The morning call., 1891-08-12
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes from Pacific States and Ter
rFt

Brief Notes from Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Billings, Mont, has so far this season
shipped 100000 pounds of wool
Otis 2. Arnold, a prominent Pasadenan,
committed suicide by shooting himself Sat
urday.
The disease known as the yellows is said
to be attacking the peach crop of Orange
County.
A little Sacramento five year-old child fell
on pair OF scissors Saturday, putting one
eye out.
The Observer is Ventura's latest news
paper, bright, newsy little sheet, that will
doubtless be appreciated by the people.
A whaling camp is to be established at
Catalina Island. and several crews will be
used IN capturing the great sea monsters.
j. j. Owen of the San Jose Better Times
has bought the interest of his partners in
that paper and will hereafter run it to suit
himself.
Fresno IS always progressive. This fall a
100000 addition will be built to the County
Courthouse; $500, 900 schooi-house will be
built by the city.
From the south coast and interior cities
of the State come reports of an unusually
heavy influx of Eastern guests into Cali
fornia this fall and winter
According to the circular of the State
Board of Health, Ventura aud vicinity,
comprising population Of 1000. had four
deaths during June.
Having raised the $3.50, 600 subsidy TO bring
the Eames iron plant to San Diego, the
people of that city are now seeking a suit
able site to locate the works.
Complaint is made throughout Ontario
County thar as the coyote disappears before
the rifle of the bounty-hunter the rabbit is
appearing numerously and destructively
Frank KingSbury of Butte Meadows had
his foot caught in front OF IL saw in the mill
there Friday emitting thp ankle
ing the bones ere his release was secured.
An outbreak OF Indians in Alaska is
feared, growing out of the differences be-
tween the natives and the managers of the
cannerieS as to the fishing grounds and the
prices of salmon.
has just received an order for fifty prairie
dogs, which. the Republican says, makes
seventy In all shipped to one party in the
East within month.
The switchmen's strike at Albuquerque is
still on, the AtchiSon road refusing to COM
ply with the demands of the men. that they
receive twelve hours pay for ten hours
work, or else that another crew be put on.
Placer County mining contractor, while
driving through the country one day last
week, was stood up" by two Chinese road
agents and robbed of $40. This is appar-
emily new industry for our Celestial resi-
dents.
The steamer Islander has returned to Vic
toria, Il. c., from the north and reports the
Mas River and Alert Bay salmon packs
total failure. The Skeepa promises well,
but the northern pack will only he half its
usual size.
The first Farmers Institute of Alameda
County was IN session at Haywards last
week, but was very poorly attended. APP
pafently the only class of people not inter-
esied IN the present movements for better
ing the agricultural position are the farmers.
pages OF It's last issue with ink made en-
tlrely from crude petroleum. 1t is of brown
tone, very like printers size" prints clearly
and distinctly and makes neat appearance.
There is faint trace of the characteristic
petroleum odor about the paper.
In Honey Lake Valley company pro-
poses to take water from Eagle Lake for ir-
rlgation purposes. To get this water put of
the lake it IS the intention to use an i'm
menSe slphon mile and half long, and
twenty feet perpendicular height has to be
overcome, says the Mountain Messenger.
Grover Cleveland Merritt of Helena,
Mont, aged Z or years, was in bed in his
fathers house the other night when, during
heavy rain and wind storm, which blew
down the brick walls of house that was
building near by, the bricks crashed through
the roof of the Merritt home, killing the
litte boy. His brother, who was in another
bed in the same room, had narrow escape
The klamath Star says: S. Z. Pond, son
of ex-Mayor Pond of San Francisco, and his
friends, s. Ii. jackson and NJ l.. Rosenfeld,
visited Shovel Creek last week, after
thrilling visit to that wonder of wonders,
Crater Lake They performed feat few
travellers dare to undertake, creeping down
the 2000-foot wall of the crater to the shore
of that wild, weird lake and writing their
names where few names will ever be
written.
Arthur Marley of Sacramento, a press
man on the Record Union, had his hand
caught in the folding attachment as he was
trying to remove a piece Of paper. The
press was Immediately stopped, but Man.
ley's hand was caught as in vice, and he
had TO stand with outstretched arm, it is
said, for thirty minutes before the machine
fingers were badly mangled, but no bones
broken,