Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-29


that of the keeper of the worst den on the
1sthmus. The young woman was sent
back home on the next steamer.
An Anarchist Attempts to Murder a Wit
ness.
CHICAGO, November 2Sth.-The Inter
Ocean has information that deliberate at
tempt was made on Thursday night to
assassinate Harry Gilmer, witness who
gave evidence at the recent trial of the An
archists directly duplicating Spies and
SchWab IN the throwing of the Haymarket
bomb. Gllmer was shot at while on the
threshold of his home, and the bullet
passed between his legs, lodging in the bot
tom of the door, The shot was fired at a
distance of less than ten feet from the liv-
ing target, and the assassin's precipitance
was the only thing that saved the citizens
life. Gilmer lives at No. so North Ann
street.
POSSIBLE CLUE TO THE BoMB-THRowER.
1t was not generally known until to-day
that Henry Jansen, who made the muir
derous assault upon his wife early Friday
morning, was member of the north-side
group" and one of the most rabid An
archists in the city. The night of the bomb
explosion he was within a few feet of the
place from where the deadly missile was
hurled into the ranks of the marching
policemen. The knowledge resulting from
his indentification has led to the discovery
of what may be definite clue to the
bomb-throwers. On the night the bomb
was thrown Jansen left his wife about
o'clock, stating that he had an important
Anarchist meeting TO attend, and init
mating that there would be trouble of some
kind before the night was over. He did
not return until 4 o'clock the following
morning, and in reply to his wife's ques-
ton as to where he had been, significantly
replied: II told you there would be
trouble" His statements never went be-
yond this until about ten days ago, when,
in an affectionate and confidential mood he
informed his wife that he was present the
night the bomb was thrown into the ranks
of the police and that he stood near to the
man who threw if. 1t is now believed that
his attempt to get her out of the way was
because he repented of having revealed as
much as he did, and was afraid his dis
closures might eventually lead him into
greater trouble than merely killing his
wife. Mrs. Jansen adds that her husband
also confded the name of the man who did
the bomb-throwing. Owing to her feeble
ness, and nature OF her wounds, it has been
impossible to obtain his name distinctly.
Harbor Defenses VS.. Cruisers.
WASHINGTON, November 2Stk.-Admiral
Porter has submitted to the Secretary of
the Navy report embodying suggestions
for promoting the efficiency of the navy.
He says, that in rehabilitating the navy
there is no subject worthy of more consid-
Grafton than that of home defenses. He
considers it of vastly more interest at the
present moment than the present compile
ton of the cruisers and iron-clads now
laid up City Point. We require for the
navy, the Admiral said, the following
classes of vessels, which will at least en-
able US to show that we have system, even
if our ships do not equal in speed those of
foreign powers. The first-class should
be represented by vessels of not less
than 5000 nor more than 5000 tons, and
able to make for a few hours a speed of
49, knots. The second class should be
vessel of not less than 4 800, nor more than
5000 tons, able to make for few hours a
speed of 10 knots. Vessels of the second
class to serve as tiagships on foreign sta
tons. The third class should be vessels of
5000 tons, able to make for few hours a
speed of IS knots. The Admiral remarks
that it is proposed to construct 13- knot
gunboat carrying four guns. This
vessel, he says, could not over
take anything, and a powerful Chi
nese gunboat would be less more?1
than a match for her. 1t is said that Euro
pean powers have built ironclads without
regard to future uniformity, so that it
would be difficult matter to make any
formation lines of battle. The United
States is making mistakes of the same
character by building so many different
classes of vessels at the outset without
knowing whether any of them will have
the requirements of cruiser of the pres
ent day. No nation, he says, can dispense
with forts, but it is better to depend on the
navy to protect our coasts, instead of main
tanning so small force of ironclads as we
have at present. Every year we should
construct three or four double-turreted
monitors, no matter if we do not build any
cruisers in the meantime.
Turning his attention to the subject of
torpedo boats, Admiral Porter SAYS that he
has seen enough of torpedos to know that
two or three hundred pounds of gun cotton
exploded under a ship, no matter what her
size, is bound to sink her or place her hors
de combat. Yankee ingenuity, if stimulated
by the prospect of sufficient reward, would
no doubt soon get up superior torpedo.
He commends the Erickson torpedo, and
says what we require to fire such torpedo
is the fastest vessel in the world-some-
thing that torpedo destroyers can't over
take. The report treats of the reorganiza-
ton of the different branches of the navy,
and especially of the Naval Department.
This reorganization, he insists, must take
place sooner or later, and whoever achieves
so great victory will deserve the thanks
of the country.
The Admiral takes strong ground in
favor of the Government encouraging the
private shipyards of the country, by giving
them all the work possible, to enable them
to improve their plants, so that in time of
war they can aid the Government in build
ing and repairing vessels. He also advo-
Gates Government iron-shlp building yards.
Agreed to Disagree.
CHICAGO, November 2Sth.-The meeting
of the General Passenger Agents of the
various roads interested in through pas
senger traffic from San Francisco, came to
a conclusion yesterday, having been in
session Just one week. All efforts to bring
about the adoption of the new agreement
for the regulation of eastbound passenger
traffic were abandoned. As a last resort.
it was proposed that the Pacific coast lines
terminal at San Francisco should be in
trusted with the regulation of eastbound
traffic from that city, and that they should
also regulate the amount of com
missions to be paid and this was adopted
after a lengthy discussion. 1t is not
believed that this arrangement will prevent
rates from being cut as seriously as they
have been heretofore The continuance of
outside agencies and the payment of COM
missions is certain to cause trouble, in
spite of any measures the Pacific coast ter
minal lines might take. 1t was found i'm
possible to abolish commissions, because
the Pennsylvania had a contract with
steamship lines which it could not abro-
gate. 1t was also found impossible to
secure the cooperation Of some of the lines
not represented at the meeting in bringing
about an ironclad agreement.
Work of the Life-saving Service.
WASHINGTON, November 2Sth.-The re-
port of the General Superintendent of the
Life-Saving Service shows that at the close
of the last fiscal year the establishment en-
braced 2l1 stations, 165 being on the Allan
tic, 3S on the lakes. on the Pacific, and
on the Falls of the Ohio, Louisville, XIV.
The number of disasters to vessels within
the field of station operations during the
year was 322. The report says the number,
violence and destructiveness of the storms
which occurred during the year exceeded
the record of any previous year, since the
general extension of the service TO sea and
lakes. In one storm there were no less than
thirty shiDwrecks within the scope of the
operations of the service, and in a single
day the 9th of January there ,vara %