Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-10

departments in this city until after his funeral
shall have taken place.
LETTER OF COINCIDENCE FROM THE PREsI-
DENT.
Daniel S. Lamont, private Secretary of
the PRESIDENT, also sent the following tele-
gram to Mrs. Hancock
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON, February O. 1886 I
Mrs. ". s. Hancock, GoueT70r's Island. Accept
my heartfelt sympathy and coincidence in your
terrible bereavement. The heroism and worth
OF your late husband have gathered to yOl1r side
IN this hour of your affiiction a nation of
niourhers. GROVER CLEVELAND.
California Wines Among Good Judges.
WASHINGTON, February 9th.-A careful
sampllng by experts of the Metropolitan
Club of this city was held to-day over
about twenty different varieties of the finest
OF recently-produced wines of California.
The Governing Committee have invited
MIR. Wetmore and Mr. Pohndorff 10 at
tend, for the purpose of determining
whether selections could be made for the
use OF the club. A number of samples
were highly appreciated, and were con-
sldered equal to fine imported brands.
Netmore goes to New York tonight. TO at
tend meeting of the Wine and LIQUOR
for the purpose of testing similar samples,
and TO consider propositions for legislation
IN the interest of the wine-growers.
The knights of Labor and the Chinese.
New YORK, February 9th.-It is stated
that the Executive Committee of the
Knights of Labor, now in session here had
prolonged discussion yesterday on the
movement now in progress to expel the
Chinese from Washington Territory and
the Paclhc coast. Intelligent members of
the Order deny the imputation conveyed
IN the press dispatches from Portland. Or,
that the Knights are responsible for the vio-
lence going on there. There NAV be per
sons there calling themselves members of
the Order, but as violence is not part of the
knights programme or principles. the
parties engaged in it must be sailing under
false colors. The knights are resolutelv
opposed to Chinese immigration and to
Chinese competition with white labor They
propose 10 continue their agitation against
them within the laws of the country, and
with due regard for existing treaty obliga-
tons, while MISUNDERSTANDING all overt acts
OF the character reported from Washington
territory. They are using and will con-
unue to use their influence with the view
OF inducing the Government to insist upon
such notifications of the existing treaty
with the Pekin authorities that will put an
end to Chinese immigration of the obiec-
tionable kind altogether. They also are
persuaded that the Pekin Government
would not be indisposed to accept some
such modification.
Further Eastern Views of the Anti Chi
nese Crusade.
New YORK, February 9th.-A Times edi-
torial says: The Anti Chinese rioters in
Washington Territory seem to pay as little
respect to the proclamations of the Presi.
dent as to the obligations of national treat.
les. Perhaps they consider that gently
| compelling. the Monaghan 70 try a sea
| change to San Francisco, and actually pay
ing his iare thither, is considered benefit
| rather than an outrage. 1t is evident that
| both for the purpose of discharging its own
| treaty obligations, and for that of securing
obedience TO the laws in one of its Terrific,
rles, the Government is fully authorized tC
| interfere.
The Telephone Scandal.
New YORK, February 9th.-The Tribune
| says editorially: Garland never denied
Rogers statement that 81, 100000 in the
| Pan Handle Electric and other telephone
stock was given to him when he was in the
| Senate; that he had it when the DEPART
ment of Justice interviewed last August in
| the interest of the enterprises with which
| he was identified that he holds it now
when the Government is preparing to exert
| It's whole power IN breaking down the Bell
| patents and enriching the speculative
| statesmen connected with the Administra-
tiol. Does the President consider this gift
| takers relations to the Southern telephone
| ring either honorable or decent? Does he
mean to keep this gift-taker in the Cabinet
when the evidence Of his corruption and
| the fragrant prostitution of his public func.
tions is before the world and has not been
contradicted? This is the main issue, and
| public attention cannot be diverted from il
| by hair-sphtting discussions of technical
questions of The patent law, by abuse oil
the Bell monopoly or by cowardly attacks
upon the press.
4 Thieying Architect.
! NEW HAVEN February 9th.-Fiye wears
ago William Weddingham, a millionaire
Californian, began the erection of a $500,
600 residence at West Haven, and engaged
| as his supervising architect and disbursine
| agent James Scott, Salt Lake CITY
Mormon. Recently Weddingham had
| reason to believe that Scott was dishonest
He engaged an attorney to investigate the
! matter, and five weeks ago Scott was ar
| rested and placed in charge of a Deputy
Sheriff who has kept him under his eve
ever since. The matter has been kept very
quiet. When first arrested, Scott stoutly
denied his guilt, but last night confessed
that he had embezzled about S50,0on, and
claimed that several prominent merchants
OF this city were implicated with him, He
claimed he received bills from merchants
for about one-third more than the regular
price of articles purchased and after paw
ha Al
merchants. Scott was paid salary of IS
per day, given a commOdious residence and
allowed $1,000 per week to pay the expenses
of construction.
Travelling Salesman Killed,
New YORK, February 9th.-Samuel E.
Thompson, travelling salesman, had a QUAR-
rel early this morning on Greenwich
avenue with Alexander Slater. bartender
Slater struck Thompson on the head with
his clenched fist telling him to the side
walk. In his fall Thompson's head struck
the fiagstone with crash. The skull was
fractured by the fall, and he died in the
statlon-house shortly after Slater saws
Thompson struck him in the saloon with a
billiard cue, and that he only retaliated
when they reached the street. Thompson
was in the cotton business formerly, and
had fortune of $500 900, but lost it all in
speculation.
The PrelIer Murder
ST. LOUIS, February 9th.-Circumstances
combine to keep the famous Southern
Hotel trunk tragedy from losing its rank as
leading sensation. Interest has been re-
vived in the case by the receipt of informa-
ton to the effect that Dr. Burnette, dem
fist in San Francisco who had filled several
of c. Arthur Preller's teeth in March,
1873, had been requested by the deceased S
relatives TO supply them with the particu-
lars regarding the work he had done.
Cosmopolitan Contributors.
New YORK, February 9th.-The most in
teresting thing at the gathering of the com
mitteemen of the Irish Parliamentary fund
last night was slip of white paper laid be-
fore Chairman Eugene Kelly. 1t showed
how universal was sympathy in this town
for ParnalliS nfflrfS To