Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-12

Antonio Arpe sues the Presidio Railroad
Company to recover $40. 900, for causing
the death of his son, Dominic Arpe, ten
years of age, who was run over by one of
defendants dummies, on Montgomery
avenue, Eear Dupont street, on the 7th of
March last.
At q meeting OF the Shoemakers' White
Labor League Friday evening, thirty names
were added to the roll of membership. 1t
was announced that the white labor trade
mark will be issued soon. 1t was also
stated that Chinese firm is stamping their
shoes, ''White labor" and sending them
in the country.
Out OF the twenty one plans submitted
to the Garfield Monument Association it
was seen at once that but Eve were worth
consideration. Out Of those five the Com
mittee of Inspection has selected three de-
signs as meeting the awards. It does not
necessarily follow from this that to any
one of these competitors will be given the
contract.
The League of Deliverance held mass
meeting Saturday night in front of the
Mint building. Frank Roney. Captain Jack
son, G. F. Burgman and j. D. Condor were
the speakers. Resolutions were adopted
pledging the people in the meeting not to
patronize laundry or barber shop employers
employing Chinese.
Two Norwegian stow.aways from the
Sandwich Islands arrived on the schooner
Emma and Claudina Friday. They tell
story that makes the condition Of Nor
wegian and other laborers on Hawaiian
plantations little, if any better, than that
of absolute slaves. One Of the men, Ralz-
/ hQrr, 10 ork H. ,ok. 1fS
condition of his countrymen in the Sand
wich Islands to the home Government at
| Christiana.
In the action Of the Police Commission
ers, appointed to oust the present incum-.
bents, brought in the name of George w.
Beaver, one of the appointees, against
William Alvord, one of the sitting Board,
an amended complaint has been filed which
alleges that on the 7th day Of April last
Alvord usurped and held the office Of Com
missioner; also, that his term Of office,
under the Act OF 1878, expired April 5th
last, and that Beaver had been duly ap-
pointed to succeed him.
The Harbor Commissioners met Thurs.
day. A communication was received from
Messrs. j. d. Spreckels & Bro, agents for
the Oceanic Steamship Company, stating
that they had commenced running steam
ers between this port and the Sandwich
Islands, and asking the Board to set apart
Main. street wharf, it being the most de-
sirable for the purpose, and TO erect a shed
thereon for the use of the steamers. The
matter was taken under advisement till
Tuesday, June 18th.
In the Grand Grove, U. A. o. D., Thurs.
day, after the election of Grand Officers, it
was decided to hold the next session of the
Grand Grove in Petaluma. The Grand
Officers were installed, and Joseph Blum
was appointed Grand Guardian. The re.
tiring Noble Grand Arch, E. Maginnis
Deputy Grand Arch, Simon Won, and the
Noble Grand Arch, Philip Rohrbacker,
were presented with handsome testimoni.
al. The Grand Grove then adjourned sine
i.a.e. In the evening the city members en-.
tertained the representatives. from outside
subordinate Groves at banquet in the
Druids lower hall.
At the meeting of the Veterans OF the
Mexican War, Thursday, Captain Bland
ing, the Chairman of the Executive Com.
mittee of the Veteran Home Association,
made verbal report of the present con-
dition of that organization. He said that
S25, 900 had already been collected, and
within another month the Executive Com.
mittee expected to have S35, 600 in cash
collected for the Home. The affairs OF the
Veteran Home were in more satisfactory
condition now than they had been when
the present Executive Committee assumed
control. Large amounts of money scat
tered about all over the coast were being
collected in. 1t was expected that Con-
gress would make an appropriation Of S20,-
600 to assist in building the Home.
James Whitney. l5-year-old boy living
with his widowed mother, met with ter
rible accident Friday afternoon at Hol-
brook, Merrill Il Stetson's can-making
establishment, on Market street. He had
been employed but three days in feeding q
Gaping machine, and while trying to place
4 n betting on the pulley OF his machine, his
left arm was caught, and IN few seconds
it was lacerated from the shoulder TO the
hand, and the forearm was broken in two
places. The tendons and bones were
strained. He was taken to the City Re-
ceiving Hospital. DR.. Murray found it
necessary to amputate the arm at the
shoulder, taking ont the socket joint. The
boy at late hour was rallying from the
shock, and the physicians anticipate his
ultimate recovery.
Consul Bee, on being questioned in re.
gard to the certificates issued to the Chi
nese who left last Tuesday with the inten-
ton of returning, said "Tbeir certificates
have upon the back, in addition TO the
necessary questions and snswers, printed
in Chinese, the penal provisions Of the Act
Of Congress, and warning to all Chinese
against transferring their certificates. The
Chinese descriptions are duplicated, and
one copy is filed in a book and numbered.
The two are placed side by eide, and
stamped with the Consulate seal-one-half
Of the seal upon each, so that the holder
Of the certificate is confronted with the
stub, bearing the half Of the seal and
the number. The Chinaman having to un.
dergo two examinations, one at the Consul
late and the other at the Customs, the
chances Of fraud are lessened."