Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-12
GENERAL NEWS.
lLAsr NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE aEcoaD-uslor.l
DOMESTIC.
How Senator Stanford Escaped being an
Editor.

nv" sSCudtOT ESGuDSu DelDg an
Editor.
WAsHIxGToN, April 11th.-The Sunday
Capital to-day says: Few men have a
higher respect for the influence of the press
and its power in public opinion and doing
good than Senator Stanford. He believes
that the newspaper is great educator; that
IL Is as important to the country as the
common school, and does not share the be-
lief lndulgcd in by so many Senators that
newspapers exist to belittle the characters
and destroy the reputation of public men.
Mr. StaBford's early ambition was TO be-
come an editor. and at one time he mar
rowiy escaped that fate. At the town
where he spent his boyhood and studied
law, Fort Washington, Wis there was no
newspaper, but there was a literary society
ana debating club OF young men, who at
thelr meeting decided to form stock COM
pany and establish a weekly journal. for
the beneilt OF the public and themselves.
The company was organized
ana tAe money was raised 10 purchase the
type, and he was elected editor. q position
winch at that time was the summit of his
ambition. \ committee of stockholders
of which Stanford was chairman. was sent
to Milwaukee to buy press and material.
ana 10 employ and hire man to perform
the mechanical labor of the establishment.
with his associates he got into wagon
and drove forty miles on this Grand but.
much to their disappointment upon arriy-
ing at Milwaukee, they found that there
was not a printing press to be had in the
city, and none could be purchased nearer
than New York. So the enterprise was
abandoned, and Stanford's career was
turned in another direction.
Congress this Week.
WASHINGTON, April 11th.-The special
order in the Senate for o'clock tomorrow
is the resolution relative to the appoint
ment of Fishery Commission, and Senator
Frye will Try TO secure for il in addition
that portion of the morning hour devoted
by the rules to the objected cases Senator
Dawes intends to call up for action to-mor-
row the Indian appropriation bill. A long
debate Is not anticipated, but the point is
not safe one for speculation. On Tues
day, In the morning hour, Senator Van
WycS will ask consideration for his bill to
tax railroad lands. As early as possible,
Senator Cullom will ask the Senate to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the interstate
commerce bill, while Senator Blair will
urge forward the general pension bill and
the arbitration bill Senator Platt has for
week or more soug an opportunity to
speak upon his resolution for open execu-
| tive sessions, and intends to call the matter
up uuIihS lhe week, II he can without
leoparulzinS the success OF the movement
by bringing 1t INTO antagonism with mat
tiers of important general legislation.
Alter tomorrow, which Is set apart for
District of Columbia matters, the House
will find itself plunged into contention
over the order OF business. The interstate
commerce bill has the right of way, but
will probably be driven out of its course bv
the Hurd-Romies election case If any
that case tho ;,torstata i.Ii Ii % II,
again he called nm hnt will encon,,tar ~
oDnosiIion of tbe P;yar and WorInr 60, .,ie
mittee which intends to raise tho oneSt;n,, ST.
of consideration with tic hi
The Holman Ind;an Go,,,,,t;ss;,1 p,tii IN
comes over from last ,,,aelo 90 pai1
bnsiSess in tha I'orn;p9, o, eh rs as uainiiiseeo e
tbe nsno1 ono - IS III 1'.et aiteI
nlace on the already cornnIa,,, saAe i.s
accnmnlated bnsiness rba iar;f hiii III ~
be renorted TO- morrow and tha HoIa "iId VIII VIII
be asked to fix days for its consideration.
Who is Responsible?
New YORK, April 11th.-The Times
Washington special saws: The story abont
the alleged outrageous rudeness to the new
Chinese Minister, on his arrival at sam
Francisco, was spoiled by the receipt at tbe
Treasury of dispatches from Collector
Hager to Assistant Secretary Faircbild. that
the Minister and his suite were courteousIv
received and speedily landed. The question
arises, Who is responsible for the false
alarm received here and sent to tbe Stote
department? 1t appears to have come
! rom oonsul-ueneral Bee
The "Disco"rtesy" Case Satisfactorily
Explained.
WASHINGTON, April l11th.-Secretarv Raw
ard was seen bv your correspondent to-
night, to whom he said that he nresnmed
! the explanatory telegrams from San Fran
cisco were satisfactory 10 tbe Chinese Min.
lister. TO whom he had Transmitted them
accompanied bv note of his own He did
not think il possible that Jndga Uoaar
could be guilty of any discourtes1 sncb os
was at first intimated. When dete;IoJ
report should be received he sbonId senJ
that also to the Chinese Minister bnt 1ti,o ba
was satisfied that the matter had been
satisfactorily explained.
Ca1itornia,s N.,, S..
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Wv. w A:hlNoi i:lN,i oiVS, HPili lI'n--iWo OF the
" asnl.iS.or oulgay papers to,day PRINT
$1,000 pc ponss''Is 1i SENATOR Heals! ana
az tlieln T.tii a aTllcie descriptive
S4 % uue ia,s wealtn Vi Oaillorhias new
ell anu NJ fr's u Gareet as miner ana
! ington seem determined to leave no stone
unturned that will contribute TO his popu-
larlty during the brief term he will fill the
position made vacant by the death of Sena-
tor Miller.
The Fourth Congressional District.
| WASHINGTON Anril 11tb Sepotor Toro
miab Lynch is in Wasbingfon and has
had several interviews with Senator III, Hearst
| 1t is reported here that Mr.. Lynch desires