, 1883-09-27

" - 4h'lh4l' lllttD iiit S!lllAfgllnU
/ ni Chinese into Washington Territory
from British Columbia, gives il a. his
opinion that the reports were greatly
exaggerated, but Indirectly al Cits that
iUmbermen of that section employ n
large number of Chinese and are willing
( 10 taNe all they can get without wanting
| % "hpw where the Cinnamon have come
/ from tie says the persons lie cucoun=
/ ter"1 III Washington Territory laughed
/ it the matter is a good Joke. He con
1iide5 u at the retUrts we're sent for the
sole purpose of having the customs force
at fort Townsend, increased so as to
make those places more important in
| the Government service.
Eoo 3TanS s'auHiIutr-.
San tRANCISGa, Sept. Is. The New
"a tS-f'fstt9' sIyS that the Alta -CdIifOr-
man, under the proposed purchase Hy n
group oF prominent Demesrats of this
| CITY Will support Justice Field for the
Presidency. There is not printers ink
enough on the Pacific Coast to float
stephen j. Field or any other California
democrat over the Rocky Mountains in
the Presidential candidacy. There are
too many Democrats ON this side of the
itockIes VINO are more powerful and
have got better start.
Fever Rep6.t
TUCSON, Sept. 19 The Mayor of
Guaymas teiegraphs that since Sept EN-
Der lst over 2O00 people have boen strick-
en with fever. The deaths have been
about 200. The fever is abating. Her
nloSlllo adyIces show much alarm. The
great rush from Guaymas has ceased
Many of our people had to leave for
California. 1t Is estimated there are G09
persons down with fever. Rain fell. and
change OF temperature came last night
Eried 10 ::ea: s3.e Custom House.
New YORK, Sept. 19.-The Sun saws:
Joseph A. Donohue, of California, of
the banking firm of Donohue, Kelly Il
Co, with his wife, came in on the steam
ship Servia from Europe, Monday. They
brought twenty-seven good sized trunks
with them. They declared to the Gus
toms inspectors that the trunks contain
ed no dutiable goods, and were permit
ted to take away sixteen trunks after ex
ANIMATION The other eleven were de-
talned, and on being examined yesterday
were found TO contain dutiablc articles
of the cash value of $1,000.
The Herald says: The seizure room of
the custom house after the trunks were
examined yesterday, looked like a bazaar
for the sale of the daintiest and costliest
articles Delicate laces in every form,
tichus, trimmings, etc, silks and satin
dresses, priests vestments embroidered
with gold, gold trimmings by pieces,
solid sllverware, pa raSols, India shawlS,
down quilts, silk hosiery, gloves, the
finest embroidery, napkins, table-cloths,
bric-a-bFac and fancy goods of many
sorts were among the profusion of rare
au1 ayTanCIxra nINiaote WhInh hrInhtap-
ed the vault over which Custodian Trim
BILE presides. The only articles which
were regularly appraised yesterday were
dresses, which were found to be worth
$1,000. Silverware, church vestments
and laces are next in value, and worth
several thousands more.
Important TeIegraphic Event.
New YORK, Sept. 20.-An important
event in telegraphic circles will he the
formal opening tomorrow of the Central
and South American COmpany's lines to
Brazil. Connection with the United
States being made via Galveston, Texas.
Cheaper rates will at once be Inaugural
ted and it is anticipated that lively
business will spring up between two
great sections of the western hemisphere.
Various gentlemen in official position
and prominently identified with tine
business interests of the country, have
expressed desire to send sentiment
over the wire on this occasion, among
others the following from President
Arthur:
To the Emperor of Brazil:-The
President and Government of the United
States salute the Emperor and peopl lie
of Brazil Though new channel of direct
communication between the two cOun-
tries this day opened via Galveston and
Valparaiso, and see in those multiplied
links of intercourse assurance that the
relations between them Will continue
and increase to the material benefit of
both people and countries.
Important Chinese Decision.
SAN Francisco, Sept 30.-In the case
of the Hongkong Chinaman, claiming
the rights OF British subject before
the United States Circuit Court today,
Judge Field of the Supreme Court rem
dered decision that the law was in
tended to apply to subjects OF China
only, that it made no difference whether
laborers were subjects of England or
not, the Act must be enforced against
subjects of England or any other coun-
try, provided they were included by
proper construction of the law.
Willard Talk in California.
SAN Francisco, Sept 19.-The pur-
chase by Mr.. Willard Of the South Pa
cifc Coast Railroad and the road con-
Meeting Santa Barbara and Santa Maria,
is the topic of town talk. This rumor
of sale, or intended sale, began about
the first of the present year, and had its
origin in the projection of the extensive
works at Alameda Point, on the south
side of the harbor entrance. That por-
ton of the works which constitute the
| immense pier, terminating at ships
channel, is very near completion now,
and hence the curious public is eagerly
waiting for solution of the deep mys
terry, which has involved, for five years,
this self-contained enterprise. Ever since
the planning and Inauguration of work
upon the great pier, the air has been
thick with rumors of sale. 1t seems
very probable that Willard has owned
the enterprise since that time, If he did
not as good as own it before. This will
appear from the following statement of
facts: The Willard combination is to-
day the greatest absorbent of railroad
property in the United States. Gould
may be a greater power in the railway
empire, but Wizards methods are orig
inal and peculiarly his own. There
fore, the manner In Whlcn th5 empire
is extended is best described as
absorption. His operations in Califor-
MIA, so far as announced, may be
summed up as follows: The purchase
of the Goodall, Perkins & Co.'S steam
ships, a little over year ago; the pur-
chase at the same time of the Santa
Maria Valley Railroad, a narrow-guage
which runs from Port Hanford through
San Luis Obispo to within % miles of
Santa Barbara; the purchase of the
North Pacific Coast (narrow-guagel }
running from Saucelito to Duncan's
Mills, reported in April last-the con-
Guiding transaction, so far as Is GER
tainly known. Now, it will be remem-
bered that three months ago the south
Pacific Railroad Company bought the
Pacific Mail dock in San Francisco.
This stroke of business was certainly
! not that OF a local road which employs
three ferry steamers only, and never ex-
| poets to take mart in Ocaan traffic On