The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-14
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Chinaman Cuts a Farmer with a
Butcher Knife.
The Yakima and Columbia Canal to
be Completed by June-Other
Interesting News.

San Francisco's wharves are over
crowded.
Four inches more of SNOW have fallen
at La Grande.
Snow continues to fall heavily on the
Central Pacific.
West Seattle has incorporated with a
$500, 900 cable road.
The loss on the II assayampa "a. T. }
dam was $9,000,00O.
The Yakima and Columbia canal is to
be finished by June.
A Baker county bridge went down with
herd of cattle on it.
The Union Pacific will double it's force
at the La Grande shops.
San Francisco is trying to provide en-
ployment for it's idle people.
Puget sound has been experiencing un-
precedentedly rough weather.
Reports from Nye are very discourag-
ing as to sheep and cattle losses.
An eight-foot mammoth's tusk has
been unearthed near Goldendale.
The Oregon and Washington road has
increased its stock to $1O,0t0,0O0.
Connection with the Hunt lines is the
chief commercial topic at Portland.
Lee Chuck, the Chinese murderer, is
ON his third trial in San Francisco.
The Berkeley (Cal.) hotel was COM
,,lofolu doofr rOyod by fro
Falling on a circular saw cost E. II.
Clarke his life at Vancouver.
San Francisco has tbirty-two deep
water American ships in port.
The Southern Pacific is reported to
have purchased the Cuyamaca road.
Mrs. Mary Johnson, an aged lady, was
burned to death in her home at Stockton.
The Government has purchased site
for quarantine hospital near San Diego.
The disastrous rate war among Oakland
insurance agents has been patched up.
Tacoma has had an electric car col
lision. None of the injured have yet
died.
Three miles of the Southern Pacific's
track in Cow Greek canyon have been
relocated.
Independence is to have new saw
mill Men are in Portland selecting the
machinery.
Navy officers and men from New York
have arrived at Mare island to join the
Charleston.
A crazy man at Hubbard drove his
brothers off the place with a shotgun.
He was committed.
The San Francisco Bankers Mutual
Relief Association is no more, and cred
itOrs are mourning.
Miss Amy Fowler, who is ON her way
to nurse lepers az Molokai, Hawaii, has
reached San Francisco.
Chehalis has incorporated a 81 100000
railroad company, to build from ShOal-
water bay to the Columbia.
Repairs on the Oregon line are pro-
crossing RAPIDLY, and it will be open for
travel in three or four weeks.
Spokane is excited over the discovery
that $4,000 pounds OF rotten beef had
been delivered by its butchers.
Taking of testimony in the Mrs. Terry
case for defying United States Marshal
is in progress in San Francisco.
A heavy SNOW storm, the worst of this
winter, is reported prevailing all over
Montana. Cattle men are uneasy.
A good granite quarry has been opened
on Nelson island, and company is act
lively prosecuting development work.
The citizens of Whatcom are seriously
discussing the question of erecting new
public school building to cost $35 900.
Father Stephen has been sent to Da-
kota by Miss Drexel to feed the starving
Indians. Better feed the starving farm
ers.
The s33, 900 penalty of the Union Iron
Works incurred on the Charleston has
been favorably reported for refunding in
the Senate.
Senator Allen thinks he will get through
his bill appropriating $40, 900 for the i'm
provement of Fort Walla Walla military
reservation.
Snow again at La Grande and vicinity
Stockmen complain of the unusual
length of winter, which is proving very
hard on stock.
William Travers, brutal murderer,
has been convicted at Nevada City, CAL,
of murder in the first degree, with life
imprisonment.
Augustus Johnson, a Stockton (Cal.)
rancher, was attacked by Chinese cook
with butcher knife and terribly cut
about the head.
Fred Myers, q years old, a son OF Mat
tison Myers, committed suicide at San
Diego at grie: over his mothers death
four months ago.
1t is believed that the Union Pacific
will make Umatilla junction one end OF
a freight division, and that shops viii be
located there also.
A hav and box warehouse at Center
vile. Cal. was burned by an lncendiarv
fire. Fititv-five tons OF hay and 1,5OO
fruit boxes were destroyed.
Puget sound was so rough one day re-
Gently that small boa from Tacoma ana
Seattle did not venture out 1t was not
known to have been SO bad for years.
Commander Joseph B. Coghlan, who
was recentlv relieved from command OF
the United States steamer MohIcan. has
arrived at San Francisco from Honolulu
One branch of the Yakima and Co
lumbia canal. to irrigate some OF the
Yakima country from the Columbia
river, latest reports say, will be finished
next June.