Mesa free press., 1900-04-27

Teau IN Dan FRANCISCO, ana recently
attached to the Los Angeles division.
has been transferred from Los Angeles
to that city. Assistant John r. Gro
min Of that city will take Brownies
place in this Los Angeles.
The Big Oak Mining Company, or
ganized to take the place Of the Tuol-
umne Mother Lode Company, will
raise a fund to pay off the debts of
the old company by the sale Of 10000
of the 100000 shares, valued at 81 each.
for so cents each; $11, 700 was promised
by subscribers at the last meeting Of
the company.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
has announced the completion Of it's
new line into San Francisco, the COM
pany now having it's own rails from
Chicago to San Francisco. It is further
stated that the road would be ready
to handle freight via the new line
May l, but 1t Is not expected that pas
senger trains will be run before July /.
Fifteen Cinnamon were arrested at
Milpitas by a United States deputy
marshal, aided by local officers, charged
with being illegally in the country.
The men were at work in an asparagus
cannery, where a year ago so much
trouble arose over the Introduction Of
Chinese labor. They will be taken be-
fore the United States Commissioners
there.
A. D. Tower died at the age of 7s.
He was the oldest employee Of Wells,
Fargo & Co. on this coast. He was
the first messenger for the company on
steamers between San Francisco and
Sacramento, from 1852 to 1857. In the
latter year he came to Nevada City
and took charge Of the company's Of
flee there, which he has ever since
managed. He leaves a wife, son and
daughter.
The Supervisors Of San Francisco
county have introduced an ordinance
which fixes street car fares in San
Francisco at 21S cents If the passenger
Is compelled to stand. The ordinance
also provides that the cars shall stop
to allow passengers to alight or board
them whenever hailed, and clause has
been inserted to prevent the roads from
discontinuing transfers, in case the or
dinance is passed.
The Fresno Democrat says: 1.-THE
building of new cottages continues
with unabated industry all along the
line of streets on the south side of
Mariposa, and especially in the section
included between the Producers pack
ing-house on K street extended, and
the Santa Fe depot. The aspect of
this part of town has lost it's rurality,
and persons who have been away for
several years fail to recognize the sur
roundings now"
The Stockton Mail says that reports
Of damage to grapevines from the re-
cent frost continue to come in. Fruit
Inspector Wash Tucker thinks that If
the vines are pruned they will grow
out again, but Fruit Inspector Thorn,
whose district comprises all of the
county outside Of Stockton, states that,
according to his observation, the grapes
were nearly all killed, and the vines, If
pruned, would not grow out again, or
if they did, would only bear small
fruit Of poor quality.
ORPHEUM.-Los Angeles Family
Vaudeville Theater. Week commence
ing Monday, April 16. Will C. Math-
ews and Nellie Harris, in Cressy's far
cical creation. Adam the Second A.
L. Gnille, Worlds Famous operate
Singer; Earl and Shepperd Comedi-
ennes par Excellence; Carrie Behr,
First Appearance of the Character vo-
calist; Keno, Weleh and Melrose, A
real grotesque novelty; Loney Haskell,
Another Favorite; Major Mite, Most
diminutive performer on earth; The
Great American Biograph; Charles
Sweet, Singing Comedian and Musical
Artist.
The first steamers carrying registered
mail for Dawson, st. Michaels. Cape
Nome, and other Yukon River points.
will leave San Francisco and Seattle
April 80, instead of May Is, as previ-
ously announced. Since the cold
weather. set ip, last fall. the only mail
that has been forwarded to Alaskan
points has consisted Of ordinary let
ters, not even official letters Of large
size being accepted, The first steam
ers leaving are expected to carry very
heavy loads of registered nail and
packages. Owing to the elemency of
the weather, and the early breaking Of
the ice on the Yukon, the steamers will
be sent earlier than was expected.
Articles Of incorperstiap were filed
in the Office Of the Secretary Of state
by the San Jose Telephone Company,
an iPdepeRdseRt company, which has
a capital stock Of sasBD, 100, Of which
$4,000 is paid in. It expects to begin
construction at once, and will build
line to San Francisco.
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