The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-25
ALONG THE COAST.
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
Number OF Miscellaneous Jottings
Briefly ard CurtIy Told in This
Column.

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Pedlar's bill prohibiting prize fight
ing has passed the Senate by vote CT
2S to z.
Assemblyman Dibble said that the
unwsrranted erasuro made in a mining
bill was felony.
The Assembly has passed the bill
and other franchises.
A proposition to transfer the Yosem-
lite Park to the United States Govern.
ment is being pushed in the Legisla-
ture.
An expedition will be organized to
go TO the Farallones TO kill off the seals
as measure of protection to the sal.
mon.
Butte. Tehama and San Mateo coun-
ties will fight the bill to remit the
taxes ON property owned by Stanford
University.
A bill has been introduced in the
Assembly limiting the rate on tele.
grams between California points to 20
cents Tor 10 words
An unfavorable report was made in
the Assembly on the bill to allow San
Jose to erect High School building
on the Normal School grounds
The CALIFORNIAN Club of San Francis.
co has donated $1,000 to the Burns
monument fund; also the proceeds of
all games for the coming year.
In the Assembly a bill has been
passed extending the time Of redemp.
tion of property sold under execution
from six months to one year.
The State Senate hiss passed a bill
providing that American citizens only
can be employed Oh public works, and
fixing the minimum pay at SO.
The Assembly has indefinitely post.
poned the constitutional amendment
allowing San Francisco to get charter
by special Act of the Legislature.
The California State Board of Trade
will, through the Governor, try TO in.
dnce the Legislature to make an inves.
tigation of all colonization schemes in
California in the future
The steam collier Mackinaw, char
tered by the Pacific Improvement Com
pany, loaded with coal for San Fran.
cisco, went ashore few days ago at
Point Marrowstone, on the Washing
ton coast.
The Salvation Army will impress
the monograph into service by leading
1T with religious hymns and exhorta.
tions. One will be tried ut the Metro.
politan Temple. San Francisco, during
the latter part of this month
A bill has been introduced in the
Assembly providing that the charge for
telephones shall not be over $3
month; that the charge for telephones
between two or more cities shall not
exceed 10 cents for five minutes.
The proposed state highway fund ,
would levy annually tax of Pig cents i
on each 500 of taxable property, of ,
which not over per cent would be
spent in any one county in any one fis. I
cal year
Fallbrooks cooperative association c
Is making success of its store, esta,,.
lished August 1895. For 1896 the a
sales totaled nearly $4,000, upon (
which the thirty. five members realized
good profit. They have never sold t
below cost. II
The directors of the Chamber of I
commerce of San Francisco, at re. Il
cent meeting, discussed several bills c
now before the Legislature. The I
measure empowering three.fourths of a &
Jury to return verdict in criminal
cases was indorsed. &
The Eastern overland shipments e
rom San Jose city for the past week y
looted up 1880 pounds, nearly twice a
rs much as for the corresponding week n
n 1896. Tho principal items were: !
Dried prunes, 209, 800 pounds: canned !,
goods, oO.620; wine, 272, $50: garden Il
seed, 1860; leather. 1886 beans. =
1880; quicksilver, 33, $50. r
A mortgage of $500,000 from the ri
san Francisco and San joaquin Coal
company to the California Safe De. Il
ooslt and Trust Company has been Ii
placed on record at Sotckton, II in. W
'ludes all Of the lands, coal deposits Y,
mo plant OF the coal company, as well W
. the entire stock of the Alameda and I'll
IAN Joaquin railroad. running from SC
ne mines at Corral Hollow to Stock. w
on. owned by the coal company. IN
A bill has been introduced in the ~
legislature Tor the appointment by
ne labor commission of an agent or 9.
or whatever he may he =
allied, who shall have mower RI 90 81
nto court of justice. or alleged ms. .
ice and at his own sweet will REQUIRE " y.
ne magistrate to remit the costs Of the =.
uit When the party in litigation ~
galnst whom the costs would other. ~
wise be assessed is poor man or ~
'oman and unable to pay for the Inv. an
~ of a lawsuit. ~
9. W. Hincliffe, superintendent y III
10 Sunset Telegraph and Telepbone tn
ON paby. who IS IN San Diego. has
wen out Information to the effect
lat San Diego would be connected
18th Los Angeles. San Francisco. and in
% rest Of the coast cities by long dis. tel
nee telephone within three months re-
1e company had received positive pc
snraDce that the 1000 red cedar poles TT
CURED would be ON the ground with. ha
thirty days, when the work of ex. be
ldiDg the line would begin. The
W extension will run from Santa -
IA and will probably touch at South tin
yerside. Elsinore, Temecula, Fall. tn,
'ok and Escondido. 1t will be 40 SUI,
les in length and will cost S75, 900. Ian
len completed San Diego can talk ure