Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-18
THE WORLDS NEWS.
THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT IN
NEW YORK.
Huntington's Gifts-Indian Muir
derer KilIed-Texas and Pa
cific Railroad.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TEE REcoRp-UNIoNI
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ciiic Railroad.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
| Avalanche of Peat.
WASHINGTON, August 17th.- Secretary
Bayard has received dispatch from the
| United States Consul at Port Stanley, Falk-
| land Islands, giving an account of a slip of
peat which occurred on the night of June
ID, causing a loss of life and great destruc
ton of property, extending the entire length
of the south shore of the harbor, and at a
slight elevation. 1t is the peat from which
the laboring public procure their fuel.
There are no channels which drain the
bog, and large quantities of water collect
there during the long rains, which at GER
| tain seasons last for days ut time. For
three days previous to the disaster a rain
storm had prevailed. About o'clock in
the evening the bog began to quake, and
finally, with noise like thunder, it broke
loose and rushed down upon the town, car
ryiDg everything in its way, blocking up
the streets and piling up the peat in places
to the hight of six or eight feet. Solid
stone walls were rent asunder, fences,
porches and iron lamp-posts torn away.
The lighthouses were all swept away be-
fore its march. The bewildered and terri
fed population believed their town was
being destroyed by an earthquake. The
avalanche lasted only an hour, and its path
was one of great devastation. \ mass
of scattered peat, amounting to no less than
$4,000 tons, lies over the town. A boy of !
and an old man named Patrick Keating
were lost. At the date of the dispatch,
! fourteen days after the slide people living
near the inundated parts are fearing an
other disaster, and were constantly on the
alert.
Convention of knights of Labor.
New York, August 17th.-The Tri5ne's
Scranton special of the 10Th says: General
Master Workman Powderly spoke freely
to-day in regard to the coming Convention
| of the Knights of Labor of North America
at Richmond on October 4th. He said the
| Convention might be termed a vast labor
| exchange. 1t will be the largest gathering
| representing the interests of labor that
has ever been called together in any part of
| the world in ancient or modern times. lie
| further said The delegates at the Con-
vention will directly represent a constit-
uencv of 100000 working men and
| women We have fully 100000 members
| who are directly or indirectly connected
with the association, while those who are
not in good standing will not fall short Of
| 800 900, so that in all the Convention will
| speak for l 500 900 people" Powderly pre-
| diets that it will be an unusually harmo-
nious meeting. The insurance law will
undergo entire revision at the Convention,
and a committee on the revision of the
laws and constitution of the Order is now
in session at Philadelphia. Special action
will be taken on strikes and boycotts.
Building Gothic Chapel.
| New YORK, August 17th.-C. p. Hunting
! ton who resides at Westchester, is having
| built at the home of his childhood, Litch-
| field, Conn.,, q handsome gothic chapel for
| the Unitarians of that place. The chapel
is 2S by 40 feet, of Ohio freestone rock,
faced with ash the interior is of white oak,
and the flooring of yellow pine In the
| chancel handsor oak screen will be
| placed. The chapel costs $4,000, has
seating capacity of 2,000 and will be COM
pleted in October next. Huntington is
also having plans drawn for o public
| library, which he intends to have built at
Litchfield.
The Anarchist Trial.
CHICAGO, August 17th.-This is the fif-
tieth day of the anarchists trial, and Cap
| tain Black, the leading counsel for the de-
fense, is making the closing speech for the
anarchists. The substance of his argu-
ment was that the man who threw the
bomb, and no one else, was responsible for
the results of the Haymarket meeting He
said the State had attempted to secure a
conviction by appealing to the jury's preju-
dice and passion, and by absurdly declar-
ing that the security of our institutions de-
pended on the punishment of these men.
Indian Murderer Killed.
AUSTIN (Tex.), August 17th.-Last week
Ed Lineberger, a pioneer farmer of Smoky
Valley, wfs cut to pieces with an ak by
drunken Indian, who also shot his sQuaw,
stole horse and rife and left. Two days
after the Indian applied to Huttons ranch
| for something to eat. For a time he re-
| fused to get off his horse, but Hutton finally
| persuaded him to. The InEan placed his
rife against fence, when it was seized by
| another white man. A fierce struggle fol-
| lowed for the possession of the gun, when
| Hutton rushed out of his house with rife
| and shot the Indian dead. There is much
| dissatisfaction in this vicinity over the sell
| ing of whisky to the Indians.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad.
New York, August 17th-The modified
plans of the Wistar committee for the re-
organization of the Texas and Pacific Rail-
road was made public to-day. Its pro-
visions, in many respects, are identical
with the Fleming plan The important
differences are as follows: First, $525, 900
of the capital stock shall be issued in pay
ment of the floating debt due the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company (not exceeding
81 800 ,000), Messrs. Koehar, Ioebe & Co, |
the syndicate, is to receive per cent in
| cash, or in first mortgage bonds at the
committees option, for guaranteeing the
conversion of the present consolidated
bonds into new securities. The syndicate
has obligated itself TO take the receivers
certificates to the amount of 100000, bear
ing per cent. interest, at par, and it is to be
substituted for any non asserting stock
holders upon payment of per cent per
share The committee shall have power
to negotiate with all companies for run
ming powers, terminals, etc, or to make
contests therefor, binding upon the new
company, including traffic and other agree
ments, for use in all or in part of the
tracks, lines and terminals owned by it.
The last provision is part of the old Wis
tar plan.
Extradition Treaty Between the United
States and Japan.
WASHINGTON, August 17th.-It is ex-
pected that the formal exchange of copies
of the extradition treaty between the
United States and Japan will soon be an
nounced from Toxic, and that its promul-
cation by the two Governments will take
place Immediately thereafter. This treaty
was ratified by the United States Senate on
the 21st of last June, but the Senate made
some minor amendments in its text, which
rendered it necessary that the document
should be again submitted to the Japan au
Ihoriiies. Information has now been re-
ceiyed that Japan accepts the amendments,
and is ready for the last step in the matter
for formal exchange. The japanese au-
thorities are quite enthusiastic over the con-
summation of this treaty, but not so much
on account OF its provisions, which are
similar in general terms to those of the ex-
isting treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, as because of the fact that it
constitutes step in the progress of that
nation toward position of equality with
the most enlightened nations of the earth.
Action of tl,e Printers.
New YORK, August I7th.-The leading
topic among workingmen to day is the
manifesto of Typographical Union, No. 6, |