Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-20

Bonney, of Chicago, who addressed the
Convention briefly.
| There are now about thousand Leagues
in the United States and one or two in
Canada Toronto was fixed as the next
place for meeting. President Bonney, of
Chicago, was reelected.
| The Nicaragua Bill.
| WASHINGTON, February 19th.--It cannot
| be definitely ascertalned what the Presi-
! dents action on the Nicaragua Canal bill
will be. Attorney -GeSeral Garland and
Secretary Bayard held 4 final conference
today on the bill and 1 gned report to
| the President, which they submitted at
Cabinet meeting. The ten days allowed
| the President to approve or veto bills ex-
| pire tomorrow. II is generally expected
he will approve this one.
Pacific Coast Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, February 19tb.-The fol-
| lowing additions were made to the sundry
civil appropriation bill by the Senate Com
| mittee: Sixty thousand dollars for light
! ship with steam fog-signal at the mouth of
the Columbia river; 5000 for light and fog
| signal at entrance to San Pedro Harbsr SIS
| 5Uus 10 purchase adjacent land at Point Sur
Light; $4,000 for the establishment of a
| refuge station for whalers near Point Bar
| row.
The Railroad Funding BnI.
| WASHINGTON, February 19th.-The Sem
ate's special committee on the Presidents
message relating to the Union and Central
| Pacific Railroads had a meeting to-day and
decided to ask that the Union Pacific fund
| ing bill, which has been on the Senate cal
endar all this session as special order, be
committed to the committee This action
precludes the possibility of accomplishing
| any legislation on the subject at this ses-
sion.
Californian Pardoned.
WASHINGTON, February 19th,-The Pres
| ident to day pardoned q. G. Barnes, of Cali
| fornia, convicted of the embezzling of POST
| Office money and sentenced in March, 1888,
| to two years imprisonment in Jail. The
| pardon is granted because he has served
| over half of his term and seems to be sin
cerely penitent. His family are in need
and his wife is seriously and dangerously
! ill.
He Likes American Eggs.
BALTIMORE, February l9th.- Charley
| Mitchell, in a letter to Jake Kilrain, states
| that he will sail for America March 9Th
He says he posted forfeit for Kilrain to
| fight Jem Smith in November. On his ar
rival Mitchell will spar through the Far
West with Kihain, winding up when Kill
rain goes into training for the Sullivan
| fight.
Attempt to Wreck a Coin Train.
CINCINNATI, February 19th.-A statement
| is published that fast train on the Louis
| vile and Nashville road. carrying carload
of silver dollars and 100 passengers, ran
| into lot of ties placed on the track by
robbers near Walton, KY. Friday night,
but the force OF the shock broke the OBJ
struc.ion and the train passed safely.
Insanity Caused by Idleness
AUBURN On. Y.3, February 19th.-Six
convicts who became insane at Clinton
Prison were placed in the asylum for in
sane criminals here to-day. Four were
placed in the asylum from Auburn Prison
last week. Idleness and cell confinement
are making prisoners insane.
Electricity's Wonders.
CHICAGO, February 19th-About 400 del
egates to the National Electric Light Con-
veniion assembled here to-day. In the
| absence of Mayor Roche, they were well
| coined to the city by City Electrician Bar
I rett. S. A. Duncan presided. The display
of electric inventions is the most wonder
| full ever exhibited in this country.
The Elect. ic Sugar squabble.
LANSING (Mich), February 19th.-The
| Supreme Court day refused to grant the
| mandamus asked for by Oliver Friend to
/! compel the Circuit Judge to dissolve the
attachment under which Deputy Sheriff
seized, among other things, the papers and
cypher of the electric sugar refining pro-
cess.
Gillig's Motion Denied.
New YORK: February 19th.-Justice Pat
terson, of the Supreme Court, has denied
the application of Henry Gillig. in bis suit
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for the appointment of Receiver of the
profits of their joint enterprise.
To Fight the Oklahoma Bill.
KANSAS CITY, February l9th.-It is stated
here to-day by counsel for the Cherokee
Indians that the question of the constitu-
tionality of the Oklahoma bill will bs
| raised by an application for an injunction
whenever an attempt is made to enter the
Territory under its provisions.
Death of an Aged millionaire.
NEW YORK, February 19th-The late f.
| w. Losak, of Dobb's Ferry, who was
,, buried on Saturday last, left $4,000 600.
Losak was nearly so years old, and was
formerly in the fur business, and at one
time partner of John Jacob Astor.
For the Soldiers Home Manager.
WASHINGTON, February 10Th. = The
House Committee on Military Affairs has
decided TO recommend the appointment of
w. FL. Markham, of Pasadena, California,
as Manager of the Pacific Coast Home for
Volunteer Soldiers.
Senator Mitchen's son.
WASHINGTON, February 18th. = Hiram
Mitchell, son of Senator Mitchell, is dan
gerously i'll with typhoid fever and his con-
dition is such as to give considerable an
easiness to his family.
A Benevolent Lady.
New YORK, February 19th.-The will of
Amelia Kerr, widow of Henry A. Kerr,
| was probated to day. Among other be-
quests about 100000 is divided among a
number of educational and religious insti-
tutions.
Mrs. Stanford III.
WASHINGTON, February I9th-On ac-
count OF the illness of Mrs. Stanford there
will be no more receptions at the house
this season. The Senator has recalled his
| invitations for the proposed Senatorial din
ner.
Revenue Storekesper.
WASHINGTON, February 10TH r. W.
Hicks has been appointed Storekeeper at
San Francisco, in the First California
Revenue District, by The Secretary of the
Treasury.
Half Million Lost.
PHILADELPHIA, February 19th.-Rudolph
Blankenburg & Co.'s large importing house
was burned this morning. A rough guess
places the loss at $500,000; insured.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
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