Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-19
THE WORLDS NEWS.
srnOAt DISPATCHES TO THE aEcorD-usros.l
DOMESTIC.
Senator Stanford and the stoneDan-,ful-
len Scheme

DOMESTIC.
Senator Stanford and the Stone,nan,ful- |
len scheme.
WASHINGTON, May lSth-The bill giv;ro |
California, Oregon and several other States !
five per cent. of the money derived from
| the sale OF public land in the respective |
states Tor school purposes, was reached on !
| the Senate calendar Yesterday Senator |
| Stanford asked that il might lie over will. !
! out prejudice until he could investigate il |
further Many of the States have received !
hive per cent. of the money derived from |
the sale OF public lands within their re- /,
spectlye boundaries for school purnoses /
and the States that were omitted in this !
arrangement have persistently demanded !
Congress to include them within the same |
generous provision. There never has been |
| an objection raised against the policy. but |
Stanford has discovered that Governor |
Stoneman, with The consent of the State |
Legislature, has entered into an agreement |
with captain Mullen to give him twenty |
per cent. of the proceeds for getting the |
bill through Congress. 1t is estimated |
| that the five per cent. of the proceeds of |
| sale OF public lands in the State of Cali |
| lorna would amount TO about 81 600 900 |
| ana captain Mullen's share would be in |
| the neighborhood Of 100000.
Stanford thinks that such an arrange
ment is entirely unnecessary 1t is the |
| duty OF the representatives of State in
| congress to see that such measures are put
| through. For the reason that the prom
| iSed fee IS out of all proportion TO the work
done, Stanford has decided to object to the
passage of the bill As the bill provides
| fol she payment of five per cent of the pub
| nc land money 10 other States which have
not made similar arrangements with a
land agent here, Stanford is reluctant to
block the bill entirely. 1t is probable that
he will move to strike out California, or in
some other way prevent the execution of
| the arrangement which Governor Stone
man has made with Captain Mullen
| Eight Persons Wounded in a Virginia
Street Fight.
MARTINsvILLE (VaD May 18th - No
greater tragedy has occurred III Virginia in
a decade than that which fills this town
| with gloom and excitement tonight. Sat
| urday night an anonymous circular was
issued and posted all over town that seri-
Ously reflected on w. X. Terry, a young
business man, and his father Lathrom
Terry, prominent citizen. This morning
w. X. Terry telegraphed for his two
| brothers living at Aiken Station, twenty
miles away. They arrived at l r. NJ, and
after brief consultation went to the print
ing Office and demanded the author of the
card The printer told them that it was
| Colonel Z. D. Spencer, member of the
Town Board and Il leading business man.
This evening, soon after the tobacco fac
tories had closed for the day, and the
streets were filled with operatives returning
from their work, the Terry brothers
| started in the direction of Spencer's factory
When about half way they were met
by Spencer, with his brother and several
! friends. w. X. Terry addressed few
words TO Spencer, who told him not to
shoot. Just then some one fired pistol
The scene that followed beggars descrip
tion. Forty shots were fired. W K
Terry was shot from the rear, the ball
entering near his spine and lodging in his
right breast; Jake Terry was shot through
the abdomen, and fell dead Ben Terry
was shot through the neck and in the
body; Spencer was shot i'll the hip, and
his business partner, Tarlton Brown, re-
ceived two balls in the groin, and is
thought to be fatally wounded; Il. L.
Jones, aloon-keeper; r. L. Gregory,
clerk at the Lee Hotel, and Sandy Martin,
a colored mechanic, are ali seriously hurt
The last two were hit by stray balls The
| Terrys are well-known members of an old
family, and occupy high social position.
1t was believed at midnight that Brown
and the two Terrys would not live till
| morning.
National Viticuitural Association.
WASHINGTON, May 1Sth.-At the session
of the National Viticultural Association to-
day the following officers We're elected
| President, Charles A. Wetmore, of Califor-
ma; B. +. Clayton, of Florida Secretary
Members OF the Viticultural Council. S.
| Newman, of Alabama; l.. J. Rose and H.
| w. Crabb, of California ID. Cook, of Mis-
| souri, A. W. Pearson, of New Jersey NJ.
Z. Dewey, y. Bauder and J. w Davis, of
New York; Hon. w. ]. Green, of North
California ]. j. Lucas, of South Califor-
mia; CIV Campbell, of Ohio T. V. Mum
son, of Texas NJ. 0. Randall, of Tennes-
| see; IL. l.. Lyman, of Virginia. The
| President and Secretary are ex of1icio men,
bers of the Council.
United States Senate.
| WASHINGTON. MAY 1Sth.-Hoar presented
a petition from the New England Method
ist Episcopal Conference urging the United
States to enforce the terms of the Chinese
| treaty, so rs to protect the lives and prop
| erty Of Chinese subjects in the United
States Referred.
| At O'Clock the pension bill was placed
before the Senate, but was temporarily laid
aside II permit Coke to address the Senate
on the House labor arbitration bill
| At the close of Coke S remarks the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors were reopcned, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WAsHINGroN, May 1Sth.-Hatch of Mis-
souri,, from the Committee on Agriculture,
| reported a bill authorizing the exhibition
| of California silk in the Capitol building
| Placed on the calendar.
| Blount of Georgia, from the Committee
on Postoffices and Posroads, reported back
! the Postoffce appropriation bill with the
Senate amendments, and it having been re-
! frrred to the Committee of the Whole the
| House went into committee for the pur-
pose of considering the amendments.
Pending the discussion the committee
rose, aud the House adjourned.
Cuniirmations by the Senate.
WAsuINGIoN, May lSth.-The Senate to-
| day made the following combinations
| General W. 5. Rosecrans, Register of the
| Treasury; Edgar 5. Wilson, Register of the
| Land Office at Cheyenne. Wyo Postmas-
! ters-J . Ward, Modesto; T. D. Stephens,
Sacramento; j. d. Sproul Chico; J. n
! Major, Redding; w. LAWS Santa Barbara
| w. \. Woodson, Red Bluff.
| Delay In Acting the Chinese Bill.
| WASHINGTON, May 1Sth.-The Foreign
Affairs Committee expected to get up the
| Chinese indemnity bill in the House to-
| day, which was set apart for their use. hut
! 1t was antagoDized by the Postoflice appro-
priation bill with the Senate amendment
| subsidizing American lines to South Amer
lea This will probably consume two days.
| and then the indemnity bill may be OPP
| posed by other appropriation bills, SO ii
| cannot be predicted when the measure will
| be acted upon.
Postmasters' Salaries.
| WASHINGTON, May lSth-A reply has
been sent to the Senate to the resolution
| adopted by that body asking for the prog
ress made in the work of reviewing the
| adjustment of salaries of third, fourth
| and fifth-class Postmasters under the Act
| of March ). 1888. The letter of the Post
master-General says that TO give the infor-
| nation called for in the resolution would
| require the services of ten clerks for a
| period of fourteen months. The letter
says that Thus far the adjustment made
| shows $3,964 80 due to ex-Postmasters- in
California, 1854 16 in Nevada and 81 ,l6l al
in Oregon.
Malone and Riddleberger.
| WASHINGTON, Nav lSth.-The relations
between the two Virginia Senators-Rid-
dleberger and Mahone-have been anything
but of a cordial character for some time J