Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-21

meeting was enthusiastic, composed OF q lot
of determined men who mean TO act in
concert in this matter, are confident that
they are right and that they Will eventually
win.
THE FooT-RAcE \ FIzzLE-A crowd of
several hundred people assembled at Agri-
cultural Park yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the foot-race announced to take place
between J. c. Ryan and D. Bentley, for
s.. 800 side. After awhile ii was rumored
that one of the parties had failed to put up
the additional 81 900 required to make the
match good, and would have TO wait until
friends arrived from Woodland by the
afternoon train with the money. Mean
while pOol-selling had been in progress. the
racers for awhile selling at even figures.
Bentley finally having the call at - to 81.
Toward o'clock-the race was announced
TO take place between and lit was said
that, though George Dinsdale, Bentley 5
hacker had put up his $1,000, thus COM
pleting the amount of $500 stipulated in
the contract, the hackers Of Ryan had not
made a ike deposit, and were not inclined
10 have the race take place. There was " a
rushing to and fro, and any man who was
ntllCNtl 10 Know dIlNLillllG Oh lIlt Hitter
was closely beSieged for an explanation.
while the movements of Bentley and RYAN
became matters Of great interest, and Rit-
tleman, the champion, who was present,
came in for his share of attention. he ap-
pearing to be friend of Bentley, who will
probably be more familiar to the public az
Thompson, under which name he has done
considerable running in California and
Oregon. Finally it was ascertained that
the race would not take place, and that
Ryan's hackers had served a formal written
notice upon the stakeholder. Matt NJ. Al
len, and George Dinsdaie, demanding the
return of the 81 800 they had deposited
The crowd dispersed in tolcrably good
humor, which probably would not have
been the case if an entrance fee had been
charged and the bookseller refunded the
money he had received. 1t appears to be
generally believed that the Ryan party CON
Guided that Thompson was q better man
than they expected or desired to meet and
that it would be an uphill job to 20 against
| him. The stakeholder has. under the terms
OF the articles OF agreement, handed all the
money deposited with him over 10 Dins-
dale.
THE MINING BUREAU.-Professor II. G
Hanks State Mineralogist, was in town
yesterday, for the purpose Of consulting
Governor Stoncman as to what steps could
be taken to support the Mining Bureau I'M
Ill the next Legislature met and could take
action in the premises When the Bureau
was organized the Legislature, meaning tc
| DO We'll 10y it, provided that il should be
supported by a tax levied upon mining
stock transfers In those days this percent.
aye aggregated a goodly sum, but, as stock
| dealing has declined, the income has fallen
10 about $3.50 per month, which is too small
an amount 10 keep the Bureau and Museum
running. The value of the institution has
rapidly increased in the estimation of the
public, and the State authorities feel dis.
! posed To do all they can TO afford relief il
! the present emergency, but Just what can
! be done is q puzzle Professor Hanks i
occupied in the preparation of report
upon which he mas been engaged for the
past four wears. and which viii be i>sueC
about midsummer It will treat exhaust
! ivelv upun the mineral resources of Cali
| fornia, but in plain and practical manner
/ The Professor has recently been paying at
/ tention 10 the coal-oil interests OF th'
State especially in the lower counties, ant
expresses the belief that the petroleum
yield will soon attain a prominent place
among California'S resources.
BARwIcK's REPoRT.-The barometer at
O'Clock LAST night was falling along the en-
tire Pacific slope, with northwest and south
west winds everywhere except at Red Bluf
and Los Angeles, it being south at thos'
places. Red Bluff, San Francisco and Lo
| Angeles Were the only stations reporting ;
| ioul-weather sunset. The storm is eyi
IDENTIFY south of Us, and near Los Angelo
and San Diego, moving slowly eastward
which IS the cause OF the northerly winds
| with a low barometer, To the north of us
| To-day Will in all probability be as good
day as yesterday was, which will be a verl
| enjoyable one for those who desire to b.
out in the air.
THE best value of any shoe in the mar
! ket our low-cut French calf for s. 80; fin
calf hook shoes, s.; gents calf Congress
shoes, 81 Red House.
LADIES extra good mohair busters, 9
cents. ladies' mohair skirts 40 cents; far
mer satin skirts, so cents. Red House.
WAYrED-Two millinery apprentices a
Mrs p A. Callihan, 6l5 J street, Sacra
mento.
WASTED-A frst-class packer; also Al
apprentice girl in millinery department
I Rod Honsa