The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.

BrIe1 Notes FROM oihtcs anu AoA-
ritories.
The Paiaro Valley Railroad will reach Sa-
linas by June 1St.
Since the first of the year, says the San
Diego Union, more than 100000 timber trees
have been set out IN the county,
The LakepOrt Democrat says the cost OF
the trials of the Wniteeaps will be about
5000 of the taxpayers money.
The gas works at jackson, Amador
County, were sold recently for $3.50. The
stockholders put in $4,000, says the Ledger
Tie two latest arrivals at the Salem
(OTegon) TenitentIary were retired Tor three
years each. They were convicted OF steal
ing 81 30.
On account of trouble with coal miners at
New castle, Wash, the Oregon Improvement
Company reduced their daily hours from
thirteen to three.
The Hueneme Herald says merchant OF
that town lost 5000 sacks OF Italian beans
by the sinking Of the steamer Enterprise OIL
Gibraltar recently.
The farmers of Centralia, small place
between Anaheim and NoIwalk, Los An
geIe5 County, Will ship 800 carloads of po-
tatoes East this season.
The newsboys of Seattle went on a strike
Saturday night on being informed by the
manager or the Press Times that they could
not return unsold papers.
A SusanyiIe boy hooked 4 9-pound sal
sented the fish to the guests Of the hotel,
who were sick with la grippe.
Charles Bayess, aged Z, found a pistol
cartridge at Ell Toro the other day and tried
to fire 1t off He did so. and with the ex-
plosion went three fingers from one OF his
hands.
Rattlesnakes are showing up around
Santa Ana in great profuSion, says the Blade.
monster was killed last Sunday by a
young man who was walking with his best
girl near town.
For thespast twelve years an aged Chinese
has lived in Colusa and sold peanuts on the
streets. BY close application TO business he
accumulated a moderate fortune aud has
gone heme to enjoy it.
At an election for school teachers and TO
provide 100000 for buildings in Helena,
Mont, last Saturday, there was much inter
est taken and the money was raised. WU-
men went 10 the polls and voted.
Two boys of San Diego borrowed some
lines and started to fish for smelt from the
steamer wharf last Friday afternoon. They
failed to gather in a single Smelt, but they
did land 297-pound jawfsh, the largeste ever
taken in that harbur.
The Carson Appeal says: Any lawyer
who takes the trouble TO examine the mat
ter will find that there is now 10 such
thing in tile State of Nevada as an Assessor
holding Office in accordance with the law
now on the Statute-books.
The Grass Valley Telegraph says: Black
sand from Dutch Fla: will be worked at the
new Extraction Works of this place. The
black sand has gold in it and the Extraction
Works will get the precious metal out so
that it can be made into $40 gold pieces.
After a prolonged survey the engineer of
the Santa Fe Railroad Company has located
n new line between Oceanside and Teme-
cula that will avoid the dangerous canyon
and will follow up the San Luis Rey River
to the Julian mining region IN San Dice
County.
An S-year-old boy of SebastopoI. Nevada
County, was playing with new hatchet last
Friday. By the time the doctor got through
With him lie was minus three fingers of his
right hand. One year ago brother Of the
unfortunate boy lost a finger while fooling
with a ha:chet.
These are the figures which the Methodist
Episcopal Advocate OF Portland gives Con-
corning the relative standing of Protestant
churches in Oregon: Methodist societies,
21l; members. 10,050; Baotst, LOG. 5043.
Prsbyterian, 70, $50; Episcopal. 81, 1900;
Congregational, %. 1913.
For some months Farmer Stow of Win
tiers. Yol0 County, has been troubled with
losses of chickens and lambs. He laid the
blame upon coyotes, but few nights ago
he blazed away with n rifle Mt some ill.,
truder, and found by daylight Y 60-pound
lynx near his hen-coOps.
The Carson New Appeal has entered its
on is going to try to drive the criminal classes
out of the politics of the State and is going
10 quit. suppressipg news. Says the APP
peal: eve reserve the right to criticise
any one, from the Governor of the State
down to the Deputy Constable of Pizen
Switch"
The Willows Journal of Friday SAYS:
Another gang from the lower end of the
county arrived tU-day for the purpose of
going to work on the irrigation ditch On
being asked about voting they said the un-
deTstanding was that they should vote
against division, and they were getting very
large wages On account of that understand
ing. About twenty-five more are expected
tomorrow.
The Woodland Democrat SAYS: Maine
Prairie, or more commonly called Cache
Slough, is In a state of immense excitement
owing to the fact that on Wednesday night
two attempts were made to burn down the
large warehouses on that landing. Should
the guilty parties be Identified it is very
evident that the county would not have any
great expense with the ineendaries.
The Los Gatos Mail is strongly in favor of
the wine makers of Santa Clara County or
ganiziDg for self-protection. 1t says: There
are few firms in San Francisco who have.
through combination of themselves, and
acting through the local wineries, forced
down in six years the price of grapes from
SIS to 50 u ton. The firms composing this
ring have, in their brutal selfishness, ignored
the fact that there was more money in
vested in vineyards in California than is in
vested In all the other States of the Union
combined.