Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-03-18

Stockholders OF the oregon and Wash
ington railroad met at pendl ton and IN
creased the capital TO 5000 600.
The san Francisco Wharves are III
crowded condition, a number OF vessels
which have recently arrived ben gobllsed
t. lie in the stream and take their
chances in securing berth.
The Oregon Humane Society is max
ing arrangements for their annual amt
versary entertainment IN April Chill
dren Of Portland, East Portland and
Albna public SCI onls will compete FOR
the bts, compositions on Kindness to
Animals.
The rouLh weather ui the past week
WAS almost unprecedented in the
Sound, and while it has nteriered very
little with boats of deep drdught or those
that are heavily loided, it is likely to
play havoc with small or light crafts ven
turing out.
The United States Treasury Depart
M ut has pure ascd two blocks OF land
Al laplaya. near SAN Diego, aud Will at
once proved with the construction OF n
quarantine hospital and station, Tor
which an appropriation ct 5000 rs al
ready made.
AZ Tacoma last week the waves beat
against the railroa grade between Old
Town and the Pacific mill with such
force that much of the road bed WAS
washed away for distance of {. o lee'.
The track had only just been repaired
from the last storm.
Walula people are stirred up over the
prospect OF the Hunt lines making
through corrections with Portland. IA
coon as Hunt reaches the Manitoba sys-
tenn Of railroad at any point this vii
make a second uanscOntincntal hue to
Portland by way OF Wallula.
Through the act OF San Francisco
court in appointing receiver for the
American sugar refinery, hecWaa it
Joined trust the rehrery has been
closed and 500 IN N thrown out OF en-
ploynent The men met and resolved
that they We're deprived Of the means OF
support.
The Chamber of Commerce and Board
OF Trade OF San Francisco have decids d
to ask the city 60 st aside $40 Ol-the
citizens to sub critic like amount and
add to this what is lett Ci The Johustpwn
relief fund-to give work TO Idle men
now suffering. uo'd II Gate park will
be improved
One hundred Thousand dollars have
been subs cribed at Port roNl send / r
the Oregon Improvement Company To
build, equip and operate railroad from
there 10 Portland. Lands 10 the value
oi ! O0,0ul have be. n decided to the COM
pany il the railroad Is comp eted within
twelve months
The BRIDE recently constructed ut
Eagle ere X IT Swsher's crossing, Baker
county, II the est OF nearly s. 800 was
completely demolished. About fifty he, Il
oi cattle We're being driven acro,s the
: rlct r., when without any Warning l.
collapsed, precipitating the COWS in the
raging waters Of the creek
The funeral Gi tie late Captain Jam :
Riley, ass slant chief en,iHeer Of the
San F,ap $50 tire dePar m nj, toak K place
ia that Il Y, mi Was ar-eN attended.
Every branch OF the e " government
was repr, ed, in addition TO delega
tons from the exempt fremen, veteran
firenen end the regular department.
Near Freeport, Cal, man was found
hanging by his DAT collar to hsrbed
wire fence. with ierhaps t " nty-h /, et
If water beneath him. lie bad temple
to row beneath the fence in boat, hut
WAS stopped by the wire, while the toat
continued on. When rescued he had
been in that position several hours, and
was nearly exhausted.