The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-04
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific Coast States
and Territories

and Territories
There are 1875 school children In Fresno.
Phoenix, Ariz., claims a population OF 5000.
home Tor newsboys has been started at Los
Angeles.
The output OF the coal mine OF Bernett, Wash,
Is 1000 tons day.
The vault for the National Bank at Salt Lake
City weighs seven tons
Work has been commenced on a Swedish
Lutheran Churcn at Tempieton. Cal.
Joe Casey, who murdered Dan Matheson at
COlusa, has been sent 10 Folsom for life.
The City Council of Durango, Colo, has passed
an ordinance closing every saloon on Sundays
The most popular ump-speaker In Oregon Is
Hon. Thomas Ii. Tongue OF Washington County.
The hOp-gfowers Of Puyallup Valley, Wash,
have contracted for their coming crops at 10
cents pound.
Seven carloads OF blood stock left Sacramento
for New York on Monday with lOl animals from
HaggiD's stables.
ScOes & Son OF Pendleon, Oregon, sheared
band Of 5000 sheep recently aud collected 10000
pounds OF clean wool.
Three million feet of logs have been swept
down the Skagit River, Wash, during the past
3 weeks OF high water.
Juan Caron OF Tiuckee was sent to San Quen.
tin for four years on Monday for climinally as
sautng ten year-old- girl.
1ne boys OF Virginia City amuse themselves
with sling Shots and are In a fair way OF killing
somebody before many days.
Footpads in Sacramento think nothing of
knocking down men ana r0DDlnS them Wltnlu Il
few feet OF the police station.
Carrie West. who lives near Chico shot two
lynXes the other day and soon alter captured
their kitlen, which she is now tanning.
petriied bat found near Yuma. Arz.,
last Saturday by some railroad men, who were
digging 4 heavy cut through sand-hill.
John Ford, an old resident OF Grass Valley,
died last Monday. He was foreman OF the cele-
Drated Allison ranch mine for some years.
The Spokane Falls Spokesman says: Ii Walla
Walla will cut rates on her ten-pOund straw
berries she can have the Agricultural College.
The Astorlan has secured Citizen Train for
another trip round the world to advertise that
town. G. f. I. says lie will complete the circuit
IN 80 days.
George Written was shot dead at Blocksburg,
Humboldt County, on Monday by George Davis.
The men quarreled over a game Of cards. Both
are half breeds.
The burning question just now at Whittier Is
whether TO let the town be run by the t0ughs
that are employed In building the reform school
or to organize Il Col committee.
Bids were opened at Marysvlle on Monday for
the sale OF the Suffer County Farmer None
were satisfactory TO the Directors. and another
meeting VIII be held on Saturday.
Two bows named Murray aud Greene, played
hockey at Vancouver, b. c., last Wednesday aft
ernoon. They took an old canoe for short trip.
but it capsized and Murray was drowned
The Seattle 0si-Intelligencer OF May 3lst says
only twenty-nine vessels were loading at Puget
Sound ports, the smallest number that has be N
in those waters for The past twelve months.
An ex-Oakland doom sealer'' by The name Oh
Williams preached about the coming annthilati0n
OF the world AT Bundle Bee. Ariz., during two
days OF last week, but on the third day the Sheriff
snatcled him up and had him sent TO Prescott as
lunatc.
Mayor Oppenhem of Vancouver. b. c.. ordered
the Chief OF the Fire Department recently 10
start the waierng-cart and to hire man TO
drive team. The CDief declined 10 take orders
from the Mayor and now lie Is out OF his position,
as the Mayor promptly suspended him.
Live local from The Phenx Herald: John
Poole has been asked to explain before jury OF
his peers why he split VIII Collins head open
with an ax some months ago. The latter has
never entirely recovered. A dizziness comes
over him after the least undue exertion. Trial
June 9th
This Is what the Territorial Enterprise says OF
Neyada's glorious climate last Sunday: A few
flakes OF snow were fitting about In the air
yesterday THIS was pretty we'll for the last gay
OF May. but from the indications last night the
LIST OF June Will De distinguished by now.squalls
and billiards.
The Victoria Colonist OF May Both says: Dur.
Ing the recent voyage OF the steamship Whining
ton from San Francisco twenty-five stowaways
were discovered secreted on board after the yes
sci was three days out from San Francisco. They
were la the hold, from which refuge hunger
drove them forth. When questioned by Captain
Hughes, all OF them stated they were bound TO
Seattle. They were first fed aud then placed at
work
For some time past the Rio Grande Western
Railroad Company has refused to carry out an
order OF the City Council Of Provo Utah, III re-
gard to planking and repairing certain street
crossings. Last Tuesday the people assembled
with PICKS crowbars aud other tools aud tore up
every rail In the city limits. This brought the
company to terms. and their agents agreed TO
relay the tracks and carry out the city ordinance
to the letter.
The Portland Oregonlan says: Surveyor-Gen..
eral Cayanaugh has received from the Genefai
Land once Instructions to survey one township
In each Of Cowitz, Pierce, Skagt, Whatcom,
King, KlIkitat aud Pacific counties, and three
townships in Snohomish, three In Lewis and TWO
in Cbehalis counties, IN all embracing an area OF
612 square miles and Ala, 700 acres which is to
be surveyed this year, mora than was surveyed
In the four years OF the piior administration.