Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-15

strike of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railway brakemen, which was in
augurated Tuesday, still continues, the
strikers being reinforced to some extent by
the arrival of brakemen who were on the
road when the strike began. Superintend-
ent Law arrived in the city from Pittsburg
to-day, and the strikers laid their griev-
ances before him al noon. No action. how
ever, was taken. Several attempts were
made to send out trains, but they were
frustrated by the strikers. A stock train,
of thiIty-five cars of live stock,
arrived from the West this morning. and
was stopped by the strikers, who would
not allow it to move until permission was
granted by their committee to transfer the
train to the Wabash road, which was
done, and the train went East from here
over that road. About P. NJ. Superintend-
ent Law, together with the minor officials
of the company, with supply of links
and pins, took shifting engine and run it
TO Grand Rapids Junction, mile from the
city, where the two night trains stopped
yesterday by the strikers still stood, and
to recouple the trains. Notwith-
that police force was present.
body of strikers followed upon another
shifting engine, which they had captured,
and upon their arrival at the junction
coupled the two shifting engines together,
the officials to dismount, and
after securing the links and pins carried
out by the officials brought both engines
back to the city. No violence was used on
either side, and no arrests were made. The
outcome of the strike cannot be predicted
The strikers appear quiet and orderly, but
are as determined as yesterday, while the
railroad officials show no Sims OF relenting
Hooking Valley Quiet.
COLUMBUS (O.), January 14th.-Reports
from Hooking Valley this evening are that
everything is quiet, though the general
feeling is fear that trouble may occur at
any moment.
Strike of Coal Miners.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), January 14th.-A
Lender special from Carbon, Wyoming, says
that go men, employed by the Union Pa
citic Railway in the coal mines at that
point, struck to-day. 1t is said that Law
renee Quealy, the superintendent, attempt
ed to bulldOze them politically in the last
election. The places of the strikers who
want Queaiy removed were partially filled
by foreigners. No collisions have vet oc-
CURED, and those at work are not interfered
with by the strikers. Ii is said that 500
miners at Rock Springs, Wyoming, will go
out to-day unless Quealy is removed The
coal supply is rather short here, and in the
event of a prolonged spell of cold weatL er
an unpleasant coal famine will result from
= general strike.
The Dead Statesman.
CHICAGO January 14th.-The remains of
Schuyler ColiaX arrived in Chicago at 7:15
this evening, III special ear attached to
the regular passenger train on the North
western road. The car was appropriately
draped, and on each side was the inscrip-
ton, The Nation Mourns" In waiting
at the depot were twenty-five of the most
prominent residents of South Bend. in
Guiding six distinguished Odd Fellows
who. with the delegation from the Lodge at
Mankato will form an escort to the ex-
NicePresident's late home Two hundred
Chicago members of the National Veteran
Club and Union Veteran Society, with $50
citizens, including representatives of the
various local Lodges of Odd Fellows. made
a line from the train TO the hearse The
distance to the Lake Shore depot was tray
ersed in heavy snOw-storm. The train
departed at SIS, and shortly afterwards the
procession reformed and marched TO the
business portion of the city, where the
ranks were broken. 1t is stated here to-
attend the final Obscquies al South Bend.
and that a special train has been placed at
his disposal for that purpose
Peculiar VIII of a PHILADELPHIA Woman.
PHILADELPHIA, January 18th - Before
Judge Penfose, the account of the executor
of Sarah Ellen Smith, deceased to-day
came mp for audit. Decedent died on the
18th of May last, leaving q will, the con-
Of Il.
one in the will who should attempt to
break it should get nothing. Among the
requests was one to her niece. with the pro-
vision that - at the age of 80, when she
Will, if ever. know the necessity of taking
care Of her means, and not having hus-
band who uses tobacco or Intoxicating
drinks, the property should be given into
her absolute control and possession, but
should she have a husband who can afford
to indulge in the Use of rum and tobacco,
OF course he can support her with
out this bequest, and the house and
grounds shall be given to the woman's
branch of the Home Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Church, for the support
OF INDECENT preachers who shall not indulge
i'll or teach such practices, to enable him to
spread the gospel cOnscientously and fear
lcSSly at some outpost of these United
States Among others were requests to
meet the expenses of a reliable committee
10 be found in this city for the suppression
of lntemperance and tobacco: to establish
a small rural church in France; to the
Woman's Christian Mission for the Chinese
in California; to the Woman Mission in
Persia; to the Woman's Mission for Hin
dostan, and for the instruction of females in
those countries in Christianity; to aid
h f.. Il
gospel to the American Indians in our
Western Territories, and to the mission of
the Presbyterian Church for the instruction
of our negro freedmen. She bequeathcd
I" My dear little dog Friskey 500, to care
for him during his life, and at his death to
be buried in Aunt Sallys lot in Mount
MoTiah Cemetery With reference to the
requests relative to rum and tobacco, the
Judge intimated that he would decide that
they were void through yaguenesS, and that
the property mentioned in connection
herewith would go to the next of kin.
Explosion of Chemical Works.
SOMERSET Pa, January l4th.-The Som
erSet chemical works. two miles east of
this place, where nitro-glycerine and all
grades Of high explosives are manufactured,
was the scene of terrible explosion this
afternoon. Five men were at work in the
when the dynamite was ig-
nited from a red hot poker which one of
the men was using boring a hole in the
ioor. In a second the whole building was
in flames, and the men, with clothing on
lire, started to run, and were but short
distance from the building when 500 pounds
Of dynamite, packed ready for shipment,
lying outside the building, exploded. Three
Of the men were found about sixty rods
away, burned to a cinder The other men
were not seriously injured. The shock
was So great that people in this town ran
into the street, thinking their houses were
falling down. Window glass was broken
in houses half 4 mile from the scene of the
accident.
The SquabbIe In Newman's Church.
NEW YORK, January 14th.--The Times
says 1t seems probable now that the final
action and claimed triumph Of the Ranney
party will result in the immediate with
travail of all of DR.. Newmans friends from
The Madison-ayenueC congregational Church.
Two or three of the leaders in the Newman
faction said yesterday that they were sick
and weary of apparently quarreling, and
hat it was a matter of serious considera-
ion among the Newmanites whether they
would not al once take their hymn-books
and Bibles from the church-pews and
some where else until further
were made. Newman is ex-
)ected home from California within short
ime. His friends say now that before ne
vent away he gave the opposition distinctly
more to do with them but could not be
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