Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The report that Billy Birch, the minstrel
was dead, proves to be hoax.
The entire Citizens ticket was successful
at the municipal election in San Diego.
The Peoples ticket defeated the entire
Republican ticket at Spokane Falls, w. T.,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Peter Warner of Los Angeles, fred
five shots at burglar Tuesday night, and
drove him away.
A rumor is current that the Government
OF France is about to issue decree of ban
ishment against Boulanger
The little two o-year-old daughter of ] P.
Nee fell into the Ventura river, at San Bu-
enaventura, Tuesday, and was drowned
In the Chamber of Deputies, at Buchar-
est, yesterday, the Prime Minister an
nounced that the Ministry had resigned.
England has demanded of Morocco $780,
900 indemnity for the massacre and pillage
at the Mackenzie factory at Cape Judy in
1888.
Mrs. Mckee, President Harrison's daueh-
ter, left yesterday morning with Senator
Davis and family for a weeks visit TO
Florida.
The Beidler block, on Canal street, Chi
cago, used by various manufacturing firms,
was burned yesterday morning. Loss,
S15OO00.
A two-story Portuguese boarding-ho
| at the corner of Market and San Antonio
streets, San Jose, was burned yesterday
morning.
Mayor Pond of San Francisco yesterday
appointed committee of three to provide
for the celebration of the centennial of
Washington's Inauguration on April 30th
The Presse says that Boulanger left Paris
at the request of friends, who were in
formed that he would be tried by an excep-
honal tribunal and would not escape alive
rumor is current that King John. of
Abyssinia, is dead. 1t is said that his
death was due to wounds received in
battle with the forces led by the Deryish
Mettema.
Governor Waterman and family will re-
side in Oakland during the remainder of
the present Administration. The Governor
has leased R. A. Campbells residence on
Sixteenth street.
Secretary Tracy paid his first official visit
to Washington Navy Yard to-day. Boom
ing of cannon announced his arrival at the
gate, accompanied by Commodore Sicard,
Captain Pope and Lieutenant Mason.
A Chinese junk was seized by Govern
ment officials at Monterey, suspecting it
was engaged in smuggling opium. A search
was made, but nothing found The Off
GERS had been watching here for two
months.
The election at St. Louis Tuesday yirtu-
ally lost to the Democrats the control of
the city. The Republicans have about six
majority in the Council. The Mayor is a
Democrat. The other officers were about
equally divided.
Five weeks ago Swiss named E. Poletti
at Santa Maria, relapsed into a state of
lethargy which seems to be natural sleep.
He has been in this condition for twenty
five days food being conveyed into his
stomach by tube.
Two small children were killed bv the
cars on Geary street, San Francisco, yes
terday. They were crossing the street and
did not see the car. They were frightfully
mangled. One died instantly and the other
expired in a short time.
The recent hurricane in the South Pacific
caused great damage on the island of Tahiti.
Parts of the island were submerged and
many people drowned. On the island of
Tongo the hurricane created great havoc.
Thirty persons perished.
Tuesday night the citizens of Winnipeg
caught music teacher named Ernest. who
had been too intimate with another mans
wife, dosed him with paregoric and axle
grease, gave him coat of tar and feathers
and ran him out of town.
Hold, who is on trial at Los Angeles for
bunkoing ex Congressman Hoskins, of New
York, out of over $4,000 in money and
checks, was yesterday placed under the
additional charge of personating son of
x-Postmaster- General James.
An effort is being made at lone to secure
site for the erection of permanent exhi-
bition building by the Board of Directors
of the Twenty-sixth District Agricultural
Association. Exhibitions have hitherto
been held in canvas pavilion.
The Greek Chamber of Deputies has
voted a dowry of $50, 900 to Princess Alex
andria, who is betrothed to Grand Duke
Paul Alexandrovitch, and S10S, 900 to build
residence for the Duke of Sparta, who is
engaged TO Princess Sophie of Prussia.
Detectives Baldwin, Robinson and Wal
lace went to Tug river, West Virginia, yes
terday to arrest a desperado and moon
sinner named VIII Moran. A fight ensued
and Moran was killed, but not however,
until he had seriously wounded all three of
the detectives.
General Boulanger has issued mani
feSto from Brussels TO the French people.
He says he will not submit TO trial by
the Senate, but he will be willing TO be
tried before magistrates or jury. He says
that he will await the elections, which will
make the Republic habitable, honest and
free.
The village of Mount Pleasant, Dakota,
was almost entirely consumed by fire yes
terday afternoon, All of the business part
of the town is burned. The loss is nearly
$500 600, and 100 families are homeless and
utterly destitute. 1t was caused by
prairie fire which came in from the north
west.
The Ubiquitous Boulanger.
PARIS. April 3d.-Boulangers move
ments are the talk of all Paris Many say
he is in the city, and, three evening papers
say, among his friends here. He really is