The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-18
The PACIFIC COAST.
WASHINGTON Is REPUBLICAN BY A
LARGE MAJORITY.
Fell Down an Elevator Shaft-A Gold
Discovery Near Tacoma-Shot by
the Authorities-Henm in
by Immense Tceburgs.

1 oy immense Ic6burgs-
Seattle's police are uniformed.
/ Portland, Or. has building boom.
The San Francisco Chronicle has a
$lO0, 600 libel suit on hand
| Carson, New, was recently visited by
an immense warm of butterflies.
The democrats of South Dakota claim
twenty members of the legislature
The aundryruen of Tacoma have de-
clded not to give credit to anyone.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
will meet at Fresno, CAL, on the Sth.
A lady shot and probably fatally killed
burglar, near LosAngeles, on the Sd.
Bee ranches have suffered severely by
the brush fires in San Bernardino, Cal.
Peter Hanson was burned to death in
brush fires near San Diego on the 3lst.
High license at Watsonvile, Cal, has
caused twelve saloons to close their doors.
A carpenter named Christopher Reb-
man, at Napa, Cal, suicided on the 1st.
Joseph Giannelli, Stockton grocery
man, is missing, and foul play is feared.
The town of Cambria. Cal, was almost
wholly destroyed by fire on the Both inst
Butte, Mont, has been visited bv an
incindiary fire to the amount of $500, ,0OO.
Tue new State OF Washington has gone
Republican by an overwheling majority.
1t is believed that Dakota and Montana
have gone Republican by large MAORI
ties.
The Portland and Willamette Valley
Railroad has been sued for 1900 dam
ages.
The estate of Charles Croker has been
settled up, the widows share being ST.
856,24
A ledge OF coal seven feet vide has
teen found eight miles from EllensDurg,
Washington.
There is not Chinaman in the min
ing camp at San Pedro, \. u. None are
allowed there.
A recent gold discovery on a school
section, adjoining Tacoma, caused quite
an excitement.
The official investigation of the Santa
Monica Hone for Veterans, was COM
menced last week
The salaries of the policemen at Los
Angeles have been reduced to $40 per
month, cut of $40.
A nickle mine has been found in San
Bernardino county, Cal, that assays 20
per cent pure metal.
The Tacoma Hotel at Tacoma. Wn.,
has been sold to New York, st. Paul
and Tacoma syndicate.
An Ellensburg firm has signed a con-
tract to ship one carload OF kaolin day
to pottery at Tacoma.
The Salvation ARMY at Colusa, Cal, g.,
has been acquitted before jury on the
charge OF being peace disturbers.
F. 4 Carle, recently managing editor
of the st. Paul Press. has taken editorial
charge of the Portland Oregonian.
The Union Pacific, which is now build
ing ON Port Townsend TO Portland, will
cross the Northern Pacific at Eleanor.
K.J Taller, the leader of a gang of
train robbers, was shot by the Mexican
authorities, at Guaymas, Mex, last week.
George Reese stole valice containing
So from car at Chico, for which he has
been sentenced to serve six years at Fol-
som.
1t is rumored that the headquarters of
of the Santa Fe system, now at Los An
geles, Cal, Is soon to be removed to San
Diego.
Mrs. Albert Vincent hanged herself at
Port Townsend, recently, because she
was dissatisfied with her daughters mar
rage.
Charles White, an officer in-the Saliva
ton Army, aged %, eloped from Pasade-
na, Cal, recently, with Miss Horton,
aged 15.
Miss Abbey, an elderly maiden lady,
was found In her home, near Otay, MUIR
dered, tits believed by parties whom she
detected stealing.
In the case against the parties charged
with robbing the Spokane relief stores,
the defence claims it was a free for all
grab for everybody.
Il l.
plies to 800 miners on Forty-mile creek,
Alaska, has been wrecked, and the min
ers are In danger OF starvation.
The burglar killed at Sacramento last
week has been identified as VIM. Gran
dali, alias Dickinson and Henry Horton.
His mother lives In Pittsburg, Pa.
Celina Long, an English woman and
II -. - II 1o1
been declared citizen of the United
States by the courts of Portland, Or.
DR.. J. G. Shorb, one of the most prom
inent physicians in San Francisco. was
found dead in lodging house In that city
last week. He was an opium fiend.
Seattle republicans VIII again dine at
the expense of the Tacoma republicans
having won the standing bet on the ma
jorities of King and Pierce counties.
Seven men have been arrested for vio-
lating the salmon law on the Klamath
river, near the Oregon line, and the dam
complained of by Governor Pennoyer has
been removed.
j A contract has been awarded for con-
structing the Northern Pacific and Mon
tana Road. which extends from Missoula,
Montana to the Ceur &, ,Alene country.
! Proceeding have begun at Portland In
the important cases of the United States
against four military wagon-road COM
panies of Oregon. to forfeit their grant
!. Mr.. Thorn, present manager of the
Grand Hotel, San Francisco. viii soon
take entire management of the Palace
Hotel. He win also manage the Grand.
u Judge Beverly Of tie Probate Court al
Tacoma. has decided that Indian children
} of wives married according to Indian cos
4o,,,a <onnof inheYif unless hr le0islafIYe