Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-21

,aign fund, in amounts of less than $500. !
The National Committees headquarters |
will be entirely VACATED tomorrow.
The Convention of Cattlemen.
ST. Louis, November 2Oth-At the OPEN
ing of the fourth day of the National Cat
tlemen's Convention the Chair announced
the following gentlemen as the Committee
on Conference with a similar committee
appointed by the Chicago Live Stock Con-
yention: General NJ NJ. Curtis, New York
Judge ]. A. Carroll, Texas General Bris-
bin, Idaho; Governor Hadley, New Mex
leo; Colonel r. D. Hunter, Missouri; ]. NJ.
Kansas; ]. II. Lusk. Iowa; J. II.
Cooper, Colorado ]. w. Hamilton, of the
Cherokee strip
Mr.. Wood, Chairman of the Committee
on Permanent Organization, reported the
and bylaws of the proposed
National Association. The former embod-
les eleven articles. The name of the asso-
citation is to be the National Live Stock As
ISOLATION of America. Its object is to pro-
mote the interests of the live stock indus
try. and to be open to any person directly
interested in said industry, upon the pay
ment of an initiation fee of $40, and annual
dues not to exceed s.. The officers are to
be a President, First Vice President, and
one President from each State and
Territory, and q Secretary and Treasurer.
The Secretary also is to draw salary. The
chief Office is to be in st. Louis till further
ordered. The affairs of the association will
be in the hands of an Executive Committee
of fifteen, elected annually, of which the
President will be ex officio Chairman. The
first meeting of the Association will be held
tomorrow, at which officers will be elected.
Annual meetings will be held on the third
Of OF rN1o
as may be ordered by the Association. The
report was unanimously adopted.
Governor Stone, of Colorado, Chairman of
the Committee on Resolutions, reported
back to the Convention, with favorable rec
concentrations, the preamble and resolu-
ton of Judge Carroll relating to a cattle
trail On n motion to adopt the report
spirited debate followed. Russell, of Kan
sas, opposed the trail On the ground of the
hostile interests of the people of his State,
large numbers of whose cattle, he said, had
died by contact with Texas herds ON the
trail now used He said that Kansas had
no objection to driving Texas cattle through
their State except between May LIST and
November LIST, but if the trail went on the
proposed route it will be resisted by the
settlers.
Ex-Lieutenant-G Governor Coleman, ofMis-
souri, spoke in favor of the resolution, and
argued the presentation of the matter to
Congress at once, where the only action
could be taken on the matter.
Colonel Stewart, of Montana objected to
the wording of the resolution, saying that
Montana had quite as much breeding
ground as Texas, and was overstocked and
desired an outlet for its cattle as well as
Texas
General Curtis advocated the passage of
the resolution.
The resolution was finally Endorsed by a
very large majority.
American Woman Suffrage Association.
CHICAGO, November 20th.-The Ameri-
can Women Suffrage Association continued
its session this morning. Mrs. Stone read
report of the work of the Association
during the past year. 1t showed that
81 600 had been sent TO Oregon to aid in
the passage of constitutional amendment
for women During the year one hundred
thousand tracts had been circulated, ex-
planning the character of the suffrage move
ment. In Washington Territory women
already voted and were as womanly women
as before exercising the right of suffrage.
Everybody liked it except the liquor pco-
pie. Great progress had been made in
Ontario, Nova Scotia and in England.
Reports from the several States were also
read, showing the progress of the move
ment. The following officers were elected ::
William Dudley Foulke of Indiana, Presi-
dent; Mary A. Livermore, Mary B. Willard,
George William Curtis, George F. Hoar,
Mrs W L. Cutler, Mrs. d. G. King and
Mrs X. II. Jennings, Vice-Presidents;
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Foreign Core
spending Secretary; Henry Blackwell, Cor
responding Secretary
New York Ladies and " the Manly Art"
New YORK, November 20th-Feminine
interest in the manly art, of which John L..
Sullivan is an eminent exponent, having
been aroused by the recent mills" in
Madison Square Garden, some of the menu
bers of the Racquet Club arranged pleas
ant little series of exhibitions for their
friends of the other sex, which took place
Yesterday afternoon. Two hundred invita-
tons were sent out and about 1919 accepted.
The rain was not allowed to interfere with
the attendance, and from o'clock until
after 3 long rows of cabs and carriages
rolled up steadily before the club entrance,
and young ladies' in racingday attire de-
scended and were escorted inside, where
they discarded their wraps and gossemers
and blossomed out in flowers and gorgeous
costumes The balconies about the racquet
court ny - y ClpCh were OtClDiCu Nv loIlS
rows of pretty girls, with about one brilli-
ant dude to every four, and then the sport
began. A. v de Goicoria appeared, with
his manly form done up in tights, and en-
gagged in an encounter with O'Neil, the
gentlemanly teacher of slogging to young
gentlemen of the Racquet Club. GoicOria
got the best of O'Neil, and was lavishly ap-
plauded Then Arthur Chambers and
Billy Edwards, both of whom have fought
bloody battles in the prize ring of old, en-
gagged in a set-to and were also cheercd by
the 200 pretty girls. After them GLADDEN.,
a young gentleman with a talent for spar
ring and member of the club, put on the
gloves with Mike Donovan, of prize-ring
fame. GLADDEN. let Mr.. Donovan off with
very light punishment. Then there were
some acrobatic performances. and the 200
young ladies went home in state of great
excitement.
An Improbable Story.
SPRINGFIELD Qll.), November 20th.-A
gentleman prominent N the political his
tory of Illinois during a number of years
past, informed your correspondent to-day
that he has recently seen a copy of letter
issued from New York in the interest of
the Democratic party, dated November
LIST, which says Grover Cleveland has given
Dleupe Ill WIltIiys illdl no leSlSidtlOll SIldll
succeed in Congress which may be hostile
to the railroad interests if he (Cleveland)
should be elected President 1t is. stated
that the question Of his having signed such
a paper has been carefully examined, and
it was found to be q fact that he had actu-
ally signed, and his pledge is considered
reliable and trustworthy. The letter, there
fore urged voters to support him. 1t had
also an addendum, dated November 18th,
calling attention to the fact that an effort
was being made by the Republicans to de
feat Cleveland's election that counsel had
been employed 10 prevent this, at great
cost, and asking that contributions be for
warded to meet the expenses necessarily
incurred. 1t appears from this information
that the donations of some of the money
kings were not made without assurance of
some recompenSe. verbatim copy of
this interesting document is promised the
journal correspondent in a few days, when
the details will be given to the public.
Bryant's Poetry Excluded from Public
Schools.
New YORK, November 20th.-At meet
ing of the Board of Education yesterday
Commissioner Wood was opposed to the
use of William Cullen Bryant's poetry in
the schools, on the ground that scholars
should read only the best poetry, such as
Longfellow's and Whittier's, and that BTy-
ants poetry was only second rate. Wood
remarked that he had great admiration for
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