Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-04
GENERAL NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRp-usros.
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National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
PHILADELPHIA, November 3d-This was
the last day of the session of the Conven-
ton OF the National Woman's Temperance
| Union. A fraternal telegram from the
| Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. now in
session at Evanston, Ill., was read. An
| other was received from the Secretary of
! the Prohibition State Committee of New
| York, thanking the Union for aid given in
that State, and imploring the delegates to
| pray for success in the election to-day
| Mrs. Julia q. Wallace, of Indiana, Super
| lntendent of the franchise department, re-
| ported that there are twelve States in which
women are given the right of suffrage, and
| said that the women suffragists stood on a
narrow platform, as God has given to all
| the right to rule themselves The report
! was not discussed. Secretary Woodbridge
| read a report, showing the progress of the
| work among the Indian girls Resolutions
were adopted, petitioning Congress to pass
a law preventing United States officers from
! collecting revenue from the liauor traffic in
| the States where there are partial or total
|
of Work recommended that Congress be
memoralized in the interest of universal
suffrage
Strike of Considerable Magnitude.
GALVESTON. November 3d.-A strike of
considerable magnitude was iraugurated
| here this afternoon by the Knights of
Labor. The trouble arose from the refusal
| of the agent of the Mallory line of steamers
| to withdraw the colored 'iongshoremen
! from the Mallory wharf, where they have
been working the past week, replacing the
| striking 'longshoremen. The strikers
| Joined the Knights of Labor, and this
organization has undertaken to restore the
| white 'longShoremen. All the knights of
| Labor employed by the Gulf, Colorado and
| Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific, in this city,
have gone out under orders of the State
| Executive Committee. The Knights in the
associated cotton compresserS of this CITY
| also struck and -four great cotton presses
are idle, and the handling of freight by the
! railroads is paralyzed. 1t is reported that
the 'longshoremen at New York employed
by the Mallory line have also struck.
SECOND DISPATCH.I
GALVESTON, November 3d.-The strike is
of greater extent than at first known. and
effects nearly every industry in the city.
Fully 800 Knights of Labor went out this
afternoon along the wharves, in the cotton
presses and freight houses.
The Mail Service.
New YORK, November 3d-The shipping
people at the Maritime Exchange are not
a little perplexed at the announcement
from Washington that Judge Bryant, AS
sistant Acknowledgement for the Postoffice
Department has advised the Postmaster
| General that bids for the mail service be-
tween Key West and Cuba may be enter
| tanned from persons who are not American
citizens. The talk is that the entire mail
| service, even on short lines, will soon be
placed under the British flag.
Senator Cameron at Homo.
PHILADELPHIA November Sd. - The
Times Harrisburg special says: Senator
| Cameron arrived at his home this afternoon
| looking the picture of health. Twenty
| pounds have been added to his weight.
| which he attributes to horseback exercise
| IN the delightful climate of Los Angeles
| during his stay of six months in California.
The Senator estimates that he rode about
| ten thousand miles in that time There
was but one hour of rain, yet vegetation
| thrived in the most luXuriant manner. He
! was very eulogistic in his praise of Cali
| fornia. When an interviewer called he
said: " know nothing about politics. |
| know more about orange culture than any,
thing in political life
Land Grant Ruling.
WASHINGTON, November 3d.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior has confirmed the
action Of the Commissioner of Land Office
in restoring to the public domain a tract of
| land in Southern California at the inter
| section OF the Texas Pacific Railroad grant.
| The Secretary in his decision holds that
the Southern Pacific grant included only
such lands as were not covered by other
railroad grants, and therefore could not in
clude the tract in question, which formed
part of the forfeited Texas Pacific grant
} The case has come up to the Secretary on
| an appeal by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company from the Commissioners deci-
| sion.
Fourth Class Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, November 3d.-The Post
master-Generaf to-day appointed the fol-
lowing fourth-class Postmasters: Idaho
Terntory-At Soda Springs, L. C. Eastman
Jerusalem, VIM. r. Ray.
Rich Mans Sporting Club.
New York, November 3d.-Ths Inxedo
Club, named from the beautiful lake on the
grounds of Pierre Lorillard in New Jersey,
has recently been organized by that gentle
man and several rich sporting COMPANIONS
| which promises to be. the most select and
elegant club of its kind in the East
Among the Pacific coast members are
young Ogden Mills, and Lawrence Kip
| The club is to consist of 200. Already there
has been a very large number of applica-
! tons received from the best known CLUB
men of the city. The club is to furnish
| facilities for fishing, shooting, boating
| skating, tobogganing and ice boating, and
| serve as general resort, summer and win
ter, for members and their families Ele-
| CANT houses are TO be erected in the Inxedo
| Park for the new organization
| The waIkup Poisoning Case.
EMPoRIA (Ks), November 3d.-The Jury
was addressed to-day in the Walkup case by
Mr.. Scott, for the defense, and MrILambert
for the prosecution, who was followed by
| Mr.. Fenton. The latter, after Speaking
| about two hours. pleaded Illness and asked
the indulgence of the Court until tomorrow
morning to finish his remarks, which was
| granted reluctantly, and the Court adj
| journed. The case will undoubtedly be,
| submitted to the jury tomorrow People
| differ as to what the verdict will be.
| Brighton Beach Races.
| BRIGiIroN BEACH, November 3d.-The
attendance was small to-day. Five-eighths
of a mile, for two-year-olds: Saxony won,
| Richfield second, Grace c. third. Time.
1:064. Seven eighths of a mile: Diamond
won, Blizzard second, Behmbrook third
| Time, 1855. Seven-eighths of mile:
Hickory jim won, Marsh Redon second,
! Jacobus third. Time, 1:35f Mile and a
| quarter; Tenstrike won, Ernest second,
| Sovereign Pat third. Time, 216l. Three
| quarters of n mile: Keokuk won, homage
second, Petersburg third. Time, LOO. Mile
| and halt, over six hurdles Harry Mann
Won Telford second, Donald A third.
! Time, 2571.
/ Races at Jerome Park
| JEROME PARK, November 3d-The at
| tendance was very large, and the track was
| fair to-day. Mile: Choctow won, Uberto
second, Mary Hamilton third. Time, 1:474.
( Mile and a quarter; Farewell won, Green
| field second, Elsinor third. Time, 2:l6
Mile and half: Unrest won, Tolu sec
| ond, Fortreal third Time, 2443 Mile,
for all ages; King Arthur won, Volo sec
ond, Tony Foster third Time, las
Steeplechase, over the full course: Rose
won, Repeater second, Aurelian third
| Time, 40.
A Defanlting Bookkeeper Heard From.
! New YORK, November 3d.-Major STAN
ley, the bookkeeper who embezzled $500
| from thn Etlizohafh,1ort