Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-18
Pacific Coast.

Pacific Coast.
The salmon catch of Alaska is light
| amounting to $1,000 barrels.
| Jennie Trip, noted cyprian, was either
killed or committed suicide in Los Angeles
Saturday evening. The circumstances sur
rounding the case are quite suspicious.
Arthur Brannigan, prominent Irish
man and member of the San Benito Dem.
ocratic County Central Committee, has an
nounced his intention to support Blaine.
A woman named Annie Johnson was
severely burned at Ukiah last Thursday
| night by the explosion of a lamp, from the
effects of which she died Saturday morning.
Thomas Mcclellan, who was badly burned
by the explosion of can Of coal oil two
weeks ago at the King mill, Daggett, died
Friday night. His sufferings were very
painful.
j. Ill. Coutt, young man of Salt Lake
was with picnic party at Calder's farm
Friday evening, and while out on the lake
there the boat was capsized and he was
drowned.
Mrs. Milton Brown, who came to Oregon
in 1916, died Saturday at her home in Lake
county aged 10 years. Deceased was one
of the oldest pioneers of the State and a
most eStimable woman
A fire at Portland, Or, Saturday evening,
damaged two buildings on the southwest
| corner of Second and Yamhill streets, oc-
cupied and owned by Chinese. The loss is
about 81, 000 partly insured.
1t is definitely announced that the line
between Portland and Kalama. and Ia
coma and Seattle will be opened for traffic
on September 10th. 1t was expected to
have the road open on the goth inst.
A little daughter of B. Cohn, aged 4 years,
while playing with matches in Portland
Or, Saturday, set fire to her clothes, and
before they could be torn off the child was
very badly burned. 1t is believed she can
not recover.
There is great activity at Fort Douglas,
Utah. An appropriation was made by the
last session of Congress sufficient 10 make
considerable improvements, which have
just begun, and to finish three double sets
of officers quarters.
1t is reported in Portland that 1900 Chi
nese and white laborers on the Oregon Pa
cific have struck for two months back pay,
and work has been stopped for time III
consequence. 1t IS thought the delay will
be only temporary one.
The Los Angeles EreniRg Express has
been sold to II. u. Osborne and f. r. Cleve-
land of the Republican. The name, good
will and business only were sold, the ma
terial being reserved. The consideration
is understood to be 1900.
A heavy rain fell Friday at Guaymas,
and the scaffolding of the cathedral tower
was struck by lightning shivering one OF
the main supports. The last rain has not
caused any damage to the road. Trains ar
rive and depart regularly.
J. p Merrill and d. Dugan, while out
riding near Sheep Ranch, Or, Thursday
evening, were struck by lightning. Mer-
rill was knocked insensible and Dugan' S
arm was badly shattered, the flesh being
torn aSmder between the fingers. Neither
was killed.
James Roddd, of Nevada City, and Frank
Moore, of Grass Valley, fought hard
glove fight at the theater in Nevada City
Saturday night, for $3.50 a side, Queensbury
rules In the seventh round Moore's sec
Onds threw up the sponge. Moore was
badly punished, but ROdda came off with
hardly a scratch.
The first cricket game between the Port
land and Victoria teams was concluded
early Saturday afternoon, the Nictorians
making only 30 runs in their two innings,
falling 10 short of equaling the Portland S
score of 127 in one inning Friday. Imme
diately after the conclusion of the game a
second match began, the Nictorians scoring
Il and the Portland team As III the first
inning. The second match will be con-
cl1IpJ to-day