Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-05
HOME AND ABROAD.
GLADSTONE TALKS VERY PLAINLY
ABOUT IRELAND,S WRONGS.
Miles Apache Puzzle New Discov-
cry in Sugar-Making-
Prospects Frightening.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE nEoonD-UNlos.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECoRD-uNIoN.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Latest Concerning the Geronimo Sur
render.
WASHINGTON, October 4th-It is under
stood at the War Department that the Gov.
ernor OF Arizona has already made an
| olnclal requlsitlon upon the Governor of
| Texas Tor Geronimo and his companions,
| in order that they may be tried under the
civil laws for murder and other crimes
committed IN Arizona, but this cannot be
done. The Indians are not in charge of
the Governor of Texas, and the President
must protect them in accordance with the
| promises made by General Miles. THERE'S
a conflict OF opinion as to the condition of
| the Indians at the time of the surrender
Miles, in his report, shows that they were
never before N such desperate straits. They
were worn out and nearly starved. sur
| rounded by troops. and unable to continue
on the war-paih more than q couple of
months. On the other hand well-informed
army officers hold that the hostIles had re-
Gently replenlshed their supplies and am
munition and were as capable as ever of
continuing the depredations, and that it
was much wiser to accept the terms of the
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rapine and murder. If this latter case is
| the true one, it cannot be offered in defense
| OF Miles action, for he reports All entirely
| different condition of affairs No official
| information has been received at the War
| Department from Lieutenant Gatewood.
| the officer to whom Geronimo first sur
rendered, nor from Captain Lawton, who
was in command of the troops in pursuit of
the hostiles. A telegram from Captain
| Lawton to friend-that there were no
| terms of surrender-is not considered at
| he War Department, because unofficial.
sugar-Making Simplified.
| WASHINGTON, October 4th- Last year
| the Department of Agriculture began to ex-
pertinent in small way at Ottawa, Kan
| sas, with the diffusion sugar-making pro-
| cess, as applied to sorghum cane Instead
of crushing the cane, as in the sugar-cane
! process, it was sawed off in minute slices
| and the sucrose, or sugar-yielding sap ex-
| tracted by streams of water. The results
| obtained were SO encouraging that the field
| of operations was removed to Fort Scott
| this year, and with a largely increased
! plant, and experiments are now in progress
| on scale OF some magnitude. To-day
| telegram was received from Prof Wiley,
Chemist of the Department, who is in
| charge of the works, announcing the COM
L
| egram states that syrup has been obtained
i from sorghum cane of light color, good
| flavor, and crystalliZing well. There was
complete extraction of the sucrose in six
| OF the cells of the battery. Commissioner
| Collins is very much elated at the result of
| the experiments, and regards them as of
| great value from an economical point of
| view. In the process now had in the South,
| there are lots (uearly 80 per cent of sacchar-
| inc matter retained in the cane, while the
experiments at Fort Scott show an abso-
lutte extraction of all the sugar.
Washington Notes.
WAsHrNGToN, October 4th.-Attornev-
| General Garland who returned on Satur-
| day night resumed his duties at the De-
| partment of Justice to-day.
| The President resumed his afternoon re-
ceptions to-day and received about 200
| callers.
| The general distribution of the new one
dollar silver certificates began to-day and
will be continued until the demand. which
| is very great, has been entirely supplied
Notes are now being printed at the rate of
| 10000 daily. The two-dollar silver certif-
Gates will not be ready for issue for two
| weeks yet
! The Treasury Department has published
statement showing the population net
| revenue and net expenditure of the Gov
| ernment for the last fiscal year, with the
per capita of revenues and expenditures
| The population is gwen at IS, ,420, 900, and I
| the net revenue at 1886, ,439, 727, being a per
capita of S576 or So greater than for the
| fiscal year of 1885. The expenditures were
S242, ,4S3, l3S, per capita of S4l5, or S24 less
than that of the previous year.
Dfatnry Ofciais.
WASHINGTON. OctUber4 h.-Some anxiety
f..it IL, g
| over the faiure of the State ant. local au-
thorities to fully cooperate with the De-
partment in its efforts 10 stamp out pleuro-
pneumonia. The fund at the disposal of
the departments for the suppression of con-
tagious disease among cattle was estimated ,
to be 800, 600, and the heavy expenses of
the last few weeks have made serious in
! roads On the appropriation. The quaran-
tine at Chicago is maintained at daily
cost of $3.50 There seems to have been
total failure on the part of the State au-
thorities to destroy the infected animals.
Working for George.
New YORK, October 4th.-The managers
of the Henry George canvass are making
elaborate preparations for ratification |
meeting ct Cooper's Institute tomorrow
evening. George will then formally accept |
the nomination rendered to him, and will !
announce what his line of policy will be |
should he be elected next month. His fol- |
lowers claim that there is every indication |
now that he Will be elected Organizations |
have been formed in every Assembly dis /
trict, in many instances politicians who I
have taken an active part in the manage |
ment of the Democratic and Republican |
organizations are enrolled as workers in |
the new movement On the east side of |
the city, especially in those districts peopled |
ix-( lp i,ar g tE.,a
voters is increasing every day, and there is
no doubt that the politicians who have
charge of the regular organizations in these
districts are considerably alarmed.
System Condemned.
PlTTsBURG, October 4;h.-In the State
Supreme Court, which met here to-day.
Justice Gordon decided that the =" store-or-
der" system, under the Act of June 20.
1881 was unconstitutional and void, mas.
much as by it persons are prevented from
making their own contracts 1t is his
opinion that the Act is au infringement
alike OF the rights of employer and en-
ploye and it is an insulting attempt to put
the laborer under legislative tutelage,
which is not only degrading to his man.
hood, but subservient TO his rights as a
citizen of the United States. The decision
caused great deal of comment in labor
circles today. Thomas A. Armstrong, of
the Labor Tribune advises every labor or
ganization in the State to make deter
mined fight against the store-order system.
Missouri Train wreckers.
SEDAL1A tMo.). October 4th.-An attempt
was made early Saturday morning to wreck
the east-bonnd passenger train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, at Greenwood, thirty miles
east OF Kansas City. Rails ties and other
rubbish had been piled on the track, in a
curve. and had the distractions not been
discovered by firmer, who tagged the
train, a disastrous wreck could not have
been prevented. There is no clue 10 the
perpetrators, but as it was in an old-tirne
train robbery district, it is suspected that
robbery was intended.
Mackay's Telegraph Line.
MIEHEAPoLIs October 4th-The Direct
ors of the North American Telegraph
Company met here to-day. J. W. Mackay
was present. The further extension of
North American lines was considered. No
arrangements as to details were definitely
made, but it was decided that very impor-
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