Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-30


| that the Chinese Government will take
stock in the enterprises, and they will be-
pushed immediately.
Civil Service Examinations.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-The Civil Serv
| ice Commission gives notice that in order
| to secure ample registers of persons eligi
| BILE for appointment to positions as railway
| mail clerks, from the following States anG
| Territories, special examination of appli.
cants tor the positions will be held by the
| United States Service Commission. on the
dates and places named below. At Denver
Col; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Boise City, Idaho
Miles City and Helena, Montana; Carson
City, New; Albuquerque, N NJ; Portland
snd Roseburg, Or; Salt Lake City, Utah
Spokane Falls and Seattle, w. T., on Fri.
day, June oath.
Malone Has the ssPulI."
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-Some 200 anti.
| Malone Virginians called upon the Pres.
ident to-day to urge that they be given 9
share of the patronage which Malone now
| controls. The President had no time tc
| listen to them. After they left the White
House they drew up compromise propo.
sition, which they sent to Malone. The
Senator said to your correspondent tonight
that he would lay the proposition before
| tdC otatC SOlHluiltct Wueu lie returned t(
Virginia, but he would be compelled tc
| stay here for some time yet to look aftel
| the patronage.
Placer and Ell Dorado Postoffices.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-The followins
| changes have been made in California
| Postmasters: w. L. Butler appointed a
Colfax, Placer county, vice Mary Richard
| son, removed n. NJ. Mutt, at Dutch Flat
El Dorado county, vice B. F. Walker, re
| signed; H. +. Tracy, at Ell Dorado, Ell Do
rado county, vice Anna Vaughan, resigned
w. Z. Linonger, at Ophir, Placer county
vice Halfway. deceased Young Dough
erty, at Sheridan, Placer county, vice J. L
Mcdonald, resigned.
All About Millinery
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-Cardner val
Ostrand, brother of one of the Philadel
phia ladies who were imprisoned in Mic
IN the early part of this month, owing t
| trouble over a dressmaker's bill, called a
the State Department to-day and laid tn,
facts of the case before Solicitor Wake
Elaine, who assured him that the depart
ment would investigate the matter anC
have it settled.
POstmasters for the Coast.
| WASHINGTON, May 29th-The Presiden
has appointed thirty-two Presidential post
masters, none being of the first-class
Among them are the following from tn
| West: alifornia-Cloverdale William T
Brush; Monterey, Jacob r. Reese; Sa1
PEDRO, Albert G. Barton; Selma, James A
| Bowler. Montana-Great Falls, Charles
| Taylor. Washington Territory-Ol Olympia
Val. A. Milroy.
| Big Back Pension
| WASHINGTON, May 29th.-A certificat
for pension was to-day granted to Philir
| Ford, formerly private in Company Z
| Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry
| The amount of arrears allowed by the Pen
sion Office in his case is $15, ,2S9, his disa
bility dating back to November IA, 1862
This is the largest first payment on record
in the Pension Office.
| Cheaper Postage to Canada.
] WASHINGTON, May 29th.-The Postoffic
| Department has been informed that tn
Canadian authorities have reduced the rat
of postage applicable in Canada to letter
addressed for delivery in Canada or tn
| United States, from three cents for eacl
half-ounce or fraction thereof. to thre
cents Tor each ounce or fraction of al
| ounce.
Settlement of Boundary Dispute.
WASHINGTON. May 29th.-Word has bee,
received here from the Argentine Minlste
at Paris, stating that treaty has beer
signed by the Government of Bolivia ant
the Argentine Republic settling the ok
boundary dispute that has on several occa
sions threatened to precipitate a war be
| tween the two countries.
| New Assistant Attorney. General.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-John 3. Cot
ton, appointed Assistant Attorney. Genera
to-day, is partner of Senator Frye. Hi
home is at Lewiston, Maine, where th
firm has been for many years counsel TO
many of the leading manufacturing firm
| of New England.
Benjamin Goes to Brooklyn.
| WASHINGTON. May 29th.-The Presiden
| started on the 3:45 train this afternoon fo
Brooklyn, where he will participate in tn,
| exercises tomorrow. He was accompanied
by Private Secretary Halford and Secretar,
| Tracy. He will return tomorrow night.
California Pensions.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-Pensions hav,
been issued to citizens of California as fol
lows: California-Jacob Eckreata, mino
of jeremiah G. Downey; Mary, widow O
John P. Gordon, alias Patrick Gordon.
Special Claim Agent Appointed.
| WASHINGTON, May 29th.-Secretary Nobl,
to-day appointed Lorenzo d. Montgomery
| of Oregon, Special Agent on Indian Depre
dation Claims at IS per day.
solicitor-General Appointed.
WASHINGTON, May Goth. = Orlow W
Chapman, of New York, has been ap
| pointed to be Solicitor General.
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