Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-05
The Coast Militia.

wAsH1x6ToN, February 4th.-The report
of the Secretary of War on the militia
strength of the United States shows the fol-
| lowing:
nia-Commissioned officers, $685.
enlisted men, 1897; available for military
| duty, 165, 900.
Oregon Commissioned officers no. en-
| listed men, 1,611 available for military
duty, 4S4.
Arizona-Commission officers, At; en-
listed men, 705; available men for military
duty, IA 678.
New Mexico-Commission officers, $50;
enlisted men, ,141; available for military
duty, 10000.
Washington-Not reported.
| The total number of commissioned Off
GERS in the militia in the United States is
S052; the total of enlisted men, 90 240;
| the total of men available for military un-
| organized is 1852 Ill.
| Ex-Speaker Randall.
WASHINGTON, February 4th-The man.
| ufacturers and personal friends of ex-
| Speaker Randall in Philadelphia have con-
| tributed fund of $4,000 for his family.
| The scheme was engineered by Banker
Drexel and Mr.. Childs, the newspaper pub
Usher. Randall is poor, and his income
| outside of his salary is only about $500.
| The money has been invested, and the
| interest is to be used only for the support
| would be in his seat to-day to lead the fill
clustering fight in the House was purely
| imaginative.
Congressman Bingham of Pennsylvania
| said to-day that Randalrs condition was
| such that he would never be able to take
| his seat again.
Navigation Safeguards.
| WASHINGTON, February 4th.-The Board
| of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels
adjourned to-day. A number of routine
matters were disposed of. The most i'm
portaut action taken was that requiring ev-
cry steamer navigating any ocean, bay or
sound in the United States to carry a line
carrying a projectile, with the means of
propelling it, as part of their life saving sp-
| pliances. The Board approved of three of
/ these projectiles, the Vise-Lyle gun, now
used at all life saving stations, and the
Hunt gun and rocket, furnished by the
| American Carrier Rocket Company. The
! Lyle gun will cost about 500 for each yes.
sci, while the others will cost about twice
| that amount.
| An Arizona Memorial,
| WASHINGTON, February 4th.-W. L.
Rynerson, Brewster Cameron, w. H. H.
Llewellyn and George Christ, of Arizona,
have addressed a memorial to Senator
| Dawes, of the Senate Indian Affairs COM
| mittee, opposing the removal of the
| Apsches, now at Mount Vernon Barracks,
Ala, alto Fort Sill, l T.
! They assert that it is but 500 miles from
| Fort Sill to the San Carlos Reservation
and that Geronimo and his gang can easily
escape, and, riding down, stir up the hos
| tiles at that agency. Some illusions to
| Cararal CrooE in fha 6oaurnoDf coor1 In
indicate that Brewster Cameron is stirring
up the old Miles Crook controversy.
| Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, February 4th.-The Senate
| to-day confirmed the nomination Of Els
worth Daggett, Salt Lake city, as Surveyor.
| General OF Utah; J. II. Lynde, Postmaster
| at Los Gatos, Cal; W. A. Elgin, Postmaster
| at st. Helena, Cal n. P. Mavs. United
States Attorney for Oregon; ]. r. Berry
| Collector of Customs at San Diego, Cal
PIP. Winston, United States District Attor.
| new for the district of Washington; T. r
| Brown, United States Marshal for Wash.
ington.
A Related Official Bounced.
WASHINGTON, February 4th. = Hiram
Smith, Jr., First Deputy Commissioner oi
Pensions, was to-day informed by Secre-
tary Noble that his resignation had beer
acCepteO, 10 tahe eArOt oaiCA 1st. IhilA
| ia one of the Pension Office officials re
rated during Commissioner Tanners in
cumbency, and received $1,000 arrears.
Samoan Treaty Ratified.
WASHINGTON, February 4th.-The Senate
this afternoon in secret session ratified tht
Samoan treaty. Some opposition to th'
treaty was aroused by that section relin
gushing certain American rights in th,
harbor of Pango Pango, but on s vote only
nine votes were cast against its ratification
! THAT feeling of weakness and languor