Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-22
WIRED WORDS IN BRIEF.


The Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
has given birth to son.
Tucson will lay the corner stone of an
Episcopal Church on Wednesday.
Simon Houty killed his wife and then
suicided at Attica, Ind, on Saturday.
Mrs John Holser shot and killed man
named Phelan near Ventura Saturday.
Some 100000 grape vines have been set
cut in the vicinity of Independence, Inyo
county, this season.
DR.. w. f. Wilson, an eminent oculist of
Denver, died from taking an overdose of
morphine Saturday.
Senator Goueher and Assemblyman
Tucker were banqueted by the Fresno mil
ltary company Saturday night.
]. H. Haywood and George Toni fell from
| scaffold thirty-two feet in Santa Ana Sat-
| urdsy, and neither was seriously hurt.
The Mayor of Portland and CITY Coun-
Gil are at outs respecting the location of a
! City Hall. Thus far the Council is in the
lead.
a tramp shot Dan Anseon, a brakeman.
| near MERGED Saturday. The tramp was
| stealing ride and objected TO being put of
| the train. He was arrested.
DR.. Peters reports that the people at
Somali ports refused to give his steamer
any cargo, and notified him By letter that
If he landed be would be killed.
The Commission to fix site for the in
sane asylum of Southern California voted
for locality yesterday, but as each voted
Tor his own county no result was obtained
A jury has given Santa Cruz verdict
| against EnTight for the use by the city of
water from Laguna creek and awarded him
$1,000. He was offered $4,000, and de-
manded $4,000 for his rights.
Frank Sanford, who killed himself at
San Rafael Thursday, was a son of Hon.
Stephen Sanford, and a cousin of Congress-
man Sanford of Amsterdam, n, Y, which
place he left to avoid divorce proceedings
A large tract of land near the Carmel
Mission at Monterey is to be put into town
lots and Carmel City" instituted. This
place is 10 be a Catholic summer resort,
and Catholic college will be located there.
The Duke of Edinburgh is returning from
the Mediterranean on the flagship AIexan-
dria, stricken with fever and in disgrace.
owing to the abortive attempts he made
to save the Sultan, recently wrecked off
Malta.
For the past few days heavy warm show
ers have prevailed over the Willamette
valley. This rain came at the most timely
Juncture, and will be of incalculable benefit
to crops of grain, grass, fruit, berries and
vegetables.
Saturday morning a fire occurred in the
CITY Bakery, at Chico, Waterland Bros
proprletors, destroying the bakehouse aud
causing small damage to the store The
loss is about 5000; insured in the Oakland
Home for 81 800.
Fourteen persons have been arrested at
Zurich on the charge of being concerned in
the manufacture of dynamite bombs. The
Russian Government has applied for the
surrender of six directly charged with plot.
ting against the Cars life.
At Los Angeles the flower festival has
been greater success financially. and
from an artistic point than in previous
years. Five thousand people were in at
tendance Saturday night. and the receipts
will not fall short of $4,000.
The story of king" Mcpherson. who
ruled one of the Aleu.ian Islands and COM
PEELED the inhabitants to obey him, and
who exercised the right to condemn to
death those who offended him, which was
teleeTaphed from the East, is pronounced
hoax.
Stephen NJ. White returned from Wash
iiStOn Hdtututy. CpeaRibg OF the appoint
ment of Public Printer. White said Os-
borne's chances seemed TO be good at one
time, bat he did not assert that the appoint
meat OF the Los Angeles aspirant was now
assured
The Southern Athletic Club of Los Anee.
les received telegram Saturday from La
Blanche. the Marine" accepting the offer
of the club TO fight Joe Elingsworth for a
purse of 81 800. Ellinasworth has already
accepted, SO the fight will come off in a few
weeks time.
The New York Sen yesterday printed
Two pages. including 1000 interviews with
British statesmen, business men. manufact-
urers and newspaper men on the position
England would take in case of rupture of
peaceful relations between Canada and the
United States.
Gettlicb Brodesser has been found guilty
OF violating the city prohibition ordinance
ut Pasadena, and sentence will be pa sed
Monday. Notice of appeal will be filed
probably this afternoon. This, the third
| case. has been decided as sustaining the
prohibition ordinance
There is bitter Courthouse war IN
Whitney county, w. T. Colfax is the pres
eDt comfy seat and wants to build a new
Courthouse. The rest of the county wants
| division OF the county. TIE County
Commissioners ordered the the county to
be bonded for 500 900 and opposition meet
ings are being held in all the other towns.
aud there is much excitement in conse-
quence.
AsTHnATIc troubles and soreness Of the