Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-12
COAST NEWS NOTES.
A NOVEL ESCAPE FROM THE GUS
TOMS AUTHORITIES.
A Convict's Confession-In Favor of the
Election OF U. s. Senators by the
People-Tacoma Merchants
Again VictImized.
1t is now high license in Oregon.

The Sacramento gambling houses have
been closed.
Spokane Falls is to have paid fire
department.
San Bernardino's citrus fair was a
grand success.
james G. Flood, OF California, died at
Heidelberg, Germany, Thursday.
The office OF Chinese Interpreter in the
Vancouver custom-house is to be abol-
ished
The defective ballots east at the recent
election in Nevada will be counted
John G.. Crawford, life prisoner at
san Quentin, committed suicide Tuesday
by hanging.
The bodies of three unidentified men
were taken from the San Francisco bay
Thursday morning.
a franchise for motor road from
Fresno to the San Joaquin river, eleven
miles, has been granted.
The case OF Judge Wickersham. charged
with seduction, has excited no little in
terest in Washington Territory.
Andrew Obsconse struck fat pocket
in the Francis mine, Mariposa county,
Cal, recently, and PANIED out $50, 600.
The California legislature has adopted
u resolution in favor OF the election of
United States Senators by the people.
1t is believed that Tug Wilson, who is
charged with numbering II man near
Walla Walla, recently is innocent of the
crime
A system OF railroads covering much OF
Oregon and Washington Territory is ex
pectcd TO cooperate with the Canadian
Pacific.
Leading railroad people declare there
is no truth in the rumor of a consolida-
ton OF the Southern Pacific and Santa
Fe roads.
The Chinatown squad of police of San
Francisco, have been indicted aud ar
rested for taking brides from Chinese
gamblers.
The white miners in the Union mine
at Comax, b. c., have quit work, owing
to the fact that the company are employ
ing Chinese.
\ company has been formed at Pomo-
ma which is planting 800 acres of navel
oranges. The orchard will be the largest
in the world.
Fully ten thousand people witnessed
the start OF the six-day- go-as-you-pleas
race in the Mechanics pavilion ut San
Francisco, Thursday.
There is unfeigned satisfaction ex-
pressed by the people over the prospect
OF the admission of Washington Terri
tory into the Union.
On the preliminary examination of
Tug Wilson mt Walla Wala, charged
with the murder of Tom Davis, the ac-
cused was discharged.
II. l.. Andrews, member of the packing
firm of Andrews & Coykendall, san Josa,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head Monday.
The Monongahela steamed out of the
harbor at Vallejo Thursday, bound for
Samoa. She is heavily laden with sup
plies for the fleet at that point.
ID. III. Dave, of Pomona aged G2, while
sliding a 600-pound box down the wagon
on skids, fell, the heavy box falling upon
his head and crushing it into jelly
Prosperc Castara and his wife, French
We're arrested at Port Town
send last week with sixteen pounds of
opium concealed in the woman sbustle
A bill has passed the California Senate
to reimburse the O. X. and n company
for merchandise lost in the bay OF San
Francisco by falling through rotten
wharf.
Emma Bennett, employed as a sales
woman in san Francisco store, shot
Emanuel Davis twice and then commit
ted suicide by shooting herself through
the head
The jury were unable to agree in the
case OF Mrs. Louise Hagenow, charged
with the murder OF Annie Dorreis, the
girl who died at her female
hospital at san Francisco, last July.
The argument i'll the case of Fong
Long Dick, ended Thursday morning at
Portland, and in short time thereafter
HE jury returned Il verdict of murder in
.he second degree. He will get life
sentence.
Ben Lundy, who was held in Seattle on
he charge of smuggling Chinese and
opium, broke Jail Wednesday, and secret |
ng himself in a large dry goods box was
nut aboard steamer and safely landed
It Victoria.
Special Agent Saunders was in Pendle-
on last week investigating the conduct |
II Agent Colfey, in his management of |
he reservation. 1t is said that grave
'hargcs will he preferred against him, /
Iut his friends claim that he will fully |
'idicate himself in the matter.
George Kirby, sentenced on the 18th |
Il Los Angeles To eighteen years in the |
,enitcntiary for robbery, confessed that |
Watt Sullivan, who was recently sent up |
or three years for robbing Chinaman, |
vas innocent, and that he and another |
'arty committed the robbery.
George Smith, foreman OF gang of la
,orers in New York City while rumaging
II a tool box Thursday afternoon, acci-
lentally exploded $50 pounds of dyna-
mite. The windows for distance of half |
mile around were shattered and the
,ody OF Smith was literally torn to pieces.
The contiding business community
Il Tacoma have again been victimized by
he clever operations of an oily-tongued
oung man from sun Francisco. His
iame is \. h. Brakenridge, and his mo-
Ius operandi was to ingratiate himself
nto the goodfellowship OF his victims by
retending to make extensive deals in
cal estate.
James Hong, a janitor OF san Francis
o, employed by the Oregon improvement