Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-03
SATURDAYS NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM SPECIAL DIsPArcHE
DnneStiC.

Domestic
! Ex- President Arthur continues to i'm
prove,
The public debt was reduced S10,965, 1897
during April.
Senator Hearst has been confined to his
bed for two days.
The California delegation will vote for
the anti oleomargarine bill.
The House Committee ON Coinage has
reported bill to redeem the trade dollar.
The Board of Trade of San Diego has
asked that troop of cavalry be stationed
there.
The charges against General Rosecrans
relate to land speculation in Los Angeles
county.
1t is reported that Justice Stanley Mat
thews s 10 be married in June to Mrs.
Thacker, of New York.
William Gilmore tried to murder Miss
May Saunders, and then cut his own throat,
in Cumberland county, Ill.
Arrests of boycotters continue in New
York. The maximum penalty for the
offense is five years in prison.
Forty imported musicians have been re-
fused landing at New York, and the case
is 10 be decided in the Courts.
COlOnel j. u. stevenson, now IN New
York, is anxious TO be retired on the paw
of Colonel in the regular army,
In the three-quarters- of annie race at
New York, Saturday night, between Meyers
and George, the former was an easy winner.
JEFF Davis and Pension Commissioner
Black assisted at the unwilling of tie
statue OF Senator Hill al Atlanta, Ga. Sat
urday.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs on Saturday reported the Chinese in
demnity bill and the Morrow Chinese bill
in its emasculated form.
Sergeant at-Arms Canady says that the
story that Senator Miller's funeral cost the
Government $4,000 is untrue. The actual
cost will not exceed S., 600.
Colonel John B. Folsom, of Wyoming
county, New York, the grandfather of Miss
frankie Folsom, confirms the story that
she is TO marry President Cleveland.
An immense workingmen's demonstra-
ton took place i'll New York SATURDAY.
night There was no disorder. Mass meet
ings were held in several other Eastern
cities also.
petition asking Congress to allow the
Union Pacific certain concessions in order
that the road may be able to build GOO
miles of branch lines in Nebraska and
wyoming IS being extensively circulated
and signed.
y gentleman who has Just arrived at
New York from Bermuda says be left the
yacht Carmelita, about which there has
been so much anxiety here, at Nassau. on
April 10Th, waiting for the water to get
smooth enough to leave the harbor
1t has been finally decided that the
Monadnock will be completed at the Mare
Island Navy Yard. This conclusion has
been reached after much consideration.
The engines of the Monadnock are also to
be built at the navy yard. 1t is thought
that the Navy Department will soon order
work 10 be begun on the Lackawanna, pre-
paralory to making her a receiving ship.
1t is said that the Senate Committee on
Public Lands has decided to report a bill
torfeiting ell railroad land grants where the
road has not been built, and to confirm the
grants where the road has been built.
whether within the time specified in the
Act or not. Such bill will forfeit the land
gr.nt OF the California and Oregon Rail
way north of the point where the road ex-
tends.
BTGdStrestS, summarizing the status of the
elght-hour movement throughout the
country, reports 10000 men who will
s,rike-S5,OO0 for eight hours and 10000
nine hours. 1t says that 5000 men are
now on a strike for eight hours, and that
eight hours have been granted $4,000 en-
ployes at various points. There are addi-
tionally $4,000 men who have asked for the
eight-hour rule, but who have not stated
that they will strike. At leading c.nters
alone il is probable that over 225 600 in
dustrial employees are actively interested in
the movement