Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-06
THE PACIFIC COAST.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY MADE BY
THE LICK OBSERVATORY
The Alleged Discovery of Mistake in
the Mexican-American Boundary
Line-The Bold Crime of
Three Masked Men.

Fresno.
A case of smallpox was reported in
Tacoma Thursday.
Squirrel fishing is getting to be quite
popular in California.
The San Francisco Evening Post y
changed hands April lst.
Lucky Baldwin, it is said, will quit the
turf after the present season.
JaCk-rabbits are becoming nuisance
in the streets Los Of Angeles.
After June 80, the Seattle postoffice
will be rated as tirst-class office.
Work on the 100000 opera house at
Spokane Falls is progressing rapidly.
A Piute Indian in the California peni-
tentiary has developed remarkable skill
as crayon artist.
Jacob Pfunder, recently. of Portland,
has been held in $4,000 bail at Oakland
for embezzlement.
The headquarters of the Sharon estate
is to be removed from San Francisco to
Carson, Nevada.
A mans leg was found hanging to the
breake-beam of freight car at Kings
burg, Cal, Thursday.
Governor Waterman has vetoed the
bill appropriating 10000 for the encour-
agement of silk culture.
The reported conflict between the Mex
leans and Americans at the Santa Clara
mines proves to be untrue.
Rawlins was acquitted Thursday at
San Diego for the killing OF Captain Gill
bert in political row last fall
Stringent measures have been resorted
to by the San Francisco police to sup
press lawlessness in Chinatown.
Ferdinand Ciprico was acquitted at
San Francisco, Wednesday, OF issuing
fraudulent Chinese return certificates.
San Luis Obispo is overrun with va
grants and the police say they are pow
erless to rid the town of the nuisance.
Frank P. Goodhue, who stole horses at
Sacramento and processes repentance,
has been released on his own recogni-
Zance.
JIM. Hamilton, son of Senator Ham
ilton, of PendletOn, was stabbed IN the
neck and killed by Clate Hinton, Thurs
day.
The report published last week con-
cerning the stranding of two whales on
the beach at Santa Rosa, proves to be
untrue.
A suit has been instituted at San
Francisco against the heirs of Seth Cook
bv the Benton Consolidated company for
100000
A little girl named Casey, of East Los
Angeles, was taken with convulsions
Wednesday and vomited up lizard three
inches ,ong.
Hanlan, O'Connor, Hamm and Gau-
daur the oarsmen, have been engaged
by the Tacoma Boat club for regatta on
the 18th of May.
The Mexican government is erecting
stone barracks for troops and residence
for the governor at the Santa Clara gold
mines in Lower California.
A man by the name Of Richly surrend-
cred to the San Jose police last week, say
ing he was guilty of forgery committed IN
Ashland, Ohio, three years ago.
Andrew Patterson is being tried at
Hollister, Cal, for having wantonly rid
den over District Attorney McCloskey
last September, causing his death.
John B. Haskins, ex-congressman
from New York, was victimiZed by bunko
men out of four checks of $4,000 each and
$3.50 in cash at Los Angeles last week.
Local sealers of San Francisco say that
no attention will be paid to the Presi-
dents proclamation regarding the en-
forcement OF the sealing laws in Behrlng
sea.
Governor Torres, of Lower California,
in a message to the Mexican consul at
San Diego, saws that the richness OF the
Santa Clara mines have been much ex-
aggerated.
Clara Bell Mcdonald has sued the
sheriff of San Francisco for $l4, 900 dam
ages for levying an attachment upon and
selling at auction household furniture be-
longing to plaintiff.
A collection Of old fashioned firearms,
rusty with age, was discovered near
Toledo, on the Cowlitz, last week. 1t is
supposed the guns were left there by the
Indians in the early days.
Three masked men entered saloon at
Sacramento Sunday night, covered the
proprietor and two friends with pistols,
Shot the proprietor in the scutfie that en-
sued. and then robbed the till.
MANY OF the Spokane Indians decline
to receive rations from the government,
and complain of bad faith shown them
by not assigning them to a reservation,
as was promised them two years ago.
William E. McEwen was arrested at
Az1zu. California, last week for desertlon
from the army. His parents are wealthy
peopIe in New York, and he says he is
nephew of Mayor Grant OF that city. He
was taken away in irons.
J.P. Cox, OF Lewiston, while entering
a variety theater at Walla Walla, Thurs
day evening, was caught under the arms
by one Howard and thrown to the
ground. In the scuffie Cox drew revol-
yer and shot his assailant twice, killing
him instantly.
An Indian at Cnur d'Alene City be-
came intoxicated Friday night and broke
a window in saloon. For this un-
pardonable crime the untutored savage
was Immediately put to death by large
crowd of civilized christians OF the town.
It has been discovered that the boun-
dary line between the United States and
Lower California is located too far north
bv sixtv miles. Ii such be the case it will
wipe out of existence the International
company and bring Ensenada and the
new gold fields within the jurisdiction Of
this country.