Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-20
A Whisky Trust.


TACOMA (Wash J, March lgth-Four promi
nent liquor dealers Of this city are endeayoring
10 form novel trust, and are meeting with cif.
liens 10 control the retail whisky traffic within
the corporate limits: The scheme contemplates
lnat at the end of the present year all saloon
licenses shall be resclnded. and no new ones
issued. except TO the syndicate. A company
VIII agree to pay into the city treasury sum
gdaaI T 70 tnat obtained from all the saloons.
Ihe projectors further guarantee to run not
more Than twenty places for retail selling and
that these shall not be located near churches
schooi houses or in thickly settled portions of
Inc city. ASIDE from these obligations the syn
dlcate Will assume responsibility for all viola
tionS OF the law traced to any places controlled
by them, agreeing to strictly observe all ordi-
nances as to closing hours and selling to minors
and habituals.
Killed by Train.
OAKLAND, March I9th.-An old German
known as Meyer, who lived at the Railroad Ey-
change, on Seventh and Bay s,reets at West
Oakland, was killed by the Berkeley train
the beach TO dump barrel of ashes and was
cros3lnS the Track near the curve where the
local train leaves the mole, truuoling wheel
barrow, wren the train struck him. His skull
was crushed and he was terribly mangled death
ensuing almost instantly. The deceased was so
years OF ! age He had resided in Oakland
twenty-five years, and is not known to have apy
relatives living in this country.
They Offer Sixty Cents.
y
the committee of the creditors of Belloc Freres
the bankers, who suspended about two weeks
ago, Charles Msyne, the principal creditor,
made an informal proposition stating that on,
an assurance from Hippoiyte Belloc in Paris.
he would guarantee the creditors go per cent of
the indebtedness without prejudice TO Mr.
Bolloc's expressed intention to pay dollar for
dollar. No action however, was taken upon
the proposition.
Returning East.
SAN FRANCISCO, March l9'h.-Eight of the
molders who arrived from the East yesterday
returned this afternoon. the Molders' Union
purchasing their tickets and providing means
Tor their subsistence on the way,
1t is said thst others will be forwarded to.
morrow Only our of the imported molders are
at work 1t Is claimed by the strikers thai these
would gladly leave, but are forcibly prevented
from doing so.
Indorsers Liable.
TACOMA Wash March I9th.-In suit before
Judge Campbell in the Superior Court the Jury
to-osy decided that indorsers to promissory
notes were liable and that it was not necesssri
TO notify them of the non payment of a note
The case has been in Court for two years and
watched with great interest by the legal frater-
nifty for the Court decision in this State fixing
the liability of indorsers of a note.
j. II. McGee Buried.
SANTA Rosa, March I9th-J. II. McGee, the
well-known attorney, WAS buried to-day Both
departments of the superior Court adjourned
and The Sonoma county bar attended the funeral
.. n.
Dougherty and J. G. Presly. attorneys E. J.
GeaTy A. B. Ware. J. W Oates, ]. A. Barham.
w. E. Mcconnell, W. f. Russell, L. W. Juilliard,
and Il c. Hahmann, representing the Knights
of Pythias.
Brick Swindler Captured.
PETALUMA, March 10Th. = Farmer Park of
Bloomfield, of "gold brick notoriety, has re-
turned from san Francisco with Marshal Col
Inns. He identified the prisoner who was ar
rested under the name of Miller as the man
VINO had swlndled him out of 81 500. He paid
Marshal Collins the reward of $3.50 for the cap
ta1e OF the man who swindled hun.
Marysville Notes.
MARYsvIILE, March I9th-A glove ight to a
finish comes off here next Saturday n ght be.
tween Tom Johnson, of this city, and Billy Ne
farlaue, of san Francisco, for a purse OF 500
The Iuba river has risen two feet or more in
consequence OF the late rains in the mountains
but il is not high.
Fleeing to the Mountains.
OAKLAND, March 19th.-Some of the crank
followers of Mrs. Woodwork and Erickson are
selling their furniture and offering their prop
erty at low rates, preparatory to fleeing to the
mountains. One family sold the furniture of
nine rooms for SS5, aud another traded lot in
East Oakland for team of horses.
1t Will Kill 1t.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 18th When asked as
to the effect of the prnposed reduction in the
duty on sugar ON the beet sugar industry of CAL
lfornia, John d. Spreekels replied: at will xii,
1t If the proposed bill p-ses we shall not put
up the machinery for the second refinery, but
will send it back to Germany
Indian Depredations.
LoRpsBURG ~. NJ, March I9th.-Word was
received here to day that hundred Indians
were out from san Carlos, and had killed seven
men on Blue river in the northern part of this
county. Nothing authentic can be learned.
The Story Discredited.
SANTA FE (N. M, March l9th-Nei:her the
GoveTnor nor the military authorities here
know anything of'he reported killing Of whites
by Indians at Alma in southwestern New Mex
ico. The ruU.or is discre6ited.