Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-14


tam oY interest to the public, the public may as
well know the exact truth and make sucn estimates
az seem proper am five feet seven and quarter
inches high and weigh 132 pounds. AS to the III es
have mark ed as lies above, they are simply and in
Main Saxon 90 lies What chance hac Mr. Gorhan
Tor the writer OF this article who he may be,) TO
know wi at my instructions from General G2!-
f,Id were while acted asone of his Secretlres or
now carried out these instructions? Yet he pre-
tends to tell as though he know, and is telling the
truth, and tells story that everybody who was
about the Mentor premises last sumner knows to be
false As to the concluding sheer at me as pro-
fessional honest money man., | guess | can stand
BY my party on the currency question as well as
Mr.. Corham his. | advocated resumption; he did
not My side won; his did MT. But ali this has
nothing to do with the real matter at issue. con-
test is going on in which the public is greatly III.
terested and in which the President and
Senator Conkliny are the persons in which the
public is interested Gorham and me the people
care nothing about In the progress of this eontro-
versy long and c'refuly written, but false and
scur:ious article has appeared in the interest OF
Mr. Conkling's side. charging the President with
&c wriggling" with g i'm eciiity and 'treachery
Part Of the statements given in support OF this
charge know of my own personal knowledge to be
false | also know that the real facts show the
% treachery - to be on the other side, and have
said So and give loretaste OF the supports Of that
theory. VIII Mr.. Gorham please contine himself to
the argument of this interesting question IN future
and let comparatively unimp0rtan5 questions, such
as ny size, alone? One thing more Why are there
not some rumoFs in the air OF pledges to Mr. Blaine
to secure bis service in the campaign, or to Mr.
Sherman. or Mr. Logan, or to somebody but MI
nobody ever thought OF anybody else asking or
"''i''S ' THOMAS NJ. NICHOLS.
CoBaling and Garfield.
WASHINGTON, May 13th.-Seyeral Repub-
| iican Senators called on the President yester-
day afternoon for another attempt at a COM
promise, begging him to withdraw Robertson
and let Merritt remain. These negotiations
have been very much embarrassed BY the
murderous attacks of the Conkling organs.
| One Republican Senator visited Conkling this
afternoon and asked If he thought it good
policy to make these attacks while processing
a desire to avoid conflict? Conking as
serted upon his personal honor that ne had
| not dictated or furnished one lire OF these at
tacks He declared that the New York pub
lication of Wednesday was sn ingenious COM
| pilation from newspaper tiles tor SIX months,
and he was not advised in advance of its
preparation. This assurance will be con-
viewed to the President tomorrow. 1t is gen
orally believed that Gorham wrote. the
article and must have derived much IN.
! formation from Conkling. A close friend OF
the President says the article may be con-
tradicted IL a few days. when the President
! is freed from anxiety about his wife. Inc
President will give the lie direct to any man
who says he promised Morton the treasury.
Stanley Matthews Interviewed Regard.
ing Ills Confirmation.
CHICAGO, May 13sh-The Inter Ocean 5
| Washingtons special says: An interviewer
got the following from Matthews We'll,
am confirmed by majority OF one vote. That
| is not much TO Drag Of, is 1t? Bus considering
the extraordinary move OF the opposition to
nv confirmation, the victory is greater than
| T OF tprrlbla disadvantage
| in the contest. The charges made against me
were such as l could not answer. 1t was as
| serted that if I was On the bench L would de-
eide certain questions in a certain way. Of
| course [ could not answer that charge. 1t
was certainly very unfair way to attack a
man. It is all right to tackle g Ran about
what he has done, and to overhaul his
public record; but to attack one for
| what it is presumed he will do, that
| is unfair, because he cannot answer it. This
mode Of warfare put me in very embarras-
| sing position, for the very nature OF 1t pre-
vented me from making reply. The tact
! that I was an Ohio man was used against
me. It was known that some Of the Sena-
tors thought the vacancy should not lave
been filed from that State. 1t has been a
long and to me very annoying situation. 10
be confirmed by 9 majority OF one vote Is
nothing to boast of. but considering the ex-
/ tuOtt W li4O ~ 10 pa mop
| a surprise that the narrow M lority was not
on the other side"
The rumor has been that Senator Teller,
who was paired with Sewell OF Alabama,
| teiegraphs Sewell that he (SeTel) did wrong
in voting for Matthew'S, as he (feiler) would
have opposed it, aud wished the pair to hold.
| Seweil, who voted for Matthews under infor.
nation that Teller would do so, was expected
| to move for q reconsideration, and thsn re-
frain from voting for the confirmation, which
would defeat Matthews.
Burke's Compromise with the Bonanza
Firms.
New YORK, May 13.h.-The Eeening Post,
on Burke's compromise, says: In other
words, the bonanza firms have found his case
good enough TO buy him off but as they
have not bought off large nuu Der Of stock
holders whose injury is identical with
Burke's, there exists naturally a good deal Of
bitter feeling. This bitter feeling may be
warranted, but if SO it can clearly be as
suaged. It does not appear, so far as we can
see, that Burke had any rights or claims
which are not common to all other stock
holders in the bonanza mines. 1t does appear
that the persons sued were so far impressed
with the cogency of the proceeding against
them as to make sacrifice to quash it. The
road is therefore open TO any stakeholder, OF
association of stockholders, to proceed il
like manner. This will be the natural out
come of the compromise already made. 1t is
proper to add that If the sworn statements
made in BGrke's original complaints were
sustained by evidence, something nore than
either civil salts or compromise should have
followed the demonstration.
Northern Pacific Railroad Matters.
BALTIMORE May 13th.-The american,
Philadelphia special says; 1t was stated by &
prominent fnancier on Broad street that next
Saturday, the 14sh, Henry Willard, Presi.
dent of the Oregon Navigation Company, i:
required by his contract with the Northern
Pacific pool to make a statement of the use
to which he put the millions which were
placed in his hands III such perfect confidence
by his friends, who had not the remotesi
idea where he intended TO invest it. This
fact, il is thought by persons who have an
acquaintance with Viliisrd's aims and OBJ
iects. explains his close connection with the
recent fluctuations in Northern Pacific stocks
Between this time and next Saturday Vii
lard must place himself in positioS to show
a good balance sheet to his friends and it i:
hoped he will be able to extricate himself
from the rather unpleasant position in which
he has been placed Tor some weeks. To TIM
end. il is currently reported in this city anc
New York that Willard had succeeded in 6
preliminary arrangement with the Northern
Poetic, which Will result In a compromise Of
all the matter, legal or otherwise, b5tweeI
the two parties. There is No doubt whatever
that the very powerful influence OF the lead
ing banking houses IN this country who are
interested in Northern Pacific, has been ex
cited in eohaIf of some settlement Of the
difficulty. 1t has long been urged that ar
honorable compromise would be bene6
cial, not only to Willard but to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The
nature OF the proposed terms Of settlement
if they have been agreed upon, is kept a pro
found secret. It was said that Willard would
be allowed two Directors, and that SONS
agreement would be made in regard to the
business of the Oregon Navigation Company
The rumor is that the committee insisted
that the two companies would be consoii
dated, and that President Billings would re
sign in the near future, and he be succeeded
by Albert Fink. Pool Commissioner of the
trunk lines.
Boston Wants "a Worlds Fair.