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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15
Investicating a BRIBERY Case.

vestigating the alleged bribery connection
with the passage of the West End Railway
bill to-day examined G. N. Bruce, counsel
for the Ames-Shepard company. His ties.
timony related to an arrangement between
the West End company and the Ames.
Shepard company, whereby the latter were
to petition for charter this year, and were
to assist the West End company, as he un.
derstood, for money consideration. Wit
ness knew of no members of the Legisla.
ture employed in the interest of the West
End company, but furnished list of the
prospective workers to whom money had
been paid.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
PlOois in illinois Create Heavy losses
Of Property.
RACING EVENTS IN THE EAST
Discussion on the Sanity Question
Formation Of Company With
Large Capital.
HEAVY RAINS.

tsrzaAL DISPATCHES TO TIE EncoHD-usros.l
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15
Sudden Death

GRASS VALLEY, June 14th. - Harry
Strader, of Butte City. Montana, died sud-
denly here to-day. he leaves a wife aud
two children.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15

Fl. DODGE Qa.), June 14th.-The Des
Moines river land case was decided by
Judge Shirts to-day. The opinion filed
dismisses the case of the Government
against the River Land Company and con-
firms the company's title to every odd sec
ton of land for five miles on either side of
the Des Moines river in the State of Iowa.
Much of the land has been sold to settlers
by the company on warranty deeds, and
they will not be disturbed. Seven hundred
settlers who, through mistake, got pat
ents from the Land Office. and who occupy
1000 acres of the land, must move off.
Resistance and trouble is expected.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15

ELECTRIC FLASHES,

BERLIN, June 14th.-The American rifle
men are meeting with an extremely cordial
rpcpp'ioy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09

life the habits and methods that had rendered
his career as a soldier 50 magnificent. HIS
supreme will would as little brook denial in
council aS in the field. His bcwidcring au-
dacty was as quick to act in the one Sltua-
ton as in the other With patriotism than
which there could be none profoundcr, sin
cerity that spoke in every word and gesture,
and truthfulncSS that dcspi,cd all c0mpr0-
mise, he was yet narrow bitter, reNentiul to
the last degree, absolutely certain that every
body who did not agree with him was nm enemy
to bis country and totally unable TO perceive
any side to any question except that which
his own sympathics favored
This character is essentially dangerous in n
republic, and by no means wholly attractive
bat il achieved for It's pOSscssOr popularity
wnapproachcd This was primarily due, OF
course. to its early assertion in battle. and IN
war where victories were scarce and desperate
" needed to prop up the Nations ,ci-cStccm.
But it was also due to the nature OF the pop
ulation which had then spread over the newly
developed Western and Southern States 50
numerousy as to be able to wrcst the control
of affairs from New-LnGlaud and Virginia.
They were a rough and desperately ignorant
people, and they loved Jackson becaySe he
was with them and of them because his hand
was always on his pistol, because he hated
ari>tocrat, and was unable to discriminate be
tween a man who dressed well and spoke good
English and an ariStOcrat, because he pos
SosScd all their own vices and vastly more than
their virtues With such character, ara
backed by a popularity which could neither be-
outyotcd nor reasoned with. his potency for
both good and evil was necessary. For both
he wrought. and it is his misfortune and ours
that 50 mitch of the good died with him while
SO much Of the evil has fingered to vcX every
s1cccelin0 pnncEltinn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09

because nobody could know how they had
voted, and nobody could trust them, and there
fore nobody would invest money in such cattle.
As matters stand, Governor Hills workers can
spot the men they hire lead them to tho
voting places see the ballots given them put
into the box, and, if necessary, tally the bal
lots aftcrwald by private marks put upon them.
70 break up this Infamous practice would be to
add very largely to the rightful share of po-
litcal power welded by honest and unpur-
chasablc voters, and therefore Governor Hill
argues about universal suffrage.
The unofficial ballot is what yOte-buyerS and
pulchasablc voters both desire. 1t affords a
sufficient means of making sure that the bribcd
voter has deposited the ballot furnished him.
The ballots privately printed by any set of
votc-buyerS can be distinguished when count
ed from all other ballots. Thus the yote-buy-
ers can ascertain with certainty whether the
good, have been delivered With that pro-
vision to facilitate bribery, the hideous leproSy
of corruption will continue to eat away the
very life of free institutions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
AynREw LlcKNON HIS nAY.

Yesterday was the anniversary OF the day
upon which Andrew Jackson, with 5000 rough
and ready baclwood>mcn, fought and nightly
whipped General Sir Edward Packcnham. lead
ing an army Of 12.000 Bii'ou, picked from
Wcliugton'> choicest veterans. The hat,"
lasted - minutes and az H., close COO Brit
i>h soldiers had been slain and the rest We're
n,ing hithcr and yon in di>ordcrly retreat. The
american los, was 2l-S men were killed and
II were wounded. When General Jackson
IAN for the Presidency in ISIS it was repre-
~cnted by many OF his supporters that had these
II men constituted his entire army, the result
90 the Battle Of Ncw-OHoans would have been
unchanged. Thi, particular claim is not uoN
advanced. bat among the echoes OF that mag
nlicout storm Of adu,ation on whose crest Jack
ION wa, iioatcd into civil p0Vcr-ccho"~ which
our Democratic contemporaries are sacrcdl
bound 10 revive ON the s'h Of every January
there are many tradition, and assumptions
equally true.
Nearly fifty year, have elapsed since this
picturesque character passed away and al
though he was precisely the sort Of man Of
whom contemporaries can by no possibility find
a correct estimate. 1t doe, seem - if time
enough had gone 10 enable popular iudg
mcnt to lc r. achcd which will neither elevate
him 10 Olympu, nor place him among the great
dCmagOgucs and adycntUcrS. Of whom Clay
Webster and Calhoun were united in regarding
him as chief. Scarcely any notable event in
our history had Of itself Jess signicanc" than
the wonderful battle which made Jack son IA
nous Nor did hc perform in civil life any
service which might not have been expected
from scores of men far less distinguished. And
vet with all lis bundcrS many OF them serious
and far-rcaching. with all It's contradictions
and Inconsistencies. American history could i'll
afford to spare the record left by this untutorcd
genius
Jackson began his public career by exhibit
ing "A quality of temper and Judgment which
animated him to the end. He entered Con
grcss Just at the close OF WaShington'S Admin
istration. and voted against the address in
which the conduct OF the Government was APP
proved Ills vote indicated his opposition 10
Jays treaty and Hamilton, fiscal policy, the
two features Of that Administration which his
tory has especially commended. In this al
most his first public action. ne gave a remark
able illustration Of his character lie was a
painfully ignorant man, but his political sight
was clear, quick, acute though always short,
and the thing he saw. whatever il might be,
shut out all else around il or beyond il. His
genius was for war for the arbitrary command
OF men whose business was TO blot out any
ding and everything that presumed to stand
in their way, and he took with him into civil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
NmusemenIs.

ACADFMY-S:l5-The Old Homestead
AMBERG THEATRE $50 49, Heguer - SIS - Venetian
Nights
AMERICAN ART GALLEBIES-9a IN. 10 p. m. and 1870
TO 10 D. m.-Millets "Augelus"
BIJOU THTATRE-S-A Tin Soldier.
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-F up TO Date
CASINO-S-The BrGands.
DAYS. THEATRE-s-As You Like It,
EDEN MUSEE-Wa1 Tabeaus.
FIFTH AVENUE ART GALLERIES. a. IN. TO 10 p m
Architectural League Annual Exhibition
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-S-A PaTOr Match.
JOHNSTONs AKp GALLEKl-9 a III. 10 p. Mart
Exhibition
IyCEUM THEATRES l5-The Charity BAH.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-s:S0-A Nan Of the World
and Aunt Jack.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSES -Tdnnlauser
NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC semiannual
Entrance Examinations.
NEwPARK THEATRE N;l5-The Gondohers.
NIBLOs GARDENS kaanka.
PALMERs THEATRE - Nora, or Dolls House
B Richard Ill.
PROCTORS 23D.ST THEATRE :l5-shenandosh
STANDARD THEATRE-S:l5-The seven Ages
STAR THEATRES La Tosca.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE County FAIR
wORTH'S PALACE MUSEUM Living CnrosiUes
5TH AVENUE THEATRE Twelfth Night
l4TH sTREETTHEATKE- s-1hc New Fautasina
tTH.AVE AND 18TH -GettyshuIs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
orNLrLENlL NrIEEIGL.r

Against ballot reform there J., left hut ono
ar@um,nj-it j., mot universal manhood ,nll raec.
Aud that 70. Gumoui J., nonsense. for universal
.uf rage nowhere exist, in this country has
nowhere existed. and Is L' nobody wanted.
There are the persons who do NOT happen to
have lived within particular geographical lines
time required n.y. Lass. They are completely
di,fiauchiscd now. ! tine laws in any State
had meant To make >uliiar" universal. persons
who's. cilcum, aucr, compd them 10 change
their residence tom time to tim" would not
have been thus deprived OF the ballot whenever
obliged to move from one state to another. o.
from one county on town to another. This is
only one Of many restrictions which Nh" law
now places upon the suffrage. for thc obvious
purpose o, protecting ihc ii yhts of All by guard
Ing against unlawful voting. Very curious
~. registration. which is ia fact another re-.
,tnction Of universal manhood suffrage, is AL
yocatcd by the same Governor Hill who pro.
Jesse, anxiety - retain universal manhood
sunra
No restriction whatsoever that does not now
exist is placed upon the Suffrage by ballot re
form. Every person entitled TO vote can OBJ
tain and mark hi, Official ballot, deposit it, and
have it counted. Even the illitcHto voter.
with the aid OF the sample ballot which is per
mttcd, can vote exactly rs he pca>es. The
persons whose exclusion is really feared, and
whose threatened disfianchiscmcnt moves Gov
ernor I'LL to lamcntation. are in fact those
who will not vote unless they are bribed That
class of voters constitutes the strength and
popularity of "A certain sort OF politicians. and
anything which lessons the number Of bought
votes is dcirimcnt to them. But to The pub
lie il would be a blessing of ncalculahlc value
to have every one of that class deprived of the
power 90 prostitute the most sacred trust of
citizen.
That Is the whole trouble with ballot reform.
II tends to cut off the fellows who vote for pay
aud not otherwise. such creatures would not
be likely to get the usual cash ON Election Day,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
PERSONAL.

Adjutant-Gcneral Hastings, who managed the al
mnistration Of relief at Johustown, j., talked Of as
candidate for Governor OF Pennsylvania tbs year.
Speaker Reed is great novel reader.
The oldest living graduate Of the Medical College Of
the University Of Pennsylvania is DIT. l. /. Cohman,
of Phoenxville, PENN who has been practising medl
cine sixty one years.
4 London gossip gives the following story as
Illustrative Of Lord Tenny sons peculiar manners in
society," In his early days when he had no greater
horror than that of being lonized great lady wished
to introduce to the Laureate musician who had set
some Of his songs to music. party was given Tor
the OCCASION The Laureate appeared, and the
musician sang his songs 10 him with every power OF
expression that lie knew how to produce At the end
of the performance everybody waited the word oi the
t"'r,d tbaf The SOM, lad not produced a good i'm
prcs,ion. The silence became agOnling. vt length,
from the corner whore IeEny,on sat came voice
choking with emotion" DO you not see that ! am
Wcepiug?'
Judge Holmes, Of Massachusetts, doe, not look
much Ike hi, ilIustrious father the Aut0crat.' lie
is taller, and wears a military looking mu-tache.
1t j., very rare indeed that actrcss celebrates her
seventy fifth year OF consecutive service Tie stage
of the same theatre This event, perhaps unique in
dramatic annals. has just occurred al stuttgart where
Fran Louise schmidt 0f the ROYAL Court Theatre, ha,
now completed her three quarters of century Of un
interrupted engagements with ;hIt house. She made
her debut u l-l4. being then nine years Cd.
The Sergeant Dunn Of Austria is an Old man
named Peter Lcchucr. lie lives. year in and year
out in % round tower the top of the sonnblick
Mountain I'm the Austrian Alp,-thc highest mciooro-
logical station in Europe. and perhaps In the world
Throughout the long Alpine winter he sees no living
soul. save for an hour two on Cal, tmas Day when
a party cut, its way to him from the valley below
laden with present, subscribed for i'm Vienna His
business hi, cyric between earth and heaven is 10
take three times a day. the reading, OF various IN
f.uI fI1tsf fff- only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
4 NOTOR ZOE CHIC1GO.

with the completion Of a machine endowed wlth
perpctual motion by Mr.. Wood, Of Willard OHIO.
Attempts to perfect motor of tins knd have
been many. but they have always met with failure.
Mr. Wood, however, has succeeded, and has Just
obtained a patent on motor which
runs night and day and Sunday, and,
the neighbors say, seems to ENJOY It,
Mr. Wood utilities the wcll-known attraction Of
arayitaton in his motor putt SAYS Mr..
Wood, in explaining his invention, harness on
gravItation, and make it do service line draueht-
horse The attraction Of gravlt1uon has hltn-
crto been very Skittsh about being harncssrd, and
We are truly glad 10 learn that Mr.. Wood has
brought it under subsection. Mr. Wood got con-
troll Of gravitation by skliul handling of the
centre Of gravity The centre of gravity has
Heretofore been the dread of perpetual motion
workers. but Mr. Wood manages it as easily as
he does pair of shears OF a buttonhook The
reader will instantly See how he accomplishcS this
when We say that he Keeps the centre of gravity
without tie centre of a circle governed 10y
parallel base When Mr.. Wood FIST BEGAN work
ON his motor he had the usual experience, but hes
promptly, 10 clothc it IN popular language, took
the centre Of gravity by the napc of the neck
and put it in its proper place.
But it j., the practical application of Mr. Woods
motor and especially i'm particular city, of which
We wish To- speak TIE motor D. specially i'm
tended for the propulsion Of wagons, carriages
and other road vehicles Enclosed i'm small
boN. about q foot square, il can be- set under the
seat and connected with one Of She rear wheels by
belt, where b. viii propcl tie corri,-c al any
ratc of speed desired We wish 10 call the at'cn-
ton Of tie husiucs, men Of Chicago 10 this. The
Chicago business man has a habit OF living ont ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
THE NINOEITT Ar ALBANY.

Tho Democratic party of this State last fall
elected seventy Of its candidates to the LogiS-
latule of 1890. OF these thirteen are senators
and hity-seycn are Asscmblymen. In other
words the Democracy has a good working
minority i'm both houses The Republican ma
iority in the senate is only sin in the Assembly
only fourteen. One hears good deal about
the rights of a minority, but too little about
its duties. 1t is to be hoped for the sake OF
the common good, that the minority at Albany
this winter will not only stand up man
fully for all its rights, but will be equally con
>cicntiOuS and IcSOlutc in tho discharge oi
the manifold duties which will fall to lis lot.
THE Albany Argus" writing on this topic,
gives It's friends in the Legislature some sound
advice. 1t assures them that they ought to
promote every Just proposition in government
and every measure for the general good which
may be presented for action. II the
Democratic members of the Legislature fully
represent their party in the State and IN the
country. they viii not seek to satisfy them
selves by merely negative positions Con-
tinung in this vein and getting down to facts,
1.-THE Argus" says: For two years the Dem
ocIauic party in the Legislature has been forced
into the false position of seeming TO oppose
propositions for the reform of election meth
DDS. The propositions which were presented
could not. to be sure. stand the test OF Impair
tial and intelligent examination. bat while OPP
posing them the Democratic members failed
to offer their own positive propositions to meet
the same evils. some oi the assumptions
which 90 with these admontions are uutcnablc,
bat that does not affect the value of the adj
monitions themselves. If Democratic Senators
and ASScmblymcn desire TO commend them
selves TO the people. and by 50 doing to adj
vance the best interests OF their party. they
will give heed TO the counsel of TINS veteran
Democratic organ. During the last ten years
or more Democrats have generally been IN the
minority in the Legislature, and they have
generally conducted themselves aS though they
believed the function of a minority wa, simply
10 place s'umbling-hlock, in the path OF the
majority They have set themselves against
important measures affecting the common wei
.aIc proposed Ly the RopuhlicanN-no'ahly.
those 10. king - temperance riorm-hut ha'"
declined 10 bring forward altona'iN" bills.
As ohStrucjioni>t, they have achieved cou,d-
cradle success. bu' their record in the field of
constructive statc,man>hip is a barren one.
This attitude j, in the highest degree dis
crcditahlc. and il helps TO explain the fact that
the Democracy SO seldom gain, control of the
Legislature. Observing that the minority de-
clinc- &, render good and faithful service h"-
cause il j, minority. voter, aic justified ln
concluding that party which allows IFS repre-
sentative, TO pursue policy thus narrow and
nd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
TEN PAGES.
THE NEWS rms MORNING.

.r. -
forelSh'-Ah oihcl" pi'1i,i"n U''''' - ~,
the separation OF 'hurGn anu N'"'
efN an" eIu"Il'N' "I" ''"' INV up ''9
EI""'" "''"'' ' -
courts are going III hlo'ihiH- I"' "c I''""-'i
Empress Augusta -7-- NcIo''"''"' "''"'''
England and Portugal on Inc AtIIG"h question
continue. --- The katonlo. with Henry W. stan
Icy on boaId, touched at A''h' ire ''A'
Dental campaign IN Peru Is IN ia" SWING.
ABOUT '"o'VVV people III AN" near ''""' Law
s"Ileieu IRON lhe Ihh"ch|"' m
OohgleSs'-holh branches III scS,loH'
senate AIltI Il lo'- "Vo"'e' NJ l''''"'.'o "
sutute for MI. voorhees, $ resolution Gaming I'l
Information upon the w W Du'ie' case Vas
adopted several nominations were received from
the President; III executive session TWO hoiNI""-
lions were confirmed. -- The House: lie DIS
tict OF columbia Appropriation D" was 'SS '''
Domestic.-Dr. knihn ana Emn' FhIceH were
arrested for the murder oil MIS- hhi'""' "' i''u
ton, y. }. - Many deaths oue 10 Tie prevail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09

1t will cause Governor Hill no surprise to be
told that his elaborate diSquiSitiOn on ballot
reform with the essential feature left ont VIII
not bring about any change in the plans of the
BALLOT Reform League. The belief at the
headquarters of the League is the belief OF all
friends of true ballot rcform-that the Gov
emor is insncere in his opposition to the sax
ton bill, and that the plan proposed by him
would by no means accomplish the purpose for
which the reformerS are laborng. If a veto OF
the SaXton bill is assured. it is important to
bring pressure to bear upon the Democrats in
the Legislature to such a degree, if possible,
"A, will induce a sufficient number of them to
ion with the majority in enacting the law de-
spite the Governors opposition. The canvass
which the League is making will doubtless be
largely helpful in this matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09

Mr.. Shcchau is to be congratulated that the AS
scmbly ceiling did not come down wiie MS lei
low-Democrats were voting for HIM Tor speaker.
For reasons which we will not stop to state, I'M
thinking conduct on the part of the ceiling at thai
juncture could not have failed to cmbarrasS MI
Shcehan Lucky Shechan!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
4 CLOSE APPROACH TO GREATNESS.

From The Chicago New.
The Democratic members Of the Kentucky L"-i~lat-
urc have unanimously decided To- give their uclc Joe
Rlachhuru another term m the ntcd states senate
notwith -tandiug the shocking bad hat he wears
Krutucliuf, are WILING To- overlook &c rcc"ntrctcs
i'm Dire, al a -tatc-uuu Who has had a famous race
horse named after him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09

Several bills dc,i-ucd To- protect the forests of
thc State. which nilcd 10 pas, Tine last Lcais-
3tur because they were presented az late
date. are to Dee brought forward early in the
session ih, year. and cncrpric efforts viii be
uut forth - pass them The purpose ~ tine
bills viii have the lcariy approval of Ml n-
tcl-cpi and Wcll-iuiorucd citizens. they are
non. political. and matters Of that sort too often
ml TO receive the attention they deserve at
Albany That ought not 10 he the ease "lth
thr,. hill,