, 1888-12-13

q, touch the relic of other days. 1he en-
pipe was built In Baltimore and cost S70OO.
" hen it arrived in San Francisco in %,
IL ut once took its place as the finest una.
chine on the coast. The newspaper hIes OF
that day give reports OF the wonderful 90
ings of the "Big Six" Even now the ex'
empt fremen expect to be able to put the
machine in working condition, ana claim IN
that IL will still throw u stream as high as
most OF the steam engines now in use. not
withstanding their cost is about SlO,0OO
greater. -,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9. Special At
meeting OF the members OF the bar this
afternoon committee was appointed TO
draft up memorial and resolutions as
token OF respect to the late Hal McAilister.
The directors Of the San Francisco pro.
duce exchange have issued an account or
of the stock. showing the amount OF Hour
and grain remaining in the state OF Cali.
farnia on December l.. 1888. The number
of barrels of -four 70 200 l0O,ooo
January /, 1888. The number Of
centaIs Of wheat 10, 8 Il, 900. as compared
with ., ,730, 900 on January lat last. Bar
lev, a. 087, 900, centrals as compared with
4 4523. 900 centals.
Police Officer Thompson, who shot and
killed Christ opher RosenUrack last night,
and Officer Pugh, VINO was with Thomp-
son at the time, were dismissed from the
police force this afternoon.
SAN FnAsCIsco. Dec. 6, Special. The
trial Of Big Bertha, confidence queen. on
a charge Of swindling Henry Pareons, a
jeweler, by obtaining valuable .Jewelry
from him through her son Willie. was
concluded to-day and the defendant ac'
Quilted. :,
deputy United States marsbals leave for
Sitka tomorrow, having in charge Louis
Sharpe, who some time since shot ana
killed man named Dingleye on Papof
Island. He is TO bs taken to Alaska for
trial Two witnesses of the shooting are
being taken north also.
Ex-General Stevenson of Nevada was
the principal witness to-day 10 q suit
brought against him by Washington
Smith to recover $3.50, 900, out Of which 1t
is alleged the governor and certain direct
ors of u mine had defrauded the stock.
holders. The evidence is chiefly details OF
the receipts from the Kentuck mine, while
the governor was milling ore under con-
tract. The footing showed that during
the twelve months of 1882, the governor
had mined 5939 tons of ore, which he
worked in his own mill. The expense of
tue prouuCtlOu was DlcH, ,OVo anu Jug ou"
ion value Sl56.629. Further evidence
showed that after this year the governor
10 st money on his contract.
Robert Weir, the carpenter OF the Brit
ish bark Themlie Cauk, was killed last
night whe- the vessel had just come In.
The pilot gave orders to let 20 anchor, and
Weir's clothes caught in the wipdlass ma.
chinery and he was whirled from his feet.
The chain ran out ninety fathoms before it
was stopped and Weir was continually
struck by the spokes. He died an hour
of concussion of the brain. He
was a native Of Glasgow. aged 30 years,
and married.
1t is now officially stated that the au.
topsy on the body of Hall McAllister
showed that death was indirectly due to o
tumor, and that the tumor was probably of
. years growth.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec z, Special. Mary
Cushing, IL servant girl employed by "A. }
McClung, suddenly left her situation few
days ago and upon investigation it was
discovered that about $1,000 worth OF
and laces had disappeared. No
doubt was entertained that the loss of
,lothin9 was connected with the depart.
lre of the servant girl. The case was re-
ported to the police and they finally dis
covered that the Cushing girl had left
\ trunk in the house of her
aunt for safe keeping. and upon its being
opened a large portion of the stolen goods
was discovered. She was traced to Oak
and whe-e she was arrested this morning.
mother trunk was also captured at the
express office and the remainder of the
stolen goods were recovered. Among the
goods recovered was point lace hand
zerchiet valued at S25, which had been
given to Mrs. McClung as wedding
present.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 8, Special. "A
pie of the sugar which arrived here on
The steamer Westmeath from Java for the
A merican sugar refinery aud was seized
by the customs authorities yesterday, was
placed in the hands OF chemist to-day for
analysis. A small quantity was also sent
10 the secretary of the treasury at WASH
inRton for Analysis there. An order was
unload the cargo, but It will remain in the
custody of the custom-house officers until
the question of the rate Of duty to he
charged is settled.
PORTLAND. Or, Dec. z. Sp ecial, Near
~ all the highbinders' places of business
in Chinatown have been closed up by the
police. Nine places we're closed yesterday.
The chief of police and mayor have or
dered them to tear down all their signs,
pack up their josses and many emblem.
attic eew-gaws and shut up shop, aud
threatened to hold them If they did not
and said the officers would gut
their establishments and pitch all their
effects out into the street. Tonight the
police officers will make a tour OF inspec-
tion of Chinatown and see that the orders
have been ooeyed. The highbinders are
to understa that the authori-
ties are in dead earnest, and that the
Chinese merchants are cooperating with
the officers of the law. No more OF the
victims have died.
THE INQUEST.
The coroner's jury, in the case of Lee
Yick, returned verdict that the deceased