The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-09


AlaDson p. Hammond has been nom
mated postmaster at Ashland, Oregon.
Sacramento will soon vote on the issue
of $l00.000 in city bonds for street i'm
provements.
Between 1000 and 5000 people visited
the cruiser Charleston in San Francisco
Bay one day last week.
The Portland carpenter strikers are
gaining in numbers. Other building
trades are supporting them.
Commissioners are now looking for a
site in Washington on which to erert a
State reform school for incorrigibe chill
dren.
There will be no encampment of the
National Guard Of California this wear.
the State having made no provision for
the expenses.
A PRESBYTERIAN theological seminary,
to cost 81 0,0n0, and the building to b.
completed within year, will be erected
at San Anselmo, Cal.
Mr.. Mitchell has presented in the SEN
ate several memorials from Oregon citi-
ZenS protesting against the Union and
Central refunding bills.
William Porter, who fell through a hoe
in a sidewalk at Whatcom and broke his
leg, wants the city to pay S. 0O0 in dam
ages, and has brought suit to enforce his
claim.
The steamer Oregon has been held liza
BILE for the deaths of two colOred sailO' 8.
who were killed in the collision with the
ship Clan Mackenzie in the Columbia
river.
Camas Prairie Qdaho) farmers have
suffered much from last summers grass
hopper raid and the cod of the past win
ter, and subscriptions have been raised
for their relief
A miniature Effel tower, 125 feet hiqh,
covered entirely with flowers and crowned
by a 75-candle-power electric light, is
among the floral designs at the sixth an
nual flower festival at Los Angeles.
The Clan Mcpherson, from Astoria.
December Is, with $3.50 tons of " heat,
has arrived at Queenstown. The Duke
of Argyle, FROM Puget sound, February 8,
with 609,000 feet of lumber has arrived
at Adelaide, Australia.
Members of the Swift & Courtney
Match Company, which practically con-
trolls the match industry of the United
States. are in San Francisco. The object
of their visit is to establish a match fac
tory to control the Pacific coast trade.
George H. Rice, general traffic mana
ger of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, denies that the management is
about to transfer all it's San Francisco
steamers to Tacoma. The statement
which he contradicts was never made.
The suit instituted in San Francisco
by the representative of English capital
lists for the recovery of payments made
to the Aguaya Brothers on the Mulatas
mine, and for resembling the sale is caus-
ing great interest at the City of Mexico.
The will of the late O. w. Childs has
been fled for probate at Los Angeles It
beQueaths one-half of the estate to the
widow and the residue to his six children,
share and share alike. The widow is ap-
pointed executrix and trustee for the
children. She is TO be under no bonds
and shall not he held accountable to any
court. The estate is worth about a mill
ion dollars.
About 500 Italians, Greeks, etc ARE on
strike at Martinez. Cal, in The salmon
fishing business. The strike is general
all up and down the straits, the cause be-
ing that the canneries will not ray more
than 21a cents pound for fish. Some
noE-union men have been fishing, and
the strikers use them very hard One
slcop was caught and 400 fish thrown
overcoard.
Mrs Leland Stanford has given fral
order to the Pacific Art Glass Works to
proceed with work on the grand memo
rial window for St. Paul's church, Sacra-
mentO. This window, when completed
in stained glass, will he an art work of
high character, and will, it is said, repre-
sent the most costly memorial window in
this country or Europe, as no expense
will he spared to perfect every Part.
The orange season in Southern Cali
fornia is now about to close. TIE date the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad
Companies have together handled about
300 carloads. The Southern Pacific has
handled about zoo carloads to coast
points. The prize realized for the fruit
has been very satisfactory. and the season
has been a success both to commission
men and producers. Hundreds of acres
in the foothills are now being planted to
oranges, and the demand for young trees
unprecedented.
1t has been learned that meeting he
tween G. P. Huntington and some other
Southern Pacific officials and Alien Man
vel, president Of the Santa Fe company,
and Messrs Magoun and party of the
Santa Fe reorganization committee,
took place few days ago in San Fran
cisco, at the request of Marvel. The
Santa Fe lines in the southern part OF
California have done very poor busl-
nrss in the plst two years, and Their an
nual deficits have had to be made up out
of the general receipts OF the system
Marvel entertains the ca that the
Southern Pacific should interchange bus
mess with his road the same as it docs
with the Union Pacific on through bust
ness, and it was this proposition that he
put to Huntington. The new president
of the Southern Pacific refused to inter
change traffic whenever it was possible
to get the long haul around by way CT
Ogden, whereupon, it is said, President
Marvel intimated that steps might be
taken to force an interchange OF bust
ness. s'A,l right, Mr.. Manvel," Mr..
Huntir g on is reported as saying, you
doubtless remember the rate war OF 1856,
that the Santa Fe wss responsible for
We whipped you then; we'll whip yon
again if you start in to cut rates. The
last war cost both your road and Ours
great deal of money, and If another fight
is begun you won't get of any cheaper
than we will" The conference tnen
broke up rather abruptly,