Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

UUU.
The battleship Oregon has been or
dered to Key West, and has sailed from
San Francisco.
The sharpest earthquake known for
years occurred at Highlands Springs,
CAL, last week.
A large California lion was killed a
few days ago on the mountain above
Aqua Tibia, near Pala.
The Panama railroad has issued a
new freight traffic, which contains
some startling advances In east-bound
commodity rates.
During ten days reign Of terror
at Skaguay three murders have been
committed. United States soldiers are
aiding the vigilance committee in rum
ming out gamblers.
Tommy Ryan and George Green were
each paid $1440 for their fight at San
Francisco The boxers claim they
were guaranteed $4,000 purse and
are sore in consequence.
Humboldt county has just been re-
imbursed to the extent of $9O2S by the
State treasurer for the care of INDECENT
orphans and abandoned children, each
county, under the State law, being en-
/ titled to a specified amount for such
/ purposes.
/ The Oldest pioneer of the state, Harry
j. Bee, died last week at the home OF
i his daughter at Poso. He was nearing
/ the age of 80 years. He came to Cali
4 10 IN ND od uyif
much of the early history Of the state,
being prominently associated with Ere
mont and Sloat.
The Suns Monterey Mex special
says that it is reported that President
Diaz will endeavor to put stop to bull
/ fighting in the republic. This course
is attributed directly to the tragedy
there last week, when the famous ma
tador was fatally gored and woman
bull fighter injured.
The digging of big irrigating ditch
has commenced at Lompoc. The COM
pany will sell the water for the irriga-
tion of farm lands, and furnish sup
ply for the residents of Lompoc. The
water is taken from the Santa Ynez
river, about mile and half east OF
town. The main ditch will be 20x3O
feet.
| From now on work will be FASTENED
| by the San Joaquin Valley Railway
company in building across the tules
from Stockton toward Point Richmond.
This will necessitate the construction
of two miles of trestle and of eight
| mil nf Iov, 1rYo o0Yf hn
claimed and seven miles of embank-
ment across the unreclaimed lands.
The Chronicle says that in day or
two the California Jockey club will
purchase the Oakland race track.
Nearly all the details have been ar
ranged for the transfer of the property
from the estate of Mrs. Margaret A..
Nee. The price to be paid is something
like 100000, although the exact
amount has not yet been agreed upon.
The government pack train, consist
! ing of twenty packers and about 100
animals, which went to Alaska six
weeks ago in connection with the re-
lief expedition, has been ordered to re-
turn to Vancouver barracks with the
exception of three packers and twenty
five mules. They will be left at Dyea
under command of Lieutenant j. A..
Ryan. Ninth cavalry
M. Shirasha of Japan is at San Fran
cisco on his way to England to inspect
the three large steamers now being
completed for the steamship company
known as the Togo KisenKaisha They
will run in connection with vessels of
the Pacific Mail and Occidental and
Oriental companies, these companies
having signed compact for joint
service across the Pacific. The Japanese
vessels will be ready for use in Septem-
Der.
Probably the best known white per-
son in the Chinese empire is DR..
Young ]. Allen, who has just arrived
at San Francisco. DR.. Allen has been
engaged in missionary work at Shang-
hal for the past forty years. He is one
of the officers of the Society for the
Diffusion of Christianity and General
knowledge among the Chinese This
society, during the past year, published
and distributed of DR.. Aliens works
alone 189, ,000volumes, all in the Chinese
language.
The Wolf & Zwicker Iron works of
Portland, have received orders from
the navy department to rush work on
torpedo boats Nos. 1, and 13, which
are under construction at their ship
yards in this city. The boats are now
almost ready to be launched, and it is
probable they can be completed within
two months. The plans and model for
the third torpedo boat, No. TO- to be
constructed by Wolf & Zwicker, are
ready, but the plates for the hull have
not yet been completed.
An important enterprise has Just
been perfected at Visalia by VIM. H.
Hammond, Mayor of the city, and A.
G. Wishon, manager of the water
works. With them Is associated w
G. Henshaw Of the Union National
Bank of Oakland. These gentlemen
nrOpoSa, tn bring e1actrio focoo