Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-20
PACIFIC SLOPE.
RECEPTION OF SENATOR sTsN-
FORD AT Los ANGELES.
Telephone Cable Broken-The Utah
Snowsiidc-End of the Iron
StriIxe-Oregon Items.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoED-uNIo
CALIFORNIA.

The San Francisco Iron Strike Ended.
SAN FRANcIsoc, February 19th-The iron
strike was ended to-day. A meeting oil
representatives of the Union, National.
Risdon. Fulton, Empire and Pacific Works
was held at the Office OF the Pacific Works.
1t was decided to take down the notices oil
a reduction of Is per cent i'll wages and tel
resume at the old rates. The meeting was
attended only by manufacturers or their
representatives, but that this conclGsions
was reached was said aiterwdrd at several;
of the Offices Savage, Son Il Co., AT thes
Empire Works, Yesterday decided tog give the
Old rates ana notified their employees 10 re-
turn1p work to-day Their works were
going to-day. The controversy between
the Molders' Union aud the Globe Iron
Works, III Fremont street, has also been az
ranged, and the Globe Works molders
were working At the other shops which
have been affected by the strike-thc Ris-
don, Fulton National and Pacfic-the
meh were out as before. The strike ap-
pears to have terminated amicably. The
men seem gratitied at having secured a
promise that they shall receive the old
rates.
Death of a Prominent Mining Man-A:-
tempted Suiciie-New Narrow Gauge
Railroad.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 19th-Colone
Charles l.. Weller the stock operator and
mining man, died here this evening, AT the
age of 63. He was Postmaster here during
the terms of Pierce and buchanan.
Fred. f. Brown, commercial traveller,
Oh an Oakland ferryboat tonight swallowed
forty-tive grains OF chlorate hydrate and
then attempted 70 jump overheard, but
was prevented.
In IA few weeks the work of building the
narrow-gaugc railroad from Ceateryiilc,
via Washington Corners, will be COM
mcnced The line will run 10 the old San
Jose Mission, and will connect, via New
ark, with the South Pacific Coast line; and
enable citizens of Sen Jose Mission 20 pro-
cure lumber and fuel from the Santa Cruz
mountains. The people of the district will
build and equip the road, and viii ask the
South Pacific Coast Company TO run it..
The company it is understood, will take
charge of the line if it is turned over TO
them
Damaging Effect If Blast.
VALLEJO, February 10Th. - About )
o'clock this evening some parties grading Il
lot on the Santa Clara street cut fired
blast, which did not loosen much dirt but
did great deal Of damage 10 surrounding
property. John DawSonS store and resi-
dence presents The appearance of having
been bombarded. There is hardly a whole
window on the property. The sash and
shutters were smashed and gaping holes
made in the siding. Great excitement pre-
vailed for few moments, as it was thought
Il boiler in that neighborhood had ex-
plOded. There were several narrow es-
capes from personal injury.
Senator Stanford AT Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, February 19th-Ex-Goy-
emor and Sena .or-eiect Stanford, with his
party, consisting of Mrs. Stanford, Mrs.
Lathrop, Manager Towne, J. c. Stubs and
W. q. Curtis, en- route to New Orleans,
passed through here at noon to-day. Sew
cral citizens called upon the Senator who
entered freely into conversation with his
callers. He seemed DESTROYS Of obtaining
their views upon the legislative require
ments of our section, and disclosed upon
every subject touched upon very extern
sive and detailed knowledge. He conceded
fully with the suggestions that very extern
Siye improvements should be made in San
Pedro harbor. He did not consider such
improvements in any way antagonistic to
the interest of San Francisco, but on
the contrary San Pedro offered Il
harbor of refuge for coastwise YES
sells engaged in commerce with that
city On the railroad subject Governor
Stanford made some very interesting sug-
geStiOns. He said that as business IN
creased the cost of transportation would be
greatly diminished There were a certain
amount of fixed expenses in running rail
road that were about rs great in running
uue train day as in running one ever
hour If there was sufficient business 10
run q train every hour, our freight rates
could be ne9rly divided by twcnty-tOur,
hc Increased expense over running one
train day would be relatively 50 little.
pom being urged TO Stop over Oh his te-
iurn nip, and accep, the huspiaiiles Of Our I
Gdzcn> de Gov ernor replied that lie would
always be- clad 10 meet any of our pv0p!e
informally, aud that after his term OF ser
vice In the Senate had expired, { he should
be SO fortunate Us to have earned their good
opinion, he would tax" pleasure in know
ing il after he had lain down lsis armor-
Veterans Visited.
YoJNryi1Lr, February t9th-About
one hundred comrades If the Grand Army
OF the Republic. with their ~iyeS and
friends. paid a visit To tie Veterans Home
at this place to-day
Cable 8roken.
poRr CosrA. February I9th.-The cable
of the Sunset Telephone Company between
here and Benicia was broken by = schooner
anchor having fouled il dis morning.
4 Clergyman on Trial for Murder.
Sroc0rox, PchrHary 13,h.-in to-day's
trial uf the People v. Rev. James Wells,
for killing Philip French near 3ioon sew
crai weeks ago, thu prosecution sent the
Coroner aud DR.. Philips L cXhume the
body and cut on, the fatal bullet They
returned this afternoon, and both testified
20 the bullei being the cau5" OF death. The
prosecution closed, and the defense will
begin tomorrow.