Mesa free press., 1898-12-16
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST,
A Summary OF Late Events That Ar,
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

amount to 100000.
Thousands Of sheep are imprisoned
in the mountains near Pendleton, Or.
on account Of heavy snow. Unless the
snow melts The sheep men cannot get
them without heavy loss.
| Lieut.. A. P. Haine, instructor in the
Agricultural Department of the Uni
versity of California, has been detailed
to Investigate the agricultural re-
sources of the Philippines.
! The coinage of the San Francisco mint
for November was: Double eagles
$2,700,O00; half eagles, $1,30O,O00; sill
yer dollars, $280,000; half douars, $115,-
600; dimes, $21, 500; total, $4,516,25O.
Arrangements have been completed
for a narrow gauge road between
Truckee and Tahoe City for handling
Lake Tahoe tourists. A new hotel will
be built on the lake shore as soon as
the snow is gone.
The practice of having the South
ern California legislators meet prior
to the opening of the session to discuss
matters of interest likely to come up
at Sacramento is an excellent one, and
it should be productive of substantial
good.
Two million eggs were shipped by
the California Fish Commission of San
Francisco for the Humboldt county
streams last week. All are from the
Eel River hatchery, whose output this
season was $4,000, 900 salmon fry, 4,000,-
900 more than any previous season.
| The work of tearing down the black
ened walls of the Baldwin hotel in
San Francisco is progressing. 1t is ru-
mored that Mrs. A. Gardner, formerly
of Oakland, but recently of Panama, is
among the missing. She is known tc
have stopped at the Baldwin on the
night of the fire.
The findings of the court martial in
the case of James N. Meadors of the
Eighth California, who killed Private
Jones Ury in San Francisco, have been
approved. The sentence is ten years
in the United States penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kas., at hard labor, and
forfeit of pay and allowances.
The Shenandoah has arrived at San
Francisco, 131 days from Baltimore
This ship was a source of much anx-
|
and she was many times reported cap
tured, but managed to evade Span
ish privateers and war vessels. The
captain heard for the first time the out
come of the war.
The Ship Owners Association of San
Francisco has ordered a reduction OF
SIS a month in wages for all classes OF
seamen. The new scale is: On coal
ships, $25; on vessels to Honolulu, $25;
to Mexican ports, $40; on lumber ves-
sells, $40, and is the lowest ever paid on
this coast. The Sailors Union will
probably take action in the matter.
Health Officer Galloway of San Fran
cisco has ordered thorough cleaning
and inspection of the Chinese quarter
All places in Chinatown found in an
unsanitary condition will be carefully
cleansed until the entire district will
satisfy the authorities as to it's health
full state. The announcement is also
made that at least temporary truce
has been declared by the opposing
gangs of highbinders.
The Cottage City, just arrived at Sc
attic from Alaska, tells of the wreck o1
the Detroit on Shelter island. While or
her regular run on Thanksgiving Day
the Detroit struck a reef on Shelter
island. The engines pounded them.
selves to pices endeavoring to drag hel
from her rock-bound position. The pas
sengers and crew were landed in q
binding snow storm, with scarcely any
provisions. A steamer went from Ju-
neau to their relief.
The New York volunteers at Homo
lulu, who have been giving the hospital
camp no end of trouble, will be. sent
home in patches of 300 to 500 or
mail boats. November 19 there were
300 cases of fever at the Convalescents
camp, and the epidemic was on the in
crease. Hospitals and tents are crowd
ed, and each transport bound for Ma,
nila left fully 100 patients. Work has
been commenced on new hospital
The returned regiment will be sta
toned at the Presidio a few days be-
fore starting East.
The Chinese government, through its
Minister, Mr.. WI Ting Fang, has
broached to the authorities at Wash
ington the willingness of China to ne
gotiate an extradition treaty, applica-
BILE to all criminals, but intended in
particular to reach the highbinders
This fraternity has spread terror in the
Far West. 1t purports to be organ
lied for fraternal and insurance pur-
poses, but under this guise, it is al
legged, it carries on a secret sytsem OF
crime, marking victims for slaughter
when they incur the enmity of the or
ganization.
Viewing Secretary Longs program
as it stands, memory goes back to his
departmental report of a year ago
wherein he recommended the building
of but one ship, which, he said, owing
to the peaceful outlook, would proba-
bly, suffice for the needs of the country
saws the San Francisco Chronicle. How
far his judgment was wrong is to be
read in history. The circumstances
teaches that wars come like thunder
storms, rapidly sweeping over clear
sky, and that it is best to make ready
for them when there seems to be no
danger. We are making ready now;
and it is national duty, inspired by
the instinct of self-preservation to