Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-13
FOREIGN.
The Labor Trouble in England.

LONDON, February 12th.-The striking
operatives in the hosiery factories at Lei
cester renewed their riotous demonstrations
to-day. They attacked and sacked several
houses. The police frequently charged the
strikers during the day and in each in
stance were resisted, many of the police
being injured. The authorities are alarmed
by the aggressiveness of the strikers. and
seeing that the regular police force is mad
equate to cope with the disorderly ele-
ments, have ordered the appointment of
special policemen, and number of citizens
are now being sworn III to do duty as such.
SOCIALIST CALL UPON GLADSTONE.
Burns Hyndman, Champion, Watts and
Williams the leaders who managed the
Trafalgar Square meeting last SATURDAY.
called in body at Gladstone's official resi-
Gence, in Downing street for the purpose
OF Obtaining an interview with that gentle
man. Gladstone was absent at the tine of
the visit. and his Secretary received the
callers. The Socialists stated that the oh
iect OF their visit was 10 obtain from Glad
stone some declaration of the Govern
ments intentions with regard To aff,orGing
relief 10 unemployed wortingmen of the
country by means OF public works. They
desired to obtain this information before
siumpiag the country ii the impending
labor agitation, in order to be able to cairy
as much encouragement as possible to the
people Gladstone's Secretary advised the
deputa;ion to call at the office OF the Sec.
reIary for Home Affairs. as the subject was
not one properly pertaining to the Treas
ury Department, of which Gladstone is
First Lord. This reply was received with
dissatisfaction, and the deputation handed
the Secretary document foT Gladstone's
perusal. This is in the nature of formal
Hnnlorn.lnrN " I.,n hat, 80 Il,
unemployed workingmen, that the Gov
ernment take immediate steps to relieve
their pressing needs.
THE LEICESTER RIoTING
LONDON, February 13th-A. M.-The
strikers continued their rioting in Leicester
until late hour last night Twentv-seven
rioters were arrested, and the mob made
several attempts to rescue them from the
police At meeting of workmen held
to-day, it was announced that the masters
had conceded four important points, and
offered to arbitrate the others. A resolu-
ton was passed, agreeing to submit the
demands of the strikers to arbitration
The Dixie Scandal-Divorce Granted.
LONDON, February 12th.-The trial of the
divorce case of Donald Crawford against
his wife, in which Sir Charles Dixie is CO.
respondent, was begun to-day. Great in
| terest is felt in the case, and the Court
room was crowded when it was called.
Dixie arrived early and took his seat
in the Courtroom without being recog-
niZed by most of the people in attendance
| Chamberlain, President of the Local Gov
ernment Board, and many gentlemen
prominent in official and social life were
present. The case being announced, peti-
| toners counsel states that the first intima-
| ton his client had of his wife's unfaithful-
ness was on the receipt of several anony-
nous letters, the writer of which warned
! Crawford to beware of " the member from
| Chelsea" (Dilke). Crawford thereupon
made an investigation into his wife's
| habits, and found that she had been corre-
spending with one Captain Forster. This
offense he had condoned. Receiving fur
tier anonymous letters, Crawford taxed
| his wife with infdelity. She admitted
her guilt. and made full confession She
said she had slept two nights in the same
bed with Sir Charles Dixie His attentions
| to her, she said, had commenced directly
after her marriage. He professed to ad-
| mire her because of her resemblance to
| her mother. The wife of the petitioner
| had attributed the anonymous letters to
the vindictiveness of her mother The
petitioners case rested solely on his wife's
confession. The servants of Crawford's
| DOuSeuOlu, counsel Sa1u, would give eVl-
dence showing that their mistress had been
absent from home on the nights she stated
she had slept with Dixie. The petitioner
Crawford, was called to the witness stand
and gave testimony supporting the state
ments of his counsel. Crawford said he
had been startled by bis wife asking him
whether he would forgive her if she had
been unfaithful to him. His wife's sister
had been shown the anonymous letters and
had agreed that they were in the hand
/ writing of their mother. In her confession
witness said Mrs. Crawford had declared
that Dixie had compelled her to enter his
bed with Fanny" his mistress, Sir
| Charles himself lying beside them. He
then told her again how much she was like
her mother. The counsel for the petitioner
submitted evidence against Mrs. Crawford
but submitted none against Dixie. The
Court granted divorce from his wife. and
dismissed the charges against Sir Charles
Dixie
The consensus opinion is that the filthy
revelations made in the trial, and the fail
ure to attempt to either deny or disprove
the charges against him, have practically
ruined Sir Charles Dixie.
| lSECOND DISPATCH.l
LONDON, February 12th.-Although Sir
Charles Dixie escaped under the technical
plea that Mrs. Crawford's unsworn con-
! fession was insufficient evidence the whole
tenor of the trial has produced profound