Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-30
The Cigarmakers' Trouble.

The Cigarmakers' Trouble.
NEW YORK, December 29th.-Your CORE
spondent saw J. Strasser, President of the
| Cigarmake-s' Union, this morning. re-
garding agent VOLTS trouble at Chicago.
Strasser said: The newspaper accounts
of the affair were erroneous Wolff acted
| in accordance with instructions. Union
| No. IA, of Chicago, made all the trouble.
They wanted to dictate to Wolff how many
men he should take from Chicago to San
| Francisco, bat he would not allow il.
Then they mobbed the cars and under
stand the police had TO be called We have
had trouble of a similar nature here, The
International Union issued passes to those
selected to so, and no man without this
pass was allowed on the train: but
a number of cigarmakers thought thev
could bulldoze Wolff into taking them
along. They tried it and failed Just now
it happens to be dull season for cigar
makers, many of whom are out of work.
hence their anxiety to go to San Francisco.
| Wolff will arrive at San Francisco with
about 1S5 men, selected from branches of
the International Union all over New York
State, and from Boston, Baltimore, Hart
ford, Chicago, Paterson, n. j., and Bangor.
Maine"
What do you think of Van GueIpin's
| chances? ?" asked the reporter.
If the White Labor League Of the Pa
! ciiic coast decides TO amalgamate with the
International Union, and use both white
and blue labels, we can send on 1000 men
per month more if they desire, besides
guaranteeing their fares. If this is done,
can have a detachment of men ready bv
January 10Th
FriGhtful Murder Brought to Light.
NINCENNEs (Ind.( j December 29th-John
B. Burch. prosperous young farmer near
Shoals, Martin county, disappeared mvste-
| rlously about five years ago, and no trace of
| his whereabouts was ever found The mat
ter was completely forgotten until Sunday.
when the superintendent of the Martin
| County Poorhouse was sent for by one of
the inmates, Mrs. Archer, who informed
him that Burch was murdered bv her hus-
band, his brothers Thomas and Martin,
and John Lynch and George Colt. She
said the ArcheTs were desperate lot, and
were engaged in horse-Stealing and other
lawless acts; that they had frequently en-
deavored to induce Burch to Join them. but
with no avail, and they finally determined
to get rid of him as dangerous man. One
day her husband, John B. Archer, inveigled
Burch down to the bank of Lostriver, muir
dered him and threw him into the water
When the people dragged the river the
Archers got scared, took out the body, put
1t in the boiler of an engine of an old port
able sawmill, boiled it for two DAYS and
nights, then took out the bones and placed
them in a grave withouta coffin. Here the
body of Burch was allowed TO rest but a
few days, when 1t was again taken up and
placed somewhere else Mrs. Archer know
ing not where. The confession was made
before the prosecuting attorney and impli-
Gated all the above-named men, and war
rants were made out for their arrest Sher-
i'll Podgett arrived yesterday, and with
deputy proceeded TO a farm five miles
south, where Archer was working. Archer
was making rails. Podgett showed him
the warrant, when Archer declared that be
would not GO, went to the house, got gun
and ordered the officers off the premises.
A man and woman were at the house with
Archer with guns, and frightened the Off
GERS away. Sheriff Podgett has now taken
eleven men, and proposes 10 have Archer
and his companions dead or alive. Mrs
Archer says her husband deserted her
shortly after the murder, and poverty drove
her to the Poorhouse. The affair has Gre
ated sensation.
The Silver Question.
New YORK, December 29th.-A notable
change has come over the spirit of the sill
yer opponents here and in other Eastern
cities since the actual political and numeri-
| cal strength of the question in Congress- has
been accurately defined. The abuse of the
se-called silver ring and a distortion of
facts, have yielded to more respectful treat
ment
The Maa and Express, hitherto rabid
gold bug admits this evening that change
| in the method of discussion is advisable. 1t
says The Philadelphia Press this morning
| also recognizes the fact that the time for the
Cancellation of the majority has come 1t
joins with the Chicago Iatcr- Ocean in depre-
.I | c1tInU GpnffGngliSe1 tho u ily-or
The Ecenflg Posts trade and money arti-
Gle says: The silver scare of last week dis
appeared about as quickly as it arose. To-
day the nominal rates are 4.SG for 60 davs'
sight, and 4S9 for demand bills The ac-
tual market is 4.S5 bid and S54 asked, and
4.S74 bid and 4SS asked, respectively.
Business is limited, but nothing at the mo-
ment seems to indicate lower prices.
The Search for the Lost Whaler.
WASHINGTON, December 29th-The Sec
retary of the Treasury to-day received a
telegram from Captain Hooper, of the rev.
enue steamer Rush, at San Francisco, stat
ing that after consultation with CAPTAIN
Healy, of the Corwin, he had decided 10
undertake the search for the missing
whaler Amethyst. He also inquired if the
cruise should be limited to the Aleutan
Islands, or whether he should push north
| ward, following the ice pack as il broke up
in the spring. Secretary Manning replied
as follows: Take the necessary supplies,
and proceed at once. Officers have been
| directed to report to you for duty imme-
diately. Employ surgeon, and use your
| judgment rs to the northern limit of the
| cruise" 1t is believed at the Department
that the Rush will be able to sail from San
Francisco for Behring Sea on Thursday
next.
Meeting of the Cabinet.
| WAsHINGToY, December 29th-All the
members of the Cabinet were present at
the regular meeting to-day, except Secre-
/ tary Lamar who is at his home in Nfissis-
| sippi. The session was devoted to the con-
sideration of the financial condition of the
country, and discussion of the probabil;-
ties of the action of Congress upon the
| silver question.
Senators Miller and Stanford.
| WASHINGTON, December 29th.-Senator
Miller's health is slowly improving. and
| both his family and friends are greatly en-
couraged. Still, it will be some time before
| he will be able to take his seat in the SEN
ate and attend to his official duties. His
colleagues illness naturally throws addi-
| uonal labor on Governor Stanford, but the
| Governor stands the increased work re-
markably well.
Colored Man Appointed to a CIerkship.
| W ASHINGTON, december 29th.-AbOut q
month ago John T. Morton, of Arkansas,
was appointed, through the Civil Service
| Commission, to a 81 1000 position in the
Postoffice Department. Nothing was known
of him here, except that he was a school
teacher, and that the result of his examina-
| ton had been entirely satisfactory, and
when this morning the colored man pre-
sented himself everybody was surprised.
| He is the first colored man appointed TO a
| clerkship in that office.
| Movements of Commercial Travellers.
I New YORK, December 29th.-The 10000
commercial trsvelers, employed by New
| York mercantile houses have organized
| local society here, with committees on
| finance railroads and hotels. 4 set of reso-
/ lutions will be presented to d. K. James,
Congressman for Brooklyn, thanking him
for introducing bill to abolish the COM
mercial travellers tax throughout the
United States, and to have copies of the
bill printed and distributed among the
| 1000 drummers of the United States for
signatures of Endorsement, to be presented
| to Congress at Washington.
Underground Transit in New York.