The morning call., 1890-07-11
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Ter

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Only eight deaths were recorded In San Diego
last month.
Capitalists have spent $3.50, 900 In the lumber
region near LyonsyilIe.
The pack OF maekeiei at Catalina Island this
season Will be 1000 barrels.
The farmers OF Pullman, Wash, will have
100000 bushels OF wheat 10 export this SCI
son.
Fl. MeConom, a miner OF Mohawk Valley
Sierra County, dropped dead Win apopiexy last
Friday afternoon.
Alonzo Kasiner OF Grant County. Oregon. was
fatally hurt few days ago by Kick on tile head
from one of his horses.
The man who mauipulates the big planning ma
chine at saw-nili at San JacintO, San Diego
County, Is named Shaver.
census man at Anaheim found young mar
ried woman OF "a who lad five children. She
said the oldest was II years Of age.
George Hardy died at Downieyille last Thurs
day at the ripe old age OF 81. He had lived In
that place for more than forty years.
One farmer OF Watsonyille raised such good
beets from an acre that he exchanged the crop
for $500 OF Sir Claus Spreckels' coin.
The official census returns of Santa Fe, Los
Vegas aud Albuquerque n. Mex, give the follow
Ing totals: 13U0 1857 and 1890, respectively.
A gasoline stove exploded In tent at Long
Beach, Los Angeles County, last Monday even
Ing, and MISS Gray and Miss Douglass were serl
ously Injured.
Mrs. Carter Of Civrl Bend Oregon, killed large
deer recently. Her dog brought the animal TO
bay near her home, and she took butcher knife
ana cut ITS throat.
Jerry Baker, farm laborei, OF Alpown Ridge
Or, was killed by lightning last Monday. A
companion named Anderson was knocked sense
less by Tue same bolt.
the Cotton News says more than fifty speci-
mems OF marble from the new quarry, twelve
miles from Victor, has been sent TO that office.
No Two pieces are OF the same COLOR
A nre started on Harp's ranch near Modesto
Oh Tuesday. and destroyed thirty acres OF gram,
tl.rus IA nj I Nnnpu II Sfn g.f
rye. The loss was $1,000. No Insurance.
A. S. Souther an old man VINO lived on bee
ranch at Burcham, San Bernardno County.
wandered from home last Monday and died N
The mountains, nine miles away from camp
TIE employees oil tile cannery at Pomona have
to rustic these days, as wagon load of aprcots
is dumped on the scales every three minutes OF
each day. The canDeTy funs night ana day.
Two hundred strikers at the Wellington col
llery wish TO be taken back at the old prices Oi
labor and houis OF work, but Mr.. DUnSmuir SAYS
lie VIII not permit any outside labor organizations
to dictate terms TO him.
The cannery al Marysville started on aprlcots
on June ION, and now has 100000 cans ready
for shipment. The next crop TO be canned viii
be peaches, ana The works VIII be closed for a
week OF Two 50 as TO gel ready.
William Davis, bridge tender at Oroyille. set
night. The next morning lie pulled IN a sur
eeon that measured eight feel long. II was the
largest ever seen al that place.
The Common Council OF Eureka, Humboldt
County, have notified the Chinese In San Fran
cisco that they can send parties there TO remove
the bones ard bodies Of their dead countiymen.
The Chinese promise 10 IedFe town us soon Is
the work is done.
A large tent was put up last week at Weston,
Oregon, TO hold protracled meetings. A high
wind last WedneSdaynight collapsed the tent aud
ii fell upon zoo people. Ill escaped without in-
Jury but a Mrs Barnes, who was struck by the
ient-pOle aud was otherwise hurt. At last ac-
counts her condition was critical.
Prices stallion Enterprise and Steelcs Altoona
FLY were driven at rapid speed on the San
Luis 0bspo race-track last Monday. They wer-
going in opposite directions and were so badly
handled that they c0llided, and both animals
were killed outright. The stallion was worth
$1,000. His driver was seriously Injured.
The Marysyile Appeal has been informed by
Captain Miller that The break III the eYee near
Nlcolous is very severe. Tor six weeks lue
yreater part OF the water OF Feather River has
been rushing through ;he break, and 4 this Is
not stopped the neIghbothOod below NicolUnS
will be injured by tue forming OF numerous sane
bars.
A waterspOut occurred last Tuesday on Sutton
Creek, says iae Baker City Democrat, starting
on the summit and running 4 perfect Hood down
on The ranches below, destroying graiu, dams
and garden patches. The pfincipa! losers by the
rush OF waters were Judge l.. U. Sterns, who had
n large reservoir washed out. and Mr. Brchaux
whose grain field was badly damaged by Stun
washing over IT,
SAYS The Portland Oregonian Citizens of
Salem had q lesson In electricity Saturday.
telephone wire broke and fel. the electric
railway wire, one end touching the ground. A
team of horses driven by Jonn Redmond ran into
IL and were thrown TO the ground. where they
lay quivering in agony. Mr.. Redmond took
spade that was In the wagon and Tried 10 severe
the wire, but was unsuccessful, being uute
severely burned about The wrist. DIR. Rowland
In front OF whose house the accident happened
chopped the wire III TWO win an AK. IL was
iitte n minutes afterwnrd before the poor bruieS
could get up and fully hall an hour before They
could lie driven away.