Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-01

butIf Wefgure on the basis OF the work done
during five years since the ground was
broken, the prospects of finishing the canal
within the present century are not brilliant.
AT present the outlook is bad. A great deal
OF money is wasted. On every hand there
can be seen evidences of mismanagement
and gross extravaganza. The money is
literally thrown away, AID signs OF jobs are
more plentiful than mosquitoes in July.
Much of the work is let ont by contracts,
and all sorts and kinds of people secure
these contracts. There being no speciHca-
tons in the contracts as to what shall be
done with the earth after 1t is excavated,
the result is the contractors load it on hand
carts and run it back little way in the cut
which they have made and leave it there.
The consequence is that all the earth,
stumps and stone will have to be excavated
all other again, to the immense profit OF
the contractors. The Panama Railroad
runs close to the course of the river. and
also TO the proposed canal, aud in tie road
the canal company holds the principal in
terest. As walked along | saw several
new locomotives which had been side
tracked and allowed 10 go to ruin. They
had been built ct an expense OF thousands
of dollars each, and were simply LETT with
out so much as sheds or a covering OF any
kind for more than a year. They are now
masses of rust, and worthless.
The Presidents Marriage.
WASHINGTON, May 3lst.-It is said at the
White House this evening that Miss Fol
som is expected to arrive in Washington,
| with her mother and cousin. some Time on
Wednesday, and that the party will go TO
| the White House immediately upon their
arrival in this city.
The arrangements heretofore outlined
| for securing privacy at the Presidents we'd
ding will be strictly adhered to- In addi-
| ton to the President and bride and men,
| beers of the Cabinet and their wives, the
only persons who will be present at the
ceremony are Mrs. Hoyt and Miss Cleve-
| land, Mrs Folsom, Benz. Folsom land pos
sibly two or three other relatives of the
BRIDE, Wilson S. Bissell, the Presidents
former law partner Miss Nelson of Al
bany, an old friend of the Cleveland fam
ilv, DR.. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland and
Colonel and Mrs Lamont-about twenty
five persons IN all.
The New Consul-General to Japan.
WASHINGTON, May 31st-Clarence Great
house has left the city for Versailles, KY,
to attend the wedding of Miss Jennie Por-
ter, daughter of Ex-Governor T. H. Porter.
He will be back Thursday, and will leave
the last of the week for San Francisco, and
thence to Yokohama.
No Report Received.
WASHINGTON, May 3lst-Mr. Porter, First
Assistant Secretary of State tonight said
to an Associated Press reporter that no re-
port hsd vet been received at the State De-
parlment from the American Consul at
Apia, Samoa, in regard to his reported ac-
ton in taking King Malietoa under his
protection against the officers of German
man-of-war.
"The Government Returns to the
Capital.
New YORK, May 31st.-A carriage con-
tanning President Cleveland and Secretaries
Lamar and Whitney arrived in Jersey City
at l1:37 o'clock tonight. The trio entered
a special car attached to the Washington
express, due to leave at midnight but
which left at 1918 Miss Folsom, it is
stated, will leave at noon tomorrow for
Washington.
Imported Wines and Liquors.
MILWAUKEE, May 31st-Never within the
history of the Milwaukee Custom-house
has the shipment of imported wines and
liquors been one-quarter as great in any
month as during the last four weeks. II is
only to be accounted for by the belief that
visitors to the coming Sangerfest intend to
do considerable drinking, and that the
Milwaukee dealers propose to be prepared
for meeting every demand. During the
period named 300 cases and nearly $4,000
gallons of wine in cask have been received
at the Custom-house, the import duties on
this amounting to nearly $1,000. Aside
from this, over 100 cases of champagne, 10
cases and 100 gallons of fine braDdies and
100 gallons of gin were received, the duties
thereon amounting to over 5000.
Mormon Missionaries in Pennsylvania.
New YORK. May 31st.-The Tfibune's
Fayette county PA special says Mormon
missionaries, who have been at work here
for two weeks past, have shifted the scene
of their labors to Traytown, a little mining
town on the Monongahela, where they have
captured few converts one of them a man
over 20. There are now about forty con-
verts, a number of them being good men.
Mormonism has had some foothold here
for seventeen years. Public sentiment runs
high against the missionaries and they are
constantly insulted wherever they 60.
They are accompanied by an emigration
agent, who furnishes transportation to con-
verts who wish to remove to Utah.
Spanish Fishing Smack Captured.
JACKSONVILLE, May olSt.-A 1uleS- Cilt0n
special from Cedar Keys says The revenue
cutter Dix, Captain Fengar, arrived in port
at P. NJ. yesterday, with the Spanish fish
ing smack Chlotilde, of Havana, which she
captured off Anclote Key, this State, for vi
olating the fishing laws by fishing within
three leagues of the American shore, and
irregularities in her papers. The Chlotilde
has 5000 salt fish aboard. Her crew con-
sists of ten men and officers none of whom
speak English. She now lies in this har-
Dor, with prize crew from the Dix on
board. The capture has been reported to
the authorities in Washington.
The Teemer-Ross Boat Race.
New YORK, May 31st.-The Teemer-Ros
race at Oak Point, to-day, was won by the
former by length, in 20 minutes and IS
seconds.