Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-02-16
THE PACIFIC COAST.
\ WORKMAN'S DISCOVERY OF
RICH TREASURE TROvE.
Clever Sneak Thieves at Work in San
Francisco-A Five and a Quar-
ter Million Mortgage-The
Quake in California.

Herring are caught in large NUM-
bers in Humboldt bay.
The Gurney cab system has been
introduced into San Diego.
Sam Jones has completed his revi-
val meetings at Los Angeles.
The lumber mills of Olympia are
pushed to their utmost capacity.
It is now unlawful to sell istoxicat-
ing liquors to a woman in Nevada.
Eighty-two boxes of opium were
seized at San Luis Obispo, recently.
No immediate trouble is appre-
hended with the Indians near Bridge
port, Mono county.
1t is believed that the voters of Ne
vada will defeat the lottery amend
ment to the constitution.
A scarlet geranium leaf in Tulare
county, Cal, measured -forty-seven
inches in circumference.
The assessment roll of Vancouver
for 1889 shows an increase OF 80 per
cent over that of last year.
The cold weather at Los Angeles has
injured the ostrich-farm eggs that
were intended for Matching.
Since electric lights were introduced
at Willows, Cal, not wild goose has
been seen to fly over the town.
George Hopper, of Los Angeles,
well known mining man, is the latest
victim of the gold brick swindle.
Several earthquake shocks are re-
ported to have occurred at San Ber-
nardino, Cotton and Los Angeles.
The postoffice authorities are nego-
tiating for the purpose of dispatching g
the mail by the Golden Gate special.
The deposit of slickens in the Spo-
kane river has alarmed the people of
Spokane Falls as to their future water
supply.
A San Diego man has planted ten
acres in mulberry trees, preparatory
to going into the business of raising
silk-worms.
At Rincon,C Cal, thief had thin teen
bullets put into his body while run
ming from party of cowboys who
were after him.
Petaluma has memoralized the leg
islature of California to pass law
making it unlawful to kill larks, rob-
ins or blackbirds.
The bill introduced into the Neva-
da legislature restricting the wearing
OF high hats in theaters, has been de-
feated in the upper house.
J. F. Glennon, the San Francisco
policeman who attempted to murder
Willie Burke, has been found guilty
of assault to commit murder.
1t is reported that the o. R. and N.
will commence construction IN the
spring on a line from La Grande to
Joseph, in the Wallowa valley.
The young and distinguishing
Spaniard, who has been swindling
number of San Francisco firms by
means of bogus bank checks, has been
arrested.
The people Of Santa F'e are indlg'
nant that a petition should have gone
to Washington from Albuquerque ask
ing that New Mexico should not be
admitted into the Union.
Hardin Yager, treasurer OF San
Bernardino county since 1868, was
found dead recently. He was known
as "honest old Hardin" and was be-
loved by all who knew him.
The parents of Alexander Golden
son, the slayer OF Mamie Kelly, have
instituted suit for the possession OF lOI
pictures painted by him during his
confinement in the San Francisco Jail,
A first mortgage for $5,250,O00 has
been filed in San Diego by represent
atives of the Mercantile Trust COM
pany of New York on the rights, fran
chises and property of the San Diego,
Cucamonga and Eastern railroad.
At Grass Valley, last Thursday, as
Superintendent Skewess, Of the North
Banner mine, was going 10 town he
was stopped on the road by two
masked men and relieved of three
Thousand dollars worth of bullion.
On the 31st of January, E. A. Har-
bour, an old and highly respected cit
izen of Media, Or, was instantly killed
by the top breaking out of dead
spruce and striking him on the head.
Sam Poster was also struck and his
recovery is doubtful.
Two unknown men entered the Of.
flee of F. Reichling, at San Francisco,
Friday last, and while one engaged
the attention OF the clerk, the other
succeeding in gaining possession of a
bar of gold bullion, valued at $4,000.
The theft was not discovered for two
hours after they had disappeared.
1t is reported that while excavating
recently north of Penawawa, work
man unearthed a cannon and lot of
ammunition which had been buried
in boxes; also a lot of silver coin, in
rotten buck-skin sacks. Tradition al
leges that Steptoe, on his retreat from
the Palousa country in 1854, buried
the material at that place.
A clever piece of burglary was exc
cuted in shoe store last Thursday,
at San Francisco, by thre small boys.
The eldest of the trio pretended to
purchase pair of slippers, while the
youngest engaged in a romp with the
cat until he got near the safe, which
stood partially ajar, when slipping his
hand through he grasped sack con-
taing $240 in gold and the three cool