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Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
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

The twenty first annual report of the
California bank commissioners has
been submitted to the governor. The
prosperity of California is evidenced by
the fact that the increase in deposits
for the past two years has been $780,
382,295.
A lone highwayman performed a
bold piece Of work within the city lin
it's of Pendleton, Or, at Z o'clock last
evening, when he held up and robbed
four men and two women. He had
three vehicles stationed in the street
at one time, and all their occupants
held their hands up.
After a cruise in Alaskan waters as
far north as Point Barrow, the United
States revenue cutter Bear, Captain
Jarvis, returned to Seattle. She had
GO odd sick and destitute prospectors
gathered up at various northland ports.
At ST. Michael, which point she left
October 8, the Bear took aboard ten
United States prisoners, five Of them
accused of murder, and conveyed them
to the United States penitentiary at
Sitka.
An exciting boat race was rowed at
San Francisco on the bay from Hun
ters Point to the flagship Iowa. 1t
was between two picked crews from
the warship and fully $4,000 changed
hands on the result. The officers were
as much interested in the event as the
men, and the band of the flagship
played, "See, the Conquering Hero
Comes" as the winners, the third di-
vision crew, passed the stake boat. The
course was four miles long and the
winners covered it in 27m., 23s., and
the losers in 28m. fiat.
ct Visalia, the first car of this sea-
sons oranges have been shipped. The
season is earlier than usual. Porter
Vile growers will ship car of the
Forget Me Not brand, two cars of the
Sunflower brand and two cars of the
Lily brand, all Washington navels. Two
cars of fancy lemons will be shipped
out Of Lindsay and Lemon Cove. These
eight cars constitute the largest ship
ment of new crop citrus fruit ever
shipped from Californian the month of
October, and substantiate Tulare coun-
TVS claim of being the earliest district
in California.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
ANTITRUST BAKING POWDER.

CHICAGO-A special to the Times
Herald from Indianapolis says that a
number of Chicago men and several
representatives of other cities have
been here since Wednesday in consulta-
tion with reference to forming an an
THRUST baking powder company, and
it is announced that the details have
been completed and that one of the
largest baking powder plants in the
country will be established in Chicago
When the conference closed last even
ing several of the representatives went
to Cincinnati for the purpose of pur-
chasing machinery to place in the new
plant.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
vIOLATORS OF ANTITRUST LAW.

CHICAGO-Civils suits for the collec-
ton of penalties aggregating $402,5OO
for violation of the antitrust and pool
ing law were begun here today under
direction of the attorney general,
against fifty corporations doing bust
ness in Chicago and Cook county
The penalties are at the rate of $50 a
day for failure to file affidavits that
the corporations are not in agreement
or combination for the control of the
output or prices or the restriction of
trade. Among the corporations which
it is alleged have failed to comply
with the law are the West Chicago
Street railway, and the Metropolitan
Elevated Railway company
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
A STRINGENT FOOD Law.
Prohibits the Use of Arsenic or Alum
in All Articles of Diet.

Prohibits the Use of Arsenic or Alum
in All Articles of Diet.
The law enacLt- by the Missouri leg
islature, a copy of which was recently
published in our columns, and which
prohibits the manufacture or sale of
any article intended for food or to be
used in the preparation of food, which
contains alum, arsenic, ammonia, etc.,
places that state in the lead in the mat
ter of sanitary legislation.
Laws restricting the use of alum in
bread have been in force in England,
Germany and France for many years.
In this country, in Minnesota. Wiscor,-
sin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and sew
eral other states, direct legislation in
reference to the sale of alum baking
powders has also been effected. In
several of these states their sale Ia
prohibited unless they are branded to
show that they contain alum, and In
the District of Columbia, under the
laws OF Congress, the sale Of bread con
tanning alum has been made illegal.
Following are the names Of some, of
the brands of baking powder. sold lin
this vicinity which are shown by re-
cent analysis to contain alum. House
keepers and grocers should cut the list
out and keep it for reference:
BAKING POWDERS: CONTAINING
ALUM.
K. C...................Co Contains Alum
Mani; by Jacques Mfg. Co.. Chicago.
CALUMET..... $3.50. Contains Alum
Mani. by Calumet Baking Powder CO..
Chicago.
HUME ................Co Contains Alum
Mani. by Home Baking Powder Co.. San
Francisco.
BEEHIVE .......... Contains Alum.
Mani. by Washington Mfg. Co., San
Francisco. ="
CLOVER-LEAF $500. Contains Alum
Mani. by Pacific Mfg. Co.. Los Angeles.
The housekeeper should bear in mind
that alum makes cheap baking pow
der. 1t costs but two cents pound,
while cream of tartar costs thirty. The
quality of the powder is, therefore, in
Dictated by the price.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
THANKSGIVING DAY.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gage is
sued Thanksgiving proclamation
which is said to be one of the shortest
ever issued by California governor.
1t is as follows:
I'm obedience to the universal and
praiseworthy American custom of set
ting apart day for public thanksgiy-
ing and prayer to Almighty God, and
for the performance of charitable
works; and, further, in conformity
with the proclamation of the President
of the United States of America, given
at the city of Washington, D. c., Octo-
Der rs, 1899, I, Henry T. Gage, as gov
ernor of the state of California, do
hereby proclaim Thursday, the Both
day of November, A. D., 1899, as
Thanksgiving day, and / do hereby de-
clare the same legal holiday"
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
RAISED SPANISH SHIPS READY.

SAN FRANCISCO-A few days be-
fore the steamship China left Hong
kong the announcement was made that
the three ex-cruisers of the Spanish
fleet at Manila-the Isla de Cuba, Isla
de Luzon and Don Juan de Austria
we're ready to proceed to Manila and
join Admiral Watson's squadron. The
reconstruction of the vessels has been
under the supervision of Lieutenant
Hobson. The vessels will be on block
ade duty in the Philippines.
The three cruisers were sunk at Ca
vite by the ships of Admiral Dewey.
The estimated cost Of raising and re-
constructing the ships, exclusive of
armament, is 100000.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
GERMANY's FORESIGHT.

NEW YORK-A dispatch to the Her
aid from Berlin says:
The Berliner Tageblatt declares that
the imperial government intends to
double the strength of the navy. The
reason given is the great increase in
the navy of America, which is evidently
destined to become a great sea power.
The report from Washington that no
solution of the Samoan question has
been found is stated to be due to the
fact that no agreement can be reached
between England and Germany.
There is reason to believe that this
is not quite correct and that the ne
gotiations have not been broken off.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
COROLINIUs A DEATH SHIP.

VICTORIA (B. C.)-The German ship
Corolinius, Captain Getting, arrived af-
ter passage of sixty eight days from
Panama. She is now in quarantine, be-
ing disinfected and thoroughly fumi-
gated, for she had been at the home Of
that terrible scourge of the tropics
yellow fever. The Corolinius, which is
one of the vessels chartered to load sal
mon for Liverpool, has been DEATH
ship, fifteen of her crew having been
carried off by yellow fever at Panama
before she sailed northward.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
CLOSELY PURSUED.

NEW YORK-A dispatch to the Her
aid from Lima, Peru, says:
Durand's revolutionary forces are be-
ing closely pursued by the government
troops, and, according to official dis
patches the situation of the leader of
Peru's latest revolution seems to be
precarious. The country is extremely
anxious to hear of some result from
the movement of the government
forces. 1t is felt that this miserable
little revolution has already lasted too
long, since it is causing heavy losses
to the government and to the CONNER
cial houses here.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
MINING NOTES.


Cripple Creek September's dividends
amounted to $295,000.
Many of the mine owners of the Slo-
can, British Columbia, are acceding to
the $3.50 demand of the miners. Aims
worth district, on Lake Kootenay, now
has $50 men at work.
The Cameron mine is coming to the
front. as bullion producer, a five
stamp mill having been purchased, and
the weather permitting it will soon be
placed at the mine in Mono county.
The capacity of the Boston and Mon
tana plant at Great Falls, Mont, is to
be greatly enlarged, increasing the out
put from 100000 pounds of copper
ore per annum to at least 100000, 900
pounds.
The Woods Investment Company of
Victor, Col, is now building an i'm
mense electric power plant to furnish
5000 to 10,O00-horse power, on Beaver
Creek, fifteen miles southwest of Grip
pie Creek.
Three wagon loads of machinery for
the Mountain Beauty mine arrived in
Riverside from the Fulton iron works
of Los Angeles. The mine is located
a short distance from Oak Grove, San
Diego county Each wagon carries a
load of four tons. A brand-neW two
stamp mill comprises the load of one
wagon. The teamsters in charge of the
outfit stated that they expected to
make the round trip in ten days. Elev-
en- fine horses furnish the motive
power.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
A WISE ACT.

At the annual convention of the Cal
ifornia Miners Association, held in San
Francisco last week, the following res
olution was adopted:
Whereas, Although in the opinion
of this association the State mining law
of 1897 was repealed, yet in order to re-
move any uncertainty upon the subject
among the miners of this state,
Resolved, That the committee on
legislation is hereby instructed to pre-
pare a bill for presentation to the leg
islature at it's next session repeating in
clear and explicit terms the mining act
of 1897"
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
GENERAL SKATERS IDEA.

SAN FRANCISCO-At conference
of Red Cross members, citizens and
army officers held to consider means
for the relief of destitute soldiers, Gen
eral Shafter said he would recommend
the discharge of all men in San Fran
cisco hereafter instead of Manila. They
would therefore receive their paw
here instead Of elsewhere and have a
chance to procure transportation be-
fore their money has all been spent.
Many of the soldiers who have been
discharged in Manila have been in the
habit of dropping whatever pay they
receive at way ports before reaching
this city.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
VICTIM OF POISONOUS WATER.

FRESNO-The Coroner has been
summoned to the West Side to hold an
inquest on the remains found yester-
day by JohnKerr about ten miles south
east of Coalinga. The body had proba-
bly, been there several months. The
head lay six feet from the trunk, and
both were denuded of flesh. The sup
position is that the deceased had drank
from his canteen of the arsenical water
of Bitter Spring, about eight miles
southwest of where the body was dis
covered.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
PROOF OF GOOD WILL.

LONDON-The Daily Mail, referring
to an offer made through Hiram Max
i'm from 200 American gentlemen who
propose to give $50 pounds each and
propose to give 9250 each and
ment, rendering their services to the
British in South Africa says:
"Of course, this offer cannot be ac-
cepted, but it is. none the less crafty
ing of the proof of the good will Of
our American cousins"
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The waste of atmosphere is the sub
ject of an article by George j. Varney
In the Chautauquan 1t is to be hoped,
he says, that all unnecessary pollution
of the atmosphere and consumption of
its life giving principle will soon be
avoided; and that the forests, which
conserve our water power and restore
oxygen to the atmosphere, will receive
that careful protection and nurture
which their Importance demands.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The present scarcity OF servant girls,
which is the subject of frequent and
somewhat exaggerated comment in the
newspapers, must impress the thought
full student of household economics
with two facts: First, housekeeping as
a science is far behind the industrial
procession; second, there Is something
radically wrong in the relations exist
ing between housekeepers and domes-
housekeeping is the one business that
is not fully abreast Of modern econom-
zeal progress. 1t is in many of its de-
partments crude and unscientitic. In
vention has furnished few labor-say-
ing appliances, it Is true, but house
keeping has not yet been Invested of
its ,drudgery. 1t clings to traditions
and old-fashioned notions. The sci
ence of cookery has advanced, but of
what value are the new culinary ideas
and discoveries If no one can be en-
ployed to put them into practical use
in home? Why does girl leave the
domestic service of comfortable home
at good wages to work in store or a
factory for wages that are scarcely
sufficient to pay her board? For two
reasons: Because in the store or fac
tory she is not called a servant" and
because she works only ten hours a
day and six days out Of the week.
which means to her industrial indie
pendence." 1t Is very clear to anyone
who views housekeeping from the
standpoint Of cold business PROPOSE
ton that the solution Of the domestic
service problem lies in a readjustment
of the relations between the head Of
the domestic establishment and the
housemaid. A few more years Of de-
privation and hardship may be neces-
sary to convince housekeepers Of this
fact. 1t is believed by many that the
will be employed on the same basis
that girls and men are employed in the
stores; that they will report for work
at a certain hour In the morning and
quit at certain hour in the evening,
sustaining to the household only the
no part of the domestic circle. The
employee will no longer be called a
"servant"-a name that should be obso-
lete In free America-but will be on a
social equality with all other classes
of wage-earners, resting under no stig-
ma Of servitude. Whether 1t is COM
Ing to this or not 1t cannot be denied
that no progress toward a solution Of
the problem can be made that does not
start with a correct ascertainment Of
the reasons that impel a girl to leave
domestic service to accept employment
in other lines of industry.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
CALIFORNIA; CROP OF RA1s1Ns.

FRESNO-Careful estimates by the
California Raisin Growers Association
of the raisin crop of the state since the
rains of October warrant the conclu-
sion that two-thirds of the crop has
been delivered to the packers, and fully
one-third yet remains out of the trays
One-half of these slowly-curing raj
sins may be saved by favorable wealth
er and placing them as far as practi-
cable into drying houses, the balance
(one-sixth) of the crop will go to the
wineries.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Dewey, who is cousin of the admiral,
has been one of the prime movers in
the plan for the celebration. He says
acceptance has been received from all
parts of the country, indicating that
1900 Deweys will gather in New York
to meet the admiral and his bride. Over
100 Deweys from the Pacific coast will
be present Admiral Dewey has been
requested to fix the date of the re-
union
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
DEWEY REUNION.

An Enterprise that the Admiral is
Asked to Sanction.
TACOMA, Wash.-A. NJ Dewey, spe-
cial agent of the government in the de-
partment of labor, has announced here
that all members of the Dewey family
related to Admiral Dewey would hold
reunion at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
in New York in January or February
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
COMBINE COLLAPSED.

RICHMOND Qnd.)-One of the men
interested in the project to combine all
the threshing machine manufacturers
in the United States into one organiZa
ton has made known the fact that the
plan of the projectors has been unsuc-
cessful and that it is likely that all the
options on plants will be permitted to
expire. Two. such plants are located
here
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
SAN FRANCISCO CUSTOMS RE
CEIPTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Th receipts in
the customs department at the port of
San Francisco for the month of Octo-
Der were $611, $40, the largest receipts
for the month of October since the
year 1892. Customs Collector Jackson
says that the business of this port has
increased so rapidly and so steadily
during the past few years that it has
outgrown the shipping facilities here.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
SWAN ACROSS.

MANILA-Chase's troop of the Third
Cavalry and a troop of the Fourth
Cavalry SWAN the river and surround
ed the garrison at Bougabong, entering
the town The enemy escaped. Six
rifles and a quantity of ammunition
were captured.
Cashiers scouts had skirmish with
insurgents near Aliaga, killing five.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Life holds no greater pleasure than
Is the expenditure of energy in that
productive work the doing Of which
Is delight, to which one gives self
wholly; that carries with 1t no sense
Of WEAKNESS until its ending; to which
fne goes with joy, and from which one
goes with reluctance. Earth holds no
happier man or woman than one who
SO works, and no man or woman ever
feels this pleasure or works thus de-
lightedly who is not doing the thing
for which nature has best endowed
him or her with capacity. When task
and talent are in tune life's sweetest
chords are touched; when not in tune
they give out only Earring, rasping dis
cord. There is a sublimation In such
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

William Waldorf Astor is reported to
have rejected a poem written for his
magazine by Rudyard Kiplinge Mr..
Astor must have reasons for believing
that Kipling is not to be made lord
after all.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
SHIPWRIGHTS ON A STRIKE.

VALLEJO-The entire force of ship
wrights at the Mare Island navy yard
has struck. Their chief grievance is
the failure of the government to restore
their pay to SIS per day. Considerable
rush work is affected by the strike.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
NATIVE REVOLT.

SHANG HAI-The North China
Daily News has dispatch from Chun
Kiang, saying that a native revolt has
broken out at Jen- Huahui-Sien, prov
ince of Kui-Chow. A magistrate has
been murdered and the situation is
considered serious.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

1t Is said that there Is no range long
enough to test the new British guns.
At this rate Of progress it won't be
long before the nations can make war
on each other without going out of
their respective domains-it only re-
mains now to perfect a projectile that
viii go round corner.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
GOLD DUST FROM COOKS INLET.

PORT TOWNSEND-The schooner
Cen. Siglin arrived from Cooks Inlet,
bringing seventy-six passengers and
$50, 900 in gold dust. The Siglir left
the Inlet October Is, and sailed direct
to this port.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

A common practical joke is to pull a
chair away from person who is about
to sit down. practical murder" is
the more accurate phrase, for death
or lifelong spinal disease may follow
the cruel act.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
The worlds production of gold las

year amounted In value to nearly
1896, 100000. That is an enormous
sum, yet it is mere trifie in compari-
son with the value Of other products
far less glittering. The output of the
wheat fields makes that of the gold
mines seem poor indeed.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
WANTS DAMAGES FOR ISLANDER

SAN FRANCISCO-Wil A. New
ills, one of the owners of the Rawhide
mine, filed a suit for $150,000 damages
against W.. H. Martin for SANDER. Ac-
cording to the complaint, Nevills al
legged that Martin called him thief"
and said he robed the mine of $780,
900 in gold.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Comment Is made that the dancing
masters have ordained that the waltz
shall be danced differently. Why
shouldn't they take steps to modify
fashions also?
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
ONE MILLION EGGS.

SAN FRANCISCO-On million eggs
of the Chinook salmon are to be sent
by the United States fish commission
to New Zealand on the steamer Moana.
They are from hatchery in Oregon.
1t is believed that the Chinook salmon
will do we'll in the waters of all the
Australian rivers, the climatic and 9TH
er conditions being similar to those of
this coast.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The government is to manufacture
its own smokeless powder hereafter,
and of course it is to be expected that
It will be more smokeless than that
Of any other nation on earth.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Tennessee, Arkansas and all other
Southern States have developed natu-
raj resources for the manufacture Of
q great variety of commodities for
which they are dependent on Northern
States. More business, less politics"
will tend to the abolition Of all such
needless and costly independence.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Automobile" is indeed a mongrel
! word, half Greek half Latin, but hav-
ing come into general use, it has gain
ed nine points Of the law, and may be
looked upon as a fixture in the Ian
guage. The disposition to shorten it
to ''auto" is nearly as vulgar as the
degradation of bicycle to bike"
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17
A Frenchman once classified Ameri-

A Frenchman once classified Ameri-
cans In Europe as "millionaires, snobs
and tourists. The millionaires spent
their money freely and sometimes sac
rif1ced their daughters for titles. The
snobs were ashamed Of their own
country, and eager to be known as the
companions Of princes dukes and earls.
The tourists were mob Of sightseers,
out Of whom money was to be made at
every turn A satirical grouping,
based upon sufficient truth to some
what disturb national pride.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The Salt Lake City judge who as
sessed confessed polygamist 500
fine, which, by the way, was promptly
paid, was probably within the law
when he ranked the act of polygamy
as misdemeanor only. 1t would be
pertinent to inquire, however, how long
1t would take to rid the new State Of
Utah Of polygamy, root and branch,
when those who break the statute are
let off with fines. Most of the Nor
mons who are wealthy enough to take
an additional wife would not feel the
tax of a moderately heavy fine. There
is something wrong when the laws
which were enacted before Utah could
be admitted as State are thus prac-
tically nullified.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

why should remark be made about
Mark Twain residing In New Jersey!
He'd be funny man If he didn't live
somewhere.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

In our view of life it is we'll to re-
member that the Man With the Hoe
isn't always the most miserable. It's
often the man who hires him.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

work that leaves below 1t all that 10
sordid. Fortune or fame may follow,
but only as the incident, not the end;
for thought of compensation or OF
mems applause is dwarfed by the
mere qualification of doing that which
one is conscious is the best one can do.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

1t is estimated that New York bur-
glars secured booty worth $4,000 900
last year. They are not paying any
taxes on it either.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Occasionally we find case where
Q mans friends support him for office
because it's easier and cheaper than
supporting him in some other way.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The census of Cuba will necessitate
considerable more work than it would
had Weyler remained in charge of the
island
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Many of those who talk Of boycott
would like to see the French Exposf-
ton, but they can't shut their eyes to
the Dreyfus case.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

Should the evil of a use of money
ever be healed in politics it won't hap
pen through the ordinary heller.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

A doctor admits that he kills incur
able. patients. He's wise doctor If
that 10 the only kind he ever kills.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The candy trust may be good thing
for the confectioners, but 1t will be
rough ON the doctors and dentists.
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The Old Dominion copper mine. Ari-
IONA, is producing from it's single shaft
100000 pounds of copper per month.