Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-19
VaIkyr-ie Vanquished.

QUEENSTOWN, June 1Sth.-In the yacht
race to-day the Valkyrie led for twenty
miles, when she was overhauled by the
Yarana. The wind then died away, and
both were becalmed. The Irex was towed
back to the harbor, and the Deerhound re-
tired. The others, with the light wind
which sprang up at midnight, continued
on the course for the Queens cup. At 2:45
A. NJ. the Earana was about one mile and
the Nreda two miles astern of the Val
kyrie
Later: 4:15 a. M.-The Valkyrie was beat
en- and the Vreda won the race.
The English Turf.
LONDON, June 18th.-The Ascot stakes
were won by Lord Lerone, Ashplant sec
Opd, Tissaphernes third.
Donovan, the winner of the Derby, won
The Prince of Wales stakes at Ascot to-day
The race for the Queens vase was won
by Rothschilds Morglay, Carraghmore sec
ond, Claymore third.
Falmouth's Bada won the Triennial
stakes.
Portland's Seminole won the Ascot BIZ
ennial stakes.
The French Navy.
PARIS, June 1Sth.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day Roche moved the House
TO grant credit of $4,000 francs to COM
ple.e the ironclads now in course of con-
struction. KrantZ, the Minister of Marine
replied that the sum mentioned would not
be sufficient for the work. He said a seri-
Gus effort would be necessary in order to
bring Frances naval strength up TO pro-
per standard. The Government he said,
would soon ask credit of $4,000 600 or
G0,000000 francs for naval Improvements.
The Seamen's Strike.
LIVERPOOL, June 1Sth-Ship owners in
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the advance wages demanded by the strik-
ing seamen. The Transatlantic Ship Com
pany, whose vessels run between Liverpool
and New York, announce their vessels
specially fitted out and moored in the
Mersey with non-union seamen. During
the ume the steamers were in port they
were provided with police protection.
Burke is Held.
WINNIPEG (Manitoba), June 18th
Burke, the CrOnin suspect, who was ar
rested here, was arraigned to-day in the
Police Court. The Chief Of Police stated
that he was holding the prisoner on the
strength of kilograms from the Chicago au-
thoriues, charging him with being prin-
Cipal in the Cronin murder The police
magistrate accordingly remanded him until
Saturday.
Charles Stuart ParnclI.
l<oNbbN' uuc 1cAu.-IuG dIuGl4 NOLl-
mission resumed to-day.
Parnelrs appeal against the postpone
ment of the libel suit against the Times
was dismissed with costs. The Appeal
Court decided the delay had not damaged
Parnells character, the Times having ad-
mitted the libel and paid money into Court.
Russian Import Duties.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 1Sth.-Modiica-
lions have been made in the Russian i'm
port duties. The duty on raw wool, shod-
dies and worsteds is raised p to 100 per
cent, on starch I per cent, on wax - per
cent. The tariff on rice is lowered 20 per
cent.
Heavy Rain at Havana.
HAVANA, June 1Sth.-One of the most
severe transforms ever experienced on this
coast occurred Sunday. The rain came
down in such a volume that several of the
streets quickly became roaring torrents.
Walls were undermined and collapsed.
No .oss of life by the storm is reported.
Entirely satisfactory.
LONDON, June 1Sth.-The Times, refer
ring to the Valkyrie's victory yesterday,
says it was just such weather as the Valky-
ne is likely TO sail the American cup
matches in. Nothing could be more
satisfactory than the way she acquitted