Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-15

1000 names of ex-Union soldiers, sailor
and marines, and the book must be ap
proved by the Secretary of the Interior.
To Provide for the Nurses.
WASHINGTON, February 14.h-Senatol
Dawes to-day introduced bill providing
pensioning rate of S25 month to nurse:
during the late war, and who rendered six
months service in the camp. on the field
| or at the general hospital. Women who
| now receive pensions of less than $25 shall
have their pensions increased TO that
amount. The bill also provides that those
vino now receive pensions as widows, or
dependent mothers of soldiers who would
be entitled to the benefits of the bill. NAV
also receive $25 month during their life,
as an increase of their present pension.
Alaskan Town Sites.
WASHINGTON, February 14th. - Senator
Platt's bill providing for the selection of
town sites in Alaska was passed by the
Senate to-day. The bill includes lands oc-
cupied by the natives, mineral lands and
such lands as the Fish Commissioners may
select on Kodiak and Afoquak islands for
the purpose of fish culture a bill was
also passed making an appropriation of
$500 for the purpose of restoring and
maintaining telegraphic communication
between Notoasoh island and Port Angels
(Washington), the money to be expended
under the directions of the chief Signal
Officer.
Election Cases.
WASHINGTON, February 18th. The
House Committee On Elections is getting
along boomingly with the contested cleo
ton cases at their meeting this morning,
and they expect to get at the Kinson- Pen
dieton case in the House tomorrow. By
party vote the majority decided to re-
port in favor of unseating Catea, the Dem
ocratic member from the First Arkansas
District and seating Featherstone, the Re-
publican in his place, and to turn Mr..
Lombton of the Fifth Maryland District
out and give his seat to Mr.. Mudd, the Re-
publican. The minority will report in
favor of the sitting members.
The Iowa Deadlock.
DEs MONIES, February 18th. = In the
House this morning Speaker Hotchkiss
stated that, after consultation, he had con-
Guided that his rulings Yesterday were
right in the main. In future he would
give more liberal constructions to terms of
agreement. He hoped members would
raise fewer OBJECTIONS to propositions of
settlement. A communication was read
from W. W. Watkins, recommending him
self for United States Senator. Two ballots
were taken, resulting Hamilton A, Wilson
A. Two more ballots were taken, and the
House adjourned till 2:30 P. NJ
Electric Light Association.
KANSAS CITY, February 14th.-The Elec-
tric Light Association elected the following
officers: President Marsden G. Perry,
r. l.; Vice -Presldents-Ed- |
ward W Maher, Albany, N Y, and G. L. |
Edgar, Boston, Mass; Executive Commit |
tee-C. R. Huntley, Buffalo, n Y; Edwin
p. Weeks, Kansas City, Mo- J. A. D. Eng |
lish, Bridgeport, Conn; John ]. Burleigh, |
Camden, n. j.; NJ. D. Law, Philadelphia; |
NJ. J. Francisco, Rutland, Vt; A F. Mason |
Boston, Mass: John a, Seeley, New York, |
and H. K. Thurber, New York.
Another Scrap.
AURORA Qll.), February 14th.-Reddy |
Brennan, the lightweight champion of |
Montana, and John Eckert oil Streator, H., |
fought seven rounds at Oswego, near here |
early this morning for $3.50 side. The |
fight was given to Brennan on foul, |
Eckert deliberately striking him three |
New Homes Found.
CHAMBERLAIN Is. d., February 14lh.-
The work of settlement goes on quietly. |
The military to-day warned boomers who |
had squatted on Indian lands to get off at |
once. Major Anderson swooped on a lot |
of gamblers and conhscated all their traps. |
All persons running games of chance or |
selling liquors on the Indian lands here /
after will be prosecuted.
American Exports.
WASHINGTON, February 14th-A state
ment issued by the Bureau of Statistics /
this afternoon places the value of the fol-
lowing commodities exported during jan
uary, as follows; Mineral oils, S., ,090.067;
cotton S2S 1868, 103; beef and hog products
$40. .457 ,05S. Cotton shows an increase of
81 100000 over January of 1889, while the
others show decrease.
Fatal Railroad Collision.
INDIANAPOLIS (Ind j. February 14th.-A
passenger train on the Monon route col
ided with freight train, near Mitchell.
this morning. F1eight engineer D. Eldred,
fireman Godinger and E. l. Charles Wright,
The mail agent, were instantly killed. Six
others were seriously injured. A few other
passengers were hurt, but not seriously.
The Long and Short Haul.
WASHINGTON, February 14th-Senator
Paddock is to-day in receipt of letter
from John Livingstone President of the
Railroad Shareholders Association of New
Y ork, protesting against the long and short
haul clause of the interstate commerce law
as it is construed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Mccormick WhItewashed.
CHICAGO, February 14th.-Alderman Nc
Cormick was fined S25 for disorderly con-
duct to-day. The prosecution grew out of
a saloon fight between Mccormick and |
Police Captain Schuttler, which resulted in |
he death of Robert Gibbons. The result |
is conceded to be whitewash.
Page is Rampant.
WASHINGTON, February 14th.-Ex- Rep
resentative Page, of California, has written
q letter to the Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, severely criti-
,ising Secretary WINDOWS adverse report
upon the fur. seal bill now pending in Con-
gress.
Campaign Literature.
ST.. PAUL (Minn.), February 14th.-
Charles Gloster, of the United States army,
and a member of the Schwatka Arctic ex-
pedition, makes sensational charges against
Secretary of War Proctor, which read like
the hottest of campaign literature.
Another Cyclone.
LAKE Providence (La), February 14th.
"A cyclone swept over the parish of East
Carroll to-day, injuring property and live
stock and hurting number of people, but
causing no loss of life.
Canal Boat Sunk.
New YORK, February 14th.-The canal
boat Cahill was sunk off the Battery this
afternoon by the steamer City Of New |
York. Captain Daly of the former was
drowned and his wife narrowly escaped.
rlour Mills Rurned
OMAHA, February 14th.-A special from |
ONeill says: Bridges -four rolling-mills, |
together with the elevator adjoining, were |
burned at 10 o'clock last night. Loss, |
$50 coo insurance, S24, 600.
The Rate War.
CHICAGO, February 14th:-The Illinois