Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
Order OF the Mystic Shrine.

CHICAGO. June 17th.-The Convention Of
the order of the Mystic Shrine was held
here to-day. q number of changes in the
bylaws and ritual were made and new
officers were elected. Among them are:
Imperial Potentate Samuel Briggs of
Cleveland Imperial Chief Rabban, Will
lam B. Melisn of Cincinnati; Imperial
High Priest, John T. Brush OF Indanapo-
lis: Imperial Marshal, Siras W. Eaton of
Cedar Rapids Iowa; Imperial Outer Guard,
Charles L. Field of San Francisco.
The next meeting will be held in San
Francisco. No time has yet been fixed.
Couldn't Identify Them.
New YORK, June 17th.-The three men
who came from Chicago for the purpose of
identifying Maroney and Mcdonald as
principals or aCComplices in the murder of
DR.. CrOnin visited the Tombs this morn
ing. The suspects were placed in a line
with a score of other prisoners and the
Chicago men failed to identify them.
Judge Andrews this morning discharged
Marouey and Mcdonald, the Cronin sus-
spects on the ground that there was no
evidence on which to hold them.
senator Hoar's Opinion.
WORCESTER tMass.), June 17th.-Senator
Hoar reached here yesterday after his
Western trip with the Senate Committee
Ou lIduc IlSItllOUS WIFI 1dQAud. he SalU
the impressions that the Notifications at
Esquimalt, Vancouver, are a menace to
the United States is unfounded, as the
island has not the natural advantages nee
essaTy to make it 8 formidable fortifica-
ton. He was satisfied that the ties of
affection between Canada and the United
States are guarantee Of long continued
peace.
Opium Smuggling.
New YORK, June 17th.-James Boyd,
porter on the steamer Colon of the Pacific
Mail Line, that arrived from Aspinwall
Saturday, has been arrested and held on
the charge of smuggling $500 worth of
opium. Ten packages were found on his
person aud ten more in his bunk. Boyd is
supposed to be a middleman Cinnamon
are engaged in extensive smuggling of the
drug.
Another Denial.
CHICAGO June 17th.-To-day Miss PaulIy,
sister OF a saloonkeeper, quoted last night
as corroborating Wo0druffs latest state
ment, denied emphatically the interview
attributed to her. She says she knows
nothing of Alexander Sullivan and never
saw anyone answering her description with
Woodruff Her brother also denies the
important features of the interview repre-
sented as coming from him.
Lie IuiheFan synod.
PITTsBURG, June 17th.-In the Lutheran
Synod to-day the report on the churchs
extension showed SS3. .098 received from all
sources, or larger amount than during any
previous blennium. The rapid growth of
the church, particularly in the West. where
many churches have been erected, required
the appropriation of the whole amount.
Another Coal Oil Horror.
BALTIMORE, June 17th.-Mrs Elizabeth
Tyler, aged %, poured coal oil on the fire
while preparing breakfast this morning
The oil can exploded and Mrs. Tyler and
her eight months old boy were burned so
severely that they died within few hours.
Giving Away Fruit in Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 17th.-Porter Brothers,
agents for the California Fruit Union, sold
to-day Two carloads of fruits at the follow
ing low prices Apricots so to 55 cents;
peaches, 81 20 to 95 cents plums, So 10 to
81 So. The market is very weak.
a Prominent Man Dead.
CHEYENNE WY, June 17th.-Colonel A.
T. Babbitt, President of the Wyoming
Stock Growers Association and the STAN
dard Cattle Company, died this morning.
He was an officer in the Ninety-third Reg
iment of Ohio Volunteers.
The Typographical Union.
DENVER (Col.), June 17th.-The Typo
graphical Convention met this morning,
and without transacting any business ad-
journed to meet in Atlanta, Ga, next June
Most of the delegates will leave for their
homes tonight.
Arraigned for Murder.
CHARLEsTowN Is. c., June 17th.-Dr
I. B. Mellow, the murderer of Captain F.
W. Dawson, editor of the Ne1Us and Courier,
was arraigned to-day and pleaded not
guilty. His trial is set for June 24th.
Fall of a ScafoId.
CHICAGO, June 17th.-Bv the fall of a
scaffold in one of the power houses of the
Yerkes Cable-car system this afternoon
Peter Dornbos was kill ed and four other
men seriously injured.
Death of a Temperance Veteran.
AUBURN On. ", June 17th.-Rev. VIM.
| Hosmer, conspicuous figure in the anti
| slavery agitation, aud one of the first tenn
| perance advocates, died this morning,
| aged 10.
Bunker Hill Day Celebration.
BosToN, June 17th.-Bunker Hill day
was celebrated here by the carnival parade
in the forenoon and military and civic
| parade in the afternoon.
Two Brothers Drowned.
| CEDARvILLE (Kan), June I7th.-Two
| brothers, Brack and Sheridan Homes, were
drowned Sunday while attempting to ford
the Big Canadian river.
| Resigned on Account of Ill Health.
New YORK, June 17th.-Trunk Line
| Commissioner Albert Fink has rendered
! his resi- gnation on account of i'll health.