Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-14

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| growers, in Convention hers to-day, unsui
mously adopted the following memorial &c
Congress
WHEREAS. The wool growers Of Colorado, Kansas
Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Idaho, New Mexico and
Minnesota, assembled in Convention at the city Of
| Denver on the 18Th Of March, 1854, representing
10000 sheep, S5OOOo,C COO invested IN cattle and
annual yield OF 35,0J0,000 pounds Of wool
whereas, said industry has been greatly injured by
the reduction in the taif bill Of May, 1885, and i
now threatened with tUta! destruction by reduc-
ton OF 20 per cent, as proposed by the Morrison
tariff bill just reported TO the House Of Represents
tives by the Committee Oh Ways and Means there
fore,
ton assembled, opposed 10 the provisions OF the
Morrison bill row before Congress, which aims TO
make a further reduction Of twenty per cent on
foreign woods and wOoleus; that ask the restora-
ti0n Of the tariff Of 1867 in It's entirety rels ss
to woods and woOeus, bv which, for the first time in
the industrial interest Of the country, equitable rc-
laticns were established between the duties on wool
and these on woolen goods.
ResolCei, That we pledge ourselves to work for
ard AID in the restoration Of the tariff CT 1SC7 on
woods and woolsrs, and request all persons engaged
and inter- sted IN the woolgroHing industry to CO.
operate with US.
Resolrcd That we. as wool-growers and citizens,
pledge ourselves 20 stand by all committees and ali
associations in giving full protection to I'll American
industries in need OF the same and cordially invite
cooperation in this matter.
Tie document concludes with an appeal to
Western Senator's and Representatives in
Congress 20 do sll in their power to restore
he tariff of 1867. Hon. +. NJ. Morrill,, OF
Ksusas, was selected to present the memorial
to Congress. By series OF resolutions the
Convention indorsej tina National Miuiag
and Indust-isl Exhibition Is Denver, and 3D.
i2urned. The Convention was entirely har-
monious.
The Pacific TX 9TeSs EebteF Captured.
MILWAUKEE (Wis,) }, March 13th.-Preutiss
Teller, the Pacific Express Company's AGENT
st ST. Louis, who decamped with nearly
100000 few weeks ago, was arrested at 10
o'clock this morning by hilwaulzee dstec.
tives, and $780, 900 cf the money recova ned. 4
young man looking like q tramp. with small
music che, brown hair, slight built. upobtru
sivs features, and sbou: 135 pounds in
weight, bougnt d trunk s5 The store of Car
pelcs, Scaram Il Co. on Tuesday, and asked
TO have it shipped to G.. II. Paohep, Detroit,
Michigan. He left . vaiise, which he asked
to have placed inside tie trunk, TO save him
the trouble of carrying il, When about to
put the valise in the trunk the clerk dropped
It, and the clasps burst aunder, tha hulgiug
contents rolling upon the haor. Ga gathering
up the bundles he found them wrapped in
Pacific Express Company's lsbels, and a
closer examination disclosed thss every pack.
age contained prizs, the totsl amounting TO
nearly 500 coo. The police were notified,
aud with description Of the mSD, trscsd
him to q cheap bosrciBg-house in the Third
Ward, but be was not Ct home. They found
his trun. and seizsd it. Is ths boarding
house people said the msn was frequently out
all nigh, the police conticued searching The
city, thinking he must be on spree. This
moIuiug he returned 70 tie trunk store to ask
sb1u. the vaise and was arrested He has
been at the Third-Ward bo.TdIng-nouse since
March Ssh, bus it is not known whether or
not he boarjed anywhere else bsfofs thst
Besides money, there was large amount Of
vAlusble jewery in the vslise. The money
has been placed il the Merchants Exchange
Bank.
MILWAUKEE, March 13,h.-The arrest Of
Prsntiss Teller cAused 8 great crowd to
gather at the Central Police Staiioo. but the
prisoner wss carefully gusrdsj and couid be
interviewed ooly very briefly. lie was loud
10 saying be had no accamplice, but at the
sane time he sdded that il remained for the
company to prove that he stole the money.
lie was very happy, and proposed that the
police should open the doors and charge It e
crowd an admission price to see him as q Curl
osity. Ha was identified by Chicago snd ST.
Louis agents, VINO wsrs in the city, having
the money w-s found yesterday.
ALucky Waiter.
NEw York, March Is h Specials have
the following details from Albany, n. Y, of
what has before heen mentioned About six
mouths ego Benjamin Egglestob died in Cali.
fornis, leaving an estate valued at 81, 600. 600.
No one came forward to clsim the property
and it was believed be had no heirs. It was
known, however, that he came from the AIo-
hawk valley. and ths Odd Fellows sent word
to members Of the fraternity in that section
to hunt up his relatives. Joshua Esglestop.
a waiter in sn eating saloon in Schenectady,
who is nephew of the deceased millionaire,
has heon discovered. He had not heard OF
his uncle for years. He started for San Fran.
cisco tonight to put in his claim. a friend
advanced money to pay the expenses of the
trip.
An Entire Family Murdered
.NLw YoRK, March 18Th Times has
dreadful story from Robertson county.
Te ,nessee. A peddler went to farm house
J araa Of a r,,ila -