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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-31

know when / am going to get out. L
thought we would leave here a week ago,
but we're still here. We have no fault to
find with the company, and none on our
train finds fault except those New YORK
drummers. It's hell on them. You see,
they are losing money on their goods,
That Is where their kick is coming. would
like to see some of those fellows trying to
run mountain of snow and railroad.
Why, man. they would find fault with the
most trivial matter. The railroad company
has taken good care of me. Therefore
have no fault to find with the delay. l am
confident that every effort possible IS being
made to get Us out of this terrible blockade.
am accustomed to heavy falls of snow,
and have some idea of what the railroad
people have to contend with"
S. Oyama, a commissioner of the Japan
ese Government, sent to the United States
to examine into the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving at Washington, who is on
his way home, takes his position philo-
sophically. He says, though, that he IS
very tired and wants to get back to Japan.
Has no complaint to make against the
company, and is satisfied that nothing is
being left undone by the owners OF the
road.
Mrs. ]. R. Brendell said she would like
to get hold of the author of Beautiful
Snow" and thought she would make short
work of him. 81 have had all the snow
want" she said you see it is hard on US
ladies to be deprived of the conveniences
we are accustomed to. l don't see any
other way than to make the best of the sit
uation The railroad folks have done all
they could for us. We have plenty to eat,
and have no complaints to make. Our
lie fflrT1fah frQQ / think ~ iS raQl
kind of them. OF course, l can get along
without their assistance. but some of the
passengers could not. They appreciate the
attention given"
w. G. Chalcroft, of Detroit, Mich, said:
This is fearful. l do not see that anyone
is to blame, and l am satisfied that the
railroad people will get us out as soon as
possible. If they don't, they will have a
good board bill to pay. Our food is good,
and we get all we want to eat free. There
fore, there is no fault to find except on ac-
count of delay"
Peter Reed of Salt Lake City remarked
to the reporter:
you bet am getting along splendidly.
l know snow-storms are tough, and / am
not prepared to condemn the railroad people
until l am satisfied that they are keeping
US here for the pleasure of giving US free
board" When asked if the food was good
and wholesome, Mr.. Reed replied: 1T
suits me beautifully, for the reason that 1
was not born with a silver spoon in my
mouth. l give the railroad due credit for
what they are doing for us passengers. l
would like to get ont Of this blockade soon,
for it is becoming monotonous. Good things
that last too long make one very weary"
w. Boulder of Virginia City, ]. B.
Arrombe of San Francisco, D. W. Rulison
of Reno George Doughertv of WinDe-
nlucca, Frank G. Everett of Wells, New, K
Everett and others all spoke in manner
indicating that they had been well treated.
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POOR ECONOMY.

Severe criticism has been INDUCED in by
the San Francisco press of the uneconomic
procedure of the postal authorities in the
dispatch of the delayed mails for the
Oregon and the north coast. So far as
light has been shed upon the subject, the
structures appear to be justified. The
Government authorities in charge of postal
work on this coast wished to dispatch the
mails by the regular passenger steamers
from San Francisco. The price asked was
81 per sack. To this the Government OBJ
jected, and rendered the steamship COM
pany half that sum, which it refused. The
revenue steamer Rush was then loaded
with the mail-bags and received orders to
deliver them. The Rush is a notably slow
boat, taking double the time between San
Francisco and Portland that the passenger
steamers consume. 1t is estimated on
what basis we are not informed, that the
trip of the cutter will cost the Govern
ment 81, 800. The fee of the passenger
steamer would have been, at the rate
stated, $780, Assuming this to be the cor
rect statement, the Government is loser
$1,000 by the transaction, to say nothing
of the delay in the delivery, on account OF
the slowness of the cutter. 1t is stated
that the sum paid to the American coast
steam lines by the British Government for
transportation of the English mail from
Victoria to the north coast ports and San
Francisco is $40 bag. While we may
not take this as basis upon which to esti
mate the fair compensation for carrying
the delayed mail referred to, since the
British Government is additionally lib
eral in its expenditure for mail-carrying by
water, it is certainly justifable to condemn
the policy of our postal authorities who
haggled between 81 sack with speedy
dispatch, and three times that cost with
indifferent transportation as regards speedy
delivery of the peoples mail matter. 1t
will be charitable to assume that the au-
thorities at Washington were advised in
this transaction by some local counselors
who are short-sighted and uneconomic to
the extent Of folly, else the dispatch of the
Rush would not have been ordered. If
this assumption is correct, the sooner the
Postofice Department changes its, local
counselors the better.
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should occur we would have men on the
ground equal to any emergency that might
arise"
SAID Mr.. Brown: "In the early days of
snow-shed building we did not know
what we wanted. Other roads did not
use sheds, so we had no precedent to go
by but had to establish one for ourselves.
Our first sheds were built with peaked
roofs. We soon discovered that they were
not what we wanted, as the snow would
drift on the side and throw the sheds out
of line. This was our first experiment in
shed-building. We have kept at work,
and to-day we have the most complete
and safest system to be found, although
at great cost. The fiat roof has taken the
place of the old style. This. with many
other changes in the manner of building,
has made them formidable, as far as any
snowfall is concerned. We have not, dur
ing this entire storm, lost foot OF shed
from the pressure of snow
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VICTORY AT LAST.
Details of the Final Grand Struggle With

Details of the Final Grand Struggle With
the snow King.
from the RECORD UNIONS special correspond
ents.
TRUcKEE, January Both. All OF last
night the battle continued on the mount
aims along the entire snow belt portion.
The snowfall and heavy wind which set
in yesterday afternoon, and ragged until this
morning. almost made the strongest hearts
feel as if the two long weeks of warfare
against the elements would end in defeat
Almost the entire force on the hill was on
duty all night for the purpose of making
a final effort to keep the track in condition
for moving the trains to-day.
At 1 o'clock this morning the General
Superintendent telegraphed Assistant Cen
eral Manager Curtis, asking him il it would
not be best on account of the seeming i'm
possibility to clear the road, 10 send all
west bound passengers back East, and
bring them around by the southern route.
Mr.. Curtis sat down to reply, wrote few
lines, dropped his pencil, and sat as if in
deep thought. The situation was perplex-
ing one. He arose from his chair, walked
out of the car on to the platform TO take
last view of the situation before taking
final action.
Nothing more discouraeing could be
contemplated. The dispatches received
from all points along the line were enough
to crush the strongest heart. A foot of
snow had fallen at Cascade and other
points had suffered equally as bad.
Mr.. Curtis returned to his desk and wired
the General Superintendent that he would
not give up the battle, but would make an
other effort to keep the road clear and raise
the blockade between Truckee and Tunnel
ID.
New energy and efforts were born fer the
final onslaught.
Success came and at u o'clock to-day
the blockade was raised.
The road is open its entire length.
Curtis and Wright at once left Tunnel IL
for Truckee Orders were at once issued
for the seven west-bound trains to be sent
forward at once. The first was mail
train of five cars, next followed the Truckee
snowbound passenger train.
At 4:35 P. NJ when the train left large
number of people were present, ard gave
the passengers three rousing cheers, which
were returned by the passengers.
Then followed the trains from Reno,
which left Truckee at S:15 and o'clock
this evening. Four more trains from Reno
will pass through Truckee before A. NJ.
There is still one more snow-bound train
to come in from WiDnemucca which is ex-
last of the blockaded trains.
Eight trains are now on the way to Sec
ramento, containing SO cars OF passengers.
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AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

The very interesting question, "what
constitutes a quorum of the House, for
the purposes of legislation" has been
raised in the House of Representatives,
and has thrown that assemblage of law
makers into a state of wild excitement, if
we are to accept the graphic accounts of
the telegraph. But it is partisan agita-
tion rather than one that will determine
cold legal question. The issue simply is
whether when members decline to vote in
sufficient number to prevent affirmative
action, and the question of no quorum is
raised, if the Speaker has, under the Con-
stitution and the rule of Parliamentary
law, the power to order the Clerk 10 record
as present the names of the members re-
manning, and thus ascertain that quorum
is in fact present, and SO rule, constituting
silence as assent 1t is an involved ques-
ton, since there are rulings by good
Parliamentarians, and actions by legis-
latiye bodies in both the negative and the
affirmative. We are not proposing to now
debate the matter. For that there is
ample time, and it demands reflection and
examination. But it is timely to COM
ment upon the misfortune it is to the
country to have so important an issue de-
bated and decided from partisan stand
point. 1t is case of constitutional con-
struction that should not involve party
politics in any manner whatever. Yet,
from the manner in which the debate
opened in the House on Wednesday, it is
GEAR the Republicans and the Democrats
divided on the question on party lines, and
with the apparent disregard for the law
of the case, if we except only the remarks
of three or four of the members. Still,
even in those cases their personal views
were singularly in accord with the parti
san division of the body of the House. 1t
is not a new question, but is an unsettled
one, and one of such pre-eminent import
ance that it ought to command the offices
of the best legal ability and highest states
manship, and be set at rest, if in no other
way, by constitutional construction by
the highest tribunal of the land Indeed
the Importance of the issue is such that it
may well engage consideration of the wis
dom of amending the Constitution for the
undeniable reason, that so long as it is
unsettled, it puts the country in peril of
domination, so far as the ruling of con-
gressional presiding officer can do so, by
vicious influences for bad purposes. and
makes it possible for partisan rancor to
swallow up or 70 give color TO III legisla-
iion.
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The Storm Eases Up.

REDDING, January 30th. - Light rain
showers are falling tonight, but there is
no wind, nor does it indicate heavy
storm. Train Is went south at 745 tonight.
The local was on time. The special to-day
went to Morley, and will go up again to-
morrow. 1t is expected to get the road clear
to Delta in a day or two if there is no
further storm.
At Dunsmuir.
DUNsMUIR. January 30th.-To-night it is
showery. The temperature is $50. The
pillow which hiss been making weekly trips
between here and Mott, is now partly
buried on side track on the side of the
mountain, six miles north. The drivers of
the two engines are off the track, but with
good luck it may yet reach Mott on time
The situation south is improving. The
tops of many of the cars are broken by the
weight of the snow.
Progress of the Snow-Plow.
Mort, January 30th.-The weather is
threatening. 1t showed at intervals to-day
Yesterdays rain packed the snow to such
an extent that r. H. Pratt's snoT-plow.
coming north, is not working more than
five miles per day, with thirty miles of road
yet to clear. Nuns erous land slides of large
dimensions are reported between Redding
and this place, which will require several
days work to remove. 1t will probably be
week before the road is open.
1t Is Slow Work.
DELTA, January 30th.-The rain of the
past forty-eight hours cleared the track of
its snow at this point, and the prospects are
that the train south will reach here to-
night. 1t is reported that the gang OF men
from Dunsmuir. who are working south,
will reach Sims tonight; but as there are
two big land-slides between here and Sims,
it will be at least twenty-four hours longer
before the trains can reach Dunsmuir.
ShoveIers Quit Work.
SIssoN, January 3oth.-There has been
no snow here to-day but it is cloudy and
stormiug in the mountains. The expected
plows failed to arrive. Some very heavy
work is yet to be done in the canyon below
Mott where there are several large slides
The force of men is light there, as over one
third of the $50 have quit
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The RECORD. UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only papers on the
Coast outside Of San Francisco, that receiUe
shs full associated Press dispatches from all
parts Of the World. Outside Of San Francisco,
tRey hare no competitors either in Influence
kome and general circulation throughout the
Etete.
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San Francisco Agencies.

This paper is for sole at the following places:
California street, who is also sole Advertising
Agent for San Francisco the principal News
Stands ana Hotels, and at the Market-street
Ferry.
~ Also, for sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento.
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UNION of the 25th, and at Blue Canyon a
passenger asked him if he brought any
newspapers. He produced his RECORD
UNION and stated his price was 81 80, and
without any jewing- down on the price the
sale was effected.
From Gold Run.
GOLD Run, January 30th.-It commenced
raining here yesterday about P NJ. and
continued until A. NJ to-day. There are
some signs of the clouds breaking away
now. The wind is still south and the indi-
cations are for more storm. There is some
probability of clearing the passenger trains
To-day
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-31
weather Forecasts for To-day.

California-Rain in the northern portion; fair
in southern westerly winds in southern;
Eoutherly winds in northern; nearly stationary
temperature.
Oregon and washington-Rain; southerly
Winds slightly warmer.
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ApYEaTzsEmENr or HALE BROS. g q.
Today AND Tomorrow
Are the Closing Days of the
Winter CLEARANCE SALE.
Let nothing hinder a visit.

There is clear gain of So cents Suit in buy
ing LADIES SANITARY WOOL UNDERWEAR at
81 10 a garment Nearly all sizes
MISSES BLACK HOSE for I21I cents a pair:
LADIES RIBBED WOODEN HOSE for IS cents, and
LADIES FANCY TOPPED COTTON HOSE for 1913
cents, are three Hosiery items worth remembering.
An attack has been made on the entire line of
Fine TABLE COVERS and SCARFS. Covers that
were s. and 81 50 are now s., and so on through
every rank
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-31
THE PIONEER MUSIC CLERK,

DENNY ROBBINS. FORMERLY WITH DALE
N 4 Co. for nearly quarter Of century,
wishes to meet his old music customers at
COOPER'S MUSIC STORE, where can be found
all the standard music OF the Dale & Co stock,
with additions from all the best publishers.
Mr.. Robbins says that with this superb stock he
music. jsS01m2p
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All in Line.


CoLFAx, January 30th.-The blockade is
completely broken at last, and the delayed
west bound trains are speeding westward.
The first of these carries nearly all the de-
layed mail. and amounts 10 six carloads.
This train arrived here al 9:55 this evening
1t was discovered that one of the wheels of
the rear car was cracked aud there was an
hours delay while new one was being
substituted The train left here at 1890,
and will reach Sacramento before O'Clock.
The other seven trains are following in
rapid succession, and will all reach Sacra-
mento during the morning.
The second train consists of two sleepers,
two emigrant cars, one coach and one
smoker.
The third, seven sleepers.
The fourth, five sleepers.
The fifth, six emigrants and three
coaches.
The sixth, seven coaches.
The seventh, one coach, four baggage,
one car of eggs and one car OF steps.
The eighth, three mail cars and three
express.
RENO January 30.h-The blockade was
raised at ~ O'Clock. The passengers are
being taken west now. There is much re-
ioicing. aud general good feeling prevails:
The passengers were cheered Justify and
frscreckers snd Chinese bombs were fred
as the train pulled out.
WApswoRrH, January 30th.-The first
train left Reno ct 1:3z NJ. to- day. The
others will follow Immediately. All will
go straight through.
The Children Cry For 1t.
TRucKEE, January 30th.-As q proof of
the eagerness of the passengers for news,
mar from C2ifsx said that he had RECORD
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CITY REAL ESTATE.

,25O-iOxl6O, very high, Q street, Seven
teenth and Eighteenth
81, 2OO-S0xl60, north side o street, Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth.
ST., 2OO@0x160, north side X street, Twenty
first and Twenty second.
Sl,OOO-40xl60, north side ] street, Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth.
S. ,OOO-S0x160, northeast corner Eighteenth
and G streets.
$65O-S0x160 north side F street, Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth. Easy terms.
$1,OOO-S0x160. north SIDE D street, Nine
tenth and Twentieth.
So, 6OO-Dwelling of six rooms, north side P
street. Twelfth and Thirteenth. Lot 40xl60
$S5O-Dwe.lin ling and two lots in Highland
Park, outbuildings, trees and vines.
$2,1OO-Cottage, west side Fourteenth street,
H and 1. Lot 40xS0.
$1,O5O-small house. 10. 20xs0, east side
Ninth street, NJ and y.
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THE WEEKLY UNION

Entered as the Postofice at Sacramento al
pecond-class matter.
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ISSUED BY THE
SACRAMENTO PUBEISHIES COMPANY.

THE DAILY RECORD-UNTON,
published six days In each week. with Double
Sheet on Saturdays and
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REAL ESTATE. ETC.

(WHICH ARE FOR SALE ON reasonable
w terms-oNE-TRIRD CASH, balance in six,
twelve eighteen and twenty-fo,Ir months, with
interest at per cent. per annum, free from
taxes.
This tract CT land lies only ten-minutes walk
from the terminus of the Central Street Rail-
way Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25
FROGS.
How Thick They Are in the Marshes Near
New Orleans.

How Thick Ihey Are III '"' "i"A'"S' -'
New Orleans.
Talking about making money out OF
beer, it's nothing compared 10 the poss,,,
bilities offered for the cultivation OF frogs
remarked j. Ct. Holmes, merchant OF Ne"
Orleans, 10 a Milwaukee Sentinel man as ne
sat in the SchlitZ Hotel and toyed with
glass of Milwaukee's sparkling prev;
have been a sort of crank on the s1olect
of frogs all my life. and the longer l hNe
the more firmly am conyinceu tnat 'n ,'silI
start big frog farm and supply the mar
ket with the hind legs Of these members
OF the family rama. And there IS no place
in the world so fitted by nature Ior the
establishment of frog farms as tue iV w
lands and marshes adjacent 10 ne" VI
leans.n -
Are there many of them in the
marshes 20
- / should say there were. They swarm arm
in myriads. The pools can't iioiu snehi az.
l have seen them sitting around tne oan &c
two or three tiers deep. IL Is matter IN y,
no infreonent Occurrence for the small
streams running through the marshes 20
be crowded up over their natural oanhi oy
the army of frogs in them. 1 recollec,
once / was ont with hunting party anu
we came suddenly upon bayou, th9 oans ss
of which for distance OF seyerai yarns
were covered with great array OF Hoss
out summing themselves. They took irisn.
at our approach and with one imP''o
Owed down into the water AZ
and covered the adjoining banks, which a
moment before had been high ana ary.
Another time party Of friends OF mine
were hunting near The same place ana
ct night pitched their camp ana went
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25

the inlet. alive with wild fcw,l .u and T Fbs
ouaiis are forever calling to him ron , .he
feeding grounds in tho fields ,s anu GOODS
are fragrant with the breath OF I tnJ p Of
and the cedars. Having the . sue' NV in.
sportsman and the love Of nature y nm IN;
hcritance. it is too much TO ASK o -, I'm IN
that he spend all his waking s,,d no of the ne
grubbing Tor wealth. which oecauseu 10 nre.
ceaseless toll he could not enjoy; H.; s prs-
fers the simple diet which his flsn, n, sb os
tiers, his pork. his quais, his can 1i.,le old
ducks, and his vegetables. with ni'i ,lea,
rye, furnish him to the more iuriu p'e
sures of champagne supper. A., ,,.on,s
The stranger notices that tns pIhU nve
drawl a bit in their speech, bu, u , nv n do.
American prejudices he notices u WIN .h ere
light. for it is an American draw ana en.io
is no foreign accent about IL. Inc per1 pn
of the Peninsula may have been . ION
federates once. but they are right s .,h
Americans now. and when once the no ~ 80
ern man meets them he Is pretty aPs ~
wish that they and their crop may oe p'i-
petuated forever.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25

STURGEON PoRT. May 20, 1899.
IT, he E3iOr Of nc DisDatch:
Can YOU or any Of your readers give IN
formation as 20 what became Of the battle
torn sIuoke-stack OF the flagship Fir-
glniay
Ii would be a great and interesting GU
rosity II IL could be produced at the time
of tho unveiing. May 29th.
IN the latter part Of December, 1864, on
dark aud stormy night, the James-Riyer
equRdron. commanded by Commodore
Mitchell, moved down the river from
thaveyard Reach 10 make an attack on
Grants base Of supplies at City Point
After passing the Federal distractions be-
low the Hewlett House which was com
posshof aunkcn vessels. booms, and chains,
which latter were cut by the engineers
from the Virginia in small boats with
oold-chiaels and siedge-hammers amid
parfcct hail OF bullets and shells-~the yir,,
ginia got aground. where she renamed
t,wenty-four hours under the batteries OF
the enemy. ia which helpless eondi,ion
they pounded the ship at their leisure.
Ate! getting afoat II was found almost
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imnossible 10 make sufficient steam 10
propel the ship, as the smoke-stack was
SIZE OF grape-shot 10 a half barrel. Soon
after returning to anchorage the stack was
replaced by new one. Tho last time I
saw the old smoke-stack IL was lying near
IN, .ne lock at the lower end of the dock after
w, ,, war was over. ] think in the fall OF
Can any one give information In the Dis
patch IN regard to this last relic Of the
James river sauadrons S. X. MooERs.
Engineer late Confederate States Navy.