Reno Evening Gazette (Newspaper) - August 23, 1888, Reno, Nevada Reno Evening Gazette Published evening except Sunday O 8 M DO EMIR Young Dormer Proprietors BATES OF Daily one year by mail 00 Weekly one year by mail 2 00 Dally delivered by earner to any part of Keno per week CV ADVERTISING Dally one square for one month 51 Weekly one square for one month 1 The above rates Include both legal and work JOB HARRISON Indiana TDK P MORTON Of New York Thursday August Readers of the EVENING going out of town for the can have the mailed to them to any point on the tor per month postage free Alien Notwithstanding tbe fact that the ownership of land by aliens and foreign syndicates has been freely discussed by the pers and some few of the Western States have taken legislative tion against the spread of the evil it is very doubtful if the ple of this country as a rule have any definite idea of the extent to which the public domain has been seized upon within the past twenty by men had no idea of becoming American citizens The following figures although plete are suggestive of the reck lessness with which the Govern ment lands weie of to any ore who chose to the opportunity The land having once gone out of the hands of the Government is invariably bhut out the of the settler whoe progress from the Atlantic has been contemporaneous and extensive the de velopment The largest tract is held bj the Hoi land Company of Mexico An English syndicate holds 000 acres m Texas Sir Edward Reed and a syndicate in Florida owns acres acres belong to an English cate in Mississippi be- long to the Tweeddale acres to the Marshall Company of London and acres to a German syndicate These comprise the larger landholders There are however a score or more of sons and syndicates owning less than acres The grand total foots up acres of Government land held by aliens in the Halted States As nearly all this land has been carefully be- by agents it follows that more than acres of the best portion of the domain has been permitted to fall into the hands of foreigners whose ideas of the relations of landlord and ant are based upon the aristocratic traditions of the Old World A Transparent Subterfuge The Salt Lake Tribune says General Harrison exactly hit the mark ones moie m his speech to the commercial men on Saturday last when he Do not allow any one to persuade you that this great contest as to our tariff icy is one between schedules It is a question between principles That states the case exactly If theie was any other feasible way to raise the revenue for the wants of the Government all the supporters of the Mills would logically stand with Henry George and insist upon the ishment of the Custom Houses That is what Mr Mills Mr terson and the rest believe in now and they insist that any tariff for any raising revenue for running the Government on the most economical basis is bery The insistence then that the Mills is not in the direct line of free trade is merely a trans- parent subterfuge THE Secretary of the Interior has issued an order directing that from September 1st Indian agents will be permitted to their own clerks and other subject to the proval of the Secretary This supersedes and revokes the introduced at the beginning of the Administration Since Henry George has declared for Free Trade the workingmen have almost deserted him When he rap for Mayer of New York be bai 0 support of en GREAT MARINE YESTERDAY How the Collision Scene of Death and Terror De- scribed Details of the Shocking Disaster Special dispatch to the E 1 SAN Aug dense fog which hung over the coast and particularly the Golden Gate yesterday morning caused a sad marine disaster Alcatraz Shortly after 10 o'clock news was received by telephone from the Presidio that two large ocean steamers had collided The first account was that both were seriously disabled and that there had been great loss of life The steamers were the of Chester outward bound for Eureka boldt Bay with a full cargo and numerous passengers and the Oceanic the great four-masted steamer of the Occidental ental line bound from China and Japan The news spread like wildfire m ness circles and along the water iront and there w as great ment those v ho had friends or on board both steamers or who had valuable freight As soon as the news reached the offices of the steamship companies and the cipal wharves several small ers and tugboats were dispatched to the scene of the Owing to the thick fog no more details were received than the foregoing up to 12 o'clock and tbe suspense in the city was fearful Those who had just bade their friends on the City of Chester good-by were in agony A report was afterward received by telephone that the Oceanic was uninjured but that the City of Chester had been cut down to the edge and had sunk in deep water while the Oceanic had come io an anchor a short distance off and her officers were doing their utmost to save the lives of the un- fortunate people on the City of Chester Then came a twenty of the passengers aud crew of the City of Chester had been drowned THE The City of Chester left way wharf at 9 o'clock yesterday morning When opposite Alcatraz island she collided with the dental Oriental Steamship Com- steamer Oceanic and was sunk There was a heavy fog on the bay and Captain Wallace com- manding the City of Chester was blowing the whistle continuously He had just cleared the lort when he heard a whistle and as it was close signaled the engineer to stop tbe vessel It was too late however as the Oceanic was right on him and before a word could be said his vessel was struck right aft the main hatch The City of Chester was cut right down to the edge but Captain lace ordered the engineer to go ahead and try and keep her afloat till the passengers could be got off A considerable number were transferred to the Oceanic but before all could be put aboard the deck of City of Chester bulged up and ae went down bodily After leaving Angel island the channel is not very wide and the Oceanic was almost on top of tbe doomed steamer before she was seen The engines of both vessels were reversed headway of the Oceanic was too great and the massive iron bow of the great steamer plunged into the Chester crushing tbe jron sides of the latter vessel as though they had been shells As the two vessels came together there were loud cries of alarm from the passengers and crews and then the black iron prow of the Oceanic cut into the Chester's works with the greatest ease and slowly crushed on down to the bulwarks on the mun deck smashing and severing the great timbers and iron plates of the Chester crushing through into state rooms and inner cabins out any apparent checking of her momentum The scene on the two vessels at this moment was ble The passengers on the doomed steamer were crowding fore and aft some shrieking with fear some cursing and others praying to the Almighty tor help The officers of the Chester seemed to have lost their senses aud pan- lor a few moments reigned supreme The groaning crashing sound of bursting iron plates the smashing of aud stanchions mingled with the hoarse orders of excited officers and the yells of passengers and crew were terrible enough to de- prive the ordinary man of presence of mind This was of short tion however for the Oceania's bow passed on into the tion of the Chester cutting her almost into halves ing and smashing her upper into countless pieces Tbe Chester reeled under the terrific blow the passengers ou her deck wore roughly thrown down bf the shock and then after giving the Chester ber death wound the Oceanic swung to one side and passed astern of her victim THE PASSENGERS PANIC-STRICKEN Meanwhile the be- came panic-stricken and a wild rush was made for the boats and and it was all that the officers could do to prevent the boats from being let down by the men aud swamped Finally order was restored and the tion of the passengers was com- During all this while however the Chester was slowly settling and the horrible gurgling of the water could be heard in the lower hold while the surrounding water was fast being littered with wreckage Many did not wait for the boats but placing ers about their waists jumped overboard and were afterward picked up On the Oceanic the Chinese crew seemingly became terror-stricken as soon as the accident occurred and much time was lost in ing tbe boats of the latter steamer If the crew had been white there would have been more lives saved Finally the boats of the Oceanic were lowered and did good work picking up those who were floating in the bay sustaining themselves on and bits of wreckage Captain Wallace the Second Mate and John Walker one of the seamen did heroic work in rescuing persons who were un- able to swim the second mate jumping from the boat four times and saving a lite each time while Walker rescued three Among those picked up in this manner was tbe steward of the Chester He had a on and was ulive when rescued but expired after Captain Walker was badly bruised about the body and was scratched about tbe face and head but sustained no other injury IN PERIL The Drowning of Mr Mm J C Brief Biography of the Former Allen A Curtis a well-known banker and merchant of Austin and also a stockholder in the First National Bank of Reno was on board with his wife and two boys and a few moments before the collision was conversing with Mr and Mrs J C Hampton The San Francisco Bulletin They were all talking together a few moments before the disaster Both Mr Curtis and his wife say they saw tbe Oceanic coming in and apparently crossing the channel There was no other way tar the Chester to turn than the way she did Said The Oceanic was coming down at fair speed upon us and right into our bows I naturally looked out for my family and did not see Mr Hampton again He must have been drowned I saw his wife rescued but she was about gone then and died soon after 1 ran forward to see if 1 could put ple on tbe Oceanic but it was then too late to do that I went to one of the boats which I judged would be lowered first and got aboard with all my people We pulled out away from the Chester before she sank and were then picked up by the Oceania's boats The boat I was in was the only boat lowered from the Chester John A FitzGerald and Clem Lemery of Reno were among the fortunate number who escaped but the particulars of their rescue are not yet known here The wives of both gentlemen this morning received brief letters stating that they were unharmed and promising full particulars mail Mr FitzGerald stated in his letter that it was the most appalling experience he had ever encountered and that it would be impossible to describe the scene in words THE HAMPTONS Friends of Mr and Mrs ton in Virginia received dispatches yesterday which related that Mrs Hampton had floated in the bay and when she was picked up it was found that the unfortunate lady was still alive Every effort was made to resuscitate her but after two hours work the heart ceased to beat and the life of as noble a lady as ever breathed was yielded up to its Maker The deceased was 44 years of age and was born in Newburyport Her mother Mrs J J is now in Virginia City and is well known here having lived in Reno for many years c HAMPTON In the of J C Hampton Nevada loses one of her foremost citizens He has been identified with the State since 1864 and for the past twenty-four years has been engaged in business in Virginia City besides being heavily inter- ested in a score of other prises in various portions of the State Going to California in the argonaut days he engaged in ness at where he until 1864 In that year he arrived in Virginia and afterwards established himself in the grocery business the firm name being Moore Ogden Co shortly after being changed to Ogden Hampton In 1864 he bought his partner's interest aud organized the firm of J C ton Co and under that title the firm has successfully conducted business ever since He was also heavily interested in tbe firms of Curtis Gage Co Austin and Gage Shattuck Co of San being a large owner in the Steamboat ditch property in this county In conjunction with A A Curtis D A Bender and J W Haines of Genoa he was heavily interested in timber lands in boldt county California and wu on the way to inspect his sessions there when he met his death in the waters of Ban cisco bay Mr Hampton although always a man of business was of a genial temperament a steadfast Friend and very charitably in- lie was one of the moat prominent Masons on the Coast being a Past Eminent Commander of the and had served two terma as Treasurer of the order In politics he never borti a conspicuous part but was elected twice Treasurer of ginia under the old form of city government He was born in Ohio aud was about 56 years of age He leaves a fortune esti mated at about THE SAFE At first it was reported that one of the children was also drowned but it has been ascertained that they are all safe in Virginia City in charge of Mrs Dixon mother of Mrs Hampton There are three children John C aged 18 years Grace aged 18 years and Ida aged 7 years all natives of the Comstock In the Bay SAN FRANCISCO Aug The Southern Pacific Railroad Com- pany has engaged for some time past in building a double track from Port Costa to Oakland on of the enormous ness done on the line A large force of men is still employed on the new track This morning while running over the new track a construction train consisting of an engine and four or live dump cars was suddenly thrown into the bav just below Port and submerged The accident was caused bv the tide washing out the foundation of the new road No one was injured An I MERCED Aug Early this morning a Chinaman employe of the Southern Pacific while at- tempting to jump on a freight train slipped aud fell the cars pass- ing over bis legs near the thigh Though horribly mangled he still lives and bus been taken charge of by the Chinamen of this town POLITICAL POINTS I am in of a high Raid Abraham Lincoln ui his first political speech Carl ifl said to be so disgusted with Cleveland he will in Germany till after the election The Mormons as well us their cial organ the Salt Lake Herald are all out strong for Cleveland Ohio leads all the other States m the number of its 1840 Harrison holers having a of so far Iowa has more than Rice is one of the articles of food on which the hill imposes a duty of 100 per cent because it is produced in the South Michigan Republicans have put ex- Governor on the il I K Wet In him in and tun for him after In Great Britain w ages e declined eighteen per cent since 1883 and are idle Such is the glory of tree trade J J West the leading proprietor of the Chicago Times as interviewed in DenVer and expressed the opinion that Harrison and Morton would be elected The serious work of the canvass will not begin until about the middle of September But even now the vass has a aspect forthe crats There will be it is expected new voters in New York this yeai Of these are naturalized voters The total vote is likely to be about hundred and thousand DRY Our New Attractions are now Arriving Daily STYLISH LOVELY NEW NEVER RIP DIRECT FROM THE SECURE FIRST CHOICE AT DRY GOODS AND CARPET HOUSE F LEVY BROTHER APOTHECARY Virginia Street and Commercial Row RENO NEVADA W Advertisements under this head will be published until the County Conventions meet for tlQ For Sheriff WK HAVENOR ANNOUNCES M a for sheriff of counts subject to the decision of the Republican Count For District DAVID ALLEN HEREBY ANNOUNCES himself as a candidate for the office ot District Attorney of Wasboe county subject to the decision of the Republican Counts Convention allid For District Attorney PIERCE EVANS M- hereby announces himself a- a candidate for renomination for the e of District Attorney of Washoe county to the decision of the Republican Convention For Short WILLIAM MERRILL OF VERDI HERE by announces himself as a candidate for County Commissioner Short sub ject to the decision of the Republican Convention For Clerk Should it be satisfactory to the Delegates to the Washoe County Republican Cornell and to the Taxpayers and Voters as well I should deem it a favor to be 11 and re elected Clerk T V For JOHN DOUGLAS HEREBY AN- himself as a candidate for Con stable subject to the decision of the lican County Convention Fpr Constable UPSON HIMSELF A t candidate for Constable of Reno 1 own ip subject to the decision of the Reno egates to the Washoe County Republican Convention FURNITURE IOST 1 8 7 B They Are All Dead A queer old of Salt Lake met a representative of the Tribune re- cently and the following conversation ensued Q not the wires say that Speaker Carlisle was willing to discuss the tariff question w ith Mr Blame T Q Carlisle is a man is he not? T M TOU Q not some half tlemen try that same experiment with Mr Elaine in the House of a few jears ago T believe PO Q jou just at this moment recall the of any of the men who tried that experiment who are not An then tlie Q strode away whirling Come nse up William And go along with me Prompt personal attention to all prescriptions and orders Pare goods in all departments at lowest possible prices aull ly HOTELS O co O Q O E W I 3 O U X h o JS -S 0 RIVERSIDE HOTEL RENO REV ADA W K Proprietor Formerly lake Bonne h H H fi 4 YOU A Stylish Electrical Door Do The Best Telephone m You Want ELECTRICAL WIRING Do Want ANYTHING IF SO OB CAT L ON THE for pi Ices We are prc pared to or central elec trie light p ante fully equipped and In and beloie Are or AND this on the banks the river and I cm now piepa ed to furnish FIRST-CLASS Free te and from all Trains Extending a cordial invitation to all my old and I r m yours W R d for plants p dom JO upward with or with out NEVADA COH CO Nev RICHARD HERZ NEW TO-DAY To Rent TWO BOOMS suitable for housekeeping to Mrs S S Scott torner ol I and nut streets OSBURN SHOEMAKER FAMILY AUD IN THE PALACE RENO'S LEADING HOTEL Light Rooms Attached Fine Parlors Every Paid to H C DAVIS Dealer in Lumber Wood Coal Etc RENO NEVADA Agent for the RACINE GATE AND Practical Over 13 ooo Watches Repaired in Oils COMMERCIAL ROW Dissolution of Copartnership mHE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE X existing between the under the firm name of WERNER thu day been dissolved Mr H Werner will hereafter conduct the business pay all bills and all moneys due tbe late firm H JAMISON Beno August M Badger State Hinge Also Agent for PLEASANT VALLEY COAL Per ton 50 Carload lots delivered 12 00 i Wood Sold in Carload Lots at tbe By an Experienced Workman Washington Patrick NOW IN SOLICITING ders for the most interesting book of I the vear THE LIFE OF Philip ITS AMD BEAUTY At the following prices English JO Coal House East of Depot Hotel In Sheep Half Turkey Over 500 pages and nearly the same of illustrations an is i in 4 SO 6 00 EUREKA STABLES RENO NEVADA A BENSON Proprietor Dealer in Livery Sato Stable Stock Corral and Scales Transient carefully provided for Charges to suit the times Zeigler's Furniture Store Corner Hew And None but Kew Furniture bodied Upholstering and repairing a specialty of Every Kept ID Stock A GENT FOB THE IMPROVED A Household Treasure Kitchen Table Examine my stork before purchasing elsewhere JOSEPH A ZIEGLER RENO FURNITURE STORE E 0 Proprietor RENO NEVADA t INVOICES OF Chain tables t nd all of eral Furniture received daily by tbe un- kimis of Mattresses made and good aa new Bend's KITCHEN The joy of every for gale at SEVEN DOM AKS at old stano near the bridge by E C SESSIONS OPERA HOUSE C W BOOTON Manager ONE NIGHT ONLY Monday August 27 1888 The Eminent Comedian and Vocalist J T FARRON BAKER FARRON In the New Musical Farce Comedy entitled Soap Replete with Bright and Sparkling Music and Dances Scale of Dress Circle Balcony Private Boxes 5 Box now open at No extra charge for reserved seate F KOLSTER MERCHANT TAILOR East Side Virginis Street RENO NEVADA Keeps a Fell Line of and Domestic AM OF THE LATEST AND MOST fashionable and in nude at the notice Mr many years of experience m his business enables Mm to say to hw pat rone and the public it prepared to do FIRST-CLASS WORK In cutting fitting and tbe manufacture ot in a manner superior to any one in Nevada The public and Ms patrons are Invited to call and examine bis new stock of Mods his new lot of pattens
