Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-06

the free ship bill, electoral count BILL
Pacific Railroad funding bill, Washington,
Dakota and Oklahoma territorial admis-
sion bills army reorganization bill, and
sundry bills of minor importance reported
from the Committees on Labor, WAYS and
Means, Banking and Currency. Agricult-
ure, and Indian Affairs.
The unfinished business for the morning
hours, if the House decides to follow the
routine, is the bill to indemnify Chinese
sufferers by the Rock Springs massacre
Next in order on this calendar is the bill
providing for the construction of the Hen
nepin Canal.
A STHONG CLUE.
Arrest of the Probable Rock Island MUIR
derer and Robber.
CHICAGO, December 5th. = Henry
Schwartz, formerly of Philadelphia, now
in the county Jail here, charged with big
amy, is strongly suspected of being the
man guilty of the daring robbery of the
Rock Island express train last March, when
Kellogg Nichols, the express messenger,
lost his life and S37, 900 was stolen from
the express ear. Schwartz for two years
has been a brakeman on the Rock Island
road, and on Friday night, as he came into
by the arm and marched him to the Har-
rison-street station. Yesterday he was ar
raigned for having married wife in Phil
adelphia seven years ago, and having also
married q Chicago woman two years ago.
At his own solicitation his case was con-
tinued, in $1,000 bail, until December
14th At first Schwartz maintained
a dogged silence, but now volubly
alleges that the Rock Island Company
does not care whether he has one wife or
one hundred, if he or some one else can be
sent to the penitentisry for the robbery of
the express car.
LIVING LIKE PRINCE.
He confesses that he has spent much
more money than he has earned, or could
have received from home, but lis not ready
to tell where the money came from. As a
brakeman Schwartz was one of the crew
on the Inflated train to which the messen-
gers car was attached. No suspicion was
directed toward him at the time. When,
in compliance with telegraphic instruc-
tions, Schwartz was returning to Chicago to
attend the inquest. the conductor of the
train found in the toilet room of the car in
which Schwartz was seated black hand
bag which some one had tried to force down
the closet-pipe. 1t was empty, but sticking
in the folds was a piece OF paper that
looked like part of check. Schwartz was
noticeably confused by the discovery.
STRONG EVIDENCE.
Various minor circumstances pointed to
him as the owner of the bag, and subse-
duent investigation showed that the torn
bit of paper fitted into a mutilated check
that was among the scattered contents OF
the rifed express car. From that time
Schwartz was shadowed day and night.
He was spending with a lavish hand. The
money stolen from the express car was
mostly in bills of large denominations, and
about 81 600 in $50 bills that Schwartz had
spent here and in the East were obtained
by the detectives. From the first Ii has
been conc cded that the crime was committed
by railroad man. Now the railway and
express officials hope that the mystery Of
the cold -blooded murder and daring rob-
berry is soon to be cleared away.
Our Standing Army.
WASHINGTON, December 5th.-The an
nual report of the Secretary of War, fur
nished for publication to-day, shows that
the expenditures of the department for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1886, were $50,
990,903. The army, at the date of the last
consolidated return, consisted of 2,l03 Off
GERS and 23,946 enlisted men. There are
10 regiments of cavalry, 5 of artillery, and
% of infantry. OF Indian scouts there are
595, and 2,003 enlisted men are on the de-
tached service with recruiting parties, etc.
The report gives in detail the changes and
operations of the different divisions. The
Indians are generally quiet, although the
presence of troops is necessary to preserve
the peace and to prevent, especially in the
Oklahoma country, the seizure of land by
settlers and its invasion and occu-
pancy by herders of cattle. The Secre-
tary recommends that the retired list be
increased so as to include all officers per-
manently incapacitated for active service.
He also concurs in the opinion of the Lieu
tenant General, that the army be increased
5000 men. 1t is suggested that Congress
enact law providing for examinations for
promotions similar to those held in the
navy. At the West Point Military Academy
there are 800 cadets and 5S officers. The
Secretary favors the competitive system in
the selection of candidates for the Acad-
envy. In discussing the report of the En-
gineer Bureau, the Secretary again calls at
tention to the utterly defenseless condition
of our sea coast and lake frontier. He
urges that appropriations should be made
and the work begun at once to forufy the
principal seaboard cities against attacks by
water.
A Washington Theater Burned.
WASHINGTON, Dec, mber 3 5.h.-Shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning a fire was dis
covered under the stage of JIerZog's Opera
House in this city, which in short time
enveloped the whole building in flames.
Aided by a strong wind and infiammable
material in the Opera House, the flames
soon Quilted the whole building from cellar
TO attic. Tonight there is nothing but a
mass of broken stones. The iee-cevered
outer walls are standing. Buildings in the
vicinity were seriously endangered, but
were saved by the strenuous exertions of
the firemen and the fact that they
were covered with snow, which had been
falling ali night and was still descending.
The building was erected by the Young
Mems Christian Association, and its large
hall in the second and third stories was
formerly used for concert and lecture pur
poses, whence the appellation of Lincoln
Hall. For few years past the hall has
been occupied as a theater, doing business
at popular prices, ard was named Herzog's
Opera House. The building, it is said, is
still owned by the Y NJ c. A, but is heav-
lily mortgaged. The loss on the building
is Sis, ,0G0, and the insurance $4,000.
Government Finances.
WASHINGTON, December 5th.-The United
States Treasurer has submitted to the Sec
retary OF the Treasury his annual report,
from which it appears that the net receipts
of the Government during the year ended
June go 1886, were 1896, 439 727, and the
net expenditures $242. .4s3, 1873; excess of
revenue over expenditures. $93, ,956 $50
The receipts were S12,749,020 IS greater
and the expenditures were $17.743, ,796 81
less than last year, making an increase in
the net receipts for the past fiscal year, over
that of 1855, of $50, 49,, ,S17 %.
They are All There.
WASHINGTON. December 5th.-Represent-
atives Morrow and FELTON, and Senator
Stanford arrived here tonight. All the
delegation are now in the city. Stanford
will present Williams credentials to the
Senate tomorrow. T. A. Frazier, of the
Lick Observatory, also arrived and will
superintend the removal of the tig lenses
for the new Observatory from Boston to
San Francisco.
Tie Goblin Moth.
CHICAGO, December 5th.-The Ne1cS'
Springfield, ILL.,, special says: The State
Entomologist, Professor Forbes, says in
bulletin Just issued that elaborate expert
ments made in apple orchards with arseni-
cal poisons, show that an average Of at
least 20 per cent. of apples now DESTROYED
or injured by the Goblin moth and all other