Mesa free press., 1898-03-11
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
Renders

A stampede has been caused to Stew
art River by new gold fields.
The gunboat Wheeling has been or
dered from Seattle to Skaguay.
The Columbia River Canneries Com
pany is organized with $500 900 capt.
tai.
Coconino county, Ariz., has the
richest undeveloped coal fields in the
West.
Yuma county, Ariz., has realized
$294.84 from leases on public school
lands.
The State Medical Association will
meet in Fresno in annual session April
19, 20 and 21.
Oakland will have an election on the
proposition to issue bonds to the
amount of $50O,OO0 for park purposes.
Coast defense is being considered by
the Senate, which favors appropriating
to the full extent Of the War Depart
ment estimates Of $10,000,000.
Indians win the klamath reservation
case in Oregon and hold title to the
lands which corporations wanted and
sought to prevent allotment
Sergt. Abe Marks of Ukiah has or
ganized company of fifty, WHO are
now at the command Of Gov. Budd as
volunteers in the event of war.
Gov. Budd has appointed Fletcher
A. Cutler of Eureka, Humboldt county,
superior judge of Del Norte county,
vice James e. Murphy, deceased.
The Home Fire Insurance Company
of New York has withdrawn from the
board of underwriters of the Pacific,
and an insurance war is threatened
Eight thousand pounds Of flour were
disbursed among the Hualapais at
Kingman, Ariz., last week by Agent
Ewing, and 1000 pounds at blackberry.
The next California State Poultry
and Kennel Association exhibition and
fair will doubtless be held in, Stockton,
some time during the holiday season.
Tacoma Mill Company employees,
numbering ESQ, struck for raise from
$1.50 to $l.75 per day. The mill had to
close and seven vessels are delayed at
the docks.
The Flagstaff Sun-D Democrat changed
it's name a few weeks ago to "The
Skylight Kicker" and now announces
that it wilIchange again to the Flag
staff GEN."
Henry j. Crocker has purchased al
most the whole bond issue OF the
Sierra Railway Company OF California.
OF the total issue of 1884 900, Mr..
Crocker took $515,00O.
The Barton estate vineyard, one Of
the largest in Fresno county, has been
assessed over $4,000 by the United
States government for irregularities
in the matter Of distilling.
1t is reported that Jesse Grant is ne.
gotiating for the purchase of $4,000
acres of land on the Pacific Slope of
Mexico and will go extensively into the
business Of growing coffee.
The Board of Supervisors of Moi-
terey county has made an allowance
Of $1,000 to the Citizens Colonization
Society of San Francisco to aid the
Salvation Army at Soledad.
Muir & Folly, st. Paul contractors,
are ready to- begin work os the S., F.
and S. j. r. R. tunnel in Contra Costa
county. The tunnel is $500 feet long
and will take over year to build.
The Tucson, Ariz., Ice and Cold
"a
Southern Pacific boilermakers at work
on the tasks for their new ice fac
tory. They expect to have their new
plant in operation soon.
The races at Globe, sAriz., have had
the effect of interesting number of
business men in the proposition to or
ganize a, racing association, with the
view of establishing a circular half
mile track in Miami Valley.
The advices Of Capt. Ray, represent
ing the War Department on the Yu-
kon, have been made public. Recon-
mendations are for military posts in
certain localities. Ray fears lawless-
ness and advises prompt action.
The legality of $375,OOO of Santa
Cruz municipal bonds has been at
tackled On the ground that they were
not sold to the highest bidder and that
the proceeds were not paid into the
city treasury as provided by law.
A vigilance committee is being
formed at Skaguay, to drive out of
town the horde of toughs and bunco
men. Hold-ups and petty larcenies
are daily reported, and it is probable
that lynchings will occur unless the
1
authorities act promptly.
John Livernash, deputy wharfinger
Of San Francisco, committed suicide
in San Francisco. Livernash was the
founder of the Healdsburg Enterprise
and sold his interest in the paper
but three weeks ago. Deceased was 35
years of age. Dependency is as
signed as the reason for the suicide.
The State Board of Trade has
adopted rules under which California
will make first-class exhibit at the
Omaha exposition. The two essential
conditions imposed are that 1000 feet
of floor space in. the exposition build
ing at Omaha be donated free of cost,
and that by April $4,000 be in the
hands of the board Of trade, which un-
dertakes to collect the exhibits.
The winemakers' corporation is MAX
isg strong effort to prevent further
cut in the price of wine, predicting
that another decrease in price will ruin
the wine industry Of this State. Pub
lie meetings will be held throughout