Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-23
No More Coercion of Voters at the Mare
Island Navy Yard

Commodore John H. Russell, Commandant |
at the Mare Island Navy Yard, relative to
the coercion of voters of that yard by the |
forenen at past elections
Since assuming the duties of this Office, my |
attention has been called to the conduct of the |
foremen of the Mare Island navy yard in |
elections in past years, particularly in 1882
After reading the testimony in the contested |
election case of Buck VS.. Dudley, taken III the |
fall of 1888, there is no doubt in my mind that (
the vote is practically cocrced and controlled
by the foremen, either with or without orders. |
The men were obliged to take their ballots in q
folded form from a table presided over by one |
| or more foremen hold the ballot in sight while
walking to the polls, one hundred feet distant |
between men stationed for the purpose OF pre-
venting any change OF ballots on their part, ana
| the ballot deposited without the voter hay
| ing had an opportunity to see or know
G9ntents or Tbo e1eFelse any ~ 6aof
| find that the same foremen who conducted |
this proceeding are still at the yard i'll the vdri
Gus departments. Great complaint is made TO |
me of similar proceedings in other years, but |
| have already read sufficient of this sworn testi
| mony to satisfy me that the men who were en- !
gagged in that proceeding as foTencn, directing |
and controlling it, should be cleared out of the
| yard in the interest of decent government, and |
| if any similar proceedings, or anything like it,
| or AIRY attempt to cocrce the vote of the en- |
ployeS of the yard by the foremen or Superin- !
tendents officers, should take place hereafter |
| whether in the interest of the dominant party |
| or otherwise, will apply similar remedy. APP
| DOlnImcllIS pace UI tlle pCTSOuS
| viii be made temporarily. and upon trial, until
| efficient shall have been obtained. In this
| connection, desire to say that the Bureau Off
GERS here complain greatly at the delays and ex-
| traordinary expense required to do the work at
| the Mare island yard. ! ask your special atten
ton to these matters, in the hope that you viii
co operate with me in effort to bring the yard
| to greater efficiency, and to eliminate these
| Objectionable features from it,
Characterization Union.
PHILADELPHIA, April 22d.-The Times
| says: The Characterization Union held
| its first public meeting in Association Hall
| last evening Rev. Dr. Alexander Mackay
| Smith, Of st. Thomas Church. New York
| delivered an interesting address, describing
what had been done for the Cinnamon by
the society. Rev. George Dana Boardman
made few remarks, and introduced to the
| audience Rev. William Dean, for fifty years
| a missionary at Bangkok, Siam. The ven
| cradle missionary said that for half a CEN
| fury he had studied the language and Gus
| toms of the Chinese, and from what he
| knew OF them as people he was able to
say with certainty that no better class of
| emigrants ever came to the shore of Amer
lea Rev. T. II. Terrence said we admit
| ted nhilis;S, socialists, dynamiters and
pugilists to this country. yet excluded the
| industrious, peaceful Chinese" The clos
ing remarks were made by Auyang Ming,
pressed his pleasure at the work being done
| in this city for his countrymen.
| Senator Stanford's Movements.
New YORK, April 22d.-Scnator Stan
fords private secretary said this morning
| that the Senator is now in Boston, but re-
| turns to New York tomorrow. Regarding
the reports that Stanford contemplated
| leaving for san Francisco this week he
said: q don't believe that Senator Stan
ford knows himself the exact date of his
departure for San Francisco He certainly
has told no one when he intends starting.
American Ship-Building Interests.
| PHILADELPHIA, April 22d.-''I am doing
nothing and see nothing ahead said Cramp,
the ship-builder, yesterday. don't see
how European war could help US. 1t
would simply put up the price of wheat for
the benefit Of a ring of spectators i'll Chi
cago. and l ana other men would have to
pay double price for our flour. Business
in my line was never worse since old Noah
went to work TO hew out his ark, and so far
as | can see it is the saSc throughout the
country and abroad. Just now the bust
ness Of Europe is paralyzed by these war
rumors, because capital is waiting 10 see
what the issue Will be. 1t seems to me that
little farm paid for and located in Penn
| sylyania OF Jersey is as good thing as a
man could have.
Petition Asking for JEFF Davis Pardon.
NEW ORLEANS April 22d.-F. G. Horn.
editor of the Meridian Nsrcurg. one OF the
leading Democratic papers OF Mississippi,
yesterday forwarded 10 President Cleveland
4 petition asking for the pardon Of jeff
Davis. The petition declares: This act
would relieve the South from great deal
of modification and distress. Davis de-
serves his pardon on account of his civic
and military services rendered to his
country, now at peace. The Southern peO-
pie" Mr.. Horn says, trusted you. NJ.
President, and they will call you blessed if
you grant this petition. 1t will be the last
act Of clemcncy that will wipe out the only
remaining vestige OF the war Horn did
not consult Davis about the petition.
Richard Fox and His Prize Offers.
New YORK, April 22d.-Richard Fox
has written TO Sullivan concerning the
| prizes he has offered, as follows Rather
than be kept in this utterly false position,
and to relieve you also of the unjust i'm
| putation that you contemplated even the
suspicion of breach of the peace, ! have
decided 10 put an end to all these false
statements and differences by Withdrawing
in toto from the match The diamond belt
and other inducements held out by me to
promote a lawful competition therefor, are
| iltItDN IGCdllCtl, anu lllt Cllt 81 ItI SS
| am concerned. must be and is now off =
| Fox says he viii never again give the faint
| est justification for a suspicion that he pro-
I poses to violate the law i'll the matter OF
! glove encounters.
Arrest of "A Dynamiter.
| CHICAGO, April 22d.-Otto Trunk, other
| wise john Talbot, the hero of the dynamite
| plot for the destruction of the Public
Library, from which he had stolen more
| than l,0O0 books, was arrested last night on
ii similar charge. Some men had been
seen digging ditch in the night in the
| Chicago University grounds, and Trunk
was found to be the instigator of the sus-
| picious action. When arrested, he con
| tessed to making preparations to blow up
| his sweetheart, Miss Jennie Gibson, who
| is u student there. 4 wire connected with
| the explosives to be placed in the death
| trap" already constructed, was to lead in Il
covered trench TO a pit where Frunk said
| he would be concealed to explode the ma
chine at the proper time.
Emma Neyada's Reception in New York.
New YORK, april I'D Emma Ncvada's
| reception at the Academy, in La SOnnam-
bula," last night, showed that she had not
| lost her hold on New York audiences. The
| house was fuller than on Tuesday night,
| when Patti sang, and more enthusiastic
|
| ance. At the end of the first act she was
recalled twice, at the end of the second act
three times and after the curtain had been
| lowered on the final scene the chorus sing
| ers hastily resumed their places while the
California Song-bird responded to repeated
| shouts for a repetition of All Non Guinge.
| Resignation of the United States Treas-
| urer.
| WAsH1NGToS, April 22d.-Hm. A. w
| Wyman, Treasurer of the United States
has rendered his resignation, to take effect
May LIST. Mr.. Wyman rendered his rcsig-
nation through the Secretary of the Treas
ury ON the Sd of April but any announce
ment of the fact has been withheld at the
| request of Secretary Manning who &C
ceptod the same to-day on behalf of the
President. The Secretary expressed his
confidence in Treasurer Wyman, and re-
grets his retirement, which is entirely
| voluntary. Mr.. Wyman was in March
elected Nice-Prcsident of the Omaha Ma
| tional Bank, at Omaha, Neb. and also to
have charge OF an important Trust Com
pany there. c. d. Jordan, formerly Cashier
of the Third National Bank of New York.
| was to-day appointed his successor, and is
AT present in the city preparing to assume
| the duties of the office.
| The New York Appraisership.
WASHINGTON, April 22d-The President
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