Mesa free press., 1898-08-12
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary OF Late Events That Arr
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

ASO0OOkDs
The Republican convention OF the
Third Congress District will be held at
Oakland Saturday, August 20, at IL a.
M.
The Seventh California Is under or
ders for Manila and will be sent as
soon as transportation can be provid-
ed.
The Democratic State Convention
will meet at Sacramento on August l6,
one week prior to the Republican con-
vention.
Now that all fears from Spanish
cruisers have been removed, arrivals
OF gold from Alaska and the KlOndike
are on the increase.
The statement is made that Califor-
MIA Is still short 1872 men under the
apportionment of the Presidents
second call for $4,000 volunteers.
The steamers Hamlin and Mcconnell
collided on the Stickeen river, near
Victoria. The former was completely
injured.
An, explosion of -glycerine in
the works of the Hercules Powder
company at Pinole, Contra Costa coun-
ty, instantly killed four men and seri-
ously injured twelve others.
News has been received at Vancou-
yer of collision between the steamers
Hamlin and Mcconnell on the Stick
cen river. The Hamlin was complete
ly wrecked, and the Mcconnell sus-
tanned serious injury.
A Stockton dispatch says that Willis
G.. Holman, a. deaf mute, 20 years old,
committed suicide at his fathers ranch
near Waverly, in the extreme eastern
part of the county. Dependency is
believed to be the cause.
The University of California is
about to lose its crack athlete, Will
liam Drum having joined the Second
United States Engineer Corps. Stan
ford will rejoice In the patriotism
which prompted Drum to enlist.
The stage that runs from Ukiah to
Mendocino City was held up near the
latter place. The robbers fell tree
across the road and the driver was
compelled to go and seek, assistance
to cut the tree away. During the abb
sence the treasure boxes were carried
away.
The Chronicle charges the Pacific
Mail Steamship company with landing
contraband Chinese on its docks in
San Francisco, and accuses the custom
officials with conniving with the big
corporation and mongols, in proceed
ings to evade the law and allow the
undesirable aliens to become part of
the fixed population of this country.
The steamship company's interest in
the matter is of financial nature. I'm
der the provisions of the restriction
law that company should return the
traders" to the port of embarkation.
The dry season has caused great
loss to stockmen on the Sierra foot
hills. 1t is estimated that 175,000
sheep were driven into the forest res
ervations after the withdrawal Of the
United States cavalry some time ago.
Recently a force of deputy marshals
forced the stock owners to remove
their cattle and sheep from the reserv-
ed lands. Some of the herders assert,
as there is no grass and little water to
be found elsewhere, at least 100000
sheep must perish of starvation and
thirst.
The next fleet to sail for Manila will
be- composed of the Scandal and Ari-
IONA. These two vessels were re-
Gently purchased by the government,
and are the largest of any Of the
troopships to sail. just when they
will be ready to depart is matter Of
conjecture. Both of the vessels are SO
large that considerable time will be
required to put them in condition for
the transportation of the soldiers. AS
soon as they are reported ready, how
ever, the expeditionary forces will en-
bark.
Admiral Miller transferred his flag
from the Albatross to the Philadelphia
and has started for Honolulu to re-
main there until further orders. The
admiral will not raise the flag of the
United States until the Hawaiian COM
missioners arrive, who sail August 10.
The New York regiment will arrive in
time to. participate in the military and
naval functions connected with this
ceremony. When this contingent of
American troops arrives in Honolulu
it Is said the Hawaiian National
Guard consisting of 500 white men,
will be mustered into the volunteer
service of the United States.
The San Francisco Evening Post, in
an article says that the United States
will soon be connected by cable with
her newly-acquired Pacific possessions,
and that the cable will connect the
United States from this city with
the Ladrones, the Philippines
and Hong Kong. The paper says that
most of the surveys have been made
and that the contract for the laying
of the cables has already been let, and
that according to the terms of the
contract the work must be completed
within six months. The price to be
paid is stated to be $10,000,000.
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