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Saturday, Ocfc iq, tool
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS
A CONDENSED REPORT OF THF
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
Revolution in Locomotive Building—
Northern Forest fires A Youthful
EJopement-The Boundary line- Etc
Nearly 1000 muiet are being bought
in ivinJcaquin county for shipment
to the Fiji Island*.
Forest flro« in the northern part of
the Statt burned over several thou
sand acres of land last week-
William H. West, the noted min
strel, who is now playing on the coast, j
i» said to be suffering severely from
cancer.
San Francisco official* ar* taklns
eteps looking to memorallxlns Con
press, and the President to re-enact the
Chinese Exclusion Act.
The Slat* Railroad Commission has
reduced the freight tariff on cru<t> oil
between Bakersneld and San Francisco
over four cents ?er barrel.
To protect themselves against claim
jumpers, the oil men in the Tejunsa;
district have organised an old-fash-,
ioncd vi£ilante*s committee. f
Ixis Gatos was wiped out of exist- j
enee as far as the business section is
concerned by a destructive are Sun
day. Losses are estimated at $150,000.
A girl twelve years of ago eloped
from Santa Rosa the other day. «itn
a youthful lover, but little her senior.
A 'wedding had b«*;a planned, bat the
police interfered.
California's crack team from Ber
keley will go East next spring to meet
the teams of the big universities in
athletic contests and to eater the in
tercollesriate paraea at Molt Haven.
The California-Denver Pipe Com
pany of Los Angeles has shipped a
consignment of brick and other prod
ucts of their works, to Manila. It
was loaded at Redoado. on the steam
er Coptic.
From Arizona comes report cf the
discovery of a vein of gold ore re
markable for its richness. The flad Is
reported to be seventy mike north o?i
Tucson, and to have seven millions of
dollars in sight.
Tbe Journal of Commerce is author
ity for tbe statement that a corpora
tion is to be formed to absorb the
Great Northern, tbe Northern Pacific
and tit- Burlinjrtoa. J- J- Hill is
manipulating the deal. It is said that
the plan has not yet received Mr.
Morgan's indorsement.
Canning machines and Chinese have
bad a sharp, short struggle for su
premacy in tbe British Columbia can
neries and tbe machines have won.
At the end of the pack, tbe Chinamen
struck wherever machines were set
up. and now cannera are having gnat
difficulty in contracting for Chinese
help for next season.
A new locomotive engine is being
built In the shops at Sausallto wblcn
premises U> result in a radical revolu
tion in tbe construction of locomotives.
This new mechanical prodigy differs
from other engines in that it has the
engineer's and fireman's cabs out In
frcnt Instead of in the rear of the
boiler, thus affording tbe men in the
cab an unobstructed view of the track
ahead.
George. 0. Smith of the United
Suu-s Geological Survey and bis as
cistant. Frank C. Calkins. University
of California, have completed an In
spection of tbe boundary line between
the United States and British Colum
bia. They found all tbe posts in place,
and met a Canadian party which wa«
cutting a path to make tbe boundary
line originally surveyed forty-two
years ago.
A somewhat humorous situation
has developed In a northern court.
Thomas Jones, a convict serving a
terra of twenty >©»•"•. refustd to tes
tifjr In a murdtf trial, and mas ad
jU-Ued: guilty of contempt ami re*
msndnl t* the timely of tho Sheriff
until he nhouli! b.« willing to testify.
Ai this carrUi with It simply lying in
fan couaty Jail tnntraJ o. returning
to Xhv BUtt« domicile with the iiauul
m&Ylci labor, tho prisoner I* quite
U.ll iatliinY.l With the present sUtO
I of Affairs.
An Anarchist Bathed
John iiuchle. tno sen- avow pu «u.ir
chiM mho was drhrn frotn Spokane
bccauM of hi" utterancet and later
from r>lrfleld for the hatoo reason.
was thrtmtened with rotten treatment
Vy a mob until he was rescued by the
rity Marshal and placed In Jail at
Texos, Wash.
The mob was not satisfied, and
as!iin onronlted. wont to the City Jail
and took him out. Badly frißhtentnl
the man was doused with cold water
from a ho£e and released with a strong
injunction from the crowd to end his
visit in Tekoa at once. Thi« he made
no delay in doinc. and left a dripping
trail from the precincts of town.
PAN-AMERICAN PRIZES
California Holds Hex Own — Over Three
Thousand Awards— United SUtes
Natural!)' First
The Pan-American judges have an
nounceJ the awards for the exhibits
of the Exposition, the total number
being 3133. divided as fellows:
Gold medals. SS7; silver. 1159:
bronze. 1147. There were also 1331
! exhibits that received honorable men
tion.
The United States heads the list of
prlxe winners, with 601 gold trophies.
I 64.1 silver. 632 bronze and 470 honor
i ab!e mention. Mexico comes next
with 7S geld medals. 151 sliver and
139 bronze.
Following Is the list of exhibitors
at the Pan-American Exposition who
received gold and silver medals, and
in whom Southern California will be
Interested:
Division 4. foods and their acces
sories: Gold medals. El wool Cooper.
Santa Barbara. Cal.; Eacle Packing
and Storage Company. Fresno. Fres
no county. Cal.; Ackerman it Tuffley.
San Diego: Chamber of Commerce.
Los Angeles: C. C. Donovan. Santa
Kosa: Ea«le Packing and Storage
Company. Fresno; George C. Boding.
Fresno.
Division 5. wines and brandies:
Gold medals. Sierra Madre Vintage
Company. Lamanda. Silver medals.
H. Jevne. Ixw Angeles: Sierra Madre
Vintage Company, l-amanda.
Division S. mines and metallurgy:
1 Silver m<rda!s. Chamber of Commerce.
/ Ixw Angeles.
I Division 13. manu'actures: Silver
medal. South Pasadena Ostrich Farm,
Pasadena.
1 Division 15. liberal arts: Silver
infills. Boards of Education of Ix>s
• Angeles. Pasadena and Pomona:
Crandall & Co.. Pasadena.
Installation, general: 'Silver med
als. State of California. California
State Board of Trade. Southern Pa
cific Company. Fresno county. I-os
Angeles county.
Mansions Become State Property
The widow of Collis P. Huntington
has announced, the Chronicle says,
that the Huntington house at Califor
nia and Taylor streets will never ' oe
privately occupied again, and is event
ually to be given over to charity, pre
sumably to some hospital. The Hop-;
kins and Stanford mansions, among
the splendid palaces that top the Cali
fornia street bill, already belong to the
people, tbe one througbthe University
of California, the other through Stan
ford University.
Thus three of the four men who
made their fortunes out of the South
ern Pacific have In the end made over
their homes to tbe public.
Hunting Hones
Several hundred ranchmen from
Nevada. I'tah and Arlrona arc en
gago) at Pipe Springs In rounding up,
capturing and killing a groat band of
wild mustangs which have roamed
parts of these States for years. It Is
estimated that there are five or six
bundrod of these anlmais .and tlicy
are destroying tbe none too abundant
forage of those sections. They are led
by a magnificent stallion, who has
often been chased, rut never caught.
imperial prcoo
FOR THE SUBURBANITE
ITEMS OP INTEREST TO THE PEOPLE
OF FARM AND ORCHARD
A Saccrurint War—Monument for Poultry*
man—Unprecedented Grain Movement
— Cider Vinegar — Minor Iterru.
A Saccharine War
Another aggressive move has been
made by tho American Sugar Kenning
Company In the campaign which it uiu»
begun against the beet-sugar Industry.
A cut l» announced by the Western
Sugar Itetlulng Company, and amount* I
to 30 cent* a hundred on beet augur i
ami 20 cents a hundred on cane sugar, j
Ilobcrt Oxnard, vice-president of the
American Beet Sugar Association,
which Is opposing the trust, said:
"I know of no change in tho general,
ftiicnr situation to account for the cut.'
Further than this. I do not care toi
discuss the matter at present."
In order to discriminate further
against beet sugar, tho Western Sugar!
Refinery, which is allied with the!
sugar trust, has announced that It will
entertain no orders for granulated ;
sugar which call for over 50 per cent,
of beet sugar.
The beet sugar companies will not 1
sell their product at 3H cents a pound,
as the trust is attempting to force j
them to do. Instead, they will store!
It. If necessary, confident that they j
will not have to hold it long, but that!
If necessary', they arc able to hold it j
until they get a living price.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson \
says the sugar trust cannot possibly
down the beet sugar Industry by the
methods at present In uae. He pre
dicts that the United States will,
within a lew years, be not only p.o- t
ducing enough sugar for home on- j
sum;»:lon. but will be exporting lett |
sug-tr. l
Monument for Poultrynun
The Live Stock Tribune has found
a prophet with honor In his own coun
try. It is necessary, however, that the
story come from over the seas as fol
lows:
"Under the auspices of the Associ
ated Poultry Fanciers of Germany and j
Austria, an Imposing monument has j
Just been erected at (Jorlltz. Germany,
tc the memory of Robert Oettel. who
to known as the father of poultry
breeding In Germany and Austria.
Oettel was horn In 170S and died In
ISS4."
The armor who 1« interested in live
stock should Rive more than passing
Interest to the Live Stock Tribune. The \
magazine, published In Los Angeles, j
has now reached a monthly circulation
of 5000 copies. The October number is I
devoted especially to the dog. and l» !
replete with good things about "man's |
best friend." j
Unprecedented Grain Movements
Henry B. Herbert of the New York
Produco Exchange, Is authority for
the statement that the grain move-
Iments this season surpass In magnl- {
tude those of all previous years.
The total shipments of both wheat
and corn for the first eight months or
this year amounted to 213.538,350.
against 182,210,713 during the same
period of 1900. j
"These figures." said Herbert, "dem-j
ocstrate that the condition of thej
whole country is at this moment more
prosperous than ever before. They
mean that the farmer hoa an abund
ance of wealth, and that the railroads
I and other land-transportation com
j punlen are earning large profits from
the carrying of the grain to the mar
ket."
It Is a matter of regret that the av
erage* district fair In California
poa&r'Htfe* little or no force as an ed
ucational Influence among the rank
and file of tho agricultural classes; It
Is further a regret thut theso functions
are wholly dlrcllct In tho matter or
serving the purpose- for which they
receive State money, vie., to protect
and promote agricultural development.
So pronounced Is this, that it Is doubt
ful If two per cent, of th* soil tillers
of Los Angeles county visited tho late
So Say We All of Us
dlttrlct acrlrulturnl fair In this city.
Wo tuny refef to thN ItlbjOCt ngaln
In iho nenr future, giving tOfflO Inttff*
.t!m; data nnd other Information
Inuring on the lUDJOCti together with
< pinion* of l«\»«lliu; stuck growers.—
The Live Stock Tribune-.
Reciprocity Agitation
Senator Cuilotn, who \n n cnndldata
for tho rhalrmannhlp of tho 8on&to
FohMkh Kelutlonw CommlttM*. hoi in
terviewed President RooseVelt con*
ceraltift legislation In the next Con
urv»H v'a reciprocity, There hcpiiih to
Ik» danger that the Senator, t«>«othor
with lilh «upporterti of the Middle
Went will try to forco Irßlidatlon of
beni nt to that section of country only.
letting the Kant ami California Buffer
an Hit' n suit
Tho President Brem» to bo iloubtful
about n Konorul tchbtnei of reHproclty
as yet. Inclining to tho opinion that
thoro l« no Immediate ii*»«ml for re
clproclty treaties except with Russia
and Germany.
ShclMfis Nuti
Seedless fruit, thornless roses,
uncll-lens nut*— thrso luxuries will bo
common In n few year* If predictions
are verlllcil.
Tho nicthodii of growing fruits,
nuts ami vegetables are undergoing
a revolution. It In Believed that even
the cores and skins can be practically
done away with. By satinK the
strength of the plant used up In this*
way the fruit will be grown larger
and with a finer flavor.
The seedless orange l*» ho far the
moat aucccsstul of the fruits experi
mented on. It Is the result of years
of cultivation. — Ixw Angeles Time*.
Ameer of Afghanistan Dead
ifabib Nullah Kahn. eldest son of
the Ameer of AfgnanUtnn. has re
ported to the British agent at Cabul
that tho Ameer died last Thursday
after a brief illness.
Habib Ouloh Khan has been offi
cially porclalmed Ameer and the ac
cession has been accepted by his
brothers and the Sirdars. All Is quiet
at Kabul.
Despite the fact that the first dis
patches report nil as quiet, consider
able uneasiness Is felt In Hrltlsh offi
cial circles, and It "would not be sur
prising 1 If a war to oust tlie new
Ameer .should result.
Cubans Will Receive Their Pay
(Jen. Maximo Gomez, together with
Senor Estrada Pnltna. who Is a can
didate for the Presidency of the Cu
ban Republic, have gone on record ns
stating that tho Cubans who Sought
for the liberation of the inland should
be paid for their Berrlces. The diffi
culty will be to devise a menus of de
ing It without making It burdensome*
for the people. A discussion of Bucb
methods has led some Cubans to sup
pose thnt I'alma wished to repudiate
the claims of the soldiery.
On Palma's behalf, Gen. (lomcz h*u
stated as follows: ,
"Tho Cubans had no thought of re
ward when they were fighting unpaid
and half starved, and it Is an insUit
to them now to insinuate that the
election of a candidate for the Presi
dency depends upon his pledges to
pay the Cuban troops."
Likeness of McKinley
The Third Assistant Postmaster-
General has announced that the ponlil
cards to be printed under tho new
contract after December next will
bear a likeness to President McKln
ley.
Around tho design will be the nnme
"McKinley.' together with the data
o<* his birth and death, as well as th..
words. "Series of 1901."
Anarchist Publication
Application for re-entry a« second
class matter has been made by the
publisher of tho paper called Free
Soc.fcty. an anarchist publication re
cently refiiHod entry by tho Chicago
postmaster. Tho matter has been re
ferred to headquarters at Washing
ton. Tho I*osto..ro Department de
cline*! to tho belief that If tho paper
Is to Ixi excluded some other grounds
will have to bo found.
A iikiiul method of procedure U to
test tho subscription list by corre
spondenco, to ascertain If tho per
sons to whom tho paper Is sent aro
actually subscribers.
