Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-31
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphio Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.

All Parts of the World.
Rich iron mines have been discovered near
Guthrie.
There is an unusually large number OF cases
of pneumonia IN Boston.
There is combination to elect Working
men S Legislaturesn Alabama.
General SickIes delivered the memorial ad.
dress yesterday at fremont Temple Boston.
a real estate agent at Tacoma, W T., claims
to have paid S, 600 for postage stamps last year.
The new Exposition building at Grand Rapids,
Mich, will he 5lo by 1s5 feet, and viii cost
sl72,0C0.
Twenty-f five girls employed in a Connecticut
silk mill have struck for fresh air and open
windows.
shsd have impaired so much of their flavor
to the water at Columbia, Penn, that the resi-
dents cannot drink it.
The revenues Of the, State of Pennsylvania
from all sources for the next two years are
estimated at sil, S31 900.
The reports from Texas ia. regard to the cot
ton crop are the mot favorable ever received
al this season of the year.
Two French fishing vessels. with l75 men. are
supposed to have been lost on 4 recent voyage
from France to Newfoundland.
1t appears that only N percent of Montaua's
vote was cast at the recent election. The Re-
publicans were very negligent.
More than S25, 100000 OF British capital has
already been invested in American breweries
tl:Q Inc llUlCsltt Il sil DuNlug.
George Cutler and q team he was driving
were Instantly killed by lightning Thursday
night at Murdoch. near iuscola, Ill.
Caterpillars in some parts of Pennsylvania
are threatening destruction TO the fruit trees.
Many trees are already stripped of their foliage.
The Bourne Mills Company of Fall River has
offered to share portion of It's profits with its
employees during the six months ending January
l, 1890.
An anonymous New Yorker proposes TO pay
for the college education of twelve of the poor
boys in the public schools who desire such
courses.
The Car was compelled to omit the military
review for the entertainment of the Shah, be-
cause he was afraid some of his troops would
shoot him.
piece of property SOx11o, on the corner of
Broadway and Fourth streets. New York, has
Just been sold for $3.50, coo. This is only about
S74 a square foot.
NJ. Ferrary, an accomplished musician, was
found starving to death in New York. because
trades union band had decreed that he should
not earn his bread.
Ten Apache Indians of Geronimos band have
been taken from prison in Kansas and conveyed
to San Carlos Agency, N. NJ, where they viii
have new trial for murder.
Wiggin. the wweatherise predicts that there
will be big earthquake in the Middle States
August II, 1901 Readers sre earnestly requested
to keep their eye on the date.
Immigrants are not only pouring into this
country, but they are coming in such numbers
that some of the boats bringing them are
crowded far beyond the danger point.
All the street cars in Valparaiso have women
for conductors. They are efficient and popu ar.
Women, children and old people who use the
cars are especially pleased with their kindness
and care.
The concentration of warships in the North
Pacific is said to mean that the British Admiral
is under orders to prevent By force the seizure
of the poachers. 1t is reported that the sealers
have left Victoria during the past month under
assurances that they will be protected.
The Behring Sea dispute is taking on little
more serious look. The report comes from Vic
toria that the British North Pacific feet will go
to the Behring Sea next month. The flagship
Swiftsure and the Amphion and the Icarus,
now at Esquimalt. will sail for the north under
sealed orders on the 18th of June.
Adjutant-G Drumm reached the age of
GA on Tuesday, and in accordance with the law
was formally placed on the retired list of the
army. The post thus make vacant is one of the
most important in the army. The Adjutant-
General disposes of most of the details of the
War Department and perhaps has as much real
power as the General commanding the army
himself.