Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-23
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under this order are doing great injury to
the market for food rice.
Capital Notes,

! under this order are doing great iniurv TO
| the market for food rice.
Capital Notes.
WAsHsGroN, October 22d.-Mr Jenks
Assistant Secretary of the Interior has
been assigned to the charge of all matters
+, which relate to the Pacific railroads
great many subjects relating TO those cor
porauons are pending. jerks saws. how
| ever. that he can give no attention to them
until after the LIST of November.
From a gentleman WHO is believed to be
in the confidence of the President II is
learned that his views apon tbe indian
question have experienced considerable
change, and that in his message to Con-
gress, Mr.. Cleveland will make some recom-
mendatlons in regard to the administration
of Indian affairs, which, if adopted. will
involve radical changes in the present sys-
tenn
Politics in New York.
New YORK, October 22d.-Tbe bitter
personalities exchanged between the TTib-
asne and Times for several davs cuIminated
in the Times this morning denouncine the
editor of the Ifi6ollc bv the name of
sneak and liar" repeating the words
several times. Not since the days of
Horace Greeley has the controversy be-
tween the two papers been so violent.
a CAMPAIGN STORY.
New YORK, October 22d-The Times
gives an amusing account of the Jpaetino
in aid OF the Irish Parliamentary fund
over which Dana, of the SIM. presided. last
evening, and which sent Sl00GO to ParnelI.
The Times says Letters inclosiug sub
scriptions of $3.50 were read, one contain
ing the latter amount being from General
Carr, Republican candidate for Lieutenant
| Governor Of the State Then the Secretary
1 announced q letter from General Jones.
Democratic candidate When it was
opened, Chairman Ddne Glanced at IT.
whispered to the Secretary, and it was
passed over, The Times says il was after
ward found to contain nothing but a pict-
ure OF Jones, with his compliments, and
circular IN small type giving sketch of his
life and public career.
The Opposition to tie President.
New YORK, October 22d.-The U0rlF,
Washington special dispatch saws The
President is not aware of the immense
range of the opposing forces that are pre-
pairing for the winters campaign about
him. Up to the present time ne has made
no preparation. He has alenated to a cer-
tain degree the leaders of his party among
the Democratic Senators. nearly all OF
whom have some grievance against the
President. They are his allies as yet, but
they are not cordial ones itwould be very
easy for him yet to make them his friends
A prominent Republican Senator who
called upon the President the other day
was asked to give his opinion Of Cleveland.
This is what be said " think the Presi-
dent is an honest, upright well-meaning
gentleman, but he IS more in need of in
formation concerning public affairs than
anybody / know Of"
Eminent Soundness of the Secretary of
the Navy.
New YORK, October 22d.-AIl the fore
men in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-day
received copy of a circular letter from
Secretary Whitney. He reminds them that
by former orders he has given them the
power of recommending all names for EN-
ployment as subordinates; that he expects
them to exercise that power without par
tisan bias, and without allowing political
influence or dictation to cut any figure in
the matter; that skill and efficiency are
alone to be considered. These statements
are reiterated several times in the course of
tie letter in the most positive terms. He
congratulates them and the department on
the Improvement already noticed but says
according to reports received from their su-
| peIior officers, the evil is not yet entirely
eradicated. He assures them that he knows
the pressure which is likely to be brought
to bear Oh them during heated political
campaign. and assures them that he stands
| ready to protect them from all harm aimed
at them because of a refusal to bow 10 po-
! litical behests and warns them that if they
make inferior appointments for political
ends they will be summarily dismissed.
The Telephone Trouble.
| New YORK, October 22d.-The Posts
| Washington special says There is great
activity at the Patent Office on the part of
| the companies which are antagonistic to
J ha Roll g.
| the Commission of Patents to the Attor-
! ney-General, which will warrant the latter
| in authorizing the use of the name of the
! United States in a suit for the cancellation
| of the Bell patent. Three such applica-
| tons are pending before the Commits
| sioner-One by the Pan Electric Company.
one by the Baltimore and Washington
| Telephone Company, and third, which
has just been filed, by the Globe Telephone
Company. The Commissioner is in a very
embarrassing position, and is undoubtedly
subjected to q great deal of political pres
sure.
The American Turf.
WASHINGTON, October 22d-The Jockey
Club track was heavy to- day. The weather
was good and the attendance was large.
Mile: Tuiu won, Jim Douglass second.
Bessie B. third. Time, I:47l Mile. for
2-year-olds: The Bard won. Bess second
Biggennette third. Time, 1:45 Mile and
q sixth: NolO won, Chanticeer second
Queen Esther third. Time, l:57l Mile and
q quarter, foT all ages Strathspey won,
Barnum second, Colonel Sprague third
Time, 214@. Steeplechase, over the regular
course: Cochrane won, Quebec second, Jim
MCGOWAN third. Time, 5:274
1T BRIGHTON BEACH.
BRIGHToN BEACH, October 22d.-The at
tendance was midsummer one TODAY.
The weather very fine. The track vas
sloppy, but not heavy. Three-quarters of
q mile. for 2-year-ods: PeekskilI won.
Biscuit second, Gold Star third. Time,
l:2l. Mile and an eighth: Taxgatherer
won, Ernest second, Nimblefoot third.
Time, 2:01i. Mile Tunis won. King Ar
thur second Bric-a-Brac third. Time.
1473. Seven-eighths of a mile. Playfair
won, Young Duke second. Keokuk third.
Time, La. Mile and a quarter, over five
hurdles: Donald A. won. Patapsco second.
His Grace third. fine 2:25
California Hops.
New XoBK, October 22d.-The hop move
ment from the Pacific coast, spoken of in
these dispatches has commenced, and al
ready several thousand bales are en- route.
via Union Pacific. Contracts for very large
shipments have been closed with a number
OF California merchants These shipments
are nearly all destined for England, where
II IS reported the crop mas i1lIen very tar
short of the demand. 4 member of the
firm of Lilienthai Bros. said TO your CORE
spondent to-day While the expoItation
of Pacific coast hops is something unPrece-
dented, it will have little if any, effect Of.
the New York market, which is very duh.
little or no sales being made. have not
heard of any sales Of California hops under
10 cents, while we get IL cents for ezra
quality"
Stocks IN New York.
New YORK, October 22d-Stoeks opened
weak, the decline being caused in part by
the announcement OF hitch in the nego-
tiens between the trank lines for the forlna-
tion of passenger pool Baltimore and
Ohio declining to take pant in the move
ment without it was assured entrance into
New York first. The price Of Lake Shore
showed q loss Of = aud other stocks to &,
excepting Reading. which was up J, while
Northwestern, Pacific Mail and Union Pa
eifc were uuchaAced. Thsre was a further
decline in the early dcaliurs of ! 20 :, but
it was soon checked ard during the re-
mainder of the h0ur the market was
strong, Reading and Union Pacife alvanc-
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