The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-13
CALIFORNIA.
Gang Of Robbers ATreBted--MrS.
FaiT-.LOsS OF sheep by Land
Storm.

Gang Of Robbers AFreSted--Mrs.
Fair..LOsS OF sheep by Land
Storm.
Sun FRANCISCO, Nov 11.-Jones, Holy
and Sampson, three Of the gang Of rob-
bes who have repeatedly robbed the
stage Of the sonomA Company near
Cleaverdale this season, were arrested
there yesterday. The three others will
be captured.
The wreckers succeeded In saving q
large part Of the coal and cargo OF the
British iron ship Strades, OF San Ramon,
Lower California, to-day, and will proba-
bly, save the ship.
The case Of Mrs, Fair was before the
Supreme Court to-day, The argument
for new trial was on technical ground
FOrty thousand sheep persisted by the
recent land storms in Los Angeles county.
Malen A. ChibGno, claim digger, has
been arrested at AlGma, Marine county,
for numbering his partner, ThOs, SilvGs,
for sixty dollars, and compelling woman
with whom he lived 10 assist him In sink.
ing tho body in BolinSs Bay. The wO-
man revealed tho murder ~.s..
sTAGR ATTACKED AND PASSENGERS MUIR.
DRRRD.
The WiCkenburg and Lapose, Arizona,
stage was attacked by tily Apaches ten
miles from tho former place and the
driver, John Lctz, otherwise dutch
John" and two passengers with him on
the box, killed. On the inside were five
passengers, three OF whom were killed
VIM. Kenger and Miss Mollie Sheppard,
Of Prescott, were wounded, but escaped to
q chapparIl. Kenger defended himself
with revolver and both reached Wick.
enbuFg. The names OF the passengers
killed arc Fred Shaholm, T. N. Loring,
N. p. soloman, p. W. Howel and G. s.
Adams, Loring Howell were of Lieut.
Wheeler's exploring expedition. Adams
was sCalped and the mails and baggage
plundered. One report says the attack
was made by robbers instead Of Indians,
John Gales has been sentenced to i'm.
prisonment for lie at Hamilton tor killing
James Mackey. .f.. -... ....l
Tho argument in the Fair case was
concluded this evening In the Supreme
Court. Decision on the application for a
new trial next week.
AT Portland, Oregon, last evening, Rt o
railroad meeting, memorial TO Congress
was adopted asking that the usual grant
Ol lands be made 10 tho Portland, Dallas
s. Salt Lake Railroad, already incorpora.
ted. Tho line Of the proposed road lies
east from Portland along the south side of
Columbia 145 miles; thence 10 Monument
Point on tho Central Pacific 5S9 miles,
and on 10 Fort Granger on the Union Pa.
clflc $50 miles, making the distance from
Portland to Omaha 200 miles.
The Chinese Consul at Los Angles Is
investigating the affairs connected with
the late riot The Chinese property seized
at the time Of the riot in the name but
without the authority Of the U. s. Marshal,
has been released to the owners, but none
Of the money stolen has been returned.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.-Capt. Bar.
ker, Of the whaleship Japan, wrecked on
the cast of Cape Siberia In October Of
last year, when eight men were drowned,
after wintering with the Esquimaux and
after suffering great hardships, Joined
Capt. Hays and crew Of the bark OriOle,
sunk In Behring Sea in June last. After
sailing TO various places In Alaska on tho
little schooner II. B. Browne, which final.
ly became unseaworthy and was abandon.
ed, all arrived here to-day from Victoria.
They had been given up as lost, not hay.
ing been heard from for months.