Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-04
SAN FRANJISCO,
DEAFH OF A PROMINENT PlO-
AEER AND PHYSICIAN.
Steel Ship Launched ed-Wau,er,s s,r-
YiHors Powder Sensation
Burglaries Increasing.


lance or sword.
The san Francisco survivors of Walkers
hhbUstering expedition to Nicaragua. who
were present at the battle of Rivas. April
II, 1906 will celebrate the anniversary by
dinner and reunion
Henry l.. Tatum and J. J. Bowen, part
ners, have sued !. J. Palmer and V. A.
Rey partners, to recover $4,000 damages
for an alleged malicious publication. which
injured the plaintiffs in their business.
During the past fortnight the attention of
the police authorities has been repcate<iIy
called to the fact that burglaIies were con
stant!E being committed in the business
portion of this city. A number of private
residences have also been visited by bur
glars
The Lick trustees have purchased lot
23oxl25 feet at the norl beast corner of
tenth and Howard streets. whereon TO
erect The free bathjHg-h0use The price
paid was $1,000 Plans viii he immedi-
ately prepared The trustees expect TO
dispose Of the Lick House.
In nearly all sections of the city building
continues quite general. Parties identified
with this particular branch Of industry
clam that ut no time in the history OF San
Francisco has there been Somany improve
ments OF substantial character under con
struction as at the present time
The first steel ship ever CONSTRUCTED on
this coast was launched from the shipvard
of the Union Iron Works at tie Potrero,
Thursday, in the presence of over / 500
spectators. This vessel, which was christ
encd the Arago, was built for the Newport
Coal Company, and is Il model in the way
OF naval architecture.
Another reward of 500 has been paid by
the Republican State Central Committee to
A. h. Truman and L. A Phillips for con
vict!0n in q case Of fraudulent voting, that
OF W. II. johnson. The Democratic State
Central Committee offered q reward of 500
for each case Of conviction, but the money
has not yet been paid IN any instance.
TelegramS were received from Napa FRI
day, announcing the death of Dr. Charles
NJ Hitchcock at his country residence De
ceased was prominent pioneer who re-
signed his place as an officer in the United
States navy 10 engage in the practice of
medicine in California He leaves a wife
and also one daughter Mrs. Lille Colt.
Mrs. :, A, Raymond, Secretary of the
State Board of silk Culture, states that all
persons desiring silk worm eggs should
apply Immediately, as on account Of the
unusually early season there IS already
large quantity OF hand, which is daily in
creis-ng- All are Of excellent varieties, and
none should be allowed to so to waste
The heslth authorities were notified
Thursday by the Chief of Police that
leper was expected Friday from TuIare. At
an early hour Friday morning detectives
AVIAN and Cox went to the Oakland ferry
and took the leper into custody, and he
was conveyed to the pest-houSe Ills dis
ease is well advanced. He was well dressed.
ana appeared to be well-to-do
y politician OF this city was overioyed on
Wednesday bg the receipt Of a telegram
rom the President asking him to reconcile
the differences between the two factions of
the California Democracy. and also what
office he would like to have. He was in
.he act Of dashing off an answer when he
:emenbcFod that the day was April 1st
The TrauScontincntal Association las
issued Z new special tariff circular. to go
into effect on the lst inst It is between
terminal points in California and European
points, and the rates are very low. Ii ap-.
plies on both east and west bound freight
from common points III Europe. The rate
on fancy goods from Antwerp, Bordeaux
and HaYre, etc. is s. per 100 pounds.
The Whistier-Ross match has fallen
through, each party accusing the other of
backing out. 1t is Just rs well says the
Post. If the match had been made, it
would not have been worth seeing. if on
the square, for in Grgeco- Roman and catch
a>-catch-can Whistler can put Ross down
as fast rs he ple0ses and the styles in which
Ross has the advantage have bat little in
terest for the spectators
The Southern Pacific Company a few
days since made application for admission
in;o the Pacific Coast Association, COM
posed of roads between Chicago, ST Louis
and Missouri river points Heretofore, the
Southern Pacific has stubburnlY refused to
make It's traffic from Houston to New Or
leans subject to pooling arrangements, and
the application is regarded as Il desire to
establish cordial relations with the other
roads.
John J. Maginnis has been appointed bv
Judge TGohy official reporter Of Department
Eleven of the Superior Court at 8 salary of
$500 per month. George W Smith has
been appointed reporter of Department
Twelve, and J. W. II. Riley Of Department
one. Auditor StroIher has intiIuatcd that
he will not audit the reporters bills under
tic new law on tie ground that the Act is
unconstitutional. a test case will be taken
to the Supreme Court.
There was quite sudden falling OFT in
the deliveries of California wheat at San
Francisco upon the advent of March.
During the first four weeks of that month,
the receipts here only embraced 526 936
quarter sacks of -four and 770,53l centas of
wheat, against 270, ,250 quarter-sacks of -four
and 'ftl, 100 Centals of wheat for the corre-
spending four weeks in 1884. Flour came
forward last month rather more freely than
at any time this year but wheat deliveries
We're proYoilingly small.
Negotiations are still in progress looking
tc the jtint leasing of the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Companvs lines by the
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific compa-
MES An official posted ON the situation
states that there does not seem to be much
of ch3Ssee of the lease being made on the
termseyfoposed. The opinion seems to
prevail that either one road or the other
will require sole possession under 9 long
lease, shutting its rival out, and compelling
an extension of the unsuccessful road,
Whichever it may be, to Portland.
Louis Riel, the halfbrecd Indian, known
as the g Napoleon of the North" who is
engaged in fighting the British in Mani
toba, was FOR q long time resident of this
city, and engaged in business here OF quite
q humble character. At first he was en-
gagged in doing odd jobs about the Me
chanics' Pavilion, then he BACKED boots
under the Occidental Hotel, and finally was
a tomale merchant" He was grave,
silent fellow, and made very few friends,
avoiding those in the same business as
himself. taking little or no recreation, and
having no aim or object in life,
except to consume paper cigarettes and earn
a frugal living.
An instance of criminal carelcssness has
been brought to light. 4 grading con-
tractor had ton OF powder stored in shanty
on the block bounded by Cough, Octavia.
O'Farrell and Gcary streets. The shanty
took fire on Tuesday night, and was extin-
guished by the fire department. The fire.
men declare that the flames were within
two feet of the powder, contained in forty
fve-pound boxes. It was Vigorite powder
mixed with dynamite. Some of the fuse
caught f.e and was hastily removed from
the structure. Thomas 0'Seill Superin-
tenGent of the seawall contractors. declared
that if the stuff had exploded ii would