Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-18
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World

Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World.
Cernelia Ward Whipple, wife of Bishop
Whipple of Minnesota, is dead.
Count Conrad Stolberg, heir to one of the
richest landowners in Germany, was acci-
dentally shot and killed while out duck
shooting.
1t is announced that the scheme whereby
all soda water and beer apparatus interests
in the United States were to be amalga.
mated into trust and sold to English cap
italists has fallen through.
The President has appointed O. L. Spald-
ing, of Michigan, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, vice Tichenor, resigned. He
was formerly member of Congress and is
now special agent of the Treasury.
The Southern Pacific force who are to
lay the track.:to Oakdale are now encamped
near Bear creek, having arrived from the
south to-day. Grading has been completed
ten miles towards the Merced river.
Heavy rains prevail in the Darieelfng
district India, and part of the country is
flooded. Bridges have been carried away
in many places. The only means of COM
munication between planters is by boats.
The American rifiemen arrived at Bin
gen, Germany, Wednesday, from Ober-
lahnstein. Despite the drenching thunder
storm, an enthusiastic crowd was waiting
to welcome them. The city was decorated
and illuminated.
Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the
Admiralty, announces that it is the pur-
pose OF the Government to have the British
navy by 1894 equal to any navy in the
world, and says that work is progressing
rapidly in accordance with that programme.
Yesterday morning fire broke out in a
bar-room owned by Delamenge Oulette, at
Quebec. Canada. After the fire was extin-
guished it was discovered that family of
five, consisting of Pierre Meranda, his wife
and three children, was burned to death in
an upper room.
A very pretty wedding was celebrated
Wednesday al the Auditorium Hotel, Chi
cago, where Rev. DR.. Downing united Isl
dore Jonas, of Chicago, and Miss Rebecca
Greenebaum, of San Francisco. The bride
was given away by Mr.. and Mrs. Gold
water, of Chicago.
At meeting of the Anglo-Jewish Asso-
citation in London Baron Hirsch opposed
the emigration of Russian and other Jews
to Palestine. He said America was the
modern land of promise, and he was pre-
pared 10 support any we'll defined scheme
for aiding Jewish emigrants to settle in the
ohitSu StatSs VI dus OtucT part vi aIeTlCa.
Parliament will be prorogued on August
18th, and will meet again in November,
probably on the 25th. Parnell, although
he declines 10 introduce bill constituting
Board of Arbitration, to settle disputes
on estates where the plan of campaign still
prevails, nevertheless offers to support
Government measure 10 this effect if it
shall be 50 worded as to make arbitration
compulsory.
The Squadron of Evolution arrived at
Rio Janeiro on the Goth of June and was
saluten by Fort Santa Cruz, which hoisted
the American flag and fired twenty. one
guns, most unusual compliment, as it is
a visiting squadron's place to salute the
fort first. Fort Santa Cruz displayed the
United States ensign and dipped the Bra
lillian ensign in compliment 10 the passing
squadron. The forts and memo war also
fired salues.
A horrible murder was committed in
Marysville early Wednesday morning, the
victim being George Ball, manager of the
Beldipg Soda Works of that place. About
l o'clock a small fire was discovered in the
rear of the works and the fire department
was called out. After subduing the flames
search was made for Ball. who although
but few minutes before the fire had gone
to the works, had not since been seen.
Shortly after his body was found near the
back door, where it had been covered with
straw and set fire to. His skull had been
crushed and his lower jaw bone broken
His watch and chain were missing. No
clue to the murderer has been discovered
His object is supposed to have been plum
der, as the safe was rified