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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
MINISTER ROMERO DISSIPATES A
MEXICAN SENSATION.
Smoothing Down the Rough Edges
of the Tariff Biii-Many Con-
tested Seats-Etc.
IsrEclsl DISPATCHES TO rHn REooRD-Ur1oa. !
CoNTEsTED SEATS.
Counter Claims Expected to a Large
Number of Seats in the House

Num0ST OF seats In Inc House.
WASHINGTON. December 30th.-Although sut
one notice of contest of election to the next
Congress has been received by the Clerk of the
House, more than dozen contests will be
made. Notice has already been received in hat
OF Hartsuf against Whitney, from the Seventh
Michigan District The other contests expected
are from West Virginia {Mudd against Compton,
the Fifth Maryland District Fowler against
Voorhees,, the Fourth New Jersey (Hasne VS.
Shirley, the Thirteenth Indiana Eaton against
Phelanl, the Tenth Tennessee (Posey against
Barrett). the First Indiana Seymour against
Miles,, the Fourth Connecticut (McKinnely
against Elliott the Seventh South Carolina
Baker against Formally, the Eighteenth Illinois
(Waddell against Wise the Third Virginia and
possibly Phelps against Clunie, in the Fifth
California.
The Sunday Herald prints curious story to-
day respecting the Bates-Eyans controversy in
the Third Tennessee District. Evans, Repub-
iican. was declared elected by The canvassers
The Herald says that Immediately after the first
returns reached Governor Taylor, the Secretary
of State of Tennessee made out certificate
of election for Bates, Democrat and signed
and affixed the seal of State to it. That same
day the secretary of state presented it to Gov
ernor Taylor thus signed and sealed who also
signed it. The next morning Governor Taylor
for some reason, concluded that Evans, the Re-
publican, was entitled TO the certificate, and
called on the Secretary o, State to cancel
the certificate made out in favor OF
Bates; that the Secretary of State either
refused TO surrender it or said it was mislaid.
He at once communicated with Bates. who
called and took the certificate, and fearing
legal proceedings for its surrender sent it out of
the state. IL is said at the Capitol that Bates
forwarded the certificate in sealed package to
Washington the same day to the care OF the
Clerk OF the House. The package will not be
opened until further directions. Sometime since
these statements were forwarded to Governor
Taylor, with request TO deny or atfrm them
for publication, but the Governor has failed to
reply SO far
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
HARRAssED BY BusHMElE.
Experiences of Wrecked Crew on San
Domingo Island.

NEW YORK. December S0th.-Among the pas
sengers on the steamer George w. Clyde, which
arrived Today, were the crew of the Norwegian
brig Anne, which was wrecked 160 mile, from
San Domingo City, which port she left Novem-
Der 18th for Liverpool. The crew went ashore,
which they found a wild ard barren place
They raised two tents with cloth which, among
other things, they succeeded in bringing with
them. One was for the Captain, and the other
for the crew.
Here they remained nine days exposed to
hardships and attacks OF bushmen who were
found in the neighborhood. During the nights
these half-savsges, who were negroes half clad
or dressed in fantastic costumes plundered the
brig OF provisions and stole the clothes of the
crew which had been left on the boat. The crew
feared TO oter resistance, the bushmen beng
armed with knives and guns, and being men OF
immense stature. The Captain succeeded in
saving the instruments, the remaining property
goinv as booty to the robbers
After nine days of constant fear and exposure
they were rescued by the Konowar, which
happened to come in the neighborhood, and
were taken to Barcelona. whence they went to
San Domingo and were taken on board by the
George w. Clyde. The Captain remained in
the south, where he will attempt to dispose of
the cargo which the bushmen could not carry
away, and possibly regain possession of the
stranded brig.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Finance Committee Striving to Make
the Measure More Perfect.

WASHINGTON, December 30th.-Mess:s. Allison,
Aldrich and Hiscock, of the Senate Finance
Committee, are going over those portions of the
tariff bill to which it is contemplated to offer
amendments here are several paragraphs OF
the metal schedule upon which action was de-
ferred and on which some Western Senators
believe the rates should be reduced. The sugar
and lumber schedule " ill also cause consider
able labor TO make them acceptable to the Sem
ators from Kansas, Nebraska ana California. It
is expected, however. that the committee will
be able to frame such amendments and ofter
such concessions as will make the bill accept
able and maintain the Republicans in uniled
front,
The consideration of the bill will be resumed
by the Senate on Wednesday, beginning with
the cotton schedule. This portion of the bill was
prepared with great care after consultation with
all the interests involved, and il is not likely
that any material amendments will be allowed
The bill will be pushsd as rapidly as is consist
ent with its intelligent consideration, so that it
may be completed in Committee of the Whole
in time to have the prepared amendments con-
sidered in the Senate prior to January Dist,
upon which day voting on the bill and amend
ments will begin.
There are three general appropriation bills
before the Senate Committee on Appropriations
but it is proposed to withhold these until the
tariff bill is disposed Of In the meantime how
ever, the committee will have these bills ready
for action by the Senate as soon as the tariff is
out of the way.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
SUNDAY CALLERS.
People who Wanted to Shake the Hand
of Harrison.

INDIANAPoLIs, December 30th.--The President.
elect and Mrs. Harrison attended church this
morning, as usual, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs Mckee There was large congregation
present, including many strangers There were
number OF callers at the Harrison home this
every instance apologized for calling on SIM.
day, but they wanted to shake hands with the
next President before leaving the CITY.
On New Years Day Mrs. Harrison viii receive
at her home from the hours of 2 to s P. NJ as.
sisted by her daughter, Mrs. Mckee and one or
two lady fliends. General Harrison will he
present, and receive with the ladies. At :
O'Clock the ladies will go down to the new
Denison Hotel and receive for an hour OF two
with the ladies of the hotel, twelve in number,
including Mrs. Judge Martindale Mrs. Harvey
Bates Mrs George .. Taylor and others Each
OF the ladies' have invited five friends 10 ne
ceive with them, so if all are present there will
be q grand reception by seventy-two of the
leading society ladies of the city Il is not
known whether General Harrison will attend
but 1t is considered probable that he will dror,
In and pay his respects to the ladies.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
ALLEGED CLUE nerHE ORIGINAL FIGND.
IRISH. LaNDLoRpIsM.
What an American Learned on Visit to
the Green Isle,

PHILADELPHIA, December 3Oth. At yester-
days session of the American Economic Asso-
citation, Professor Thomas Elliott Thompson of
the University of Pennsylvania, read an ex-
haustive paper on the condition of the Irish peo-
pie. He stated that the food products of Ireland
in year were sufficient to feed Just twice the
number of people that live upon the island.
Nearly every vessel" the reader said. " that
leaves the coast of Ireland is loaded with food
products, even in famine years. These products
must be exported to pay rents to absentee land
lords, and to pay for everything used by the
Irish, since there are DO productive manufactur-
ing industries in the country" Estimates placed
the Irish rental spent by absentee Landlords at
one-third of the whole.
The desire of the Irish peasant is to become
landlord himself Lord Dufferin tells of one
piece of land which was let and sub-let eleven
times-eleven landlords all piled on top of the
poor fellow digging potatoes at the bottom aud
each and all making profit out of him.
My inference said Professor Thompson, sis
that Ireland needs no special land laws, and
has had more harm than benefit from the two
already enacted, and that the cure of her eco
nomic miseries must be sought in ether quart
ers.n
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A MEXICAN JOKE.
Plausible Explanation of the Absari
Teles ram from FL Paso


WASHINGTON, December 30th.-Senor Romero,
the Mexican Minister, said to an Associated
Press reporter tonight that he did not believe
any such occurrences had taken place in the
City OF Mexico as were stated TO have happened
in special dispatch from FL Paso, Tex, pur-
porting to give an account of great Clerical
uprising in the Mexican Capital, in which over
two hundred people. including seventy priests,
had been killed and great number OF priests
captured and ordered shot. Senor Romero said
that if anything Of such magnitude had taken
place we should have heard of it by cable via
Galveston, and not have resd the first intima-
ton of the affair from Ell Paso. Besides" he
said, have official dispatches by cable up to
last Friday evening, and they do not say word
about il. If any such thing had happened they
would have said something about it, especially
II It had such an ending as given in the pub
lished dispatch"
The Minister added that it was Mexican
custom for everyone, on the 2Ssh of December
to tell the biggest yarns he could think of and
then laugh at those who believed them. 1t was
sort of American April-Foofs day, and he
thought that perhaps the published story had
such an origin
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NO LIVES LOST.
a Long Island Steamer ON Fire-Ths
Passengers Saved.

Passengers Saved.
NEWPORT (R. I), December S0th.-The steamer
Bristol OF the Old Colony line, was burned al
her dock here this morning, and is a total loss.
she arrived from New York about 2:30 A. NJ, and
landed all her freight and her Fall River pas-
sengers There were left on board only few
Newport passengers and their personal baggage.
AT 6:S0 o clock, just as the last passenger train
was drawing out of the depot, a fire was dis
covered on the steamer and an alarm was at
once given from the company's signal on the
premises. The fire started near the kitchen,
and spread with great rapidity, rendering futile
all efforts to stop its progress. Three alarms
were sounded in rapid succession. Thousands
OF citizens were also attracted to the spot by the
brilliant illumination, and the volume OF fire
and clouds of smoke which arose from the burn.
ing steamer.
The fire apparatus on the steamer was brought
INTO use as soon as the flames were discovered
and the crew worked with great yigor to save
the boat, but the joiner-work of the staterooms
saloon and stairways was as dry as tinder, and
the drafts through the steamer caused a fearful
and rapid spread of the flames, so that before
the city fire department arrived there was a
mass Of fire sweeping her almost from stem TO
stern.
Some of the passengers still on board did not
understand the meaning of the first alarm, and
were only aroused by the cracking of the flames
near by. All succeeded in escaping but some
with only portion of their clothing and others
by crawling over the railway near the burning
timbers.
One man with two little children. who occu-
pied stateroom, was awakened by the sound
of cracking flames near by and only escaped
with his little ones uDdressed, but with their
clothing in their hands.
Another young man had to borrow clothing
in which to go to his home in this city. All the
personal baggage of the passengers was saved.
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FOREIGN TOPICS.
WHAT 1T COSTS TO SUPPORT AN
IMPERIAL FAMILY.
The Handoub Rebels May Surrender
"A Countess Goes Insane at an
opera-Atrocious Deeds.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRD-umos. !
PEACE. OR WAR;
Opinions of the German Press Regarding
the Emperor's Policy.

BERLIN, December 30th.-The New Year 70.
ception at court is awaited with anxiety .ba
impression prevailing that the Emperor will
1 selAe tne occasion to give utterance to words
pregnant with indications of the coming wears
poIeS Noshing like speech can be expeefed
court precedent being against anything 6evond
a d formal reception to diplomats, officials and
tne ,hoigelsei!schaft generally but some few
WORDS converting message of peace to the
Worid are certainly looked for The Fmneror
feauily nnd1Dg chance, none will douhf 40
character of his utterances '7s
Inc Asrtt German Gazette has tarfiilv ren,n.
'duced, IN prominent position and in Iaroe
type, the EmpeTors words on receiving ire
wreath Of the Vulcan Ship Works: sfThese are.
laurels of pence "io
The semi-ohieial newspapers concur in tho.
announcement that, whatever war plans are in
preparation in France and Russia. Germany
remains on the defensive, in the meanwhiie
perfectlng her ornaments.
=, Inc Ndttoaes efazette, in summing Up the situa
tioa ascr1bes the existing quiet to the fact that
peflod mas been reached when the arming of
every SIDE Will be terminated andth fever OF
preparation be replaced by calm arising from
conscious readiness to do battle.
On the other hand, in the spinion 4 fhe Mil
Tar Zeltlt79 and the kFtl7 Ztapq the sxDfessions
OF the Emperor are pacific because tae army is
IN q state of transition, the new inIantry driii
regulations and radical changes in fdefenses
necessary 70 meet the recent explosive inyen-
tlons and form of cavalry weapons combining
to render advisable another year of preparatory
activity.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
AN ENoYCLIoAL.
The Pope DepIores What He Regards as
the Evil Tendencies of the Day.

ROME. December 3Oth.-opening with the
words Exunte Jam anno,' the Papal eDeycli-
cal thanks God for the consultations which the
jubilee rejoicing have brought to the Pope, and
his Holiness thanks the Catholic world for its
tokens of affection and devotion. Turning to
re igious matters, the ency clieal complains that
the tendency of the age is toward material in
terests. and that the tendency is strengthened
by worldly pride. an evil press and drama, de-
moralization of the arts and changed education
in the schools, with their materialIstic and
atheistic teaching. secularism, nihilism and
this addiction to material things The Pope at
tended te deliBa service in st. Peters to-day TO
mark the close of the jubilee.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31
PUGILIsrIo PLATIrUDEs.
Talk of the sloggers-sullivan Draws the
Color Line.

New YORK December 30th.-The news of
Jackson's victory was almost wholly unex-
pected by Eastern sporting men, who looked
upon Joe McAuliffe, in measure as the COM
ing champion The notable exception was Tom
Lees, the Australian boxer who fought aud was
defeated by jackson in Australia. He naturally
had high opinion OF the colored mans pow
ers. He saw McAuliffe in California and last
night. at Mike ponovan's exhibition, predicted
that Joe would have hard time of it with the
darky, and said that he would acknowledge
that he was a better man than he took him to
be, ii he wOn
Billy Edwards believes that Jackson is a real
good one, and thinks it will take an out-and-
outer to do him
Ned Mallahsn, about as good a Judge of pugi-
lists as there is, thinks the result shows that
McAuliffe was bit overrated. His victories
were over Paddy Ryan, Frank Glover and Mike
Conley, neither of whom were frst-class men.
Many regret that Jackson won, on the ground
that no first-class Eastern pugilist will care to
fight colored man, and they think it will have
tendency to lessen the regard of outsiders for
boxing, if a black man demands the champion
ship.
LANNAN WANTS TO MEET JACKSON
BosroN, December sOth.-Captain Coos, of
the Police Nelcs. has telegraphed the following
to the California Athletic Club: Joe Lannan
challenges Jackson to fight to a finish under the
same conditions that governed the Jackson
McAuliffe battle, except that the loser be al
lowed $500 for expenses. In the event of the
California Club Offering purse for Lannan and
Jackson, the latter wants fair length of time
III WuiCu " tId-l answer mas YET Teen
received.
SULLIVAN AND THE COLOR LINE.
Sulliyan's psgilistic hacker here, apropos of
the Jackson ttcAnliffe fight, saws that Jackson
might challenge Sullivan but that the Boston
man would pay no attention to it. as he had
long ago declined to meet any eoloTed man in
the ring, or any man who stands up with g
colored lighter.
SOME FIERcR sLoG6IN6.
CINciNNATI, December 30th.-A desperate
fight, lasting fifty y-eght rounds was fought lasi
night near Coyington between Jack Bolan, q
| local sport, and Louis Berzenal an Italian o.
| Covington. The fight lasted from O'Clock til
| midnight. Berze nails nose was broken and
Bolan will lose the sight OF one eye. Bolan wa.
declared the winner. when the referee sudden,
/ changed his decision ana called the fight
| draw. A general fight resulted, in which oas
man was probably fatally hurt.
KILRAIN AND SULLIVAN.
NEW YORK. December 31th.-K Kilrain and hi
hackers seem to be slow in making me ueces
sary arrangements for the promised match viii
Sullivan. An effort has been MAD e TO ascertai
who Lewis B. Allen is and wfere he can b
! found, as that was the name OF the gentlema
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-31

PIETsBuRG. December 30th.-This afternoon
John Cochran, a small boy, went INTO a sewer
With lighted match 10 hunt for a natural gas
leak, and an explosion toliowe.,d which fatally
burned him.
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THE WHISKY WAR.
Northwest DisiiIler Who Proposes
Fighting The Trust.


PHI LADELPHIA, December 3Oth-G. w. Hicks
Nlce-Presldent and General Manager of the ST
Paul Dstillery Company, who is stopping in this
elty, SAID TO night that the Whisky Trust having
declared war against the St. Paul Company by
reducing the price of high wines 10 cents per
proof g,llon, his company would tomorrow
make the price of high wines three cents under
the figure named by the Trust ''Our st. Paul
house." he said, :" is owned and operated by
men OF the highest financial standing and
ability in the Northwest. The Trust, since its
formation, has steadily advanced the price of
high wines to fictitious figure, making thereby
an enormous profit, large part of which is set
apart TO tight the sc. Paul and other individual
distillers. The retailers know they ought
to pay about 81 25 per gallon for their goods,
and no matter how much the Trust raises prices
dealers will not pay jobbers a raise in prices,
and consequently the jobbers are the ones who
are tqueezed We don't want to carry this fight
to its farthest limit, but if we must go into
Africa we shall not object Our aim is to do
business on business methods, with fair return
for the capital invested"
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ANOTHER "RIpeER.n
Shocking Murder and Mutilatlor of /
BOY in England

ShocAAhs ana AluI1laIlOE OF a
Boy in England.
LONDON, December 90th.-The muiilated body
OF boy was found in an clubhouse at Bradford
yesterday morning. The body was recognized
as that OF John Gill, eight years OF age who
when last seen alive, was sliding on the ice
with several companions The boy had been
brutally murdered. His legs and arms had been
chopped off in aarough manner and then tied to
his body. His ears had also been cut off There
were two wounds in his chest. The heart az d
entrails had been torn out. The remains were
wrapped in rough covering.
The police arrested milkman, whose name
is Barrett. He was taken before a magistrate
and charged with being the last person who
saw the boy alive The boy, when last seen.
was in the prisoners company. When the boy
was missed the milklAan was asked if he knew
anything about, his whereabouts. He denied
any knowledge of him. A bloody sack and a
knife fitting the wounds in the boys chest have
been found in the prisoners lodgings. He has
been remanded for trial.
ALLEGED GLUE TO THE ORIGINAL FIeND
LoNDoN, December 3Oth-The police have
received, and traced to their origin, letters
which lead them to believe that Jack the Rip
per" is living, in the vicinity of Drury Lane
They do not, accept the theory that the White
chapel fend had anything to do with the muir
der of little John Gill at Bradford. They seem
confident that the clue upon which they are
now working will result in the murderers cap
ture in London
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Ear,h clessts for Railraay. cars.

The Pennsylvania State Poard of Health
has made an. exceedingly important sug-
gestion to, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, which ought ts'he pressed upon
all railroad companies, bg coerciys legisla-
ton if pacessary, to wit;: that earth closets
should be substituted for the ancleaply,
indecent and dangerous methods by which
exereta are dropped ON the iracks ia all
sorts. Of situations, with constant liability
to defile both surface and sub-surface cham
rals Of drinking water, and not infrequent
chances of propagating pestilent infections
against which there can be no warning OF
defense.-Sdnitarg Era.