Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-29
WHOLE NO. 1927.

OF OF resolutions, which will be sent to the
Executive Board of the Knights of Labor.
and In which they will request the Board
to declare the strike off, they (the Citizens
Committee) pledging themselves TO stand
by the knights, and TO use every exertion
possible to either bring about arbitration or
10 secure the unemployment of all strikers
VINO VINO nave not committed offenses against
the law or railroad companies
The American Turf
NASHVILLE, April 2Sth.-This was the
opening day OF the Blood Horse Associa-
tion spring meeting. The track was heavy
from rain. The chief interest centered in
the appearance of BriEliantine, daughter
OF the great Luke Black burn, she being the
flrst OF his progeny to face the starter. She
old not disgrace her sire The first race.
all ages, seven furlongsr Conkling won.
SpauldIng second, Harefoot third. Time,
I:3lf. Theaecondr Lake Wood stakes for
two-year-oids' half mile, Brilliantine
won, Mary second, Blessed third Time,
oh. The third race, Maxwell House stake
Ter maiden three-year-olds, one mile,
Brooktul won, Macala second, Fronie
Louise third. Time, 1:50. The fourth
race, selling purse, one and one-eiehth
miles, Manitou won, Rice second King
George third. Time, 2:05.
Attacked the Wrong Man.
ST. LOUIS, April 2Sth.-Wm. e. Witbers.
a so-ealled scab switchman. formerly of
Indianapolis, while leaving the Missouri
Pacific yards tonight, was set upon by
three men, who seized and pounded and
beat him severely. He finally broke avay
from them, and, drawing a revolver, fred.
and one OF his assailants, named Gibbons,
fell dead. Gibbons was a striking yard
man. Withers was arrested His other
assaiants escaped
First Verdict for the Stale.
ST. LOUIS, April 2S!h.-A verdict in the
case of John Holland, the striker tried in
the COnrt Of Criminal Correction for rs
saulting Warren Stillwell. a brakeman. in
the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards. was
rendered to-day Il finds Holland guilty.
and likes as the punishment thirty DAYS in
jail This is the first case which the State
has won against the strikers except in the
Police Courts. 4 motion for new trial
has been filed.
Terrific Explosion.
CHICAGO, April 2Sth-A large iron lard
tank in Tobey & Booths packing-house
exploded this afternoon. The cause is un
known. The concussion was terrific. The
lying iron tore up the floor ceiling and
wall. Every one in the room was Injured
by the debris or hot oil. James Sanford
was instantly killed, and Pat Muldoon and
Matte Sanford seriously injured Six 9TH
ers were more or less injured
After Forty Years.
New YoRK, April 2Sth-ColoneI Steven
son, OF San Francisco, came over from
Washington last night He had not seen
the city since he left here forty wears AGO
in command of his regiment, and sailed
around the Horn 70 plant the United States
flag in California.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
PITTsBURG, April 2Sth.-The sixteenth
annual assembly of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society begun in this city this
morning. Delegates were present from
nearly every State in the Union.
A Canard.
KANSAS CITY, April 2Sth.-A dispatch TO
the Associated Press states that the report
of a terrible tragedy in Seward county.
Kansas, published this morning, proves to
be q canard.
New York Stock Market
New YoEK, April 2Sth-Central Pacific.
Al; Burlington, 1929; Rio Grande, 164
Northern Pacific, 25; Northwestern,
1861; New York Central, 1872; Oregon
Navigation, &t Transcontinental, 2S4;
Pacific Mail, 53s; Panama, 9S; Rock
Island, 253; st. Louis and San Francis
co, 164; st. Paul and Omaha, 394; Texas
Pacific, S7s; Union Pacific, 492 Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S Express, l20; Western
Union, 63s.
Is He Wearing His Fathers Shoes
New York, April 29th-A. M.-During
the performance of "Othello" at the Acad-
emy of Music last night Edwin Booth, who
was playing TO Salvini's Othello lost his
balance and fell across the footlights in
such a way as to break the guard
chain, and but for the intervention of sew
eral persons who were sitting in the front
row, he must have fallen into the orches
ira. During the rest of the performance
Booth was uncertain of step and ndistinct
of utterance.