The morning call., 1890-05-21
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific states and
Territories.
The plumbers of Portland have struck for
S4 80 and eight hours a day.
C. p. Huntington promised the people of
Stockton a new depot in the fall.
Edward Siiboch, farmer near Stockton,
was fatally gored by a savage bull ON Satur-
day.
Robert E. Benson fell into an abandoned
shalt near San Andreas last Tuesday night
and was killed.
Contracts have been let in Inyo County
for burning $4,000 bushels Of charcoal for
smelling purposes.
An aged couple of Pomona who have
been married for thirty-three years now
want to be divorced.
The Weekly Enterprise OF Chico was 81
years old last Friday, and the daily began
its seventeenth volume.
The people of Oakdale, Stanslaus County,
have subscribed 5000 toward building
school for young women.
George Tibbetts of San Diego found a
man In his chlcken-h0use on Saturday ami
filled him full of bird-Shot
A Grand Jury of Fresno County has con-
demned the management of the office of
Coroner and Public Administrator.
The Mayor Of Cheyenne guarantees the
gift of lot 132 feet square to any one who
will build 100000 hotel in that city.
Samuel Sired tried to board train at
Arlington, oregon, on Saturday. he Tell
under the car and was instantly killed.
Judge NJ. A. Luce Of San Diego has with
drawn from the Congressional contest from
that district Ill favor of Senator Bowers.
The Indian school building at Carson has
been accepted by Indian Agent Sears and
Superintendent Gibson has been placed in
charge.
The Santa Paula Chronicle was years
old last Friday Editor McDermott, as
sisted by Mary NJ. Bowman, gets out first
class local paper.
A hell-buoy from the coast of California
was sighted 125 miles from the island of
Hawaii on April oath by Captain Robertson
of this brig Consuelo.
The Supervisors of Orange County have
passed an ordinance Quarantiniug all i'm
ports of fruits, plants, flowers and yegeta-
bles infected with scale.
The Republicans of the Sixth Congress
sional District have selected Fresno as the
place for holding the next convention on
Wednesday, August 9th.
W. r. Marshmayer has prepared GAO acres
OF land fifteen miles from Bakersfield for
raisin growing. He will irrigate the tract
with pumps ran by gasoline engines.
During the hot weather in Los Angeles
the employees OF the cable lines will be per
mitted to wear straw hats or pith helmets
in place OF the regulation cloth caps.
Farmer Cummings of Santa Paula sold
within few pounds of one ton, The Iarp-
est porker, IA months old, weighed go
pounds.
The second trial of Elliott for murder at
Bakersfield resulted i'll a disagreement of
the jury. They were kept out forty-two
hours, ana stood for conviction to s for
acquittal.
fire in grain field near Athlone, Mer-
ced County. on Saturday, destro, ed forty
acres OF wheat and eighty of barley owned
by j. NJ. HOLSTER. The ire was started
from camp OF railroad men.
The Humboldt River and its tributaries
at Wells, New, ARE gorged with carcasses of
cattle that persisted last winter and the
stencil is unbearable. Many railroad EN-
ployes have been made sick by it.
A jury at Port Townsend acquitted Mar
tin Phillips, who shot John Hall last De-
cember on Lopez Island. The deceased
was one of party that ATTEMPTED to cha
rlvari Phillips the night of his marriage.
With earthquake shocks every other day
and with the thermometer at 800 in The
shade every day, the people of Gilroy and
HOLSTER have had no end of trouble in
keeping their nerves steady for the past
week.
Burglars have made their appearance in
| Boise, which causes the Statesman to re
! mark that ad0uble-barreled shotgun loaded
| with Duckshot has better effect in REFORM
ing burglar than all the law that was
| ever made.
A carload of base bullion from the
smelter at Spokane Falls was shipped to
J Newark, N. j., last week for refining. The
ore comes from Colvlle. Wash, and there
is enough in sight to ship carload every
| four days.
The San Diego Union saws: A rancher
| from the lower country, who is here on
| business, says that visitors to Ensenada have
| no idea Of the number of Chinese scattered
around that region. They seem to be sup
piled by some one. and are evidently wait
| ing orders.
9. W. Thomas of seventeen miles above
Mill City, says the Albany Herald, is one Of
here in 1S45 He now has the frow with
| which the first shake" was made for use
on the first house in Portland: also has the
hammer used in driving the first nail in