The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-06
THE PACIFIC COAST.
THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
The Press Association-Anothe Stage
Held Up-Awarded Damages-A
Railroad From Portland to
Port Townsend.


Port Townsend.
Ogden is stampeding the gamblers.
A large whale has been killed in Mon
terey Bay.
The salmon run in Alaska has been
very successful.
Building associations are becoming
popular in Oregon.
A $3O,0O0 hotel is to be built at Han
ford, Tulare county.
A paper-mill is to be started at Toledo,
Lewis county, w. T.
The Postoffice at Rufus, Wasco county,
Or, has been burned.
The National Grange will meet at Sac
ramento November Is.
The Salvation Army has invaded the
sacred presincts of Olympia.
Santa Ana, CAL, is thoroughly aroused
over the beet sugar question.
Auburn, Placer county, is becoming
prominent as shipping point.
0. E. Hunt, of Point Arena, CAL, has
been appointed military cadet.
Forest fires destroyed 800 stands of
bees for Mrs. Richie. near Cotton.
San Luis Obispo county gives cents
for each scalp of ground squirrel,
Petroleum in large quantities has been
discovered in the State of Chiapas,
Mexico.
Helena, M. T., arrested and locked up
the Salvation Army, twenty strong, last
week.
A brush fire near the railroad depot ut
Olympia, on the 22d, created quite a
panic.
manuel Poor of MADEIRA, is believed TO
have perished on the alkali flats while
insane.
The Revenue Cutter Rush 81 h 4 the
American schooner James G. Swan on
July 30th.
The Nevada State Board of Education
has ordered Greek and Latin studies to
be abandoned.
An English company contemplates
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lensburg, w. T.
Latah county, Idaho, boasts of a gen.
uine Ice mine, with veins from one to
four inches thick.
Karl Jerner, aged 45 years, a timer
from California, committed suicide at
Seattle last week.
| Judge Pierce, who was shot at San
Diego by dissatisfied litigant, is pro-
nounced out of danger.
The third annual meeting of the Wash
ington Territor Press Association was
held in Tacoma recently.
There is some talk of giving Joseph
Roda, a cruel wife-bear at Grass Valley,
dose of tar and feathers.
An infuriated COW pierced with her
horns and tore the thigh of Mr.. Wagner,
living near Fresno, last week.
Abner Lee, near Woodland, had both
of his legs cut off by the cylinder OF a
threshing machine last week.
Promising silver formations have been
found within four miles of Ogden, and
much excitement has followed.
An investigation of the proper authori-
ties shows that Santa Rosa is entitled to
a carrier postal delivery system.
John Roland was shot by Timothy
Flanagan at Caliente, CAL, ON the Goth.
Roland will die from his wounds.
A bridge is to be constructed across the
Columbia river near Vancouver, by a
company with capital OF $2,OC0,O00.
Joshua Brown, a pioneer of Oregon,
died near Independence, Or, last week.
He leaves an estate valued at 500, 900.
! The stage between Canon City, Or,
and Baker City was held up last week
and the entire mail captured and rifled.
The Constitutional Convention which
has been in session at Olympia for forty
two days, adjourned sine die on the 22d.
A sailor was awarded 81 800 damages
against Captain Moore of the bark City
of Carlisle by Judge Sabin, at Portland,
on the Goth.
Mining operations of Americans in
Lower California are checked because of
the heavy duties exacted by the Mexican
Government.
Lieutenant Governor II. G. Davis, of
Nevada, fell dead in his garden on the
22d of heart disease. His family is visit
ing in the East.
The company building the railroad
from Bellingham Bay to the Columbia
river has largely increased its capital. 1t
is now $6,0OO,0OO.
In collision on the Short Line be-
tween two freights near Meacham station,
| IL L 1nN0 I'll
was instantly killed.
Manfred Paine, the noted desperate Of
Douglas county, w. T., who murdered
Constable Jack Hubbard three years ago,
was captured on the 23d.
Addison Darr hanged himself at Nc
Minnville, Or, on the 18th. He was an
old resident and afraid that he would be-
come burden to his friends.
Alice, the 18-year-old daughter of Ed
ward Qnimby, was attacked by bees on
4 hei fathers ranch, near Cucamonga, on
the 22d and was nearly killed.
| The Senate Committee on Arid Lands
reached Winnemucca on the I'D, and
were warmly welcomed. Senators Stew
art and Reagan delivered addresses.
| A searching party has been organized
to unearth Confederate guns said to have
been buried in New Mexico during the
retreat of General Siblcy's army of Tex
ans.
| Ed Smith, stable employee at Port
land, was thrown from the third story OF
building to the ground by rival in
} love affairs. Both arms and one leg
were fractured.