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TIE NEW GUN FOUNDRY.
STRONG ARGUMENT IN FAy0R OF
BENIcIA AS TIE LOCATION.
Tho Delay of the Commission in Hand
ing in its Report the subject
OF Comment.
speeial TO the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.
WAsuINGToN, Jan. l1.-Secretary Proc
tor, Major-G General s5chofeld and General
Bennett appeared before the Senate Com
nittee on Appropriations yesterday and
submitted strong arguments in favor of
establishing gun foundry on the Pacific
Coast. They expressed the opinion that
the Government should bald its own
guns in its own factories and depend upon
private enterprises for steel forgings.
They said that the completion Of the
Waterylict arsenal and the establishment
Of another or the coast was 10 us very i'm
portant.
1t is not probable that an appropriation
can be secured for this purpose during
this session of Congress-. O.e reason is
because the board appointed to examine
into the facilities for producing steel
forgings was dilatory in submitting its
report. The report recommending Beni-
Ella was handed Ill just one day after the
military toTtitications dill passed the
House. Ii it had been filed several DAYS
sooner an appropriation might possibly
have been secured sufficient 10 l}cnin the
work at Benicia.
The appropriation might be secured if
the Senate, where the military appropri-
elton bill is now pending, would recon-
mend it; but Messrs. Morrow aud Me-
Kenna say that the Senate approximation
Committee will not appropriate money
10 establish 8 foundry st Benieia or any
where else, Gntiithe facilities for produc-
ing steel forging is u matter beyond
doubt.
The Commission, in its report recon-
nending an appropriation for the works
At Benicia, promised to submit the report
on steel forging soon, bat they seem to
be taking their time 1t is asserted that
powerful lobby is at work here in the
interest OF private manufacturers, who
are seeking to obt2iG private contracts for
the manufacture of guns of sufficient
amount to warrant them putting in the
very expensive plant required, which
would probably cost Il million or more
dollars. Il is charged that they arc doing
their utmost to discourage the Govern
ment Iron its purpose Of establishing Il
Government foundry on the Pacific
Coast. The California Associated Press
correspondent IS net prepared to confirm
these charges, but it must be confessed
that affairs in this connection look very
suspicious. Why did the Commission de-
lay lis first report so long? Why was it
sent in just day after the military appro-
priation bill passed the House? Why
does the Commission not file its report on
the facilities for producing steel forge
guns, SO the Senate can take action?
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NEW YORK POLITICS.
THE SENATO2sHIP THE LEADING
TOPIC AT -A3aBANY.
Hill Said to Hold the Winning
Card If He Wants
the Place.
special to the REcoRp-uS1oN.


New YORK, Jan. IA Tribune Al
bany special says: There has been some
palpitation of heart among the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature who
happened to be in Albany to-day, by their
hearing that perhaps the Democratic eau
Gus, at which a United States Senator Will
be chosen, will be held on Thursday
evening. 1t will shock Il good many
Democratic Senators and Assemblymen
when they are told on Tuesday that they
must prepare themselves to register Hills
Will concerning the 'Senatorship within
two days, but it can't be predicted safely
that none of them will resist the decree.
One OF Hills moves in having the eau
Gus held on Thursday would be to learn
the exact extent OF Democratic dissent
from his arbitrary course in the matter of
the Senatorship, ii any should be devel-
oped at the caucus.
The political gossips in Albany are now
confident that Hill intends to take the
Senatorship, but one Of HIPS greatest in
Inmates said to-day that the Governor
will not accept the Senatorship unless
there is such quarrel be-
tween the other candidates that
in order to preserve party unity he sees
he must himself accept the office. He is
the choice of the party for Senator and
can be elected without the slightest fric-
ton.
Smith NJ. Weed cannot be elected with
out Hills support. / should not be sur
prised If new man was sprung upon the
Democratic caucus-one not yet men
toned for Senator.
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ST. MARY,s CATHEDRAL.
The New Church Dedicated With I'M
GreSSiYa CCf.clnnnfes

Inc New Chufcn Dedicated With I'M
pressive Ceremonies.
SAN Francisco, Jan. list. Mary's
Cathedral, the largest ON the Pacific
Coast, was dedicated to-day with impress
sive ceremonies. All the principal State
and municipal officers had been invited,
and many Of them attended Right Rev.
Bishop Spaulding Of Peoria, H.. preached
the sermon at mass. The evening sermon
was delivered by Archbishop Gross.
Archbishop Riordan was celebrant at the
dedication and mass. Bishop Mora cele-
brated the solemn high vesDers.
The new cathedral is situated on the
corner of Van Ness avenue and O'Farrell
street, and is a magnificent structure.
built of pressed brick with granite trim
mings. The cathedral has been in course
of construction for several years. and is
now completely finished
The church proper, including the steep
approach, covers an area Of 80 feet in
length and 100 feet i'll width, and with its
corner campanile rises hight Of 200 feet
above the curb. 1t is constructed entirely
of red brick, and adorned with soft gray
toned granite trimmings, and corbelled
cornices, and is spanned by a frame roof
with a tall gable hanked by a tower on
either side, is approached by granite
flight OF forty steps, sixty feet
wide, which for generous and mag
niticent effect has no equal i'll this couIi-
try. A subordinate tower rises to hight
OF 100 feet, while the principal tower, or
canpanile, rises to twice that altitude,
bearing upon its summit above an octa-
gonal-1ormed belfry of iron construction.
The total cost of the cathedral was
SS00, 600. The cornerstone was laid in
May, 1887.
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BRIEF NOTES.

Folsom's young folks have caught the
roller skating fever, and "a rink has been
opened there.
On the evening of the 23d, the Gale
donian Club will celebrate the one hun
dred and thirty-second anniversary of
Robert Burns birth by promenade con-
cert and ball at Turner Hall
The vicinity of Spenceville, Nevada
County, is now the inviting field for
quail hunters. Two sportsmen from
Nevada City killed fourteen dozen quail
in two days during the past week.
The other day IN Gait, Miss Kittie
Brewster was awarded the prize for the
most popular young lady in that town by
vote OF the audience at public enter
tainment. Herman Smith took first prize
ION looks,'' S. +. Newcomb on age, be-
ing 50 years, Mrs. Clough, on age, 81
years, and the champion pie cater of Gait.
Eddy Sanguenette, was awarded prize,
SO says the Ga<ette.
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QUEER PROCEEDING.
How Buyers of stolen Goods Squeez
the Owners


the Owners.
On Saturday Professor Dahl, late of the
High School, had his overcoat stolen
while in the City Library. He visited
several of the secondhand clothing
stores, and finally found it in one ofthese
shops on X street, between Front and
Second. The proprietor said he had given
man 81 in cash and 81 80 pair Of shoes
for the garment. He thought he could
ind the man from whom he purchased
it, and went out to search for him, but in
vain.
Professor Dahl took description of his
despoiler, and also searched for him, but
with like result
Then he applied to the police, and an
officer was sent with him to recover the
coat. The officer advised him that he had
better pay the dealer something, say a
dollar, as the latter was out something.
Dahl SAID 1t was an outrage for man to
have to do anything of the kind, and was
against his principles, but that if it was
the custom here he would pay the dollar.
He offered the proprietor's wife the
,noney-the proprietor being absent-but
she raised fuss and said they were out
more money on the transaction, and
could not settle for the dollar.
Professor Dahl refused to give mere,
and again visited the police headquarters.
He says he was told he would either have
to settle with the man who received the
stolen goods, or go through the expensive
formula cf suing out writ OF replevin.
And there the matter rests. Mr.. Dahl,
a reputable citizen has been robbed; he
finds his property in the possession of
man who bought it from the thief for s.
a coat worth S30-and yet he cannot break
through the fence behind which the sec
ond-hand dealer screens himself in order
to get his property, without paying out
his own money!
The gentleman very properly regards
the system that either permits or encour-
ages such an outrage as farce on justice.
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GOVERNMENT TIMBER.
Many Settlers Arrested for Its Wantol
Destruction.

Many Settlers Arrested for It's Wanton
Destruction.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-THE United
States authorities have commenced most
active and vigorous prosecution of parties
in the district of Southern California who
have for years past been cutting timber
on Government land. Some twenty ar
rests on this charge have been made
during the past week, and a number of
civil actions to recover damages have
been Instituted.
United States Attorney Cole has COM
menced suit against the MADEIRA Flume
and Trading Company to recover SeS, 600
damages for timber cut on Government
land. a large number of special agents
have been At work looking after the cases
for the Government.
The United States Attorney states that
the people who have been arrested were
born in a country where they have been
violating the law. They have seen this
wood around them all their lives, and
have been cutting it all their lives. They
don't know anything about its belonging
to the United States Government.
He supposed that many of them did
not know that there is q United States
Government. They claim some right to
the land under the old Spanish grants,
but these have been dissolved Some
have held claims under the laws of the
United States, but have never proved
upon them. No objection has ever been
made to their cutting wood for their own
consumption, but they cut it to sell.
One cannot drive out of Los Angeles on
any of the high county roads that be does
nst meet some one coming in with load
OF wood which he has cut on Government
land, and is hurrying Ito the city to sell.
This is what authorities wish to STOP
Besides, it is asserted that the wholesale
manner in which the timber has been and
IS being cut in the mountains is interfer-
ing with the water sheds and injuring ir-
rlgatiOn interests.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Matters Specially Interesting to the
Pacific Coast.

Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE California
delegation viii meet tomorrow and go to
the Treasury Department to urge the ap-
pointment of Frederick Lux as Assistant
Appraiser at San Francisco.
Senator Stanford has subscribed 81, 900
to the Confling statue fund. A dispatch
was received Tonight from G. a. Seward,
son OF the former Secretary of State, ac-
knowledging its receipt.
j. j. Hawley of San Francisco came to
Washington Saturday, and was greeted
by the California colony at Willard's. He
has business before the Land Depart
ment.
Senator Stanford says that Colonel
Wendell's report regarding the improve
ment of Wilmington harbor will not be
ready for some time yet. This is in an
swer to numerous telegrams and letters
OF inquiry from California received by
the delegation.
Representative Morrow has received a
communication from California regard
ing the recent decision of the Secretary
concerning the line of the United States
and British Columbia through the straits
OF Fuca, claiming thrt it injuriously af-
fects American interests. Mr.. Morrow
viii urge Window 10 further consider his
decision.
4 Medical Board will soon be appointed
10 examine pension claimants ut Napa,
Cal. Senator Stanford has been notified
to name applicants, and make such rec
concentrations to the Pension Bureau as
he may see fit. The appointments will all
be made on Stanford's recommendation.
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DIAMOND ROBBERY.
TIE GEMS TAKEN FROM A STORE
N Los ANGELES.
The Owner Refuses to Divu!ge the
Namc of the Man Suspected
of the Theft.
Special to the REconp-uS1os.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
Los ANGELES, Jan. IA $4,000 dia-
mond robbery has just come to light. On
the evening OF the 7th L. r. Wagner, a
jeweler, reported at police headquarters
the loss OF a pocket book and diamonds,
supposed to have dropped out of his
pocket while out driving. An advertise
ment was also inserted III the papers
offering $500 reward for the return of the
property and no questions asked. No
description of the property was given,
nor the probable value.
Wagner now says the diamonds were
stolen from q desk i'll his store, and the
loss is about Sl2,000 lie says San Fran
cisco man came in his store and he
showed him the diamonds, and then
placed them in a drawer Of his desk and
went riding. On his return the diamonds
and pocket book were missing. No trace
of either was found. Wagner refuses to
give the name OF the man who was in
the store, and who went riding with him,
and declines to give any particulars
beyond that the diamonds arc stolen and
the loss is ST., 600
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THE RAILROADS.
The New Agreement a Benefit to All
Parties.

Parties.
NEW YORK, Jan. u.-Concerning the
agreement of the Western Traffic Associ-
alton, G. z. Huntington says: ''Both the
people who use the railroads and the
people who own them will be benefited
by the agreement, if it is faithfully
carried out. The rates are now too low
and unstable, and benefit too few people.
They want reasonable and stable rates.
They do not want to see rail-
roads worn out carrying business at
unremunerative rates. / think the ar
rangement will continue better than any
the roads ever had before the agreement
is carried out. Discrimination among
shippers will be stopped. The roads
might be joined the same as those of the
Southern Pacific Company-that is as
good a plan as any. | do not
believe any road in the country
works so near the people as
those in the Southern Pacific system.
There ought to be more than three great
carrying companies in this country.
The outlook for the general prosperity of
the country was never better. Money is
going to be plentiful, and there are going
to be less wildcat schemes. Railroads
will not be built on genius for long
time to Gomez
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SENATOR HEARST.
His Death Looked for at Any Mo
fuout

His Death Looked for at Any Mo-
inent.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia Washington
special says: Senator Hearst is at deaths
door. His family have given up all hopes
of his recovery, and the relatives have
been summoned to his bedside. They
say he is liable to pass away at almost
any time.
The malady, cancer of the stomach, has
grown far more aggravated within the
past day or two, and the Senator suffers
intensely. His seventy-two years makes
of his death may now be looked for at
almost any hour. His men of affairs
have been engaged recently III invoicing
his estate, and they say he will leave a
fortune of at least $40, COO. 900,
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Twenty thousand People Greet
Parnell at Limerick.
HE DENoUNCES GLADSTONE AND
MCCARTHY.
Two Steamers Collide orr the Coast Of
Scotland : Both Vessels Sink, and
Thirteen Lives are Lcst-The Route
to Victoria Nyanza, Africa, Do
clared Insecure.
Special 10 the-REcoED-us1oS.

Special 10 the-RECoRD-UNIoN.
LIMERICK, Jan. 1l.-Fully 10000 per-
Sons assembled here to-day to greet Par
nell, thousands coming from all adjoin-
ing counties. He made g long speech.
lie held that Gladstonecausedt the present
trouble by his mandatory letter. Refer
ring 10 Gladstone's denial of the accuracy
OF his statements regarding the interview
at HawarGen, Parnell read q letter he had
written to Premier Rhodes at Cape of
Good Hope, IL warm friend of home rris,
only three months after the interview,
making the same assertions.
Another important fact, yet unre-
vealcd, Parnell said, he would now pub
llsh Twenty-four hours before issuing
his manifesto he saw Mccarthy, to whom
he told what he intended to do, and gave
an outline of the statement he was pre-
pairing to issue as manifesto. Nc
Carthy, he had reason to know, placed
ms intentions before Gladstone. HiSses.l
Mccarthy also communicated to him
Gladstone's observation upon the outline
OF the manifesto, and there was no refer
encc whatever then made by Gladstone
against the manifesto ON the ground of q
breach OF confidence. LCries of .'Hear,
Hear."l
touching the present position of the
land question, Parnell thought that the
action of the Liberals toward the land
bill proposed by the Government showed
that the Liberals had no genuine land
policy.
LIMERICK, Jan 1.-THE leaders of the
Liberal party, in order to conciliate the
radical section, abandoned the idea of
land purchase, and, i'll order to conciliate
the Wings, refused to entertain proposals
for the reduction of rents by means of
amendments to the Land Act of 1881 by
conterring upon the future Irish Parlia-
nlent the power to deal with the question
Ii was, therefore, perfectly useless for
the Liberals to talk about home rule at
all, because home rule, so restricted,
would be a sham. Whatever might be
the motives of the Irish members who
oppose him, 1t was certain that they were
not IN a position TO sit in judgment on
hlm or pretend to express the opinion Of
the counties.
Parnell said he could not forecast the
result OF the present negotiations without
breach OF confidence. He thought, how
ever, that o. Brien would not object TO his
saying that, so far, the negotiations had
resulted in agreeing, and that they fully
recognized that the future steps will have
to be taken by other men upon whom
q very great responsibility will rest, if
Mr.. O'Brien and himself are not able to
pursue negotiations with an assured hope
o su cess lchCerS]. AS soon as the future
OF the Irish question was secured he
would clleerfulIy retire from the leader
ship OF the Irish party. The future
would yindicate him fully.
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Girl Burned to Death in a Fire
at Alameda.
MAN SANDBAGGED AND ROBBED
AT TACOMA.
A Hunter Accidentally and Perhaps
Fatally Shot in Marin county-Grass
Valley Inconvenienced on Account
of the Gold spc,l-settlers Arrested
for Cutting Government Timber.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA fire broke
out at an early hour this morning in the
house of j. X. Lynch, in Alameda.
Smoke was discovered by the servant,
Anna Kuntermann, Swiss, who aroused
Lynch and his wife and notified a police
man, who turned in an alarm. Lynch
and his wife left the house at once, think
ing that the girl did the same. 1t seems,
however, that she returned to her room
IN the attic, presumably to rescue some of
her belongings, and was overcome by
smoke. When the roof and attic fell in
the spectators were horifed to see the
girls body, burned to {, crisp, resting on
the second-story joists. The body was
taken to the Morgue. The house is al
most total wreck
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The Silver RiII.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia California
Associated Press man, in his rounds to-
night, ran across group of free coinage
agitators, who We're discussing the silver
situation at Wizards Hotel. The i'm
preston prevailed among them that the
free coinage bill would pass both houses
and be signed by the President.
Senator Stanford thinks that President
Harrison will sign the bill, but at the
same time will send special message to
Congress, saying that he is opposed to the
bill, but signs it out of Difference to the
popular demand
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STEAMER COLLISION.
Boil, Vessels Sink and Thirteen Lives
are Lost.

LoNDoE, Jan. 1.-THE Britannia, from
Leith, came into collision with the
steamer Bear, from Grangeinouth, in
Firth OF Forth, Scotland, at an early hour
this morning. The Bear sank inmedi-
ateIy, and twelve OF the crew were lost,
the others being rescued by the Britain
MAS boats. After the collision the
Britannia, which was badly Damaged,
transferred her forty-fivc passengers to
the steamer Thames, and was taken i'll
tow by that vessel.
The hawser connecting the vessels soon
snapped asundcr and before another line
could be carried to the damaged vesseS-
she gave plunge and sauk beneath tho
waves. Fortunately. the crew had put
on life-belts, and all. with the exception
d the Chief Engineer, managed to keep
afloat until picked up by boats from tho
steamer Thames.
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Eobheries Last Nicht,

The thieves were pretty active last
night. a gentleman wearing ine silk
hat was walking on X street, near Sew
enth, just as the fire-helis rang, and sew
eral persons ran past him on their way to
the FIRE. One of them grabbed the gentle
mans hat as be passed, and that was the
last the owner s&w OF it.
At a late hour last night some thief stole
cardigan jacket belonging to an en-
ploye OF the Cafe Royal. at Seventh and
j streets.
The watehman at Pythian Castle re-
ported TO special officer Brady at o'clock
this morning that he found a man trying
to effect an entrance to the building, but
that he got away before he ithe watch
mani could get at him.
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Horrible Accident.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia horrible accident
occurred this morning in the southern
part of the city. A funeral cortege was on
the way TO the cemetery and the hearse,
while crossing State street, was struck by
a swiftly moving cable train and COM
pletely wrecked. The driver was proba-
bly, fatally injured, and the casket rolled
over and over on the ground and was
somewhat damaged. Another hearse was
procured and the funeral proceeded.
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CLEARINGHOUSE RETURNS.
Business Transacted During the Past
Week.

BosToN, Jan. .1.-Clearing- house statis-
tics: New York, S6l9, ,936, GOO, a decrease of
6.5; Boston, S96, ,97S, 900, a decrease Of 4. 8;
Chicago, SS5, So, ,o00, an increase of 23.5;
Philadelphia, ST., ,lS2, 600, an increase of
2.5; st. Louis, sd, 167 900, an increase of
81; San Francisco, SIG, ,324, COO, an increase
Of 4.5; Baltimore, Sl3,976, 900, a decrease of
17.3; New Orleans, S15, ,6SS, 900, decrease
OF SO; Cincinnati, Sl3,S09,G GOO, decrease
OF l.5; Pittsburg, SD, 340, 600, a decrease of
19.5; Kansas City, S, ,2S5, 600, q decrease of
%; Buffalo, IS, ,l5l, 600, an increase OF 64.5;
Galveston, IS, l54, 900, an increase Of 304. IS;
Minneapolis, S6,699,000, an increase of 3.5;
Omaha, S4.6ll 600, decrease Of Al; Den
yer, 81 AL 900, 4 decrease OF So; st. Paul,
S4,419,000, an increase of 3.5; Portland,
Or, 81, l3l, 600, an increase OF 22.5; Seattle,
81 1868, 900, an increase of 343 Tacoma,
SSs9,00o, an increase Of 1873; Los Angeles,
sl,2l2,000, a decrease of 17.6; Salt Lake,
S2,070,00o, 40 comparison. Total of the
principal leading cities, 81, ,1S3, ,433, $50,
decrease of |, ..
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SAN RAFAEL NOTES.
a Hunter Accidentally and Perhaps
Fatally SHOT.

Fatally Shot.
SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 11-Joseph Lees,
aged 81, an old resident of Marion County,
who has been confined in Jail here await
ing examination by the Commissioners of
Insanity, died this morning.
Geo. Newman of San Francisco, while
out hunting quail yesterday afternoon,
met with what may prove fatal accident.
He and two others were about to pitch
their tent for the night, when Newman
went to take his gun from the wagon. 1t
was in some way discharged, badly shat
tering his face and completely severing
his ear. Doctors went to the scene of the
accident and fixed him as comfortable as
possible. 1t will be some days before he
he can be removed home.