The morning call., 1890-10-10
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter

Brle1 NOles FROM racine states anu Ter
ritories.
A cracker factnry will soon be in opera
ton at Ogden, Utah.
The hills about Carson City were covered
with snow last Wednesday.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce will
soon have nne building OF It's own.
Counterfeit dollar pieces are freely circu-
lated in Nevada City, says the Herald.
W. d. CasOn of Chino pulled squash from
his patch the other day that weighed 1857
pounds.
Frank Gano, a logger at Scotia, Humboldt
County, was instantly killed last Tuesday
while coupling cars.
Charles Riley, the Salt Lake train
wrecker, has been convicted and sentenced
to serve two years in lail.
The shipments of iears from Nevada City
and Grass Valley this season foot> up $500
boxes and the cash receipts were 100000.
John Hedges was fatally injured near
South Riverside last Saturday by the caving-
in of bank of clay where he was working
A. krug was the only Democrat elected
at the late Seattle election out OF thirty-fOur
officers He will feel lonesome for the next
year.
The La Grarde Gazette is so hard pushed
for local matter that it gets the teller of the
local bank TO give 1t the number OF checks
cashed in one day.
The State Board Of Equalization of Wash
ington has raised the assessment Of prop
erty in Wala Walla s., 100000 aud the tax
payers must stand it.
The town Of Corvallis, Oregon, was with
out light for several nights recently on ac-
count of an accident TO the plant of the
electTic-lght company.
The Republicans of Butte County have
nominated c. l.. Pond for Stale Senator. He
is a brother to Z. b. Pond, Democratic
nominee for Governor.
The San Jacinto Register says: County
division will hencefor;h Ue the burden Of our
song. a new county or less taxation is what
we want and must have.
A Chinese sport lett a gambling den in
Winnemueca, New with $3.50 winnings last
Friday night. Nothing but the empty
pocket has been found since.
Louis Ekins of Sacramento was reelected
President of the Congregation B'nai Israel
for the thiTtieth successive year last Tues
day. He was rendered d banquet in the
evening.
a pension was recently secured by Biuger
Hermann of Oregon for Hosea Brown of
Linn County. He is 102 years old, and is a
survivor Of the war of 1872. The pension is
$40 month.
While hunting in the Sierra Nevada
Loomis and party discovered an immense
tree that measured 100 feet inches in cir
conference. twas named The OrAjan0."
The new Constitution for New Mexico
was put to vote last Monday. and was sup
ported by the white population, but the
MeXicans opposed it to a man on account of
the provisions for maintaining public schools.
The taxpayers OF, Olympia, WASH, are eX-
cited over the fact that their city officers
have been spending too much money. The
proyiS OBS of their charter have been vio-
lated, and a big debt has been piled up
against the municipality.
Lane County Oregon, is in a bad financial
condition. The present liabilities amount 10
$4,000, while the assets are only 1854 u in
cash and Sl7,333 63 in delinquent taxes
Most 81 the debt was incurred IN replacing
| bridges that were swept away last winter.
The Malheur Gazette says that there is
subject to entry in Malheur County 1892
623 acres; besides there are 1852, 720 acres
of unsurveyed lands. If a company was
formed TO dam up the Malheur River and
thus utilize the water and put 1t to use in
irrigat.ng, those thousands Uf acres Of now
worthless land could be made 10 give forth
the bread of life equal to any land on the
face OF the earth.
Mr.. McMeans of Santa Rosa owns horse
that deserves a gold medal. One day last
week the animal succeeded in escaping from
The barn-yard and made its way to tue or
chard Here lie proceeded TO eat apples
from the nearest tree, and after 1t had eaten
all within its reach the knowing beast turned
".
bringing down a shower of the luscious fruit
| which it Immediately dey0ured with much
guSt0.
Says the Fresno Citizen: The Chinese
merchants of this city have good share Of
the Mexican trade. This is undoubte lily due
To the ''pellons" which the CelestalS give,
fair instance of which was noted yester-
day. A Mexican woman made scent pur-
chase and then called ON john for peIlon.
He handed out three little pieces Of candy,
after which another scent deal was made,
accompanied by pellon No. 2, three more
pieces OF candy, and so on 10 the end Of the
| chapter.
Says the Portland Oregonian: That old
legend OF the beeswaX-laden ship wrecked
| many, many years ago on the Oregon coast
has again received confirmation William
| Edward, who lives on the Nehalem River,
arrived at Astoria the other day, bringing
| with nm 250 pounds OF beeswax which he
| had picked up with the assistance of his
| daughter, Minnie GaritZe, ON the coast near
| the Nehalem. The oldest white inhabitants
| OF that section DO not remember of hearing
| of a wreck, but Indians living in that part
| of the county say it was wrecked over
hundred years ago.
The Portland Oregoniau says: George B.
Markle, the wel!-kno"n banker, has an ell
| yelope that has done considerable travelling
| OF late. 1t inclosed a letter which he mailed
to friend in Paris August 18th. The friend
| was travelling, and the letter followed him
| from Paris to Nevey, Switzerland, then TO
| Milan, Italy, then back to Paris and then to
| Vienna, whore il overlook him. At every
| point more stamps were put on and the
| stamp OF the receiving office affixed. 1t cost
the gentleman to whom it was addressed
| 52R cents to get it out of the Vienna post
| office, which, added to the postage OF 5 cents
| from Portland. made 5715 cents ali told. The
envelope has been returned to Mr.. Markle.