Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-27
New Mexico Pacific, 1881 bid; Southern
Pacilic 1897
Landiordism at Home,

PITrsBURG, March 26th.-Under the cap
ton of Landlordism at Home" this
weeks Labor Tribune saws, editorialIv:
The Schenley estate is similar in essential
respects to the large estates in Ireland
This estate covers probably 1000 acres
within the city limits of Pittsburg and
Allegheny. The land was granted to Col
Croghan, an army officer, for military
services against the Indians of the North
west. His descendants all live in England
The system has always been to lease the
land, and II stated intervals raise the rents
for the improvements the tenants had
made The estate has remained content to
collect the immense annual rental from the
thousands of citizens whose enterprise
has brought the Schenley acres up from
the wilderness TO the value of S., 600 to
probably SlG0 coo an acre, from 81 an acre
to an average of 10000 times that small
figure. The holders of the estate have
during the last twenty years, taken from
this city to spend in Europe an average of
100000 yearly as rental Not satisfied
with the immense rental now collected. the
Schenley heirs now demand an increase of
% per cent. from $50 tenants in the First
Ward, and naturally they protest Old
Fort Duquesue was built upon the site of
this estate. The block house still remains.
The TranscootineataI Railroad War
New YORK, March 27th-A. M-Presi
dent Huntington, of the Central and South
ern Pacific, and President Strong of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, have ended
their correspondence concerning the settle
ment of the transcOntinental railroad war
Mr.. Strong demanded for his company that
the California business should be divided
into two pools, one covering the southern
California business, and the second that of
mort horn ia lifnrnTl Of tha ,nyth l,,o
ness, Mr.. Strong demanded 26 per cent,
and of the southern California bust
ness he asked 45 per cent Mr.. Hunt
lngton at one time practically assented
to this division, but his friends and advis-
ers in California have urged him to refuse
any such terms and he has acted on their
counsel. Mr.. Strong started for Boston
yesterday, having spent two days in New
ork without having entered into any fur
ther conference with Mr. Huntington. Mr.
Huntington invited Mr. Strong to Join in
calling a new meeting of the transconti-
mental lines, but Mr.. Strong said that he
was unwilling to do anything whatever
until his claims already made were fully
allowed.
Signal System on the Atlantic Ocean.
NEwBURG On ", March 26th.-The Ger
man Government is negotiating with F. A.
Claudman, to inventor, of Kingston for
the introduction of the proposed ocean sig
nal system on the Atlantic ocean. The
system consists of an electric light and
telegraph stations, placed at intervals of
from 100 to 200 miles in the track of steam
ers between Europe and the United States
Plans are to be drawn for submission to the
Government asking for them, by Mr.
Humphreys, West Point draughtsman
Drummers Arrested for Selling Goods
Without a License.
BALTIMORE, March 26th.-About a dozen
commercial travellers were arrested to-day
in this city, for selling goods without the
license required by law They were mostly
representatives of Eastern houses, and as
several Of them were fined S25 and costs.
what other drummers there were in the
city became frightened, and tonight it
would be difficult to find one at any of the
hotels. The Legislature is now considering
the advisability of repeating the law requir-
ing license to sell goods by sample in
Maryland
Fire at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, March 26th-The North Buff
falo Flour Mills were burned at noon to-
day. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $25 900.
The fire spread 10 the Gilbert Starch Works
and they were also destroyed. The bnild-
ing was 4 new one, having been erected but
few months ago, and cost 100000 The
fire spread TO some buildings on Thompson
street, and several others On Dearborn
street, which at last accounts were burning
fiercey. AT 1890 the fire was under con-
troll. The total loss is roughly estimated at
$500 000
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