Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-13
COAST CUlLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California.

Palouse, w. r., has incorporated.
Rufus Ford shot and killed himself
at Silver City, Nevada.
A Christian Church Society has been
organized at Colfax, w, T.
About 1900 tons of wheat are stored
in the Cotton, w. T., warehouse.
A large barn, its contents and nine
horses, burned at Vacaville, Cal. Loss
$4,000.
A rabbit drive near Selma, Cal, re-
suited in the slaughter OF l2,23O
rabbits.
The Booth. Barrett engagement OF
three weeks realized $6S,OO0 at San
Francisco.
The east bound train was detained
at Stampede, w. r., about four hours
by landslide.
r. J. Abbott, aged 81 years, a resi-
dent of Santa Ana, Cal, was thrown
fiom his buggy and killed.
A Mexican attempted to steal ride
on freight train at Beaumont, Cal,
and was run over and killed.
David Wilcox, of New York, has
been appointed Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Walla Walla, w. T.
l.. B. Cornell, of New York, has
been appointed Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Spokane Falls, w. I.
II. w. McNair, about so years old,
,,,.,.Io hnfaI in, To
coma, w. r., by taking morphine.
Twenty-Five logging camps and
seven canneries will be in operation
in Pacific county, w. IT,, this season.
Efforts are being made to secure the
funds necessary to finish up the col
lege at Colfax, w. T., for use this
season.
Samuel Stewart. well known resi-
dent of Cotton, w. r., committed
suicide near that town by drowning
himself in the lake.
A young man about "a years old,
named Joseph Greer, committed sui
eide at Snohomish, w. T., by shooting
himself in the head.
The list of salmon canneries on this
coast now number 1903, considera BILE
increase over the number last year
when 997 900 cases were packed.
The town of Blacks, Cal, was par
TALLY burned. The charred remains
of man. were found in the debris.
The origin Of the fire is not known.
In saloon row at San Bernardino,
Cal, Henry Wilson and Oliver Grit
fifth were fatally shot. Officer Codoria
and n Mexican were also badly hurt.
Julius Shocken, stranger in Spo-
kane Falls, w. T., died rather suddenly
from knife wound accidentally in
hicted while in a state of intoxication.
While gang of Cinnamon were
working in large gravel bank near
Los Olives, Cal, the bank gave way,
killing two and breaking the leg of
another.
In the superior court at Sacramento
Cal George A. Turley and Frank
Abbott were sentenced to three years
each at Folsom for voting illegally at
a recent city election.
The roundhouse at Stampede, w. T.,
with two engines, were burned. The
ironwork will be taken to Tacoma for
repairs. Only one man was present
wheE the fire started, and he could do
nothing.
The ship ]. d. Walker reports that
during a gale on her tr p from Seattle
to San Francisco, she lost two men
overheard named Denis Maggie and
Thomas Kane. The men were swept
from the jibboom.
At Chico, Cal, a 2 year-old child of
VIM. Mare was drowned in a wash
boiler containing three inches OF water.
The mother left the child for few
moments, placing her near the boiler,
and when she returned she found her
dead.
According to the report of the COM
missioner of navigation, the tonnage
OF the Pacific Coast, on June 80, 1887,
was as follows: State OF California
Number of vessels, S64; tonnage, 254,.
O92. Oregon-V Vessels, 1888; tonnage,
52,62l. Washington Territory-Ves.
sells, l65; tonnage, 40 AGO. Alaska
Yes sells, 10; tonnage, $50. Total
number OF vessels, 1885; total ton
mage. 357 ,445.
Contracts were signed by parties in
Fresno, Cal, and man has gone to
North Carolina to ship to that county
300 negro families. Most OF these will
replace Chinese in the orchards and
vineyards. 1t is said that the women
and children in vineyards do better
than cinnamon, while the men in the
sweat and drying houses learn the
business OF curing raisins much better
and faster than the Chinese.
Ira Hummel, formerly waiter in
a restaurant at Seattle, w. T., shot
and dangerously wounded John Mi
chaelson, laborer. The two had
been drinking heavily, aud Hummel
took Michaelson out on the street to
show him some real estate which he
owned, and to buy which Nicholson
had previously said he had suffi ,ient
money. 1t was evidently to obtain
this that Hummel shot his companion
The wounded man was taken to the
hospital.
When you see boy and girl at n
cane grinding dip hot syrup with
piece of cane peeling and each takino