Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-14


Isaiah and Charles Dent were hanged
at Clinton, La, for the murder Of Mr..
Praett rhons near Ethel, La, whom they
waylaid and shot on the LIST day Of last
July.
At Cincinnati William Gerling, a mu-
iatto, aged 81, died in fit Of sneezing.
He had been suffering from Influenza only
during the evening, and died before re-
lief could he obtained.
snow on Dunlap mountain while at
tempting to make his way from Fresno
flats in the mountains. He was found
frozen to death.
The Chronicle fixes the orange crop OF
Is 80 30 at ,069, 435 boxes. fhe acreage
in oranges is set down at 81 ,461 acres,
which viii be increased before the close
Of the present year to over $4,000 acres.
The number OF seals in Alaskan
waters is estimated at 100000 OF
these $500, 600 are brooding seals and
young, one-half being pups and million
and half young males and yearllng
females.
1t 10 said that Mexicans nave in the
past two years coined 5 900, 900 Of our sill
yer dollars, and after shipping them
across the border, have disposed OF them
| with profit 10 themselves OF 2S cents ON
each dollar.
| The city council ut Tacoma has passed
an ordinance to suppress gambling. 1t
provides that any person running or
keeping any gambling house shall be
/ fined in any sum not less than $50 or
ruore than 500.
| The inter state commerce commission
has presented q report on railroad casual
ties in the United States during 1890,
from which ii appears that the number
number injured was 2,l3s.i
Professor Pickering, of Harvard uni
versity, discredits the Vienna cable of a
few days since, which stated that the
"Star OF Bethlehem i. again to be Wis
ible this year, being its seventh appear
ance since the birth OF Christ.
The Canadian government, on recon-
msndation OF the Canadian Pacific rail
way, has decided to enlarge the dry dock
ut EsquimAlt, making the total length
674 feet. Parliament will be asked to
vote t40o, 900 for this purpose.
A. Sherman was working near Fresno,
thinking he was rapidly making for
tune in the raisin industry, when a let
ter was received from England, stating
that he had fallen heir to 81 5000. He
10 now en- route to secure his property.
In his inaugural message to the legis-
lature, Governor Leon Abbott OF New
Jersey comes out tiat-footed in favor OF
ballot reform. He gays the best senti-
ment OF the country in all the states de-
msnds ballot reform and honest elections.
Dalton Mccarthy, has introduced a
bill in the Dominion parliament to
amend the northwest act. The measure
provides for the abolition of French as
the official language in the Canadian
Northwest. 1t is only opposed by the
French members.
Frank Slavin cables from London,
challenging Sullivan to fight for 81 2 800 a
side, London prize ring rules, in America
or Europe, or fight with small gloves, for
5000 side at the California Athletic
Club, provided the clue adds $40 200
purse TO the stake.
Carlton g. era, Z, the agent OF the
| Vanderbilt lines in Portland, has been
promoted 10 the office of Pacific coast
manager, TO fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF William s. Baldwin
Hereafter there will be no general
agencias at Portland and Los Angeles.
Nearly 200, zoo shares OF Atchison stock
were represented at Tuesdays modified
iive-year trust meetisg in Boston. b. Z.
Cheney, Levy q. Wade and William J
/ a ~
trust indenture is modified 80 that any
vacancies in the trust shall be filled by
the trustees.
Owing to the severe weather, deep
snow and short feed, cattle men on the
Uintah range are gathering together all
their cattle for the purpose OF shipping
them into Kansas and Nebraska to feed.
Ii ss estimated that over 80 900 cattle will
be shipped into these states during the
next two months.
The president OF the committee which
is studying the Panama canal works, says
the committee found the condition Of the
works and plant extremely satisfactory.
lie denies the statement that the COM
mittee, five members of which are now
on the ground, ia, or has in any way, been
influenced by lie Lesseps.
John Kupze, who was among the four
men found guilty of the murder OF DIR.
Cronin, and whose punishment a jury
fixed at three years in the penitentiary, is
a free man. His bail OF 5000 was fur
nished by dime museum manager. 1t
is not at all likely that the states attor-
ney will prosecute Kunze again,
The actual horse power performance OF
the new cruiser Baltimore on her recent
trial trip has been made known by the
navy department. The trial board stated
that the aggregated indicated horsepower
developed by the vessel was 1854 Is
This gives the Cramps power premium
of $40 ,6444S
The North Dakota legislature has be-
gun meeting at O'Clock daily. The ser
geant- alarms pulled number of absen-
tees out Of bed before a quorum was Sc
cured. The speaker called the house to
order by lamplight. This is the fruits Of
} an economical streak developed by the
house.