Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-05-04
COAST CUClINGS.
Devoted Principally to Warrington
Territory and California.

Doard OF trade.
The citizens OF Lewiston, Idaho,
have organized board of trade.
The steamer George w. Elder will
run between Portland and Alaskan
ports.
Washington Territory has 100000
acres of coal lands, and 2,00O,0OO tons
have been marketed.
George w. Lewis,!of Elko, Nevada,
was sentenced to ninety nine years ip
the State Prison for murder.
A boy named James Hooker, son of
widow who lives in Sacramento,
CAL, was run over by the cars and
killed.
Captain H. w. Mcdonald, late of
the whaling brig Hidalgo, committed
suicide at San Francisco by taking
carbolic acid.
The Spokane Falls city council has
adopted an ordinance taxing Chinese
washhouses at the rate of $50 per
quarter.
During the eleven months ending
December l, 1887, the shipments of ore
from HALEY, Idaho, aggregated 22,-
S29,S77 pounds.
Carl Kruse, tunnel man of the
Cloverdale & Ukiah railroad, near
Cloverdale, Cal, was drowned in Rus
sian river by boat capsizing.
The charred remains of Louis Glib
bons were found among the ruins of
his burned cabin in the Huerhuera
region, near San LUIS Obispo, Cal.
The President has nominated Edwin
Eells, of Washington Territory, to be
agent for Indians of the Puyallup
agency (consolidated) III Washington
Territory.
Sufficient money has been sub
scribed in Goldendale, w. T., to build
an armory for Company B. The
building will be about 40xl0O, and
sixteen feet high.
While the freight train bound fol
Garrison was switching at Deer Lodge
Montana, it backed on to and killed a
man named John Ganley, from Helms
vile, who was walking on the track.
Montana has an area of 92,016,64s
acres; a population estimated at IT'S,
600, and taxable property valuation
In 1886, OF $55, O76,831. Indian res
ervations in that territory comprise
20,574, 64S acres.
Joseph Garcia de Cadiz, aged 81
years, formerly professor of mathemat
les, while sitting on window sill il
Ills room at San Francisco, lost hi
balance and fell. His brains wer,
dashed out on the sidewalk below.
At meeting of Alaskan fishermen
held at San Francisco, a resolution
was adopted fixing the rates for tn
coming season as follows: Wages, $5'
a month, and ten cents additional TO
each king salmon, and half cent TO
each small salmon caught.
The Governor of California has ar
pointed James F. Houghton AM
Colonel G. F. Croker, as regents c
the State University, the former il
place of A. l.. Rhodes, and the latte
in place of John Swift, the terms c
both gentlemen having expired.
The area of Washington Territory
placed at 44,796, 16O acres, of whic
4,107 ,55S are Indian reservation lands
The population in November last wa
estimated at 10000, and the taxabl
property in 1887 was given at abou
$56,00O,0O0, not including railroa
property.
Black measles are creating frightfr
havoc with the Nez Perez Indians {
l Chiefs Joseph and Moses bands, o
5 the western side of the Colville Ii
3 dian reservation. Forty-two are dea
7 from the disease, and fourteen NOR
3 are at the point of death. The med
cine men there treat it with hot stear
I under blanket, and then dip in tn
river. The treatment is attended wit
3 fatal results in nearly every case. TIL
3 whites in that section have it, but tn
disease yields to treatment in the
cases. The Indians affected are thos
+, transferred from Indian Territory o
! account of their i'll health, some tim
, since.
. In the Chewala mining distric
. Washington Territory, shocking az
, cident is reported. A man name
: Louis Gilmore and his partner Hench
q were working in the "Sam Slick" MINI
r and blast W prepared, but it faile
to explode. Very soon after Gilmol
! recklessly went to the shaft to asce
tain the trouble, and commenced a
investigation. The blast exploded jul
e before him. His head was nearl
blown away, and the body was shocl
s ingly mangled. Hencha, who We
e standing near, had his face and hea
J. very seriously injured by flying fra,
' ments of stone.
During a gale tho steamer Alio
Garrett, which was anchored in Sa
Francisco bay, having on board sever
: teen passengers from the Chin
= steamer City of Peking, dragged hi
anchor and drifted to and against til
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