Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-29
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PACIFIC COAST.

tions have been made to the supervisors and counsel for a compromise n the case of this county against the Central Pacific Railroad for Western Pacific bonds. This county snbsc ibed for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but allowed the stock to pass into other hands and suit for the stock and dividends is now in the Supreme Court.
 About three hun dred and sixty thousand
 will make the county even and 1t Is
 reported that the railroad will pay that
 sum in full.
 SAN FRASCIsco, Sept. 26.-H. D. Wolfe, who had been visiting Alaska, in | a lectdre before the Geographical society of this city sad that the reports about the large gold discoveries made | by Schiefilin in Alaska were utterly false. l There were but poor prospects for miners
 in that country and any who go up will
 suffer great h"rdships. The schooner l Kodiak ID the Alaska fur company trade on her last trip from the north l brought down four of Alaska's num-
 mics in excellent preservation, several ceutures old, three of them are for the | Berlin museum, the other has been re- tained by the fur company. It IS that of a women wrapped III a mantle of l furs; the entire weight not exceeding | fifteen pounds.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The State Central CommItle Of the union Veteran | Democratic Legion have presented re | solutions calling upon the veterans nome directory | dI-iategrate in their | iepOri, and they ask that III view of the present unsatisfactory condition of af- | fairs of tie veterans home, that the control of this associatIun be given to ] the Grand Army of the Republic, and that until such d chHnge be c"nsummat- ed 1t was the sense of the meeting that
 the collection If public subscriptions to
 the fund be viewed gith grave suspicion. The report was unanimously adopted
 SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. 26.-A Chronicle rditurial, drawing attention to the exOr- yItant local rates established by the Northern Pacific, says: What Willard designs to do for Cal foruia has also be come apparent by his offer to the Cen rral Pacific tO pool the rates on through freight, ne taking he lions share If the business, whIle CoIsentlng that they shall remain at their present nigh figures. He offers no hope Of relief if
 matters are tO be settltd on that bssls and must not expect any sympathy in
 California 9n account Of his Wall street troubles. Unless the Northern Pacific
 can see its way to independent action
 OokTng to the relief of the whole Pacific
 asst. let Gould and Huntington have
 be road and SO compass, under the weight of SO munstroEs ID nOpOly,
 heir 'wn destruction
 SANTA CRUZ, Cal. Sept. 25.-Immense
 tires are raging in the forests and ran
 mes above here. They have already
 done terrible damage. A dispatch from DaveDport's Landing states that the en-
 tire country is in flames. One hundred
 and forty men went from here to aid in
 an endeavor to arrest the progress of
 the flames. The Santa Cruz Water com
 pany have fifty men fighting fire. The
 flames are now within five miles of this
 place, and with the rapidity with which
 they have spread felrs are entertained
 for the city.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2j.-To-day's
 conference of railroad sphinxs. as the
 managers are termed, involved nothing
 imp Ttant as far as can be learned. The
 Northern Pacific continues to make the
 game. Who Is going to give in !s
 still an open question; rumors this even
 ing Say the Vanderbilt interest is no
 longer ln the plot to obtain control of
 the Northern Pacific and that 1t IS now
 confined to Gould and the Central Pa
 cItic people. The uncertainty of Wall
 street as indicated by to-day's dis
 patches will have corresponding effect
 nere. The probabilities are that to-
 mOrrOws's quotations will help the
 managers arrive at a decision. The be-
 lief Is that Willard stocks can stand the strain of Wall street.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-A man named keefe who claims to own quarter section in the famous Sobrante
 lands hired Benj amin Jones to go and
 Iye on the property. Late Tuesday
 night the door of has cabin was burst open by a man whuse face was con- ceHled with a white muslin, covering Jones who was in Ued, with q rifle. He ordered hIm to get mp, and as Jobes was IoIug so fired at him, tue bali striking aim m the light arm. Jones hurried rom the cabin and was walking down the track aud saw several men m Ike ,leir appearance, and set to work tear
 uE down the house.
 Private advices received here state that Stanford. Huntingdon aud Crocker are rapidly pushing forward the com yl- tioI of a railroad from Guatemala t. the Pacific shore on one side and to the .ay of Honduras on the other. It Is ,taied that President Barnes has levied d compulsory tax of four dollars year fur ten years ou all inhabitants whose salary or income eXceeds eight dollars a month Co assist iu paving for the road.
 STOCKTON, Sept. 26 Abe Turcott. who murdered Julius Dietrich last Fri ,jay. was brought out fvr examination today. A guard of officers were on Land, as tdreats having been made to EIll the murderer on gut. The prs oner was taken by cIrcuItons route to the courthouse, where an examination WAS held, but the crowd remaILe ed around the JustIce's office for some time. Owing tO the precautions taken uo violence occurred. The prisoner was ueld to answer for murder in the first degree, without bail. Tue defendant made no statement nor offered evidence The main door leading to the courtroom was then locked and guarded by officers To prevent tine crowd from coming out rurcott was handcuffed and led under a strong guard out through the side door. Sufficient tune was allowed the prisoner and guard to get to the jail. and then the doors were unlocked and the specia- tors, the Justice and lawyers released l from confinement. Somerset and Logan, | witnesses Of the killing were discharged | from custody after the examination. ! The evidence shows no provocation for l the murder, and the general impression | Is that this IS hanging case.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27-Special to | tine Chronicle says that Stanley has ar- 1 rived at Stanley Pool, and was Tn excel | lent health. He expects to return to | Europe next January. He stated that | a magnificent country had been opened | up by to commerce.
 SAN FRANCIsCO, Sept. 26.-The rail | road managers of lines west of the | Missouri river, at to days meeting prac- tically closed theIr labors by the adop- | llOn of an agreement the substance of l which is as follows: Portland and San | Francisco are to be common points, taking same rates to and from the East: the Northern Pacific is to make same through rates to San Francisco via Portland that other roads make to San Francisco direct and latter lines are to make same through rates to Portland via San Francisco that the Northern Pacific makes to Portland direct. All lines are to maintain the present regular rates except as notifications may here after be mutually agreed upon. A com missioner Is to be appointed who will be empowered 10 settle all disputed points and enforce the penalty on any company violating the agreement. The Northern Pacific IS given some ad- yantages to the California State lines to points other than Portland, Astoria, and other lines are given corresponding ad vsntages to points in California other than San Francisco. The agreement