, 1882-03-10

shaking the entire huildng and knock
INK ont heavy plate glass windows in all
parts of tine building. Wood work. doors
and plasturuy were also demolished.
The explosion was caused by boy
named james Brett entering one of the
vaults where gas had been escaping since
Saturday. with % Lighted match. He was
seriously ii not fatally injured.
The San Francisco Produce Exchange
held its first call on the 9th which was
eminently satisfactory. Bidding was
fairly lively considering the present dull
condition of the market, and everything
worked smoothly. Extra choice wheat
sold at 81 G5l,l 10 for spot lots, 81 62la
for days delivery and 81 G1iia for No. l
white for May delivery; No. = brewing
barley 81 ~ .Gel 50 for spot lots; No. |
medium at 81 4211 for July delivery,
No. 2 : 10 spot; No. | oats at 81 81 =
spot, and bags-Calcutta-at S5s for
same delivery.
James Gamble of the Mutual Union
Telegraph Co., says that by the begin
ming of 1888 the company will have three
wires in operation across the country.
The system now extends as far west as
Kansas City, and it is expected that work
will be begun on a transcontinental line
about the lst of May. The routes have
not yet been determined, but will prob
ably follow the line of the Denver Il Rio
Grande and Central Pacific. 1t is also
the intention of the company to carry
line along with the Northern Pacific II.
II. as fast as that road is constructed.
A dispatch from Mineral Park, A. r.,
says: At Hackenbury, thirty-one miles
from this town, j. o. Weldon, desper-
ate character, on the Goth, shot and
killed citizen by the name of John
and opened fire on Weldon, which he re-
turned, slightly wounding Indian Agent
Charles Spencer. Weldon was shot
through the breast, and after his pistol
was emptied he surrendered. He was
held in custody till the night of the DIST,
when party Of Is men took him out and
hung him to the beam of blacksmith
shop. Weldon declared publiclya short
time ago that he was glad Guiteau had
killed Garfield.
A Chico, CAL, dispatch of the 9th
says: To-day we have had all sorts of
weather, cloudy, sunshine and showery,
but at two o'clock there was violent
rain and hail storm, preceded by a small
cyclone. 1t took shape first about four
miles from Chico on the Dayton road as
q whirlwind, and expanded into about
100 yards, taking northeasterly direc-
ton, going through the Mccormick
ranch, taking in its way large oak tree
about two feet through and shivering it
to atoms, 1t passed through the Reavis
and Silver ranches, knocking down some
brick work on the latter ranch and car,
rying Cinnamon about hundred yards
from where they stood. 1t then passed
through the Chinn ranch, carrying some
fencing, but spent its force before reach
ing town. The wind is now north.
The New York Times of the 29th says
editorially: Notwithstanding the evj-
dent fact that congreNs will pass one of
the two anti-Chinese bill now pending,
the people OF San Francisco are deter
mined to free their minds on the subject
before it is too late. Miller's bill is be-
fore the senate and is likely to come up
at any time. Pages bill in the house is
in no less favorable position than Miller's.
There is no radical difference between
the two bills for both are designed to
Gerry out the provisions OF the new
treaty Both have been favorable re-
ported by the respective committees to
which they were referred and both are
favored by the Chinese embassy. If
there is opposition to either bill and
and Miller's bills least open to criticism,
it has not been manifested. Why, in face
OF all these facts, representatives Of all
political parties in California, CONNER
cial organizations, ETC., should demand
all business should be suspended for one
day, while monster meetings give voice
to antiChinese sentiment of California is
beyond comprehension.
On the 22d quite an excitement was
created in San Francisco which required
the interference OF the police to prevent
riot and bloodsied. 1t appears Cat Su,
Chinese woman of the slave order, who
had followed vocation of infamy for
some time, rented rooms in the basement
of house on Washington street and be.
gan to lead different and better life
This evening the woman presented her.
self at restaurant and took seat among
number of respectable women, wives Of
Chinese merchants, to whom she was o
stranger. Sne was seen and instantly
recognized by a countryman who knew
her former calling, and was exposed and
elected by the proprietor Of the restau-
rant. A large crowd of Chinese followed
the fleeing woman hooting and yelling,
"Drive her out!' Kill her." xiii
her!" A mob numbering several hun.
dred followed her to the house and at
tempted to break down the door and
smash the windows. The police inter-
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