Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-27
PACIFIC COAST AOvICES
fsPEcrAL TO THE sxNrrsrL.I

ESPECIAL TO THE sxNrINEL.l
Ravages Of the Yellow Fever.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 26.-J. A. Robert
son, formerly Of this city, has just re-
turned from Mexico, and fully confirms
all that has been said Of the ravages Of the
yellow fever at Mazatlan. He went there
in August to buy . sugar plantation. and
was caught with the fever, but recovered q
few days before he left. He says: I went
to the cemetery, where I learned from the
gate-keeper that during the two months Of
the fever there had been passed in from
$500 to 5000 dead. He was not sure as to
the exact number, ~ some days they came
80 thick it was impossible to keep tally.
It is said that in one week the death rate
numbered fully 900 Americans. A colony
was severely attacked. Among those
known to have died, were A. Mussleman
OF Dixon, California; A. W. Rogers, Hor-
ace Adams, Porter Holmes, George Ruf-
ner, John McEuer, all of San Francisco;
Rober Porter Of Pennsylvania; Marcus
Monroe Of Victoria, B. c.; VIM. Cornelius
Of Virginis City. These are only the
names, added Mr.. Robertson, Of those I
can think of at present. but there were
many others. He says most positively
that the danger is not over ct Mazatlan;
that it is criminal to say that it is. This is
fatty contradictory Of the statement that
the port authorities at Mazatlan were will
ing to give the steamer Granada . clean
bill Of health.
Chinese Swfndling Uncle Sam.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 26~. -Respecting the
seizure Wednesday of 1000 Chinese un-
stamped letters brought over on the
steamer Toxic, further investigation to-day
by the postal authorities goes TO show that
q number Of letters sent from here to
China through the mails have been largely
on the decrease. The assumption is that
the system Of fraud is practiced by the
Chinese with letters on outgoing steamers
as on those incoming. 1t is estimated
that the Government loses about $3.50 on
every Chinese mail from this port. The
Bulletin this evening pu blishes a tabulated
statement showing the increase in the
number Of Chinese arriving provided with
Chinese Government Traders certificates
emitting them to land. The United States
steamer Of June II last brought the first
lot. There were only three. The next
brought thirty-nine, and 30 on increasing
up to Ill on the last steamer.
Ben. Holiday Suing His Brother.
PORTLAND, Oct. 26.-Ben. Holiday COM
menced suit against his brother Joe for
the recovery Of property now held in trust
by Joe for Ben. The suit will involve the
1>~~nc ~~ ovo, H. 1;ksu.A1u =
Oregon. When matters were tightening
around Ben. he borrowed $16O, 900 from
Joe, deciding him his property in Portland,
under . stipulation that when the mount
borrowed was repaid the property should
now amount to 5000. 600. The property
$400, 900, but to-day is worth 81, 600, 900.
bis debts and have over q million left.
Explosion Of Petroleum..
Los ANGELES, Oct. 26.-At the new
petroleum district noar Anaheim, an ex-
plosion occurred this morning, doing con-
siderable damage. The driller, NJ. Kenne-
dy, stopped to put in a larger bit, and in
doing so it was necessary to use q heated
iron. As soon as it was brought to the
mouth of the we'll the gas exploded. Ken
needy was picked up from the fallen tim
bers seriously, but it is thought not fatally
injured.
An Appeal to Merchants.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 26.-Ths Merchants
and Farmers Association, for the preven-
ton Of railroad extortion, have issued a
circular in opposition to the joint circular
issued by the railroad companies a few
days ago, regarding Q renewal OF special
contracts. The merchants and farmers
circular is IN appeal to the merchants
throughout the State to give their patron
age to the Northern Pacific as . competing
line.
Doing q Good Busimess.
SAN Francisco, Dot. 26.-Regarding the
unusual number Of Chinese traders that
have been arriving, and about which 10
much has been said in the newspapers, the
Customh0use officials state that the Chi
nese Superintendent Of the Customs at
Canton is doing . good business in fur
nishing Grader" certificates from 50 so to
S. each.
Collidcd with . Horse.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 26.-The passenger
train due at Salt Lake this morning, on
the Denver 4 Rio Grande, collided with a
hnrna ditchinO tho ANGINA or5 kali