Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-20
WHOLE NO. 1I,469.

| ABOUT their decorations, and don't like 20 see
| their rcsettes initiated by other organiza-
hons. There is a large club in New York
city, known as Dover Post, G.. a. R.n n
IS political and social clnb, and the initials
SIGNIFY Grand Army of Founders" 1t has
no connection with any veteran order. Its
members sometimes wear rosettes as
! badges: a blow was aimed at this in the
Assembly to-day, when General Curtis in
troduced bill making it a misdemeanor to
wear rosettes of the military order of the
Loyal Legion. 1t was ordered to a third
reading.
Protective Tariff League.
NEW YORK, January 19th.-The annual
meeting OF the American Protective Tariff
League was held to-day. President III.
Ammldown occupied the chair. Secretary
Garland presented the annual report. which
| states that the League eorrespondence had
extended to thirty-seven States and six
territories. Illinois led the list with 33S
eorrespondents. New York was second
Tlth ~ and Kansas third with 233 The
oS]ectlve point OF the League work is west.
Some ooo,OSO documents advocating pro-
techon were printed and distributed during
the past year throughout the country.
Asking a Reduction.
[copyIgt, 1883, By he California Associa1el I,res,
New YORK, January 19th.-Fruit i'm
Porters IN large numbers attended the spe-
clal meeting "a. trade-spd information of
the Foreign FFiit Exchange to-day to dis
cuss the tariff on fruits. The present duty
OF 20 and 80 cents on lemons was de-
nounced as eSorbitant. memorial was
adopted expressing the views of the meet
ing, and will be forwarded to the Secretary
OF State and Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee of Congress. The me-
mortal asks reduction in the tariff on
fruit.
subcommittee on Chinese Affairs.
[COpyrgi, 1883. by he California associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 19th.-The fol-
lowing subcommittee of the House For
eign Affairs Committee was appointed this
morning to consider the anti Chinese bill
Belmont, McCreery and Morrow. Mr..
Morrow expects that the subcommittee
will take up the bill very soon, and agree
upon favorable report to the House.
They Want Back Pay.
lCopyright, 1855, 6yAe California As,oeated Press
WASHINGTON, January 19th.-Inquiry
was made at the War Department yester-
day in regard to the claim of the Forty-first
Kentucky Regiment of Volunteers for back
pay amounting to about $3.50 900, which
claim is based on the alleged fact that the
regiment named did not complete is organ
lZatlon, and consequently was not mustered
in.
Double Calamity.
DELUTH (Minn }, January 19th.-The
house of August Wintross was burned YES
terday morning, two miles west of here.
and the family were obliged to trudge
nearly mile, barefoot and in their night
clothes, to a nelghbor's house All were
badly frozen. Farmer Wintross will prob
hi IL G..
teacher living in the house was also seri-
ously frozen.
Failing Rapidly.
CLEVELAND January 18th" G. andma"
Garfield is gradually sinking, and il is
thought she will not live more than a few
days longer. Mrs. J. A Garfield, Miss
MOllie Garfield and one of the boys are in
Europe. Grandma Garfield is at Men.
tor, at the old homestead. and is attended
by her daughter, Mrs. Babridge.
Will Meet on Monday.
WASHINGTON, January 19th-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the National Rail
way Conductors Association was before the
House Committee on Labor this morning,
and requesting a hearing upon the bill to
license railway conductors. The committee
assigned Monday next as the date for argu-
ment.
Another Eastern Blockade.
ST. PAUL, January 19th-The Pioneer
Press learns from Wahpeton, OAK. that the
storm which began at 10 OF clock last night
is raging furiously tonight. The trains on
the Milwaukee road have been abandoned.
The Northern Pacific branch is closed up
The Manitoba trains are twenty-five hours
late.
\ Ladies' Bank.
NoRRIsrowN (Pa.), January 19th-Miss
RrntH.ra ,atl I,g,y
here, and possessed of considerable prop,
erty has been swindled out of $50, 900 by
Philadelphia woman, who made invest
ments for women. She conducted a Ladies
Bank, and promised large returns for
every dollar invested
The Honey Interests.
UTICA, January 19th-The State Bee
keepers Association to-day voted to form
an International Association, to be called
the Honey Producers Union, and to secure
and publish statistics regarding the product
in every honey district during each month
from May TO September inclusive, annually.
VIII They Striker
PHILADELPHIA, January 19th.-The Roll
ing Mills Association has decided upon
general reduction of wages in the mills
represented in its organization from the
basis OF , cents to cents per bar, On ac-
count OF the depression in the iron trade.
a Labor Appeal.
PHILADELPHIA, January 19th.-John L.
Lee, Chairman of the Philadelphia and
Reading Employees Executive Board, has
issued an appeal for the support of organ
lied labor wherever found
a Valuable Horse Dies.
LEXINGTON (Ky.). January 19th.-Milton
Young's thoroughbred stallion, Pizarro,
which was imported by Pierre Lorillard in
1884, died here to-day of pneumonia.
Young valued him at S15 ESQ.
4 Prohibition Amendments.
BosToN, January 19th.-The constitu-
Gonal prohibition amendment was passed
in the Senate this afternoon, by Il vote of