Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-25

charge of assault and battery. was before
the Bow-strect Police Court to-day. Train.
the barrister for the prosecution, said
Rogers visited the Office of the ST. Stephen's
RcUie,c, and as a result OF this visit an ar
ticle of an amusing character was inserted
in the Recie,c In this Rogers was dubbed
Taller Rogers Rogers objected to the
article and revisited the Office OF the Reri,7c.
He there INDUCED in abusive language.
throttled manager Parkinson, and vowed
that he would kill him. Parkinson
however, received no serious injury. After
that he assaulted Cashier Dalgleish There
was no doubt, the bariSter continued, but
that Rogers was Il dangerous gentleman,
and was connected with people throughout
the country engaged i'll various dangerous
otfenscs. The sooner he left England the
better it would he for himself. Manager
Parkinson, of the RcgicG, testified that
Rogers called at the Reriec Office and
offered to write an article, and this article
appeared in the Rerjctc. Subsequently, 10
this he met Rogers at the American En-
change, and was there assaulted by
him. Rogers acted like mad
man, and uttered a menace that
he would do for them all
Rogers, he further testified, gave hin 40
useful information regarding the PreSi-
he said appeared in the Rcrieir He was
seeking information of this kind, because
in connection with Wallace Mackey, the
Rerie'c was contemplating the publication
of special edition referring to the Ameri-
can Presidential candidates-Blain and
Cleveland. He had been recommended to
find "Talker Rogers, as one who would
be likely to give him the facts he desired
Rogers said in defense tha; he had been
treated unfairly. He had been called
rOwdy and rutfian, accused of being an
Ifishman and aSsOciating with dangerous
people. The fact was that he was Yer
monter, and the accusation that he was
connected with the dynamiters was made
with the sole intent to create a prejudice
against him The magistrate said it was
wrong of the prosecution to intimate that
Rogers was quasi criminal. The demands
of justice would be met by binding the de-
fendant over 10 keep the peace.
Panic in Theater.
MONTREAL, October 2lth.-The Royal
Theater Museum was packed at the mat
inee yesterday afternoon, the audience
numbering over 1000 persons chiefly
women and children. Two boys who were
in the crowded gallery engaged in a fight,
when the cry of Fire them out" was
raised. This was understood below to be
cry Of Fire. and a panic seized the
crowd. \ wild rush was made for the four
exits on the first floor All the passages
were instantly choked with a struggling,
unreGsOning mass of humanity There be
ing no available outlet, the women became
frantic Many tainted, fell and were
trampied upon by the rushing crowd The
actors and attaches OF the theater yainly
endeavOrcd To quiet the cauSelesS frenzy by
shouting that there was no fire. The
panic however, lasted until all who Were
physically able had left the thcatcr Then
ii WAS discovered that two or three dozen
women aud children had been crushed to
the floor in the aisles and were more or less
severely bruised. None of them were able
to walk to their homes and cabs were pro-
cured. 1t is regarded as a miracle that
some were not killed outright.
Affairs in Egypt.
LoNpoN, October 24th.--The Cabinet has
not yet sanctioned the advance OF the Nile
expedition TO Khartoum. They will not
decide the question before the return of
Lord Northbrool, the British High Com
missioner, now in Egypt. Wolseley will
be ready November lst to advance from
Wadyhalfa to Saras.
The Advice of the Times
LoNDoN, October 2fth.-The Times, in a
leading article, advises the Government TO
proceed with the subject of redistribution,
as soon as the franchise bill has been passed
by the House of Commons In that case
the Lords would have no pretext for reject
ing the franchise bill. The Times likewise
advises the House OF Lords to pass the
franchise bill without delay and then direct
its attention to the reform of its own con-
Such reform. the Times thinks,
would be best effected by the Lords taking
the initiative themselves.
Expense of Laying Cable.
OTTAWA, October 2ith-The Government
will pay the sum of $4,000 in estimates
at the coming session to lay the cable be-
tween Nova Scotia and Sable Island.
SuIlivan's Family.
DUBLIN. October 24th-It is proposed to
raise by subscription fund of 10000 for
the benefit OF the family of the late Alex |
ander NJ Sullivan.
Banished to Siberia.
Sr. PETERSBURG, October 24th.-0nly two
Of the persons reported to have been exc
cuted at the ST. Petersburg Citadel last Sat
urday, for political offienses paid the death /
penalty. The sentences of both the women |
and the four officers OF the Russian army
were commuted to banishment to Siberia. |
troops Nithdrawn.
HANOI, October 24th.-The remainder of I
he Chinese troops before Chuhoa have |
)een Withdrawn. The Chinese there have
abandoned their entertainments.
Ordered to Chinese Waters.
LONDON, October 24th-The man-of-war
Rambler has received orders to proceed TO
chinese waters in November.
The Chinese in Tonquin.
PARIS, October 24th.-Reports are cur
'ent here that the Chinese are pushing their
ADVANCE in Tonquin and are about to be-
iege Hunghoa
Nine Men Killed.
WINNIPEG MAN. J. October 24th.-A dis
,atch from Port Arthur states that six
nen were killed yesterday by a falling
'ock on McLeods contract at Red
sucker Cave, about 200 miles east of
Port Arthur, on the Canadian Pacific also
hat three men were killed by powder
lot be learned, as communication is inter
upted.
The Panama Railroad and De Lessep's
Canal.
WASHINGTON, October 2ith-The Gov
of the United States of Columbia
las informed the Panama Railroad Com
,any that it will not allow that company S
inc of railroad to be cut, changed or
damaged for the benefit of De Lesseps
anal.
\ New Diocese to be Created.
PARIS, October 24th.-According to ad-
ices from Rome, the Propaganda has de-
ided to create a new diocese in Canada
hat of Nicolet, and a new apolestic dele
,ate will go to Canada 10 replace Monsigner
'muelders.
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PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST.
TELH5RAPHED TO THE RECoRD-uSIoN.l
MoJAyE, October 24th.-Tbe following over
and passengers passed Mojave october 9th, 10
rrive in San Francisco tomorrow II. T.
Jewell and wife, J. NJ. Green, Los Angeles; II.
)alton, New York; ]. 7. Horne San Francisco:
; HerZog, Mrs. r. G. Warthen, Los Angeles; j.
V Bird and wife, New York; j. 'iolewher Ari-
0na; Louis WawriXt, San Francisco; A. W.
'oggs and wife, Riverside, Cal; Eugene Thorn
iood and wife, San Francisco; A. NJ Bowman,
oS Angeles; Isaac E. Blake, San Francisco:
FRS. Lippincott, Cincinnati. o.; +. 4. Frank,
an Francisco; Mrs. e. NJ. Dams, Grand Rapids,
lich. Mrs. NJ. B. Kellogg D. NJ. Dannenbaum,
an Francisco; ]. D. Fish. Los Angeles
Mountaineers in North Carolina and
'ennessee have made great deal of
noney digging the roots of the ivy. Ten
nd ,,roIvo dollars ,,ar to,, IL mold .inr fLan,