Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-06
A Crooked Turfman Punished.

iuent members, stated this afternoon that
the work had resulted in the discovery of
gross frauds. Conclusive cases are said to
have been established against 125 persons.
A Crooked Turfman Punished.
DETROIT December 5th.-The Board of
Appeals of the American Trotting Asso-
| citation met to day. Among the horsemen
to whom summary punishment was meted
out was Frank Van Ness, a well-known
driver OF New York, who was expelled for
ringing in" horse under an assumed
named. The Board accepted the resigna-
ton Of G. NJ. Cottrill, of Milwaukee, as a
Director, and elected D. G. Beaman, of
Denver, to fill the vacancy.
American Baseball Association.
ST. LOUIS, December 5th-The American
Association of Baseball Clubs, elected Off
GERS tonight They are: President Sec
retary and Treasurer, Wheeler c. Wykoff
of Columbus; Vice-President, John W.
Spears of Kansas City; Chairman, Chris
Won Der Abe of st. Louis Columbus, O..
was admitted to the Association in place of
Cleveland, resigned to enter the League.
A Monster Sunday Petition.
New YORK, December 5th.-Rev. Will
bur F. Graft, of this city, received to-day
| letter from Cardinal Gibbons indorsing
heartily the great petition to Congress for a
law forbidding Sunday work in the Gov.
ernment's mail and military service and in
interstate commerce, which had previously
been Endorsed by six and a-quarter millions
of petitioners in churches and labor organ
izations.
The Sheridan Monument.
CHICAGO, December 5th.-The committee
appointed by the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland to have charge of the erec-
ton of the equestrian statue in Washington
| to the late General Sheridan. held its first
meeting here to day and elected General
Alger, of Detroit, Treasurer, and Colonel
Corbin, U. S. A, Secretary. A sub-com-
mittee was also appointed.
Not Rival to the Grand Army.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 5th-Adiutant-
| General Kooniz, who seems to be the
| fountain-head Of the new veterans move
ment, stated in an interview tonight that
| the new organization is not to be-as first
! intended-antagonisti to the Grand Army.
| That idea has been abandoned, and it will
| be purely q political organization, composed
of Democratic veterans.
Treachery on Both Sides.
| New York, December 5th-At meet
| ing of the County Committee of the Re-
publicans tonight, the Republican organi-
zatiOn of the Eighty eighth Assembly Dis
i trict, OF which John J. o Brien is the cen
| tral figure, was thrown out Of the Republi-
can party for treachery in the last CAM
paign.
Railroad Difficulties Settled.
BosToN, December 5th.-It is believed
here that the conference of the Northern
Pacific, Union Pacific and Oregon Naviga-
uon representatives resulted in sn agree
ment acceptable to all concerned, but none
of the parties will talk, The Northern
Pacific people left for New York tonight
Killed by Circus asan.
TRoYyILLE Ls.). December 5th.-Harry
Vaughan, 6 circus man. shot and killed l.
L. Stubbs, a stock shipper last night Stubs
lnsulted the landady of the Baker House.
also Mrs. Vaughan Vaughan resented tb e
Insult. Stubbs fired On and wounded
! Vaughan. The latter returned the fire and
! instantly killed Stubbs.
New Western Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, December 5th.-The st. Louis.
| Nining, Omaha aud Sioux City Railroad
! Company, which WIS incorporated q few
! days ago, with capital of $12 000, coo, to-
! day elected F. B. Stearns of New York
| city President and Theodore Weld OF New
| York Secretary aud Treasurer. A Board
! OF Directors was also elected.
| Pjseon-Shooting Championship
DECATUR Qll9, December 5;h.-J. r.
| Stlce, OF Jacksonville, and L. S. Carter. of
! Hammond, shot match here today for
! the championship of the United States and
| $3.50 side. The conditions were ifty live
| pigeons at thirty yards rise, ground traps.
Stlce won by score of 43 TO A.
Marriage of Horace Seaton's Daughter.
| New YORK, December 5th.-Miss Eta
! Mae Seaton, daughter of Horace Seaton, c..
p. Huntington's partner, was married this
| evening 10 Raleigh Percy Hood, of Cincin-
natl, at the residence Of Horace Seaton.
The bride received from her father a check
| for 25,000.
| Another Railroad Rumor.
! CHICAGO, December 5th.-Now that the
| proposed railroad trust has fallen through,
1t is stated that a scheme is on foot to unite
all the roads west Of Chicago under one
management by the lease of great rail
road syndicate. the stockholders to be
guaranteed 8 per cent.
Steam Car VS.. Street Car.
| DETROIT, December 5th.-Shortly after
| noon to-day switch engine ran into and
completely demolished a street car at the
Crogham- street crossing. The passengers,
| eight or ten in number, were all more or
less injured, and two of them will probably
| die
A Quarter of Million Loss.
CLEVELAND (O.), December 5ih.-Woods,
jerks IL Co.'S extensive lumber-yard is on
| fire. Over 100000 worth of lumber has
been already destroyed, and it is probable
the entiye contents Of the yard valued at
| S250000 will be consumed. Insuran ce,
| $4,000
Gandaur Challenges O'Connor.
BosToN, December 5th-J. A. st. John,
| the hacker of Jake Gaudaur. the oarsman,
| who was in this city to-day, offers to match
Gaudaur against 0'Conn0r, the American
champion sculler The race to De rowed IN
San Francisco next March.
Drowned in a Flooded Mine.
MAUcH CHUNK pa }, December 5.h.-
The mines a Nesquehomiug, in this
county, became flooded last evening Phiiip
Stevens and William Either were fonnd
dead IN the mine day. fhs eompanys
loss i very great.
Tho Miners Federation.
New YORK, December 5.l.-The miners
tonight decided to form an organization
independent of the knights of Labor. 1t
Will include all miners from Pennsylvania
| to Kansas.
The Big Cannon Bursts.
ANNAPOLIS Md, December 5;h.-The
big gun made by the Pittsburg Steel Com
pany January 17th was tested this after
| noon. Ii burst on the second trial, with
forty-eight pounds of powder. The loss is
$4,000
Blaine Is Their Pride.
WASHINGTON, December 5th-Fiye Of
Maines Representatives and Senators saw
that Blaine should and will be offered the
Secretaryship or State, and that he will
probably accept.
Three Laborers Buried Alive.
NEWARK On. j., December 5th.-Three
Italian laborers were buried alive and sew
eral injured by The caving of an embank-
ment while digging cellar here to-day.
| Forestry Bodies in Session.
| ATLANTA (Ga.), December 5sh.-The Joint
session of the National and Southern For.
| estry Congresses convened to-day
Threatened Cabinet Crisis.