Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-29
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Gathering of Politicians ut Chic go.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Gathering of Politicians ut Chic go.
CHICAGO, May 2Sth.-There was a consid-
erable influx of delegates and friends of vari-
Gus candidates to-day. Among the most
notable arrivals were o. H. Booth, Judge
Hunt, H. G. Hedges, Attorney General
Nash, J. G. Donaldson and Colonel Wood,
all of Ohio, and for Sherman Marshall
Jewell Connecticut; 2. d. Pinchback, l..
Fitzhugh, Ex-Governor Yarmouth, Louisi-
Allen, San Francisco Ex-Governor Y. X.
Pangburn, New Jersey. The special train
bearing the New Hampshire and Maine dele
cations will arrive tomorrow morning. 1t is
announced that Grant mass meeting will be
held in the Exposition building next Monday.
1t is understood that John Russell Young
started for Galena last night to visit General
Grant. 1t is not known whether the visit
has any political significance or is purely
friendly. Many politicians incline to the
belief that the meeting of Wednesday night
opened the eyes of Grant to the opposition
against him, and that he has sent for Young
to consult with him in reference to his with.
drawal. The color of plausibility is added
to this from the fact that Grant is known to
have the greatest faith in the political sagac-
asked him to write for him important public
documents, and some people even confidently
predict that the result of Young's visit will
be letter of withdrawal.
BEEcHER TO oRATE FOR GRANT.
New YORK, May 2Sth.-Heury Ward
Beecher will deliver an address at the Brook.
lyn Academy of Music June 14th, on the po-
litical issues of the day. His choice is Grant
In his laffor 30
he says: There are other good men men,
toned, but Grant above all living public
men will best serve the whole nation, through
the Republican party, for the next four
years but whoever is nominated at Chicago
should receive unhesitating and ardent sup.
port, and will receive mine."
PROPOSED GRANT MASS MEETING-DoN CAM
ERoN ILL-ARRIvALs.
CHICAGO, May 2Sth.-It is announced that
a great mass meeting of Grant men will be
held at the Exposition building next Mon
day evening to offset the Central Music Hall
meeting of last Wednesday evening, and to
ratify the action of the Illinois State Con-
vention.
Don Comeron was taken i'll yesterday after
noon with sciatica, and was confined to his
room all the afternoon. This morning he felt
much better, and began work in the Execu-
tive Committeeman at an early hour, to-
gether with Secretary J. X. Keogh and a
few other members of the committee.
Among this mornings arrivals are Mar
shall Jewell, Pinchback and the "bigger
man than old Grant "-Fitzhugh.
GRANT MEETING ABANDONED = ANTI-GRANT
MEETING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HEAD
QUARTERS.
CHICAGO, May 2Sth.-The Grant meeting
for Monday evening in the Convention hall
has been abandoned, on account of the oppo-
sition from the managers of the building.
Considerable feeling among all parties inter
ested has been engendered. 1t is stated that
other arrangements will be made for Grant
meeting.
An anti. Grant meeting is announced at the
Base Ball Park for Monday evening.
Washburne headquarters were established
this evening at the Grand Pacific Hotel
The LeadviIIe Strike "A Deadly Combat.
DENVER, May 2Sth-The Meas Leadville
special says: There have been many rumors
to-day, but no action of any consequence.
There have been several narrow escapes from
an open outbreak, but the city is still out.
wardly quiet. At noon the mine managers
and Superintendents held meeting, and
acting largely under instructions from New
York, resolved positively not to accede to the
strikers demands. This morning large
body of miners attempted to drive away the
guards at the Chrysolite mine, in order that
they might get possession of the pumps, and
by stopping them allow the water to flood
the mines. This did not result in a serious
rupture, but fear is entertained that it is
only a commencement of violence. The
business men met this morning and took
measures towards organizing Committee of
Safety. They also held meeting tonight
for the purpose of conferring with all parties
relative to effecting compromise, which it
is thought cannot be done. All the mines
and Little Chief mines breastwoyks have
been erected, the buildings fortified and every
arrangement made for defense. At present
no violence is feared.
The Necs' Buena Vista special says ::
Early this morning two men-James Reed
and James Edwards-instantly killed each
other. They had had some trouble, and
upon meeting both drew revolvers and fired
two shots each, when both fell dead.
The Whitaker Case-End Of the InyestI.
CATION.
WEST POINT, May 2Sth.-In the Whitta-
ker case to-day Lieutenant McClernard tes-
tltied to finding, in company with Recorder
Sears, pantaloons in an ovsrcoat sleeve in
Whttaker's room, Whitaker having previ-
ously denied having any citizens clothing in
his room. He afterwards confessed that the
pants were his, but only when his name was
found on the binding. A coat and vest were
also found in the room. He could not ac-
count for the presence of the pantaloons in
his room, but said he had not seen them
since last Christmas, and some one else must
have placed them there. The Recorder said
there were other things tending to show that
Whitaker was unreliable. He had q love
affair which made him morbid. Curious ex-
tracts from his diary were read, showing that
he believed people abort him despised him.
After some more palaver the testimony
closed.
Recorder Sears summed up He criticised
the public as misinformed and preiudiced,
and took the ground that the evidence from
the first showed that Whitaker assaulted
himself. He alluded to Mcdonald striking
Whitaker, and the latter did not have the
courage to resent the blow, although he must
have known be would be held blameless. He.
however, reported the case, and Mcdonald
was tried and dismissed. He declared that
Whitaker was in dangerous position Just
before April 9Th as to passing the examina-
ton. He ridiculed the idea that the cadets
could have had any motive for mutilating
him or hiring outsiders to do so. Whitaker
had perjured himself to hide his crime, and
his own testimony alone was more than
enough to convict. Whittaker's motives were
fear of not passing and being Tilted by a girl.
He took this method of exciting sympathy in
her and becoming martyr to the world He
charged that Whitaker disguised his hand
in writing the slips for the experts, and the
clrcumstantial evidence was so strong that he
should be tried for conduct unbecorning a ca
det and for perjury.
Lieutenant Knight, counsel for Whitaker,
then said the Recorder had given his liter
pretations, but that was no reason why the
Court should accept them. He denied that
Whitaker was morbid He was cheerful
and confident. There was nothing to dis.
credit his story. He ridiculed the idea that
Whitaker wanted sympathy. His course in
life mad been creditable from boyhood. The
paper on which was written the note of warn
ing was stolen from Whittaker's room for the
purpose OF fastening suspicion on him. In
sarcasticaiiy amusing way Knight dissected
the contradictory evidence of the writing
experts. 1t Sas monstrous to say young