Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
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

FOR once We escaped the regulation
Wlnd storm after the rain. Things be-
gin 10 look more hopeful.
1t is claimed that if the present cold
weather continues, cultivated oyster
peas on Puget Sound and Willapa har-
Dor will be ruined
Governor Budd has pardoned c. C.
sullivan OF Fresno, who is serving
term OF fifty years in the state pris-
on. He has served twenty-six years
and is old and feeble.
J. N. Ewing, city treasurer of San
lose, was found dead in his, bed last
evening. His health has been poor
for some time and physicians think
his death due to heart disease.
The United States is the nation
which is carrying into effect the
Cars disarmament suggestion. Tho
Eighth California volunteers is thelat-
est regiment ordered to be disarmed.
The Eighth California volunteer reg
iment has been ordered mustered out,
the various companies to be dis
charged while at their present posts;
barracks.
Pensions were granted to Califor-
mans as follows: Original-Adam c.
Bloomer, Los Angeles, So; Robert P.
Dewey, San Francisco, S.. An orig
inal pension was also granted to Hen
ry Gibson of Tucson, Ariz.
At Watsonville ex-Jndge J. S. Yoa-
chin shot himself through the head
with probably fatal results. He has
been respondent for some time
through misfortune in business and a
severe attack of influenza.
Peter A. Jacobson of San Francisco,
a twelveyear-old boy, died from mys-
terious causes. He complained of sick
ness after eating some walnuts, but
physicians could not relieve him and
he died in great agony DR.. HILL, the
coroner, has ordered an autopsy.
The Morgan City has been chartered
by General Merriam at San, Francis
co and will sail for the Philippines
about January 20, in company with
the Scandia, carrying trained nurses,
detached officers, officers families and
other passengers, and laden with 325
miles of telegraph wire and materials.
The racing matinee given by the
Gentlemen's Driving Club of Phoenix,
is reported to have been gratifying
success, in respect both to the attend
ance and to the quality of the sport.
This result will doubtless lead to an
other similar matinee, and perhaps of
series of them. The climate Of the
Salt River Valley is we'll adapted to
winter racing.
The Superior Court has decided that
nearly $1,OOO,0OO of warrants of the
city of Tacoma are invalid. They were
presented and paid by Treasurer
Boggs and reissued by him without au-
thority. AS the city received no bene-
fit from the second sale, the court
holds the transaction was criminal and
known to be such by buyers, and that
they should suffer, not the property
holders. The case will be taken to the
Supreme Court.
Senator White called up his bill CIV
ing per cent Of the net proceeds OF
the sale of public lands in California
to that state. A short discussion ensued,
during which Senator Platt of Con-
necticut, Senator Cockrell of Missouri
and Senators White and Perkins gave
their views The measure passed
unanimously: If the house does not
prevent this bill will become a law,
and California will realize $1,00O,OOO
from it's passage. 1t is the only pub
lie land state which has not been COM
pensated.
The steamer Alki arrived with twen
ty Klondykers from Dawson. They re-
port a stampede of 500 men up the Yu-
kon from Dawson, November %, for
the new discovery on Steamboat creek,
where number OF pans averaged 81.
Many frozo their feet and hands on
the first night and had to be taken
back to Dawson. On the night Of ar
rival in tho new field, mon worked all
night stalking claims with candles.
There is a frightful amount of ,desti-
tuition at Dawson. The mounted po-
lice think of sending the poor to Skag-
uay over the ice, provided with a
guard, dog sleds and supplies.
In view of the fact that communica-
ton between the states and the Yu-
kon district is necessarily slow and ir-
regular, the postmaster-general has
ordered that all letters addressed to
parties in the Yukon district held for
postage where mailed shall be held at
the mailing office for ninety days be-
fore being forwarded to the dead letter
office. This will give the addresses
an opportunity to forward the deficit
postage. The steamboat Railway
Postoffice" service between Seattle,
Wash, and Dyea, Alaska, a distance
of 1043 miles. heretofore temporary,
has been established as permanent
route.
The Southern Pacific has announced
a reduction of rates on east-bound
wine and rice. The new rate on rice
from San Francisco to Chicago and
st. Louis and all points east Of those
cities is so cents per hundred pounds
in carload lots. The former rates
were 55 cents to st. Louis, 60 cents to
Chicago and Is cents to New York.
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