The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-08-31
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SAN Francisco, Aug. ss.--An unknown
steamer was sunk by the steamer Oceanic,
from Hong Kong and Yokohama, at 10
o'clock this morning, of Fort Point, just
inside the entrance 10 the harbor. 1t Is al.
most certain that the steamer sunk Is the
City of Chester, which sailed for Eureka,
California, this morning with a large mum.
Der of passengers on board The Oceanic
has her boats out saving passengers. The
steamer San Rafael and tugs have gone 20
their assistance. Several lives are reported
Loaf. Following j. the lisl OF steerage pas.
sengers on the City of Chester, ali Of whom
ate reported 10 have gone down with the
vessel Eugene Fair, George Atkinson, r
Sanguisi, Breuse, ] + Thompson John +
Hickman, w X Brown. Warneke, ! +
Riley, r w Cook, X D Mosby,B u VI ciulr
II Smith and wife, Miss Noe. + Jordan.M NJ
Sotno, I III knowlton, II NJ BlIllngs, NJ NJ
Haswell, ] III Garner, Johnson.
The following additional passengers on
the City OF Chester arc tnissing,and arc sup.
poAed TO be lost 6 w Anderson, Mrs
Meeeh, Mrs G II iIaniy OF Eureka, Mrs
Porter, Judge Clitus Barbour. Robert
Fnlton,a waiter,and Adam Reiehman. wa
ter tender on the vessel, were also iost
The storms.
BosroS, Aug, Alt Is difficult to estl.
mate the damage caused by the disastrous
rainfall of last night Hundreds OF cellars
were flooded. Two large plantsin Roxbury
alone suffer an aggregate loss of nearly
$1,000. The Boston Betting Company
suffered loss Of S2s.noo, and Towers oil
cloth works S2o,ooo. The New York x
New England railroad Is at a stands,ill.
Wounded.
MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 3. The boiler OF
the Whiting Paper Mill at Neenah, Wis.
exploded at an early hour this morning,
killing eighteen persons and lnjurlng eigh
teen Others.
AZ midnight last night the large paper
mill owned by Geo. Whiting on The Island
betwecn Neenah Und Menasha was burned.
While the burning structure was SUI round.
cd by a crowdlh battery of boilers explod.
cd. The roof and walls were thrown out.
ward. sending showers OF brick and iimbern
among the spectators. Eighteen persons
were killed and seven fatally injured, and a
number less seriously hurt, several OF
whom will die. The mill was a three story
structure, and cost 100000. IL was oper-
ated day and night.
A Years Death Record.
SAs FRANCISCO, Aug. s3.--The forth.
coming annual report of the health officer,
DIR. Baiger, gives the number of deaths In
the city during the year ending June 90,
1888, at 6o36, of whom $500 were males and
7I46 females. The more fatal diseases
were Pulmonary consumption,os ;pneu-
monia, s77 smallpox, 81 ; peritonitis, $50
Bright's disease OF the kidaeys, I32 heart
disease, 366, and lung diseases in addition
to consumption and pneumonia, I26.
suit agt. jesse George.
SEATTLE, w. r., Aug. 24.--Suit was be-
gun In the district court here to-day by the
United States against Jesse w. George,ex-
United States marshal of this district, to re.
cover $4,000 alleged TO be due from him.
Mr.. George is brother of NJ. G. George,
exinember OF congress from Oregon. The
ex-marshal said 10 your correspondent TO.
night that during the pears 1884 and 1855,
while serving as marshal, he spent for the
government over 5000 which was never
made good to him. So he just kept public
funds TO that amount, and now holds him.
self in readiness to liquidate any just bal
ance.
Postmaster Appointed.
WAsHINGToN. Aug. a4.- The following
postmaster was appointed to-day Al
Huntington, Baker county, Or, Edward X
Ross in place of Julius L Tyler, removed