Mesa free press., 1899-02-24
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.


an organized militia of 395 armed and
fully equipped men, and 211,991 men
available for military duty.
The California troops in Manila have
covered themselves and their state
with glory. 1t need hardly be said that
this was foregone conclusion.
Bad Chinaman-Jew Lung, Chi
nese storekeeper of Oakland, was ar
rested on a charge of having attempt
ed the life of All Mong by setting fire
. to his house while Mong was asleep.
An American Now-Ephraim Eag-
ling recently came to San Francisco
from Yokohama for the express pur-
pose of renouncing allegiance to the
British Queen He has for twenty
seven years been in the United States
service.
Sacramento-A row occurred be-
tween Lulu Llewellyn and Jennie Tur-
ner, colored women, and the former
shot the latter in the head, but prob
ably not fatally. The women had been
drinking all night and quarreled about
white man.
Fresno-W W. Concannon was
fined $93 by Justice Walton of Sanger
for wantonly shooting one of the
japanese pheasants recently imported
by the Fresno Game Association. The
association employed special counsel
to prosecute Concannon.
The Fresno end of Mark Plaisted's
newspaper enterprise has received
contribution in the way of $4,000
libel suit. If a verdict for the full
amount should be secured it is be-
lieved it will take the net profits of
whole month to pay the judgment.
Fresno-A warrant was issued for
the arrest of John Massie, Southern
Pacific conductor, charging him with
murder. About week ago, it is al
legged that he kicked Thomas Roberts
off the blind baggage of his train. The
young man fell under the cars and
was crushed to death.
Capt. J. H. McClintock of Phoenix,
who was so severely wounded while
making the famous charge with
Roosevelt's Rough Riders before San
tiago, has received notice Of his pro-
motion to the rank of brevet major.
No officer of the late war is more de-
serving of official recognition for his
bravery.
Truxton Beale has donated to the
Board of Trustees Of Bakersfield, CAL,
a building and grounds for free pub
lie library, which he will erect in
memory of his father, the late Gen.
eral e. F. Beale, who held many posi-
tions under the government, including
that of Minister to Austria-Los An
geles Record.
Stabbed by a Highwaman-Andrew
Bogart, the well known San Francisco
singer, is lying i'll at his home from
the effects of a stab, delivered by
highwayman who attempted to rob
Mr.. Bogart of his valnables. Mr.. Bo-
CART grappled with the fellow, soundly
thrashing him, but not escaping the
stab aimed at his heart.
San Jose-D. ]. Bovet, who lives in
Ranberg, S. c., is sure that James G.
Dunham is in that city. In letter to
Sheriff Langford he states that man
who answers the murderer's descrlp-
ton is a member of the Ranberg po-
lice force, and goes by the name OF
Bunham. Photographs have been sent.
But little attention is paid to the let
ter.
The people of Arizona are again ex-
pressing hope that Whipple barracks
will be rehabilitated and made Wig
orous military post. The establish
ment of a post there would make avail
able a military force in a large area,
embracing numerous Indian tribes,
which is now unprotected and at the
same time would quarter the men IN
a locality especially favorable on ac-
count of it's healthfulness.
Patents were granted to California
inventors as follows: William N. An
derson, San Rafael can opener; Ar
thur w. Coffin, San Francisco, seal
lock; William A. Doble, San Francis
co, rock-drilling machine and water
wheel; Louis E. Lee, San Francisco,
acetylene gas generator; William E.
Page, Los Angeles, sign; Milton A.
Wheaton, San Francisco, can-headipg
machine; Henry D. Wizard, North Te-
mescal, trunk strap; Joseph Wilson,
Duarte, fruit-picker's bag.
Pacific Fleetwood has been re-
ceived at San Francisco that the
transports Grant, Sherman and Sher-
idan, and the hospital ship Relief,
have been transferred to this depart
ment and with the Arizona and Scan
dia will comprise the Pacific trans
port fleet. The first named vessels went
to the Philippines via the Suez canal.
The Relief is now at Honolulu. The
Connemaugh will soon start for the
Philippines with a years supplies for
the men, including 10000 blankets.
Joint High Commission-No con-
clusion has been reached by the Joint
High Commission for giving Canada
seaport or right-of-way on or from
the Alaskan seacoast to the Canadian
Alaskan border line. 1t is pointed out
significantly that the action Of the
British Columbian parliament in ex-
Guiding aliens from unrestricted par
ticipation in the new gold fields, put
ting an effectual embargo on Ameri-
cans coming over from Alaska, might
be intended for it's effect on this side
of the border line, through a possible