Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-21
PACIFIC COAST.


SAx FRAxcfsco.J JAY D.-Shakespsare.
representative Of the city Of Yiceoris IN
she Dcuinion PAriianent who ID &c
present In san Francisco 90 his wsy
hoEne from Ottawa, In an interview said
lrzSn the qasstion Of the passage Of
| Chinese from BRITISH Columbia into
| United States TERRITORY, that e is Con
SANITY taking place Ihere ara men
| Who own Rlceps and make regular and
| profitable Business Of taking loads Of
l cDolles from British territory 70 Neg
| DunQeness spit, Port Discovery or San
Juau. Numbers Of Chinese also secrete
themselves on the steamers and slip
ashore &C Port Townsend some Of course
being detected. bat not many He
thinks that concerted action, II il il
| possible, between both governments Is
what 10 needed. The peopie in Canada,
he states. are fnaIly waking in the mat
ter Of Chinese irnmigrstica- The near
spproach Of the eoapletion Of the Can
Adian Pacific railway, which will open a
Ithorouehfare over which Chinese i'm
l migrants can travel direct to the East
ern Provinces. has set the inhabitants
20 considering what wili be the effect
upon the condition of the large number
Of boys and girls nov employed there in
factory and other work. which the Chi
nese viii undoubtedly take oat Of their
hands. Mr.. Shakespeare and others
have used every opportunity 10 place
these facts before their eyes. and not
without effect. Mass meetings are being
held. and general agitation has been
inaagurated.
charged with Marder.
CoLusA, July 30.-John Bowen, alias
Black Jack, had q preliminary examina-
ton here today. before Justice Bras
Geld, on a charge of numbering Charles
IHempstreet, IN Prinoeton, this county,
on the 5ih of August last, and vas held
TO answer to the charge before the Su-
perior court. Defendant was arrested
and brought here from Solano county.
The circumstances Of the crime were
about as follows: A crowd OF young
men were shaking dice at the place
n4msd about II O'Clock af night when
two masked men suddenly sprang in the
door and ordered hands mp. All CON-
piled except deceased Who drew pistol.
Immediately one of the robbers shst
him though the breast. They both than
fied without consummating the robbery
and attempted 20 swim the river. One
Of them succeeded in getting across, but
the other was drowned in the attempt
and his body was, found week after
| With the mask and revolver still On him.
The corpse was identified, however.
Bowen 10 alleged to have BEEN bis COM
penicn. The evidence given against
him was all eiroumstantisl. Defendant
has already served four terms in the
State prison Of this State fer various
felonies-
There are now Eve men in jail here
convicted Of murder or awaiting trial
on that charge.
Farmers Charzea with Arsen.
San JOSH, Cal, July GA stack Of
barley belonging 10 Alex. Mast, May
|, field farmer. vas burned Saturday night,
and today Mast procured the arrest Of
James DeLacy and frank Goodwin,
neighboring farmers, on q charge OF
arson. The men assert sheir innocence
and say that the arrest is malicious.
Fifteen Msnths.
PoRT COSTA, CAL. July 0.-Frank
Hennsssey, convicted Saturday Of hav-
ing robbed the Port Costa House Of
diamonds and other jewelFy last week,
vas today sentenced 70 imprisonment
at San Quentin for Is menths.
NE was stealing a Ride.
Los AsGELEs. CAL, July D.-Eariy
this morning Charles Sims. q German.
| "a years OF age, was killed while steal
| ing ride on a brakebeam about thres
miles south of San Fernando. He fell
of tho brake and was dragged along the
/ track some distance. When the train
stopped and the body was picked up life
vas extinct. The remains were brought
to this city and an inquest held.
The verdict Of the jury was in accord
1 anee With the above facts, no blame be-
| ing attached to the railroad company or
| its employees. Sims had been working
at the Newhall ranch, but nothing ID
known Of his antecedents.
Fatal Dfspase.
MODESTO, Cal, July D.-Last night q
stranger, known as Charley" and John
Lesher, proprietor Of the Riverside Sa-
| loon, ut the edge Of this CITY, had dis
pute, which ended in Charley shooting
Lssher In the breast with q shotgun,
killing him almost instantly. The muir
derer turned and disappeared in the
| timber. The country was secured all
night by armed and excited men, but
up TO II o'clock this morning they had
not captured him.
Insane.
Los ANGELES, CAL, July 20.-Mary
Flores, aged IS. Of Santa Monica, who
| has for some time given indications Of
weakening Of mind, last Thursday
possessed herself Of q revolver and
threatened the lives Of her husband and
| children. She was secured before doing
any damage, and today was committed
10 Stockton by Judge Cheney.
An Inspecsiea Of Chinasswn.
SAN FRAScrsco, July 20.--A committee
| Of the Beard Of Supervisors submitted
a report today Of their Inspection Of
Chinatown nuisances. They describe
most unhealthy aud undesirable state
OF affairs az existing In that locality,
and recommend municipal laws that
will prevent under the strictest penal
ties the violation Of fire and sanitary
laws Of every description.
A Reid Ressery.
SAx FRAxcrsco, July 20.--A surpris
incly bold outrage occurred here yes
terday afternoon when fsur hoodlums
Rarrotted and robbed Conductor Hearne
while riding IN one Of the cars OF
Me Union Street Gable Line. There
we're number OF passengers in the car,
bat no interference with the robbers
work yves attempted. Several ladies
1 k8t0e1As AN0AA VIZ ~ uA&aAt SA3-AkN
was obtained. As the thieves left the
car one Of the male passengers yelled 10
tie bystanders 30 stop the fleeing VII
iians. One Of them was captured and
from the Information obtained from
him two others we're arrested. Hsafue
vas severely iniured In she attack made
on him, and vas carried 10 the Casino
HOUSE where he was given medical At
tentien.
Accidentally shsf.
OLxnraA, W. T., July IA logger
named Chris Maroif accidentally shot
himself throueh the body yesterday
while hnntinR near 0ystsr Bay. His re-
covery h doubtful.
Ma Dex Acted strangely.
i TnuuxRs. GAL, July 0.--Last Friday
nighs N. HouiahAn, Q welI-known saicoa
kesper, mysferiousiy Disappeared He
! had been drinking freely Of late. and II
wss supposed that be had gone away
from town for O few dAyA His tavorite
! doc acted 20 strangely yesterday that