Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-19
PACIFIC SLOPE.
WHOLESALE REMOVAL OF RAIL.
ROAD CONDUCTORS.
Another Chinatown Burned-De-
struction of n Planning Mill
Portland and Victoria News.
Sudden Death ola Pioneer and Prominent
Citizen.

Sudden Death ola Pioneer and Prominent
Citizen.
SAN Francisco, September lS;h.-John
4. McClelland, I pioneer Californian. and
one of our most respected citizens, died
suddenly last night at his residence No.
312 Eddy street. of heart disease He at
tended the entertainment of Miss Hurst
last evening and on his return home COM
planned of not feeling well, laid down on
his bed and soon expired The deceased
was formerly Secretary OF the Board OF
| State HarbOr Commissioners. and for some
| Years past was Secretary of the Odd Eel
! lows Cemetery Association. He was q
member of san Francisco LODGE. No. ). !.
| @. o. T., and Past Grand Master Of that
order. In all his business relations he was
noted for honesty of purpose and fair deal
ing, and socially he was very companion
able. Few men have withStood the temp
tations To do wrong incident to otficehold-
| ing that MIR. McClelland did. At the time Of
his death he was SO years Of age and hc
! leaves a well-grown family.
San Francisco Republicans.
SAN FEANcIsco, September lSth.-The
Republican County Convention met to-day
at o'clock at the Wigwam of the Blaine
| lnvincibles T. n Machin was elected
! temporary Chairman. c. G. BemiS the anti
machine candidate receiving "a votes ont of
| I79. The usual committees were appointed
ana the Convention adjourned 10 meet az
| Saratoga Hall on Monday evening next NJ
/ 5 o'clock.
Disastrous Conflagration in Tahiti.
| SAN FRANCISCO. September lSth.-By the
| barkentine Iropic Bird which arrived last
night, news was received that q very dc
| struCtive fire occurred at Papecte. Tahiti.
! July 23d. burning the greater portion Of
! the business part Of the town, and entail
| ing a loss of 100000 francs. or $4,000.
| Papeete is town of about 5000 inhabiJ-
ants, and the Government seat. Its trade
| is principally in the hands of the French,
upon whom the greater portion of the loss
! falls The fire began about 4 o'clock in the
morning of July 23d, being first discovered
| in the warehouses of Crawford & Co. The
flames spread rapidly 10 neighboring build
ings. and were wei under way be-
fore water could be got on them. All P
| peete turned out, natives foreign mer-
| chants and soldiers But the efforts to
fight the flames were in u great measure
nullified 10y incendiarics, and, to add To the
misfortune the wind began to blow. From
the warehouses of Crawford Il Co. and
| Raouix the flames crossed the street and
attacked the buildings opposite, beginning
| with that of All sam. Next came the shop
of ALI You, the bakery of NJ Teyna and
the Restaurant ReUyoye. Then the ire
| DESTROYED the stores Of Cape d Young.
| Darsie, Coppcnrath, the restaurant of Hop
! Fo and the coffee saloon of YOu HI. Owing
to the energy of Mr.. Walker, his ware
| house was saved and the Chapman build
| ing escaped The Civil Circle and the
quay were not reached 10y the flames. At
| about IS clock the danger of the further
spread of the flames was over.
! Fire at North San Juan.
Moth SAN JUAN, September 1Sth-Thi>
morning about o'clock a fire broke out
here in Chinatown, destroying the whole
| thereof. The loss is about 5000. This is
| the fourth time Chinatown has been
I burned here. Strenuous eXertiIns saved
the remainder of the place.
stock of Barley Burned.
LIyERNoRE, September lSih.-A fire last
night burned a stack Of barley owned by
John Burton, and a separator and horse
power owned by VI. 3. Nunese. The lattcl
was insured for $500 in the Manufacturers
OF Boston. The barley was uninsured.
Planning Mil and Lumber Burned.
WATsoXvILLE, September 18th. - This
afternoon, about O'Clock, the planning mill
at the LOmO Preta Co.'S yard at Pliaro
caught fire from the shavings used for fuel
| in the enginc-room. The hands employed
in the mill had barely time 10 get out, and
! one man was slightly Singed. The flames
were Immediately communicated 20 the
! lumber piles adjoining, and on account OF
| there being no water in the yard that could
/ be used the fire could not he controlled
until between 100000 and 100000 feet Of
! lumber were consumed. The loss on the
| planning mill will be about 5000. II be-
| longed 10 A. 3. Chalmers. No insurance.
Arrested for Robbery-Banner Presenta-
ton.
san JOSH, September 1Sth.-John Bon
net, Frenchman, was arrested in this city
at o'clock this evening on a letter and
| description from Chief Crowley, of San
Francisco, charging him with stealing so
| from L trunk. Sixty dollars was found on
! him.
A magnificent banner was presented by
the ladies TO the Blaine Fifty at the Calit0r-
MIA Theater this evening. Speeches were
made by Howell Moore j. I. Richards
and Others