Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-02
Farmers for Jurynen,

NhICAdO, SSptbDlDST lSl.-flltV farmers
will march into Judge McConnell's Court
to morrow morning as candidates for jury
duty during the trial of the Comm suspects.
A special venIre for them was issued with
out the knowledge of the attorneys for the
defense. Judge Mcconnell quietly issued
a yenire and had Sheriff Matson dispatch
country bailiffS in search of'the iurymen.
The fifty who were summoned live on
farms and in remote suburban villages of
the country. By tomorrow night it is ex-
pected that some OF them will have been
accepted as iurymen or the defense will
have made big hole in the ninety-six
paremptory challenges, which it stll has
in lis power to make.
a Double Murder.
BROWNSVILLE Tex, September 1st.-
Friday night Ebben Garcia, wood seller,
who lives at the Tomales ranch, and
Lareta Saldivsr, the mistress of Euge-
MO Varguis, the corporal or manager
for Mr.. Cottingham. were killed at Norias
by some unknown lsTty. They were
found in the house of arguis lying one in
front of the other, both shot through the
head. Garcia's pistol laid by his side.
Evidently a terrible and mysterious crime
has been committed. Sheriff Britto,
County Attorney Calaya and DR.. Macy
went out to investigate the crime.
Prairie Fire.
LAC-QUI-PARLE (Mich. }, September 1st.-
A prairie fire ten miles wide is sweeping
Minnesota bottom lands, and the town of
Big Stone City is threatened with destruc-
ton, the flames having reached a point
two miles southeast of there.
Hundreds of farmers have lost all their
hay and stock. The fire was started two
days ago by party OF careless hunters,
and is now beyond control.
Another Double Tragedy.
KANSAS CITY. September 1st-A Times
special from Vinita, Indian Territory, says:
A shooting scrspe yesterday at Table
Springs resulted in the death of two men
named Moriana and Given. Given had
accused MoEisna and man named Pixley
of horse stealing. In the quarrel which
ensued Given and Moriana drew their re-
volvers and fired until both had fallen.
Pixley pounded Givens' brains out with
hammer. Muriana died shortly after
wards.
California Fruit.
CHICAGO, September 1st.-The Porter
Brothers Company sold two carloads of
California fruit at auction yesterday at the
following prices: Tokay grapes, double
crates, So so to So 90; Muscat grapes,
double crates, S3 55 to S. so; Howell pears,
81 30 Beurre Rose pears, So 60; Onon-
dago pears, So &c; White Doyenne pears,
81 80; Beurre Clsirgeau pears, 81 90; lex
worth plums, 81 90.
Murderers Captured.
BIRMIHGHAM (Ala.), September 1st.-The
two burglars who killed John Law
renee at Montevallo on Friday night,
when Lawrence discovered them in the act
OF robbiRg his uncle's store, were both cap
tured yesterday. One of them confessed
this morning. When found they were up
tree within fifty feet of where the muir
der was committed.
Good Showing.
BosToN, September 1st-A table COM
piled from dispatches from the managers of
leading clearinghouse in the United States
and Canada shows the total gross exchanges
for the week ending August 31st were
$95s, ,421 ,S3S an increase of 1S.2 per cent.
as compared with the corresponding week
last year.
Formally Disbanded.
CHICAGO, September 1st.-The Independ-
ent Club, which, prior to the Haymarket
riot, numbered among its members two
Anarchists who have since been executed,
was formally disbanded at Waverlv Hall
to-day. Its membership has steadily de-
creased since the time the bomb was
thrown.
Negro Shooting Scrape.
EDwARDsvILLE (Kas) September 1st-A
shooting atfray occurred here this morning
between some negroes, in which Bill But.
Ter shot Charles Brown and an unknown
coiored man. Both are dangerously
wounded.
Diamond Dust.
PHILADELPHIA, September 1st.-Athletic
4, Cincinnati O.
COLUMBUS, September 1st.-Columbus 6,
st. Louis 5.