The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01
SAN FRANCISCO.
The ModOc Campaign..Turf Item.s
Protest Against the Goat Island
JOb.

The ModOc Campaigu..Turf Item-.
Protest Against the Goat Island
Job.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 3l.-The military
sent to fight the Modoc Indians have moi
yet succeeded in driving the warriors out
OF their strong hold, Ben Wrights cave,
Every stratagem has failed. HoWitzers
and bomb shells will beused against them,
More troops have been stationed at Fort
klamath. Capt. Jack's!band has increRs-
ed to over one hundred well armed fight
ing men. .-a-.-
Repairs OF the shaft of the steamer
Great Republic are not yet completed.
A large number of mining and other
interpretations were perfected to-day and
yesterday, for the purpose ofayoiding the
provision in the new code, which goes
into effect January 1st, obliging incorpo-
rations 10 deposit ten per cent Of their
capital stock, both the Pacific Telegraph
Co. and the Incorporation to construct
telegraph from San Francisco to Crescent
City along the coast
Budd Doble arrived last night, with
his PAGERS Rosalind, Elmo and Dan Voor.
hees, and has taken them 10 Agricultural
Park to-day, TO so into training at once
for the races with Occident.
A meeting will be held Saturday night,
under the auspices Of the Chamber OF
Commerce ofthis city, for the purpose Of
entering into a formal protest in the name
Of the people OF the State and city, against
the passage oI the Goat Island bill by
Congress. Gov. Booth and Mayor Al,
ward will preside, and address the meet
ing. II is expected to be one Of the most
thoroughly representative meetings ever
held in this city in connection with this
matter. ...
All the Consular flags in the city, arc
at halt mast in respect to the memory Of
the late King Kamehameha.
The British steamer Sparrowhawk will
reach Honolulu about the came time the
American irigate California.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Times Of to-day, stating that the
proposed transfer OF Goat Island to the
Central Pacific Railroad is endorsed by
the people Of California, and was so en-.
dorsed in the last election, and that Sar.
gent was elected as Senator on that issue
and as O friend of the scheme, is pub.
lished here and contradicted. Sargent
was elected before the purposes OF the
railroad company respecting Goat Island
were known. The question was not in
volvcd in his election. The passage Of. the
bill through the House last session created
intense opposition in San Francisco and
over large portion Of the State. Both can.
didates in this district at tho last election
were unequivOcably pledged against the
measure. Both political parties adopted
the resolutions, strongly opposing the
proposed cession, considering it politi-
cal necessity 10 do so in the middle and
northern districts. Both. Greeley candi. |
dates were opposed to the government of
the island, while the Republican candi-
dates accepted the issue and announced |
themselves in favor OF it On that issue |
the Republican candidates were defeated,
although the districts were strongly Re. |
publican, while the candidate in the mid.
die, banner Republican district just saved |
himself. In these districts II 900 Repub.
licans voted in favor Of Grant who voted |
against their Congressional candidate,
or refused TO vote at all. It was the
most marked condemnation of the obnox.
iOus measures and was go pronounced at
the time. In the extreme southern district,
an issue was not made, and Goat Island |
did not seem to concern the people OF
that portion Of the State. The renewed |
pressure in favor Of the Goat Island |
scheme, at Washington, has created much |
excitement in this city, and has led to the
call OF meeting Saturday night. Gov
Booth says there is no public sentiment in |
California favoring the cession of Goat
Island 10 the Central Pacific railroad.