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VOLUME LXXXIII.-XO. 43.
SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.
The Locator of an Arizona Dam
site Fatally Wounded.
BEGINNING OP WHAT MAY TERMI
NATE IN A BITTER FEUD.
Wheat Tields In the Vicinity of Peta
lutiia Badly Damaged by tlie Hes
sian Fly—The Son of a Prominent
Napa County Wine Man Drowned—
1 Jesuits of Saturday's and Sunday's
Baseball Games.
Special to the Kecord-Uxtok.
Pihf.xix (Ariz.), April 10. —A serious
shooting atVray took place this afternoon
at the dam site at Kio Verde, twenty
miles from this city. Captain John King
two years ago located a dam siie claim,
and lias expended in the neighborhood of
£~>,*'oo improving and surveying the same.
Six months ago a company of Minneapo
lis capitalists jumped the claim, and be
gan a series of improvements. They
have been working a force of twenty-live
or thirty men since that time, and have
likewise acquired title to about 50,000
acres of laud lying under the contem
plated reservoir. Yesterday King or
dered the party to quit work at the point
of a rille, which they did. Later he in-
Risted upon them leaving their camp, and
Upon refusal fired several shots, none
taking effect. The camp cook, named
Crum, returned the fire, hitting King in
both legs. He was brought to this city in
a precarious condition. It is thought lie
will die. Crum is under arrest. Ittifl
likely a bitter (end will follow for posses
sion of the dam site.
BASEBALL.
San Francisco "Wins Four Games of tlic
series With San Jose.
Sax Fraxcisco, April 10.—San Fran
cisco won the game from the champions
through a combination of errors, timely
hitting and bad decisions by Otto Young,
who has succeeded McDermcftt as um
pire, l'^evy drove the ball to thoijub
house for four cushions. Denny and
Ileitz did great work at third, as did Rob
erts in tho outfield. Score: San Fran
cisco 6, San Jose 4.
AT los AX(;i;r.i:s.
lios Am.ii is. April 10.—The closing
game of the Oakland-Los Angeles series
to-day was one of the best exhibitions of
baseball given on tiie diamond this sea-
Hot;. Los Angeles was first at the bat
and smashed out two runs, and was shut
out for the remainder of the game. Oak
land piled up three in the sixth, which
was the beginning and ending of the tally
making. Score: Oakland o, Los a uge- j
satii:i>ay's oamks.
The San Kraiieisoos took a fall out of
the ' iarden City team at the Haight-street
grounds, winning the contest by a score
of 6to -2. Fanning was in the box for the
San Franriscos, and through liis efficient
generalship the local team had things
mostly their own way from s'.art to finish.
Fanning pitched the ball of his life. The
visiting ball sloggers from the (iarden
City managed to make but two singles
and a doable off his delivery, and, in ad
dition to holding down his opponents to
so few hits, he caused the Dukes to fan
tlu- air eight times and retire to the bench.
Harper pitched poor ball for the San
Joses, allowing his opponents to size up
his delivery for twelve hits. Score: San
Francisco ♦>, San Jose 2.
The Colonels were again defeated by
the Glantß at Los Angeles Saturday. The
score was decidedly one-sided until the
last half of the ninth inning, when the
I feklands came up with a rush and made;
four runs. The game was a good one
throughout. One of the principal features
wa.s the heavy hitting. Score: Los An
geles 7, Oakland ti.
TWO C.AMES AT MARTINEZ.
Martixkz, April 10.—Two games of
baseball wire played here to-day. This
morning the Byron and Martinez clubs
played a very good game, the score re
sulting 11 for Byron to 3 for Martinez. In
the afternoon the Claytons and V. K.
Cobs of Martinez played a poor game.
: clayt.iiis :_;, Cobs 22.
EBUTT CHOP PBOSPBCTS.
Beporta Knooaraidaai for a Very Lnr^o
Yield.
Sax Francisco, April 10.—The favor-'
able reports received from the interior of
the State with regard to fruit crop pros
pects continue to come in, fully corrobo
rating the prophesies of a few weeks ago.
It was learned in the freight department
Of the Southern Pacific that tho company
expects to move about one-half more
fruit this year than last. The total of last
year's shipments was, in round figures,
4,000 can; this year it is estimated that
6,000 cars will be sent over the Rockies.
Keports of the Eastern fruit crop are not
nearly so satisfactory as those in this
State, and if they prove correct will cro
aie a larger demand for the California
product.
JUTE BAGS.
Term- Upon "Which They May bo Pur
chased at San Qiientin.
Bam Fbawctsco, April 10. — At the
monthly meeting of the State Board of
Prison Directors hold yesterday after
noon at San (^ueiitin. it was decided to
continue the existing arrangements, and
Her bags will be sold in lots of 5,0k)
to farmers whose identity as such is cer
tified by the Postmasters where they get
tin ir mail and at the present price of 7$
cents each.
The list of applicants for bags is now
1 XL of w horn twenty-two applied for from
lO.Okj to L),iiO<!.
On Director Sonnta<j's motion the
Warden was authorized to sell 500,000
more bags. Fifteen hundred imperfect
bags were then sold at a 0-cent rate.
BLOOD-HORSE RACES.
Opening l>ny of the spring: Meetincr at
the Bay District Track.
San Fravcjsco, April 10.—The spring
meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood Hone
Association opened at the Buy District !
track yesterday.
Introduction purse, mile dash, for 3
year-olds and upward—Fairg won, Cap
tain Al .second. Time, 1: i>.
Half-wile dash, 2-year-olds—Don Fu
lano won, Bridal Veil second. Time,
V:W 3-5.
Five-furlong heats, all aeos—Revolver
woo, Inkerman second. Best time. l:0i
One and a quarter miles, 3-year-olds
and upward—Zaldivar won, Queen Alia j
second. Time. -:11 1-5.
TRAGEDY IN OREGOX.
An Election Fead Leads to the Death
of William Humbert.
Baker City (Or.), April 10.—Particu
lars have been received from West Fall.
Malheur County, of the killing of Will
iam Humbert by the Bailey brothers at
the Democratic primaries yesterday. The
THE RECORD-UNION.
(lection contest was close and exciting.
Considerable whisky was consumed,
and bad blood soon commenced to crop
out. At one time two contestants for
delegate were a tie, one being one of the
Hailey brothers, who intercepted Hum
bert when he attempted to vote. Hot
words followed in a few minutes. Hum
bert started for home, and shortly after
one of the Bailey boys said that he had
been cut on the arm by Humbert.
A brief conference was held, and one of
the gang suggested that it would be the
proper thing to overtake him and kill
him. Two of the number at once mounted
their cow-horses and started to carry out
their murderous threats.
N\ hen Humbert had arrived within a
short, distance from his home ho was
overtaken by tho Bailey boys, who were
on swift horses, and it is "alleged they
riddled him with bullets, four shots tak
ing effect in tho back. Humbert's little
daughter saw the shooting and ran to her
father,' but was too late to see him alive.
Excitement runs high in that section,
and strong threats of lynching are in
dulged in by the cowboys. Sheriff Fell
is doing all in his power to protect the
prisoners, and petitioned Governor Pen
noyer to detail Company P, O. N. G., of
this city, at once. A telegram has just
been received from the Governor order
ing the militia to depart immediately. If
the cowboys, who are now organized, do
not carry their threats into execution be
fore the militia arrives, the murderers
will be escorted to this city lor safe keep
ing.
Held Up by Ili^hwnymen.
Paso Roblks, April 10.—Yesterday a
farmer named Pat Doylo came in town
and drew §200 from the bank. After pay
ing a few bills he started for home late.
When out a quarter of a mile he was
stopped by two masked men, and at the
point of a pistol surrendered $70, and was
then ordered to drive on. After going a
short distance Doylo turned back and no
tified Marshal Misenheimer, who, after
going to the scene and getting'particu
lars, was satisfied as to the guilty parties.
He made one arrest this morning. The
other will follow to-day. Toth parties
live here with iamilies. Their names are
withheld till further evidence is furnished.
Burglars at Petaluma.
Pktaluma, April 10.—This morning
before daylight the store,of M. EL Ra
phael, on Washington street, in this city,
was burglarized by two persons. It is
supposed they entered by cutting through
the gla^s door and removing the bolt. The
safe was broken badly ami the combina
tion ruined, but before reaching the
money they were scared away by some
neighbors. The thieves are known, ami
Marshal Collins and his ouicers are on
close track of them. They are said to be
green hands at the business.
Youns Man Drowned.
Napa, April 10.—Holly Crabb, son of
11. W. Crabb. a prominent wine man
of Oakville, was drowned early tiiis
morning. Crabb went fishing in Chiles
Canyon witli some companions. He left
camp after drinking water. Not return
ing, search was made and he was found
lying face down in tho creek dead. He
was subject to epil. ptic fits, and it is sup
posed one of these came on, causing him
to [all into the water.
Fire in tho I-V.roholrl.
S \x Francisco, April 10.—The barken
| tine Mary Winkelman sailed this morn
ing for Honolulu, but when several ho\;rs
out smoke was discovered issuing from
[ the forehold, and she at once returned to
port. She was met off tho heads by tugs
and towed to the seawall and the hold
pumped full of water. The extent of the
damage is unknown.
Funeral of an Esteemed Lady.
Maktinkz, April 10.—Tho funeral of
Mrs. Sarah S. Bragdon, wife of Dr. E.
Bragdon of this place, was one of the
largest that ever took place in this
county. Friends from all parts of the
county attended, and the remains wee
escorted to tho cemetery by the Martinez
Lodge of Masons.
Hessian Fly at Work.
Petat.uma, April 10.—The Hessian fly
is at work in the wheat in this section.
Some fields are already badly damaged by
them.
SHOOTING IN CHINATOWN.
A Mysterious Mldnieht .Explosion
Amona: the Itookerlcs.
Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning,
as a belated searcher for items was pass
ing the corner of Second and I streets, a
loud explosion occurred in the rear of the
Chinese dens fronting on the south side
ot I street.
The noise was like that made by the
blowing open of a safe, or of a big pistol
discharged in a cellar.
< )ilicer Ferral heard the noise and
hastened to the spot, as also did Captain
Bradley. The otticers explored the block
quite thoroughly, but could not learn
anything as to the cause of the explosion.
One Chinaman admitted that he heard
it. and said one of his countrymen had
shot off his pistol, but beyond that noth
ing could bo learned from him.
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Brief Telejrrams From Various Por
tions of the Globe.
The past week has shown the largest
arrival of immigrants for years. Twen
one steamships arrived at New York
which carried 1,746 cabin and 15,014 steer
age passengers.
A dispatch to the London Time* from
Buenos Ayres says that the political situ
ation in Kio Janeiro is considered criti
cal. The streets of the city are being pa
trolled by cavalry in addition to armed
police.
Thesis days' go-as-you-please roller
skating race, which began at London on
the 4th inst., was finished Saturday even-
Ing amid intense excitement. The con
test resulted in a victory lor Snowden,
tlu i American champion.
Lieutenant Anastay, who riurdered
Baroness Dollard in December last, was
executed at Paris Saturday morning at
6:10 o'clock. Anastay displayed consid
erable nervousness, but did not cause any
trouble to the executioner.
George W. Allen, a pioneer of the State
an>l Napa County, died Saturday, after an
illness of three months, from a complica
tion of diseases. He was a native of
Pennsylvania, aged 65 years, and had
been an ollicer in the United States navy.
The final official canvass of the Presi
dential vo:e in Guatemala resulted as fol
lows: General Barrios, 57,826 votes; Dr.
Laiuliesta. 28^60; I»r. Montular, llj'js
l>r. Llerna, 7,964: General afendixabal]
4,823. General Barrios was declared
President-elect.
The house of Joaquin Juarez, a Cali
fornian living in Monteeito, Santa Bar
bara County, WM destroyed by fire last
night. The family had gone out, leaving
four Kinali childreu asleep in the house.
A lighted candle must have set fire to the
board partitions. The eldest child
alarmed the neighbors, who rescued tae
other three children, all of whom -were
badly burned, and one fatally.
For the twenty-sixth time since the in
auguration of the Oxford-Cambridge boat
ra/es the crew of the oxford University
Boat Club have passed the winning line
ahead ot their opponents. The race took
pla.-e Saturday on the River Thames. It
was an exciting event, and was won by i
Oxford by two lengths and a quarter. Ox- i
ford's iime was 10 minutes and 21 seconds.
This time is the best ever made over the
present course. The best previous time
was 20 minutes 5 seconds, made by tv«
Cambridge crew when they won in ISC7
by three and three-quarter lengths. The
slowest time ever made over the course
was in MBA, when Cambridge won by one I
length iv 2t> minutes 5 seconds.
SACRAMENTO, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1592.
A FRIEND TO AMERICA.
Pope Leo Sees in the United States
the Libert}* He Desires.
BIDS GODSPEED TO THE WORLD'S
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
Attempt to Blow Up a Magistrate's
House at ComDieurne, France— Rava
chol Expresses a Desire That His
Trial Shall Take Place Immediately
-Growine Sentiment in France for
a Creditable Exhibit by That Co\in
try at the World's Fair.
Special to the ItEronn-Uxiox.
Romk, April 10.—Archbishop Ireland
of St. Paul, speaking of the Pope, said
the latter's letter to the President ot the
European Commission of the Chicago
inhibition is an unusual document, and
has surprised churchmen of the old
school, tenacious of traditions and forms.
The I'ope is constantly giving proof thai
he is really the Pontiff of this ago, un
derstanding thoroughly its aspirations
and methods. A few weeks ago he
j broke an honored custom, which, under
| ihe plea of guarding his dignity, con
fined his power, and in an interview
with a Parisian journalist addressed him
self through the pubiic press to the peo
ple of France upon the gravest political
and religious questions.
To-day he opens his mind in a most
cordial letter to a non-Catholic gentle
: man, and through him to a nation.
I largely non-Catholic, bidding Godspeed
|to a gigantic enterprise, which on the
1 shores of Lake Michigan is to bring to
gether, as never before in the universe,
j the fruits of earth and tho work of genius
j and industry of man.
Archbishop Ireland said he could
quote numerous instances as proof that
i there is no other European personage »>i
note so American in his thoughts and
sympathies as Leo. lie sees in the
united states a perfect blossoming of
i that rational liberty he so ardently de-
Sires for all nations, and has d<
from tiie United States, if not a good
share of the democratic inspirations
which he has been sending out over the
j world from the Vatican, at least solid
I encouragement for them.
Archbishop Ireland went on to eulo
gize the Pope in the highest manner, and
j said his pontificate will be historic,
i marking one of the brightest pages in tho
annals of the clmr.-h. liis encyclicals
have dealt, one after another, with press
ing questions of the age, and each one
comes out from the Vatican more signifi
cant in tone than the preceding.
Tho Archbishop dwelt a: length on the
| encyclical on labor, and the last one ad
j dressed to the people of France, as show-
I ing most clearly the characteristic features
of the Pope, and said lie is the Pope of the
future more than of the present, in a
sense that his work to-day is sowing of
fruitful ideas, the full growth of which
cannot be seen for years to come. The
future alone can judge Leo in plenary
justice.
In conclusion, the Archbishop said Leo
bids lair to direct for several years yet
onward the movements of the "age. He
has just entered upon his eighty-!hint
year, aud while apparently most trail in
I body, he is healthy and capable of much
j labor. His mind is as clear and vigorous
as ever and his memory U must retentive.
FRENCH TOPICS.
Attempt to Blow Up a Magistrate's
House at Conipiecne.
Paris, April 10.—A tin cylinder filled
with gunpowder exploded on the win
dow-siil of a house occupied by the mag
istrate at Compiegne to-day. The win
dows were shattered and the house other
wise damaged, but nobody was hurt. The
magistrate had recently imposed severe
sentences on poachers.
Bavachol declares that he will not ap
peal agaiustthe decision of tho Chamber
accusation, and he wants the other ar
rested anarchists to follow his example,
so the trial may begin on the 20th inst.
Counsel of Is. P. Deacon, who Killed
his wife's paramour, told an Associated
Press reporter to-day that Deacon has a
perfectly clear case, and evidence will be
produced at the trial completely refuting
the calumnies of certain French papers.!
Major Bracket*, in Madrid, writes that
he made a tour of .Spain, and through
Minister Grubb got Premier Canovas del
Castillo to appoint a strong provisional
fair committee. Now that French credit
for the Chicago Fair has been voted, the
Government will appoint a committee of
sixty members, with M. Berger as presi
dent. The Paris Chamber of Commerce
passed a series of resolutions favoring the
fair. At a large industrial banquet held
this evening r reach co-operation for the
fair was urged.
Ex-Minister St. Hilaire, referring to
the Behring Sen arbitration, said:" 1%1
think the case of tho United States weak,
aud the decision likely to lavor Kugland."'
OPERATIC STRIKES.
Troublesome Times at the Theater—
Locke's Debts.
Tho Emma Juch Opera Company,
and Its Roneh Koad of
Travel.
The Emma Juch Grand English Opera
Company appeared here last night in Wag
ner's grand opera of "Tannhauser" to a
light audience in dress-circle and par
quet, but a full gailery. In the outset, it
is just to say that it is a strong troupe,
with a number of line voices, especially
on the male side, and that it has a large
and superior orchestra—indeed, it is a
troupe of general excellence, and is a
very large combination.
But it is unfortunately officered, and it
was last night the source of great tribula
tion to some people and great amusement
to others. The company is under direc
tion of Chas. E. Locke, who enjoys <the
word is chosen; the reputation of revel
ling in debt and beating creditors at ev
ery opportunity. In fact it is said Locke,
with remarkable skill for contracting
bills, lets the other other fellow do all the
worrying. Some of his creditors suspect
that .Miss Juch is not wholly innocent of
Locke's doings, else she would disengage
i herself from .such management, which is
i simply unprincipled. It may be, how
cvt r, that the lady is one of LocKe's
financial victims.
The company, il appears, c^ine out of
Mexico into Southern California in a
crippled condition. It got no better in j
the south, and though giving fine per- i
j formances Locke managed to get into ail
| sorts of trouble. He got into debt with;
I amazing rapidity, and when ready to
leave to fill his Sacramento engagement
lie had more creditors at his heels than
employes. He was booked for Sacra
mento for Saturday night, and a (1,200
house awaited him. But his debts and
bad faith put him into t!ie dutches of the
law at Los Angeles and he lost a day. He
led cither to skip tho Fresno date or
play here Sunday ljlf4iit.
Alter making the telegraph wires hot
With promise- to get the troupe here by 7
a. K. yesterday, he prevailed on Manager
Henry to announce him for Sunday
night. This Henry did, finding that
there was no hope Of getting him li-ro
Saturday, but the local manager kept his
office open until 10 o'clock at ni-ht and
returned the money to all seat-buyers
who demanded it, and most of them did.
Locke's inability to keep his word was
demonstrated by bis failure to land the
company here aa agreed, it was held at
Fresno until 11 a. x. yesterday, while he
wrestled with tho railroad problem, it
got here about 5 i\ :•;., and the people had
by that time concluded that there would
be no performance.
When the doors opened at half-past 7,
Manager Lehman; of the Grand Opera
bouse, Los Angeles, was on hand in the
vain hope to collect about (2,000 Locke
owed him, most of it money advanced.
The landlord of the Hollenbeck Hotel,
Los Angeles, was at the door, also, with
as3oo bill, part of it money advanced.
There were printers, newspaper collect
ors and others, sorrie of them witb bills
I two years'old, all waiting to nail Looke
to the cross. But Locke put in no ap
pearance. He came up from San Fran
eii oo on a late train, but kept away from
the theater. His representatives and
manager proved a lot of icicles, and stood
people on who presented bills, with non
chaiance. They evidently know Locke
well, and value his promises at an accu
rate quotation.
The aigdience wa< kept waiting until
8:40, because Van Der iierg and his
orchestra struck. Local manager Henry
wrestled with him long and faithfully,
and finally persuaded him to let the
curtain rise. At the end of the first act
Van Der Berg and bis musicians struck
again, and a halt-hour wail resulted. The
leader took iiis overcoat and baton, tucked
his wife under his a nil and shot offd< iwn
iv street. Henry ran alter him, and with
much beseeching and the aid of mem
bers of the troupe, persuaded the instru
mentalists to try i; again; By this time
the audience \va- fully aware oi' what the
trouble was. and the Interest was greater
on what was goin;^ on in front of the
curtain than in the Opera. The creditors
i and '>ill collectors meanwhile outside the
frontdoor were having sweet commun
ion with one an . ioh trying to got
advantage of his fellow in the way of in
formation and buttonhole interviews
with managers and officers of the com
pany.
At the end of tl>o second act the
orchestra went on another strike, and a
three-quarters of an hour wait followed.
Van Der Her- paced tho lobby, and
swore that without money his men would
not play a note. Sonae of the lesser lights
of the company found their way to the
front and declared that their stomachs
were empty and their pockets wen- un
able to furnish means to satisfy their
i appetites— "All on aecaunt of Locke,"
i the3 r cried.
Vv bile the audience below beat the lloor
and laughed, the audience above got in
its work as only a gallery can. Mit it
was not boisterous, for it was Sunday
night, and a sense of decency restrained
the upper tier from having the fun it
would have re\e!ed in on any other
night. Meanwhile Manager Henry was
simply at his wits'ends, and inclined to
call the people out and give them their
money, but the appeals of poor devils
who swore they were hungry, s rangers,
and if stranded here would actually suf
fer, decided him to hunt up Locke. He
found him in the Posffti Telegraph Office
! and induced him to come io the theater,
but not until Locke had denied his con
tract and insisted that Henry was to pay
him a larger acm than the contract called
for.
In due time Locke came to the theater
and had an interview with his "people."
It was anything but pleasant. He fairly
gut upon his knees to the orchestra, and
at last, at fifteen minutes to 12, the men
straggled into their places and tho curtain
went up. It exposed Miss Juch clinging
to a cross as the music began, but the
leader concluded to cut the scene and
stopped tho players to turn the pages of
the score, and Miss Juch, white with
rage, retired. She came on again, how
ever, and the act concluded at 1^:15 this
morning.
After the opera a swarm of attaches,
chorus singers and helpers and bill col
lectors thronged about Locke, and while
some abused others begged for enough to
get something to eat. !*ome of the
women said they had not had more than
a light lunch for two days, and others de
clared they were faint from hunger.
"What," exclaimed Looke, "and after the
salaries we pay you?" He ordered all
hands to tho train. "Go to your train,"
he cried; "when we get to Seattle there
will be money for all."
"Yes." replied a singer, "that's been
the story for seven months."
Friends of Locke say he is behind but
two weeks' salaries, others say he pays
nothing if he can get out 6i it. iiis
southern creditors were close at his heels
at 1:30 this morning, and the problem was
whether Locke could save enough out of
the $300 paid him by Henry to pay the
railroad for tho sleeping-cars for his
leaders—the others must take chances in
day coaehos. Tho Sacramento creditors
niainlj' get left. Locke appears to bo a
man incapable of keeping faith or prov
ing true to any contract. "If he was
simply unfortunate he could get help,"
say some of his peeple, "but he don't care
for his promises, and that's the whole
trouble."
Whether the troupe got off for Portland
this morning or not is not at this writing
ascertainable. Manager Henry's con
nection with the affair was business-like
and honorable throughout. He lost by
the engagement, and but for his clinging
to Locke iho poor devils of the troupe
would have probably been stranded here.
The singers, once the curtain was up, all
proved honorable and said they'd linish
the performance money or no money—
the strike was wholly with the orchestra.
Denounced as a Fake.
Ar.nt-QTi:iiQU!: (N. M.), April 10.—A
fight, Queensberry rules, between Jim
McCoy of this city :nid Joe Cotton, late of
California, came oft" here this afternoon.
l*p to the iifth round the in.'ghting was
vicious. In this round McCoy went to
tli'' ground and feigned that he was
knockel out. The majority of those
present denounced it as a fake. The r.»ot
of an adobe house adjoining, on which
were about fifty persons, went down
during the excitement at the end of the
light, but no one was seriously injured.
Storms Disastrous to Stock.
St. Paul. April 10.—The storms which
prevailed for the past two weeks on the
Eastern Montana ranges were disastrous
to cows and young calves. The wool
growers were more fortunate than the
cattlemen, and have been able to keep
their nocks sheltered, but met with some
'■■ loss notwithstanding. Stock in other
parts of the State are in excellent condi
tion, and the winter losses are compara
tively light. The drive from the south
I Will be large.
Robbery Last Night.
Special Officer May reported at 1 o'clock
this morning that a shoemaker's shop on
, J street, between Eleventh and Twelfth,
: had been burglarized during the night j
! and pretty thoroughly -'cleaned out" of I
everything worth carrying off, including
roils of leather, etc
Gone to Washington.
! Attorney-General Hart Ims gone to
.Washington, ami is likely to be gone a
1 month or longer. He went on business
i connected with State lieu lauds
GORHAM TO SHERMAN.
Answer to the Senator's Speech
Before the Union League.
DENIAL OF MANY STATEMENTS
THEREIN MAD T1
In the Home Program jo Appro
priation. Bills II o »o RiKht of
Way, and Wi" Pi,.) -bly JOccupy
tho Major P ; rlon of tho Xex
Two or Tli «c Weeks—William C.
Ralston to bo Appointed as Succes
sor to Leavy In tho Appraiser's Of
ilco at San Francisco.
Special to the RecoiuvU>jion\
Washington, April 10.—Hon. George
C. Gotham, custodian of the private
papers of Secretary Stanton. and who is
engaged on his biography, has written an
open letter to Senator Sherman, dealing
j with the striking portions of the Sena
tor's recent address, and embodying sun
dry important historical documents not
before published. After repeating the
reference Sherman made to the terms of
surrender made by General Sherman, in
accordance with Lincoln's policy, for the
forces of General Joseph Johnston and
other commanders at the close of the war,
Gorham said:
"You would have it understood that
General Sherman was sot upon and in-
Buited, and his arrangemnts set aside by
President Johnson and Secretary Stanton
in a mean and narrow spirit of revenue,
and that General Grant interposed and
tho two generals agreed on new terms
and ended the war. Whatever was
Lincoln's policy none knew better than
you that he never usurped the powers of
Congress or allowed a military subordi
nate to guide him by an authorized ar
rangement made under tho supervision
<>: Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet! A
fortnight before the Sherman-Johnston
negotiations Lincoln directed Grant to
have no conference with Lee, unless for
tho arrangement of Leo's capitulation
or purely military matters. This is proof
tlrat Lincoln would have disapproved
Sherman's arrangement. General Sher
man, alter receiving the Government's
disapproval bf his terms said: 'I admit
my folly in embracing in a military con-.
vention any civic matters.'
"Your referencs to Grant coming to
Sherman's relief would lead to the sup
position that Grant approved the agree
ment. On the contrary, he condemned it,
before it was submitted to the President
or Secretary Stanton."
Gorham quotes a letter from Grant to
.Stanton, in which the former advises the
receipt of Sherman's dispatches, and re
qUeßtß a Cabinet council at once, as they
are of such importance. In the note to
Sherman, Grant advises him of the dis
approval by the President of negotiations
except for tho surrender of Johnston's
army, and an order for the termination of
the armistice and a resumption of hostili
ties. Grant joined Sherman, and Sher
man gave notice of the resumption of
hostilities. Johnston thereupon sur
rendered on the terms accorded Lee by
Grant.
"As a matter of prudence and necessity,
Stanton telegraphed to General Dix in
New York to publish the same, with a
copy of tho Sherman-Johnston agree
ment and its disapproval by the Govern
ment, to which was appended the reasons
o; disapproval, which were that Sherman
exercised authority not vested in him,
and made a practical acknowledgement
of the rebel government. The agree
ment undertook to re-establish a rebel
state of Government and placed tho arms
and munitions of war in tho hands of
the rebels, which micht be used to sub
due loyal States, and a restoration of
rebel authority to en ible the re-establi^h
ment of slavery. It would permit the
Federal Government to pay the rebel
debts, and subject loyal citizens of rebel
States to the debts* would put in dispute
tho existence of a government of loyal
States and the new State of West Vir
ginia: abolish the confiscation laws, and
relieve the rebels of penalties for crimes;
gave the terms repeatedly rejected by
Lincoln and bettor terms than "the rebels
ever asked, and formed no basis of true
and lasting peace."
Gorham says the publication of the dis
approval had to be made to prevent seri
ous and perhaps dangerous discontent.
lUit no one will question the good inten
tions of General Sherman in making the
agreement.
In conclusion, Gorham quotes one moro
authority supporting Stanton and con
demning General Sherman, no less than
a letter written by John Sherman from
Cleveland on April 27, 186K, to Secretary
of War Stanton. saying he was distressed
beyond measure at the terms granted by
General Sherman, and that they were in
admissible. Yet he felt gross injustice
had been done General Sherman, who at
the worst granted the rebels too liberal
terms. But tiie same could be said of
Lincoln and Grant in the Lee arrange
ment. General Sherman had not under
stood the political hearing of the agree
ment, but looked upon the contest
from a simple military view. Gen
eral Sherman asserted his willingness,
being so troubled about the matter, to
go to Washington or anywhere else
where he could render tho least service.
In closing, he said: "I do not wish Gen
eral Sherman unjustly dealt with, and
know you will not permit it; especially
do I not want him driven into the fellow
ship of the Copperheads."
in commenting upon the letter, Gor
bam says he cannot find any reference to
tho insults with which it is now asserted
Johnson and Stanton rejected Shermans
terms. Ho honored and admired Sher
man, also Stanton, and, being a biogra
pher, could not reman silent when one
of Stan ton's greateet and wisest acts was
misstated to show that General Sherman
was riicht when he (Senator Sherman; ad
mitted that he was wrong.
MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS.
Programme Mapped Ont for the Ensu
ing Week.
Washington, April 10.—After several
weeks devoted to the tariff question the
appropriation bills now have the right of
way in the House. The bills are well ad
vanced, and if the programme for the
next two or three weeks is carried out,
the question of an early final adjourn
ment will rest with the Senate. Tt>e
House, however, is pursuing a policy of
retrenchment, so long and probably acri
monious conferences between the two
branches of Congress may follow the •
action by the Senate on the appropria- i
tious before the bills can be enacted into I
«*• To-morrow is District of Columbia '
| day, but it is proposed to spend part of
the day on the urgency deficiency appro
priations bill.
The Indian and District of Columbia
i appropriation bills, which passed the
Senate, will be put in conference during j
the week. The naval appropriation bill j
will probably be taken up Tuesday. Its
consideration will occupy at least two
day*, and may probably run till the close j
of the week. There will be little discus- j
sion on the bill as a whole, but a Kepub- '
lic.tii minority, aided by some Democrats |
who oppose the recommendation of the j
majority of the Naval Committee thati
only one new cruiser be authorized, will
make an earnest light to ha\e the bill
amended so as to authorizo the construc
tion of two new lino-of-battle ships and
perhaps some torpedo boats.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
will follow, and probably occupy the rest
of the week. Besides these bills there are
on the calendar the consular and diplo
matic and river and harbor appropria
tion bilis, which in the following week
will be taken up in tho order named.
The committee at work on the appro
priation bills have not reported to the
House, and before tho bills on the calen
dar are acted vi.on most of the following
bills will have been reported to the
House: Postofflee. agricultural, legisla
tive, oxecutive and judicial, fortification
and general deficiency bills.
The Senate is to listen to several set
speeches this week. Mr. Gallinger has
given notice of his intention to speak to
morrow on the subject of his bill for the
creation of a sanitarium for pulmonary
diseases, and his colleague. Chandler, is
to follow with a speech on thesubjeetof
tho election of Senators by a direct vote
of the people.
The West Virginia direct tax bill is the
special order lor Tuesday, subject to
further postponement, owing to the ab
sence of Senator Morrill.
The Hoar bill, amendatory to tho Cir
cuit Court of Appeals Act, is unfinished
business, but before taken up again the
Senate, according to a recent order, will
devote two wholo days to consideration
of bills on the calendar which do not en
counter objections. It is also expected
that during the morning hours of the
present week additional speeches on the
subject of silver will be delivered by
Teller aud others.
Lieutenant Hetfcerinfrton Acquitted.
Washington, April 10. -News was re
ceived at the Navy Department yesterday
morning that Lieutenant J. H. llether
ington, l\ S. N., has been acquitted on
the charge of killing Gower Robinson, an
Englishman, at Yokohama about two
montbsago. This action settles tho case
finally, as there is no other tribunal than
the Consular Court that has jurisdiction
in such a matter. Hetherington, it will
be remembered, is the lieutenant in the
navy who shot and kille I Kobinson, a
prominent member of the English col
ony, on the ground that tho latter had
been unduly intimate with .Mrs. Hether
ingtou.
Ualston to Succeed Isemvy.
Washington, April 10. — William C.
Ralston of Oakland will bo appointed
Chief Appraiser at the port of San Fran
cisco, vice Charles M. Leavy. This was
decided upon to-day, and to-morrow the
California delegation will submit his
name to the President. It is desired to
liil the vacancy as soon as possible, and
Mr. Kalstou's nomination may be ex
pected to go to the Senate some lime this
■week.
THE BALTIMORE INCIDENT.
A Chilean Writer Attempts to Sliow
This Government at Fault.
Brussels, April 10.—The Indepen
dence TJe/.ae publishes in its night issue
the first two articles on the United States
South America and Europe by Senor
Maximilliano Ibanez, the well-known
Chilean writer. Senor Ibanez reviews
the circumstance of the Baltimore squab
ble between the United States and Chile,
and attempts to show tliat the
American Government was quite wrong
and unjustly exacting from first to last.
Ho discards the lira that Blame's
policy was merely inspired by elec
tioneering: purposes, and proceeds to
show that it is a part and
parcel of the general policy aiming at
results which aro highly alarming to the
South American States and to European
nations, amon? which Great Britain,
France and Germany stand first.
He recalls tiie annexation of California,
the Washington Cabinet's interference in
the war between Chile and Peru in 1879,
the pressure exercised in order to induce
Peru to surrender its resources and free
dom into the hands of the American firm
of Grace <fc Donoughmore, the meddling
of the United States in the re.ent Chilean
revolution, and lastly the Washington
Pan-American Congress, where Blame
attempted to destroy the inde
pendence of the South American
States through an Arbitration Court,
which would have made the United
States master of the fate of the new
world's Latin republics. All this, be
sides the proposed Nicaragua canal, is
set forth as showing that the United
States resolved upon achieving by might
or right their dream of a new world
zollverein. which would place both por
tions of America under their sway.
ANARCHISTS IS SPAIN.
Religious Services Omitted on Account
of Their Throats.
Madrid, April 10.—Munoz, theanarch
ist, was arrested to-day and examined in
prison.
In an interview to-day Del Roche de
clared himself tho follower of "Prud
homme Darwin," and spoke with con
tempt of Ravachol as a criminal, not an
anarchist.
A bag containing explosives, grenades
and more formidable projectiles was found i
on Saturday night at the gate of the hos
pital for army pensioners. Alarm has
been revived by the news of 110 pounds
of dynamite having been stolen from the
mines near Linares.
The customary Palm Sunday services !
were omitted in the royal chapel to-day. !
ostensibly on account of the Queen Re
gent's indisposition, but really on ac
count of anarchist threats. Further an
rosts have been made in the provinces
and in Bilbao.
Munoz stated that he was merely the
tool of others. As a result of his declara- I
t:ons the arrest was issued.
Rebellion in China.
SnrQAPOXJB. April 10.—European ladies j
sent from Pekin on account of a native
uprising arrived here safely by steamer, j
The insurgents are still threatening an
atta'k on Pekin. The cruiser Hyacinthe
and the gunboat Rattler have proceeded
to Pekin with a number of Sikh police.
Nkw York, April 10.—A dispatch to !
the Time* from Singapore says the Pekin
rebellion has a serious aspect, and the '
British warships sent to the scene will !
land 100 marines.
May Day Celebrations Forbidden.
Rome, April 10.—The Italian Govern- j
ment has forbidden open-air celebrations
an May Day. The garrisons here will be
reinforced. Troops will be drafted in the
industrial centers where riots are likely
to occur, and carbineers and police will
be armed with revolvers for a few days. 1
Folsom and Vicinity.
[From the Telegraph of the 9th.
Fred. P. Taylor will represent the
Knights of Pythias at the Grand Lodge;
Mrs. Eleeta Butler, Fedora Rebekafa '
Lodge; Mrs. J. H. Smith Mrs. Chas. Jo!- j
ly. alternate , Elxeelaior Council, Chosen i
Friends, and W* M. Rumsey, Granite
Lodge, I. <>. O. F. f
The American Kiver Land and Lumber
Company has tK-en shipping carload lota
of boxes, made at the boom, to Los ,
Angeles. The boxes are to be used for
the packing and shipping of oranges.
During the absence of Mrs. J. Wilson
from her honie at New York Ravine, on
Thursday of last week, her barn was dis
covered to be on fire. By hard work it
was extinguished. Everything indicated
that it ««a the work of un incendiary, i
The next night the Uarn was tired again,
and this time it coaid not be saved. A :
quantity of hay, a mowing machine and i
other articles were destroyed. The loss!
is about ffdnA) and there was an insurance \
01 §100*
WHOLE XO. 15,752.
DANGERS OF THE DEEP.
Alarm Felt as to the Whereabouts
of Several Vessels.
PEARS THAT THEY HAVE GONE TO
THE BOTTOM.
] Great Damage to Property and MncU
Loss of Life by Floods in the Missis
sippi Vulley—Small-Pox Spreading
in Brooklyn, New York—Factional
Quarrels Amongr Prominent Domo
crats at "Washington Over the Nom
ination of a Presidential Candidate
Growing in Klttcrncss.
Special to the Record-Union*.
rinLAin.i.PHrA, April 10.—Shipping
circles are .it present greatly alarmed over
the probable loss of three vessels, with
crews numbering forty-eight persons and
property to tho valuation of about
£248,000. The vessels are the German
steamship Aldrich, from Hnelvs Feb
ruary 22d for Philadelphia or Now York;
the Italian bark lmmaceteia, which sailed
j from Cienfugos January 28th for this port,
j and the schooner Taylor A Mathias, from
i Norfolk March 2cl for New York. The
British steamship Walby, from Bermuda
March 30th for this port, is slightly over
j duo, and some anxiety is felt concerning
j her.
I London, April 10.—The steamer from
| Persia, laden with cotton and with 200
! passengers on board, before reported anil
{ the one due at Baku, a port of Russia, on
j the Caspian Sea, Is the Alexander Wal
kow. Fears are entertained that she has
foundered and that all on board have been
I lost.
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POLITICAL, SITUATION.
Bickerings Among Democrats Grow
ing in Heat.
Washington, April 10.—As the tiino
set for the # Deniocratie National Conven
tion draws near, bickerings among the
Democrats in Washington steadily grow
in heat and bitterness, and members of
the party are daily becoming more de
spondent. .Tho matter which is giving
the Democrats in Congress mure trouble
than everything else, and which is fan
ning factional quarrels to fever heat, is
the selection of candidates for tho Presi
| dency and Nice-Presidency. There are
few Democrats in the House who do not
I realize that tho tide turned against their
j party three months ago, ana lias been
j rising higher every week since that time,
so that the present prospect of victory in
November is gloomy in the extreme.
Four months ;;go many of them felt
convinced that 11 ill w:is the coming man.
Few, if any of them, now regard liill as a
possibility. There is good.reason to be
lieve that tho wily Gorman, having
| sucked the Bill orange dry, is nearly
1 ready to cast aside the refuse. There is
no doubt Gorman is the second choice of
most of the Southern. Democrats vyhode
; dared for Hill early last winter, but
j some of them are not.
One of the latter class said to-day that
Gorman is playing a deep and dangerous
game. He lias used 1 1 ill to stimulate and
Intensify the opposition of the Farmers'
I Alliance in the South to Cleveland, lie
I now proposes to use ( leveland to
strengthen himself. "I have reason to
know that both he and Brice believe that
! neither liiil nor Cleveland stands any
chance of getting the nomination, but I
do not know that Brice favors (.iuruian,
and 1 am inclined to believe that he does
not. but prefers a Western candidate."
If the remarks of leading Southwestern
and Western Democratic Kepresentalives
within the last two or three days fairly
I reflects the opinions of their supporters
at home, the Cleveland boom is about to
experience another eclipse. It the Dem
ocratic Congressmen correctly retlect the
j feelings of the rank and lile of their
party throughout the country, tin; situa
tion should bo regarded by Republicans
as highly encouraging, and nerve them
lor the Presidential contest which will
soon begin.
FLOODS IX MISSISSIPPI.
Great Damage to Property and Much
Loss of Life.
Birmingham (Ala,), April 10.—Flood
news from Columbus City report that the
river has lalion, and tho town is full of
people from the surrounding plantations.
The damage is great. Fourteen persons
are known to have been drowned, and it
is thought the loss of life in thu llooded
territory will be large.
Latkb. — The situation at Columbus
City is so bad that the people have de
cided to ask Government aid. The town
is feeding over 500 refugees, and the sub
siding waters will leave many people des
titute upand down the river. Ii iaim
possible here to wcertain the names of
any drowned, who are reported to num
ber twenty so far as ascertained.
Deaths From Yellow Fever.
New YORK, April 10.—The steamship
Phidias, from Santos, arrived to-day
short seven of her crew. While at Santos
yellow fever broke out on board, and
three of the crow were Sent ashore and
left. On tho trip to this port Bomb Larsen,
Nicholas Woolen and Patrick McCloskey,
all members of the crew, died from the
fever. Engineer William Coombs was
drowned while taking a sea bath.
Smallpox In Brooklyn.
Nkw Y«)i:k, April 10.— The Health
J;oard is busy visiting the smallpox in
fected district of Brooklyn to-day. Two
children with the disease were removed
yesterday, and ttie third discovered to
day. When tin; officials attempted to
move a boy the father t:red two shots at
the doctors, neither taking effect. Other
occupants of the house participated in the
row, and the police were called in to quell
the disturbance.
Warrlue Cattlemen and Rustlers.
Cukvknnk fWyo.j, April 10.—Word
has been received at Douglas, Wvo., of a
light which occured on Powder River
between cattlemen and rustlers, but no
particulars whatever can be learned The
rumored hanging of Jack Flagg, a rust
ler, by cattlemen cannot be confirmed.
The avenging cattlemen are thought to
be encamped temporarily on the site of
old Fort Keno.
The Family Narrowly Escape.
Wxnuxo, April 10.—Last night the
residence of James Ifawley, at Midway,.
was Domed. The family escaped in their
night clothes, with the exception of 10
--year-old Joseph Lytton, who was badly
burned. He became suddenly insane and
attempted to kill himseif.in several wii-s
The tire was of incendiary origin.
Huwh of Boomers Continues.
Guthuir (O. T.), April 10.-The rush of
boomers continues at this place, the set
tlers procuring outlits and advancing
rapidly to the line of the reservation A
large number of negroes are among-* the
throng ot intending settlers. Many are
almost entirely destitute.