Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-03
The victims are all colored, and were hon
est, reliable people.
The Strike of Iron-workers.

The victims are all colored, and were hon
est, reliable people.
The Strike of Iron-workers.
CLEVELAND, July 2d.-All departments
in the Cleveland rolling-Inills are idle now,
except the plate mill, the employees of
which are not affected by the strike. This
morning the wire-mill men held meeting
and decided to quit work. They accord
lngly marched out 500 strong, largely Be-
hemians and Poles The men in the rail
mills and blacksmith shops also refused to
go on, and joined the other idlers. AT noon
over 900 men were out. The excitement
OF the day began at s o'clock this morning,
when large body of men forced down the
gates leading to the mills. Engineer Brick,
OF the rod mill, was forced to bank his
fires, and all the employees were induced to
quit. The engineer of the blooming and
rail mills refused at first to stop the ma
chlnery, but gave in eventually, and all
the men III those mills joined the strikers
No violence was threatened any one.
Powder Magazine Exploded by Lightning.
CHEYENNE (Wys.), July 2d.-This after
noon lightning struck powder magazine
a mile north of this city, causing a fright
full explosion of three tons of giant powder
A house in the vicinity was blown to
pieces, and the occupants, Mrs. Walker and
an infant, seriously injured. Rocks was
blown in every direction for half a mile
and the plate glass in several stores broken
The effects of the shock were felt all over
the city. Telegraph poles were demolished,
fences torn down and the adjacent driving
park seriously damaged.
Sixty-seven Round Prize Fight with
Bare Knuckles.
SPRINGFIELD Mass. }, July 2d.-Last night
a prize fight took place near Westfeld, the
most noted men in Boston sporting circles
being present. John l.. Sullivan was the
referee, and the chief hackers were Patsy
Sheppard and Jim Keenan,. The combat
ants were negro named Kelly and a white
man named Murphy. The bruisers had
finger gloves to start with. but after a few
rounds the knuckles were bare, and in this
condition g. brutal rounds were fought,
each man trying to knock out his opponent
with a decisive blow At last the negro
knocked his white opponent unconscious,
and won the $500 as stakes and about 81 800
for his hacker, Shepard.
Sensation at Il Military Encampmert.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2d.-In the national
military encampment here last night, some
of the soldiers were enjoying themselves
with the sport of tossing in q blanket A
woman came along and took part in the
sport, and was tossed in her turn in Il
rough-and-tumble fashion. This morning
she came TO the camp with q constable,
and after going about q while picked out
Captain Curtis, of the indianapolis Artl-
lery, as one of the men who assisted to toss
her. It was evidently case of mistaken
identity, and Captain Curtis drew his sword
and refused 10 be arrested. Trouble seemed
imminent for time, but it finally blew
over, and Captain Curtis submitted to ar
rest, and was held for assault with intent to
kill. The affair has created a sensation.
The KeiIar Case.
CLEVELAND, July 2d.-Civil Service Com
missioner i. d. Thoman is here conduct
ing an examination of applicants for posi-
tons in the Patent Office at Washington.
His attention was called to the case OF
Owen kellar, of Caldwell, o., who is re-
ported to have gone to Washington in con-
formity with Il notice from Chief of the
Appointment Division Higgins, to accept a
81, 500 clerkship, after having passed the
required examination. When Kellar
reached Washington he says he was told
by Higgins and First Auditor of the Treas
ury Chenowith that he was not wanted,
BECAUSE was a Republican. 4" If the
story of Kellar is true said Tho
man, Il assure you that the fur
will fly. OF this be certain; the civil ser
vice laws will be enforced if it is in the
power Of the Commission The Post says
the current statements that kellar will
speedily be dispensed with have no founda-
ton III fact. He will be allowed to serve
his probationary term, and if he proves q
good, honest and efficient clerk, he will be
permanently appointed. The Department
will take no cogniZance of his past actions,
ard will not consider his case again unless
he continues his offensive partisanship
while holding office In that case only
will he be dismissed.
A S5,O0O,OO0 Mine.
DALLAS (Texl, July DDS. p. Samuel,
of Mesquite, Texas, to-day sold to Samuels
Bros, of Silver City y. NJ. his Plata Her
mosa silver mine for $4,000 600.
The Chicago Street Railroad Strike.
CHICAGO, July 3d-12:30 \, NAT this
hour the street railroad strike is unbrOken.
The city, except in the worst localities, is
practically unguarded, as nearly the entire
police force has been ordered to report at
the various stations, and will be held there
until daylight. The programme of the de-
partment is to march the force in a body at
O'Clock this morning to the car barns of
the West Division Street Railroad, and to
start a line of cars down the track, each
loaded with policemen, who will be pre-
pared to resist an attack. So far as has
been learned, it is the intention of the po-
lice department to start the cars and keep
them running filled with members of the
force, until the strikers cease to resist and
impede the business ofthe company.
Young America "Sat Down Upon" in
New York.
New YORK, July 3d-A. disappointment
ent of Police Murray has issued orders
against fireworks, guns, pistols, etc, for to-
morrow. This causes immense dissatisfac-
ton, as the authorities of Brooklyn, Jersey
City and elsewhere hereabouts are inclined
to be ienient this year.