Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-11


Through traffic by rail between Port
land and San Francisco has been re-
sumed.
The crew OF the sailing schooner Mary
Ellen at Victoria have complained OF Ill
treatment by Captain Dan Mclean.
Chinese opium firms at Victoria, B, G.,
are closing down, owing to smuggling
very slack.
There is a surplus Of 81 .99i from the
Los Angeles Citrus Fair, and it will be
devoted TO display at the Worlds Far
at Chicago.
The win Of Judge John s. Hager has
been flied Tor probate at San Francisco.
1t bgqueaths the entire estate OF $50 y
600 to his wife.
Lee White, the chief Of desperadoes in
Santa Fe county, N. M, has been ar
rested, and sensat ional confession ia ex-
pected from him.
The following postmasters have been
appointed for Oregon: J. Srttrell, Las
tine, Waliowa county; w. Tulley, Ocean
View, Benton county.
Quite nnmber Of miners are at work
in their placer-minng claims on Lytle
creek, San Bernardino county, Cal, ADD
are finding gold in paving quantities.
A crowd at Great Falls, Mont, at
tempted 10 d i've away two Chinese aun-
drymen at the Park hotel, but the Sheriff
and other authorities dispersed the crowd.
John Crouch, telegraph lineman in
! Portland, touched one OF his wires
against the electric road wire, and was
knocked fiat, but escaped serious injury
Stock OF the Los Angeles, San Diego
and Yuma rair ad is being sold at Sal
Lake CITY and in the East on the strength
of representations which San Diego
correspondent declar, 9 false.
1 On motion Of the District Attorn tn,
Asbell and La4una murder cases hav,
been dismissed at Salinas, Cal. Tn
former was tried four times aud the tie
once without verde! in either case.
Judgment has been rendered in San
Francisco in favor of the Bank OF BRITISH
North America and against the Alask
Improvement Company for 81, 800 on tw
bills OF exchange drawn by William T
assigned to defendant.
The Catholic Sisters OF Mercy have d.
cided TO build a hospital in Port Towr
send which will cost $50, 900. A block {
land has been donated for this purpos
ly fsw of the wealthiest citizens, an
construction of the building will be CON
: menced in few weeks.
A syndicate is endeavoring to secui
the control OF the liquor business at II
coma and run the saloons, assuming r.
sponsihility for all infractions Of the la
traced To the places controlled by it. Q
: dinances governing the closing OF ssloor
$ and the sale of liquor to minors and hi
$ itual drunka,ds are to be faithfully oil
l. served. The number Of places wbel
e liquor viii be sold will he restricted
D. twenty.
n The San Francisco Chamber OF Con
q merce has adopted resolution recitir
:, tnat the existing iarff ON sugar ia favo
\; able to the development OF the beet sug
' industry OF the country, md parit MAR
u of the Pacific Coast, aud protestii
against the proposed reduction OF Il
=. duty ON this product. The resolution
:, urge the Pacific Coast delegation in Co
:. gress 10 resist any reduction OF duty {
n sugar amoun'inI to m ire than % p
. cent. of the present rate.
o The outlook ior busy summer for Il
large number Of men working in Il
n Vallejo (Cal.) navy yard is good
a less than two weeks the work of fms
/, ing the Monadnock will be commence
, and this means two years of work
- ,nanv man nYIpra have haen to n,