Mesa free press., 1899-08-11
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
Readers.

Readers.
The steamer Aorangi, which sailed
from Victoria, B. c., for Australia, had
23O tons of beer for Honolulu.
Fresno-The first carload of dried
peaches to leave Fresno this season
was shipped by Griffin & Skelley. 1t
is consigned by w. H. B. Tottan & Co.
of New York.
To make sure that his condemnation
of the slot machine was just, Judge
Treadwell of San Francisco played at
one himself and decided it "sure
thing game" and that mo player ever
came out ahead of it"
Seattle-A. Finley, third officer of
the steamer Garonne, now being fitted
up for a transport, has received word
from England that, trough the death
of his father, he is heir to an estate
amounting to nearly $4,000,0OO.
Ukiah-J. M. Byrnes, an inmate of
the county hospital, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with dull case
knife. After causing the wound,
Byrnes put blanket around his neck
and went to dinner. The wound was
then discovered and sewn up. Byrnes
lived until morning.
Seattle, Wash.-Henry Spears of
San Francisco, who arrived here few
days ago from Dawson, complained to
the police that he had been robbed of
$4,000 in gold and bank notes. Two
French women, Levita Mignon and
Helene Martin, were arrested on sus-
picion of being the guilty parties.
San Francisco-The Southern Pa
cidc has decided to erect building of
it's own at the Paris exposition, where
will be exhibited the resources of such
portions of the state as are tapped by
it's various lines. For this purpose
the road has set aside the sum of $780,
900 and it's expediture has been placed
in the hands of w. H. Mills, who will
superintend the scheme.
San Francisco-J. J. Noel, cOlered,
from New Orleans, who arrived here
on the steamer Colon, says that he and
$50 others went to Guatemala to work
on the Northern railroad under the be-
lief that they were to receive Sc day.
Instead, they were given $1.50 day
and their food was insufficient. Noel
claims that the men could obtain no
relief from the American consul
Lee Sang, a highbinder at San
Francisco, horribly carved Chinese
woman to death in room on the top
floor of Chinese lodging house at 800
Stockton street, and then made his es-
cape through window and over the
roofs of adjoining houses. Sang had
been consorting with the woman for
some time, and it is believed that
jealousy prompted the deed. The weap-
on used to hack the woman was a
butchers cleaver.
San Francisco-Albert Ballinger,
who is in the receiving hospital await
ing examination as to his sanity, is un-
der confinement because of his wild
wooing of Blanche Bates, the San
Francisco actress now playing in a To-
cal theater. He has been writing her
tons of letters, throwing massive bou-
quets at her from front seats, and has
lately became violent at sight of the
actress Ballinger calls himself "The
Indian Kid" He is 80 years of age,
and is said to have a wife and fam
lily.
Redding-Sheriff Charles F. Black
ington of Socorro, N. NJ, started back
with Ernest Gentry, who is wanted at
Alamo Gordo for stealing $4,000 in
government script. The penalty for
robbery in New Mexico is death by
hanging. The sheriff considers Gentry
desperate man and to prevent his
escape Blackington has his prisoner
hand-cuffed and feet shackled The
New Mexico sheriff has killed several
men, and he says he will kill another
if Gentry makes the slightest attempt
to get away.
United States Senator George G.
Perkins, who has reached Seattle from
trip to Alaska, thinks there is moth
ing to arbitrate in connection with the
Alaskan boundary. He said: 'It
for us to insist on taking up the boun-
dary question between the United
States and Canada again and declare
our dissatisfaction with the forty
ninth degree of latitude. England
long ago recognized the boundary for
which we are contending. She did
this when the Hudson Bay company,
which at that time was practically
Canada, executed a ten-year lease from
Russia, for which she is now contend
ing. She leased it from Russia and
renewed the lease for second ten
years.
The San Diego Land and Town Com
pany is hereby promoted to seat in
the progressive band wagon, because
it has originated and placed upon an
eager market two brand-new articles
of commerce in the shape Of lemon oil
and citric acid, which are made at it's
factory at National City. Another rea-
son for this great distinction is the
fact that this is the only concern of
it's kind in the country, and that its
managers have the pluck, ability and
business acumen to make it a signal
success from its inception. The local
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