Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-31


a Florida City at the Mercy of the yiames.
KEY WEST, March 3oth.-Five blocks in
the center of this city were burned this
morning, and the fire is still raging. 1t
started in the San Carlos Theater at l
O'Clock this morning. The Episcopal and
Baptist churches were among the buildings
consumed. Over fifty houses have already
been burned, including the Masonic Hall,
three or four cigar factories and Condos
warehouse. containing nearly a quarter of
million dollars worth of tobacco. Officers
from the United States steamers BROOKLYN
and Powhattan have been blowing up some
of the houses with powder There is no
water supply, the cisterns being mostly
dry. 1t is now settled that the fire will not
stop until it reaches the harbor 1t is now
entering the business part of the city, de-
stroyirg buildings containing heavy stocks
of goods, and the loss will be very great. 1t
looks row as though the Hotel Russell
would shortly succumb.
LATER-The fire is still raging, and it is
now feared that the entire city is doomed
to destruction.
sUBsIDEHCE OF TEE FIRE.
KEY WEST, March 30th.-The fire sub
sided AT 5 o'clock. The principal part of
tlAS NOhu IDS bttit DilfllGt. DIX NDdTNtS
and five brick warehouses were destroyed.
The loss will reach nearly 81 500 900, with
an insurance of about 100000 Fifteen
persons were injured. of whom six were
taken 10 the Marine Hospital and the
others on board men of-war No lives were
lost.
Chinese Labor Going East.
NEW YORK, March 3Oth.-The editor of
the Commercial Bulletin says: At the Chi
nese Consulate here information has been
received 10 the effect that large numbers of
Mongolians may be expected in the East
ern States in the course OF the summer, in
consequence OF the action of the California
State Convention. and at least 10000 will
probably be scattered along the lines of the
railroad between San Francisco and New
York, few believing they will make an ap-
probable addition to our active industrial
forces. Some of the trades unions who
are apprised of their advent are of a differ
eni opinion, and the news is creating some
anxiety on the part of the Brooklyn So
ciety for Protecting the Chinese. Consulta-
tons will be held this week, probably at
Plymouth Church, TO see what ought to be
done about It.
Mysterious Contagious Disease.
NEW York, March 30th.-An Amster-
dam, \. Y. dispatch says For some days
a disease of highly contagious character
hes been the source OF much excitement in
Johnstown, Fulton coiHly. The symptoms
are those OF chronic diphtneria. but the
victim dies IL a few hours after being at
tackled. Ii battles the skill of the Oldest
physicians Over two hundred cases have
been reported, and tgenty-0ne cases oc-
CURED 10 noon to-day. Greatest consterna-
ton exists among the people.
Steamer Disasfers
NEW ORLEANS, March 30th.--The steamer
Mary Lewis Of the Morgan Railway line.
this morning collided with the Uganda
bridge, ana sunk. The second engineer
aud cook were drowned. The steamer
Barmora, engaged mt the scene of the dis
aster in saving the cargo and machinery
exploded her boiler, and four men were
blown overheard and drowned, and five
Others are badly wounded.
Heavy Losses from Freshets.
ATLANTA (Ga.), March 30th.-A special
t. the Constitution from northern Georgia
and Alabama show heavy losses from
treshets. II has rained continuously since
last Sunday, and at midnight tonight is
pouring IN torrents. The rainfall in At
lanta has already been over 10 inches. The
rivers are flooded and great loss of property
is reported.
Killed and Wounded in IA Cyclone.
MONTGOMERY (Ala) }, March 30th.-A spe-
cial to the AdUertiSer states that a cyclone
swept across portion of Bullock county,
and in its path struck a negro church in
which funeral was going on. The church
was blown down, four persons we're killed
and ten badly wounded
The TranscontinentaI Rate War.
New York, March 31st-Matters were
lively in the transcontinental railroad offices
yesterday. Men were patrolling Broadway
with the announcement that first-class tick
cts from New York TO San Francisco were
on sale at SO so. The route includes the
Baltimore and Ohio to Chicago, thence, by
way of the Iowa roads, to Omaha, thence
by the Union and Central Pacific.