Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-18

| o'AS.> ~ VIC - Aitcu CtdteS customs OIQC6rS
| to-day. Two had Canadian customs GER
tificates and were passed. Lem Sing had
| no papers and was hustled back 10 the
American side. There the officers would
not let him in and Lem has been waiting
| on the bridge since, and is likely TO stay
there for some time. The Collector here
teiegraphed to Ottawa for instructions and
was told to keep the Chinaman back. The
Americans have telegraphed to Washing
ton. Lem, meanwhile, is waiting.
Late to night he was allowed to land on
this side for the night. He will probably
De put back on the bridge in the morning.
Annual Encampment.
DENVER, April 17th-The eleventh an
nual encampment of the Department OF
Colorado and Wyoming, G.. A. R., con-
venened In this city this morning. Eighty
POSTS are represented, including a large
number OF visiting, veterans. General
Alger, the Commander-in-C Chief, with his
party, including Mrs. General Logan, ar
rived in special car this morning and
were enthusiastically received. The De-
partment was in secret session during the
day.
The sixth annual encampment of the
Women's Relief Corps of Colorado and
Nebraska also convened here to-day.
1t is all Settled.
COLUMBUS (O.), April 17th.-The Joint
meeting of miners and operators this after
noon agreed upon the following scale of
prices, to rule from May /, 1890, to May l,
1891: For Hooking valley, seventy cents
per ton and for Pennsylvania, seventy
nine cents per ton. An adjournment was
then made to the first Tuesday in April,
1881, at Pittsburg. This agreement averts
an immense strike, which has seemed i'm
minent since the meeting began. The
miners and operators left in the best of
spirits and good feeling.
Still Locked Out.
INDIANAPOLIS Qnd.) April 17th.-A mass
meeting OF the striking carpenters tonight
showed 81 bosses, employing 135 Journey
men, who had signed the agreement to pay
the advance demanded. Less than 40
"scab" carpenters are at work. The great
opposition to the advance comes from the
Builders Exchange, numbering IS bosses,
and it was these who heretofore gave en-
ployment to the severed hundred now
locked out. The exchange still persists in
its refusal to advance wages.
Irish National League.
sT. LOUIS, April 17th.-The Executive
Committee of the Irish National League
to-day adopted resolutions indorsing the
action of the officers Of the League, and re-
affirming confidence in the policy pursued
to secure home rule; congratulating men,
bers of the League on the recent electoral
victories and favoring the continuance of
the good WORK until home rule is secured.
No reply having been received from Par
nell an adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.
Beating Insurance Companies.
KANSAS CRY, April 17th.-Henry Graves,
q travelling salesman, stated to Chief of
Police Speers to-day that in July, 1887, he
saw at Los Angeles, CAL, William C.
Wrightman, for whose alleged murder in
1856 James Sherman was arrested at
Springfield, Mo-, day or two ago. Chief
Speers regards this as convincing evidence
that Wrightman was not murdered, but
disappeared in hopes that the insurance
companies would pay over to his heirs
$23. 900 in policies.
Diamond Dust.
CHICAGO, April 17th.-The season of the
American Baseball Association opened to-
day. Following are the results of the
games:
At Louisville and st. Louis the games
were postponed.
At Columbus Columbus, IA; Toledo, 9.
At elphia-Athletics, IL; Roches-
ter, 13.
AT Brooklyn-Brooklyn, 2; Syracuse, 3.
She Repeats Her Story.
CHICAGO, April 17th.-Before the Coro-
ner's jury to-day Mamie Starr, the poisoner
of the Newland family, repeated her story,
and asserted that she did not intend to xiii
the family. The jury rendered a verdict
holding her without bail to await the
action of the Grand Jury. When the YER
dict was read the prisoner tainted.
Defying the Law.
NEW YORK, April 17th.-It was discov.
cred this morning at Castle Garden that
out of 1,403 French and Italian immigrants
on board the steamship Cachmere ma
jority were bound for Pittsburg under con-
tract. The United States Contract Labor
Inspectors have gone to the steamer pre-
pared to arrest all suspicious parties.
Dishonest Preacher.
LANCASTER (Pa.), April 17th-Rev. q. C.
Mower of Intercourse, prominent clergy
man of the United Brethren Church, has
committed forgery of small amounts upon
several banks and disappeared. Warrants
are out for his arrest
Off for Bermuda.
NEW YORK, April 17th-Ex- President
Hayes and his daughter Fannie sailed this
afternoon for Bermuda.