Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-26
Congressional.

A long discussion ensued upon the inHu-
ence of the Typographical Union in the
Government Printing Offics which resulted
| from 8 paragraph increasing the pay of COM
| positors. 1t wss stated the offics is entirely
under the control of the Union, and the Gov.
erDInent has to submit to It's dictation.
HOUSE.
| Immediately after reading the Journal the
| Speaker proceeded to call the committees
under the Pound rule.
| Randall. under instruction from the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means, called up the bill
to prevent the importation OF adalterated or
spurious tea, and there being but one objec-
tioD, it was amended and passed.
| Page gave notice ne would, on Monday
next, move that the House go into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the river and harbcr
bill.
In this connection Robinson of Massachu-
setts read telegram which he had received,
stating that there was now being transmitted
| to the House communication from the
| Secretary of War with information that "a
700 feet of dyke had been carried away at
Plum Point
Belmont reported back the resolution call
ing for information regarding so much of the
| Hawaiian treaty as relates to Sandwich Isl
AID sugar. Adopted.
Miller, from the Committee on Elections,
submitted report on the South Carolina
contested election case of Lee We. Richardson,
! granting contestant leave to Withdraw his
papers without prejudice.
| On motion CT Kelley, bills were passed for
the admission free of duty of articles intend
ed for the Industrial expositions to be held
| in Louisville and Denver.
The House then proceeded TO the consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Red Clouds Appeal.
| Eab,,,.r, O4tb
chief, Red Cloud, had hearing before the
| Committee on Appropriations to-day. He is
| seeking payment for horsee, blankets, etc,
! taken for the use of the Government By
General Crook. He spoke through an il ter
prefer, and was quite earnest in his manner
He began II am Chief Rad Cloud; look at
me" and then went on to urge that, though
not a man of education or cultivation, he had
| good common sense and business capacity,
and was able to take care of the affairs of his
people. He therefore protested against the
Recommendation of the committee TO Secre-
ta-y Teller that the money which they re-
ported as Justly due, the Government should
use for purchases of COWS and farming ma
terials for the reservation. The committee
decided not to take action on account of the
shortpess of the session, but told him he must
come before the next Congress. This was
disappointing announcement, which the chief
| took far more good-naturedly than would
have been the Gaze with many white claim
ants. The following is Red Clouds formal
address, which he brought in writing, and
an elaboration of which his spoken testimony
was:
WASHINGTON ID. C.), February 20, 1888.
To Law Chief: / am an Indian. Look at me-
| NV name is Red Cloud. l have sense. The Gov
| ernment, through General Crook, in 1876, took
| wrongfully Cos horses from me and my people. 1
| have sense so have my people l represent them
| am in debt and have large family. Secretary
| Teller asks me to take for my horses II the
Government gives me all the cows they have al
ready promised, will have more kline than we can
| milk. | am man OF sense. want money to pay
| my debts. The law chief should pay not in cows
| but in cash. am at peace. let me remain thus.
RED CLOUD (his mark)
Squaffers In Indian Territory.
LITTLE Rock Ark Februsry 24sb.-Ad.
vices from Indian Territory report much un-
easiness among a certain clsss of occupants of
the territory, known as "squatters," many
of whom have made it their place Of residence
| for years. A list Of such, numbering over
| 1900 names, has been sent to Commissioner
Price, asking him to have them removed.
! The Commissioner proposes to have Congress
appoint committee to investigate the mat
| ter. He thinks, in cases where these SQUAT
ters obtained the consent of Indians to i'm
| prove lands and erect buildings, they ought
to be recompensed before removal, but where
| they have taken possession without consent
| they ought to be ejecsed at once.
The "FassiOn Play"-FIrst Dress Re.
hearsal Broken Up by tue Police.
New YORK, February 24th.-A large num-
| ber of people assembled tonight at Salmi
Morse's " Residence " to witness the dress
rehearsal of the Passion Play" All the
seats were occupied and large crowd gath.
cred in the street. A strong force of police
was inside the building in citizens dress.
While tie scsnes were being fixed the actors
in costume discussed the probabilities. Later
Morse and his counsel appeared. followed by
Police Captain Williams Williams an
nounced that as soon ss the curtain was
raised he would arrest Morse, and if the per-
formers persisted in going on he would arrest
them.
When the scene was ready the stage
was cleared Of all but those who were to take
part in the rehearsal. Simon, Caiaphas,
Johr, Anna, the Prophets, Joseph, Mary.
the Levites and the multitude took thsir
places and all was pronounced "ready.
| The curtain went Up, disclosing the chamber
Of the temple. The orchestra began a solemn
chant, the strain was tsken up by the lead
| ing singers and the house was hushed as the
first song died away. Caiaphas advanced,
holding aloft the scrolls upon which the law
was written, delivering recitation. The
chorus began to sing the reply, when Captain
| Williams issued from behind pillar Of the
temple and arrested Morse, who stood near
him.
| The performance at once stopped. Morse's
counsel was loud in denunciation of the out.
rage, and cries Of "Shame came from the
| temple. He called on them to witness that
the performance had been stopped in the
middle Of q sacred song.
| Morse said he was arrested because he was
i 4 -
| In response TO a call from Morse's counsel.
who said the police could not arrest them for
il, the performers sang the "Hallelujah
Chorus" the curtain was ruug down and the
rehearsal ended.
! Killed by His Br0ther-in-Law.
| OMAHA, February 24th.-A letter received
| here to-day brings news of the murder ct
Driftwood, Hitchcock county, last Tuesday,
of man named Owens. Owens and Elihu
Kesrns, who are brothers-in-law, residing ct
DriitwoSd. had been bitter enemies for some
time, owing to an old family feud. On Tues.
day they had quarrel sbout family matters.
sad became very excited. Finally Kearns
drew revolver and exclaimed, with an oath.
"You - - -" and fred, the bullet
taking effect in the stomach and coming out
&c the back. Owens died on Wednesday
Kesrrs made his escape.
Excitement In PugiiistIc Circles.
BALTIMORE, February 24ih.-Excitement
IN pugilistic circles over the respective merits
of Sullivan, Slade Mace and other rival sIog.
glers, has been ct fever heat for several DAYS.
threatening, on two or three occasions, scenes
OF violence and bloodshed. r. h. Fox is
here and says positively match between
Slade and Sullivan will take place within six
months, probably in Louisville or Mississippi
During the past week the Mace Slade combi-
nation has been giving sparring exhibitions
in the Monumental Theater. On Wednesday
evening both men lost their temper. and the
friendly bout became one of more sangui
nary nature, Mace getting black eve and a
battered nose. They go to Washington from
here.
| Smallpox In LeadviIie.
| DENVER (Col), February 24sh.-Notwith-
standing the strenuous efforts to throttle it.
| smallpox appears to be getting the upper
hand of the authorities ct Leedville. The
public schools are closed. a new pest.house
is being built and the alarm is becoming gen.
eral and is also reaching out into the sur
rounding towns. Some of them are estab.
fishing quarantine. The Denver authorities
are using every precaution to prevent its ap-
pearance here, and have been successful thus
far.
Desperate Struggle.
GREENSBORO IN. C.l, February 24th.-Je-
rome, negro, became ensmored of the
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