Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-28
PACIFIC SLOPE.
CONFERENCE IN REGARD TO THE
RESTRICTION ACT.
Homicide in Colusa County Chill.
dren Poisoned-Active Vol
cano in the Sierras.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-usIos. !
CALIFORNIA.
The Restriction Important Confer
enee.

CALIFORNIA.
The Restriction Act-Important Confer
enee.
SAN FRANCIsCo. August 27th.-Several
days ago Senator John f. Miller invited
Justice Field, Judges Sawyer and Hoffman,
Senator Stanford, Congressman Morrow
FELTON,, LOutitt, McKenna, Henley and
Markham, Collector Sears, United States
District Attorney Hilborn and LYMAN J
Mowry 10 meet at his apartments at the
Palace Hotel this afternoon to confer in
reference to the Chinese Restriction Act.
The hour set was , o'clock. Soon after
that hour the conference occurred. All
those named were present with the excep-
ton of Justice Field, Senator Stanford and
Congressman Markham.
Immediately after the conference was
begun the question of admitting reporters
was raised. Several newspaper writers
waited a decision in the hotel corridor. 1t
was voted not to admit representatives OF
the press. Senator Miller explained that
this meeting might be succeeded by
another The gathering was for informal
talk. Results might be reached, bat il was
the wish of those present not to have
printed the processes by which such results
might be obtained The gentlemen did
not care to have what they might say
printed.
SECOND DISPATCH
SAN Francisco, August 27th.-At the
conference held this afternoon at the Pal
ace Hotel by the California Congressional
delegation, Federal Judges and others, no
reporters were allowed TO be present. Ii
has, however, transpired that the confer
ence agreed on three points, which it is
proposed to put in the form of amendments
TO the present Chinese Restriction Act
The first was relative to the clause govern
ing the admission of Chinese laborers who
left the United States between the making
of the treaty, November II, 1880, and the
passage of the Act of March, 1882. 1t is
proposed to amend the Act so as to COM
Pletely shut all such out after some date in
1856 to be determined on later. The sec
ond point was regarding habeas corpus
cases. No appeal should be granted by
Judges except when points of law were in
vowed. The third was that return Chinese
certificates shall be accompanied by pho
tograph of the persons to whom issued. 4
new bill, embracing these amendments,
will it is stated, be presented to the next
Congress.
Charged with Grand Larceny.
SAN Francisco, August 27th.-Critten-
den Robinson was arrested this morning
for grand larceny, being charged by Charles
Dexter, sporting man, with taking $500
from Dexters winnings in a poker game
He was held to answer in $1,000 bonds.
Weather Indications.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27th-S p. NJ
Signal Service indications for the succeed.
ing 81 hours: North Pacific, fair weather
with light, variable winds, generally north.
erly. Middle Pacific, fair weather. with
variable winds, generally light southerIy
except along the coast, fresh to brisk north.
westerly. South Pacific, fair weather, with
variable winds, generally light to fresh
northwesterly.
Bl0odshed in Colusa County.
ORLAND, August 27th.-At5 ) O'Clock last
evening George 0. Cobb, formerly a hotel
keeper at Newyille, Colusa county, was
killed by Hiram Green, his neighbor
Cobb had been drinking, and was abusing
hls wife. Green protected her, and told
Cobb that he should not hurt her Cobt
said, " II see about il, and got his rifle
saying he would shoot Green. Green then
entered his own house, picked up his rifle
and, aiming ii at Cobb, told him to irop his
gun. Cobb then got out of sight, but shot
through the wall, missing Green's head by
six inches. Green then fired through the
wall at Cobb, killing him. Cobb's wife Is
the daughter of B. \. Scribner, q MELVILLE
merchant, and has suffered much from hel
husband in his drunken its. Green bear,
an excellent reputation
Attempted Escape of a Convicted Muir.
derer.
NEVADA, August 27th.-Sheriif Stewart
of Sierra county, and John Myers and 4
~. Mcclure arrived this evening with Louis
Stulz and Allen Phillips who were re-
Gently convicted OF the murder of John
Derwacher in Sierra valley last December
The prisoners are en- route to the State
Prison. The party stopped for dinner
several miles above here, when the man
acles OF the prisoners We're taken off. Stulz
managed in some way to get to the door,
and then made a rush for the woods.
Owing to his long confinement he had not
strength to run far but succeeded in hiding
in the brush, and an hour was spent in
iinding him He then made another break
for liberty, but the Sheriif7s revolver
brought him to bay and he was captured.
fresno Items.
FRESNO, August 27th.-Apparentlv au-
thendc information reaches here that an
active volcano now exists about six miles
southeast of Mammoth CITY, in the Sierras
question of incorporation, shows the popu-
lation TO be 3,l64, not including the addi-
tions made to the town
Joseph Spinney, 4 prominent citizen. and
John Payne, colored man, were arrested
to-day for cutting down fruit trees in the
orchard of William Gordon in June last
Payne left, and was arrested in Bakersfield
and sent TO Jail on a charge of vagrancy
He wrote to his confederate Spinnev, and
the letter was intercepted and the crime
discovered.
Cast Up by the Waves.
SAN RAFAEL, August 27th.-A telephone
message has just been received from 0Iems
that the body of young man, fully dressed
except hat and shoes, was picked up on tho
Point Reyes beach, one mile. above the
Point Reyes lighthouse. The body is sup.
posed to be that of one of the parties lost
from the Haddingtonshire.
The Fair at Chico.
CHIco August 27th-The Pavilion ex
hibits were completed last night, and make
4 splendid showing. The show of cattle is
splendid. The races to-day were numer
Ousiy attended, and there was good sport
The first event was half mile and repeat
race for Sl50. Panama, Quebec and BingC
were entered. The race was won bv Que
bee III 504 and 30 seconds, Bingo second
The second was a running race, two mile.
and repeat, for $780, The entries were Gar
field, Snuff box and Iige Clark. It was wo-
by Garfield in $40 and BAL, Lige CLARK
second. The third was pacing race, on,
mile, three in five, for S400. The entre,
were Shaker, Prince and Ackerman. rhr
first heat was won by Shaker. and the see
ond and third by Prince Time, 2:304
2:2S4.
Petaluma Races.
PETALUMA, August 27th-There was
largely increased attendance at the park to
day. At II An. NJ. e. c. Munday deliv
cred an agricultural addrasS Tho fire