The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Deaf Mutes of Portland Organize
a Benevolent Society.
The Demand for Gypsum From the Point
Sal Nine Increases the Force
About 0ne-FOurth.

Victoria, B. c., is closing up all its
gambling places.
The Lyon clothing house at Seattle has
been seized by creditors.
The Rocky Mountain carnival at Og.
den is declared to be success.
The trestle on the Union Pacific road
near Mosier, Or, 500 feet long. has been
burned.
The carpenters at San Jose demand s.
for eight hours, and will enforce their
demands if necessary.
The Petaluma Water Company is to
build reservoir on Sonoma mountain to
hold 81, 200, 900 gallons of water.
The Treasury Department has ordered
a thorough investigation into the SNUG
Cling of opium and Chinese from Vic
toria.
seized the steamer Lillian for plying be-
tween Yaluina bay and Siuslaw without
a proper license.
The new Courthouse in San Diego will
be turned over to the county in two
weeks. 1t has absorbed $4,000 of the
taxpayers money.
Nevada City's population according to
the last census is 1850. The population
of the township is 4,051, a falling off of
2,750 within ten years.
The Seventy-six Land and Water Gem
pany has sold it's canal and water rights
to the irrigation district in the southeast
ern portion of Fresno county, Cal.
The street drill of the Seattle chain
gang is one of the sights of the place.
Forty stalwart men are in line daily
cleaning the streets and public squares.
The Astorian says: The deaf mutes
of Portland are organizing society for
protective and benefcent purposes, to be
called the Knights of Silence of Oregon.
Sandy Olds, who shot Emil Weber on
the streets of Portland in May, 1889, has
been twice convicted after three trials
and has again been granted another trial.
Captain George II. Douglass of San
Franc SEQ, who has been connected with
the Spreckels shipping firm for many
years, AND who was injured by being
thrown out of his buggy a few days ago,
has died, aged So years.
The cases against Major Joseph Wham
for violating an article of war, by causing
to be paid exorbitant rentals for officers,
have resulted in the acquittal of both Of
ficers by courts-martial.
The striking Oakland carpenters have
organized the Oakland Cooperative
Building Company, with capital stock
of $25, 900 in 5000 shares. Contractors
claim they have all the men they want to
employ, and can get more if they need
them.
The case of the BARLEY heirs at Santa
Ana for $40, 900 damages against the Cal
ifornia Southern railroad for the killing
OF their sister at crossing near the
Santa Fe depot in December, 1888, ter
minated by the Court granting motion
for Ronsuit.
During May 4,327 ,O3O pounds of do
mestic wool were shipped East from San
Francisco. The total shipments for five
months were 1926, 130 pounds, an in
crease of 5,108, ,480 pounds over the same
time last year. During May 533,054
pounds were shipped by sea.
Complete returns give the population
of several California towns as follows !:
San Luis Obispo, 1904; Salinas, 3,431 !;
Merced, 1909; Tulare, 2,728; Bakers
field and Sumner precincts, including the
towns, 3,O06; Modesto, 1879; Visalia,
1881; jacksonville and school district,
1920; Hollister and school district,
1,158; Santa Cruz, 6,777.
The Yuma Sentinel says: The In
dians this year have reaped heavy har-
vest of wheat and corn from the moist
lands adjacent to the "bottoms," which
were overhowed up to a few days ago
The "children of the forest" have
learned that they can get three crops in
one year by moving to different parts of
of the alluvial lands at the proper time A
number of Yumas have grape vines and
pomegranates planted near the river, but
above overflow, and they are doing nicely
and will be in full bearing next season.
A new swindle is reported from Santa
Barbara county. 1t is perpetrated by
means of double fountain pen, one end
Of which is filled with good substantial
ink, the other with ink that fades away
in day or two. The sharper writes his
agreement, contract or whatever particu-
lar thing he may have chosen with ink
that fades, and has his victim sign with
the other end of the pen that lasts. In
few days he has slip of paper with
nothing on it but good signature, over
which he writes any sort OF note that he
can easiest turn into cash.
The Rush has received her orders and
will leave Port Townsend at once for the
Behring Sea. The orders are said to be
to proceed at once to Ounalaska and then
to patrol Behring Sea, seize all vessels
found in the sea with sealskins aboard,
or any other prima facie evidence that
the vessel had been poaching. The cut
tiers are then to take the papers and in
struments and leave on board only suf-
ficient quantity of food to keep the crew
until the vessel reaches the nearest port.
If any resistance is offered, the poachers
are to be fired upon and compelled to
submit.
The San Francisco CHI onicle states
that the Alaska Commercial Company,
which until recently had the exclusive
right to capture seals in the Ameri an
waters of Behring sea, has now secured
a contract with the Russian Government
granting them the exclusive right to cap
ture seals on the Siberian Coast. The
number of seals to be taken is limited,
but it is not known. It is believed to be
very large. The steamer Karluk, owned
by the company, has recently sailed for
| Petroffsky to capture seals there. The
competition of the Alaska Commercial
Company will be very severe for the
North American Commercial Company,
! which was recently awarded by the
United States the sealing privileges In
Behring sea, and it is believed the effect
will be to greatly reduce the price ol
skins.