Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-18
Comventlon of Sons of yeter.s,s.


Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware West
Virginia, Maryland, and the District of
Columbia. and n1mbers 1905 members.
The affairs of the Order were reported IN a
nourishing condition, with an increased
membership and harmony n the ranks.
The annual report recommends that q
special committee be appointed, 10 consist
of two brothers for each Division, to effect
union of al factions of Sons of Veterans
with this Order. During she year the OPP
position branch of Sons of Veterans in
Ohio has become attached to the Order
Postmasters appointed.
WASHINGTON, August f7th.-The follow
ing fourtk-class Postmasters in California
were appointed to-day Francis, Trinity
county, John Lewis, vice Robert Thomas;
Hough Springs, Lake county, George Il.
Hewes, vice John H. Stratford China Flat,
Humboldt county, John n. Cousin, vice
Robert Hardy Bertha, Lake county, Chas
Fuchs, vice Thomas Deming: Bayles
Shasta county, Wheeler G. Bluniberg, vice
A. NJ Bayles; Mojaye Kern county, Ben
edict Strane, vice D. P Macarter. All the
inounbents resigned, except at Moiaye,
where he died.
To he Cancelled.
WASHINGTON, August 17th-The General
Land Office has received information that
Judge Deadly of the Oregon Circuit Court
mas decided tn9t Presumption entries can
Court. 1t has been the practice of Land
49, ~ eaiioei entries upon
l'loVi "a noii l'iidpce Win tne
,a =. q nil. Vi guy ialth on the part OF
WI NJ plIlell't co Aotihs Commissioner
,o a,,d 49, ~ 10y s alae s1e pIac-
tanned In the General Land Office will not
be changed before the Supreme Court of
the United States shall have had the onnor-
tunitv of passing upon the points raised
Another Protest
U.sf,r,.,.,.,,.. 49,. -
mAshiHStoN, august l'tn.-ln relation
,Ia ~ lIoti Sohslahtihopie,
ha al,t Zap ~ f. M 9ii'eo olales oonsui,
,.td " .lo -. secollu protest,
u Tins IMAM those OF MS
s tlssiiii9t tlle expulsion OF Amer
.l~a;- - - Oii 'he E.ouhu OF
1att, =, b. t',.u mas aiso the
sati va i a. washington,
raoa;.,ad 80 az % .lie SunIecI ms peeh
IN ,t,i,;aI g a. -, pa '.iieii. mere.
ns,.II,, =, 49, -, 20. sla.e tnit
1890 90 ~ IL on IL
.urns OUT Inat tne Jews are turkish sub
Tons,sI hI nake IMPOSED upon me American
~. ii., sliio o''sss however Ii
M uoo,. ba 10, ~ uisp'eh from
-e ,''9 80. .~0ei'eu'
u"ni''eu iheir report.
WARRINGTON, August l7th.-The Com
missioners appointed TO visit the Central
and South American States in the interest
OF more intimate national and commercial
relations between those countries and the
United States, have submitted their report
to the Department of State of its work in
Uruguay ana the Argentine Republic.
oapitai Notes.
MAsHINGroN, August f7th.-Chief Clerk
John Twedale, of the War Department.
will act as Secretary of War during the alb
sence OF Secretary Endicott. The Secretary
will be absent from Washington until Oc-
tober LIST.
Commissioner Thomas, of the Civil Ser
wee COMMISSION, thinks that messengers to
De selected Tor the delivery of the special
ten-cent stamp letters will be appointed
under the civil service law.
Acting Postmaster-GeneralS Stevenson to-
Gay declined the proposition of the Ameri-
can district Telegraph Company of Phila-
delphla to take charge of the immediate
delivery system OF that city. on the ground
that the law contemplates the maintenance
by the Department of its own delivery
systems.
First Comptroller Durham has written a
letter to Mr.. Loring, ex-Commissioner of
Agriculture in which he says the latter is
In error IN surprising that any rejected
accounts were for " machinery or exper-
Iments. He explains that the claims disal-
lowed, amounting to about $4,000. were
solely Tor expenditures for seed and labor,
and concludes his letter by saving that
unless Loring has some further statement
10 make he shall proceed in the case under
due process OF law.
Snub to the knights of Labor.
ST. LOUIS, August 17th.-Iast Friday
there came to this city four members of the
General Executive Committee of the
knights OF Labor. The mission of these
gentlemen was to have conference with
Colonel Talmage, General Manager of the
Wabash Railway, in regard to the relations
existing between the members of the
hnights OF Labor and tho railroad comp
pany, which are now stated to have been
IN quite disturbed condition Col. Tai
mage being out of the city at the time, he
was telegraphed requesting him to state
where and when conference could be had.
To this Talmage replied that he saw no
reason why he should meet the committee
Tor the purpose named; that he was not
aware OF any dissatisfaction existing among
the employees OF the road, and he declined
70 confer win me committee. As an APP
rted -. ousooiae ., .nls, there was promul-
S2TaLos ~ 10y d. HIiooeIiy, MO, where the
~, a.. iias sAtenslve SHOPS, an
niena' oi 'i 9eiiiiiahdihs an Knights OF
49, =, .nG aoaSh system at all points,
10 10 9uie MoIA Oh tuesday August 18th, at
H.. oloS Io, mon, ana remain out Until fur
Ro e, oiuer "a from eie General Executive
I Puapu, ne orueF Is signed by Frederick
ho u.iiei, oesIetaiy OIL the board. The order
mas ~ eleayeG qulte sensation IN Moberly.
az 'lie stiihe oIuef Is looked upon as one
VI 'ile iiios' serious ior many years
Iron Trade Improving.
PIrTsBURG (Pa.), August 17th.-The ont
look in the iron trade has not been more
favorable for q number of wears than of
present. Signs of improvement are com.
ing to the surface every day, and the man
ufacturers are beginning to concede that
the depression is gradually disappearinr
Orders are increasing rapidly and many
mills are running on double time. The
worst feature is the existing strike amonS
the nailers, and from present indications
it does not look as if an available settle.
ment of the difficulty is near AT hand The
manufacturers have decided to ignore the
naiiers until they accept their terms, while
Sle hahers SUI present determined
'front.' IN their demand for last years scale.
Explosion on Steamboat.