Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Interesting General Information
About California
MENTIONED IN THESE COLUMNS
Selections That VIII Be of Great Interest To
Both Old And Young.

According to the Stockton Mail, Cap
italist Andrew Wolf of that city does
not believe that the earth revolves or
that any one ever has or ever can
travel around it by going directly west
OF east.
( 1t is reported that night tishing for
salmon in the Sacramento is going on
about Freeport and the city of Sac
ramento. The game warden is pre-
pairing to go after the trespassers with
force sufficient to make arrests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson, who
live near Mark West Springs, Sonoma
county, were poisoned, Sunday, by
eating over-ripe muskmelon. At last
accounts Mr.. Hudson had been pro-
nounced out of danger, but Mrs. Hud-
son was still lying in precarious con-
dition.
Morosco's Burbank Theater-Ths
Oliver-Leslie Company, presenting for
the first time in America for less than
$3.50 prices, the beautiful and power
full drama, Judah" Picturesque set
tings, dramatic situations, attractive
alike to the clergy and laity.
Cries for help proceeding from
freight car that had just arrived at
Stockton from the south brought about
an investigation, and tramp was
found who had been se7led into the
car at New Orleans and had subsisted
for six days and six nights on one loaf
of bread and a bottle of water.
The Oakland Enquirer says that Mr..
McAdie, section director of theWeather
Bureau, is planning to make a very
thorough study of the SUBJECT of fruit
protection from frost in California, ac-
cording to directions given him from
Washington. In connection with this
work he will visit most of the fruit
centers of the State.
Teachers of San Francisco are organ
izing for the submission of a charter
amendment providing for the appoint
ment of non-salaried members of the
Board of Education. 1t is believed
that the signatures of the necessary
Is per cent. of the voters will be easily
obtained, and those interested expect
to submit the amendment at next
years election.
The Fresno Democrat reports that
A. G.. Jewett, who constructed the San
Joaquin Electric Company's line and
the Los Angeles system, has been sent.
to India 10y the General Electric Com
pany of Chicago, to construct an ex-
tensive plant that is to be used in
developing the gold mines in Mysore
owned by the British government. Mr..
~ I, I1eA f<~,, vs.sA
to San Francisco. He will go to India
by way of New York and Paris.
A man named Davey has just passed
through Sacramento, bound for the
San Joaquin Valley with large drove
of horses that, according to the Sac
ramento Record-Union, were half dead
from lack of food and proper care.
One fell in the streets from sheer ex-
haustion and was left lying, with a
broken jaw from the kicks of the
other horses, until the humane officer
was informed and killed it. The off,
Ger also compelled Davey to buy food
for the remaining members of the
drove.
Oakland has a ten-year-old boy, Har-
ry hnOX, VINO was SCrucK upon the
head by a falling ak several years ago,
and has since been subject to klepto-
mania and desire to murder his play
mates. He has attacked the members
of his family with knives, has at
tempted to choke child to death and
to hook out the eye of another He
has also delighted in killing and tor
turing animals. A surgical operation
has now been performed TO remove
from his brain the pressure caused by
the accident, and it is hoped that the
cruel tendencies will disappear with
this
San Jose, Sept. 23.-Tong Chung, an
unmarried Chinese, % years old, was
killed this morning in woollen mill,
Chinatown, by a blow from an ak
which split his skull. The murderer
is Chen PAX, married, 40 years old,
and the tragedy is believed to be the
outcome of series of quarrels be-
tween the two men over Pak's wife.
1t is claimed that Chung called her
abusive names and that PAX in retail
iation used the ak. PAX escaped and
has not yet been arrested.