The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-02-21
THE PACIFIC COAST.
The Common School Bill Passes the
New Mexico Legislature.
A RumOr Ailoat That the SQuatterS on the
Niger Tract Near Tacoma Are
10 be EyICted.

The Upper and Lower Houses of the
Idaho Legislature have passed II high
license bill.
Tacoma has voted 10 issue bonds To-
the amount of 1865 900 10 cover the pre-
sent indebtedness and build, the city
hall, The measure carried hy'N vote Of
5000 to 7l,
san Pedro, \ NJ, u mining camp that
had quite n boom tNu years ago, * look
ng Tor another rush Recent discoveries
OF very rich rock have again attracted
attention tu the camp.
The raulin common school bill has
finally passed both Houses ot the New
Mexico Territorial Legislature, and H.
now in the hands of the Governor, who
has promised 10 niliX his signature to IT,,
j. r. Hamilton OF Spokane Falls who
recently lost u valise containing SSG 600
on ierry-boat between New York and
New Jersey, hus received telegram
stating that his property has been rccov'
cred
Stanley c, Boom, late candidate for
State Surycyor-trucral in nevada, ap-
piled Tor admission to practice before the
Superior Court Of Eureka county and
the committee appointed tu examine
him reported adversely on his ayplica.
ton
4 timely examination OF the Surra-
mcnto Jail has revealed that many pri-
soucrs had pocket knives and razurs, u
hole in the wall was used tu smugglv
opium, and n tunnel in the back brick
wall had So far progressed that jail de-.
r..ry would have been possible within
a rew days.
At Seattle, q boothlack, was sentenced
30 one year in the pcnitcntiary for as
uultiug Leonard VI. Bruce with hatch
ct on January 10. Bruce runs ham
sandwich and peanut stand on Jackson
street, and So curaged Beckett hy calling
him vile names that the latter tried 10
tomahawk him.
Judge Mediation uf Silver BOW county
has appeared before the Supreme Court
OF Montana, at Helena, 10 show cause
why he should not be- prohibited from
irving the Davis case on the grounds
that the Jury was not fairly drawn and
was preiudccd. This is the millionaire
Davis estate case.
A desperate who goes by the name Of
Ward Nickin is under arrest nj tulluN,
Wash, and Is supposed 10 bc one OF the
old Jesse James crowd OF outlaws. He
shot ut the Chic OF Police at distance OF
six feet and missed him. This il one
point against the prisoner being one Of
the James gang as they were all good
shooters.
Tacomas baseball team Of 1901 is
completed, except the second bascman,
=. J. Rutcliile was the last man signed,
He is from Oswego, \. y, and is said 10
be one OF the best lcit-fclders in the
country, sure batter and good rungctter.
Billy Earl, Of last years team, was not
re-engaged, his terms being too high
$3.50 a month.
The missing registered mail bag from
Victoria, b. c., for Port Townsend which
was lost January 9th, has been found in
the harbor at Victoria, cut open and
ritled Of its contents. Everything OF
value was taken and the letters returned
to the bag. A piece Of iron was placed
therein and the bag was thrown into the
water. The thief secured about 500, and
is supposed to have been an employe OF
the steamer Olympan, who had access
to the mail-room.
Alta recent meeting Of army officers
and several prominent citizens, Colonel
Mendell stated that the scheme Of har-
Dor defense for San Francisco mapped
out by the engineer corps contemplated
the placing OF Il battery OF six twelve
inch riiled cannon upon the verge OF the
bluff north Of Sutro Heights, and the
construction OF two mortar batteries OF
sixteen mortars each in the swalcs
back Of and on either side Of the promon-
tory. Such an armament in such posi-
ton he added, would give the city com
mand over any war vessels which might
desire to lie in the ofiing and shell San
Francisco. The land selected by the
colonel is fifty-five acres of the southwest
corner of the city cemetery. which would
have to be condemned, but which is
considered by the engineer corps essen
llul I'd Jlc proper uCltiiht VI Jllc Guy
The squatters on the "Nigger" tract
near Tacoma are excited over the rumor
that they are about to be evicted The
rumor is based upon the fact that an
order has been issued by the United
States Circuit Court, by Hon. II. c. Han
ford, appointing United States Marshal
Thomas X. Brown receiver to collect
rent from the persons in possession Of
the land Several meetings have been
held OF late in order to prepare some line
OF defense, and it il reported that defense
committees have been appointed for the
purpose of resisting eviction. The squat
ters to the number of 600 or 700 have
gone on the tract and taken peaceable
possession in good faith, in hope of secur-
ing title thereto, though, unlike the
sauatters on the Carr-Smith contested
property, they have taken no steps to
protect their supposed rights under the
United States land laws, and do not
appear in the case as parties to the lit-
CATION. They are there, however, in the
belief that the government will event
ually recognize their claims and estab-
liub tnair riobtq