Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-04
Canadian Coasting Laws.


CHICAGO, December 3d-The Ottawa Minister
of Customs received a communication from The
Board of Trade OF Victoria. B c., in reference to
the recent order of the Department instructing
Collectors TO enforce the Canadian Cossting
laws. The report of the interview with Captain
Irving alleges that the United States Govern
ment allows Canadian vessels to deliver bonded
American goods from Vancouver at one port Of
entry in the United States. The Minister says
he was not aware of the privilege having ever
been granted. Instructions have been given
to the inspector OF Customs to prevent an inter
ference with the trade
Republican Caucus.
WASHINGTON, December 9d-The Republican
Senatorial caucus met Immediately after the
adjournment of the Senate and proceeded to
discuss committee matters.
Places will have to be found for additional
Senators which the new States have sent here.
The question to be decided was, Shall the num-
b r of Senators on the committees be increased
or shall those Senators who are now on three or
four committees be taken eff, some of them, so
as to give the new men chance?
A committee was appointed to investigate
and report, and then the caucus, after brief
session, adjourned.
Shipping Subsidy.
WASHINGTON, December Sd. - Farquhar of
New York has received copy of the Shipping
League subsidy bill and has submitted IL TO the
Treasury Department Tor review, and the Sec
retary has promised TO have it ready for him by
the end of this week so it can be introduced on
prepared by the National Shipping League, with
three amendments, prepared and adopted ty
the ship owners and builders of the Pacific,
Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Story Discredited.
DETROIT December 3d.-Rev. DR.. Reilly and
Colonel Atkinson, who left Detroit October 14th,
arrived home from England this morning. He
bears message from President Parnell. of the
American League. which probably Will be given
10 the press in few days. Colonel Atkinson
discredited the rumors that Parnell is missing
under peculiar circumstances, and says he saw
letters from Parnell written November 22d from
the town at which he was resting.
Receiving the Message.
WASHINGTON, December 3d.-The Senate met
at noon. The journal and the Presidents mes
sage were read and at 1;SO the Senate ad-
journed
Senate the Republicans went into caucus on the
question of reorganization of the Senate.
The House spent the day in reading the Pres
idents message, at the close of which the House
adjourned.
An Iowa Homicide.
SIOUX CITY Qowa), December Sd.-James
Shannon and Elmer ZimDle were jailed this
morning FOR the murder of James Duggeon near
Sloan, in this county, last evening. Bad blood
existed between Shann and DuEgeon, and
last evening, while Duggeon and his wife were
driving along the highway, Shannon and Zim-
pie emerged from the roadside and Shannon
Duggeon, but missed her.
Belligerent John Chiuaman.
SAco (Me), December Sd.-In he Police Court
o-day Hop Long, proprietor of Chinese lsun-
dry, charged with assaulting newspaper re-
porter with hot hatirOn pleaded guilty, and
in open Court threatened TO Kill the reporter on
the first opportunity. He was fined 81 and
costs, but refused to pay the fine and was sent
to Jail
Decision Reversed.
WASHINGTON, December 3d.-Secretary Noble
has reversed the decision of Land Commissioner
Stockslager in rejecting +. f. HabeIsham's ap-
plicaIiOn for the repayment OF purchase money
paid by him on timber land entry No. 55SS in
koseburg District, Oregon.
Sale of Thoroughbreds.
LEXINGTON (Ky.), Decem mber Sd.-Bruce and
KINDS sale of thor0ughbreds was continued to-
day. Ten horses sold for So 9S5, at an average of
S59S so. The highest price was for the three
year-old racer 1eulon, by Ten brock, dam Miss
Austin, by. Lightning, going to Robert Holloway,
of Lexington, for $500.
Act of an Insane Woman.
KALAMAZOO (Mich.), Decemb 3d.-Mrs. P
Mills, wife OF the Episcopal Rector here, admin
istered morphine 10 her one-year old child to-
night and then cut her own throat. No cause
is assigned for the deed. Both will die.
Suicide of DIR. Taylor.
LEAvENwoRTH ks, December Sd.-Dr. Tay-
lor son of the late Major Taylor, Q. S. A. and
son-in-law of eX-United States Senator Caldwell,
eommite ed suicide tonight Dependency on
account of illness is supposed to be the cause.
Both Were Drowned.
BLOOMINGTON Ql) December Sd.-Mrs. John
Slaw baugh of Stanford. while temporarily de-
ranged, jumped into a well to-day, taking her
one-year-old child with her. Both were
drowned.