Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Louis Trip shot his wife and attempted
suicide at Ell Paso Sunday.
Ban Fox is the favorite at five to one for
the Suburban handicap at Jerome Park.
II. Segnibe & Co., cigar manufacturers of
Milwaukee, say they will sue the Knights
OF Labor for boycotting their goods.
All the furniture manufactures in St.
Louis are closed, owing to the attempt of
the proprietors to return to the ten-hour
system.
The statement was made in Chicago yes
terday afternoon that the States attorney
is advised that the fugitive Anarchist, Par
sons, has been captured.
The minority of the House Public Lands
Committee has reported in favor of forfeit
ing the Northwestern Pacific grant between
Portland and Wallula.
About 600 harness-makers have struck
in Cincinnati for an advance in wages.
| They have been working eight hours a
day, but are not satisfied with the wages
| received and demand an increase from 10
| TO 20 per cent.
/ A table compiled from special dispatches
| to the New York Post from the leading
! clearing houses of the United States shows
/ the total gross bank exchanges for the
week ending May 22d were $7S3, $50, 306-
an increase of Ill per cent.
A detective has sworn out warrants
against six hat finishers, members of the
! Hatters Union, now on a strike, on a
charge of being the parties who burned
! down Coldrons Hat Factory at Adams
town, Pa, involving loss of $50, 900
Professor Brooks, of Phelps, n. Y, re-
! ports TO the Warner Observatory here the
| discovery of new comet. 1t is large but
! faint. Its position is as follows: Right
ascension IL degrees 81 minutes Is seconds
right declination north degrees % min,
utes Is seconds.
Miss Alice Jorden, young lady student
in the Yale Law School, will not be granted
| the degree OF Bachelor of Laws She will
graduate in June, and will probably stand
high on the list. Professor Dexter says
The corporation has never granted The
degree 10 q woman, and | don't think il
ever will"
Secretary Manning continues to improve
slowly. 1t is thought he will not resume
his duties at the Treasury Department unit
next autumn. Assistant Secretary Fair.
child has accordingly arranged to continue
the performance of his duties as acting
! Secretary of the Treasury during the en-
| tire summer
II was fulnCrru IN New OK yesterday
| afternoon that there will be a general tie
up on all street-car lines in that city. 1t is
stated that the employees Of the other lines
are tired of paying assessments TO support
| the strikers on the bird Avenue line, and
| that tieup will be ordered 10 force the
| Third Ayenue Directors to yield TO the de-
mands of the Empire Protective Associa-
| ton.
| A Washington special says; The engage-
ment of Secretary Lamar to Mrs. Holt,
widow of General Holt, OF Macon, Ga,
which was hinted at when Lamar visited
the South last month, is now believed to
be true. The date for the ceremony is as
yet unknown, but that The wedding will be
celebrated some time during the summer
| is the belief of all who know the Secre-
tary.
An effort is being made to obtain money
to establish college in China similar 10
the Robert College in Consantinople 1t
is intended ID have the conduct of the in
stitution under Beard of Trustees incor-
porated in the United States, who shall
have charge of raising and investing en-
| dowments. The college will have prepare
tory, collegiate and medical departm ents,
under American professors, to educate men
| as Christian teachers, ministers and physi-
| clans.