Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-02
Hospital to be Abolished-New Citizens
To be Sentenced.

Hospital to be Abolished-New Citizens
To be Sentenced.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1st.-The COM
mittee of the Supervisors to-day decided
not to abolish the leper hospital as was
proposed. 1t was thought that the police
would in short time succeed in shipping
all the Chinese back to China, and in the
meantime the Lazaretto should continue
TO quarantine them
The Courts are grinding out citizens at a
rapid rate, as the registration for the No
vember election must be made between
now and the 5th. Five hundred and three
aliens were naturalized in this city during
July.
Hutchings will appear for sentence to-
morrow. His counsel, it is reported, will
move to have Commission appointed to
pass upon his sanity
Con1agration in Kern County.
BAKERSFIELD, August 1st.-A fire this
morning destroyed the greater part of
Chinatown For time the whole town
was threatened, but the flames were finally
overcome. The fire broke cut in the cen
ter of Chinatown, and consumed the main
part of it, covering half block. This
comprised five stores, carrying considerable
stock OF merchandise, and other places of
business, opium dens etc. The occupants
of this limited space, with their personal
effects under ground and above, numbered
at least 800, and the amountof combustible
material was immense. The fire depart
ment is well equipped and efficient and
water is abundant, but such was the fierce
ness of the flames that they could do little
more than prevent the fire from crossing
the adjoining streets and destroying other
portions of the town. The assurances were
all no hot
$4,000 would not replace the destroyed
property.
Death of a Prominent Citizen OF Butte
County.
CHICO, August 1st-J c.. Wertsbaugher,
one of the proprietors of the Union Hotel
in Chico. died this afternoon at half-past
o'clock of congestion of the liver, having
only been sick three days. Deceased has
been prominent citizen of Butte county
for over twenty-five years was six years
Assessor of the county, and represented
Butte in the Legislature of 1880 and 1881.
He was prominent Odd Fellow.
Grain Field Fire in Colusa County.
maxwell, August 1st-A fire broke out
at the thrashing machine of Patton Bros,
Willows, on the ranch of J. d. Rosenberger,
yesterday, injuring the machine to the
amount of about $3.50, burning thirty sacks
of wheat and severely burning about the
face and hands one man, name unknown.
Killed by Runaway Team.
Los ANGELES, August 1st.-Last night T.
J. Askin, well known hveryman here,
was knocked down by a runaway team, the
wheels passing over him, inficting in
iuries from which he died to-day. Askin
was about 63 years Old native of Penn
sylYana, and has been in this city for
many years.
The Increase in Taxable Property in San
Luis Obispo.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo August 1st.-The assess
ment roll for San Luis Obispo county, after
equalization, foots UP eight millions and a
half, which is an increase of taxable prop
erty of one and three-quarter million Of
dollars over last years assessment.
Arrested for Forgery.
SAN JOSE, August 1st.-Sanford D.
Adams, married and "A years of age, was
arrested III this city last evening for forg-
ing an order on II. w Plat San Jose
real estate agent, for $50 about six weeks
ago. Adams had just returned from
Nevada City