The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-08

time. Lawson VINO hslu maze roIsidef'
able improz ement thereon, determined To
contest Switzer's filing, and emoioyed a
| lawyer for this purpose, but finally gave
| up the ca gas hopeless. On Friday, time
having arrived for his csiupiianse with
the notification above mentioned. The old
man became hopelassls desponaent. Early
] in the evening a rap WAS heard at The
door and lawson, snnpasing that the pas
ties had arrived 10 take possessnn IF The
| place, became greatly excited. Just then
! the report Of pistol Was heard. Mrs.
Lawson striking light, fonlid her hus-
! band PROSTATE upon the floor with blood
! issuing from iiis mouth aud side. Seiz-
4 ing his hand she cried: eOh, James,
they have shot yen !" NO. he replied,
| II did 1t myself could not stand this
/ any longer and soon after expired.
! Switzer took possession of the premises
to-day, whereiipon the settlers waited up
on him in bpdy and notified him to can
eel his filings ut once or there would be
| trouble. Itisthe general opinion, how
| ever, that switzer's proceedings were en-
tirely legitimate.
Suicide.
SAN FRANcTsce, Oct. 2S.--Iast evening
j. b. Watso$ formerly driver of truck
No. IF the fire department. shot himself
in his room, S62 Mission street, last night,
dying in few moments. He left a note
to his iandlady respecting the disposition
of his effects and stating that he was a
| native of st. Johns, New Brunswick, and
aged 80.
A Serious Charge.
+. S. O'Brien and james M Duff were
arrested yesterday on charges of perjury
in connection with the case of Dudley
Hnli f,o rb 0f
| Schwartz recently. The prisoners made
affidavits that they were engaged by
| Henry Schwartz, a brother of the de-
ceased, and others, to swear falsely in
| order to convict Haskell of murder
| Operations of n Chinese Steamship Conn
sAN FRsscisco, Oct 2s.-News has been
received by the City Of Peking from China
that the Chinese Merchants Steamship
Company design putting on line OF
steamers 10 Honolulu, and that they will
probably continue the route to this port.
The company is very wealthy and under
able management, and has already sue
| ceeded to great extent in crowding out
| foreign steamship lines on the Chinese
coast.
Double Suicide
SAN Francisco, Oct. ga dispatch from
Oakland says that at the Nicoll House
| Oakland, at $50 last evening, Herbert
Benton and frankie Woodward both com.
mitted suicide by shooting themselves
| with the same pistol, the man killing
himself first. 1t was a premeditated
deed, as both had threatened to kill them.
selves. Nothing is known Of the cause oi
| trouble.
The Fast Horse.
r. F. Morrow and o. A. Hckok, owners
xG T.,ls At srs
Saturday last to-day refused $4,000 fol
the animal. st. Julian will probably be
taken east next spring. Saturday, Nov
Sth, st. Julian will trot at Oakland track
to try to beat his own record.
Strike In Sam Francisco.
San Francisco, Oct 2S.-Yesterday the
cabinet makers of the city held meet
ing and resolved to strike to-day if theil
demand for an increase of twenty-five
per cent. is not complied with. They give
as cause of their grievance that it is inn
possible for them to live ON the presen
rate of wages. The piece system whiei
| they denounce consists in paying eacl
workman by the dozen for bedsteads
bureaus, tables, etc. Prices vary in the
different factories according to the amoun
/ of machine work done, workmen in sonlt
being called upou to prepare woodwork
while in others it is given partly to be pu
together. They claim that good work
men cannot make over S. per week.
This morning the move was begun b,
the employees Of the West Coast factory
at the corner of Fourth and Bryan
streets, who in body, with flags flying
marched to Grants factory on Brannai
street, near sixth, where they were joinet
by the hands there who numbered 2
men. The procession then marched sue
cessively to Craggen's factory on Bran,
nan street, between Sixth and Seventh
where 25 more strikers were added theI
to L. & Z. Emanuel's factory, on Berr,
street, between Fourth aud Fifth, wher
40 men Joined, thence to Fry's, on Kin,
street, between Third and Fourth streets
and to the San Francisco factory, opposite
| where the employees of these two fac
tories, numbering about 40 men, joine,
in. The strikers then proceeded ont to
wards south San Francisco, taking in al
factories aud small workshopsin in that 10
J cality, the men from which all stoppe,
work to man. All these cabinet maker
, belong to the trades assembly, and dur
! ing the continuance of the strike will re
ceiye 50 and Sc per week for married an,
single men respectively. There are tw
branches of the union, one of which
| German, and indications are that ther
will be general strike among them.
A Journalist Attempts Suicide.
SAN FRAscIsco. Oct. CIV. III. Hendel
son, commercial editor of the Chronicl
8 attempted snicide in the Arion saloon, a
the corner of kearny and Sutter streets
, at about O'Clock this afternoon. by shoo
!. ing himself in the head. He wrote
. note to "a friend attribnting his act to dc
mestic and pecuniary troubles. He ha
; lost considerable money in stocks iatel,
] His wound is not necessarily fatal.
: Henderson, the Chrefaick editor VIII
T shot himself this forenoon, died early th
evening.
Death OF G. $. johnson.
!, Gustayus s. johnson, senior proprietc
: : of the Grand Hotel, died suddenly
i heart disease yesterday morning at 2;3t
q at the Grand Hotel.
k Chilean Vessel Lost--ciew Rescnetf.
g The steamer Newbam, from Mexica
e ports brings the crew of the Chilean wha
Q ing bark La Pescudora from Valparais
9 wrecked on Margarita Island in Magds
e lena Bay, on the coast of Lower Califo
?, MIA, on the I'd. Two of the crew We
g drowned off Cape ST. Lucas in attemptir
: to reach the Mexican coast for aid.
Meeting OF Sand I.otters at Mob HILL
Workingmen held quite largely q
tended meeting on Mob Hill this eyei
r. ing. which was addressed by Kearney al
= other speakers. 1t was under the ausr
= ces of the Cigar Makers Association. al
= it is designed to hold series Of simil
!, nature to revive the anti-Chinese excit
= ment, WHICH has been allowed, to sou
!. extent, to die out of late The speech
= had good deal of the old fashioned bio,
and laundering about them. Kearne
referring to the recently reported schen
+, of the Chinese Merchants Steamship c
q to put on a line of steamers between tf
q port and China, said that he was glad
j. it, as it would teach the Pacific Mail {
something of what workingmen had s,
q fered from Chinese competition. T
y police were pretty well represented
the meeting. but there was no occasit
for their services.
= Alarm Telegraph Wires.
a. . At about o o'clock this evening il /
n came known at the police and fire ALA
er headquarters that quite a general cutti
IN off of alarm wires had been accomplisht
:. Notice was al once cent to all engi
I. honses, and the police watch on duty ut
3 lied as fire patrol and every precanti
: taken to ensure the safety of the city II
Il til such time as repairs can be afiectt
= "a When another watch of the police for
:, reports at midnight, both watches v
probably be put on until morning. I
:, damage so far as ascertained is confined
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