of decomposed body of a man, which
was buried without Identification at
Drummondville.
Called Out the Fire Laddies.
LA SALE Qll.), July 7th.-Captain A.
Gashlinski, of the Polish National Guards,
of this city, fired three bullets into his
sleeping wife this morning, and then
tried to end his own existence. Mrs. Cash
linski fled to neighoor's house, the blood
squirting from her wounds. With two re-
volvers, Gsshlinski retreated to the bal
cony, where he detied the police.
The fire department was called out. and
| stream of water turned on the enraged
Captain, whereupon he placed the muzzle
of one of the pistols to his heart and the
| other to his ear and pulled the triggers
simultaneously. Both he and his wife are
alive, but there is no chance for recovery.
Financial difficulties was the motive for
the tragedy.
Eschewed by Society.
WASHINGTON, July 7th.-It is claimed
| here that the Persian Minister'S retirement
| is largely due to his treatment by the local
society. 1t is said he has spent consider
| able of his time among the flash society of
| the town, and has been impressing the GUS
] toms and English he learned there upon
society so completely that he has been cut
off of every visiting list in town. This is
| said to be the real reason why the Persian
| Minister is so anxious to get out of town.
| In talk to-day the Minister strongly con-
/ trasted his own treatment here with the
| Shah's treatment of Minister Pratt, to
whom he gave valuable presents.
Potters' Union.
STEUBENv1LLE (O.). July 7th.-The an
nual convention of the Union of Potters,
opening with an immense picnic, will be-
gin here Monday and remain in session
during the week. Grand Master Workman
O'Neill will preside, and it is expected that
Mr.. Powderly will also attend. There are
about fifty lodges in the Union, and the
total attendance is estimated up in the
thousands.
Retired From Politics.
WASHINGTON, July 7th.-John Randolph
Tucker, late member of Congress from Vir.
, ginia. has accepted the professorship Of
. constitutional, international and CONNER