Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-29
Clarke ON Trial.

day in the Clarke burglary case. Clarke is
charged, on the oath OF H. J. Palmer, with en-
tering granary on the Palmer ranch and tax
ing bundle of books. vouchers and papers
Clarke's defense is that the articles taken were
the property of Senator James G. Fair, and that
he was acting as Fairs agent when he took the
books.
The case is exciting some attention, as 1t is
intimately related to the troubles now existing
between Senator Fair and H. J. Palmer.
Attorney Z. 8. Pill sbury. Captain A. w. Stone
J. s. Angus and many other witnesses from San
Francisco are in attendance.
Fresno Items.
FRESNO. May 2Sth.-Peter Martin, a laborer
near Wildfiower, accidentally discharged rifle
yesterday afternoon, the ball entering his leg
above the knee. He was brought to Fresno
was left In a room at the Fahey Hotel alone.
rms morning he was discovered dead in his
bed.
The news of Stanford's bill to appropriate
$4,000 for the erection of public building In
Fresno was received with much rejoicing by
the citizens here.
Cool weather prevails and several showers
fell this forenoon.
San Francisco Politics.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2Sth.-While there is
some trouble in the Republican county ranks
between the factions that desire to assume con.
troll, there is prospect of big kick in the
Democratic quarters, in consequence of fail
ure on the part of Buckley to divide the patron
age, and there is some talk of establishing a
new branch of the Democracy with a new boss.
Andrew Louderback denies the statements
made about him by Phil Crimmins. He says
ne never voted the Democratic ticket, and that
he is in favor of a fair primary with a ballot.
box In full view and an honest count.
Too Much Water.
vIsALIA, May 2Sth.-Too much water still
affiicts this part OF the valley. Though this
town is safe since the broken levee was re-
still flooded. The johnson Dairy ranch, north
OF town, is mostly under water Orchards
grain and alfalfa fields have been under water
for a week. As the st. John river is still high
and much snow still remains in the mountains
and rains have been falling up there to-day
the outlook is decidedly gloomy for many
farmers.
Two of Them Captured.
vIsAIIA, May 3sth.--Two of the FIVE escaped
captured. No trace of the others can be found
1t is thought they still hiding in the heavily
wooded swamps several miles east OF town
where blackberries abound. One is a boy Of
IA years, small for his age, whose sentence foI
burglary in the first degree, had been suspended
till efforts TO place him in reform school had
been made.
Grange Picnic.
MARYsviLLE, May 2Sth.-Yuba CITY Grange is
making extensive preparations for great gath
eriug of the Patrons of Husbandry at that place
on Thursday, June 5th, which is the date of the
regular annual picnic of the Grange. E. w.
O6Nis 1udSltI VI tut oLdLe IIaISe, ana kew. Il.
II. B. Anderson, OF Santa Rosa, win be the ora
tors of the occasion. A large attendance from
other localities is anticipated.
Yreka Topics.
YREKA, May 2Sth.-The special election for
road and bridge bonds is undoubtedly in favor
OF bonding. The precincts yet to hear from can
not reduce the favorable vote to less than the
necessary two-thirds
The contract for building a new opera house
on the old Kessler theater site was awarded TO.
dor md bA fpsch chA1N Co. -
next October.
Killed by q Woman.
GLOBE "a. T.), May 2sth.-A fatal shooting
affray occurred this afterno on at Camp
Thomas Jean Augireze. q Mexican. and q
courtesan named Belle Blakely had row in
reze struck Belle with his fist. Belle procured q
six-shooter and shot the Mexican, who died
this evening.
Mail Train Wrecked.
THE DALLEs (Or), May 2Sth.-The mail train
on the Union Pacific was wrecked one mile
from The Dalles through running into drifting
sand. caused by phenomenal high wind which
has prevailed here the past three days. The
engineer, fireman and two mail clerks were
slightly injured. The mail was saved.
A Sad Case of Suicide.
MERGED May 2sth Frank NJ. ostrander, ex-
of the Merced Board of Trade, was found to.
day in the cemetery, lying on his childs grave
dead. 1t is supposed he committed suicide by
taking laudanUm.
"My God, Save Me-"
TACOMA. May Yesterday, at Wilkinson,
Mrs. Irish was accidentally shot and killed by
her son, a boy Of 10 or IL years of age who was
playing with revolver. The lady died in.
stantly, uttering only. my Cod save me-"
Simple Assault.
NAPA, May 2Sth.-This morning the jury in
the case of Jacob Hauser, charged with at
tempted criminal assault upon his step daugh-
ter, Martha Hart, returned verdict of simple
assault. He will be sentenced Saturday.
Death of Scott Hewitt.
TACOMA May 2Sth, Scott Hewitt, a promi-
nent citizen and ex-member of the Legislature,
died to night of brain fever.