Show telegraphic NEWS SAN XI 11 A k company of national guard troops was placed at theja the jail ilat at golasa colusa gala cala last evening by order of the governor in order to protect the chinese murderer hong wit bi who shot and killed mrs billiou billion six ix months ago the excitement of the populace regarding the verdict fixing the penalty at imprisonment for life was so great that an organized attack on the tail jail was regarded as imminent but apparently pare parent ly died away the guards were removed shortly before midnight and at two this morning a band of armed men numbering nearly surrounded the jail and seized the sheriff an entrance to the jail having been effected a search for the chinaman began began who was found secreted under the jailors jailers jai lors room having been placed th there by means of a trap door he was taken through chinatown where not a single light appeared and beyond to the railroad yards liere here the chinaman was plied with questions but be was so frightened he be had bad lost the power of speech A ropeway rope was adjusted and he WAS SWUNG from a crossbar of the railway turn table where he was left suspended the murder committed by hong dl was peculiarly atrocious he be having been well treated and aad educated by tue toe billiou family ile he was only seventeen years old and killed Mrs Billiou as she was seated at the dinner table and at the same time wounded a hired man named weaver and attempted to shoot two of weavers children his only supposed motive was that he be had been reprimanded by mrs billiou on the trial he claimed how however evert that weaver had threatened to kill him and that he shot at him instead of mrs weaver the indignation indi nation of the populace ran against tte the jury also especially the he two who had held field out against hanging banging QUEBEC july 11 the military investigation vesti gation into int the cause of the citadel ita fire has been concluded hut no light has been cast on the origin of the fire DOVER N H july 11 the farmers from Fol linsford So worth and barrington who came into town to day report a khight shock of earthquake in these towns this morning at ST PAUL minn july 11 A portland oregon special to the pioneer press says a disastrous FLOOD occurred saturday at thompson falls idaho from the breaking of a big dam on blossom lake many wagons and teams are reported swept away bridges destroyed etc and it is feared a number of lives were lost it is reported that the mining towns of mountain city and york were nearly destroyed but mail and telegraph communication muni cation are arc cut off it is feared that a number off of freight rei ht teams on the road have been lost the disaster is very serious to mining property LONDON july 11 four hundred and thirteen dwellings of police off officers leers six charcoal houses and a bank have been burned at russia causing a loss less of two million roubles coubles rou bles A thousand of the inhabitants are homeless numbers lumbers perished HALIFAX july 11 the story of the wreck of the steamer aZem macas told by several passengers who arrived here tonight to night is one of the most remarkable in the history of df marine disasters the people of the steamer es a terrible male af after ter being dr driven i iven ashore ou on a clear aud and clou cloudless Iless ni ht with the moon and stars ashi u ing brightly overhead but according to their own assertions their baggage was rifled and a number of valuable articles stolen while the owners were on deck seeking to SAVE THEIR LIVES the passengers declare it is their conviction that these depredations were committed by members of the crew who immediately after the ship struck secured a considerable quantity of liquor 1 became drunk and created a disgraceful disturbance the facts connected with the disaster are related as follows linearly lN early all the passengers ers were sound asleep when sudden f ly y about 1230 saturday night they were awakened by half a dozen shrieks and whistles followed immediately by several heavy shocks and tearing grinding sounds as though the steamer were forcing her way ever a rocky bottom captain crowell the pilot and two officers were on deck when the steamer struck and as far as learned could give no satisfactory reason why they were so close to the coast the steamer was going AT FULL sierd SPEED when she struck and forced her way over the rocks for fully five minutes there were a number of heavy shocks and the vessel tossed about so feard fearfully al that those on deck had bad to hold bold on for their lives or they would have been dashed into the water by the time she came to a stop all on board were out of their berths women and children being huddled together vm the cabin with terror in their faces and sending forth piercing screams for for help indescribable confusion and excitement prevailed P retailed rev ailed but the efforts of a f few ew men succeeded in restoring partial calmness and the work of launching a boat was commenced it was while this scene was being enacted that the pillaging of the passengers luggage took place the state rooms were entered valises were torn and ripped open and many GOODS OF VALUE were removed jewelry clothing and other articles disappeared aud and when their owners ascertaining that the vessel would go down at once went to their rooms to secure their property they found strewn on the floor in a promiscuous manner with the most valuable portion gone said he lost a watch in this way while numerous other passengers tell the same stories at the same time a number of the crew became sad suddenly denly drunk and go got into a dispute which ended only when they were compelled to aba abandon the steamer in boats which had been launched by the aid of other hands there was some delay in getting the boats afloat caused apparently by roon POOR management but eventually everybody was safely removed from the steamer as has hag been stated and the passengers safely landed though there were a number of narrow escapes the passengers arrived here this afternoon having traveled by teams all last night and all day today to day the remainder of the passengers are aie reported to have reached the mainland today to day the steamer city of it bt john will be dispatched to take them to yarmouth they will be oe sent from that place to boston directly the wreck is believed to have been caused by a disordered compass compas s the statement to that effect has been made by the men amace pilot NEW YORK july 11 the liabilities of the oxford copper sulphur company pan bof of 31 wall street and of boston are reported to be about COO with assets of twice that amount the greater part of the liabilities it is said art on paper given to R M thompson co of butte montana Monts na from whom most of the supplies were obtained and for foi loans made by W C eustice of boston the president of the company and paper bearing the batters lat endorsement dor it is understood that li M T thompson hompson who is also general ia manager n a g er of t the h company has made a prop proposition itt on to president eustice to assume e all 11 the debts except those those to austi eustice e and those which eustice is liable on as endorser it is said ens eustice has accepted the proposition pio position it is thompsons Thomp sons intention under an arrangement ran gement with the receiver to start the works this week and pay off wages and other preferred ened claims it is a canadian corporation owned chiefly by boston men mea anti and has been in busi nees dees bince may 1870 PORT HURON H arox july 11 united states customs officers today to day stopped thirty canadians from working on the grand trunk road A number of these are employed in prominent positions SAN FRANCISCO july ii 11 the chronicle will today to day print an editorial charging that the present attitude of the treasury department towards the charges against herbert F beecher is merely a piece of bravado that the officials of the department departie depart me nt have long ben been aware of the gross practiced by beecher but have not ared dared to remove him on account of the feeling prevalent that the president regarded beecher as his cecial t the paper says that it will be able to present proof of the correctness of all the affidavits it has and can supply additional evidence of the existence of corruption in the port townsend customs district which would convict beecher in auy any court of law if not in a court of officials composed compoi aed ot of appointees of grover brover cleveland philadelphia july il 12 1 at the actors actor home on sunday geoage graines gaines spear the tab veteran comedian 78 years old who wade made uis his fir lust st appearance pe arance on the stage at the old are mont theatre in 1829 breathed bica thod his last having been confined to bed nearly neaily five years year the most notable e vent event in spears beears life was in being a witness to the tragedy on the stage of fords theatre when president lincoln fella fell a victim to john wilkes booths aim washington july 12 the department of stale is still a official ignorance of the revolution in hawaii and first assistant I lotter said today to day that the department did not expect to hear any anything thim for four or five days yet not dot until ali the dispatches which minister merrill sent on the mariposa mai inosa shall have been sent overland f from rom san francisco and received in washington one of the prominent officers of the department was asked how ile much force the united states had h ad in the pacific at present behave we t any was the reply at least nolle nolie it to speak ot of the pacific squadron with the exception of the alert are wooden sloops and carry from aiom six to eight smoothbore smooth bore guns worth as much as a boys popgun when compared with modern artillery the alert is an old vessel of one b hundred tons and carries tour four guns if the fleet were ware to be mobilized it would take about ten years I 1 guess if it ever be done the adams has been at liono honolulu lulu since june the vandalia pro bably half way between CALLAO AND HAWAII the juniata is in central american waters bound to china via the sandwich islands the mohican is on the west coast of south bouth america probably near peru the iroquois is at san francisco being repaired and the alert must be somewhere near the Hoh mohican honican ican the complement of officers and wen men carried by the pacific fleet is about officers and men the crew lorce force england has in pacific waters could be rapidly concentrated all her vessels are id ia good condition built after the best models and carry rifled cannons large laree calibre and not old smoothbores smooth bores like unie un ie has but I 1 dont think we need fear any daeger from froin england as I 1 have always understood noder der derd stood tood that a perfect understanding exists between uncle and en england land in regard to hawaii but GERMANY GERMAN MIGHT TRY to have the preponderating influence thereon she is now engaged in a colonial policy and is ib trying to extend her power elsewhere we can never afford to see bee any other country obtain country tile the overshadowing influx influence ce in hawaiian affairs and if necessary to pre prevent it we should go to war BELFAST BELI AST july 12 17 rhe he of july is is being celebrated by the Orang orangeman orangemen Oran gemen einen throughout ulster with unusual ler vor rev D kanes presided over a monster gathering fathering in this city many violent speeches were made the city was crowded with orangemen orangeman Oran gemen from the rural districts L i several skirmishes have already taken place between the orangemen orangeman Oran gemen and catholics the police have bem been reinforced so as to be prepared tor for any tro trouble tible N KW EW YORK july 12 thos wD aged 70 years colored known as japanese was burled today to day in evergreen ce cemetery he was a dwarf twee feet tush high and had been exhibited before all the crowned heads of europe E a rope there was no BO funeral service july 12 A pew new cabinet for bulgaria has baa been formed M Sta iloff iluff is president of the council and ad inte riem minister of finance M Ett Ette cherico herice minister of foreign affairs M minister of public instruction st M minister of the interior major federoff Fet eroff minister of war M Sta iloff has telegraphed to the prefects acts of departments ordering them to release political prisoners LONDON july 12 cholera has broken out in sardinia A dispatch from candia crete says the christian deputies have withdrawn the anti tax manifesto and appealed to the sultan for redress it esex is ex pecked a settlement of the trouble in crete rete can now be reached NEW YORK july li 11 queen kapiolani kept in her hotel to aay and rested previous to going an en the journey to san francisco this evening eve nine the queen and party will leave on the p in train and it is not intended to make any break in the journey between the two points ROYAL CENTER ind july 12 W A garner was awakened hy by some one groping around the room last night and seeing a form at the window he thought it was a burglar he fired at it and the body fell when he got a ight he found he be had shot ahot his bis wife and she was dead PITTSBURG july 12 the biennial council of the union american hebrew congregations opened here this morn the principal object of the convention is to increase the efficiency of the hebrew union college nt cincinnati by the accommodations about delegates representing every hebrew centre in the united states were we present represent A permanent organization was ear acted by the election of josiah cohen of this city as chairman the balance of the session was occupied with reading the reports of offic officers erg poff penn july 12 one 0 the best collieries colli eries ozithe philadelphia reading co is on fire and probably doomed to destruction entailing a loss approaching I 1 three hundred men and buys will be thrown out of employment july 12 during the day tho elevated road company made strenuous efforts tose to secure caremen men to take the strikers places at noon seven ten engines gines were running but the persuasions of the strikers had red reduced the number to three at 5 tile the officers of the company learned that the strikers were riding on the engine and trying to induce the new engineers to strike thuy they accordingly requested the police to interfere at each station a policeman was on duty but there was no outbreak the joint commit tees of the brotherhood of locomotive firemen and engineers adopted a cardio card to the public in which they warn the public against the inco incompetency lm e of scab engineers and also disclaim responsibility for any trouble or obstructions on the road NEW YORK july 12 col J P and boyd the queens private secretary said sai we succeeded in floating a loan of ij the english bo bondholders bond nd holders who have in the past interested themselves in hawaiian fin finances anees taking the bonds the bonds were issued by the Ila hawaiian wailan government priority pr iorito our departure and we took them to england with us the story of the revolution in the islands as reported in the papers looks a little crooked to me our in minister inister has received no notification of the occurrence detailed in the papers and it seems very strange that castle who has such large interests in the it idland land should bein be in san francisco talking about occurrences which are reported as now going on in the islands W lowthian green the new prime minister WAS THE FIRST prime minister of the islands he is an irishman by birth birth gibson succeeded him as prime minister I 1 cant understand how the cabinet could have been selected in the manner reported and this is one reason why the story seems improbable to me W lowthian green who is said to be the new prime minister |