Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-20
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World,

Condensed TeIegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World.
DR.. Peters, the German explorer, has ar
rived at Zanzibar.
Sir Alfred Salde, Chief of the Inland
| Revenue Department, is dead.
DR.. Christian Henry Peters, the astrono-
| mer, was found dead in bed at Utica, n Y,
yesterday morning.
Eight hundred puddlers roughers and
heaters employed by Cooper, Hewitt & Co.
struck Thursday because of a refusal to
advance wages.
The street-railroad war at Spokane Falls,
which was temporarily settled, has broken
out afresh, and the trouble is as far from
being ended as before.
Officer Day has arrived at Portland from
New York, having in charge w. Z. Doyle,
a contractor, who left that CITY several
weeks ago, defaulter to the extent of
several thousand dollars.
A case of cholera has been discovered at
Atchison, Kan. The victim was Mrs. w.
r. Bishop, wife of well-know citizen,
Two prominent physicians pronounced
the case undoubtedly Asiatic cholera.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
Daily NeWs says that, according to advices
from Rustchuck, an uprising is imminent
in Bulgaria, and bands led by Russians
will endeavor to enter the country from
Dobtudscha.
The American rifemen visited Nieder-
wald Friday, and placed a laurel wreath on
the Germania monument. Weber deliv-
cred an address. In the afternoon the
Americans drove to Rudesheim and par
took of a kellerfest.
Mrs. F. F. Fargo died yesterday morn
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cezsed was the widow of the late William
G. Fargo, the well known express manager.
Some years ago she married +. +. Fargo,
who was no relation. but was at one time
well known in California politics.
Dispatches from Turkey report that out
RACES are of constant occurrence at Eize-
roum. The Mussuimans threaten TO sack
the Christian quarter. The garrison has
been doubled, but the disorder continues.
A hundred women were recently abducted
while bathing and several were murdered.
a reign of terror exists.
AT Paris, Tex, Friday, Judge Bryant, in
the Federal Court, sentenced nine men to
death-Charles Reed (colored), for crimi-
nally assaulting his step-daughter, and F.
]. Lawrence, j. B. Chamberlain, o. J. Cook,
1siras F. Frease, John Jackson, E. E. Cook,
]. G. Bslland r. E. Bouk for completely in.
the Cross murder case.
Thursday sneak thieves entered the
Bliss cottage, at Saratoga, New York, and
got away with $4,000 worth OF diamonds
and jewelry. The cottage is occupied by
Levi P. Morton, Vice-President of the
United States, and partner Bliss, and their
wives. A reward of 81 600 has been offered
for the recovery of the jewels.
1t is reported that the Sultan of Turkey
has held grand council for discussion on
the continued concentration of troops by
the Russian Government on the frontier of
Armenia. The Minister of War, Ali Saib
Pssha, advised that Armenia be placed in
a state of siege. Russia is pursuing the
same course as in Bulgaria, and is believed
to be in some degree responsible for the
unsettled condition of the country.
On the arrival of the steamer Majestic at
Queenstown Thursday, the customs in
spectors took four women into custody and
had them rigidly searched. Their bustles,
which were abnormally Large. were found
to be crammed with tea, tobacco, spirits
and other contrabsnd goods. The goods
were seized and the women locked up.
Nothing is known about the passengers.
except that they took passage at New
York