Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-05
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Important information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary Of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

Readers.
Colonel Berry of the Seventh regi-
ment has been made president OF q
general court-martial ordered for
Camp Merritt.
1t has been stated on good authority
that the Pacific Coast STEAMSHIP COM
pany will shortly establish a regular
line OF passenger steamers to Manila.
The steamer Lakme arrived at Seat
tie from st. Michael with 100 passen-
gers and gold dust estimated at $3.50, :
900, in addition to drafts representing
large amounts.
The town Of Skaguay Is still under
martial law and all saloons are closed.
Twenty-six men who have been bound
over by the United States Commission
er have been taken to Sitka.
The most prosperous year on record
for the Southern Pacific company has
just ended. The daily average gross
receipts amounted to $151, 1000 and the
net receipts for each day WAS $4,000.
When Charles L. Fair proves with
his plant in San Francisco that illu-
minating gas can be made from pota-
to peelnigs, Stops and old shoes, the
problem of municipal lighting will be
simplified.
Mrs. Stanford's generous act in vol
UNFAIRLY having her personal income
reduced has won increased esteem for
her everywhere throughout the state.
The press comments concerning 1t are
very numerous.
Presiding Judge Belcher of the Supe-
rior Court at San Francisco has decid-
ed that the Federal Bankruptcy act has
superseded the state law in regard to
insolvent debtors, and no further in
solvency proceedings will be held in
the superior court Of that city. This
does not apply to cases that were be-
gun before the national statute took eff
feet.
The officials of the Alaska CONNER
cfal company, whose steamer St. Paul
has arrived at San Farncisco, from st.
Michaels, stated that the gold output
Of the Klondike region will be SIC, 000,-
600. The Alaskan Commercial COM
pany has exceptional facilities for
making close estimate of the gold
yield, as it ships most of the gold for
the miners, and has agents all through
the Klondike country.
Col. Berry, when asked about the
charges that the men of the Seventh
were compelled to do much drilling
and had not sufficient to eat, nor prop
err food, replied that the men are sim
ply conforming to regular army rules
in these respects. He denied emphat-
ically that the food is insufficient. The
men continue to be FESTIVE and show
great dissatisfaction. Several letters
have been written by them to the pa
pers, in which Berry Is roasted"
while Schneider is praised and Alfonso
is denounced as "Spaniard." Berry
says he had assurance that the Seventh
would go on the steamship Indiana on
the last expedition, and he has not by
any means given up hope Of getting
to Manila by the Arizona or one Of the
ships recently secured. 1t is stated
that Governor Budd and Senator Per-
kins are botn using their influence to
get the Seventh into action.
The adulteration of food products has
become national evil in the United
States. 1t is almost impossible to OBJ
tain solid or liquid food that is not
adulterated. The extent to which
this practice has developed Is astonish-
ing. For instance, one might natu-
rally suppose that in a section Like
California where fruit is so plentiful
and cheap, that the growers are often
unable to sell it at profit, there would
be no difficulty in finding plenty OF
pure fruit preserves. Yet, it was re-
Gently stated in one of the San Fran
cisco papers that, of thirteen samples
of raspberry jelly analysed there, elev-
en- contained no fruit juice whatever.
Some of them were composed OF
slaughter-house products, favored with
fruit essence. Again, of a dozen OF
samples of California olive oil, which
were examined, only two were found to.
be pure, the others being adulterated
with cotton seed oil, or other cheap
oils.
1t has been asserted on the author
ity of an unnamed army officer that
10000 troops will be sent to the Phil
ippines. The assertion Is based on
the surmise that the insurgents will
give the United States trouble and that
it will require at least 10000 United
States soldiers to preserve order in the
Philippines. Preparations are being
made to rush the available transports
and nearly 1000 soldiers will be dis:
patched within two weeks. The trans
port Arizona, recently purchased by
the government, and which has arrived
from Puget Sound, will be fitted out
as will also the transport
Scandal. No troops have been desig-
mated to go on these vessels, but they
will be selected and fully equipped be-
fore the steamers are ready to receive
them. Their exact capacity cannot be
learned until the hunks are in place.
The st. Paul will sail next week and
the Tacoma, with cavalry horses, will
also be dispatched at the earliest pos
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