Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-06
PACIFIC SLOPE.
MYSTERIOUS MURDERS BROUGHT
TO LIGHT.
Clarence Gray Hanged = Suicide
with Gas-Anti-C Chinese
Matters-Etc.
l~l0AI DurATcHH TO THE REooRDuMos.I
CALIFORNIA.
Tho Anti-Chinese AgitatIo.

Inc Antl-ChlnoSo AgltauOn.
RED BLUFF, March 5th-The anti-Chi-
nese agitation is on the top wave of excite
ment. The law and order promoters are
fighting against the principles of the Anti
Coolie League, and the latter retaliate by
boycotting. Both sides are earnestly work
ing. and the Chinese are continuing to lose
their hold. The League cavalry has fol-
lowed peddlers all the week, and the Chi
nese sales are so small that many wagons
do not come into town. The League has
ordered boycott against five firms, and the
effect is already apparent. Tonight the
delegates TO Sacramento are holding a con-
ference. toward action to be taken at the
Convention.
SAN JOSE, March 5th.-A meeting of the
dealers in boots and shoes was held here
this morning for the purpose of consider
ing the question of doing away with Chi
nese-made goods. A large representation
of merchants of the city was present. and
all expressed desire to deal exclusively in
white-labor goods. Messrs. Koening,
Smith, Osterman and Ziegler were APP
pointed as a committee to draft a
resolution, pledging the signers to purchase
no goods made by Chinese, and report at a
meeting 70 be held next Friday The Sec
rotary was instructed to notify the Chair
man of the San Francisco League of the
action taken, and request him to call on
all country dealers to take similar steps.
Fraud on Generous Public.
NEEDLES, March 5th.-Contribution keen
pouring into the town of Flagstaff, A T.,
in excess of what is required, and the APP
peal sent forth through the whole United
States for help is fraud on the generous
public, as there has been no suffering as
reported. What is to be done with the
contributions IL Fl, tb, &c
committee to determine.
Plans Thrown Out = Delegates to the
Anti-Chinese Convention = Prominent
Merchant Dead.
Los ANGELES, March 5th-The Board OF
Supervisors to-day, by unanimous vote
threw out the plans of John Hall for the
county Jail.
The Board of Supervisors tomorrow will
appoint 2l delegates to the State Anti Chi
nese Convention.
John H. Seymour, of the Grange store
prominent merchant of this city, died
this morning of apoplexy, aged So.
Thomas Murray Found.
NArA, March 5th.-Thomas Murray, who
got lost on Sunday near Knoxville was
found Tuesday in the mountains, in an ex-
hausted condition. His rifle had burst, and
he could not attract a searching party by it.
Suicide with Gas.
SAN Francisco, March 5th.-E L. Comp
ton, until recently connected with Starr &
Co.'S flour mills at South Vallejo, commit
ted suicide this morning in room 119 of the
Grand Hotel, by stopping up the crevices
of the doors and windows of the room and
then turning on the gas. He left no in
formation whatever as to why he had taken
his life; He had been drinking rather
heavily lately.
Arrested for Embezzlement.
SAN JOSE, March 5th.-Arthur Lauril-
lard has been arrested by one of Morses
detectives for embezzling $3.50 belonging to
kohler, Chase e. Co., of San Francisco. 1t
is alleged that while acting as their agent
he sold piano at Antioch, and failed to
turn over the money received.