Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-08
The Chicago Strike.


jobs is brought to a stsndstill. The strike
Is for eight hours as days work and
wages at 40 cents an hour. No trouble is
reported from any quarter vet.
Tonight 1t is estimated that about 600
men are out. In some places the brick
layers went out with the carpenters ont of
sympathy, and it is reported the entire
body of bricklayers will be called out un-
less the trouble is settled within week.
In any event nearly all the other building
trades will have to stop work soon unless
the carr enters strike is settled.
In that event $4,000 men will be idle.
Some contractors wishing to complete the
work on hand to-day offered to accent the
mems terms, but the Brotherhood IS after
the Builders Association and refuses to let
anyone return to work until that body has
reorganized the Union.
President Goldie, OF the Builders Ex-
change, thinks il will be at least week
before the strike is settled
Behring Sea.
New YORK, April 7th.-The Teleqrap
prints special from its Ottawa CORE
spondent with reference to the Behring Sea
controversy. The correspondent saws he
Is semi-o officially informed that the Cana.
dian authorities are willing TO accept the
following conditions:
First-lsolatioh of the Seal Islands by
the exclusion of ali sealing vessels and
Pelaglc sealing within the limits of belt
twenty-five miles in width, more or less,
drawn around the Seal Island group.
Second-Absolute prohibition of sealing
IN Behring Sea, or in the passes leading
thereto, between we'll. defined dates, when
the breeding seals annually resort to and
retire from the breeding grounds.
TlirQ-The pr0hihjtjOu of tho rea of
firearms in Behring Sea sealing operations.
She Will Probably Confess.
CHICAGO, April 7th-A jury was secured
by Deputy Coroner Severson to day and
viewed the remains of Mr. and Mrs. New
land, who died from the effect of rat poison
administered in their food by Miss Emma
Starke. No testimony was taken, and the
inquest was postponed until the 17th The
only motive the police can advance for the
wholesale poisoning is burglary, and, as
nothing is missing from the house, they do
not put much faith in this theory. 1t is
believed by the time of the inquest Mise
Starke Will make a confession The two
children are thought to be out of danger.
An Old Firm Fails.
NEW YORK, April 7tb.-The failure of
George X Sistaire Sons, brokers and
bankers, l6 Broad street. is announced.
This is an old and conservative firm. The
rumor is atoat that a defalcation of $3.50
600 is discovered in the accounts The fol-
lowing has Just been given cut by the firm !:
Douglass Hilger, maCager of George K.
Sistaire Sons Philadelphia office found
short $150,000 Hilger died Saturday.
This and the Detroit defalcation of A NJ .
Stanton for Sl50000 few years ago caused
the suspension"
Murdered His Rival
HENDERSON (Ky), April 7th Eugene
Corwell, aged II, and James Wells, aged
16, have been for some time bitter rivals
for the favor OF young lady. Last even.
ing after church they quarreled on the
street about her. Finally Corwell picked
up stick and hit Wells. The latter
whipped out q revolver and shot his rival
dead. He was placed in Jail, but expresses
no remorse for his act.
Billiard Tournament,
CHICAGO, April 7th.-The second game
OF the billiard tournament was played this
afternoon, the contestants being Ives and
Heiser, the former playing 275 10 the lat
ter's $50. Ives appeared confident while
Heiser was tritie nervous. The follow
ing was the score: Ives, 275; average,
134; Helser, 13S; average, 5-l9 The high.
est runs by Ives were 20, 81, 80, &c; by
Heiser, As, 27, %.
No More Vendettas.
LOUISVILLE, April 7th.-At Harlan Court
house to-day the ShUrlocks, Days and
others of the Howard-T Turner feud held a
conference and agreed to Law aside their
quarrel. 1t was agreed that if any further
assassinations took place, both sides should
unite to bring the murderer to punishment
Angry With Reporters.
New YORK, April 7th.-Patti in an inter-
view, denies having criticised Mrs. Ken
dal. She became angry in discussing the
matter, and said: II am quite dissusted
with the reporters who take such liberties
with my name, and shall really have to
exclude gentlemen of the press from NV
visiting list"
Gave Himself Up.
New YORK, April 7th Joseph F. Meeks
the referee in the Flack case, surrendered
himself this afternoon to undergo sentence
of thirty days in Jail. He said the iudg-
ment of the Court had worried him, and he
would prefer to undergo the sentence than
be disappointed in decision in the Court
of Appeals.
An Extra Session.
CHICAGO, April 7ih.--It is said that Gov
ernor Fifer will call special session of the
Legislature at once to deal with the Worlds
Fair matters and request the various State
and Territorial Governments to make early
appropriations to cover the cost OF their
various exhibits
Murdered at a Dance.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), April 7th-News
has Just reached here of q terrible shooting
affray in Fulton county last Saturday. in
which VIM. Wright and W. P. Rogers d. r
ing dispute at a dance were killed out
right. Friends on both sides took part and
more than dozen shots were exchanged.
Famous Engineer Dead.
BALTIMORE, April 7th.-William Gallo
way. who ran the first locomotive on the
Baltimore and Ohio Road, is dead He re-
tired in 1887, and was probably the oldest
locomotive engineer in the world. At the
time of his death he was 81 years of age
Guaranteed the Funds.
CHICAGO. April 7th.-The subscriptions
to the Chicago Worlds Fair fund has been
guaranteed hy Lyman j. Sage, Writ Dex-
ter, J. ]. P. ODell and A A. Sprsgue at
the request of Senator Hiscock of New
York.
Ridiculed the Idea.
CHICAGO, April 7th.-President Marvel,
of the Atchison, to day ridiculed the New
York telegram stating that Geo. c. Msgown
was to supersede bim rs President.
Indians Starving.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 7th-The Indians
on the Court d'Oreilles reservation, num-
bering 300, are suffering for food and the
aged and infirm are liable to die of starva-
ton unless supplied at once.