Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-26


was not shadow OF doubt that an snswer
could be got back in an hour. [ sent ths
order and committed myself in this market.
| The answer vas not received By me until
| twenty-four hours too late. The misrepre-
sentstion of the officer has ccst me great
| deal Of money."
| WIRES CUT.
All the wires Of the Western Union Com.
pany on the Western and Milwaukee divi-
sions of the Chicago and Northwestern Road
were cut at 1915 last night at points about
six miles from the city. The breaks were
discovered, and the wires are working ali
| right again this morning.
MEETING OF MARITIME EXCHANGE CALLED.
| PHILADELPHIA, July 255h.-A special meet
| ing of the Philadelphia Maritime Exchange TO
| consider the interruption to business by the
telegraph strike has been called for Friday
next.
NO FURTHER USE FOB Us.
NEW YORK, July 25sh.-Ths Sun says /:
| An incident of the telegraph strike we'll
worthy Of note is the remarkable admission
| made in public speech By James Smith,
chief of the striking linemen: After we
have sneaked on the roofs of private dwell
ings," says Smith, "put fixtures driven
| spikes, stolen rights of way, climbed walls
| and risked our lives for the company, blufhng
property owners who attempted to interfere
with us with some story or other. and all the
| time stealing for the company, they have
| now no better use for us than to turn I'd over
| to the police.
VICTORY FOR THE BOYS.
PI1TsBURG, July % ;h.-The following dis
patch hss te3n received by Secretary Hughes,
Of She Brotherhood of Photographers
NEW YORK, July Satisfactory arrangements
| having been made between the Brotherhood of Te-
egraphers of the United States and the Canada aud
| American Rapid Telegraph Companies, all members
working for those companies viii resume work to-
morrow morning, July 26th. JOHN CAMPBELL.
| BASIS OF AGREEMENT.
| BALTIMORE, July % h.-The basis Of agree.
ment between the Brotherhood OF Teleg-
raphers aud the American Rapid Telegraph
Company is an advance of 10 per cant. on
| salaries, extra pay for ell work done over
eight hours for day anG seven hours for night
work, and extra pay for Sunday work.
! THE WESTERN UNION STILL HOLDING OUT.
| NEW York, July 25ta.- There is yet no
I disposition OF the part Of the Western Union
Company TO meet the demands Of the strik-
| ers, and the rumor that q compromise had
| been effected was emphaticslly denied to-day
| the situation is continually improving, and
| that practical victory has already been
won over the strikers.
ASSOCIATED PRESS OPERATORS TO BE ORDERED
OUT.
| Boston, July 25sh.-The striking operators
! this afternoon resolved unanimously 20 tele-
| graph Chairman O'Ccnuor, of the Executive
! Board, requesting him to Immediately order
| out all operators employed by the Associated
Press.
The Chinese Case In Boston.
Boston, July 25sh.-Psrtioulsrs of the
bill of criminal information in the case
! against the Captain Of the British bark Eme,
for landing All Chung, which bill was fled
defendant claimed that the Act prohibiting
the landing Of Chinese laborers is unc 0nstitu-
tional; that Ah Churg, having been in the
United States previous to the passage OF the
Act, it does not apply to him ; that when q
Chiuaman should return TO China between
the dates OF the passage Of the Act aud the
treaty with China he could not obtain GER
tifcate, as required by the treaty, to be
shown to the master on shipboard It is
further claimed that slthough All Chung was
of Chinese parentsge, yet having been born
at Hongkong, British dependence, he is not
subject TO the Act that to make the defend
ant liable is must be shown that ne brought
An Chung here with the intention of landiug
him, or permitting him TO land, and that in
this case the evidence tended to show that
All Chung was a desertsr. Counsel compared
the return of Chinese laborers under this
Act to the return OF slaves in former years to
their masters. Counsel for the Government
claimed that the Act was constitutional that
the Government had right to make pro.
vision for TIE return Of criminals and pau.
PERI, and to limit Immigration that where.
as in this case the master did not use any re.
straining acts over All Chung in his landing,
be permitted him TO land within the meaning
of the Act that carpenter is o labore1
within the provisions of the Act, and that
defendant had violated the law. At the con-
clusion of the argument, on the suggestion oi
Judge Low, the defendant entered e formal
plea of guilty, and if on an agreed statement
il ia found that he has not violated the Law
he will be discharged; otherwise he viii be
held for trial.
CALIFORNIA; Revenue Collections.
WASHINGTON, July 25.h.-Ths books Of
the Commissioners Of Internal Revenue OF
collections for the fiscal year just ended are
closed, and make the following showing 70.
the First and Fourth Districts Of California
Collections for distilled spirits in the First
District, 81 052, l94 67 in Fourth, $l72,.
707 46. Collections for tobacco. cigars,
snuff, etc., in the First. 1866, S73 AZ; in ths
Fourth, S2l, ,S29 20. Collections for fer.
mented liquors in the First, SS7S, ,724 90 in
the Fourth, sos, ,939 0S. Collections for
ia the Fourth, $62. 755 20. Grand totals,
including minor collections mentioned above
in the Fret District, So, ,657, $50 "a in the
| Fourth, 1896, ,552 30. The annual receipts
OF customs for duties on imports only fo- the
past fiscal yesr show marked increase ovei
the previous year, the fact being accounted
for by the changes in the tariff laws. The
increase for San Francisco is considerably
above the average.
The aiuIiicharge Gun.
READING (Pa.), July 25sh-The Lyford
Haskell multicharge gun, which was finished
to-day St the Scott foundry, will be shipped
to New York, thence TO Sandy Hook. There
IL will be tested IN the presence of leading
officers of the army and navy of The United
States and foreign countries. The last Con
gress made special appropriation for thi
purpose. The gun has in the bottom Of il
chamber four pockets, which each holC
twenty-eight pounds of powder, while tht
breach itself hol6s only eighteen pounds
As the projectile ssarts from the breach, tht
force of this entire one hundred pounds o
powder il concentrated on it. one pocket af
ter anotherirapidly dischafgirg its contents
The gun is twenty-five feet long, and weighs
twenty-five tons. Il ia rendered doublJ
strong by a steel lining, and it is thought cal
send projsctile through a solid piece Of Iron
twenty-four inches thick. 1t will shoot from
twelve to fifteen miles. and is intended fo
both hsrbor and naval defense. The guI
was manufactured at a cost of over $50, 900
The proiectiles with which IL is loaded Weigl
from 100 to $50 pounds each. A compan1
with capital of $40. 900 has been organ
lied for the manufacture Of the gun. Ex
Governor Cornell ex-senator Platt and ex
Insurance Commissioner John T. Smythe, O
New York, are interested in the company.
A Clerical Scandal.
| NEwABK (N, j.. July 25th.-An unusuall,
painful end profound sensation pervades tbt
community to-day in consequence of sht
charges against one OF the most popula
clergymen of the Methodist Episcopa
Church, Rev. DR.. George BriEtoH. pastor o
st. Luke's Church. Runors of ir1mors
practices on the part of Bristow came to ear
OF members of ST. Luks's Official Board, anC
meeting of the Board was called for, which
was continued last night until 8 o'clock thh
morning. The nature of tbs charges wa
made knos7n 20 the accused, and he made
denial Of their truth. Sixteen class leaders
"a and truafaaq NJ fhn oh1rot,