Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-12

Souipauyi composed OF nNe large Troy
mills, has been filed with the Secretary OF
state at Albany, with capital stock of
S2,0UU0O0. The shares are distributed
among the members of the late firms COM
prlsing the combination, proportionatelv.
1t is said the new concern is not a trust.
nor monopoly, and will not result in a
reduction OF the prices of labor, nor the ad-
vance OF the cost OF shirts, collars or cuffs.
The real object is said to be uniformity of
prices. At present the united firms have
offices in New York, Chicago, San Fran
cisco and other large cities.
Valuable Property Burned.
WILLErTsPoINT q. T., May 1lth.-A fire
at the tort last night destroyed the pom
toon house, containing Government prop.
erty valued at about $50 600. 1t included a
number of fish torpedoes, and a base-line
transit, valued at $4,000, and much pom
toon material.
=. Later adyices received tonight are to the
effect that much more valuable property
was destroyed than at first reported. The
hre burned five houses. The loss is now
estimated to be nearly half million dol
lars, and perhaps more. The base line
transit destroyed was the only one in the
United States.
Foul Play is Feared.
MIDDLEBoRoUeH (Ky), May 11th. =
Fears are entertained that Captain Hawk
ms, Chief Revenue officer and his posse of
twenty men who left Middleborough We'd
nesday last to destroy illicit stills in the
cumberland mountains, have met with
foul play at the hands of the moonshiners.
thursday afternoon Hawkins telegraphed
Tor special train to convey seventy five
prisoners and witnesses to Coyington.
Since that time nothing has been heard or
seen of him or his posse. A search party
will be organized
Swift Justice.
HEARNE TEX, May 11th.-Late yester.
day Ed. Bennett, an ex-convict. colored,
assaulted a white lady, three miles from
town. As soon as the crime was made
known in town Deputy Sheriff Lial and
posse started for the place. This morning
they brought the negro to town and placed
him safely behind the bars. About 2
O'Clock this afternoon party of fifty men
oroke the Jail open, took him out and
hung him to the first tree they found.
California Horses.
CHICAGO, May I1th.-Dan MCCARTHY of
San Francisco arrived yesterday, bringing
with him forty-nine trotters, PAGERS and
runners, with which he will campaign the
country after short rest. All are in good
condition.
A dispatch from Council Bluffs saws a
number OF horses from Stanford's stables
are quartered at the driving park there.
Stranded in Utah.
CHICAGO, May 11th.-A dispatch from
Salt Lake says the said Fasha" Opera
Company of San Francisco is stranded
there, their remittances having failed to
come, and the houses being poor. The
dispatch asserts that the principals are
going, and that the small fry and chorus
will be left in bad way, as they have no
money to carry them home.
Roman Catholics.
PIrTsBURG, May 11th.-At a meeting of
Roman Catholics tonight an organization
Was perfected to be known as the Ameri.
can Federation of Catholic Societies. 1t is
proposed to consolidate all the Catholic
organizations in the country under that
name. Arrangements nave perfected for
grand public demonstration in this city on
July 4th next.
Sti1etto vs.. Razor.
NEW YORK, May 11th.-Pasvuale Mares.
cola and Francisco Mechaelli, Italian labor
ers are lying in the Chambers-street Hos
pital. With others they played cards and
drank until late hour last night, and on
the way home they quarrelled and hacked
each other horribly, one with a stiletto and
the other with razor.
Fatal Explosion.
BUFFALO, May 11th.-This afternoon. as
the Lehigh Valley switch engine was draw
ing train of freight cars into the city, the
engine exploded and instantly killed en-
gineer Pearl and fireman O'Connor. The
force OF the explosion was terrific, being
heard two miles away.
Death of Rev. Joseph King.
PrrTsBURG, May 11th.-Rev. Joseph
King, for two years pastor of the First
Christian Church in Allegheny City, died
tonight. He was schoolmate of Garfield
in 1928. He was elected President of
Hiram College in 1888, but declined to ac-
cept.
An Abbot Resigns.
LOUISVILLE (Ky), May 11th.-Father
Benedict, the Abbot of the famous Papist
Mopastry at Gethsemane, near Bardstown.
has resigned on account of having become
a paralytic and therefore incompetent to at
tend to the duties. Father Edmunds has
been chosen in his place.
Two Firemen Injured.
OMAHA. May 11th.-The store at No. ia
South Fifteenth street, occupied by Greer
man d Robinson, millinery, and E. Pink.
erlln d Co., furs, was partially DESTROYED
by fire about 10 o'clock this morning.
Loss, S25 600; Insurance, $1,000. Two fire.
men were badly burned.
viii Walk Out in July.
CHICAGO, May 1ith.-The fizzle of the
projected packing-ho strike on Nav 1st
is now reported to have been due to
secret plan for better organized walk-out
in July, when the packing house will be
extremely. busy, thus augmenting the
chances of success.
Total Gross Exchanges.
BosToN, May 11th.-The total gross ex-
changes for the last week, as shown by dis
patches from leading clearing houses in the
United States and Canada, were 81 .313. .4S9.-
O23, an increase of 81 per cent. as com.
pared with the corresponding week last
year.
Destructive Confagration.
ELL1coTTsvILLE IN. W, May 11th.-A
large portion of the business section of
this village was destroyed by fire to-day.
Aid had to be summoned from Salamanca
and Bradford to save the town. The losses
aggregate $4,000.
Knocked Out for Forty Cents.
LACROSSE {Wis.), May 11th.-Oliver W.
Olsen was killed this afternoon by blow
on the neck by bartender named Dewey.
Olson's refusal to pay 40 cents for a round
OF drinks was the reason for the bartender
striking him.
Welcome Rain.
HELENA (Mont.), May 11th.-Rain and
snow storms are reported to-day from all
over Montana. The country was greatly
IN need OF rain and the present storm in
sures plenty of feed on the ranges for the
ensuing season.
Killed Three Men.
ST. PAUL, May 11th.-A special train on
the Chicago, Burlington and Northern ran
into hand car on which were three Sec
ton hands, at Prescott, Wis.,, this after
noon, killing two and injuring the other
fatally.
The Alleged Embezzler.
PHILADELPHIA, May 11th.-Crawtord,