The morning call., 1890-10-30
COAST ITEMS.

Rev. II. Edwards of Vancouver, B. c..
has decided to go TO Zanzibar for missionary
work.
A steam laundry, with white labor only,
is to be started in Victoria. b. c., about No
vember 1st.
In the Great Register of Napa County
are &c Smiths, 2s Browns, % Grigsbys and
% Johnsons.
Four valuable horses owned by A. G. Pat
ton of Riverside were poisoned, last Sum
day night, by mixing strychnine with their
food.
The family of the late Captain Dunn in
tend to sue the corporation Of Westminster,
B. c., to recover $4,000 damages for his
death.
George Storde, prosperous citizen OF San
ger, Fresno County, was killed last Monday
by falling under the wheels of loaded
wagon.
Julian Alvarado was shot by Manuel
| Paloma at Redwood City on Monday after
noon in row over woman. The wound Is
| not serious.
A special census agent has been collecting
| statistics of the various Indian tribes in
| Washington. He estimates their number at
| $500 in the State.
A contract was let last week at Salem,
| Oregon, to dig ditch three miles long, so
| as to drain Lake Labsh. When the work
| is done it will reclaim $500 acres of valuable
| land.
While digging for a road bed near the old
! Mission Of San Diego last Saturday the
| workmen uneafthed bed of petrified clam
shells with a whales rib that was eight feet
| long.
John Adderton of Nanaimo, B. c., COM
| mitted murderous assault upon his
| daughter-in-law last Sunday by shooting her
| twice in the head. He tried to escape, but
was soon caught and landed in Jail.
In canvassing for a new directory of
w. 4 n
| were $500 residents over IS years of age. By
counting four persons to one family this
| should give that city population of 10000.
The following contracts have been signed
| for the work on the Mendocino State Asy-
| lum: Masonry, $l03,9O0; roofing and gal
| vanized iron work. $40, 500; plumbing. S13,-
| 321 carpenter work, S50,S00. Total. $751;,
| 521.
The Inyo Independent says: A ledge of
| copper ore varying from four to six feet
| wide has recently been discovered near
| SOdaville. The ore is reported to carry
| ton in silver. The demand for copper Is
steadily increasing and the mine is likely to
| prove of great value.
S. S. Cole, freighter, left Cummings
| Ferry, in the Big Bend country, on October
18th. to go TO Wilbur. He has not been seen
since, but his wagon and horses were found
near the Colville Reservation. As another
| freighter was held up and robbed Mt the res
| ervatiOn the settlers have called on the
| agent and demanded that the matter be
| looked into.
Pascale and Antler. two Flathead Indians,
| were convicted of numbering three white
| prOspectors at Helena, Mont, on Monday,
| and were sentenced to be hanged on De-
| cember 10th. Two more Indians are to be
| tried for the same crime Within the past
| two years more than dozen white pros
| pectors have been murdered and robbed by
| these lawless Indians.
| Says the Los Angeles Tribune: The Jap
anese florists in charge of the chrysanthe-
NUNS for the coming lair, beginning Octo-
Der 10Th at Arm0ry Hall. have discarded all
the American names, aud have given them
the original Japanese names with the
English translation. This will give Cali
| forna an opportunity to get the correct his
torical name of the plants.