Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-24
Ticket Brokers, Association.

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Ticket Brokers' Association was held with
closed doors. 1t is understood the business
before the Convention was the revision OF
the constitution and bylaws, and that the
cases of members who had appealed from
the decision OF the Executive Committee
were also taken up. The officers elected
for the ensuing year were President, p
w. Ward of Cleveland; First Vice-Presi
dent, |. Frank of New York; Second Vice
President, Simon Steever of ST. Louis
Third Vice-President, Ed. List of Chicago
Fourth Vice President, W. w. Williams Of
Des Moines, Ia; Secretary, w. B. Carter o.
Louisville. An Executive Committee was
also elected. 1t was agreed to hold the
next annual Convention in Indianapolis in
May, 1890 after which the Convention adj
jouIned sine die.
That Sugar SwindIe.
New YORK, May 23d.-The trial Of Wm
E. Howard, of Electric Sugar Refinery
notoriety, was begun in the Court of Gen.
eral Sessions to-day. The first witness was
pany, whose examination brought out the
story of the great sugar swindle. The
President described how the interested par
ties were allowed to look at the refnina
apparatus without touching anything, and
were then asked to step outside until the
result of the experiment should be shown
them. They saw the machinery and the
result, but they did not witness the pro
cess.
Restraining a Monopoly.
CHICAGO, May 23d.-Before Judge Tuley
this morning, Kennedy +. Owen secured
an injunction against the Board of Trade
and the Western Union and Gold and
Stock Telegraph Companies, restraining
them from cutting off his quotations. The
injunction was granted on the ground that
the Board Of Trade together with the tele.
graphic companies are building up great
monopoly, which is injurious to the people
and particularly to those who do business
In bucket shops"
Bursting Bombs In Boston.
BosToN, May 23d.-About O'Clock to-
night a gaspipe bomb was thrown through
the window of Mrs. C. NJ. Weld of Centel
street by some unknown person. There
was no one in the house at the time except
the servant girl, who was in the kitchen
and she fortunately escaped unhurt. The
side of the house was partislly blown out
and large hole was made in the kitchen
floor by the force of the explosion. There
is no clue to the perpetrators.
Justice Demanded by Railroad.
of the Interstate Commerce Railway Asso-
citation has received a letter from the Chi
cago and Alton road stating that since
January 1st its grain and live stock traffic
from Southwestern Missouri river points
has been falling, while a proportionate
gain has been shown by other lines. 1t re.
quests that action be taken under the Sec
ton of the agreement providing for the
equitable division of traffic among Compel.
ing lines.
Cherries at Auction.
CHICAGO, May 23d.-Porter Bros. & Co..
of this city, agents for the California Fruit
Union, whose headquarters are in Sacra.
mento, to- day held their first auction of the
season of California fruit. They sold l ,467
boxes of cherries from San Jose and San
Lorenzo, for s., 303. Black Tartarians
brought from 81 40 to 81 so per box. The
81 so. The black Rockports brought 81 q
per box.
New Cruisers to be Built
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-The Navy De.
psrtment has completed and will soo1 is.
sue advertisements calling for proposals fol
the construction of three new cruisers,
slightly larger than the Yorktown and OF
1900 tons burden. The limit of cost is
fixed in the appropriation at $750,000 fol
each vessel. AS they will be longer that
the Yorktown, it is expected they will be
more powerful and faster.
Civil Service Matters.
PoueHKEErsIE On. W, May 29d.-To
day Judge Barnard granted motion for Q
writ of certiorari against the Civil Service
Board and practically decided that an al.
legged wrongfully rated applicant for office
can compel the Civil Service Board to show
the Court what methods were used in rat.
ing. 1t is the first case of the kind that
has appeared in the Courts.
Insane With Jealousy.
PITTsBURe, May 23d.-A special reports
that Frank Compton killed his wife
Dora at West Pittston this morning. He
then cut his own throat, dying two hours
later. After killing his wife and cutting
his own throat, he walked down stairs and
with his bloody fingers wrote Jealousy
upon the sitting-room wall.