Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-24
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PACIFIC COAST.
ss,siaito Inc CITIZEN.

3ssslai 10 The CITIZEN.
 WILCOX, Dec. 2l.-Norton & Stewart of this place have shipped for the past few months one hundred and thirty thousand pounds of four to the San Carlos agency, and will now deliver one bund-ed thousand a month. December l6th they shipped sixteen wagons loaded with one hundred thousand pounds. Mess-s. Norton Gs Stewart have the con trac. thls year and will furnish al-oge ,h- CT uos less than one million and half
 pounIs of four for the Apache Indians
 and employees of inc agency.
 Special 10 the CITIZEN
 WILCOX. Decemb-r 2L-The Old
 Glosa Mining Company, of Globe, A. T.,
 shipped from this place last week over
 eighty-six tons oi copper in the bar.
 The company is making heavy ship
 mentt every week to different points in
 the East.
 SAN FRANCIsCo. December 22--A Port Townsend dispatch says that for long time an organized system of smuggling
 has been carried on by sloops and boat 5
 between Victoria, British Columbia, anu
 various points along Puget Sound, which
 the Custom House officials have been unable to detect. Last night, however,
 . sloop was seized at Laconner, Wash incton Territory. on which was found a quantitv of Chinese wine. The owner Al. -As..A srrn sf | brought here by revenue cutter
 SAN FRANcIsco, Dee. Wednesday night eight bales ofraw silk were stolen | from the C. F. E. R. cars in this city. | the value of which is estimated at 5000. Suspicion Is directed toward police officer Joseph Lankler, who has been connected with the police force of San Francisco for the past five years. His house was watched yesterday and searched during his absence by detec- tives. Several bales of the missing silk were found in his house and the re- mander discovered in the yard ot a neighbor, where 1t is supposed Lanklt r l had thrown them to avoid detectlon. Lankler sald he purchased the silk, but refused to tell from whom or give any satisfactory explanation. He IS m GUS tody on two charges of burglary.
 SAN FRAScIsCo, December 23.-The annual report of the President ot the State Immigration Association shows receipts aggregatlng SoJJ,5J5, dlsburse-
 ments $733, lU4. leaving a balance Of Sl22,4j4. Since the organlZatlOn of the association 2,9I2 letters have been re- ceiyed and 8, 2}2 letters sent cut. c. R. Street, land officer, reported that the association was now in position to give accurate information of the location of lands open to pre-emption, the tOpOgra- phv, character and adaptabiiIty oi the soil, and such other general information | concerning them as might be required. ! The reports of tue President, Secretary and land officer were ordered printed. l after which the question f turning the association over to the State was taken up 4 very decided sentiment against such a course vas manifested. 4 resO- ! lution providing that She association proceed with its work, depending upon private contributions. was unanimously adopted. The following Board of Dr.
 rsctors was elected, and the meeting ai-
 journed: J. R. Kelly, ". L. Merry, C. ". Whitney, James Duffy, Wnl. Bland ing, W. N. Havley. Wm. Steinhart, \. E. Briggs, T. L. Bunker and J. B. WeU-
 ster.
 SAN ERANCIsco, Dec. 23.-News has
 been received here that powder exTlo- sion occurred this afternoon at Stege' s
 Station near Berkeley resulting in the
 death of one Chinaman and the very se- riOus injury of another. The loss of property Is not known as no particulars
 have been received.
 Special police officer Patrick Brandon
 was arrested thls afternoon on charge ot burglary and being receiver of stolen goods. Brandon is charged with com plicity in the silk stealing for which or ! tice7 Lanktree was arrested yesterday, a portion of the stolen property was ! found iu Brandon's cellar. Another man nancd Toseart Is strongly suspeoted oi romplicity and arge Of burglary was alss preferred against him.