Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
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

Grass Velley is to have new depot,
complete in appointments.
The Carson and Colorado railroad
has been turned over to the new own
ers the Southern Pacific Company.
1t is estimated that Spokane alone
will send 200 men to Cape Nome this
spring.
The typewriter thief has commenced
to operate in Oakland-girl or machine
not stated.
Since the breaking out of the plague
Is, 900 bags of louisiana rice have been
shipped from San Francisco to the Ha-
waiian Islands.
No new cases Of smallpox have de-
veloped recently at Truckee and the
town has recovered from the scare
with which it was seized in the early
part Of last week.
Angora goats. The recent exhibit at
Dallas has aroused fresh interest in
their raising, and it is expected that
the industry will be much enlarged in
the next few years.
The old missionary brig, Pitcairn,
scheduled to sail on Saturday last
from San Francisco, will be the first
trader of this season to leave for Cape
Nome. She carries about two hundred
tons of freight and fifty passengers.
An agreement has recently been
entered into by which the Christian
Endeavor convention at Stockton, in
May, will have entire control for one
day of all departments of the Daily
Record, the entire receipts to go to the
society.
A Bakersfield dispatch says a flowing
oil well, which at intervales, gushes
to a height of 10 feet, has been bored
on the Eldorado tract at McKittrick in
that county. Experienced OF, men es-
innate the capacity of the we'll at 800
| barrels daily.
Chief of Police Sullivan has served
| warning on the Chinese Of San Fran
| cisco, that, unless the highbinder war
which was started anew Wednesday
| night is speedily brought to a close,
steps will be taken to drive the Chinese
out of the city.
Another new fruit-canning enterprise
will begin operations in Fresno this
coming season. According to the Re-
publican the plant will have a capa-
city Of 100000 cases, and the company
expects to employ from 500 to 600 hands
during the season.
Another rich strike is reported to
have been made on the shore of Nor
| ton sound, about midway between
| Nome and ST. Michael. 40 miles from
the latter port. The find was made in
November on Poker creek, and caused
a wild exodus from st. Michael to the
new diggings.
The misunderstanding between the
Oakland Ebell and the Library Trus-
tees with regard to the appointment of
an architect for the Carnegie Library
building has been adjusted and the
| Oakland Council has passed an ordi-
mace giving the trustees control of the
construction of the building.
The City Improvemnt Company of
Bakersfield is preparing to lay the
tracks for it's projected electric road
to Kern City as soon as the franchises
have been secured. The entire material
necessary for the building of the line
has been purchased, and is now stored
in San Francisco awaiting the favor
able action of the Board of Trustees.
At San Francisco crimes have again
broken out. Last week Pom Gee and
Low Soon prominent members Of a
firm of Chinese pork packers were shot
down in front of their shop by four un-
known murderers who escaped through
dark alley after wounding a third
member of the firm Leong Cheu. The
in Chinatown.
Walter McGee, professor of physical
culture in the University of California
has returned from the East, where he
has been studying the physical culture
work of various universities and col
legs. Hearst Hall is to be moved to
the campus during the summer months
to be used as a gymnasium for the
young women students, and the Har-
mon gymnasium is to be finished and
equipped in time for the fall term.
The Sierra, the California Mountain
eering club, is especially considering
just now, the problem of the big trees
after Congress has passed resolutions
authorizing their purchase. The par
ties who have obtained the bond on
them have also purchased or obtained
bonds on thousands of adjacent acres,
and it Is thought not likely that they
will sell except for large advance on
the 100000 of their bonds. The ques-
ton then is, will Congress appropriate
the necessary funds? Members Of the
club are promising $1OO subscriptions if
private purchase be found necessary
and possible.