The record-union., 1894-05-04
Sonora and Milton Stage Held Up
by a Lone Highwayman.
THE IRON SAFE BLOWN OPEN BUT
NO BOOTY SECURED
Some Phenomenal Railroad Building
In San Luis Obispo County = Ten
Thousand Feet of Completed Track
Laid by the Southern Pacific Com
pany Within Ten Hours-Trnins to
Run on the New Road Tomorrow
A
Afternoon.
Special to the REcoKD-UN1oS.


SONORA, May 3.-Last evening at
o'clock lone highwayman held up the
Sonora and Milton stage on Funk Hill,
on the Calaveras side of the river. lie
stepped out from behind large bowlder
on the roadside and ordered the driver to
pull up, which was promptly done. He
then ordered the passengers out OF the
stage, and the driver to unhitch and hold
the horses while he proceeded to blow
open the iron safe with giant powder.
The giant powder exploded and blew
valise and sealskin sack to pieces belong
ing to one of the lady passengers. He
then removed the iron lid on the safe and
remarked to the passengers that he got
nothing. The driver was then told to
hitch up the horses and drive ahead, and
not look back for five miles.
The man was about six feet tall, wore
black cap and mask and a heavy pair of
miners boots, and blue overalls and
pair of light-colored pants under the
overalls, which were visible through
hole in the bottom of the leg of the over
alls. He was armed with rifle.
CHINESE REGISTRATION.
The Great Mass of Those In San Fran
cisco Comply With the Law.
SAN Francisco, May 3.-The period
within which Chinese residents of the
United States are required by law to reg
lister, in order to avoid deportation. ex
pires at II o'clock tonight, and all Chi
nese coolies hereafter who are without
proper certificates of residence will be
liable to arrest. The great mass of Chi
nese in the San Francisco district have
complied with the law. The total num-
ber of registrations will be about $4,000,
which is within 5000 of the total Chinese
population of the district. A large part
of this 1900 come under the head of ex-
empts, being merchants or other than
laborers, and will suffer no penalty, so
that very few Chinese are left who have
not complied with the law. Collector
Welborn has not mapped out his plan of
campaign against these few, but will
await instructions from Washington. A
further appropriation will be necessary
to cover deportation expenses.
REGISTRATIONS UP NORTH.
PORTLAND (Or.). May 3.-Returns
made to Collector of Internal Revenue
Blackman this afternoon show the total
number Of Chinese registered in the
District Of Oregon, which includes Ore
gon, Washington and Alaska, to be 10, SS5.
Final reports have not yet been received
from all points. 1t is estimated that they
Will bring the total up to something
over IL 900. The near approach to the
estimated number of IL 1000 in the district
indicates that nearly all of the Chinese
complied with the law. Of the number
registered, about 5000 are in Washington
and Alaska.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A MERCHANT.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.-Judge Nor
row of the United States Court in de-
cision this morning defined what consti-
tutes Chinese merchant. Quan Gin,
Chinese, who claimed to be a merchant,
had been detained on the steamer Belgic
at this port on her return from China.
Commissioner Heacock decided in favor
of Quan Gin, and the case was appealed.
Judge Morrow holds that Chinese
claiming to be merchant and making
application for entrance into the United
States on the ground that he was formerly
engaged in this country as merchant, is
required by the Act of Novem ber 3, 1898,
to establish by the testimony of two cred
table witnesses, other than Chinese, that
the applicant was engaged in buying and
selling merchandise at fixed place of
business; that it was conducted in his
name at least one year before his depart
ure and during that time he was engaged
| in no manual labor.
| Quan Gin could not answer these re-
| qulrements. and was ordered deported.
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SANTA BARBARA, May 3.-The last day
of the Chinese registration saw only six
applicants for certificates. as most of the
Mongolians had previously registered.
For the three counties of Santa Barbara,
San Luis Obispo and Ventura 1926 regis
tered Of these 543 were in Santa Bar
bara and the immediate vicinity. So far
as known all registered.
BAKERSFIELD, May 3.-The Chinese
registration closed this evening. One
thousand four hundred and sixteen reg
istered in this county.
HEROIC ACT.