The record-union., 1891-01-15
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.

Identification of the Parties Connected
With the Bakersfield Tragedy.
BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 14.-The mystery
of the death of the woman and the fatal
wounding of the man before referred to
in the dispatches from this place, was
solved at the inquest which took place
to-day.
The husband of the woman arrived
from San Diego this morning. His name
is j. n. Petty. His wife left him about
four months ago, but he did not know
that she was connected with the man by
whom she wasssshot until quite recently.
They have a daughter IL years of age,
who is now in Los Angeles with her
grandmother.
The man with her, who is still linger-
ing in the hospital, is Lewis III. Stokes.
Papers which he had concealed in the
yard previous to the shooting show that
he had formerly served in the Nineteenth
United States Infantry; that he had been
discharged for disability, and on receipt OF
pension of about S400 was all the money
his possessed. His companion had none
1t is believed that the shooting was not
a concerted matter between them. 1t is
probable that he sent her into eternity
without word of warning, and then shot
himself. He was in ill health and de-
spondent.
Oregon Legislature.
SALEM orr Jan. 14.-The two branches
of Legislature met in joint session this
morning. The oath of office was admin
istered to Goyernor-elect Pennoyor, who
then proceeded to read the message. The
Governor opposes the repeal of the usury
law, recommends the repeal of the law
creating the State Board of Railroad Com
missioners, asks the Legislature to peti-
ton Congress for an appropriation for
the construction OF portage railroad at
the Dalles, and also another appropria-
ton to deepen the waters of the Lower
Columbia. He opposes the raising OF a
Worlds Fair appropriation by direct
tax, claiming it is unconstitutional.
Heavy Damage Suit.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-Balfour,
Guthrie & Co. have brought suit in the
CircuitCourt against the eSacramentoRiver
Compact to recover SIG, ,452 so alleged to
have been lost by the failure of defendant
to properly carry out a contract to fur
nish $1,000 cases of canned salmon. The
salmon was to have been in tins contain
ing not less than one pound.
Plaintiffs claim that the tins did
not come up to requirement of the con-
tract, and as a result the plaintiffs sus-
tanned loss when they placed the salmon
on the market.
They Accomplished Their Purpose.
WEsTLEY, Jan. 1.-two masked men
carrying double-barrelled shotguns, en-
tered the store of j. r. and NJ. E. Nc
Donald, at Grayson, two miles from this
place, at about half-past eight o'clock this
evening. There were five men in the
store at the time. One of the robbers
covered four of them, while the other
compelled NJ. E. Mcdonald to turn over
the contents of the safe and the money
drawer. The robbers decamped, going in
the direction of Modesto. The amount OF
money taken is not known.
Transcontinental Association.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14-Chairman
Smith, of the Transcontinental Associa-
ton Executive Committee, said to-day
that owing to the delay of some of the
officials at Ogden, the session of the com
mittee would commence on Friday in
stead of Thursday. Chairman Smith
says that the chief business of the meet
ing will be to look into the union agency
question, and to discuss proposition to