The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-13
THE PACIFIC COAST.
San Joaquin and Kings Rivers
Over Their Banks.
An Epitome of the Hebdomadal Hap
penings UP and Down the
Pacific Slope.

Tuolumne river is the highest known
for years.
The Marysville cannery receives ten
tons of cherries daily.
Montague, Siskiyou county, is about
to build S., 900 schoolhouse.
Helena. Mont, has society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals.
An effort is being made to consolidate
the water companies at Los Angeles.
The Petaluma Fruit Packing Com pany
has incorporated with capital of $780,
600.
A new brick company is to begin at
once at Vallejo on the clay on the water
front.
San Diego's Chamber of Commerce
adopted a resolution favoring the free
coinage of silver.
The Yreka opera house contract has
been awarded. and the building is to be
completed in October.
Many ranches in Carson Valley are
under water, owing to the great bodies of
snow in the mountains melting.
High water in the American river
necessitates the postponement of work
Lumber Company.
Four men were sentenced in the
United States District Court at Los Ang-
eles to imprisonment for two years tor
selling liQuOr to Indians
Negotiations are completed for the es-
tablishment of an immense iron-reducing
and steel works at Kirkland, a suburb OF
Seattle, on the shores of Lake Washing
ten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potts, who killed Faw-
cett III January. 1883, are to be hanged
at Carson on the Goth of June. The
Nevada Board OF Pardons refuses to in
terlere.
A party Of Santa Fe engineers are on
their way to the Mojave terminus of the
Atlantic and Pacific road They have
orders to lay out route for 400 miles of
road, which is interpreted to be tie main
line to San Francisco.
Postoffices have been established at
Ocean, San Juan county, WASH, Lee
Wheeler, postmaster; Point No Poin'
Kitsap county, Wash, Mary Scounel,
postmistress; Una, Benton county, Or,
William H. Hulse, postmaster.
The San Joaquin and Kings rivers are
over their banks in many places, and
hundreds of acres of grain will be de-
sroyed in Fresno county. Reports from
Firebaugh say NJ Her & Lux's men were
working night and day to prevent breaks
in the levees.
At San Francisco, after fifty hours Of
actual session and raking up all the evil
dence it could secure before it, the COM
mittee OF ministers appointed by Rev.
Dr.. Bentley, the presiding elder, ac-
Quilted Rev. Dr. G. G.. Stratton, late
President of Mills College, on trial on
charges of immortality preferred against
him.
DR.. J. N. Martin, chair of ancient
languages, Professor j. T. Ewing, princi-
pal of the academic dep irtment, and FL.
M. Bland, principal of the commercial
department, have resigned from the
University of the Pacific faculty. Rev.
w. ID Crabb of Chico was elected piin-
cipal OF the academic department.
The Canadian Pacific has put into
effect fast freight schedule from the
Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Coast,
by which consignments are brought from
New York to San Francisco by way of
Vancouver and the steamer line in sew
enteen days. Through cars are run
to Vancouver from North Bay, Ont
Similar time is being made in Eastern
freight shipments.
The Vallejo Chronicle says naval Of
fcer in a position 10 know is authority
for the statement that probably trouble
On the cOnvening of the Hawaiian Legis-
lature, when new members of both
Houses take their seats and new officers
are to be selected, is the reason OF the
Charleston's departure for that island,
and it is understood the vessel gees at
the request of the Hawaiian Minister.
The free coinage convention met at
Carson, New, and adopted resolutions
requesting the Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress from the State OF Ne
vada to favor the measure for the opening
of the mints of the United States for free
and unlimited coinage of standard silver
dollars, and to support no other bill.
Another resolution was adopted disclalm-
ing any connection with politics on the
part Of the convention.
The following changes and appoint
msnts in the railway mail service are
announced: A. L. McCul'y, postal clerk
OH the line between Portland and Airlie,
is transferred to the line between Hunt
ington and Portland. w. j. Hall OF
Salem, o., is appointed to the line be-
tween Portland and Airlie, vice McCully,
transferred. Z. A. Whiting of Colfax
was appointed to the Spokane and Port
land line, vice 2. M. Elwell, declined.
G. Redmond, the famous asronaut and
parachute jumper with McMahon's cir
Gus. was instantly killed at Snohomish
the other dav He made a splendid
ascension, but the balloon was carried
away to the east of town, where it Lit on
the very top of very tall pine tree,
fully 200 feet above the ground. Red
mond was thrown out, and fell to the
ground and was insian " killed. Before
going up he said it was the most danger
GUS piece of country he had ever ascend
ed from, and said goodbye to some
friends who were with him.
The trial of A. S. Mendez and Manuel
Facio at San Francisco, accused OF con-
spiracy against Alexander K. Coney.
Mexican Consul, has ended, the jury
rendering verdict of acquittal. Coiley
claimed they conspired to have the suit
which was brought against him in the
United States court by Mrs. A. De La
Toerr commenced, because he refused
to give them money or employment ia
the consulate. On the other hand the
defense charged that Coney was prose-
cutting Facio because be had been de.
bouncing the Mexican government.