Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-24
HOME AND ABROAD.
RUMORS OF A CRISIS IN FRENCH
AFFAIRS.
A Boston Embezzler-No Verdict in
the Doodle Case-Matricide in
France-A Royal Babe.

A Boston Embezzler-No Verdict in
the Doodle Case-Matricide in
France-A Royal Babe
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD uNIoN.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Transcontinental Traffic.
New YORK, November 23d-" You can
put it down as a fact that there is no pros
pect of an adjustment of freight rates to
California before January l, 1887" said an
official of one of the leading lines to Cali
fornia to your correspondent this morning.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
people are still smarting under what they
consider to be an injustice on the part of
the Southern Pacific Company, and the war
between these two roads promises to be to
the knife. The Atchison has refused, and
will undoubtedly continue to refuse, any
offers of settlement of the rate war emanat-
ing from Southern Pacific sources"
Dispatches from Chicago this morning
state that the attempt to bring about
meeting this week of the representatives of
the various lines interested in transconti-
mental business has proved abortive, as
some of the roads refused to attend. The
invitation extended to the Canadian Pacific
to send representative to the meeting was
declined.
Another meeting held. or to be held, in
Chicago is the meeting of Passenger Agents,
at which San Francisco Passenger Agents
were invited TO attend. With the excep-
ton of large shipment of oil, which the
Canadian Pacific secured from some West
ern point when the transcontinental lines
advanced their rate on that commodity, we
have yet to learn of any freight they have
secured for California. The cut-rate firm
under the Astor House are selling passen-
ger tickets to San Francisco at $67 so.
THE OREGON SHORT LINE.
New York, November 23d-A confer
ence was held this afternoon between
President Harris and a committee of the
Northern Pacific Directors and President
Smith and several Directors of the Oregon
Navigation Company. The subject of the
conference was to consider the plan of the
Northern Pacific in joining with the Union
Pacific Railroad in leasing the Oregon Nav
igation routes President Harris after ad-
iournment, stated nothing could be given
out in regard to the conference. President
Adams, of the Union Pacific road, was not
present.
THE CHICAGO MEETING.
CHICAGO, November 23d.-To-day's meet
ing of the Pacific Coast Passenger Agents
Committee of Eastern roads reported that
an agreement could not be reached, owing
to the refusal of the Baltimore and Ohio
road to consent to abolish the payment of
commissions. That company insisted that
such an agreement would be farce, as its
competitors had evaded pledges by making
contracts with outside roads. No agree
ment would be consented TO until this
method was done away with. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow.
EXPRESS MATTER.
New YORK, November 23d.-In accord
ance with an agreement signed by the
representatives of the express companies
yesterday, the classifications of rates of last
spring were restored on all lines to-day.
At the Office of the Adams Express, Amer
ican, Baltimore and Ohio and other large
companies full rates for west and other
points are now charged on all express mat
ter, the same as before the cut.
of Interest to McGettigan.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-Commo-
dore Harmony, Chief of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, presented his annual re-
port to Secretary Whitney to-day. The re
port contains many important references to
the Mare Island Navy-yard. Referring to
the establishment by Great Britain of
naval station at Esquimault B. c., Com
modore Harmony adds: "This gives that
nation command of our communications
with Alaska Territory, and renders it i'm
perative that our only naval station on the
Pacific shall be fully Supplied with oil
sources necessary to sustain in magnitude
and completeness the importance which,
from its geographical position, this yard
has upon the naval stations of the world"
Pacific Coast Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-The Post
office at Hotaling, Placer county, has been
discontinued. Also, the special mail serv-
ice to Deadwood, Trinity county. After
November 30th the star service will be
changed for Redding, from December 1st,
to embrace Deadwood, between French
Gulch and Lewiston, and omit Lowden's
Ranch from the main line, increasing the
distance three miles. There will be side
supply from Lewiston to Lowdens Ranch,
four miles and back, twice week.
1t VIII be Brief.
WASHINGTON, November 23d-All the
members of the Cabinet were present at the
meeting to-day, except Secretary Manning.
The session was devoted to the considera-
ton of the Presidents message. The docu-
ment is nearly finished. The President
read the completed portions to the Cabinet
to-day. 1t is understood that the message
will be much shorter than the one submit
ted to Congress last year.
Need of Training Ships.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-Commo-
| dore Schley, Chief of the Bureau of Equip
ment and Recruiting, in his annual report
urges the necessity for two modern steam
cruiser training ships, on the ground that
| it is only on such vessels that the training
necessary for modern warfare can be given,
and because the improvements in naval
warfare have made it impossible to recruit
our navy, in case of war, from merchant
seamen or the watermen of the seaports.
The Naval Academy.
| WASHINGTON, November 23d.-Nearly all
of the annual report of Commander w. T.
Sampson, Superintendent of the Naval
Academy, is devoted to an argument in
support of the proposed change in the
academic course. The change, which he
gives various reasons in favor of, is that the
cadets should be assigned to the different
| branches of the service at four years, in
stead of six. and abolish1ng the two years
course at sea, before graduation, as useless.
The Condemned Anarchists.
BLOOMINGTON Ill.) }, November 23d-This
afternoon Captain Black, who conducted
the defense of the Chicago Anarchists
Leonard SWEET, associate counsel for the
defense, and his partner, Mr.. Bates, arrived
from Chicago with a trunk full of testi-
mony for the purpose Of asking Justice
John NJ. Scott, of Bloomington, for SUI
persedeas in the case of their clients who
are sentenced to hang December Sd. They
called upon Judge Scott and spent few
minutes with him, and it is understood
they will hold another interview with him
tonight.
LATER.-Nothing will be done tonight
in the matter of considering theapplication
to Judge Scott. He will begin work to-
morrow upon the consideration of the tes-
timony. and will work upon it steadily and
as rapidly as possible until the end. 1t is
understood that there will be no oral argu-
ment. 1t seems apparent that no concln-
sion will be reached for number of days.
In the Northwest.
ST. PAUL. November 23d-The roads run
ming through the northern part of the
State and in Dakota are having some
trouble to-day. Along the Manitoba line
there is not much snow. The Northern
Pacific is experiencing some trouble with