The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-22
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
a Chinese leper has been discovered at
Reno, New.
The Southern Pacific Company has Is, 900
men on its payroll.
Sacramento is to have a three-day tug
of-war, commencing December 1St.
The Sunset Telephone Company of Los
Angeles has received permission TO bury its
wires.
A drunken Indian was killed by the Ar
rOwhead motor, near San Bernardino, the
other day.
Auburn has n handsome new theater
building which was dedicated this week by
a New oTk company.
The loss Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company by the recent storm in Washing
ton is estimated at $4,000.
M5ntana's Worlds Fair Commission has
set aside 5000 of the States appropriation
OF $4,000 for the use OF the women.
Within the past thirty days over 100000
in bullion has been received Al Baker City,
Oregon, as the output Of adjacent mines.
All the railways OF Wyoming have con-
cedsd free freiEhtS from any State point to
Cheyenne Tor the Worlds Fair material.
The White Pine News predicts that five
years from new creamery stock VIII be in
better demand in Nevada than mining
stock.
Walter Fleming, aged Is years, was ar
rested At Spokane. the other day. for Smok-
ing cigarettes. The boy could neither read
nor write.
The Portland Oregonian suggests that the
results would be gratifying if Oregon on
Wheels could be sent rolling through the
British Isles and Continental Europe.
In view OF the fact that our American
girls are rapidly being appropriated the
Spokane Review suggests that there should
be a heavy duty levied on all foreign hus-
bands.
Reuben Daniels, a colored man, set fire to a
l0fging-house at Los Angeles the other day,
and being discovered before he could make
his escape jumped from window, breaking
both legs.
Whitman County, Wash, has the smallest
woman living west of the Rocky Mountains
| She resides three miles from Pine City, is
81 years old and % inches high and weighs
! 3012 pounds.
Three Bears a Cheyenne Chief, who
| Travelled in Europe with Buffalo Bits Wild
| West Show, is in Jail at Helena, Mont. for
stealing a horse from Loves His knife,
another Cheyenne brave.
A horse attached to a delivery wagon at
| tempted to establish a run on the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank in Sacramento the
OTHER day. The bank doors were closed aud
the bank was not shaken, but the horse got
a very sore head.
Augustus Anderson Of La Grande, Ore
gon, lille returning home tie other even
Ing, was stopped by a highWayman and or
dered to give up his money. Anderson re-
piled by throwing into the mans face a bot
| tie OF medicine he was carrying. The bottle
/ broke, the medicine filed the fellows eyes
| and nose, and giving one yell he turned and
| fed.
Melissa Blanche Dowdy vas examined by
Judge L0rlgan aud physicians at San JOSE
recently at the instance OF her father,
| Perry Dowdy, for insanity. She is q years
| of age, native of Gilroy, and has sister
in the asylum. Her symptoms are the har-
| Messing OF horses every hour Of the day aud
travelling all over the Country. She was
committed to Agnews.
1t Is being said Mt Evanston, Wye, that
it is possible the people of that State will
have to resort to lynch law, ere long, TO pro-
| tect five stock on The range and in the pas
| lures Organized bands of prairie pirates
| have places Of rendezvous at three or four
| points within fifty miles of Evanston. and
! their depredations threaten the stock in
| dUStry of the State with total obliteTation.
At San Jacinto the other day boy named
| Bonnie Smith was playing about his faith
| er's wagon, when he fell from q wheel to
the ground. A stump of weed. about three
! inches high, stuck up from the ground and
| penetrated the little fellows jugular vein.
The boy would have bled to death had not
| help been close at hand. The cut vein was
| tied by physician and VIII soon be all
| right.
Railroad matters are moving actively fl
Los Angeles. Work is being pushed CD the
Santa Monica extension of the Southern Pa.
cihc, and the tunnel will be completed in q
| few days, when the grading up the coasi
viii begin. a large gang of men are a
wurk on the Los Angeles and Pacific from
| Los Angeles to Santa Monica, which it i.
expected will be reopened early in tht
spring.
The Mayor and Finance Committee OF
| New Whatcom, Wash, have been author.
lied TO sell funding bonds. The amount to
be sold includes S44, 600 of Whatcom ant
| S43, 600 of New Whatcom funding bonds. 10
| pay the Indebtedness of the city now out
| standing in warrants of the old and new
| consolidated city. There will also be of.
fered for sale S150.000 general municipal
purpose fund bonds Of the city of New
| WhatcOm.
The Puget Sound sturgeon fisherman,
what with batting and watching his 200
or more hooks attached TO several lines, has
hard time of it. He receives only cent
| pound for his fish, which the Sound steam.
ers call for every day. The fishing is done
mainly at night, and when the sturgeon
bites freely The fisher sometimes Catches
ton of them. Profits TO the dealers must bt
enormous, the smoked FISH retailing in New
ork and other Eastern markets for %
cents pound during the winter months.
Work has been suspended for the rainl
season on the great COlu5a County lrrIga
ton canal The canal at present extend:
from the Sacramento River TO point below
| Williams, distance OF about forty-fivi
miles. The work is now complete, except
at two points, one near Stony Creek and
the other in the Glenn estate. These two
pieces amount to about 100000 cubic yard.
OF earth to be moved, at an expense oil
about $4,000, which with the right of WAY
over the Glenn estate, SIG, COO, is the estimal,
balance yet to be expended to finish thu
1 work. This will require two months time
and Contractor Elliott says it viii be fin