The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-03
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Sealing This Season Said to be
Unsatisfactory.
A HalfBreed Indian Maiden Sues for
Her Rights, and is Sustained
by Montana Jury.

Utah's population is 2O6, ,498, an in
crease of 62, $50 in ten years.
Extensive Goldfish banks have recently
been located in Alaskan waters.
The Neptune mining claims at Bisbee,
A. t., have been sold to New York par
ties for $4,000.
Nevada Indians predict mild, short
winter, and will not begin stealing wood
until November.
Yokohama has been declared an in
fected port by the San Francisco Board
of Health on account of cholera.
The California Press Association,
which has been in session at Sacramento,
has adjourned to meet at Napa next
March.
Representative De Haven of the First
California district has sent in his resig-
nation to Governor Waterman, to take
effect November 3.
About one third of the entire sealing
feet is in port at Victoria. Eight seal
ers have total of IA ,O4O skins. This is
unsatisfactory, and winter sealing will
be tried.
The new Montague (Or.) roller -four
ing mill commenced operations last week
and under the influence of an enterpris-
ing and active competition -four dropped
from $25 to $18 per 1000.
Agents of San Francisco warehouses
are offering $16 per ton for Zinfandel
wine grapes in Sonoma county, but find
no takers. Vineyardists are holding off
for $40 per ton for common varieties.
At the cowboy tournament at Albu-
querque a Mexican named +. M. ROdri-
ques of Sierra county, n. M, won the
big purse in l minute 81 seconds, which
is considered very good. At least $780,
600 changed hands.
The street-car men at Salt Lake, Utah,
are on strike All the cars are tied up.
The strike is for the recognition of the
Garments Union and for the company
instead of the drivers to clean the cars
after they are turned into the barn.
John Charters, young Englishman,
said to be the younger son of titled
family, had his leg crushed by log at
first refused to have the leg amputated,
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save his life.
The British bark Kate F. Troop was
libeled at Portland by sailor for cruel
ties, and while the keeper was away she
left her dock. but telegram to Astoria
caused the bark's interception, and the
vessel was taken in charge by Deputy
United States Marshal.
@l.o Go,,rt of Lr,yof Tn OF E,,-
senada, Mexico, judgment has been rem
dered in favor of the International Com
pany of Mexico against Mrs. Burton's
claim to large tract of land known as
the Ensenada ranch, which has been the
subject of litigation for several years.
The latest thing in trusts is reported
from Chicago, where broker named
Russell has incorporated the National
Tonsorial Parlor Company" with cap
ital of $25 900. Barber shops are to be
established in the principal cities, and
tickets of membership issued good for
service for year.
The carpenters working on the Expo
sition building at Spokane Falls struck
because the Board of Directors found it
necessary to buy quantity of lumber
from boycotted mill, not being able to
get it elsewhere. Public Indignation
was at once aroused, and prominent cit
izens, bankers, merchants, lawyers and
Councilmen, with hammer in hand,
went to the building and engaged in the
work of laying shingles on the immense
roof. Scores of other leading citizens
promise to aid in the work.
Martha G. Berdan, whose father "a
white man) was married in California in
1856 according to the Indian customs to
a squaw, the two living together always
as man and wife, has just obtained a
victory in suit for land at Butte, Mont.
The estate of Berdan, the father, had
been left to his sisters children, but the
jury credited the story of Martha q. and
acknowledged her as the legitimate heir
to her fathers property. The opposition
claimed the girl was illegitimate. There
is much money involved in the suit.
In the habeas-corpus proceedings in
the case of James HI. Barry, editor of
the Star at San Francisco, Judge Van
Reynegom rendered an opinion and
made an order discharging the prisoner.
Barry was sentenced for contempt of
court to be confined in the county jail
five DAYS and pay a fine of $500. The
Supreme Court has ruled that the code
now in force provides for imprisonment,
or fine coupled with imprisonment until
the fine be paid. Judge Van Reynegom
says there was nothing to be done but
discharge the prisoner.
A call will soon be issued for State
convention of delegates from all the va
rious chambers of commerce and similar
organizations in Washington. The call
will include draft of the best plan of
organization devised by the committee.
The idea of the organization is to under
take in systematic manner the adver-
tisement of the States resources abroad
and to induce immigration to that State.
The call will probably specify Spokane
Falls as the place of the convention and
some day in October, the Exposition
month. the time for the convention.
Assistant Secretary Chandler has re-
fused to give rehearing in the case of
the United States against Thomas D..
Stinson and Hugh Park for lands in the
Seattle tWash.) district. Stinson and
Park are the transferees in certain lands
decided to them by parties making claims.
The government attacked the titles, and
decided that they were not good. The
original claimants were witnesses at the
trials. and knew that they were decided
against them. They now claim the right
to be heard, saying that they should be
made co-defendants in these cases. The
Secretary says they neglected to take
their day in court when the case was on
trial and could not now be heard. The
only claim they make to the lands now
is their right to defend the warranty
deeds they have made. Stinson and
Park will lose the land.