Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-14
home AND ABROAD.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The CattIemen's Convention

Annual Convention of American Stockmen
assembled at the Sherman House at IL
o'clock this morning. Nearly 500 delegates
were present. Dewitt Smith, of Illinois,
was elected temporary Chairman. The
roll-call showed delegates present from
twenty-five States and Territories. A Com
mittee on Permanent Organization and
Order of Business was appointed, OF one
member from each State and Territory
represented. Several gentlemen from
Omaha were invited to take part in the
Convention, which at noon adjourned till
half past two this afternoon. This evening
Geo. B. Loring; of Massachusetts,, United
States Commissioner of Agriculture, will
read a paper on Cattle Among the
papers to be presented to the Convention
are Sanitary Science" by J. D. Hopkins,
of Wyoming; Dangers from Chronic
Cases of Pleuro-Pneumonia," by DR.. Gads-
den, Of Philadelphia, and also one by Dr.
Salmon, of the United States Treasury
Commission, and others.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
ST. LOUIS, November 13th-In the after
noon permanent organization was effected
as follows: President, Dewitt Smith, of
Illinois Secretary, Thomas Sturges, of
Wyoming; Assistant Secretary, George E..
Morrow, of Illinois. Each State and Ter
ritory represented was allowed one vote for
President. Committees composed of one
| member from each of these twenty-five
States and Territories We're appointed to
! organize National Association and pre-
pare resolutions. ]. b. Grinnell, of Iowa,
made lengthy report on legislation Sc
| cured by the action of last years Conycn-
ton. Papers from MesSrs Gadsden and
| Hopkins were then read. and an adjourn
ment taken until evening, when Commits
Sioner Loring delivered an address, en-
bodying his views on the cattle industry.
The Plenary Council.
BALTIMORE, November 13th.-There was
no legislative session of the Plenary Coun-
ell to-day, services being held at the Cathe-
dral, where requiem mass for prelates was
Solemnized At the end of the mass Arch
| bishop Corrigan pronounced eulogium.
He enumerated the list of deceased Bishops,
forty-two in number, and spoke of the duty
of the faithful in praying for them, out OF
the spirit of iraternal charity and as trib-
ute of love and gratitude for those who had
borne the burden and heat of the day and
| gone to their rest. He alluded to the Arch
| bishops of Baltimore, Martin John Spald-
| ing and James Roosevelt Bayley, also to
ArchbiShops Purcell, Odin, Perche, Henni
Plancbct and the great Hughes, of New
| York. Among the Bishops specially men,
toned was Foley, of Chicago well-known
| to those present. The venerable Arch
bishop kenric was scarcely able to officiate
at the ceremony, his feeble condition COM
| polling him to pause several times whilst
| reciting prayers. Mrs. Emily Harper this
evening gave reception to the delegates.
The American Racing Association.
CHICAGO, November 13th.-The meeting
1 off 4 L.
was devoted 10 a revision of the rules. The
most important action was in regard to
| book-making. The rule was entirely
| stricken out, and an order made that here
after no bOok-maker be allowed to start or
enter horse. A violation will cause the
horse and maker to be expelled. The
scale OF weights was changed only as to
two-year-oldS in the fall months. ten
pounds being added. a new rule was en-
| acted, prohibiting the entry of horse with
a changed name and in the auction pools
the selling of single horses against the field
was tabooed.
The Rights of Citizenship.
New YORK, November 13th.-A Sun's
editorial, referring to thedecision of Judges
Field, Sawyer and Sabin, as 10 whether a
boy born in California, whose parents had
residedin that State twenty years but had al
ways remained subjects of the Emperor of
China, was a citizen OF the United States,
says: THE effect ofthe decision Just render
| edin California is practically TO hold that all
persons born within the territory of the
United States, of foreign parentage, are to
be deemed citizens, unless they are chill
dren OF the diplomatic representatives of
other Governments, or unless they were
born on public vessels of another power, or
unless they have declared their citizenship
in this country. This decision affects the
interests of thousands of residents of the
United States and is of great importance,
as being the most duthOritiye judicial utter
ance on the subject up to the present time"
The question is discussed III the last num-
Der of the american Lar Recielc by George
d. Collins, of the San Francisco bar lie
answers it in the negative, saving that birth
does not {pS9 tdctO, confer citizenship, and
that in order to constitute person a native
or natural-born citizen of the United
States, his father, or in case of LEGITIMACY,
his mother, must be a citizen at the time
Of his birth.
Excursion to New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, November 18th. - The
Special Press Commissioner to the New
Orleans Worlds Exposition is perfecting
arrangements to have a Congressional ex-
cllrsiOn of Senators and Representatives
from here to New Orleans to be present at
the opening of the Exposition on Deem
Der 18th. An express excursion, repre-
sentiug the press of the New England
States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
wanna, Delaware, Maryland and the District
OF Columbia, will go at the same time.
Resigned to Prevent Dismissal.
WASHINGTON, November 13th.-Senator
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resigned from the Military Academy at
West Point. He was beginning his second
year there. The boy was wild, and could
not be controlled by the authorities. He
dlsobeyed the rules, and his resignation
was rendered to prevent dismissal.
The Double Murder in Colorado.
DENVER, November 18th. - Additional
particulars of the Standring murder, near
Pine Grove, were received here this even
ing, from which it appears that Mr.. and
Mrs. Standring were shot, evidently when
on the point OF retiring last Sunday night
The bodies were not discovered until YES
terday morning, when neighbor called
and found Mrs. Standring in bed. undressed
with bullet hole in her left breast Her
husband was found in a kneeling position
by the side of the bed, with three bullet |
holes in his back. An old neighbor and |
bitter enemy of the Standings is suspected |
as the murderer, and officers are in pursuit |
Of him.
Woman Mysterionsly Shot.
New York, November 13th.-Jas. RYAN, |
m actor in Johnny ThompSon's Eighth |
street Theater, went into a liquor store ad- |
Joining the theater last night, accompanied !
by Lille Ellis, of Brooklyn. Shortly after
wards pistol shot was heard, and Lille |
was found on the floor bleeding from u |
bullet wound in the head. The bar tender |
says Ryan and the woman were in the back |
'oom when the shot was fired. Ryan says
he woman threatened to shoot herself if |
ne did not accompany her home. He af-
irmS that he was not in the room when
he shooting occurred The woman was
AIKEN to the hospital, and died this morn
ng. Ryan was before the Police Magis-
rate to-day, and will have an examination
SECOND DISPATCH.l
NEW York, November 13th.-The Young
woman was later identified as Lizzie
Kruger by her sister Deceased disap-
,eared from her home, ISL Jay street,
Brooklyn, on Tuesday, and was not seen
lgain alive by her friends.
Cheap Travel.
NEW YORK, November 13th-The World
ays: Cutting rates by the trunk lines
cached its climax yesterday when the
pennsylvania company made reduction
o 3 from this city to Chicago. The West
,hore road has been for some time issuing
xcursion tickets between this city and