Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-02
HOME AND ABROAD.
CANADIAN BISHOPS FIGHTING
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Sensible Letter from Minister Nc
Lane = Coal Miners Strike
in Ohio-Stock Booms.

| III OHlO-SIOck bOOmS.
| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.1
DOMESTIC NEWS.
| Eastern Fruit Market.
| CHICAGO, December 1st-The market for
| California grapes is closed. There are a
very few lots left on the market, which are
of very poor quality and in bad condi-
| ton. The receivers are closing them out
as fast as possible, selling forty-pound
crates as low as 80 cents to 81 each. The
dried fruit markets for California varieties
is steady and firm, former prices being OBJ
tainable for all descriptions, and which are
meeting with a fair sale. Quotations are as
follows: Prunes (French), per pound, &c
plums (pitted) per pound, 12c.; peaches
Quarters per pound, 12c.; peaches (halves)
| pared, per pound, 25c. nectarines, per
| pound, &C.; pears, per pound, SIC; raisins
| (London layers, 20-ib boxes, are selling
for 81 S5@1 80; loose Muscatels bring
81 70@1 80.
| An Agricultural Nation.
| WASHINGTON, December 1st.-Norman J.
| Colman, Commissioner of Agriculture, to-
| day submitted his second annual report to
| the President He describes in general
| terms the progress made in agriculture
during recent years and the conditions
which contribute to make this !" the best
| fed nation on the globe" He sets forth at
length the benefits derived and to be ex-
pected from agricultural experiments,
! stations and colleges. Several States are
constantly urged TO enlarge their expert
ments and often find themselves striking
"new leads which they cannot follow, all
| for want of means. Hence the general in
terest in the bill now before Congress for
the establishment of agricultural expert
mental stations in connection with agri-
cultural colleges, and the prevalent opinion
of its importance and desire for its early
enactment.
Queer Decision.
WASHINGTON, December 1st-Oficers of
the navy are not particularly pleased with
| the decision of the Second Comptroller
which holds that travel between the United
States and Alaska is foreign travel, and
therefore that no mileage can be allowed
for it. Officers think it but just that they
| should receive some consideration when
going to Alaska, as it is regarded as the
most unpleasant duty in the service. The
Fourth Auditor, when the matter was
called to his attention. decided that travel
from the United States to Alaska was sim
ply as from one port of the United States to
|
recovered by any officer making the voyage
under orders. His decision was, however,
reversed.
They VIII Have Them.
New YORK, December 1st.-During the
past month speculation in mining shares
has been on heavier scale here than at
any period since 1881. A boom is now in
progress on the Consolidated Exchange,
and nearly all the old shares, including
both high and low-priced properties,
are changing hands in large quantities and
at higher prices. This mornings opera
tons were on a very large scale, and ex-
are still in hope of finally realizing on in
vestments extending back several years.
Cowboys Mongolians.
CHICAGO, December 1st.-The Times Big
Springs (Tex.) special of November 30th
says A daring outrage and robbery was
committed at Morita, on the line of the
Texas and Pacific Railway, ten miles west
of here, last night, The only inhabitants
of the place are fifty Chinese section hands
and a white foreman. About midnight
| the Cinnamon were waited upon by fifty
masked men, who demanded their money.
On refusing they were, one at time, hung
up by their cues until they divulged the
whereabouts of their cash. The robbers,
thinking they had not got all, tortured one
of the Cinnamon by holding him on a hot
stove until his comrades gave up the bal
anee Of their money, sorle $500 in all. One
Celestial had his cue cut off and was other
wise horribly tortured. Two were severely
| injured. The outrage is deprecated by re-
spectacle people, and the Sheriff is trying
to obtain clue to the perpetrators.
Deadly Family Row.
CHICAGO, December 1st.-The Times Chat
tanooga (Tenn.) special of November 29th
gives details of a triple tragedy near Iron
dale, Ala: W. A. Baldwin, Supervisor on
the Georgia Pacific Railroad, some time
since was married to Miss Moore. The
young lady's brothers were violently op-
| posed to the union, and were never recon
ciled to The match. Sunday afternoon
| Brevand Moore, the youngest brother of
! Baldwin's wife, went to the latter's home
and tried to induce his sister to leave Bald
win. She refused, at which her brother
| became enraged and began abusing her
| Baldwin ordered Moore to cease his abuse
or leave the house whereupon Moore drew
a revolver and fred at Baldwin twice. Both
shots took effect, inhicting dangerous
wounds, but Baldwin braced himself, and,
| drawing a pistol, began firing at Moore.
While the men were shooting at each other
Mrs. Baldwin rushed between them, hop
| ing to put an end to the fusilade. Before
| they could cease firing Mrs Baldwin fell to
| to the floor with three bullets in her breast.
! She has since died of her injuries. Moore
was finally shot dead by Baldwin, and the
latter is now dying.
One of the Political Reformers.
| CHICAGO, December 1st.-The Times
| Washington special says: Controller Dur
| ham is in state of mind about S. s. Cox's
| two salaries. g 1t is q queer state of
things" he said. Il don't see how we are
to avoid giving Cox if he really wants it,
two salaries for a certain length of time
| He has already drawn his salary as Minis
| ter to Turkey up to the time OF his resig-
nation. He has been elected to fill va
cancy in Congress, and the law specifically
| says that man elected to fill vacancy
| shall be entitled to the salary of the posi-
! ton from the date that the Office became
vacant. l don't see why Congress does
not amend this law. There was another
case of this same kind twenty years ago.
when Blaine and Conkling were in the
| House, and 1t was some of the speeches
made upon the case that produced the es-
traDgement between them"
Strike of Coal Miners.
| CLEVELAND, December 1st. "A special
| from Youngstown, o., says: The indica-
! tons are that a general strike among all
| the coal miners in Mahoning valley will be
on before the close of the week. The men
at the several mines near here recently de-
manded an advance of 10 cents per ton, the
| present basis being SO cents. The operators,
after considering the matter refused to ac-
cede to the demand, claiming that they
| could not afford to pay it and keep the
mines in operation, though admitting that
the wages earned by the men were very
low. To-day the miners in the employ of
the Witch Hazel Company. Foster Com
pany and Manning Coal COMPANY num-
bering in all upwards of thousand, all
struck and refused to work, stating that
they would not go in until an advance was
conceded. The demand was made at the |
Poland shaft and several others for an ad- |
vance, but as yet they have not gone out. |
Both sides are firm, and long lockout is
feared.
A Forger weakens.
New YORK, December 1st-The Brazil
note cases took an unexpected turn to-day
in the United States District Court Joseph
II. White, who has been confined in the
city jail awaiting trial on charge of utter
ing forged certificates purporting to be
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