Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-13
THE PACIFIC COAST.
A Stock Firm Suspended.
PREFERRED AGAINST KAL.
L0CH.
The Settlers Troubles at Hanford.
SIX MEN KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED.
TX MEN KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED.
By Telegraph to the sentinel.l

fBy Telegraph to the sentinel.l
SAN Francisco, May 12-Messrs. Bacon
& Co., Of the San Francisco Stock Ex-
change, have suspended. The firm ex-
press the belief that they will be able to
resume in a few weeks.
Charges against Mayor Kalloch were
filed in the Office Of the Clerk OF the Su-
perior Court to-day.
The complaint against Mayor Kalloch,
in addition to the points previously noted,
charges him with receiving emoluments
from certain minor public officials for OBJ
tanning their positions for them-several
employees in the Offices of the Sheriff and
Registrar OF Elections. The complaint is
made returnable on May 10th.
The charges against Kalloch are, in
brief, q NEGLECT OF duty as Mayor, Chair
man Of the Board Of Election Commits
sioners and President of the Board of Su-
perviaors, bringing the people Of the city
into infamy and disgrace by his public ut
terances. encouraging unlawful and turbu-
lent gatherings and advising professions,
endangering the public peace and stability
OF the Government, encouraging turbulent
persons to violence and bloodshed while
ostensibly advising a different course.
In this connection some Of the MAYORS
speeches are quoted, and taking and 80
Letting street and Southern Pacific Rail-
road passes.
An interview with railroad authorities in
the city discloses that NJ. d. Hart and W.
j. Grow had purchased, some three years
ago. certain lands from the railroad COM
pany, the settlers OF which refused to
surrender possession. Hart and Grow
demanded to be put in possession, and
yesterday U. s. Marshal Poole went down
for that purpose, taking with him Mr..
Clark, agent Of the company, to point out
the pieces Of land in dispute. The follow
ing was received by the company from
Poole this afternoon: II put Hart in
possession Of one tract. He and Grow
followed Clark and I to another section.
Met defendant Storer, who talked to Crow
about compromising. Storer rode of, say
ing he would see his partner and ascertain
what he thought Of it. Soon after he
left about 40 mounted men made towards
as. l left my buggy with Clark and ad-
vanced TO meet them. After . brief con-
versation with them they covered me with
their rifles and pistols. Some Of them rode
rapidly towards the wagon occupied by
Grow and Hart. One Of the horses struck
4As AS6 VAIL ulb IUut huu tuEcW u0 uOWQ.
Am not certain who fired first. Think
three, possibly four, settlers were killed
and or two wounded. Hart was shot
in the groin. fatally, I think. Clark and
myself not hurt. (Signed) w.. j. Poole,
U. 8. Marshal" It Is further learned that
after the shooting occurred the settlers ran
the telegraph operator ct Hanford. who is
also agent OF the railroad, out OF town,
and there has been no telegraphic COM
municstion with that place since noon;
but news Is ~momentarily expected from
runners dispatched to the nearest station
on the main line of the Southern Pacific.
U. 3. Marshal Poole has returned to the
city, and some further details regarding
yesterdays tragedy are learned from him,
and from dispatches since received. Hart
has died from his wound, making the
seventh. When Poole and his party met
the ieaguers he advanced with Clark, and
was at once surrounded. He stated his
and commenced reading-his au-
when he was stopped. Pistols
were presented Of his head and his sur