Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01

Worlds Fair contains an interview with
f. Fugetono Tonaks, the Japanese Com
missioner to the Paris Exposition, In
which he favored San Francisco as the best
place for the fair. The Commissioners
from Germany favored Chicago, while
nearly all the others want ii held in New
York.
Ambushed and Shot.
HUNTINGTON (W. Va.), September 30th.-
The feud between the Brumfelds and
seems to be still in progress. Last Sunday
AL Brumfeld and his wife were shot and
the woman dangerously wounded. On
Wednesday Brumfield was ambushed near
the same place and shot in the right breast.
Eight or ten shots were fired ct him.
Desperate Horsethieves.
WAvERLY Iowa), September Both
Sheriff Haxie of Waterloo was shot in the
head at Z O'Clock this evening by one of
three horsethieyes. who were confined in
the County Jail at that place awaiting trial.
The Sheriff had just entered the Jail to
give the prisoners their supper, when one
fired shot that wounded him. All of
them then escaped. A large posse is in
pursuit.
A Fight to the Death.
RoBELLIEU Ua.), September 30th.-For
some time past there has been g newspaper
controversy between A. c. Poole, editor of
the Vernon NetUS, and Sheriff McAlpin of
Vernon parish. To-day Poole went into
the Sheriff's office, pistol in hand, and
said, Now is the best time to settle our
differences" McAlpin drew pistol and
the firing began. Poole was killed in
stantly and McAlpin died in few hours
off offoo Of hill IN \
domen.
Queer Judge.
DEs MONIES (Iowa), September 30th.-A
special from Waterloo, Iowa, says: NJ. E.
Billings, who was yesterday convicted of
murder in the second degree, was to-day
sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Judge
Ney, in passing the sentence, remarked
that had he been a Juror he would have
voted for acquittal. He then pronounced
upon him the full limit OF the law.
Killed by "a Rattlesnake.
TIrUsvILLE. (Fls), September 30th.-W
H. Adams, a Postal Clerk, accidentally
stepped on a rattlesnake Saturday night.
The serpent buried its fangs IN Adams leg.
He twisted a handkerchief around the
wound and hurried to physician. The
wound was cupped and poulticed and
whisky used freely, but the treatment
availed nothing, the patient suffering in
tensely until the poison finished its work.
Wyoming Convention.
CHEYENNE, September 30th.-The Con-
stitutional Convention finished It's labors
tonight, when every member of that body
signed the document with a pen made of
Wyoming gold.
ments in favor of Statehood and this Con-
stitution are made. II will be submitted
November 9th, and every effort will be
made to bring out big vote.
The Cronin Case.
CHICAGO, September 30th-It was 10
o'clock when Court convened this morning
in the Cronin murder trial. The attorney
for the defense challenged the return of the
Sheriff, and asked for a special bailitf TO
summon veniremen. Under the law, the
Judge will have to appoint special bailtf
to take the place of the Sheriff. This will
be done this afternoon.
Placed in the Jail.
CHICAGO, September 30th. = Engineer
Twombly and fireman La Cloche, who
were held responsible by the Coroner s
jury Saturday for the accident to the Rock
Island train at South Englewood on Tues
day last, were placed in the County Jail
here to-day to await the action of the
Grand jury.
He Left Seven Cents.
New YORK, September 30th.-The Italian
laborers in Mott street are in great state
of excitement to-day over the disappear
| ance of Leo D. Leonardo, who did a kind of
/; banking business among his countrYmen.
He left seven cents in his safe and took
SlS.0 900 with hun.
They Favor Chicago.
NASHVILLE, September 30th.-The Nash
vile Commercial Club, composed of a
number of leading merchants and capital
its of the South, have passed resolutions
indorsing Chicago as against New York for
the place of holding the Worlds Fair.
Mayor Carnes has approved the resolutions.
Broke Jail.
MoNTEvIDEo (Minn) }, September 30th-
j. E. Boen, a noted horse thief. broke Jail
foi the second time last night and picked
the lock of his arm-shackles with pen
holder, and with wooden keys he un-
locked three cells. and with piece of gas
pipe he pried off the window bars.
Mapping Out the Work.
TOPEKA (Kan.), September 30th.-The
Permanent Interstate Deep Harbor Com
mittee met in this city to-day, and began
mapping out the work Of the coming Con-
vention.
Riot at Christening.
PHILLIPsBURG (Pa.), September 30th.-A
riot occurred yesterday at Hungarian
christening at Airport. One Hungarian
was murdered outright and two others
seriously hurt.
ANGosTURA BITTERs, says a long. time
sufferer from indigestion, thoroughly cured
me. Sole manufacturers, DR.. J. G. B.
Siegert & Sons. AT all druggists.
His Application Denied.
CHICAGO, September 30th.-To day in
the Cronin case Kunze's application for an
outline of evidence against him was de-
MED.