Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-11
THE PACIFIC COAST.
PORrLAND'S BIG EXPOSITION WAS
OPENED LAST WEEK.
Bak rsfield's improvements = Chopped
His Own Tinges Off-Port Orchard
Sci, cted for the New Navy
Yard-Skull Fracture.

Yard-Skull Fracture.
Elsinor, CAL, is trying to dislncorpor-
ate.
Epizooty is affecting horses at Carson
City.
Chico, CAL, has GA children at public
schools.
Santa Cruz has 13months-old baby
swimmer.
A Jocky Club is soon to be organized
at Portland.
A shoe factory has been established at
at Otay, Cal.
Tacoma has one lawyer to every $50 OF
its population.
A dressed beef company has been in
corporaled at Portland.
The Oregon Baptist Conference met at
Ellensburg on the 10Th.
The Sacramento police have received
no salary for six months.
A heavy rain has extinguished the fires
in the Willamette Valley.
Ground is broken at Santa Ana for the
300. 900 water-works system.
The sports of Albuquerque have been
bled by an unknown Splinter.
The Northwest Exposition Company
has been incorporated at Tacoma.
Portland's Big Exposition opened on
hn DRth ,x,;tL sy,y,nciv,,y
Rather severe frosts have visited Doug
las county, Or, since the 18th inst.
J. H. Hoffman has been arrested at
Portland, Or, for passing forged checks.
President Harrison has appointed A.
N Gilbert the Postmaster at Salem, Or.
Ellensburg's prospects for securing the
State Capitol of Washington are tlatter-
ing.
George Young has been arrested for
the murder of Charles Beach at Prescott,
A. T.
A majority of the walters in the Pacific
Ocean House, Santa Cruz are out on
strike.
The women of Ogden are reported to be
and burning disreputable
houses.
The apricot and peach crops of San
Bernardino Valley will bring $l50,0O0
this year.
Arthur H. Ferguson, a surveyor at Los
Angeles, was drowned at Rodondo Beach
on the 22d.
The Northern Pacific Reduction Com
pany is building sampling works at
Spokane Falls.
The school for the bind opened at
Salem, Or, on the Goth, the beginning of
the new term.
The remains of James O'Conner vas
iound. floating in the willamette at Port
land, on the Goth.
The City of Pueb,a has just made the
run from San Francisco to Victoria, B. c.,
n tifty-one hours.
Harry Shirley, who was well known in
musical and dramatic circles, died at San
Diego on the 22d.
The African Methodist Episcopal Con-
erence of California has concluded its
abors at San Jose,
DR.. A. W. Hoisholt has been chosen
assistant physician of the State Insane
Asylum at Stockton.
A sailor on the Mary Buhne was
Washed overheard and drowned at Eu-
'eka, Cal, on the 23d.
Henry Williamson has been arrested
md charged with robblng the Forest
Hill stage few weeks ago.
A political tournament took place at
Seattle last Saturday between six OF the
eading lights of both parties.
John Anderson, native of Virginia,
Iged ~, and for many years one OF the
eading politicians in Nevada county, is
lead.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Conduc.
ors has concluded its labors at Los
ANGELES and will meet in Toledo, Ohio,
lext year.
Bakersfield has nearly thirty brick
buildings finished ard in course OF cree
ion since the place was burned up few
months ago.
The commission appointed by Congress
0 select site Tor navy yard on the
'acitic Coast, has, after due deliberation.
elected Port Orchard.
The cable railway company at Spokane
Iails has contaminated the purchase of
Ii the horse railways in that city TO-
ether with their franchises.
Portland authorities have been irving
D put stop to the daily parades of the
alvation Army, but so far have failed.
he law is not strong enough.
There is trouble between the superin-
endent and the men at the San Pedro.
!. M, copper mine, owing to an order
hat none but Italians should be EN-
loved.
Mason Smith, a young and prominent
lerchant OF Spokane Falls, received a
by fall from horse
gently. Mr.. Smiths recovery is very
oubtful.
John Smell, a negro convict in tho
'regon Penitentiary, placed his left hand
n board and with hatchet cut of the
lird and middle finger. He did it to
void work.
Thomas Winning, a Young English |,
IAN, while out hunting near Gervais. |
r., was waylaid and shot by unknown
artles. lie was wounded in an arm
nd the back.
A Portland dispatch says Justice Field
1T Tor the East Thursday, accompanied
two Deputy United States Marshals
There is crookedness in the court house
ny at San Diego. '>