Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-04

had lalIen IN love with John RuthkeS
daughter. An elopement had been con-
tempIated, which was supposed was frus-
trated by the father. Sunday an alteration
took place, and it is supposed the girl sided
with her father This frenzied the young
man, who drew revolver and fired three
fatal shots.
The River and Harl,or Bill.
WAsHINGToS, August 3d.-The Confer
ence Committee on the river and harbor
bill tonight reached q complete agreement
on the points in dispute, and il will be re-
ported 70 the House to-day As agreed
upon in the conference the HenneDin Canal
clause is so amended as to authorize a sur
vey Of the line of the proposed canal by Il
Board of Government Engineers, who are
to report at the next meeting of Congress.
NJ Mtanwhile no appropriation is made for
the beginning OF the work of construction
WASHINGTON, August 3d.-The river and
harbor bill as finally passed to-day, con-
tains al the debris clauses which were
stricken out in the Senate. They were re
stored through the successful efforts of
Markham in the conference committee,
aided by other California members. He
also secured the restoration of the follow
ing items Wilmington harbOr 10 S75, 600
survey of Newport, San Diego and San
Luis Obispo harbors to $5000 survey of
San Francisco harbor to $4,000 Redwood
creek 10 Sc, 900 !; Mokelumne river to s., 500.
The other items were not reduced. Great
credit is due Markham for his excellent
work as a member of the conference COM
mittee The appreciation of his services
found expression in very numerous con-
gratulatons bestowed upon him to-day on
both sides of the House.
knights of Labor to Enter Politics-A
Platform.
NEW York, August 3d.-Master Work
man Mcguire, who proposes to take 10000
men and District Assembly No. 49, Knights
of Labor, into politics this Fall, has not
yet produced his candidate for Mayor of
New York, but his political creed has APP
peared. He would have no President and
Vice-President or Senate, but in their
places an Executive Board, chosen directly
by the people and subject to removal at
any time by the House of Representatives.
The Government is to assume immediate
and complete control, of all telegraph and
telephone lines, and also of all railroads,
canals and means of transportation. There
are to be no Governors for States, or Mayor
for q city Executive Boards are to take
their places. The Government alone is to
issue money. Inventors are no longer TO
get or hold patents, bat are to have bonds
from the Government instead. 1t is de
manded that rent be fixed by law, at not
above the legal rate of interest When
workmen are not employed they must be
put to work upon public improvements.
There is TO be a progressive income tax,
and tax upon all inheritances. a work
ing day shall be eight hours long only.
Mr. Mcguire wants a national divorce law,
in which divorce depends merely on mu-
tual consent. All tramp, conspiracy, pauper
and temperance laws to be abolished.
War Among the Steamship Companies.
New YORK, August 3d.-A conference of
the steamship companies, at which repre-
sentatives of all the companies except the
Red Star line were present was held
to-day. The conference adjourned on
Monday to await instructions from
Europe as to cutting rates, and at the
meeting to-day it was reported from
Rotterdam that the company had cabled TO
its representatives here to cut So below the
Red Star line. This will make the rate to
Europe $1S and from Europe, $12. Neither
of the other companies has as yet heard
from their headquarters Mr.. Richard of
the Hamburg and American packet com
panv says that it was the intention of his
company to fight the English lines who
had been taking passengers from the con-
tinent at reduced rates, and they had Or
ganized direct Baltic line for the purpose
of carrying the Scandinavian traffic, which
had heretofore been carried by English
lines James A Wright Jr.. General Pas
senger Agent of the Red Star line, said
We are awaiting the action of the confer
ence before making any alteration in our
rates"
Arrest Of Stamp Stealers.
CHICAGO, August 3d.-Thomas Finucane
is under arrest at the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency as one of the persons
connected with the robbery of the Mime
apols Postoffice on the night of July Sth.
The detectives say that, after the robbery,
stamps valued at s15, ,33S were received by
Finucane from man who stole them.
The sensational part of the story is, that
Supervisor David Shanahan, of South
Townsend, has been the first man that re-
ceived the stamps from Finucane. Finucane
! is the man who was implicated in the rob
berry of the Union Iron and Steel Com
pany, when the sum of $4,000 was stolen
from the safe Noyes S. Thompson an
employe of the County Infrmary, and
| Wicks, an commissioner, are also i'm
plicated, and all are under arrest. They
all say they received stamps from Finucane
to sell on commission. The men were
caught offering large quantities Of stamps
to merchants at reduced prices.
Eastern Races.
CHICAGO, August 3d.-The weather was
agreeable, the track fast, and the attendance
large. the mile race Oryid won, Miss
Cleveland second Apalachicola third.
Time 1:464. Mutuals paid S47 so. The
three-quarters of a mile dash Modesty won,
Quenn second, Finality third. Time, 1:15l
Mutuals paid SIS 90. The Woodland stakes,
one and half miles, Montana Regent won
Ed. Corrigan second. Tine, 2:354. Jim
| Gray finished first, but was disqualified.
Mutuals paid 81. The one and quarter
miles Tipsy won, Taxgatherer second,
Bootblack third. Time, 2:0S4. Mutuals
paid S47 90. The mile race Eloise won,
! Binnett second, Mamie Hunt third Time
| 1:424. Mutuals paid $16 20.
MONMOUTH PARK, August 3d.-The first
race, handicap, seven. elghthS OF mile,
Gold Ban won, Garden second, Stonebuck
third Time, 1:30. The second race, Cam
den stakes, three-quarters OF a mile the
Kapanga colt won, Roi dor second, Lady
Primrose third. Time, 1:16. The third
race, Passaic stakes three-quarters OF
mile. Little Minch won, Pontiac second,
Electric third Time, 1:16l. The fourth
! race, handicap, one and one sixteenth miles,
Gonfalon won, Heel-and-Toe second,
Sapphire third Time, POSI-. The fifth
race, selling purse. one mile, Whisgig won,
Edgefield second, Adrian third. Time,
1:40l. The sixth race. nandlcap Steeple-
chase for all ages, over the short course,
Buckra won, Judge Griffith second, We'll
ington third. Time, Bill.
A Cool Summer Resort.
MOUNT WASHINGTON On. II. }, August Sd.
A northwest wind blowing at the rate of
sixty miles an hour, set in at nightfall yes
terday Snow began to fall at 2:30 this
morning and at $50 the ground was COW
cred TO a depth of one and one half inches.
| The wind is Blowing at the rate OF eighty
miles an hour, and windows are thickly
covered with frost. The thermometer yes
terday registered So in the valley, but now
marks $50 here.
Portraits on the New Silver Certificates.
WASHINGTON, August 3d.-The new 81
certificate will bear copy of the Stualt
portrait of Martha Washington. A por-
trait of General Hancock will adorn the 81
certificates. The designs of both are said
to be very fine.
Advance in Hops.
CANAJoHARIE On. W, August 3d.-The
utterly ruined condition of the hop crop
throughout New York State, caused by
lice has created sudden advance. The
growers in this vicinity have repeatedly re-
| fused thirty-ive cents for those picked in
! 1885, and yesterday a grower of Windoa
| sold last years crop at forty cents, which is
| the highest price paid in three years.
Five ChiIdreu Rurned