Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-19
A Murderer Hanged

wELLAND (ontario), December 18TH Arthur
Hoyt Day, who murdered his wife by pushing
was hanged at sol o'clock this morning The
condemned man walked to the scafold firmly
and with smile on his face. Day committed
bigamy under the name of Arthur Hoyt, and
his second vie, having discovered his real
nsme, it became necessary for him to decide
between the two women. He elected 10 live
with his bigamous wife. Day took his first
wife and his sister to Niagara Falls, but of the
trio only his sister and he returned About one
week later the second wife proceeded against
him tor bigamy and his arrest followed. When
tectives to where the body of the first wife lay,
at the base of e cliff $50 feet high. She testi-
fed to her brothers pushing the woman over.
His conviction followed.
Coal Miners Strike.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), December 1sth.-The coal
miners strike has assumed q serious turn and
thre aens to close every industry in the district
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers has passed resolutions of sympathy,
and pledge support to the strikers. They agree
to refuse to work with coal mined By convict or
scab miners if the strikers ask them to do so.
Pat. Mcbride, OF the Executive Board of the
United Mine Workers of America, says If he
cannot settle it he viii call out all the iron and
steel workers. This means the closing of all the
rolling mills, foundries and machine shops and
5000 more men will join the ranks of the
strikers. The strike already has seriously in
jured business. There seems no prospect for an
early settlement.
Remanded to Prison.
PHILADELPHIA December th.--Work, Pfeiffer
and Duncan were given q hearing to day on
the charge of wrecking the Bank of America
and the American Life Insurance Company,
and held in $4,000 each. Being unable to OBJ
tain the amount they were remanded to prison.
Ex-senator John ]. MacFarlane, the fugitive
| figurehesd of the combination that looted the
American Life Insurance Company, the Bank
OF America and their ALI institutions, is liv-
il G at Rio Janeiro Brazil, the honored guest OF
| the United States Con ul. Officials and the
Philadelphia Finance Committee are consider
| ing whether they can have him returned.
California Fruits.
| NEW YORK, December lsth.-The Commercial
| Bulletin says: The troubles before noted with
California raisins continue, with no signs of i'm
provement. Prunes seem to be giving more OF
| less trouble one way or another more partit u
larly from the cancellation of orders by retailers
consequent upon the inability of iobbers tc
! make satisfactory deliveries, owing TO back
| ward arrivals on early contract purchases
| Other dried fruits are simply full, if exception
| be made to some inquiry for peaches at very
low prices, presumably on speculative account
| Railroad Passenger Agents.
NEW YORK, December 1sth.-A meeting o
the Eastern, passenger agents of the tranconti
mental roads was held to-day to consider tn,
matter of commissions on immigration busl
ness. The agents all announced that they haC
no existing contracts for commissions. Discus
sion on the question of abolishipg the commits
sions finally resulted in the appointment of
committee to draft a plan showing how tn,
present enormous commissions paid to scalpers
Immigrant agents ard boarding house keeper
could be stopped.
Professor Shows Discovery.
LAWRENCE (Kan J, December 1sth.-The dis
covery by Professor Snow, Chancellor of tn
Kansas state University, of the existence of
disease fatal to the cinch bug, will doubtles
| afford the farmers relief from the destruction
of their crops by this pest. During the summe
infected bugs were let loose in the bug-infeste
field. The disease spread so rapidly that th
field was soon rid OF the pests. Many farmer
, haye made application to the professor for cal
cases of the bugs which have died.
A Receiver Prayed For.
KANSAS CITY, December 1Sth,-A quit wa
brought to-day by Clements & Conrad askin
, that the Phoenix Insurance Company be place
, in the hands of receiver. The company ws
organized year ago with large capital, bu
the State Insuranee Commissioners refused It
. license. The petitioners asserted that iavore
Directors 9ld stockholders were given bac
able to getfn accounting.
At the Altar.
: BosroN, December 18th The wedding
Marshall s. P. Williams and Edith, daughter
Lawrence Barrett, this morning 81 tie Emsnu
Church, WIS largely ATTENDED byswell- know
81 people OF society. Mrs. Mackay gave the brio
e three diame nc pins, and Stuart Robson gave
II Coed Price for a Horse.
r NEweksfI.E Pa.). December lsti..-Powe
e 6ros;, OF 81 adeland, Pennsylvania, h.ve sold
T s.andard Stallion st. Vincent (record 2:a9), +
II Geld for New York Banks.
I NEW YORK, December 18th The steamer NJ
jestic, from Liverpool, to-day brought s., ,2j2. 5
e in gold for the New York banks.