The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-20
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
The eottony cushion scale has made its
appearance about Seattle.
One million five hundred thousand pounds
of fresh fruit went East from San Jose last
week.
1t is estimated that at least $4,000 acres
have been planted to potatoes in Southern
California this year.
Harry Harris, a twelve year-old Los An
geles boy, left his home last Thursday and
has not been heard from since.
Captain Lees of 0rovilIe burned up sew
eral arres OF wheat the other day while
hghtlng grasShoppers with fire.
All zee, the Carson City Chinaman who
was arrested for selling liquor to Indians,
was convicted Tuesday and sent to the State
Prison for one year.
Extensive fields of potters' clay have been
discovered near Weston, Oregon and a COM
pany has been formed there for the purpose
OF developing them. The clay is said to be
OF very superior quality.
monstrous Jewish "a species of black
bass that tipped the scales at 240 pounds
was caught by some men while trolling near
the kelp, off Santa Barbara, one day this
week. Ii was shipped 10 San Francisco.
The Sunday closing war against the Ia
coma saloons has resulted in victory for
the closers. and hereafter saloons and gam
Sunday. The saloon people have appealed
the case, however.
Last Thursday evening the steamer
Corona took out from San Diego the first
shipment OF pgtip, so far as known, that
has ever been shipped from an American
port. The consignment consisted of 207
pigs-abOut Il, coo pounds.
The bodies of j. Donaldson and Miss ida
Sandberg of Seattle, who were drowned by
accident in Lake Union Sunday last, were
grappied and brought to the surface Mon
day so tightly locked in each others arms
that 1t was with difficulty they were Sepa-
rated.
Fred Kent of Chico in fit of Jealousy,
one day this week, used his wife'S head La
Sand-bag and pounded her almost beyond
recognition. He then stole her purse and
started to leave town, but was kindly taken
in and done for by passing constable, and
is now in jail in default of 500 bail.
The Los Angeles Times says that apples
pay in California about rs well as oranges,
and cites IL proof of the statement Central
California grower, whose ranch is at an ele-
walton of 1000 feet in the Sierra Nevadas,
who figures out return of SIZE per acre,
gross, at the rate OF 6A cents pound,
which he received.
DR.. a. j. Smith of Oakesdale, Wash.
opened can of phosphorus, the other day,
from which the water had leaked through
an opening. He neglected to submerge tile
can IN water while handling anu in mo-
ment, upon opening it. his store was in
flames, the deadly gas filling every space
Only the prompt use of large quantities of
water saved the place from destruction.
Tue Fish Commission is making a good
fight against illegal fishing. The Deputy
Commissioners, who have been patroIng
the Sacramento River nightly for some time
past, on Tuesday night arrested four men,
who had net stretched clear across the
river, IN violation not only Of the fishing
laws, but of provision that net shall not
be stretched more than third across the
river
Miss Rita Smith OF Fullerton undertook
to hold the heads of spirited team of horses
Sunday while her brother LETT them for a
few minutes. The animals began to rear
and plunge. and the young lady was finally
thrown beneath their feet She gave quick
spring and managed TO get out of the way
just as they dashed off at full speed. She
was badly bruised and had a barrow escape
from dreadful death.
AsE w. Maslin, Manager of the State
Board of Trade, was talking with friend
on the street in Sacramento, Monday. he ex-
perieneed sudden and severe singing pain
in one of his legs Investigation proved that
he bad been struck by spent bullet, which
did not penetrate the flesh, 1t is believed
that some one on the opposite side of China
Slough fired shot into that body of water,
and that the bullet glanced and struck Mr.
Masin.
The Hood River (Oregon) Glacier tells of
q curious find made by man living there
Ii was on one of his fruit trees, near the
root, and resembled a mass of cells formed
of dried mud. Detaching it he found it full
of small worms, and fearing it was Il new
form Of fruit pest he sent il to Professor
Wash6urne at Corvallis, who pronounced
the cells those Of the mud-wasp, and the
larx 40 n IN q wa h.Rd atsrf.
oned for food for its young.
BY some means a telephone wire in Port
land got crossed Tuesday with the trolley
wireOf the electric road, and in q moment the
telephone Office was in blaze, the flames
reaching TO the ceiling Of the room where it
was. Only the most vigorous measures ex-
tinguiSned the fire and saved the building.
1t is thought that one the linemen, a
number of whom were H0rk at the time,
must accidentally ha.e let the wire fall.
The telephone was rendered useless.
According 70 the San Bernardino Times
Index, trouble is brewing between the In
dams at the Banning Reservation Chief
Cabazon has received notification from III.
n. Rust. United States Indian Agent under
date OF June 10th, stating that he could no
longer be recognized as the chief; that the
Desert Indians had held an election, and by
a majority vote had called William Williams
to the chieftaincy of the tribe Some prom-
inent Indians claim they knew nothing of
the election, and are much put out about it.
The Married Flirt Social Blessing.
Dorothy Maddox has been studying the
ways OF madens, matrons and bachelors,
and through the philadelphia Inquirer in
forms the girls that 1T is no use. You
might as well accept the situation and no
longer declare war against tho married f1irt.
She is a social blessing whica monsieur is in
no hurry TO relinquish. She always knows
just What IL say and just what TO do; is
never on the qui vive for a proposal; sup
plies her own little amusements and her
bachelor friends as well, and does it at her
husbands expense. which is certainly for
the bachelor an altogether jolly situation.
Society girls, ons the tiptOe of expectancy
for SIS bunch of yiolets and lace kerchief
thrown in, are quite enough to scare off
even the most sentimental youths The