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

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progress of the flames, will now complete
the work of the storm and extinguish the
! few blazes remaining in the woods. The
loss TO property cannot as yet be even esti-
mated.
He Don't Back Down.
NEW YORK, May 4th.-Inspector Byrnes
this afternoon made statement in which
he denied the assertions in the morning
papers to the effect that be apoiogized to
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff Martin, Saturday,
for the publication Of an article about her
Il refused 10 apologize and said l was
responsible for the statements published
over my name, and was willing to meet
them in Court. l stand to what / wrote
and refuse to apologize. told them was
the author of the article complained Of
Mrs. Martin, nee Woodruff, was seen to-
night IN reference to Inspector Byrne's
statement. She was furious with anger,
and said she could not understand the In
spectors action. She said such persistent
persecution was gradually driving her
crazy.
Importing Canadian Labor.
CHICAGO, May 4th.-Secretary Howard,
of the Journeymen Carpenters Council,
stated to night that an attempt is to be
made to prosecute the members of the old
Master Carpenters Association for viola
ton 1t the alien contract law. Adver-
tisements from masters of the associations
have been inserted in Canadian papers
asking for men to take the places of the
strikers in Chicago
Evidence has been collected by watching
the depots here that number of Canadian
carpenters have been brought to the city
IN this way. Testimony connecting these
circumstances with direct infractions of the
law is said to be forthcoming. A legal on
slaught is expected to be made as soon as
matters are adjusted between the journey
men and the new association of EMPLOYERS.
Hurricane in Texas.
WELLS POINT (Tex.) May 4th.-A hurri-
cane struck here at half-past II to-day, and
every house in town is more or less DAM
aged. Two persons were killed and several
injured. Mrs. Freeman's residence was
blown over, the family getting out Just in
time to escape the fall. The Methodist
Church and the public school building
were completely demolished, while other
churches were blown off their foundations.
A number of stores and residences were
blown down, and nearly all the business
houses were unroofed and all the goods
badly damaged.
The hurricane visited Mesquite, Thorn
ton, Ferrell and other points in its track,
doing great damage.
Drowned by Sharks.
BEAUFORT Is. CO., May 4th.-Friday as
one of the phosphate freight vessels was
going to sea sailor named Jordan tried to
desert. He jumped overheard while the
ship was making its way through the Coo
saw river and attempted to swim to the
shore, which was not more than 100 yards
distant. A boat was lowered and sent
after him. but there was no capturing him.
A couple of man. eating sharks got ahead
of the boat, and the man was torn topieces
and eaten before the boat could reach him.
The man was a Norwegian seaman on
board of the Sea Queen, a sailing vessel,
which had been in port some days and was
on her way to Liverpool.
Killed His Benefactor.
WINAMAc Qnd.), May 4th.-James Nc.
Mannis, better known as Uncle Jimmy
Bayles, wealthy farmer, was found muir.
dered Saturday. Not long ago John Daw,
German tenant living on one of Boyles'
farms, had some trouble with him, and as
result he determined to kill Boyles. He
sought out Michael Counors, aged 16, who
had been brought up by Boyles, and after
some coaxing persuaded him to kill his
benefactor. Yesterday the old man was
ambushed by Connors and his head shot
almost OFT. Daw and Connors have both
been arrested.
General Grants Remains.
NEW YORK, May 4th.-Mrs. Grant, the
widow of General Grant, was asked at her
house if she had given or was likely to give
her consent to the removal of the Generals
body to Arlington, Virginia, three miles
from Washington. She said she had not
hoa ard of hofn -
was placed before her she did not care to
discuss it. Dispatches from Washington
say that Colonel Grant has written from
Vienna to General Beale that he believed
II the request came through Congress there
would be no opposition from the family.
Robbing the Farmers.
AUSTIN lTex.), May 4th-The Farmers
Alliance Exchange at Dallas has sauan-
dered nearly million and half dollars
OF the farmers money during the past three
years. There is widespread discomfort in
the subordinate alliances. 1t is alleged an
investigation has been demanded, and
prominent alliance men promise sensa-
tional developments. They claim that
where are running the order for self.in-
terest.
Violation of the Law.
CHICAGO, May 4th.-At the meeting Of
the Trade and Labor Assembly to-day del
egates from the Bricklayers' Union and
Carpenters Organization reported that the
mason work being done for the Govern
ment at Fort Sheridan is being carried on
under the ten-hour rule, in direct viola
tion of the eight hour law. The Secretary
was instructed to notify the Chicago dele
cation in Congress and the Secretary of
War of the infringement, and request that
,oao hof foty IL
tion.
Heavy Fall of Snow.
ST. PAUL, May 4th.-Snow fell here to-
day to the depth of an inch or more, but it
soon melted. Reports tonight indicate
that the snow storm is very general
through hout the North west. From La Crosse,
Wisconsin,, to jamestown, North Dakota,
the storm extended, and reached to the
lake on the north. This snowfall is gener-
ally regarded as favorable to big crops, the
late SHOWS in former years having been in
variably followed by big yields.
Stole Baseball Funds.
COLUMBUS tO.), May 4th-The owners
of the Columbus Baseball Club announce
that Fred. Newberg, who until last week
was Secretary OF the club, has defrauded
them out of very large amount of money.
Newberg has disappeared and is said to
ers suspected him of crookedness when
they discharged hir1. but had no idea that
he had made away with such a large
amount of their funds.
Peculiar Fatal Accident.
TRINIDAD (Col J, May 4th.-The little IL.
year-old daughter, Hannah, of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Wilkinson, met her death Friday
in peculiar manner. She was attempting
to get out of window in the first story
and in trying to lower it, it fell and caught
her neck. Her feet could not touch the
ground and she soon strangled to death.
The parents were away at the time and
when they returned her lifeless body was
found hanging as described.
Horrible Crime.
DENVER, May 4th.-Mrs. Butterfield.
widow residing on South Eleventh street,
was found lying on the floor of her room
this morning dead. Her clothes were torn
from ner body, which was badly bruised,
and the indications are that desperate
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