Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-23

county, at the time the terrible deed was
committed.
Mr.. Breckenridge left Washington with
the committee, and the party is expected
to arrive here tomorrow night.
Dated Back to the War.
LOUISVILLE, April 22d.-A report comes
from Castletisburg that Colonel W. s.
Smith, manager of the lumber company
near Pineville, on Saturday shot and
killed Frank Phillips. Phillips. when he
first met Smith, some weeks ago, charged
him with being the man who, during the
war, had Phillips father arrested and sent
to prison. This Smith denied and appar-
emily satisfied Phillips. That night, how
ever, Phillips sought out Smiths quarters
and shot him while in bed. infiicting a
wound which was painful but not danger
GUS. When Smith recovered he got from
Governor Fleming, of West Virginia, a
requisition on Governor Buckner for Phil
lips arrest under the authority of Gov
ernor Buckner. Smith was attempting to
arrest Phillips when the latter was killed
Cotton Stalks.
AUGUSTA (Ga.), April 22d. - William
| e. Jackson, well-nown lawyer of this
city, it is asserted. has perfected mechanical
appliances for making bagging from cotton
stalks, and has just returned from New
York with a specimen roll of baggiug,
which, expert cotton men say, is in every
respect equal to cotton bagging. Mr.. Jack
| son will utilize the large stalks, and an
| annual stock yield will bale three years
cotton crops. The machinery comprises
| heavy-weighted corrugated rollers with
| vats of running water, carding machines
and bagging looms. 1t is estimated that in
making the baggiug from cotton stalks,
| 100000 annually will go into the pockets
| of farmers for what is now cleared from the
| lands as rubbish
McCalla's Court Martial.
| New YORK. April 22d-The Court-mar-
| tial of Commander McCalla of the Enter
prise, o. S. N. began at noon at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. The charges, which are
the ones reported by the recent Court of
| Inquiry, include that of severe cruel treat
| ment and also of violations of the ARTICLES
| for the government of the navy" Rear
Admiral David B. Harmony is President of
| the Court. Lieutenant Perry Garst is the
Judge Advocate, and is assisted by Lieu
tenant William II. Stayton, of the Marine
Corps. Awaiting himself of the privilege
granted by the Court. Commander McCalIa
objected to Captain Beardslee, Command
ant of the receiving ship Vermont, as a
member of the Court. The objection is
sustained.
PadrOne System in Operation.
New YORK. April 22d.-The sub.com-
mittee of the Joint Congressional Commit
! tee on immigration continued its inquiry
here to-day. t. B. Mcclure of the Knights
OF Labor was further examined. He said
the contract labor law does not work salts.
factorily, owing to the neglect of the Dis
| trlct Attorney to prosecute the cases
brought to his attention. Immigration is
being stimulated by the steamship COM
| panies by Misrepresentation. Mcclure
| swore that the padrone system was in op-
Grafton in New York and that padrones got
places for Italian immigrants in the public
works by paying bosses, and in return
| charging men for getting them employ
| ment.
Chinese Restriction.
ST. LOUIS, April 22d-The Chinese re-
striction cuts an important figure in MUIR
der trial pending in the Criminal Court of
this city. The case is that of William
Mullen and William Pinkston (colored),
charged with the murder of Chinaman
named All Jim, last fall. All Jim's part
| ner, All Hong, subsequently went to China,
where he married, returning with his wife
to this country. The authorities refused
to let the woman land, and All Hong says
he proposes to go back to China. He is
| needed here to identify the men on trial, as
he was present when All Jim was killed.
Two Men Severely Injured.
CHICAGO, April 22d.-At l o'clock this
| morning fire broke out in the baker shop
of l.. Zacher, Milwaukee avenue. Fred
Banschard, in attempting to save some of
his clothes in one of the rooms, suddenly
found himself surrounded by flames, when
he jumped from the second story Fred
Brazel, shoemaker next door, was awak-
ened py The smoke pouring into his room.
In his excitement he rushed down stairs
and plunged through a large plate-glass
window. Both men are, it is feared, fatally
injured.
italian Counts.
New YORK, April 22d-The Senate I'M
migration Investigation Committee boarded
the Fabre line steamer Pictovis from Ma
Piles with 1,7S9 Italians. Chairman Owens
says the condition of the ship is horrible.
and that there is not a livery stable in
New York which is not kept cleaner. The
stencil was awful. The Chairman told the
Captain that they would take care that he
brought no more passengers over in this
manner.
1t Was a Farce.
BISMARCK IN. d., Aprll 22d-The re-
port of the Senate Committee which inves-
tigated the charges of bribery in connec-
ton with the lottery bill and the election
of United States Senators was made public
to-day. The committee found no evidence
OF damaging character, nor was the COM
mittee as constituted expected to find any,
thing showing any improper use of money
in the interest of the lottery bill or of the
Senatorial election. The investigation was
farce from beginning TO end.
Desperate Farmers.
ST. LOUIS (Mo.), April 22d.-Advicss
from Dallas county, Arkansas, say that two
well-known farmers, Kit Walsh and Henry
Owens, got into dispute yesterday about
the ownership of land, and ended in des-
perate fight, in which Walsh nearly sew
cred Owens head from his body with
brief cutter, killing him instantly, and
Walsh was fatally injured by blows from
hoe handy in the hands of Owens.
Mine on Fire
Rock SPRINGS (Wy.), April 22d.-A fire
has been all day in progress in No. mine,
owned by the Union Pacific. 1t is supposed
to have been started by some Cinnamon
while cooking their meals. One explosion
has occurred and several men have been
badly burned. 1t is believed it will be
necessary to food the mine to extinguish
the flames. The mine is valued at over a
million dollars.
Murder and Suicide.
BIG RAPIDS (Mich.), April 22d.-Samuel
Nelson of Hesperia, Mich, Swede, this
morning shot his sweetheart Annie Nelson
because she refused to marry him. Her
father had forbidden the union and the
girl objected to disobeying bis will. Hav-
ing killed her as she was going to school.
about one mile from town, be fled and
was found dead with bullet through his
head.
International Regatta.
LEXINGTON (Ky.). April 22d.-Edward
Hanlon, the Champion oarsman, received
a telegram that $4,000 had been raised for
a tournament to be held in Duluth, Mimi,
to be called the Worlds International Re.
gatta. Hanlon will go into training at
once to take part, as does also Hosmer, his
protege. The dates are from July 21st to
the 26th, inclusive.
Stabbed to the Heart.
New YORK, April 22d-A young woman
named Murphy, who formerly cpnsorted
with printer named Charles jackson. was
drinking in saloon with policeman st
an early hour this morning, when Jackson
came in and had brief conversation with