Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1893-02-03
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
Geary Chinese Act Obnoxious to
Portland Ministers.
A NEW FIND OF COAL In ARIZONA.
The Purchase Of a Controlling Interest In
the First National Bank Of
Santa Barbara, Cal.

The cattle ranges in Arizona are re-
ported in fine condition.
Rear-Admiral J. s. Skerrett has as-
sumed command at Mare Island.
Ali the attractions of AL Hayman and
Charles Frohman are to be played at
Los Angeles hereafter.
The Portland Ministerial Association
has adopted resolutions asking Congress
to repeal the Geary Chinese act.
The new coal find near Flagstaff, A.
T., is creating much interest. The coal
is Of fine quality and the veins large.
A party OF conchologists is to visit
Point Iona at an early date to secure
shells, which are said to be abundant in
that section.
Senator John z. Jones OF Nevada and
other capitalists have purchased con-
trolling interest in the First National
Bank OF Santa Barbara.
A considerable quantity of cabbage,
cauliHower and celery is being shipred
from Los Angeles East in carload lots,
but the demand is greater than the sup
| ply.
A petition to the Oregon Legislature
has been extensively signed throughout
the Willamette Valley to have railroads
fence their lines where they run through
pastures and meadow lands.
The orange crop in the south will not
begin to move much for two or three
weeks, when heavy shipments may be
looked for. The quality and quantity
are both ahead Of any previous season.
An apportionment bill, based on the
vote cast at the recent election, has been
introduced in the Idaho Senate. The
bill provides that each county shall have
at least one Senator and Representative
There are valuable slate beds foul
miles from Merlin in Josephine county
Or. This is the only slate quarry known
in the State, and Portland contractor
have been obliged to obtain their slate
az far away as Maine.
The Bradstreet mercantile agency re
ports fifteen failures in the Pacific Coasi
States and Territories for the past week
as compared with fourteen for the pre-
vious week and fifteen for the CORE
spending week of 1892.
Captain Anderson, pilot at San Pc
dro, while cruising in his yacht off Santl
Monica had an adventure with whale
which passed under and raised his yes
sci three feet. A shot in vital part o
the animal drove it away.
The appeal in the case of the Peopl
of the State of California vs.. All ke
Doom, Chinaman who was convicted Q
murder in the first degree at San Rafae
and sentenced to death in March, 1891
has been affirmed by the Supreme Court
Jean Baptiste Trauvico, a survivor Q
the famous Donner party, and VIII
claims to have been the only one |!
George DonEer's camp who for man
DAYS was able to keep up the fires an
wait on the others, is living in SAINT
Rosa, Gal. IN destitute circumstances
A novel house is to be built on tn
ocean front at Coronado by N. @. Jone
of Manitou, Col, for q winter home fo
himself and wife. 1t will be two storie
in height, and the front, facing the ses
will be OF glass. The roof will be fis
and covered with cement for roof ga
den.
The will of w. 8. Ladd of Portlan
has been filed for probate. His wido
Ii given III duuuity Va p6S,OVV. LAS uOA
are left all banking interests. The sui
of $45O, 900 for educational and Charts
BILE purposes has been left in trust, an
number of relatives in Massachuset
have been bcqueathed annuities. An
pie provision was made for all the fan
lily.
An error in the census taken In Boil
in 1890 has been the means of deprivir
the residents OF the suburban district
OF the enjoyment OF the same postal +
cilities extended to those in the heart
} the city. An attempt has been made
have the matter righted, and statemel
, recently forwarded to the department
Washington, which shows that the po
: ulation ia $3.50 instead of $500, as err
neously supposed, will probably he
: greatly in Strengthening the matter on