The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-11-05
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER s, 1876

tho presence of United States detec.
tives. He was cautioned against fur
ther manufacture, under n penalty.
I.g.a.u GoLDsDoRo, Pa. Oct. 81
A train from Scranton, consisting
Of seventeen cars. was run into by
tho Summit coal train, one mile and
n half north of Goldsboro Station,
on the Delaware, Lackawana & Wes-
tern Railroad, this evening. Ono car
was burned, two telescoped and fiyo
persons were killed, and about thir-
teen wounded. A corps of surgeons
attended to tho wounded, but full
particulars cannot bo learued at
present. .ss.st -
-.., CHICAGO. Oct. 81.
Farwell Hall was crowed tonight
with nn audience of about three to
four thousand people who assembled
to hear Governor Hendricks, tho
Democratic nominee for Yicc-Presi-
dent, spenle on tho issues OF the day,
speaking about two hours: At the
conclusion Of his remarks, Judge
Lyman Trumbull addressed the audi.
ence, but received little applause or
enthusiasm. There was ON overflow
meeting in tho streets which was all
dressed by number of gentlemen.
Il dispatch from Paris states TINT
the grand concert yesterday, nt the
Cirque D'Hiver, given under the di-
rection of Pnsleloup, Nh attempt was
made to perform Siegfried's death
march, from Wagner's Nibelungen,
but the musicians Ind no sooner DO
gun than the audience behaved dis.
gracefully, hooting and shouting
A 6as Wagner. Tho march conclu-
ded amid deafening and disgusting
shouting. Webers overture to Der
Frcischutz shared similar fate, so
deep seated is the hntc which tile
French heart bears towards Germany
and German music. E
.- SAN Francisco, Oct. 81.
at five minutes to 12 o'clock last
night, panic occurred in the Royal
Chinese Thentor, on the north side of
Jackson street, between Kearney and
Dupont. A stampede followed,
which resulted in the immediate
death of 81 Cinnamon, and the
wounding OF Is or 20 more. The en-
trance to the theater is through n
long, narrow corridor, at the end of
which arc five or six steps lendipg to
the "1vI tihro:isi which ine ;:n:li..1.ca
has to pass. a fey foet back of, and
parallel with this door, was n parti-
tion built of ono inch boards and
reaching half way to the coiling.
While tho performance wns going on
some one raised the cry Of fro. The
alarm was groundless, but it created
n panic, and q great portion OF those
i'll the auditorium and in the gallery,
which has stairway running down
TO the front door, started for the only
means OF exit. Some Of tho foremost
fell, or wcre pushed down tho stops
leading to the corridor, and those
who came after them fell pell nell
OH them. Tho surging crowd pushed
on these, carrying the partition with
them, In few minutes, hundreds
Of Cinnamon wore piled on top of
each other, screaming, moaning and
crying in both Chinese and English.
4 few minutes after tho accident oc-
CURED few officers rushed TO the
sccno and attempted 10 render assis-
tanco, but their efforts were in vain
or little while, as those uniniured
refused to render assistance or stand
back. a reinforcement of police n
der Capt. Douglass camo mp in n
short tirno and cleared spot around
which lay tho fallen men. Tho Off
GERS worked with will, removed tho
debris and in littlo while com
menced taking out the nnfortunntcs
who had been crushed by those who
foil on them. As soon ns taken out,
thoy were carried to the street and
laid on tho sidewalk for fresh air,
which revived few, buttlio minority
were dead. After thoy had nll been
tnken out il was found that 81 were
dead and about 10 wounded. Some
OF tho wounded were. taken to tho
Receiving Hospital, tho dead being
taken to the morguO. While tho
dead and wounded wcro being re.
moved tho police oildcnvorcd to pross
Chinamon into tho service of remov.
ing the injured, anu thoBo whose
lifo had fled but thoy refused to help.
The hctors, fully nwnrc Of whnt Ind
occurred, continued playing OH the
stage as II nothing Ind happened, and
it was not until Captain Douglass
ordorcd thom to cease playing, that
hoy put a stop to tho performance. .
LONDON, Oct. 81.
A dispatch from Constantinoplo
says IL is stated that tho proposal for
n two months's armistico with the
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