Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-06
GREAT WALKING FEAT.
Hartman Covers Seventy Miles Day
Ahead of Time.

Ahead of Time.
DENVER, May 5th.-A Lamar, Col. spe-
cial to the Republican says: J. S. Harri-
man, who is trying to walk from Wabash,
Ind, to San Francisco within sixty. five
days, on wager of $4,000, arrived here
at o'clock this evening. He is now 1 ,49S
miles from the starting point and 800 miles
ahead OF schedule time. Since his last
rest at Dodge City be has covered in a day
and a half $50 miles. His average has
been about seventy miles in twenty-four
hours.
This is the halfway point, and he is
awaiting orders from his manager, whom
he left at Coolidge, Kansas, to secure fresh
horses. Those accompanying him on
horseback are Messrs. Drummond, Geb.
hard and Mcdonald. Fourteen horses
have already played out, being unable to
stand the strain. His route from here will
be via Lsjunta and Trinidad He is look.
ing well and shows no appearance of
fatigue, although he has lost twelve pounds
in flesh since he started.
Successful Arbitration.
CHICAGO, May 5th.-The terms of settle.
ment agreed upon by the arbitration COM
mittee of the striking carpenters and the
New Bosses Association was submitted
to the carpenters this afternoon. and after
stormy session it was ratified by them.
further meeting of the arbitration COM
mittee will be held tomorrow, when all
the minor details will be settled and the
strike, as far as it concerns these two asso-
Citations, will be declared off.
LATER The great carpenters strike is
finally settled, SO far as the new Bosses
Association is concerned. Fully 1000
journeymen carpenters will go to work by
Thursday. The arbitration committees of
the new Bosses Association and the strik-
ers met this evening and settled the last de-
tail. The journeymen achieved almost
sweeping victory. Thew made concessions
on but two points. The only disappoint-
ment was that the stubbornness of the old
Masters Association has left its members
wholly out of the final deal.
The official statement of the terms of
settlement will not be issued until to NOR.
row, but it is reliably stated that the docu.
ment provides for eight hours per day.
Overtime will only be allowed between
certain stipulated hours at night The
minimum wages are fixed at IS cents per
hour up to August LIST, and thereafter at
37l cents
Overtime is to be rated at time and
half and Sunday time as double time In
the matter of apprentices concessions were
made by both sides. The employers agree
to employ only union men, even for fore
men.
Trouble Among the Elks.
New YORK, May 5th.-Justice Barrett to-
day granted u temporary injunction re-
strainirg the Elks from holding their an
nual meeting this year in Cleveland, Ohio.
The organization was formed in New York
in ISL, and the balance of power used to
be IL the East, but now the West has the
majority. Several years ago the Grand
Lodge went to Philadelphia in spite of the
great objection of part of the New York
members Finally an amendment to the
constitution was adopted providing that by
majority vote the Grand Lodge meeting
might be held outside of this State. This
time Cleveland had the plurality, but the
majority was against it anG Treasurer Men,
del sued for an Injunction, contending that
plurality is not majority. Arguments
will be heard later.
Governor HIPS Latest.
ALBANY On. ", May 5th.-Governor
Hill to-day sent to the Legislature mes
| sage suggesting change in the method of
contested elections. He suggests the pas
sage OF concurrent resolution submitting
to the people an amendment to the State
Constitution which will take from each
| hOao~ AHS PcWSA VI Jub6Lie vi us OWu tleC-
| tons and confer the jurisdiction upon the
Courts.
He would also recommend such action
on the part of the Legislature as is likely
to bring the subject TO the attention OF
Congress. with view Of securing ulti-
mately similar amendment to the Fed.
eral Constitution This says the Gov.
ernor, would compel the contests to be de.
cided upon their merits and relieve legisla.
tive bodies from the standing temptation
20 do injustice"
The Clayton Contest.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), May 5.h.-The
Congressional Committee examined about
two hundred witnesses to-day as to how
they voted at the November election in
lsSS They were from two townships in
" oodruff county. The evidence showed
change of fifty votes from Clayton to
Breckenridge.
Mrs. Hooper, who in her testimony de-
MED any acquaintance with j. ID. Safer,
who charged her dead husband with hav.
Clayton, was not put on the stand this
afternoon as was expected. She has con.
ftssed, however, that her denial that she
| did not know Safer was not true.
Railroad Rumor.
KANSAS CRY. May 5th.-A dispatch from
| Leavenworth, Kan, says: A big railroad
scheme, with millions to back it, is on
| foot for transcontinental short line from
New York to the Pacific. The enterprise
is in the hands Of body of English CAPT
talists and American railroad men. The
/ syndicate has been secretly at work for O
| long time From Leavenworth to Denver
| the route surveyed two years ago ano
known as the Denver short line. and
more recently as the Leavenwor;h. Denvs
and Utah short lire, viii be used. This
su.ysy Is eighty niles sa.stsr than any ex