Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-24

Auditor French proposes TO order cancella-
ton of the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany's dividend is regarded on Wall street as
very improbable. The Post says, concerning
this matter: 1t is said at the branch
office OF the company here that nothing is
known of such notice as French is said to
have given, nor have the financial agents Of
the company any knowledge ef such notice.
What seems odd to US about the matter is
that if it is true that the Central Pacific did
not earn its dividends for the six months next
preceding the last dividend, that it was not
stopped then, instead of waiting for the ex-
piration of the six months during which the
company did earn its dividend.
The Mineral Land Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 2Sd-Following is
the full text of the mineral land provision
finally agreed upon in the bill, which passed
the Senate last Thursday:
A bill providing for the adjustment of Mexican
land claims in Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari-
iona and Utah. No allowance confirmation of
any claim shall confer any right title to any gold
silver quicksilver Mines unless the grant claimed
effected the donation orsae OF such mines mineral
to the grantee. or unless such antee has become
otherwise entitled thereto in law in equity and
all such mines and minerals shal remain the prop
erty Of the United States, with the right OF working
the same, which fact shall be stated in any patent
issued under this Act but nothing in this Act shall
authorize the working of any mine therein by any
person-the confirmee his assisns-until Con
gress shall provide by law thereof,
This clause is based upon the Spanish and
Mexican ordinance, which provided that the
precious metals should be reserved to the
Crown, unless specially Included in the
grants. The motion submitted by Senator
Teller, to strike out the whole clause as orig
inally framed by the Revised Claims Com.
mission, was defeated-ayes r. Does 3S-but
the words unless asd but, as above given,
were accepted at Teller's instance, and it is
believed will protect all mineral rights. The
other principal conditions, precedent to con-
frmation under this bill, are as follows:
No claim she'll be allowed for any land or the
right thereto which has hitherto been lawfully acted
upon and decided by Congress, or under its author
ity. No preceding decree act under this Act
shall conclude affect the private rights of persons
as between each other, all OF which rights shall be
reserved and saved, to the effect as il this Act
had not been passed; but the proceedings, DEGREES
and herein provided for shall be conclusive Of
all rights as between the United States and all per
Sons claiming any interest or right in such lands.
The bill also provides that all claims not
presented by petition to the proper United
States District Court within three years frcgi
the date of its enactment shall be forever
barred.
The Hunt for Offices.
WASHINGTON, January 23d-There has
been of late a very marked "let up" in the
wild hunt in Washington for offices. The de-
parEments are not now overrun by eff ce-s eek
ers as usual, nor is the Presidents ante-rooms
daily crowded as heretofore by importunate
applicants. OF course it is not for moment
supposed that there are not as many people
wanting Office as ever, but they are holding
back to tackle the new Administration, being
aF he hot l.
office then will be more solid. There is thus
a reserve force in waiting for President Gar
field and his Cabinet. The Navy Department
is the only one where the place hunters show
anything like their wonted activity. Most
of those who hang around its waiting rooms
and corridors are from West Virginia. They
want to gather in the crops while the weather
is good, but Secretary Golf has not responded
very readily. He has made only three or four
in his department since he took
charge of it.
The Treasury Portfolio.
WASHINGTON, January 23d-1he belief
that Senator Allison is to be Secretary of
the Treasury under the new administration
has gained ground among his Senatorial
associates during the past few days, but if he
has given any information on the subject it
has been in confidence. at the Capitol yes
terday several Of his brother Senators called
his attention to the report that his appoint
ment would give general satisfaction, but he
neither affirmed nor denied the rumors.
Fire In the Metropolitan Hotel a. New
York.
New York, January odd disastrous
fire occurred this morning in the Metropoli-
tan Hotel. The fire started from defective
fiue on the second story of the wing occupied
by the dining-room. This wing adjoins Nj
bios Theater. The dining-reom which was
over the billiard-room, was soon
a mass of flames. The guests in the hotel
were aroused, and number of men and
women fled from their rooms without waiting
to dress. The manager of the hotel and DO
lice did all in their power to preserve order,
and went about from room TO room assuring
the guests that they were in no imminent
danger, and had time to secure wearing ap-
parel. The fremen, by hard labor, succeeded
in confiairg the flames to the dining-room,
and before the expiration of an hour had the |
FIRE completely under control During the
struggle with the flames fireman Louis Hoag.
land and VIM. Ii. Bennett, of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 8, were injured,
partly bruised by falling plaster
and burning cinders. His hands, arms and |
face were badly bruised and burned, and he |
was with difficulty rescued from the debris |
oy bis comrades. He was sent to the hos
oital. Bennett was struck by fragment Of |
)ne of the large mirrors and hurt on the back |
He alss was taken TO the hospital. No |
damage was done to the property of the |
guests, and happily all were unin jured. The |
iamage by fire is confined to the dining |
DOM. Nine large mirrors, reaching from the |
i)or to the ceiling, valued at over S10.0 600, |
we're shattered and strewn about the floor, |
md six elegant chandeliers Of cut |
glass. valued at $4,000, were broken
INTO a million fragments Six Jap
.nese vases. valued at 81, 800, were
,roken beyond repair. The roof Of the din
ng room was burned away, and quantities of |
ilyerwsre, fancy crockery, elegant dishes
md furniture ruined by the falling timbers
nd debris. The south galleries Of Niblo's
Cheater were flooded, and damaged to the
of about $500 The total loss is es-
mated at 500, 600 to 10000; covered by in
urance.
A most thrilling sight was on the Prince
nd Crosby streets corner, in the upper
tories of which the help slept, and great ex-
itement prevailed among the girls when
reused by the cry OF fire. Their rooms were
lied with smoke, and it was with difficulty
hey were got to the fre-escape, down which |
hey were assisted by the fremen to the
treet.
The Halifax Award.
CHICAGO, January 23d The Times Wash
ngton special says: Representative New.
erry has received from Canada a consider.
bic amount Of documentary information,
ot heretofore published, relative to the
alsifcati ms and conceptions used in securing
be Halifax award. The previous statements
{ Professor Hind, which have been published
n Canada and the United States, relate en-
rely to falsi6cation of the fish catch in tie
maritime provinces. These falsi6cations
Tere designed to show thst this catch, where
re competed, was not valuable, and where we
id not compete, was mere valuable to us.
he present information is of mere striking
naracter. and covers 9 period Of tweaty-six
ears of fabrication of navigation reports
nd fishery reports, published by authority
the Dominion. A secret document was
repaired, which summarizes the fishery
sports for period of twenty-six
ears. This document covers twslve folio
ages, and embraces several thousand Items
N the face Of it there is nothing to betrsy
d real character. No one would be able to