Mesa free press., 1900-03-09
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 Berkeley athletic team has final
ly agreed to go to the Stanford campus
for the annual field trial meet.
The Sacramento Chamber of Com
merce has Joined the crusade for pres
ervation of the Calaveras grove.
The Trustees of Selma, Fresno
county, are furnishing eucalyptus trees
free of charge. to be planted on the
streets.
Santa Cruz reports that the salmon
run is again on, Is boats going out in
one day and returning with good
catches.
The women Of Visalia are talking Of
forming an improvement association
to work in conjunction with the Board
Of Trade.
J. T. Chism of Tulare states that he
has brought to the County Supervisors
during the last year and half over
10000 squirrels tails thus realizing
more than $500 bounty.
To the dog poisoners is now added
at San Francisco, man who sprinkles
horses with a fluid that, while infitct-
ing no permanent injury, renders them
frantic for the times being.
The city of Hanford has petitioned
the board of regents Of the University
of California to hold at least two farm
ers' Institutes there each year, one In
the spring and one in the fall.
The Seattle Post-Inteligencer notes
that we are soon to have the Yezo
oysters Of Japan, that grow to foot
in length They are to be planted
in the waters of Washington and Ore
gon.
A review Of the papers in the exam
ination taken by women physicians ap-
plying for the position Of woman ply
sican at Napa and Stockton asylums
shows an unusual percentage of ex-
cellence.
The Pacific wire and nail works at
San Francisco, which have been SIS
pended for six years, will resume oper
ations soon. The plant is the only one
on the coast that Is not embraced by
the trust.
The steamer Tees arrived at Victoria
from Skagway, brings news that most
Of those who started from Dawson for
Cape Nome are making a detour to the
recently discovered diggings on the
Koyokuk.
At Seattle, Captain Hooper, of the
United States revenue cutter service,
has accepted the bid Of e. Coffin Of
Boston of $4,000 for the revenue cut
ter Corwin, ordered sold by the de-
partment.
The unlucky Alviso dredger has now
been attached by the Sheriff for $1175
80 for lumber and supplies furnished
for construction of the scow on which
it floats. A cessation of work is the
necessary result.
The Sacramento Bee states that a
strong effort will be made to broaden
the scope of the State Fair this year.
Much is hoped from the street fair to
be given in May, as this Is expected to
supply working funds.
The California Clubs experiment
with travelling libraries has prove 50
successful that an attempe is to be
made in the near future to induce the
State authorities to take up the scheme
on much larger scale.
An effort is being made to remove
the county seat of Calaveras county
from San Andreas to Angels Camp. A
site for the proposed court house has
been secured and citizens are subscrib-
ing money for the necessary expense.
Prof. John G. Lennon, who, with
others, called on Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
in the interest Of the Calaveras grove,
reports that she has intimated that
she will herself take steps to protect
the trees, If no other way can be found.
The Finance Committee of the San
Francisco Board Of Supervisors re-
mains firm in it's determination to
save $4,000 by turning off the city
lights, despite of the opposition to it's
movement in all sections Of the city
A mortgage for $2,25O,OOO in favor of
the Old Colony Trust Company of
Boston, was filed in Seattle by the
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. The mortgage covers all the
Washington and California holdings of
the company.
Justice Simpton Of Sausalito has
made an affidavit before Judge Hunt
that he did not officiate at the mar
riage Of Mrs. Craven to Senator Fair.
He alleges that Mrs. Craven offered
him $4,000 to testify that he had done
so, and that he had agreed.
The Monterey board of supervisors
at it's last meeting passed an ordinance
to levy road poll tax Of 81 upon all
male habitants Of the country be-
tween 21 and 25 years. who are resi-
dents of the district where road i'm
provements are in progress.
San Francisco leather men through
a committe appointed at a recent
meeting have forwarded resolution
to the California de'ega ion in con-