The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-12
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

bTleI notes FROM racine states anu
Territories.
Several cases of suspected CHAMBERS are
reported in Tulare County.
y site has at last been found for the
Eames Iron Works. al San Diego
A vein of high-grade carbonate ore was
recently struck on the surface on the King
mine, in Lone Mountain district
A fire broke cut Monday near the old
MillertOn road at Coarse Gold, Fresno
County. and ere 1t could be eXtlnguished
burned over 5000 acres of land.
Now that We have caught real live train
rob0er, 1t is pretty good time 10 try the
practical effect of the new law prescribing
capital punishment for OffenSes of that sort.
A number of Ventura young ladies have
pledged themselves not TO dance with any
young man whose breath is tainted by
liquor, or allow any young man 10 call upon
them who drinks even glass OF beer
The Lower Californian says there is con-
siderable smuggling gong on between the
United States and Alamo. the work being
accomplished by pack trains of burroS,
which so through the unfrequented noun
tain passes near the deserts edge.
The Ventura Free Press says that three
cars of red. white and yeluw ochre are
loading at Fillmore, that county, for a San
Francisco paint fru. This shipment is
sample one and the Ochre is beIug taken
from the Guina mines, few miles from
Fillmore.
Win Fleming of Del Norte while unpack-
ing a case of mineral water put up in Shasta
County found live scorpion In the excl
sior which was in the box. The scorpion
was about five inches in length from tip to
tip, and seemed TO be none the worse of for
his confinement
Residents in the timbered districts of
Clats0p and Tillamook counties, Oregon, say
that large gray wolves are becoming more
numerous, and are rapidly destroying the
elk, as they xiii the young calves in the
spring, and Uyeu tile old ones when they
catch them alone.
After calm delberation, says the Tulare
Register, the State Fair management has
decided TO demonstrate the agricultural
progress Of tile State by means Of a twenty
mile race aud balloon ascension. Now if
a chariot race is provided to sustain the
fruit interests there will be little left to de-
sire.
The Tulare Register says: A conflict
took place lae Saturday afternoon between
Japanese aud Chinese employed in hop
picking on L0yedalPs lower ranch on the
Riverside road about five miles from Sacra-
mento. a bout thirty Japs aud fifty Chinese
participated in the fight. No one was
killed, but there were many bleeding heads.
The Los Angeles Times says: Los An
geles is creeping up very near to Tacoma
and Seattle In the clearlng-h' use figures.
This weeks statement credits Los Angeles
with S793 944, against S625, 700 for Seattle
and S9I4,00O Tor Tacoma. The Increase over
last year is II per cent in the case of Los
Angeles, while Seattle shows falling eff Of
80 per cent and Tacoma of per cent.
A great wagon-rOad scheme is ailoat for
Western Washington. 1t is to have public
highway from the Straits of Fuca to the Co.
lumbia River. This movement means q
coast road of nearly 300 miles in length, ex-
tending across the State. The result would
be the immediate settlement of big unoc-
eupied territory which would add Immensely
to the wealth and population OF that p0r-
ton OF the State.
An inciden tworthy of mention, and one
probably without parallel in this State,
happened in Astoria last Friday morning,
says the Dispatch. Thirteen editors. repre-
senting different sections of Oregon, walked
into the Parker House, and after register
ing, the proprietor said: Gentlemen, If
any Of you are thirsty, follow me, and |
think your thirst will be quenched." Strange
as il may seem, not man moved.
The aggregate number of penitentlary
couvicts on the Pacific Coast, according TO
the Census Bureau. is as follows: Arizona
144, Utah 180 Nevada 80, Idaho 102, Wash
lngton $50, Oregon 3O2, California POSI-. The
sexes are divided among the cOnyicts as fol-
lows: Male-AriZona 49, Utah 179, Nevada
So Idaho 102, Washington 249. Oregon 800,
California 2030; females-ArlZona l, Utah
i, NtNdud w aoulu6bUu II OIt6O4 Null-
fOrnia q.
The Yreka Journal says: a refreshing
rain shower last Saturday evening afforded
great benefit in purifying the atmosphere,
settling the dust and eXtIDguishlDg forest
fires in various localities. From what we
can learn, the shower visited every section
of the county, and would have given more
satisfaction If continued few hours longer.
Next morning the sun was out as bright as
usual, in a clear sky, making the weather
warm again, although cooler during nights
and mornings.
An enterprising Pomona lady, says the
Pomona Progress, had small crop of
peaches which she thought 1t would be
wicked to let go TO waste. So she picked
them with care and hired a drayman TO de-
liver theIE to Cook d Langley. There were
Jog pounds, worth, at $40 ton, So cents.
She took the money, paid the drayman 30
cents, and had cents left. AS nothing
less than 5 cents goes in California, she is
at a loss to know what to do with the re-
turns from her peach crop.
There is n spot Just off the West Berkeley
shore, says the Oakland Times, where the
water is absolutely fresh-so fresh indeed
that 1t has absolutely no trace of salt wa
ter. 1t is naturally presumed that this wa
ter must empty into the bay from some
springs which have their outlet under the
surface. Judged by the fact that the cur
rent is sufficiently strong to keep the water
pure the spings must be OF considerable
magnitude and strength. If the sources of
this stream could be found the town might
have some fresh water WORKS.
According to accounts the town of Dixon
has a bona-fide Chinese citizen, who de-
clares his intention to exercise the right of
suffrage on all occasions. His name is Sing
Cow and he secured his naturalization
papers at Petersburg, Pa, in 1887 Accord
ing to Sing Cows statement he came to
California thirty-Iwo years ago and remained
here until 1886. when he went to Pennsyl-
vania While there he was naturalized and
remained long enough to cast his first vote
for Benjamin Harrison. He afterward re-
turned to China and married.
Two girls, aged and A. who live with
their stepmOther at Santa Clara, ran out
half clad into the street Tuesday night and
sought refuge with neighbor. They were
cold and frightened and the story they told
was that soon after they had retired two
boys, aged IA and 49, sons of two prominent
merchants there. came to the house with
several bottles of wine, and after getting
their stepmOther, who is known as Drunken
Clara" drunk, tried to enter the girls room.
The mother tried to compel the girls to adj