Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-06
THE PACIFIC COAST.
THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
The Press Observation-Disclosures stage
Held Up-Awarded Damages-A
Railroad From Portland 70
Port Townsend.

! A large Whaie mas DttH hiilcu N -'ioh
, terey Bay.
The salmon run in Alaska has beer
very successful.
Building associations are becoming
popular in Oregon.
A $4,000 hotel is to be built at Han
ford, Tulare county.
A paper-mill is to be started at Toledo
Lewis county, w. I.
The Postoffice at Rufus, Wasco county
Or, has been burned.
The National Grange will meet at Sac
ramento November Is.
The Salvation Army has invaded the
sacred presincts OF Olympia.
Santa Ana, Cal, is thoroughly aroused
over the beet sugar question.
Auburn, Placer county, is becoming
prominent as a shipping point.
o. E. Hunt, OF Point Arena, Cal, has
been appointed military cadet.
Forest fires destroyed 800 stands o.
bees for Mrs. Richie. near Cotton.
San Luis Obispo county gives 4 cents
for each scalp of a ground squirrel,
Petroleum in large quantities has been
discovered in the State OF Chiapas
Mexico.
Helena, NJ. T., arrested and locked uI
the Salvation Army, twenty strong, last
week.
A brush fire near the railroad depot al
Olympia, ON the ed, created quite a
panic.
! manuel Poor OF MADEIRA, is believed 10
| have persisted ON the alkali flats while
insane.
The Revenue Cutter Rush seized thl
American schooner James Il. Swan on
July 30th.
The Nevada State Board of Education
| has ordered Greek and Latin studies to
be abandoned.
An English company contemplates
| binding extensive iron works near FL
lensburg, w. T.
I.atah county, Idaho, boasts of gen.
uine Ice mine, with veins from one to
four inches thick.
Karl Jerner, aged As years, timer
from California, committed suicide at
| Seattle last week.
| Judge Pierce, who was shot at San
Diego by dissatisfied litigant, is pro-
nounced out OF danger.
The third annual meeting of the Wash
! ington Territor, Press Association was
I hold ~, Taant,1o paaapflxr
There is some talk OF giving Joseph
| Roda, a cruel wife-bear at Grass Valley,
d dose OF tar and feathers.
An Infatuated COW pierced with her
| horns and tore the thigh OF Mr.. Wagner,
living near Fresno, last week.
Abner Lee, near Woodland, had both
| OF his legs cut off by the cylinder OF a
threshing machine last week.
Promising silver formations have been
found within four miles OF Ogden, and
much excitement has followed.
An investigation OF the proper authori-
ties shows that Santa Rosa is entitled TO
a carrier postal delivery system.
| John Roland was shot by Timothy
4 at NhliCltt, bdi., vi Tie -ulll.
Roland will die from his wounds.
A bridge is to be constructed across the
Columbia river near Vancouver, by a
company with capital OF s2,0O0,000.
Joshua Brown, pioneer OF Oregon,
died near independence, Or, last week
tie leaves an estate valued at 100000.
The stage between Canon CITY, Or,
and Baker City was held up last week
and the entire mail captured and rifled.
The Constitutional Convention which
has been in session at Olympia for forty
two days, adjourned sine die on the I'D.
A sailor was awarded 81 800 damages
against Captain Moore of the bark CITY
OF Carlisle by Judge Sabin, at Portland,
on the Goth.
Mining operations of Americans in
Lower California are checked because OF
the heavy duties exacted by the Mexican
Government.
Lieutenant Governor H. C. Davis, of
Nevada, fell dead in his garden on the
22d OF heart disease. His family is visit
ing in the East.
The company building the railroad
from Bellingham Bay TO the Columbia
river has largely increased its capital. 1t
is now $6,000,000
In collision on the Short Line be-
tween two freights near Meacham station.
on the sd, Fireman Frank Mcconnell
was instantly killed.
Manfred Paine, the noted desperate of
Constable Jack Hubbard three years ago,
was captured on the sd.
Addison Darr hanged himself at Me
Mlnnvllle, Or, on the 18th. He was an
old resident and afraid that he would be-
come burden to his friends.
Alice, the lS-year-old daughter OF Ed
ward Qulmby, WAS attacked by bees on
her fathers ranch, near Cucamonya. on
the 22d and was nearly killed.
The Senate Committee on Arid Lands
reached Winnemucca on the I'D, and
were warmly welcomed. Senators Stew
art and Reagan delivered addresses.
A searching party has been organized
to unearth Confederate guns said 10 have
been buried in New Mexico during the
retreat OF General Siblcy's army of Tex
ans.
Ed Smith, stable employe at Port
land, was thrown from the third story of
a building to the ground by a rival in
love affairs. Both arms and one leg
We're fractured.
The hop crop OF Oregon and Washing
ton will be only about two-thirds. but
good quality. Most OF the picking will
be done 10y whites and Indians: but few
Chinese will be etnployed