Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-01

Louisa Shaw. Mrs Buck. it is said, once
swindled the Lord Mayor of London out OF !
$50 but her brother, person of influence
in London, succeeded IN having her sent 10
an asylum instead of prison.
Land Commissioner Sparks footing His
Own Horn"
WASHINGTON. May 31SI.-Land Commits
sioner Sparks, speaking of the work of his
office, says
The public domain is looked upon as the le-
climate prey of land thieves, railroad rings,
corporate rings and sharks of all kinds The
territory that is looked after by this office eX-
tends from Key West to Behring's Straits, and
the difficulties of communication and the in
tricacies OF the business cannot be over stated.
Since | have been in Office l have hardly taken
a step that have not found something wrong.
| have already detected and stopped two great
land steals. One was being attempted by the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The territory that
was being reached out fer was twenty-five miles
lay forty miles, and contained 100000 acres-a
territory as large as tie whole State of Rhode
Island. prevented this, and thus saved to the
honest settlers of thas country $3.50 hOmesteads
of 100 acres each The other was by the North
ern Pacific Railroad. That corporation was
smuggling through change of boundary line
by which the Government was to lose Isl, 900
acres of excellenJ land l revoked the order and
prevented the steal. Then there is a grand steal
! in Arizona, known as the Peralto Grant They
had taken possession OF a very large tract of
country, and were intimidating the inhabitants
| but we squelched it. Oh there's hardly day
that something important don't happen here
| The other day detected a grant that should
| have been one league that was being occupied
as seven leagues. OF course we sat down
! upon that. There are an immense mum
would worry both you and me to so
| through them all. Then the timber culture
| law which was really a most excellent and
equitable law, and which could not fail to do
| good l.
tuted. The law plainly says that by planting of
| ten acres OF trees in prairie or arid lands, one
shall thus gain homestead of 100 acres This
ONCE has been in the habit of permitting settlers
! to take advantage of this law anywhere Settlers
| have taken up homesteads under this law where
a considerable portion OF the 100 acres was al
| ready tlmbered. | have put stop to this BY
the means stated above we expect TO save a
good home for thousands of honest settlers.
| The time has now arrived when great care
| should be taken to save the public domain.
| The time is coming when it will all be needed.
l hold that 100 acres is enough for homestead,
and that all men should decide which law
| they propose to take that 100 under.
Sparks has issued an order suspending
final action in the General Land Office, and
| by this means he has got the operations
down to a basis by which fraudulent
claims will be detected and cancelled, and
honest claims given to honest settlers. In
a word, if properly backed up and carried
out, his plan will save the lands for homes
for honest settlers. This plan has already
met with the violent opposition of all the
tricksters and land-sharks in the country.
They are bowling over it because it breaks
up their business, but it saves the public
domain for men who propose TO 90 upon
and honestly settle and cultivate it, The
land system, under the present auspices, is
showing wonderful signs of frightening up.
The work already accomplished is great.
The thieves are thoroughly scared. In the
past, when they have been unable to either
buy or scare a Commissioner, they have
brought influences to bear that will cause
him to resign.
The San Francisco Collectorship-Aaoth
! Richmond in the Field.
WASHINGTON, May 31st-A new candi-
date for the office of Surveyor of the Port
of San Francisco has appeared in Wash
ington, in the person of f. NJ. Turner of
| Oakland. Mr.. Turner is Endorsed by Gov
ernor Stoneman, Attorney General Mar
shall and other State officers of California
| by Mayor Bartlett, OF San Francisco, and
prominent business men. He is repre-
sentative of the Granger organization of
the State, which he says desires to be rep
resented in the customs service of the port
Representative Henley, who is pushing
Tenney, cannot indorse the application of
Turner Judge Field, who has advised the
appointment of Duke Gwin, is a personal
friend of Turner, but he will not take an
active part in pushing him for the place.
Discharges by Wholesale.
WASHINGTON, May 31st-The Post says
| 1t is understood that fifty discharges will
| be made from the Pension Bureau to-mor-
| row.
| Movements of the President.
IT,
| land slept soundly at Secretary Whitnev's
| house last night, arose early and opened
his mail before breakfast. The President
had thought of attending divine services at
Rev. DR.. John Halls Presbyterian Church.
of which Mrs. Whitney is a member, but
changed his mind before the time for
starting, and remained within doors until
he left for the train AT P NJ the Presi-
dent, accompanied by Secretaries Endicott
and Whitney, was driven to the Desbrosse-
street ferry, where he took the boat to
catch the train for Washington. Secreta-
ries Endicott and Whitney returned to the
latter residence after seeing the President
aboard the train.
Assistant Acknowledgement for the Court
of Claims.
WASHINGTON, May 31st-Thos. Simons,
Assistant Attorney-G General in charge of the
Claims, has resigned, and Robert Howard
Of Little Rock, Arkansas, succeeds him.
Drug Clerks Skull Crushed and His
Throat Cut.
New YORK, May 31st.-John Lauer. day
clerk at Henry Crawfords drug store on
Hudson street, this city, upon reporting
for duty this morning, found the door I'M
locked, though closed Upon entering the
back room, he was Mortified to find the
dead body of Richard Hands, the night
clerk, on a chair in sitting posture with
a frightful cash in his throat as well as a
crushed skull. The shocked day clerk
managed to get to the street and find an
officer On returning, the men found a
heavy iron pestle covered with blood and
hair, on the floor. The dead mans throat
was cut from ear to ear and there were
ugly wounds on the right cheek and over
the right eye. Suicide had been suggested
but an examination of the wounds. and
the discovery by Mr.. Crawford, who soon
arrived, that $50 or $40 that had been taken
in the store on Saturday was missing, sat
istied the authorities that it was brutal
murder.
Strike of Iron Workers.
PITTsBURG, May 31st.-The iron workers
strike which will be inaugurated to-mor-
row, promises to be almost general through
out the works. Five firms in this city have
signed the scale, and will continue their
mills in operation. They are the Republic
Iron Company, the Solar Iron Company,
the Union Iron Mills, the Wayne Iron
Company, and Dilworth, Porter & Co. The
other mills, it is expected, Will close down,
thus throwing out of employment nearly
1000 (?) men. The workmen are cheer
full, and assert that the strike will be of
short duration, and that its ending will be
favorable to them. On the other hand, the
manufacturers appear equally as confident
that the worllmen viii accept their terms
before many days have elapsed.
Heavy Failure.
TITUsvILLE pa, May 31st-An Erie
pa, special says: Thomas Brown, of the
Brown Oil Co. failed to-day for nearly half
million dollars. This evening judgments
for $3.50 900 were confessed and recorded,