Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-16
THE PACIFIC COAST.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY MADE BY
THE LICK OBSERVATORY
The Alleged Discovery Of Mistake IN
the Mexican American Boundary
Line-The Bold Crime of
Three Masked Men.

anteS.
Malignant scarlet fever prevails at
Fresno.
A case of smallpox was reported in
Tacoma Thursday.
Squirrel fishing is getting to be quite
popular in California.
The San Francisco Evening Post "
hands April LIST.
Lucky Baldwin, it is said, will quit the
turf after the present season.
Jack-rabbits are becoming nuisance
in the streets Los OF Angeles.
After June 80, the Seattle postoflice
will be rated as first-class Office.
Work. on the $4,000 opera house at
Spokane Falls is progressing rapidly.
A Piute Indian in the California peni-
Tertiary has developed remarkable skill
as a crayon artist.
Jacob Plumber, recently of Portland,
has been held in $4,000 bail at Oakland
for embezzlement.
The headquarters OF the Sharon estate
is to be removed from San Francisco to
Carson, Nevada.
A mans leg was found hanging to the
breake-beam of a freight car at Kings
burg, Cal, Thursday.
Governor Waterman has vetoed the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the eneour-
agement OF silk culture.
The reported conflict between the Mex
leans and Americans at the Santa Clara
mines proves TO be untrue.
Rawlins was acquitted Thursday at
San Diego for the killing of Captain Gill
bert in a political row last fall.
Stringent measures have been resorted
to by the San Francisco police to sup
press lawlessness in Chinatown.
Ferdinand Ciprico was acquitted at
San Francisco, Wednesday, OF issuing
San Luis Obispo is overrun with va
grants and the police say they are pow
erless to rid the town OF the nuisance.
Frank p. Goodhue, who stole horses at
Sacramento and processes repentance,
has been released on his own recogni-
Zance.
J. NJ. Hamilton, son of Senator Ham
ilton, OF Pendleton, was stabbed III the
neck and killed by Clate Hinton, Thurs
day.
The report published last week con-
corning the stranding of two whales on
the beach at Santa Rosa, proves to be
untrue.
A suit has been instituted at San
Francisco against the heirs OF Seth Cook
by the Benton Consolidated company for
$4,000, 900.
A little girl named Casey, of East Los
Angeles, was taken with commissions
Wednesday and vomited up lizard three
inches long.
Hanlan, O'Connor, Hamm and Gau-
daur, the oarsmen, have been engaged
by the Tacoma Boat club for u regatta on
the 18th of May.
The Mexican government is erecting
stone barracks for troops and residence
for the governor at the Santa Clara gold
mines in Lower California.
man by the name of Richly surrend-
cred to the San Jose police last week, say
ing he was guilty OF forgery committed III
Ashland, Ohio, three years ago.
Andrew Patterson is being tried al
Hoilister, Cal, Tor having wantonly rid
den over District Attorney McCloskey
last September, causing his death.
John b. IIaskins, eX-congressmar
from New York, was victimized by bunkC
men out OF four checks OF $4,000 each ano
$3.50 in cash at Los Angeles last week.
Local seaers of San Francisco say that
no attention will be paid to the presi-
dents proclamation regarding the en-
forcement OF the sealing laws in Behrine
sea,
Governor Torres, of Lower California
in Il message to the Mexican consul a
San Diego, SAYS that the richness of the
Santa Clara mines have been much ex
aggerated.
Clara Bell Mcdonald has sued the
sheriff of San Francisco for $4,000 dam
ages for levying an attachment upon anC
selling ut auction household furniture be
longing to plaintiff.
A collection OF old fashioned firearms
rusty with age, was discovered neal
Toledo, on the CoWlitz, last week. 1t il
supposed the guns were left there by the
Indians in the early days.
Three masked men entered saloon a
Sacramento Sunday night, covered the
proprietor and two friends with pistols
shot the proprietor in the scutfle that en-
sued, and then robbed the till.
Many OF the Spokane Indians decline
to receive rations from the government
and complain of bad faith shown then
by not assigning them to Il reservation
as was promised them two years ago.
William f. McEwen was arrested a
Azuzu, California, last week for desertior
from the army. His parents are wealth,
people in New York, and he says he is
nephew of Mayor Grant OF that city. Ill,
was taken away in irons.
Up. Cox, of Lewiston, while enterin.
variety theater at Walla Walla, Thurs
dav evening, was caught under the arms
by one Howard and thrown to tn,
ground. In the scutfie Cox drew revol
yer and shot his assailant twice, KILN.
him instantly.
An Indian at Ceur d'Alene City be
came intoxicated Friday night and brok,
window in a saloon. For this un
pardonable crime the untutored savag,
was Immediately put to death by a larg,
crowd of civilized christians of the town
| 1t has been discovered that the boun
Diary line between the United States anC
Lower California is located too far nortl
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