Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-05
ALONG THE COAST.

Through traffic by rail between Port
land and San Francisco has been re-
sumed.
The crew Of the sailing schooner Mary
Ellen at Victoria have complained of Ill
treatment by Captain Dan Mclean.
Chinese opium firms at Victoria, B O.,
are closing down, owing to smuggling
operations in the United States being
very slack.
There is a surplus of 1891 from the
Los Angeles Citrus Fair, and it will be
devoted to a display at the Words Far
at Chicago.
The will Of Judge John S. Hager has
been filed fer probate at San Francisco
1t bequeaths the entire estate OF $50 )
600 to his wife.
Lee White, the chief Of desperadoes in
Santa Fe county. n. NJ, has been ar
rested, and a sensational confession is eX-
pected from him.
The following postmasters have been
appointed for Oregon: j. Suttrell, Las
tine, Wallowa county; w Tulley, Ocean
View, Benton county.
Quite a nnmber of miners are at work
in their placer-mining claims on Lytle
creek, San Bernardino county, Cd, and
are finding gold in paying quantities.
A crowd at Great Falls, Mont, at
tempted 10 d i've away two Chinese laun-
drymen at the Park hotek but the Sheriff
and other authorities dispersed the crowd.
John Crouch, telegraph fireman in
Portland, touched one of his wires
against the electric T0@d " r4, AM WAS
knocked fiat, but escaped serious injury
Stock Of the Los ADgl s, San Diego
and Yuma railr ad is beng sold at Salt
Lake CITY and i'll the East on the strength
of representations which San Diego
correspondent declares false.
On motion of the District Attorn Y the
Asbell and Lagura murder cases have
been dismissed at Salinas, Cal. The
former was tried four times and the Litter
once without verdict in either case.
Judgment has been rendered in San
Francisco in favor Of the Bank CT British
North America and against the Alaska
Improvement Company 'or IS, 800 on two
bills of exchange drawn hy William T..
Coleman & Co. in favor OF plaintiff and
assigned to defendant.
The Catholic Sisters OF Mercy have de-
cided to build hospital in Port Town
send which will cost So, 600. A block Of
| land has been donated for this purpose
! 10y a few of the wealthitst citizens, and
construction OF the building will be COM
7 ,,,f ,,,a1 in "a IL NSpnCS
A syndicate is endeavoring 10 secure
| the control of the liquor business at Ia
coma and run the saloOus, assuming re-
| sponsihility Tor all in!raCtons of the law
| traced to the places controlled by it. Or
! dinances governing the closing OF saloons
and the sale of liquor to minors and ha-
| Ritual drunkards are to be faithfully OBJ
served. The number Of places where
! LIQUOR will he sold will be restricted TO
twenty.
The San Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce has adopted resolution reCiting
tnat the existing tariff on sugar is favor
able to the development OF the beet sugar
| industry of the country, and particularly
of the Pacific Coast, and protesting
! against the proposed reduction Of the
! duty on this product. The resolutions
urge the Pacific Coast delegation in Con
gress to resist any reduction OF duty on
sugar amounting to more than p per
cent. of the present rate.
! The outlook for busy summer for the
j large number Of men working in the
Vallejo (Cal.) navy yard is good IN
less than two weeks the work of finish
| ing the Monadnock will be commenced,
and this means two years of work for
many men. Orders have been TO pro-
coed it'll the work Of making the San
Francisco's furniture, cOoperage, boats,
equipage, ete which will give work TO
all classes OF mechanics. Over 900 men
are now working in the yard, and the
new work will increase the force to 1000.