Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
Another Suspect.

! Welch, who is believed by many to b
''oimonds,' suspected of being implicated
in the Cronin murder at Chicago, arrived
here to-day on the steamer Acapulco, from
| Panama. He obtained employment OF
the steamer on her last trip from this city
| He refuses to make a statement as to hi
movements between February 1st ane
March 22d. He admitted he had given hi
| photograph to Luke Dillon, and that h
has been East. He answers the descrip
| ton of 'Simonds,' from the picture fur
nished the Chicago police by Dillon
! Simonds was the man who purchased tn,
Carlson cottage furniture.
The Chief of Police stated to.nigh
| that he did not believe Welch to b.
the man wanted in Chicago for implication
! in the Cronin murder. Welch, at his OWE
| request, will be rigidly examined to-mor
row by the authorities.
Seized by Revenue Collectors.
Los ANGELES, July 12th.-Three weeks
ago the foreman of the bottling department
of the Philadelphia Brewery of this city
was arrested for the n-cancellation Of
revenue stamps. This morning the Revenue
officers seized the brewery, but the pro-
prietors, Maier & Zabelip, gave bonds in
$40 600 and the attachment was relieved
A. Tickner, the foreman of the bottline
department, is alleged to have taken of
revenue stamps from kegs before cancella.
ton by driving the spigot through the
stamps,as is the custom. 1t was not thought
the proprietors of the brewery knew any.
thing about the matter until this morning
when the officers made the seizure 1t is
now thought Collector Ellis has made q
serious blunder in the proceedings. This
brewery is the largest in the State outside
of San Francisco.
Washington Territory.
OLYMPIA wv. t., July 12th.-Petitions
fayoring woman suffrage and prohibition
were introduced in the Convention to-day
A proposition was introduced prohibiting
the State from granting divorces; concern.
ing civil service appointments; adopting
the eight-hour system; for the election OF
Mine Inspector; providing for a Soldiers
Home; authorizing the presentation of q
separate proposition for popular vote au.
thorizing women over 81 years to vote and
hold office; relating to the sumptuary laws;
providing that school lands may be sold
in trust.
The hour of meeting was changed to 9
A. NJ.
Delegate Stevenson of Skamonia was
the accidental shooting of his brother.
Doings in Utah.
SALT LAKE, July 12th.-Wm. J. Ryan, a
gambler and horse jockey, was shot and
instantly killed at Garfield on the bathing
train, by the Sheriff of Delamare. Ryan
had been abusing woman and pulled a
revolver when the Sheriff interfered. The
officer was just in time and got the drop on
the gambler. The Coroner's inquest rem
dered verdict of justi6able homicide.
The excursion OF Nebraska editors was
royalty entertained at Salt Lake by the
Chamber of Commerce, and the citizens
rendered them a concert in the Mormon
Tabernacle. All the railroads gave excur-
sions to points of interest.
San Francisco Notes.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12th.-While ex-
cavating for sewer on Potrero avenue,
near Eldorado street. this afternoon the
bank caved and crushed to death a work
man named Gallagher.
George Roberts, conductor on the
Geary street line, committed suicide in
Golden Gate Park by shooting himself
No cause is known for the act. He leaves
a widow and one child. This morning he
received notice of his appointment as con-
ductor for the Southern Pacific. In note
to his wife he says, You are model wife,
but am unworthy to be your husband"
Oaklanu Improvements.
OAKLAND, July 12th.-A gang of men
were set at work to-day in shifting the
track of the Alameda horse car line to the
east side of Broadway. preparatory to ex.
tending the cable road to First street. The
contractors for paving lower Broadway
with bituminous rock have begun work on
the curbing
A. G. Dietz has mortgaged his Fourteenth
street property to the San Francisco Saw
inss Union to secure loan OF $4,000.
waIla WaIla Fire.
WALLA WALLA wv. T., July 12th.-This
afternoon fire destroyed the Walla Walls
livery stable, some one story wooden stores
and Schwabacher Bros. warehouse, al
wooden buildings. Total loss about $10,0 900
insurance, about $4,000. The Schwabachel
warehouse contained lime, cement, oil
| salt, etc. Everything burned was fully in
sured. The horses and carriages in thu
livery stable were saved. The Manney
house was uninsured. Loss, s., 900 on tn,
building.
Bakersfield a Young Phoenix.
BAKERSFIELD, July 12th. - Fifty-fiv,
| frame buildings are already up or unde
way Everyone is hopeful. Brick block;
are to be built on the principal streets. Th,
insurance men have satisfactorily adjusted
over $400, 700 of losses. The Southern Hote
| is to be rebuilt at once. There is no desti
tuition. Supplies have been contributed
beyond the needs. Efforts are being mad,
| to prevent Chinatown from being rebuilt
Little Flossie Moran.
OAKLAND, July 18th. - Little Flossi
Moran, the victim of the Berkeley outrage
is reported to be improving, and is believed
to have passed the most critical stage, witt
s. - ~F
continues to investigate all suspicion
every new clue, bat there seems now to b
small prospect of the brute's capture.
Grass Fires.
| SoNoMA, July 12tb.-A grass fire brok
out this afternoon on the Buena Visit
farm, one mile from town. A party o
railroad employees, assisted by a number o
people from town, fought the fire and sue
ceeded in getting ii under control. Th
| fire was stopped about 100 yards from tn
| beautiful residence of Mrs. J. r. Snyder.
Celestial Shooters.
| ST. HELENA, july 12th.-Some Chimes
got into row over gambling game q
Chinatown at 9 o'clock last evening, an
one of the gamblers drew a pistol and sho
two of his companions, one of them receiy
ing serious wounds. The sssailant mad
good his escape.
The Crocker Mausoleum.
I OAKLAND, July 12tb.-Ground plans fo
the Crocker mausoleum to be erected n
Mountain View cemetery have arrived
They were prepared by Welles Polk, an
the structure is 10 be in the Grecian orde
II will cost about 100000.
NEVER TOO OLD.
An octogenarian weds in Less Than
Month After His wife's Death.