Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-24
Preparing Their Final Report.


Preparing Their Final Report.
WASHINGTON, August 23d.-The South
American Commissioners are preparing
their final report, which will be transmitted
to Congress by the President, along with
eleven special reports upon the different
countries, which have been forwarded
from time TO time to the Secretary of State
These reports, being addressed to Congress.
cannot be furnished for publication with
out violating official courtesy but they
have been briefly ioreshadowed by dis
patches Sent from time TO time TO the Sec
rotary, informing him of the progress of
the Commissioners. The detailed reports
are very voluminous, and contain
much valuable matter. They contain not
only the views and conclusions of the
Commission, but also statements taken by
stenogTaphers from nearly all prominent
parts of merchants engaged in the foreign
trade in the countries visited, giving the
result Of their observations and their
opinions as to the best modes of promoting
trade between those countries and the
United States. II was the practice of the
Commission at cities visited TO invite
before them the prominent merchants who
were supposed to be friendly disposed
towards the United States, and to secure
from them all information possible relating
10 the trade of their own countries with the
United States and its commercial rivals.
and TO ascertain from them the reason WHY
our country had SO small a share of the
South American commerce. Various
topics, upon which dose inquiry was made,
were furnished in the instructions given by
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, late Secretary of State,
bearing upon closer intimacy between
the United States and the other republics
of this hemisphere. They embodied a
series of propositions, which were accepted
by every one of the Governments except
Chile. The report, which will be submit
ted TO Congress, will make two or three
thousand pages. including the information
furnished by $50 or more merchants inter
viewed. The Commission have been con-
stantly employed since the 18th of last
! September, when they met for organiZa-
b,tion in New York, have travelled
thirty-two thousand miles, and officially
visited nine different countries. Colombia,
Nlcarauga and Honduras were omitted be-
cause of the revolution Bolivia could not
be visited, because her ports were block
AIDED, and Paraguay and Brazil were passed
over, because of instructions sent by Secre-
tary Bayard for the Commission to return
by July LIST last. The Commission report
that a great deal of interest was shown
everywhere in South America in the work
and even Chile, where the Government did
not show much cordially toward United
States citizens merchants did everything in
their power to facilitate the Commissioners
work. In Uruguay and Argentine Re
publics much disappointment was ex-
pressed because the visit was necessarily
shortened by instructions from the De-
partment. At Montevideo and Buenos
Ayres special trains and steamers
were placed at the disposal of the
Commission That they made a visit to
the interior of the country, and did not
a.
generous offers could not be accepted. In
order TO complete their work in these two
countries, the Commission divided, Judge
Thatcher remaining ia Uruguay and Mr..
Curtis visiting the Argentine Republic By
this means they were able to devote ten
days to each country. The Capitals of
these countries being opposite to each other
on the River Plate, the Commissioners
could hold consultation ON occasions when
1t was deemed necessary. Both were pres
ent at the official interviews with represen-
tatlyes or merchants of the country.
a Triple Murder.
CHICAGO, August 23d.-The Daily Ne2rs
Springfield, H.. special, says The city is
greatly excited over the double, and what
may turn out to be triple, murder which
occurred in broad daylight to-day in one of
the principal streets. This morning Leon
ard Gardnsr, who spent the night in iail for
leased. He Immediately armed himself
With two reyolvers of large caliber, and be-
came loud IN threats against policemen w
J. Camp and Fred Gall VINO arrested him
About noon-time Gardner saw the two
officers approaching him on Washington
street. Hastl y entering q hallway, he
opened fire. Officer Camp fell dead. Gall
returned the fire rapidly, and in moment
Gardner fell, pierced by three bullets. He
died instantly. Officer Gall fell with two
bullets in him. 1t is not thought likely he
viii recover.
Killed His Mistress.
CHICAGO, August 23d-L4ate Saturday
night, IN sparsely populated section of the
town OF Lake, Sarah Snider, the mistress of
Cornelius O'Leary, was shot and instantly
killed, and Kate OLeary a sister of the
supposed murderer, was so seriously
wounded by pistol shot that she will
probably die. 1t is believed almost certain
thai O'Beary killed his mistress. and at
tempted the life of his sister, as shortly
previous to the shooting the trio We're seen
together drinking beer. O'Leary has not.
yet been found. The wounded woman re-
fuses to say anything whatever about the
affair The occurrence assumes an histori-
cal aspect in that Cornelius OLeary is a
Son OF Mrs. 0'Leary, whose fractioIs COW
kicked over the lamp that started the fire
that burned Chicago.
Another Strike Ordered.
NEW 0RLEA IS, August 23d.-A special to
the Democrat from Meriden, Miss, says
1t is currently reported that the knights of
Labor have ordered a strike in the shops
of the Queen and Crescent Railway, to take
effect this midnight. 1t is impossible to-
night to verify this report, but it is be-
lieved that at least portion of the force is
determined TO work no longer. 1t is also
said that engineers enough will quit work
TO render 1t impossible for their trains to
go ont tonight to Neville
Periodical suspended.
CHICAGO, August 23d.-Edgar L. Wake
man, founder and manager Of the Current.
weekly periodical, first issued here De-
cember %, 1888, tonight sent a commune
cation to the papers announcing that its
publication would probably suspend imme-
diately. In his statement Mr.. Wakeman
says that the obligations of the C,,Teat
amount to but q few hundred dollars. but
that in his efforts TO attain success. which
appearea almost assdfe5i, every dollar of
his personal means has been sacrificed. The
Current has been devoted wholly to litera-
ture of good order. and to unbiased dis
cussion of events of the day.