Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-13
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
PENNSYLVANIA GREENBACK STATE
CONVENTION.
Serious Labor Riot - Grants Re-
mains-Races in the East
Veil Taking.
IsPEcIAL DISPATCHES TO TEE RKcosn-uwIos.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The American Turf.

horses were badly beaten at Monmouth and
Saratoga yesterday. At the former course
Preciosa came in third for the August
stakes but with this exception she Califor-
mans seemed to be nowhere. The World
thus describes the August stakes: The flag
was dropped with Buffalo leading, followed
by Salisbury, Cyclops, Inspector 3. and
Adonus, with Preciosa and Coleria well up
and Letretia and Lottery last Before they
had run a furlong AdonUs headed Buffalo,
and with Cyclops, Tapped, they made it a
hot race There was but little change I'M
Ill well around the railroad turn, when
| Cyclops showed in the lead, but was almost
| instantly headed by Precios2 and Salisbury,
both of which in turn leading nearly clear,
owing to Cyclops losing ground by running
| outside of The others. Coleria, Buffalo ana
Adonus were prominent, with Lottery and
| Blue Jay covering the rear. In the run up
the stretch both Preciosa and Salisbury in
| turn looked like winners. until they were
well up to the seven-furlong pole, when
| Cyclops again took the lead, followed by
! Salisbury, who held second place until
they were well into the last hundred yards,
when he tired badly, and Garrison brought
| Inspector b. up at the same time. Sails
| bury had no tronbe in winning place
money, Cyclops winning with some ease
| by three parts of length, Inspector g.
second a neck in front of Salisbury, who
was dropped out by Preciosa and followed
| by Buffalo and Coleria, with Pocomoke.
Kalula, Leuetia, Lottery, Blue Jay and
Adonus all beaten off and pulling up.
| Time, 1:16-the same as last year, when
! Goano won. The value of the stake to the
winner was 1895.
GREAT SPECIAL RACE.
| New YORK, August l2th.-The talk about
the performance OF Ban Fox in winning
| rho nhaT,,,ipr, Id Il.
| making of a great special race to be post
sweepstakes for two-year-olds at 81 900
each, with 81 900 added, three-auarters of a
mile the entries to close August 10Th, and
| the race to take place at Monmouth Park.
August Goth. Chinn &; Morgan. owners of
Ban Fox, 3. A. Haggin, n w. Kilbom, &.
/. Lorillard, Rancocas stables. and w b.
Burch have already subscribed to the
stakes. 1t is believed that Haggin will
enter Preciosa for this event.
AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA IN. ", August 12th.-This is
the ninth extra day. The weather and
track are in good condition, The first race.
| three-quarters of mile, was won by the
| California horse Santa Anita Belle, with
| Colonel Cowan second, Pat Sheedy third
| Time, LII.
| The second race, one mile and one-quar-
ter, was won by Matte b. with the Catifor-
mia horse Jim Douglas second. Farwell
| third. Time, oil. The Mutuals paid Sl27.
| The third race, one mile and a furlong.
was won by Valo, George Block second.
Una B. third. Time, 1:5S4.
The fourth race, three-quarters of a mile,
| was won by the California horse Jim Rem
wick, Maggie J. second, Mission Belle third.
| Time, 1:16.
The fifth race one mile and seventy
yards, was won by Banana, Nindex second,
Braite third. Time, 4Sl.
RESUME OF THE SARATOGA RACES.
New YORK, August 13th-A. M.-The
| Horid has the following on the Saratoga
| races yesterday In the first race Pat Sheedv
led from the fall of the flag down into the
| eastern turn, after which Santa Anita Belle
| came to the front and held it to the close.
winning by length, Colonel Cowan sec
| ond and two lengths to the better of Pat
Sheedy. In the second race Farewell and
jim Douglas ran together to the quarter
when Mollie &. went to the front and
held the lead for q mile, winning by a
length and a half, jim Douglas second
half length better than Farewell In the
fourth race Jim Renwick led from the start
to the finish, won by a length, Maggie J.
second, three lengths in front of Mission
Belle. Bill Sisty was left at the post.
The Immediate Delivery of Letters.
WASHINGTON, August 12th.-A circular
! relating TO the immediate delivery system,
which is to be put in operation October LIST
has been prepared and will be sent TO Post
| masters at once. After quoting Section 3
of the postotfice appropriation bill, which
provides the terms under which the imme-
| date deliveries are to be made, the circular
says:
1t has accordingly been decided to introduce
a special delivery system on the LIST of October.
1889, at all postoffces at which it is permitted
by law, viz, those at which the free delivery
| system Is IN operation, and those III cities and
towns having population of 1000 or over, as
shown by the last Federal census Suitable
| supplies of these special delivery stamps will
be sent to any postoffice i'll the country which
may make requisition for them and when re-
ceived they are to be taken up by the Postmas-
| ter in his account current, and accounted for
quarterly in the same manner as ordinary
| postage stamps. They are to he sold by
| Postmasters in any required amount and
70 any person who may apply for them
but they can be used only for the purposes of
| securing the immediate delivery of letters ad-
dressed to and received in the mails at any
offices desig mated as special delivery offices
Under no circumstances are they to be used in
| payment of hostages of any description or of a
registry fee, nor any other stamps be en-
ployed to secure special delivery except the
special delivery stamp The Snecial delivery
stamp must be in addition to the lawful post
age, and letters not prepaid with at least one
null rate OF postage, i'll accordance with the laws
postage, even though bearing the special deliy-
cry, stamp, in addition to the full postage
and registry fee required by the law and
regulations. The special delivery stamps must
be efectually cancelled at the office of mailing
in the same way as ordinary postage stamps 4
letter bearing special delivery stamp, in addi-
ton TO the lawful postage, may be mailed at any
postoice in the country but it will not be euti-
tied to an immediate delivery by messenger
when addressed to p0stoifice TO which the spe-
eial delivery system has not been extended
Special delivery letters will be delivered by
messengers within the carrier limits of the Office
of delivery, and within radius of one mile
from the postoiiiee at all other special delivery
offices. Postmasters at fourth class Offices are
not entitled to commissions on special delivery
stamps in any case. No effort viii be spared to
expedite the mailing OF letters bearing the spe-
cial delivery stamps addressed to special deliv-
cry Offices. PostmaSters are urged to use all
available means for furnishing the public with
information with regard to the special delivery
system. a list of special delivery offices viii be
furnished TO PoStmastefs, and must be conspicu
olsiy posted in the postoffice where ii will read
| lily attract public attention. WM. F. Villas
Postmaster-General
A second circular by the Postmaster
General embodies technical instructions to
Postmasters concerning the above system.
II directs Postmasters to employ the requi-
| site number of messenger bows To insure
prompt delivery, and provides that substi-
tute ietter-carrlers may be employed as
messengers, and receive the same compen-
otluOiI a. OtheI messengers DuI IN no case
| shall the compensation paid to any one
person exceed $50 per month. 1.-Two OBJ
I lects, says the Postmaster General, must
be particularly and strenuouslv sought
First, a most efficient delivery service. and
second, TO bring the service up to revenue
yielding condition"
Washington Army Officers Must Go.
WASHINGTON, August 12th.-The army
| officers who have been holding soft posi-
tons in this city for years and who are af
| tected by the recent order of Secretary En-
dlcott are very much exercised over the
prospect OF being ordered 10 their regi-
ments TO fight Indians, OF do duty out on
the plains, far removed from the luylries
of civilization. Some of them have brought
strong influence to bear for their retention
on detached service, but this has beer. IN
availing, and they will all, some thirty. |
have to submit, except, perhaps, Lieuten-
ant Greedy, who will probably be allowed
to complete his report on the
Arctic expedition That Secretary Fndicott
is in earnest in this matter is proven by the
following extract from his reply to the in
tinential friends Of an officer whose transfer
had brought out vigorous protest:
You viii pardon me if say a single word 7
ind II very common in the army when sn
ohlcer Is relieved for proper reasons-indeei