Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-01
PACIFIC COAST NOTES.
Nat ers of Local and General Import
Gathered from All Sources Tor
the Benefit of Our Readers.

The Dalles, Or, pays bounty for
dog scalps.
A turnpike from Chico to OroviIle
is projected.
The sugr r, fnery at Watsonville
gives vs. ton for beets.
The streets OF Traver, Tulre county,
are TO be graded this winter.
A wooden mill is to be started at
Brownsville, Linn county, Or.
The strike on the Montana Union
railroad has forced several mines to
close down.
Hon. Stephen M. White tainted III
the court room ut Los Angeles recent
ly, the effect of oyerwork.
Two squaws, who were intoxicated,
rolled into camp fire at Cotton re-
Gently and were badly burned.
The Woodland town authorities
want TO drive out the Salvation army
and raise the price OF theatrical IL
cense.
Senator Stanford will be shown
points for needed legislation on the
southern coast.
The corporation publishing the San
Bernardino Times has taken the name
of The l.. NJ. Holt Publishing Com
pany.
Chinese gamblers have been hiring
substitutes to appear for them IN the
Los Angeles courts and have thus es-
capped.
William Wright, a 14-y ear-old col
ored boy, stabbed Franklin McAllen,
aged ID, with pocket knife at Stock
ton last week.
The B )ard of Supervisors Of Sono-
ma county have let contract to
build $4,000 bridge across Russian
river at Cloverdale.
The orchards, vineyards and can
merry connected with General Bid
wells rancho Chico are to be leased
to San Francisco company.
Diptheria still afllcts Bloomfield,
Sonoma count. Several cases are
yet in danger. The schools have been
closed for six weeks.
Four celestals on u hand-car were
badly injured near San Fernando, Los
Angeles county, last week, i'll collision
with a special train.
Jacob Hodge, a carpenter at the
Coe mine at Grass Valley, had both
arms broken recently in fall, and il
is believed he is internally injured.
Three deaths so far are reported to
the Portland police as a result of the
Chinese battle recently. Many are
wounded, but they are keeping quiet
Revenge and not robbery is de
clared TO have been he motive that
actuated the s,oundrels who attempted
to wreck the Oregon express ON Tues
day.
The Salvation army at Petaluma has
won victory. They have obtained
permission to parade the streets, and
parties molestiug them will be arrested
Samuel Sheplar, of Chicago, has pur
chased $25 900 ranch a few miles
west of Santa Rosa, which he intends
converting into n stock and breeding
farm.
Railway postofiice service has beer
established on the line of the North
ern Pacific and Puget Sound Shor,
railroads between Seattle and Tacoma
Alfred Schwartz, OF Slaughter, w
T., mas been swindling the people by
obtaining money on pretended Ger
titicates of deposit on San Francisco
banks.
The first annual promenade con
cert and ball OF the Grand Army of tn,
Republic was given last week at TIL,
State capital at Sacramento and was
great success.
Rails have been laid on the Feathe
river bridge OF the knights Landin,
extension of the Northern Calilorni;
company, and an engine crossed iron
Marysville into Suffer county recently
Oregon's tax levy has been fixed a
follows: State levy for current ex
penses, three and seven-tenths of
mill militia tax, one-ffth OF mill
University, one-tenth of mill. To
tai, four mills.
Charles Marshall, noted horse
thief, was shot in the leg recently b,
VIII Roberts, San Bernardino deput.
sheriff Marshall was found in tn
brush in the mountains. He vii
probably die. There are eight charge
of robbery against him in Los An
geles aud San Bernardino counties.
1t is proposed to build sea-wal
200 feet wide ON top around the en-
tire city front of San Diego. The ide
is TO furnish terminal facilities, mai
tracks, switches-round-h houses, ETC., 70
ell railroads entering the city, beside
coal bunkers and warehouses for a.
the shipping business OF the waite
front.
In the trial OF John A. DINING, {
San Francisco, Il book agent, for tn
alleged murder OF Henry Benhayo
in October, 1887, a number of wi
: nesses were called, hut the testimon
: variid little il any from that Gillette
- at the former trial. Louis Goldberg
cloak dealer and close associate c
b anhayon, testified that he didn
think that the latter could have wri
! ten his alleged confession at the tim
he called at witness place Of busine;