Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-23
Cotton Mills snsnend

PROVIDENCE, August 22d.-Two cotton
| mills, the Wauregan and its leased prop.
| erty end the Nottingham, and a wooden
mill owned by the Thornton Worsted
Company have failed as a result of the re-
cent failures OF Lewis Bros and Brown,
Steese & Clarke. The liabilities of the
Wauregan Mills are variously estimated at
from 100000 TO $1,G00,0O0 The nominal
assets amount to about 100000. The
plant alone cost 81 100000. The second
mill is that known as the Nottingham
Mill, IN this city. Its liabilities are esti-
mated at from $500, 900 to $250,000. The
assets nominally exceed this sum.
Killed by His Son.
MARsHALLTowN (Ia), August 22d.-A
fatal accident occurred near Eldora yester-
day afternoon. While out hunting Banker
IL. f. Wisher was accidentally shot and
killed by his only son, George, aged about
%. Mr.. Wisher was President and princi-
pal owner of the Hardin County Bank,
owned several thousand acres of land and
was the wealthiest man in Central Iowa.
He was very popular and widely known.
His wife and young son are almost crazed
over the tragedy.
Narrow Escape of Colfax.
CoLFAx (Ill.), August 22d.-At IL o'clock
last night fire broke out in lumber yard
and for several hours threatened the COM
plete destruction of the place. At O'Clock
this morning the fire was under control.
The Town Hall the Colfax Ledqer office
with It's press and type, and part of the
business portion oftbe town were destroyed
The loss is 100000.
Wounded at Gettysburg,
CHICAGO, August 22d.-Major ]. S. Davis,
of Wahoo. Neb Department Commander
of the Nebraska G. A. R., died in this city
to-day of dropsy, superinduced by wounds
received in the battle of Gettysburg. He
was an officer in New York regiment
during the war.
Montana Republicans.
ANACONDA (Mont.), August 22d.-The
Republican State Convention after long
and careful deliberaiion nominated for
Member of Congress, T. II. Carter of
Helena; for Governor, T. G. Power of
Helena; for Lieutenant Governor, J. E.
Richards of Butte.
Epidemic in West virginia.
CHARLESTON (W. Va), August 22d.-An
epidemic of fax has prevailed in this city
and county during the past thirty days.
The disease is virulent and has proven
fatal in about fifty cases. Deaths are more
prevalent among young children.
Literally Torn to Pieces.
CHARLESTON (W. Ya.), August 22d.-
Michael Dance. John Raney and an un-
known man were killed at Buckley Mills,
Va. by the premature discharge Of blast.
Dance was literally torn to pieces. The
Others were mutilated in shocking man
ner.
Advancing Prices.
SPRING VALLEY QlL), August 22d.-
Congressman w. L. Scott, who withdrew
from the Northern Illinois Coal Operators
Association, has offered his miners 70
cents per ton. This is q cents more than
the operators final offer at the conference.
Fatal Smashup.
MoBERLY (Mo), August 22d.-A train of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road was
wrecked nine miles south of here this
| morning by running over steer. En-
eineer Frank Ritter and fireman George
Bernsmore were killed
Stole Another Base.
NEW YORK, August 22d.-Timothy J..
Keeie, pitcher of the New York baseball
team, has been married in Boston to Mrs.
Helmer, sister of Helen Dauvray- Ward.
She formerly lived at Oakland, Cal
Arrested For EmbezzIement.
KANSAS Cry, August 22d.--James Sweet
has been arrested here ON warrant sworn
out by the Sheriff of Green county, N. Y,
on the charge of having embezzled SIS, 0o0