Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-12
Pacific Coast Inventors,


WASHINGTON, March Ilth.-Pstents were
issued to Pacific coast inventors to-day as fol-
lows Thomas Nj. Barrister, Lone Pine. Cal
brick-cuttirg machine: Geo. w. Deckie,
assigner of the Ristlon Works, San Francisco,
apparatus for draining mines Irs B. Dillon,
Visalis, CAL. hens nest; Elan Dyer, San
Francisco, 6re-sscaps; John Forbes, San
Francisco, woodworker's dog : o. NJ. Graves,
Dayton, w. T., necktis fastener; +. B.
Hewitt and G. T. James, Fenuo, w. T.,
shingle machine; Il. McCloskey, Wana
Walls, combined tire-tightener and jack;
Thos. j. Perrin. sssigner OF c. p Hunting
ton. of New York, underground electric CON
ductor system; VIM. p. Phillips, Coos Bay,
Or ventilating mining shafts and tunnels
L. l.. Reese, Newark. Cal, operating valves
of steam cylinder; Esgene Smith, San Fran.
cisco, belt hinges; Ransom Smith, Cottsgs
Grove, Or. washing machine w. @. Smith
and w. j.. Hunter, Lone Pine, Cal, pack
saddle; joseph Stevens, San Francisco, steam
boiler; j. &. Toppeiner, Bishse, Arizona,
| poultry fountain; Chas. NJ. White, Santa
Rosa, windmill.
Another EriShtful SnOWsIlde.
| DENVER (Col J, March 1lth-At 6 o'clock
lsst night saowslide descended upon the lit.
lie snow bound station of Woodstock, on the
branch of the South Park Railroad, seventy.
| FIVE miles southwest Of Leadville, carrying
sway every building In the town, Including
the railway station. Seventeen persons are
known to have been caught in the avalanche,
| iaciudirg Mrs. Doyle, widow who kept the
| station, and her six children. Another
womsp, name unknown, and ten section men
| are slso missing. The two women were res
cued last night slive, but seriously Injured.
| The body of one section hand was recovered
this mcrpipg. None of the others can escape
| alive. AS soon as the news reached
Petkin the fire bells sounded an
alarm, and o large number OF citizens
started on snow-shoes for the scene of dis
aster. Among the missing are Jasper NJ.
Caswei, Of Tomichi; j. S. Brown, telegraph
operator at the station Geo. Alexander,
Horace Alexander and Mike Shea. a large
| number Of snow -saovelers leave 10 the morn
| ing. The snowfall in the mountain districts
Of C0iorsdo the present wiGtsr has been with
out parallel in the history Of the State,
Many mining camps west and south have
been snow-bound since November. The San
Juan country Is the greatest sufferer. Du-
| rsngo, Silverton and Rico. containing from
| 1000 to 5000 inhabitants, are still blocsded
no trsins having reached either town
for several weeks. Breckinridge, fifty
o,iles ncrth Of Lsadvile, IS nearly
destitute. Montezums, ten miles distant, ia
in 8 pitiable condition. Gunuison. situated
few miles from tie lsrgest coal mine in the
Is eilIGiIi'S rum " CJAL lbUtAIC. ChUH
is eight feet deep on the level over the whole
county. La the raviEes aud gu'ches it is 80
20 100 feet deep. The only mesns Of coG :
nunicesion ia on suow- shoes, and few men
are heroic enough to brave the bitter storms.
When the spring thaws move these noun
tain SHOWS, fearful results must follow.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 11th.-Dawes, from
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
favorably, and had placed on the calendar
the bill to accept and ratisy the agreement
with the Shoshones, Bsnnscks and others, for |
the ssla of portion Of their lands.
Morgan, from the Committee on Public |
Lands, presented the report of that commit |
tee in support Of the bill yesterday reported |
from the committee by himself, to provide for |
the settlement of the rights of States, per- |
SONS or corporations interested il lsni grants |
which may hereafter be declared forfeited.
Logan called up the House mess7ge en- the
Military Academy appropriation bill, and
moved non.ccncurrence in the House smeud- |
ments, ard the appointment ct a committee
of conference upon the dissgreeing vote of thu
two houses. Agreed to.
Dawes called up the House bill nppropri-
a.ine s., 400 to Louisa Boldly. Of Oregon, in
full for her claim against the Government for
property destroyed by the Modoc Indians
in November 1872 Passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion for the further consideration of the
Mexican treaty, and, when the doors were
opened, adjourned
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 11th-Morrison re. |
ported fsvorably from the Wsys and Means
Committee bill to reduce import duties End |
the war tarff-the new tariff bill-acconps- |
MED with written reports.
Mckinley submitted the views of the mi |
nority.
The Houas went into COMMITTEES of the
Whole on the Postcffice appropriation bill
Bingham opposed the bill, and Holman de-
Tended it.
The debate was also participated in by |
Towpshend. Belford and Horr. and pending |
action The committee rose and the House ad- |
journed.
NisOrity Report on Forfeited Lands.
WASHINGTON, March 11th.-Morgan, Glib.
son and Blair, Of the Public Lands Commit
tee Of the Senate, yesterday submitted
minority report to accompany the bill TO de-
cisre forfeited the lands granted in aid of the
Texas Pacific road. They express The opin-
ion that the judicial powers of the United
States Courts could be exercised either TO de-
clare forfeiture or 20 decide against it, in
the existing state of Our laws. "T6e Courts
of the United States, says tia minority,
" derive their power to decide such questions
alone f-om the Constitution and through
Acts OF Congress, aDd when Congress refuses
to give them power 30 review its Acts by
which rights arc denied TO citizens or stricken
down. it violstes The Constitution" They
submit with the report an amendment 20 The
committees bill, which provides that the Cic.
cult Conrt of the Northern District OF Texas
shall have Jurisdiction over al questions that
may arise between the United States and any
person Of corporation under this Act. Sena-
tor Dolph, Ia o Leparste report, concurs in
the maid wish the minority, but It ia said
that he does not believe that Congressional
declaration OF forfeiture of land grants is con-
cluaiye upon the company to which the grant
was made, Or upon Its grantees as to the ex-
istence of facts necessary TO authorize for
feiture. He thinks that notwithstanding the
declaration of forfeiture, these questions may |
be litigated and determined by the Courts in
all cases IN which land covered by grants
comes in question.
The Mexican Treaty Rsfified.
WASHINGTON, March 11sh.-The Senate
to-day ratified the Mexicsn treaty by vote
OF IL to 20.
Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON March 11th.-A rev Post
office has besn established at Iuc.ins, Wpshoe
county, Nevada, and Gilman n. Folsom ap-
pointed Postmaster also a new Office az Use
less Island county, W. T., and NJ. j. Lyons
appointed Postmaster. The office at Nuggst,
Arizona, was today ordered to be disoon.
tinusd.
CoUNoIL BLUFFS (Iows), March 11tb.-To-
night the fast mail over the Burlington rouse
arrived in this city, the termination Of the
Chicago, Burlington aud Qlincy, on time, at
P. NJ, making the run from Chicago in six.
teen hours and bringing the Chicago mail |
end papers iourtsen hours quicker than ever
before. The mail was g. once transferred as
the Union depot in this city to the Union Pa
cifc, connecting with the fast train on that
road for San Francisco. Large crowds as
sembied st the Council Bluffs depos to re-
ceive the Chicago morning papete. Great |
enthusiasm pIevsiled as the train came shun-
dering in, and cheers for HGtton and G.esbsm
rent the air as the Union Pacific trsin ratified |
away.
COunciI Of CongregationaIlsts.
New YoRK, March 1lth.-Tweutv-one |
churches of the Eastern States sent delegates |
to the Congregational Council called by Dea-
con Pannry, of the Madison Avenue Church. |
They will examine the question whether |
Rev. DIR. Newman shall remain pastor OF |
that church. Rev. II. II. Dexter wss chosen |
Moderator, and a discussion Immediately be- |
gan as to whether the Council was legally |
called. Jsmes D. Foster offered formal |
protest agsinst the calling of the Council, |