Mesa free press., 1898-04-22
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

A fierce mountain fire has been burn
ing near st. Helena. Much timber has
been destroyed.
The organized strength of the Cali
fornia national guard is estimated at
nearly 5000 men.
The dried apricot market has been
cornered in Stockton. Prices have ad.
vanced to 81 cents.
The steamship st. Paul was success
fully launched at the Union Iron Works
at San Francisco last week.
The U. s. gunboat Wheeling has left
for Alaska. She has on board the u. s,
government geological survey party.
The Klondike outfitters in Tacoma
are meeting with adversity in conse-
quence OF slump in Alaska business.
Experts who have examined the Re-
public mine, near Eureka, report that
over $2,000,0OO worth OF gold has. been
blocked OFF.
The San Jose board Of supervisors
has passed resolutions condemning the
employment of Chinese in canneries
and orchards.
The price OF feed in San Joaquin val
ley has reached such high figure that
farmers have turned their stock on the
growing wheat.
G. p. Huntington was elected pres
.ident of the S. p. company in San Fran
cisco. Thomas H. Hubbard secured the
presidency.
Jack Carr, United States mail car
rier, arrived from St. Michaels, Alaska.
via Dawson City and claims to have
message from Andree.
The Astoria and Columbia river rail-
way has been completed, giving the
first all-rail line from eastern United
States seaports to Astoria.
The battleship Wisconsin will be
launched early next year at San Fran
cisco, and will be finished within the
time specified by the contract.
A. B. Trace has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Pacific Coast Home Sup
ply company of San Francisco. The
liabilities are placed at 5000 and as
sets at $500O
Gen. Carlos Ezeta, the exiled presi-
dent of the Salvador republic now liv-
ing in Oakland, has been vinaicated by
his people and his estate of $4,000, 600
returned to him.
Jeffries has signed to fight Peter
Maher and Rubin in the East and will
leave for New York Immediately after
his battle with Mexican Pete" Everett
at the Olympic club San Francisco, on
April 26th. This action thoroughly
sidetracks Sharkey and leaves him no
one to fight until July, at least.
The United States gunboat Wheeling
has left Seattle for Alaska. She has on
board the members of the government
Geological survey parties bound for
Haines' Mission and Cooks Inlet for
thep uropse ofm aking thorough ex-
plOratiOn of Alaska. The Wheeling
has orders to return to Seattle by May
Is.
The torpedo boat for the United
States navy now in course of construc-
ton at the Union Iron Works will be
launched early in June and be ready
for active service early in August This
240-ton boat will have a speed of thirty
knots an hour, and will be fitted with
torpedo tubes one 4-inch gun and two
rapid-fire guns.
Workwill probably bebegun within a
few months on the construction of two
large steamships for the Pacific Mail
Steamship company. G. P. Huntington
said today that plans for the vessels
had been prepared at his shipyards at
Newport News. The vessels will each
be of 10000 tons register and will be
the fastest steamers on the Pacific.
The steamship Alameda, from sgd
ney, brought to San Francisco $2,OO0,-
900 in English sovereigns in her
strong box This is the eighth ship
ment of gold received from the same
source since last fall, bringing the
total amount received up to the enor-
nous sum of $18,500,000. This money
is in payment for the balance Of trade
flour, lumber, canned goods, raisins and
in favor of the United States for wheat
Adolph Strecker beat the worlds re-
cord on the ring targets at San Fran
cisco last week by making SCI rings in
twenty shots. This extraordinary
score was made in the combined medal
and bullseye shoot of the California
Schuetzen club. Strecker beat his own
record by 9points, having made on
former occasion 522 points. Strecker's
fine work did not end at this record,
for he scored Tout of a possible 20
bullseyes.
The marines on the coast defense
vessel Monadnock have been ordered
to leave and will depart at once for the
Norfolk naval station. This is the first
call on the actual fighting men station
ed on this Coast though several officers
had previously received orders to go on
to the Atlantic. There are $50 men on
the Monadnock as well trained crew
perhaps. es there is in all the service.
They were formerly on the battleship
Texas and belong in the Atlantic coast
service.
Capt Ray sent to Alaska by the War
reported to Secretary AL
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