Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

| The Emperor and Empress of Germany are al
Baden, looking remarkably well.
| 1t is reported that the resignation OF Meline
i and TiraIid of the French Ministry, is imnli
| nent.
| Further Turkish reinforcements are going to
| Yemen, Arabia, where the revolt against the
| Government still continues.
Work in H. H. Fishers pipe mill at Allen
| town, Pa, has been suspended indefinitely,
| throwing 700 men out of employment.
Insiders in the cable pool now state that the
Mackay- Bennett cable people will not ma
| terially lower rates beyond the present tariff.
| While the United States corvette Quinnebaug
was in the harbor at Hamburg last week many
members OF the crew deserted from the ship.
Exports of specie at New York for the week
| were S192 600 making the total since January
LIST SiS 093 COO against SD sos 600 the last year
The shutting down of the mills took effect in
Fall River Mass yesterday Although 10000
persons are idle, there is No unusual throng on
the streets
The preparations for opening the great Kaiser
Wilhelm University at Strasburg on the 9th
inst. are on most elaborate scale. The feStiyi-
ties win begin on the 10Th inst.
The fight in New York and Indiana promises
to be the greatest in the history of American
politics All the big guns of both parties are to
be poured into these States this week.
H. B. scutt & Co., barbed wire manufacturers,
of Pittsburg, have notified their 800 employees
effect Immediately. The reductions will be ac
cepted.
The Postmaster-General and Mexican Minis
ter have concluded the postal convention pro-
viding for the exchange of mail matter between
the United States and Mexico at domestic rates
of postage.
Carrie Welton, whose death upon Longs
Peak, Colorado, attracted much attention re-
Gently. has left her fortune, between 100000
and $3.50. 600 to the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
while John Fitzgerald, a horsethief. was at
tempting to escape from jail in Pittsburg yester-
day morning, rs letting himself out of the win
.dow with rope, it broke, and Fitzgerald fell TO
the ground forty feet below, receiving fatal in
juries.
The Receiver of the Wall-street IN " Bank
yesterday began the payment of dividend of
20 per cent TO depositors. Ex-President Evans
says they will be paid in full: 1t is doubtful,
however, whether the stockholders Will receive
anything.
A loan of 100000 has been obtained by the
Chinese Government from the Hongkong-
Shanghai Bank. The appeal to the people for
Il loan was complete failure. the total tenders
being only 81 100000 at par and 100000 at per
cent. below.
1t is reported in st. Petersburg that eleven
Professors of the University of Kieff will be re-
qucsted to resign. Seditious papers were found
at the lodging of a sailor from the steamer
Kelso, arrested Saturday at RIA The landlord
and five Others. were also arrested.
Baron Sydesvitz has taken possession in be-
half of the Emperor of Germany, of all feudal
and all0dal property of the late Duke of Bruins
wick II is stated that the Duke left a viii dis
posing of his private property, which is esti-
mated to have amounted TO 50,000000 marks.
John Taylor as Trustee in trust of the Nor
mon Church. and George q. Cannon, as Coun-
cilor to the Prophet, are out in card in the
Salt Lake Ne,es, denouncing the dispatch that
the Church had formed an alliance with the
Democratic party, the consideration being the
Statehood of Utah. rs untrue.
The farmers of Earl, Caenarvon and part of
Ephrata townships, in that stretch of the valley
drained by the Conestoga, between Welsh
mountains and Ephrata hills, Pennsylvania,
are terrorized and greatly alarmed on account
of numerous robberes committed there within
the past few days, the supposed authors of
which are the BuzZard gang of highway
robbers.