Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-02-12
THE PACIFIC COAST.
INHUMAN TREATMENT OF PRISON
ERS IN A PENITENTIARY.
Mrs Langtrys Impor tation OF Bioooeo
Stock-The Lake Washington Ca
nal-Survey of Reservations
A Brute's Deserts.

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Numerous burglaries are reported
from interior town in California.
The smoking of opium by the white
people of Spokane Fall is increasing.
The rediscovery of the lost Pen
hachapi mine in Arizona is an
nounced.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Drain & West Coast Tele-
graph company.
The Southern Pacific is believed to
be building into San Diego behind the
Ocean Beach and Delmsr railroad.
Reports from the Harqua Hala
mines in Arizona are now dlscourag-
ing, and many prospectors are return
ing.
Charles Lumsteller was arrested at
Port Townsend last week, charged
with the murder his wife in Mime
sofa.
An examination of the great regis
ter of San Diego gives promise OF evil
uence of fraud of u sensational char
acter.
The leading men in New Mexico
say that the Territory is more in need
of public schools than State govern
ment.
Arlee, chief of the Flathead Indians,
proposes to INACCURATE important re-
forms on the reservation among the
tribes.
The bill to remove the capital OF
Arizona from Prescott TO Phoenix
passed the Territorial council Thurs
day.
w. B. Reynolds, of Healdsburg,
has been appointed in pector of Chi
nese for the Coast, as provided by the
Scott law.
Mrs. Langtry has purchased an i'm
ported thoroughbred stallion and four
imported brood mares, for her Califor-
mia ranch.
The police OF Spokane Falls made a
raid last Thursday on the opium dens
of that city, and captured twen y-ti We
Cinnamon.
There is great ftiaulty in landing
provisions on Destruction island to
supply the men building the light
house there.
The mail service on route from
Hillsboro to Portland, commencing
February |, has been increased to six
times week.
John 7. Black, under indictment
for the murder CT his brother last May
died in the county jill at Virgins
City last week.
Reports from Helena, Montana, say
that indications point to the fact that
there will be no little activity in rail
road enterprises in that vicinity the
coming season.
The estimated cost of cutting a ca
nal from Lake Washington to the
Sound, 80 as to admit deep sea vessels
to the lake, is 81 100000.
Miss Nellie Reach, who was sc
friehtfully stabbed by an unknown
man at her home near Cotton, Cali.
fornia, recently, will recover.
William johnson while trying to
discharge a gun at Hillsboro, Friday
received the whole charge in the side
oi the head, killing him instantly.
The grand jury OF Elko county, Ne
vada, calls upon the Elko delegation
to the legislature to vote against the
lottery bill contemplated by that body
Resolutions were adopted at mass
meeting held at North Yakima, las,
week, urging the Governor to call q
constitutional convention to adopt &
State constitution.
The Pullman palace CIR company
has acquired control of all psrlor Cal
companies doing business in thi.
country, with the exception of the
Wagner, which is used on the Wander
bilt lines.
The badly decomposed body of {
supposed German, about sixty year,
OF age, WAS found near San Rafael
California, last week, IN tree, abou
fifteen feet from the ground A RAISED
umbrella was above the body.
About $4,000 Of the $4,000 re
quired for the establishment of :
watch factory at Otay, San Diego
county, which a company of IlLnoi,
capitalists have been talking of start
ing at that place, has been subscribed
Surveyor General Green, pursuant
to instructions from the land depart
ment at Washington, has posted no.
tees calling for bids for the survey OF
the Blackfoot, Fort Belknap and Fort
p, ok Indian reservations in northtru
Montana.
The Union of Walls Walla is pub.
fishing communication from conyicts
in the penitentlary concerning the in
human treatment OF prisoners in that
institution. II The charges are true
the prison authorities should be re.
moved forthwith
A rcquisition has been issued by
the Governor of Oregon to the Gov.
ernor of Washington, for the delivery
to the sheriff of Multnomah county OF
Morris johnson, William Ashton
Dick Rogers and Agnes Woodward
charged with the murder of Cunning
ham, in Portland, last year.
Arminta Gardner, of Union county,
has been placed in the insane asylum
at Salem. She is but sixteen wears
old, and has been a mother for the
mast fifteen months Tho a,,tl,o,. -