Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-05


between Baltimore and this city. Inquiry
of persons who were passengers on the
train ELECTS the fact that the only ground
for the sensational report is that shortly
after the train left Baltimore an enthusi-
astic countryman, standing near the track,
fired his revolver in the air as the train
passed him, by way of a salute to the Pres
ident. Nobody on the train imagined for a
moment that there was any intention OF
shooting at the President or the President S
car.
Henry Watterson and the Administration.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.-Henry Waiter
son, who has been here the past week, to-
night sent to his paper an expression of his
impression of President Cleveland and his
administration " 4 slight attack of sore
eyes" Watterson's telegram begins, " sug-
gested a visited to Washington, and having
tried the executive and departmental treat
ment for nearly a week, it has occurred to
me that brief account of some of the inn
preSsions of the Administration may be of
interest to the readers of the COuief-J0tl-
nal On a certain occasion Artemus Ward
stepped in front OF his canvas, and point
ing to the passing scene, said to his audi
ence: Ladies and gentlemen: These
are horses. II was only this morning that
the artist came to me with tears in his
eyes, and exclaimed. | can conceal ii from
YOU no longer Mr.. Ward they are horses.
In its entire uttcrance and appointments
the Administration has so spoken to the
country. 1t can conceal it no longer-it is
Democratic Administration For nv
part. continues Watterson, have never
doubted this III the least" and he details
| how personal contact and opportunities
| for getting at both sides of points of criti-
cism have strengthened these original i'm
pressions, and the case Of sore eyes has ell,
tirely disappeared" Watterson then, in q
characteristic manner dwells upon the
admirable qualities of the President
and incidentally refers III a similar vein to
Miss Cleveland. Watterson deems the
President " equally loyal to his great place
and to his party, asking no favors, and
| looking to his work to indicate itself
| Says the dispatch Very great torbearance
and patient temper should be extended by
the public to such public servant" The
attack of Senator EustiS upon the Admin
istration seems to Wattcrson equally UNI
| just and unwise. The President has been
just two months in Office. There has been
no attempt to shape policy The thank
| less duty of considering the claims OF
aspirants for office has consumed all the
| time. There is no doubt that when Con-
gress assemblies, Eustis will find himself in
sympathy with the Administration upon
all the leading issues Of the times. so that
| he will BE- in 4 situation Of having its sup
port forced from him in spite of his
personal hostility. There will be time
enough to disown the Administration
when it violates its pledges The commu-
nication closes thus - | assure the disap-
| pointed and the doubling among Demo
Gratis that if the President Should go faster
| than he is going he would surely run the
bark ashore Beset on all sides By com
phcations and badgered day in and day
out by opportunities, this Administration
has kept its temper passing we'll and has
made no more mistakes than are common
to newcomers in Office and not so many
as might have been expected"
Lieutenant Governor Daggett.
WASHINGTON, May 4th. - Lieutenant-
| Governor Daggett returned here to-day
| from visit to New York. He states that
while in Albany he visited the Capitol. and
was, by resolution of the Legislature. given
q seat beside the presiding officer during
| the session of the Legislature He was
also an invited guest at a dinner OF the
Manhattan Club.
Mandamus Refused.
Court of the District, in general term to-
day, refused the application of the city of
San Francisco and Thomas Knight for a
mandamus against n. Mcfarland, Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, to COM
pei q patent for the pueblo land of San
Francisco. The Court also refused the APP
plicati0n of the same parties for an in
junction against the Commissioner to stop
the issue Of patent to the pueblo to per-
sons whom the Secretary OF the Interior
and the Commissioner had decided to be
entitled to patent.
Fight Between Soldiers and Strikers.
CHICAGO, May th-Noon.-Sheriff Hou-
chett, of this city, has just received word
from Lemont that a collision occurred be-
tween the troops and the striking quarry
men at that town this morning, and that
two strikers were killed. Two companies
of roops went to Lemont from Joliet to
guard the quarries there, and to enable non
striking men to resume work. No details
have as vet been received The action of
the Sheriff of VIII county in releasing
seventy strikers captured by troops near
Joliet last Saturday, and who came from
Lemont, is assigned as one of the causes for
the present outbreak.
-Adjutant-General Vance has tel
egraphed Governor Oglesby an account of
the riot at Lemont this forenoon He re-
lates that Colonel Bennett, with four com
panies of infantry and one Calling gun.
reached Lemont at 9 o'clock this morning.
4 mob of 1000 strikers cOngregated and
were ordered to disperse. They refused to
do so, and made a rush at the troops.
throwing stones, and injuring number of
soldiers A shot from house was also
fred into the column. In self-defense the
troops fired, killing two strikers and
wounding several others. The troops then
proceeded to their destination to guard the
quarries. There are great many people
on The street, but everything is now quiet
Transcontinental Emigrant Rates.
ST. PAUL Mimi ), May 4th-Transconti-
mental emigrant rates are demOraliZed. A
few months ago the Transcontinental AS
ISOLATION reduced the emigrant rates from
New York To San Francisco TO $50. This
was done to meet the low rate by the Sun
set route. These sales were to be given only
to salt water cmigrantS through 10 the Pa
cific coast. There was a stipulation in this
agreement that the tickets should bear the
official stamp OF the agent and the name
of the steamship bearing the emigrants.
This stipulation was violated hence the
decentralization. A meeting will be called
to meet at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chi
cage, May 18th, 10 consider the matter
A Fire at C. +. Huntington's Residence.
New YORK, May 4th-C. P. Hunting
ton house, Park avenue and Thirty eighth
street, was damaged 5000 by fire yester-
day morning. The family were turned out
about l o'clock yesterday morning, and
when Huntington turned on an alarm for
the firemen the house was filled with
smoke. The fire being near the flue under
the library floor Huntington got an AK and
helped the tiremen TO cut down the wood
work that was likely to catch He says he
never saw so neat and careful tiremen.
They laid q tarpaulin along the hall floor,
dragged the hose over 1T into the library
and threw just enough water between tire
floors 10 put out the fire, which was con-
fined principally 10 the library
Ice in Lake Erie in May.
ERIE pa, May 3d.-The steam tug Mat
tison. Captain Thomas Maher, with crew
of nine men, was rescued this afternoon,
after prolonged efforts, from being crushed
in the ice. The ting went out yesterday
morning TO reconnoiter for the fishing feet,
and was met by fields of drifting ice which
closed around her, and soon held her firmly
locked Signals of distress brought out the
life-saving crew, but it was impossible to
reach the Madison with a rocket line or the
Lyle gun device. Night came on and the
cold grew intense. There was no bedding
or clothes aboard the tug to protect the