Mesa free press., 1899-03-03
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.

Oakland-Ivory Wales writes from
Alaska that S. Kelly of San Jose was
frozen to death during blizzard on
the trail to Forty Mile. His body was
wrapped in blanket and buried in
the snow.
A Woman the Cause-During a
quarrel over woman in San Fran
cisco Charles Beale shot George Full
ford, infiicting dangerous wound,
and then shot himself. He died within
a short time.
San Francisco-Because she was un-
able to pay her rent, Mrs. Lena Cutt-
zert was requested to vacate her room,
which she promised to do by noon At
that hour she was found hanging to a
door post dead. She had hung herself
with clothes line.
San Francisco-Lord Beresford, af-
ter thorough inspection of the Mare
Island navy yard, which he visited as
the guest of Commodore Watson, has
expressed himself as pleased with the
location and equipment of the govern
menfs shipbuilding plant.
A mounted policeman in San Fran
cisco on Tuesday captured thief who
was driving away as fast as his horse
would go, by throwing a lariat over
the thief's horse. This will impress
the average easterner as a wild-west
way of doing things, but this is not
the first time bad man has been TAX
en- in in this way in California.
San Francisco-Sheriff A. G. Busch
of nOWnieville, Sierra county, filed
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court, his liabilities be-
ing $37,606 and assets $685. According
to Busch's petition, he embarked in
the liquor business, assuming nearly
$27,00 worth of book accounts and
notes, which he was unable to collect,
and which are now barred by the stat
ute of limitation.
San Francisco-Word has been re-
ceived in this city that the authorities
of Revelstoke, B. c., have arrested
Louis Meyers, a counterfeiter. A COM
plete set of tools for making counter
felt half-eagles was found in his pos
session. 1t is believed that he has
pal. Meyers was released from San
Quentin prison last September after
serving term for cennterfeiting and
passing bogus coins in Los Angeles.
San Francisco-On the steamer
Queen, which arrived from British Co.
lumbia, were eleven Japanese. In
spector Geffney boarded the vessel
and proceeded to examine the little
brown men. The first man examined
handed the inspector SIS, and the other
ten followed suit. The inspector Or
dered their arrest for attempted
bribery, and believes that their action
was conclusive evidence of their pres
ence in this country being illegal
The Flagstaff, Ariz, Sun reports
that smallpox is doing deadly work
among the Moqui Indians, there hav-
ing been forty-eight cases, eighteen Of
which were fatal. The disease has
not, however, appeared in any of the
larger villages, the government Off
Gals having been able to keep it con-
fined to the middle mesa The Moquis,
who have become famous by means Of
their snake dance, are among the most
peaceful of all the tribes Of Arizona
and New Mexico.
Long Creek, Or.-Thousands Of
range horses are said to be starving
to death in Eastern Oregon. Cattle
and sheep buyers who have recently
visited this city and who have also
been in the counties of Crook, Gillian,
Morrow, Baker, Wallowa, Union, UNA
tilla, Harney and Malheur say that in
every section they have visited with
very few exceptions the owners of
both horses and cattle have despaired
Of saving more than small percent
age of their stock.
MKinley Coming-McKinley said,
in response to a question of Congress
man-elect Kahn's that he was contem-
plating a visit to the Pacific coast dur
ing the coming summer if no compli-
cations occur. Later his secretary
said he had prepared an itinerary for
the President, which would include a
trip of the entire coast. He will be ac-
companied by several members of his
cabinet, and some of the best known
statesman of the country, so that his
trip will be one of state. There are no
preparations definitely made, however.
Washington-Pensio were granted
to Californians as follows: Original,
George M D. Southworth, Corona, 6;
Hrnry Waterous, Los Angeles, So;
Levi I1lSCy, Ooh loASloSO, Po. IIc-
newal, Frederick Haver, Soldiers
Home, Los Angeles, Sc. Increase, Mi
chael Dalison, Santa Monica Sc to $40
Original, Adolph Lindquist, Soldiers
Home, Los Angeles, So; Simeon Ris-
soi.ett Soldiers Home, Los Angeles.
Sc; William D. Mcclure, Los Angeles,
$40; Daniel Barnes, Soldiers Home,
Los Angeles, Sc. Original widows,
etc., Julia G. Hipps, San Francisco,
So; Eleanor White, Berkeley, SIT;
Polly Davis, Santa Maria, So; Mary
Ritchie, San Jose, So.