Mesa free press., 1900-02-23
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

Mayor Clark Of Sacramento has in
troduced another ordinance prohibiting
poolselling, bookmaking, etc. It will
come up for passage next Monday.
1t is estimated that there are now
175. 300 sheep in Lake county, Or, though
the assessment rolls give but 10000;
and that net returns for the wool Of
these will reach about $159,43O.
Laborers digging sewer trench in
Oakland, Wednesday, found a piece Of
quartz containing several pieces of
free gold. It is believed to have been
washed down from the mountains.
The ladies Of San Jose who are
planning the Mardi Gras ball in aid of
the O'Connor art fund, promise to
famous Mardi Gras ball at New Or
leans.
A meeting Of fruit growers will be
held in Visalia on the 9Th, one in
Hanford on the 9th, and one in
Bakersfield on the 10th, to consider
the question Of signing the contracts
Of the California Cured Fruit Associa-
ton.
On account of excess Of demand for
fruit trees over local supply, and the
impossibility Of importation, in Santa
Clara county, the San Jose Mercury
says young trees of all kinds are sell
ing for 20 cents that in former years
could be had for 8.
A contract has been entered into
between the government and the Old
River Dredging Company Of Stockton
for the dredging Of 10000 cubic yards
in Stockton channel and 10000 cubic
yards in Mormon channel; work to
commence forthwith.
A unique dry dock performance has
successfully been consummated at Mare
Island dry dock. The torpedo boat de-
stroyer Farragut and two torpedo boats
the Fox and Davis, were floated into the
dock at one time. Constructor Hibbs
effects a large saving to the navy. de-
partment by the triple docking.
Spokane, which is suffering great loss
Of trade through the smallpox scare
maintains that the situation has been
overdrawn. OF the III cases reported
for the last month only two have died,
and only ten have been at all severe.
The most of the cases have been SO
mild as to be taken by the laity fe1
chicken pox, or even hives.
Physicians at the Napa Asylum have
practically refused to accept the re-
ductions in their salaries by forward
ing the monthly estimate to the
Lunacy Commission with the old fig
ures and reentering these figures when
tered. The Lunacy Commission will
pay the salaries according to the new
schedule and leave the physicians to
apply to the courts for redress.
The citizens of Niles, Alameda county
have raised funds by popular subscrip
tion for Jail and are now having this
erected. The San Francisco Chronicle
says that this move is in view oe the
fact that the Spring Valley Water Com
pany is about to camp a gang of men
near the place, the experience Of Sunol
with similar gang, last year, having
demonstrated the necessity Of Jail as
restraint and preventive of lawless-
ness.
The proposed tariff on freight from
Los Angeles to Bakersfield and adjacent
points will not go into effect. The fol-
lowing telegram has been received by
A. A. Watkins Of the board of trade Of
Los Angeles, from J. c. Stubbs: PRO
posed tariff to San Joaquin valley points
will not be adopted. Publication was a
mistake" A joint dispatch was also re-
ceived from Messrs. Bissell and Sproule
which read: Proposed tariff to which
you object will not be put in force"
Similar dispatches were sent to the
Chamber of Commerce and the Manu-
facturers' and Producers association