Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-21
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 20.-About 10
minutes before o. clock this morning a
hre was discovered in the upper story of
the Bay Sugar Refnery's huge seven
story brick building, corner Battery and
Union streets. Despite all efforts OF the
entire fire department, which was
promptly on the ground. the fire ate
down from story to story until the whole
building was mass OF flames and the
destruction complete. The refinery was
owned by an incorporated company,
Herman Mees, President, and had re-
timing capacity of II 900 tons annually.
Loss about $3.50. 600; insurance 1925.
700. The building sustained considera-
Bile damage by fire several months AGO.
The fire patrol spread their covers to
protect goods but the rapid progress of
the flames rendered all efforts fruitless
and number of covers were OBLIGED to
be abandoned. While attempting to get
streams in at the upper windows the
chains OF Hayes truck ladder gave way
and several firemen we're precipitsted to
the ground but sustained no serious in.
jury.
The Republicans OF Oakland held a
mass meeting last night to ratifv the
action of the Cincinnati Convention.
Mayor Pardee presided. and in few re-
marks opened the campaign in Alameda
county, and predicted she would give
a larger Republican majority than had
been known before. Judge 8. F. Gil
crist. school mate and lifelong friend of
Governor Hayes, Hon. A. G. Henry.
Hon. j. E. Benton, Chas. N. Fox, d. L.
Emerson, Henry Vrpoman and others.
followed in spirited addresses. From
the interest evinced at this first meeting
the campaign promises to be exceedingly
lively.
Mathew Bousche, o native OF Alsace.
rs years of age, employed as maltster at
the National Brewery, corner Fulton and
Webster streets. fell through the hatch.
way from the third floor to the basement.
distance of "a feet, and was instantly
killed.
SAN Francisco. June 2O.-The FIGHT
now going on between the directors of
the Central Pacific and the small stock
holders of the company, the latter TODAY
scored some important points. Judge
Morrison, of the 4th District Court, this
morning granted petition of ANTHONY
Coolot stakeholder, for an order of the
Court. restraining the directors of the
Central Pacific from using the money of
that corporation, to pay the interest on
bonds to the amount of 81 600, DOC, issued
BY the California Pacific and endorsed
by the Central Pacific. In rendering
the decision, the court gave it o. its.
opinion, that in guaranteeing payment
OF the bonds. the Central Pacific Com
pany undertook to do an act it had no
power to do and the act was not binding
on the corporations
Rudolph, alias Diamond Bumenbure.
arrested for obtaining bonds under false
pretences in Washington, was released
Saturday on filing bonds to the amount
Of $4,000.
VIRGINIA CRY. New, June 2O.-It is
now estimated that forty thousand will
cover the loss by yesterdays fire. John
Sharley. miner working in the Conso.
lidated Virginia, was very badly burned
while endeavoring to save his trunk.
He is now lying at the County Hospital
in q critical condition. The general
opinion is that the city would have been
destroyed but for the new city water
works. Thieves were very active during
the fire and got away with good deal Of
plumber.