The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-21
THE PACIFIC COAST.
One Thousand Iron MolderS on a
Strike in San Francisco.
A Mother Finds Her Daughter Who
Was Kidnapped Eight Years
Ago in Montana.

The Milton Eagle will be moved to
Baker City.
The San Francisco iron molders' strike
involves 1000 men.
The Utah Legislature has killed the
Australian ballot bill.
Spokane had a damaging 25O-pound
giant powder explosion.
Scott, who murdered his wife. ia on
trial at McMinnvile Or.
Postoffices have been established at
Ravenna and Vega, Wash.
o. G. White has been confirmed as
Public Printer of Washington.
James Haggard's sad1lery store at
Walla Walla has been closed on attach
ments.
At San Pedro union seameu abducted
Captain Waggener and four non-union
seamen.
San Franciscans have signed petition
asking for repeal of the long and short
haul clause of the interstate commerce
law.
San Francisco wool buyers think the
mortality among sheep will not affect
prices.
The deal which was to sell San Fran
cisco breweries to English syndicates has
fallen through.
Governor Shoup thinks the only oppo-
sition tn Idaho's admission will be the
test-Oath clause.
Orilla Thrapp has been sent to the Sa-
lem insane asylum from Washingto
county, Oregon.
At Dutch Flat, Cal, Charles Meltor Sc
riously cut M. c. Gorton, telegraph op-
orator at Gold Run.
The Skagit Chief has been fined $3.50
by the Port Townsend inspectors for
overlooking with passengers.
The $25, 900 libel suit of the California
State bank against the Sacramento Bee
has been dismissed by mutual consent
The gospel steamer Glad Tidings, pre-
viously reported wrecked and total loss,
has arrived safely at Port Simpson. B. G.
LaBlanche has soured on the California
Athletic Club. He says he will fight
Dempsey at the Occidental or Golden |
Gate.
One hundred and sixty men are at |
work On the Elgin branch of the Union
Pacific, and l60 more arc expected at La
Grande.
Two prisoners in the Walla Walla pen
itentiary were caught in the act while
trying to saw tf.eir way out with hand !
saw blade.
John Jackson, aged Is years, an Eng
lish sailor On the ship Stanmore, fell from
-, 49, ~ IL Ill IL
San Francisco.
Albert TAFT of Tacoma, who attempted |
to blackmail a Pendleton (Or) hotel |
keeper, has been sentenced to two years |
imprisonment for fornication.
Governor Ferry of Washinton has ap-
pointed Fremont Campbell of Pierce and
J. nj. Kinnard of Spokane additional
Superior Judges OF those counties.
A$5,O00 fire occurred at Helena, Mont,
and five men were seriously injured by
an explosion of gas, the incendiary hav-
ing cut the pipe so that the gas would
escape.
1t is stated that Notwithstanding the
throwing out of the bills in the interest |
of the Spokane Falls and Northern the
road will be pushed on to the Canadian
border.
A freight train collided with a switch
engine at Sprague, Wash, and A. Auder- |
son, fireman of the switch engine, was
thrown under the fre-box and crushed
to death.
John Buckley of Portland, who was
stabbed by William Brown and swore
falsely to shield his assailant, has just
been found guilty of perjury for the Sec
ond time.
In the Victoria Parliament an effort
was made to incorporate an antiC Chinese
clause in the Westminster street railway
Incorporation bill, but it was beaten, only
five voting for it.
The Washington House Committee on
Tide Lands has reported favorably the
bill giving the United States Government
title to the tide lands in front of its mill
taly reservation.
The Oregon Republican State Central
Committee met in Portland On the 9th
instant and selected Portland as the place
and April I6 as the time for holding the
State convention.
A. M. Wasson, a saloon man at Salida,
CAL. became involved in a quarrel with
a gang of railroad laborers, and shot one
of them dead. The rest took him out to
a pine tree near by and lynched him.
Gas was struck at Stockton in water
well being sunk on the State asylum
grounds at a depth of 1,070 feet. The |
flow is 2,OGO feet daily. 1t will be sunk |
500 feet deeper for larger gas supply.
Mrs. Griffin of North Yakima, Wash,
has lust gained control of her daughter,
who had been kidnapped from her eight
wears ago bv man named Davis In Mem
fana or Nevada. She was found in
boarding school at Spokane Falls, where |
she had been placed by man named |
Northcott.
Two Chinese wo 'dchoppers at Vir-
ginia. Nev had desperate fight in their
cabin. Sc Hoy killed his antagonist,
who was known as " Six Bitty," by chop |
ping his head open with hatchet Hoy
was also seriously won ded, but he re-
sisted arrest and held the cabin some
time before he was finally captured.
Juan Mario, an old Indian who for
wears had been a familiar object about
the streets of San Diego, died at an In
di an ranch in Switzer canyon. Cal Ac
s)rding to the bsst information he was
born in Lower California in 1870, and
was therefore 10 years old. He was an
old man but still vigorous when General
FIR mont made his path-inndiDg expedi-
ton to this country. II is claimed that
he was one of the guides who accompa-
MED the General on his famous trip
across the plains. He lived with his
wife, who js 102 years old, in wigwam
in Switzer canyon.