The morning call., 1890-11-19
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Territories.
The MaripOsa County Jail is empty.
The elevators of Tacoma now hold $40, 600
bushels of wheat.
Several oil claims have been located in the
foothills of Fresno County.
Arizona has FOL miles of irrigating canals
that furnish water to 300. 600 acres.
There are 23l children at the Good Tenn
plars' Home near Vallejo, says the Chronicle.
Among the recent improvements at Baker
City, Oregon, are Saw-mill, b0x-factOry
and planiDg-mills.
The first train OF the Rio Grande Midland
broad-guage road went through Salt Lake
City last Monday.
George w. Hill of Napa shot large otter
pear town last Monday. 1t was the first
ever seen in that creek.
A company of Iowa capitalists intend to
start barrel factory at Salt Lake City that
VIII turn out 800 a day.
A weIl-known physician of Los Olives,
Santa Barbara County, has been sent TO Jail
Tor six months for beating his wife.
Among the solid resources of Arizona are
641,000 cattle, 291 600 sheep, 10000 horses,
1850 mules. $3.50 goats and 800 hogs.
The estate OF the late DR.. Ford Of Wat
s0nviiie is said to be worth over $500, 900.
His only relative In this State Is nephew.
Four Indians who murdered Edward
Baker in ella County, Ariz., last July have
been sent TO the Yuma Penitentiary Tor life.
John Wilkes dryng-bOuse at Marysyille
was destroyed by IRE on Monday night
together with 1000 trays and two and half
tons Ut raisins.
An old-time burglar was operating in
Lynch d Co.'s store at Seattle last Saturday
night when he fell into an elevator shaft and
was seriously injured.
Captain Thomas of the Salvation Army of
Helena, Mont. was attacked by a cowboy
ruifian last Thursday night who beat him SO
that his life is despaired Of.
Rev. j. L. Anderson, for five years pastor
of the Presbyterian Church at MarySylie,
has resigned. lie will 90 TO Eureka, Hum
boidt County, to take charge of the church
there.
Joseph Gasner, aged 10. went out hunting
near Mound City, San Benito County, last
Saturday. In pulling his gun toward MIN
by the muZzle it went off and he was shot
dead.
The Arizona Stock Grower predicts that
yearling Steers will be worth $50 head
before 1888, also that prime beef Will bring
8 cents per pound before the 4th of July,
1899. 1t is now fIom 21s TO cents.
The Kern County Gazette says that of 800
Democratic ballots in a Bakersfield precinct
all were scratched but two. The yellow dog
is dead, sure, and Democrats have learned
TO scratch as yiciousiy as Republicans
Last Wednesday Henry Stevens. brake
man, was unloading trunk 1T Payailup,
Wash. when it fell to the platform. A pls-
toll inside exploded and the bullet went
through his body. The wound was fatal.
The pumping plant of the Sacramento
City Water Works was examined recently
by experts, who found it to be in bad order
1ney recommend that new pump be put
in at once that will lift 10.000,000 gallons
daily.
The Los Angeles Tribune says the pur-
Suers Of the Indian who murdered Mrs.
Farmer in Mont Canyon have struck his
trail. He was going toward Ventura and
was hiding in the mountains near Thomp-
SONS Station.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer says Father
Befontaine, 5. d., has bought a block of
land 256x215 feet in that city Tor the purpose
of building a college. The land cost Ss2O,-
600 and tile building will cost $2OO,00O. The
superintendent of the work Will oe Father
Nusent of Santa Clara College. California.
During the trial Of civil case in San
Diego justices Court last Monday the rival
parties were Captains Bartell and Behrens.
The latter was on the stand, when he made
q statement that caused Captain Bartell to
assault: him. He WAS knocked down and
blood spattered all over the desk of the pre-
siding Judge.
The following sad story is told in the AS
tOrian of Saturday: Two weeks ago little
Ulrka Paulsen lett her parents at Seaside
to attend school in this city. Her father
has been fishing on YoungS River, and yes
terday he was told that his little girl was
dying at st. Mary's Hospital. lie hurried
To her in time TO hold her in his arms and
reaved father freights his fishing-boat with
the body Of his darling child in a little coffin
and goes on his mournful voyage home to the
poor mother. God pity her!