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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-27
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
EarysYille Treated to The Sensation Of
a Runaway Match.
J. V. COLEMAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Burglaries at Grass valley-Fruit
Trees Killed-sad Drowning
at Auburn.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcosD-uMos.)
ANTI-DEBRIs.
DIR. Stone interviewed at Length ON the
subject.

DIR. Stone Interviewed at Length on the
Subject.
MARysvILLE, April 26.h.-The 4nneal
tomorrow morning will contain an inter.
view with DR.. c. Z Stone, President of fhe
Anti-Debris Association in relation TO the
subject of river improvement, now exciting
much attention in the Sacramento valley.
The doctor. speaking in his official ca.
pacity, says he favors Government work
IS soon as practicable for the benefit a
navigation. but believes that il is nee. ssary
| for the Government, while so doing 10
| maintsiu u constant vigilance to enforce
| the anti debris clause of the River and
| Hsrbor Act passed four wears sca II,
believe that one dollar spent in preventing
| injafy by hydraulic mining is OF great,
help TO navigstinn than twenty dollars de.
voted to remedial work.
| He says the association is in receipt Of
| information from trustworthy sources thai
! a considerable number of hydraulic mines
on the Feather, Yubs, Bear and American
rivers are equipped for operation this sea.
son, and owing TO the unusually stormy
| winter, which has enabled them to make
preparations witnout detection, will have
plenty of water for mining. Ii is his
| opinion that nothing but vigilance and
prompt action by the Federal authorities
Will prevent Tie ppSIdtlOu OF these mlQtS
While such hydraulic mining as inf,icts
| injury is legally dead, yet the association
believes that there will continue to be dan.
ger of illicit hydraulicking in California
making continuance of the organization
advisable. as an aid to the Government in
the prosecution If the offenders. The Fed.
eral authorities are acting under the clause
| of the River aud Harbor Act above referred
| 10. and the cost of prosecuting Illicit hy-
| draulickers is betrayed out of the appropri
atoms for the Feather and Sacramento
rivers.
DR.. Stone says that in addition to mines
| ready to discharge debris into streams at
| the first opportunity, there are large mines
| which make show of impounding debris.
| while they have every facility for dis,
charging debris directly into rivers, which
| is much less expensive to the owners.
Such mines have in the past violated the
law, and he thinks these properties should
be constantly watched. He believes in en-
forcing the law against all offenders, great
and small, as the aggregate injury resulting
from the numerous mines in operation
would be formidable, and such enforcement
prevents charges of discrimination and
favoritism.
George Ohleyer, Manager of the Anti.
Debris Association. comedies in these
views, which fairly reflect the public senti-
| ment here.
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ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

1t is stated that there are 40,32l physi-
clans in the Empire of Japan. The popu-
lation of the country is put down at about
100000.
The olive tree lives to great age. One
lately destroyed at Beaulieu had a record
OF five centuries and was thirty.six feet in
| circumference.
At the election of School Boards in
Sweden at the close of 1889, the first occa-
sion on which women were eligible for
election, seven were returned.
The total receipts of the Paris theaters
last year were S6,500000, an increase of
nearly 100000 over 1888. The exposi-
ton is supposed to account for it.
a pair OF bantam chickens were sold ut
the London Crystal Palace for $500. which
was almost exactly twice their weight in
gold. This is believed to be the highest
price ever paid for single pan of fowls
since the days of extravagant and luxuri-
Gus Rome.
More than one thousand farmers have
applied to the Agricult raj Department
for seeds of the sugar beet, of which the
department has imported several tdAs.
This looks as if the farmers were going to
try the beet-sugar experiment on a scale
large enough to give it thorough test
The japanese National Industrial Ex
hibition opens at Toxic on the LIST of next
month. The buildings cover neatig ten
acres of ground and the exhibits will
amount, it is said, to 10000. A visitor
doing the collection thoroughly will have
to walk past sixteen miles of cases. The
Il fniI "a
pay visit, even from Europe, for 1t will
distance every predecessor in quality as it
will in quantity.
Eichhorn, well-known German tenor.
has discovered, if not exactly way of re-
newing his youth like the eagle or lady
in society, a method by which old tenors
may take new lease of musical life un-
der somewhat altered conditions. He fell
| Ill, and an operation in his throat was inn
perative. When he had recovered suffi-
GENTLY to sing again it was found that his
| voice had changed from tenor to a bari.
tone.
A somewhat startling novelty in rail-
| way construction comes from Mexico in
connection with the building of the new
Monterey d Mexican Gulf Railroad. If
the equipment be equal to the track, the
| line must certainly be classed AL among
railways, for it is reported that its sleepers
and woodwork are mostly made from ma
hogany and rosewood, while the bridges
and culverts are built of marble, both the
wood and the stone being abundant along
the route.
In Switzerland and other mountainous
countries the goat leads long strings of
ANIMALS daily to and from the mountains,
but it is in South Africa that it is reg
ularly kept and employed as a leader of
Socks of sheep. Should binding storm
of rain or hail drive the silly sheep before
it, or cause them to huddle together in a
corner SO as to sufocate each other, the
trained goat will wake them up and, by a
method best known to himself, will induce
them to follow him to place of safety.
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N FORMGN LANDS.
Count Nddtrsee Speaks From a Nil.
italy Standpoint.
DEATH FOR SELLING SECRETS
Important Russian Documents Tha,
Have Disappeared-socialism
In Germany.
SPECIAL nlsrArcHzs TO THE nroorn-psloS.l
MAY DAY.
German Troops WIN Suppress Excessive
Demonstrations


German Troops WIN Suppress Excessive
Demonstrations.
BERLIN, April 26th.-The Emperor has
telegraphed Chancellor Won Capriyi regard-
ing the attitude of the authorities through
out the country towards the May Day cele-
brations. Reports from populous centers
show that the authorities in some places
are preparing to suppress public demon
STATIONS by use of the soldiery. IL other
places they are combining themselves to
issuing warnings against excuses.
The Chancellor has made arrangements
to secure unity of action between the
various authorities. Although it is ex-
pected in official circles that the day will
pass over quietly, every precaution will be
taken for the prompt suppression of dis
order.
The troops will be kept within their bar.
racks in order to avoid collision with those
taking part in the celebrations; but thew
will be ready to act if required.
The social leaders here continue to influ.
ence the men against suspension of work.
Bebel, Liebknecht and Singer, through the
Central Committee of the party, are actively
operating the present manifestations. Moth.
ing like q unanimous demonstration
throughout Germany is now possible, and
large numbers of workingmen are found
everywhere who differ with those desiring
to make demonstration. The tendency
among the workipgmen in Berlin is 10
work half day on May LIST.
The Socialists of Hamburg, Altoona, Leip.
zig and Frankfort persist in organizing
demonstranons As the police of Ham,
burg prohibit public meetings. the trades
arranged for excursions and rural sports
where free vent will be given to the ideas
regarding eight hours work day.
The labor agitation, apart from May-dav.
becomes more and more threatening.
Papers opposed to the social reforms
OF the Emperor point to the growth of
excitement among the workingmen since
the publication of the Imperial rescripts.
As the moment for the Emperor
journey to Bremen approached the en-
ployes OF the railway on which be was to
travel struck for higher wages, and men
from other lines had to work the trains.
The strikes that have taken place here
this week include the shoemakers, stone
layers, coopers, screwmakeTs, furniture
polishers, trainmen, boxmakers, tinsmiths.
locksmiths, printers, machinists, copper.
smiths and number of minor trades.
Reports from Frankfort, Breslau. Elber-
field and Hamburg show that the strike
mania is universal.
An ominous feature of the shoemakers'
strike here has been the issue of violent
manifesto, in which the existing social
order is denounced. The Emperor's re-
scripts are attacked as useless. The mani
festo says the workmen ought to overturn
and renovate society.
The Evangelical Congress meets here on
May 2Sth to discuss the strikes, its protec-
ton OF the workmen and the position of
Christian socialists towards the democratic
host,
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How to Smell .Man /.

"Pm going to have spelling bee to-
| night" said Uncle John, sand Phi give a
pair Of skates to the boy that can best spell
man."
The children turned and stared into
each others eyes.
"Best spell man. Uncle John? WHY,
there is only one way !" they cried
There are all sorts of ways" replied
Uncle John. "Fll leave you to think of
it awhile;" and he buttoned up his coat
and went away.
"What does he mean ~ asked Bob
II think it's joke" said Harry.
thoughtfully, "and when Uncle John asks
me, I'm going to say, why, man, of
course.'n
'Its a conundrum, know said 10,
and he leaned his head on his hand and
settled down to think.
Time went slowly to the puzzled boys,
for all their fun that day. 1t seemed that
after supper time would never come; but
it came at last, and Uncle John came, too,
with shiny skate-runner peeping out of
his great pocket.
Uncle John did not delay. He sat down
and looked straight into Harry's eyes.
"Been good boy to-day, Hal?"
"Yes-no," said Harry, flushing. az did
something Aunt Mag told me not to do.
because Ned Barnes dared me not to. /
can't bear boy to dare me. What's that
to do with spelling man p he added, half
to himself.
But Uncle John had turned to Bob.
Had good day, my boy p
Haven't had fun enough answered
Bob, stoutly. sits all JOS fault, too. We
boys wanted the pond to ourselves for one
day, and we made up our minds that when
the girls came we'd clear them off. But
Jo, he"
Il think that is JOS to tell" interrupted
Uncle John. SHOW was it, bow ~
aWhy," said 10, 81 thought the iris
had as much right to the pond as If rs.
So spoke to one or two Of "
boys, and they thought SO, to-. Ne
stopped it all. thought II was a,ssu to
treat girls that way"
Then came fash fiom Uncle Johns
pocket The next minute the skates we're
on JOS knee.
THE spelling match is over,D said In
Gle John, "and 10 has won the prize
Three bewildered faces mutely ques-
toned him.
Boys. he answered, gravely, lwe've
been spelling man, not in letters, but in
acts. ! told you there were different ways,
and we have proved it here tonight.
Think over it, boys, and see"
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The Regulation Banshee.

A generation or more ago a certain doc
tor, who practiced in County Mayo, had
been sitting up one night with gentle
man who was dangerously ill. After some
hours the crisis seemed over; the patient
fell into quiet sleep, and the doctor re-
tired into another room to get little
rest.
He had not been there long when a
servant rushed into the room, crying and
wringing her hands, and exclaiming:
Och, the poor masther-the poor mas
therw
"Hold your tongue" said the doctor;
"the master is better, and will be doing
well enough if you don't wake him with
your keening."
"Och, doctor, dear, don't We hear the
Banshee ~ said the girl, who was evidently
half scared out of her wits.
"Banshee, indeedp replied the doc
tor; tits your own fancy, and nothing
else"
But the girl would not be satisfied until
the doctor accompanied her back into the
room where the master lay, and there,
sure enough, he heard faint, mournfui
sound borne upon the wind.
He went to the window and looked out.
Before the house, and stretching for a
considerable distance, was great lawn,
bright with the moonlight, and with not
a tree or shrub to afford shelter to any
living thing, and from out of the midst of
the moonlight could be heard a low, plain
tive note, rising and sinking, and rising
again.
Startled out of his skepticism, the doc
tor rushed to his patients bedside and
found him at his last gasp.
Unlike most sprites and phantoms, the
Banshee is attached, not to places, but to
persons, and will follow member of the
family to which she belongs across the sea
to warn him of the approaching doom of
himself or of his kinsfolk. No families
save those descended from the ancient
Irish chiefs can boast of Banshee. A
certain amount of ignorance seems to pre-
vail upon this head. There are MANY
families of Norman or Saxon descent in
Ireland, as in most countries, who being
possessed of some death-bodlng apparition
mo doubt highly respectable phantom
in its way-dignify it with the name of
Banshee, a title to which, as we have
seen, it has no valid claim-1Re National
Rerie,r.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON. April 26th.-The usual number
of petitions were received favoring free coinage
of silver, the passage of the Farqnhar tonnage
bill, and the passage of the service pension bill
The Committee on Indian Affairs reported
favorably the bill to carry out the provisions OF
the treaty with the Sioux Indians in South Da-
kota, and it at once passed
The Committee on Military Affairs reported Z
resolution allowing Lieutenant Lemby, OF the
army. TO accept a position under the Colombian
Government, and it was at once passed.
Stewart introduced a bill to increase the pen
sion of General Patrick OConnor.
The calendar was then taken up and numer
Gus bills were passed. among them was one tc
validate presumption things and p-e-emptior
proofs made within the States OF North anG
South Dakota, Montana and Washington in Ger
tain cases.
Voorhees, called up the resolution to accept
the sword Of Captain Samuel c. Reid and pre-
sent gold medal to the Captains son. He
made long address favoring the resolution.
Eyarts followed, also in favor of the resolu
ton.
Sherman and Henderson opposed the resolu
ton, as they believed the medal should not be
gwen to the son, as he had not done anything
to deserve the medal. II was finally agreed te
amend the resolution so as to deposit the media
with the sword in the National Museum and the
resolution as amended was defeated by II aye:
to 20 noes
Voorhees, raised the point of no quorum and 9
answering to their names to make quorum.
Voorhees, then withdrew the resolution and
returned it to the calandar.
IN THE HOUSE.
WAsHNGToN, April 26th.-Ihe House passed
several bills of minor Importance and went into
Committee of the Whole on the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
Carter of Montana introduced bill thi.
morning providing that so much of the Acl
making appropriations for the slndry civil ex
penses of the Government for the fiscal veal
ending June, 1889, as reserved from settlement
and occupation all public lands. except fol
reservoirs bitches and canals for irrigation pur
poses is hereby repealed.
Some debate followed Payson's resolution
and the latter did not insist. A motion to ad
Jour ourn resulted yeas q, nays ys-no Quorum
terworth were appointed. The vote resulted, OF
motion to adjourn, yeas IS. nays 9S-ne
Quorum
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INFERIOR SEAL SKINS.
A Large Importer Fails Without . Cen,
of Indebtedness.

New YORK, April 26th.-The assignee OF
A. p. Rockwell, importer and manufact-
urer of seal fur garments, makes q state
ment that Rockwell, who was at one time
the second largest importer OF sealskins in
America, assigned without actually having
one cent of Indebtedness. The assignment
grew out of transaction with Revillou
Freres, fur dealers of Paris. Rockwell
started ten years ago as agent of Revillou
Freres, and assumed ali the expenses of
running their business in this city and all
bad debts.
In 1882 Revillou sent over 1000 seal
skins. Rockwell sold these goods in the
United States. and ever since has been re-
ceiying complaints to the effect that the
sealskins were inferior and in many cases
rotten. Rockwell wrote 10 Revillou Bros,
informing them that he would lose fully
$4,000. The Revillous refused to compen-
safe him, and he had to bear the entire
loss. Rockwell. however. issued accom-.
mediation paper to the amount Of $50, 600
for Revillon. and then Revillou sued on
this paper. Rockwell's assignee is about
10 sue Revillou Bros for 100000.
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ANOTHER SCANDAL.
How the Democratic Politicians of New
York Run Things.


New YORK, April 26.h.-The Fassett
Legislative Investigating Committee, which
unearthed the corrupt practices at Ludlow
street Jail, to-day uncovered another scan
dial. Peter H. Mccain, keeper of the
Mount st. Vincent Restaurant, Central
Park, which is political position. testified
that Richard Croker. Tammany boss,
raised fund of $4,000 to have the pres
ent Mayor, Grant, nominated for Public
Works Commissioner. Afterward, when
Grant was Sheriff he lGrant). at different
times, gave $4,000 to Cookers year-old
daughter. He also testified that Mrs
Croker and Grants private secretary and
Cookers physician have been offered brides
to leave the city since the investigation
opened.
Mccain explained that the $160.000
fund was to secure Grants confirmation as
Commissioner of Public Works, and was
not used because Mayor Grace nominated
another for the position. The fund was
raised among Tammany politicians and
Grant personally raised $4,000 of the
fund. Witness knew these things by reason
of being Cookers brother.in- law, and
much OF his information was derived from
Mrs. Croker. Witness also testified that
the money Croker received from Grant
paid for Cookers house, in which the latter
lives.
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General CIarkson Discusses gress o.


General Ciarkson Discusses xress OF
the Ccsnt<F.
PIrTsgURG. April 26th.-1hSl, nf3l14nnu-
al dinner of the America's Hebublican
Club, IN commemorarion of the e6th birth
dav of General g. S. Grant. was given to-
night. "Our Guests Absent was re.
sponded to by Colonel j. M. Schoonamaker,
of this CITY.
II. S. Grant, by Governor James A.
Beaver, and The Republican Party by
Hon. Thomas B. Reed. Epsaker of the
House of Representatives. Mr.. Reed
spoke at length on the election frauds and
ballot.box stueang in the South. The
remedy, he said, was the passage of the
Senate bill enlsrging the powers of the
United States Supervisors over State cleo
tons.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
spoke to the toast sThe r. epubican Press %
Brice, he said, was much derided for his
phrase in 1855. that the campaign of that
wear was an intellectual one" vet his
statement was true. The political contests.
said the speaker. are growing more and
more to be fought in the arena of discussion
and in the newspaper press. The torch
light and tire red light as political argu-
ments are being superseded by the intellect.
nal discussion of the press. Thecampaien
q n.
it has already begun. The Democrats saw
this before the Republicans, for any close
observer must have seen the marvellous
manner in which the! Democratic party has
been strengthening its lines in newspapers
and magazines. In the large cities of the
East thew have captured nearly all the maya.
zines and illustrated papers. All kinds of
press and literature have been turned into
their service. The reinforced Democratic
press is a startling thing for the Republican
party to face, and it must face it, with cour.
age and wisdom. In New York CITY l..
100000 copies of daily newspapers are
printed daily. Less than 100000 of them
are Republican. This means that two.
fifths of the Republicans of New York
city and its environments are reading
neuoorat;o Navarro ond tab;no na,oo,rot;o
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MYTHICAL DEsTITUrEs.
The Seattle Relief Committees Secretary
Gets Into Trouble

oSeo Ahto AIouDles
SEATTLE Wash. J, April 26th.-A sensa-
ton was created here this afternoon by the
publication in the Times of serious charges
against Secretary j. T. McCombs, of the
Seattle Relief Committee. 1t is asserted
that an investigation by reporters into the
alleged causes of restitution relieved by
McCombs during the month of April.
showed that ten of these persons had no
existence, and that for each of these Nc.
Combs had drawn check for $40.
1t is thought that further investigation
will show that ever since McCombs has
acted as Secretary of the Relief Committee,
period of about nine months he has been
carrying on this system of speculation. II
SO, the amount he has gotten away with
will foot up into the thousands. as there
has been disbursed a total of $S4, 900. The
Relief Committee, which was previously in.
formed that the Times would make the
charges. met early this afternoon and sus.
pended the Secretary. He is not vet un-
der arrest, but is kept under surveillance
by detective. An accountant will be
employed to investigate the books.
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He Writes q Strong Letter to the Attor-
ney-General.
WAsHINeroN, April 26th.-The following
correspondence was made public to-day:

WAsHINeroS. April 26th.-The following
correspondence was made public to-day:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. April -. 1890.
To the Ab9ruey- GeHerdl-SIR: have had fire.
quent occasions during the last six months to
confer with you in reference 20 the Instructions
offered in the counties of Leon, Gadsden, Madi-
son and Jefferson, in the State of Florida to the
execution OF process in Coutts of the United
States.
1t is not necessary to say more of the situation
than that the officers of the United States are
not suffered freely to .xercise their lawful
functions. This condition of things can no
longer be tolerated. You will therefore instruct
United States Marshal Weeks. as soon as he has
qualified, to proceed at once to execute such
writs OF arrest as may be placed in his hands
1t he apprehends resistance he will employ
such civil posse as may seem adequate to dis
should proceed with the calmness and mod
Grafton which should always attend public
officer in the execution of his duty and at the
same time with frmness and courage that
Will impress the lawless with wholesome sense
of the danger and futility of resistance.
You will assure The officers of the law and
those who have foolishly and wickedly thought
TO set the law at defiance, that every resource
lodged with the Executive by the Constitution
and laws will, as necessity arises be employed
to make it safe and feasible to hold the Federal
poses. Very respectfully,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Appended to this is letter from Attor.
ney.General Miller to United States Mar.
shall Weeks. of Florida, directing that the
Presidents instructions be faithfully car.
ried out