Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-03
Grand Lodge. A. o. Q. M.

Grand Lodge, A. o. q. w.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2d.-The seventh
annual session of the Grand Lodge OF the
Ancient Order of United Workmen Of Cali
fornis convened at 10 A. NJ. yesterday in
B'nai Birth Hail. 121 Eddy street, quorum
of Grand Officers and delegates being in al
tendance, and Grand Master James 7. Rogers
presiding.
The following Committee on Credentials
was appointed: 81. J. Lask, No. s, of San
Francisco; j. H. Barrett, No. SO, Elmira,
and +. s. Poland. No. 126, San Francisco.
A short recess was taken to await the re.
port of the Committee on Credentials.
At II o'clock the committees report was
read, and about $50 delegates and Past Mas
ter Workmen were admitted and the Grand
Lodge degree conferred upon them.
The afternoon session was mostly occupied
in the reading of the reports of the officers.
The Grand Masters report was full and
gave the transactions of his ofice during the
year.
The Grand Recorders report shows that
the year began with 10, 432 members, and
closed with 1881, showing an addition OF
$780, The losses by death were $50, and from
other causes 5S1, leaving a net increase Of
959 The reflections for the year aggregate
90 or IA per cent. of all applications. A
laIRS VI luSsS H6ES ny tbO
Grand Medical Examiner. Total receipts for
the year. S276, 454; disbursements, S275.-
S72 43; balance on hand January l, 1884,
S5S1 81.
The Grand Lodge will probably remain in
ses=ion three days.
SECOND ,DISPATCH.I
SAN Francisco, April 2d.-The Grand
Lodge, A: Q. U. W., continued to-day in
! session at l. o. i. B. Hall, with large mum.
| Der Of officers and representatives in attend
auce. After the formal opening the special
order of the day was taken up, which was the
election Of Grand officers fer the ensuing year.
| David Mcclure, Of San Francisco, was
elected Grand Master Workman, and on be-
ing called to the platform acknowledged the
compliment in fitting manner. Duncan
MCPHERSON, of Santa Cruz. received the unan-
imous vote of the Grand Lodge for the office
of Grand Foreman, and also responded in an
appropriate manner. Edwin Danforth, of
| San Francisco, was elected as Grand Over
seer. Pending the election Of the other off,
GERS the Grand Lodge took recess until 2
o'clock.
Result OF Smoking Cigarettes In Bed.
SAN Francisco April 2d.-Mary E. Bees.
| ley, young woman about 20 years Of age,
living on the third floor of the Richmond
House, No. 246 Third street, undertook this
morning to smoke some cigarettes in bed.
Being considerably under the influence of
liquor at the time, she very soon set the bed
on fire, and the couch and room were quickly
in flames. The landlady of the house, Mrs.
Jones, caused an alarm from box 81 to be
turned in, and the Fire Department re-
sponded promptly, and the fire was put out
with loss of only abeut $50. The woman,
when dragged from the bed, was terribly
burned about the face, back ard arms. Be.
ing stupefed from drink, she had been pow
erless to escape the flames Officer Murray
caused her removal to the Receiving Huspi-
tal, where DR.. Dennis dressed her wounds.
Tley are not dangerous, but very painful,
and the woman will be disfgured for lite.
She was removed this afternoon to the City
and County Hospital.
Killed by n Fall.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2d.-This afternoon
a staging on which three painters were at
work cn the third story of house at Eighth
and Folsom streets fell. Two of the men
saved themselve by cliBging to the ropes and
window cap, but William Dsttinger fell to
the ground and was killed.
Oakland TrOtting Park.
SAN Francisco, April 2d.-There WAS a
fair attendance at the races at the Oakland
Trotting Park to-day. The first event was q
contest between Vanderlynn to wagon and
Billy B. a. in harness. Vanderlynn was the
favorite in the pools. Billy won the first
heat in 2:34 Vanderlynn breaking at a
critical period. The second heat showed
good trotting, Vsnderlynn breaking near the
score, and Billy taking the heat in 2. 29l.
Vanderlynn took the third heat in 2:34. The
fourth and final heat was won by Billy in
2:361. The second race was between Nellie
Burns and lump Winston, two roadsters, to
road carts. The race was won by lump in
2:35. being the best of five heats.
Shooting ARRAY Over Title TO Mining
Ground.
GRASS VALLEY, April 2d-Joseph Hales
was shot in the head this morning by Joseph
O'Keefe and John Steele. All the parties
were engaged in quarrel about the right OF
way to mining ground. Hales will recover.
The Doomed Murderer.
SAN JOSE, April 2d-The scaffold is being
erected here for the execution of L. L.
Majors. the Los Gatos murderer. 1t is sim.
liar to the one from Sacramento, from which
Jewell was hanged. The decision of the SUI
preme Court, affirming the judgment in the
Majors case was received with great satisfac-
ton.
Death In a Chair.
PLEAsANToN ALAMEDA county,, April I'd.
james Clifford bsrkeeper in Marshes
Hotel at Dublin, this county. died in his
chair at the above hotel at l o'clock this
afternoon. The supposed cause, heart dis
ease.
The Cotton Case.
SANTA Rosa, April 2d.-Nothing of i'm.
portance occurred in the Cclton trial to-day
UTAH.