Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-12-08
Portland Catholics Will
Build a Cathedral.
WELLINGTON MINE STRIKE.
The Chinese on the Empress of Japan
Roughly Handle Customs
Collector--Etc.
Tucson Is to have a slOo. 900 SAINT!

Austin, New, has just shipped 1901
tons OF antimony.
Los Angeles Is making a move to own
her own water works.
Horse car lines at San Diego are being
changed into electric power.
The Catholics OF Portland propose to
build magnificent cathedral.
Sacramento Trustees have decided to
vote pay for an extra fire company.
Charles Brooks, wife murderer, Is to
be hanged December 81 at Spokane.
Excursion trains from the East are
beginning TO arrive in Southern Cali
fornia.
Portland's saloons will all have to close
at midnight from the beginning OF the
new year.
A ledge OF iron over twenty feet wide
and 5000 feet long has been found south
east OF Portland.
Arthur Leonard OF Carson, clerk for
Wells, Fargo x Co. q express, Is charged
with embezzling $1,000.
At 4 cents pound many OF the raisin
growers OF California claim a profit in
their crops Of $3.50 an acre.
The Wellington mine strikers after a
year and half OF enforced idleness
have declared the strike off. The mine
owners we're victorious.
Portland authorities promise sensa-
tion soon in the arrest OF opium SNUG
glers. Railroad employees are said TO be
connected with the work.
A prominent citizen Of Salem has
offered to give $1,000 for the founding
OF a public library in that city, provided
the Aka fiesperian Society will raise
VI 900 for the same purpose.
Il. II. Head, All Elsinore capitalist,
has been arrested at Los Angeles and
charged with selling the same land twice.
He says 1t was mistake of his book
keeper, which is easily rectified.
Gardner Landon, jr., Secretary-Treas-
urer and Pacific Coast agent OF the Cur
tbs Fruit Company Of Fresno, CAL, has
been discovered short In his accounts
between 81, 900 and $4,000.
The census department furnishes the
following statement, giving the popula-
ton Of four Oregon towns: Albany City,
3,070; Baker City. 2,60I Corvallis City,
1897; Pendieton town, 2,b06.
A. &. Hamilton secured verdict o
$4,000 against the Southern Pacific al
Carson. An agent had put Mr.. Hamilton
off the ears because he refused to sign
an unlimited first class ticket. The case
will be appealed.
The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re
ports seventeen failures In the Pacific
Coast States and Territories for the pas
week, as compared with seventeen TO
the previous week and thirteen for TIN
corresponding week OF 1890.
Judge Zane, at Salt Lake, has rem
dered judgment esoheatirg from tn,
Mormon Church for the benefit OF TN
school fund, under the Edmunds- Tuck
er act OF 1897, the Tithing Office, Gard,
House, Historians Office and Churcl
farm.
The excitement over the discovery o
supposed tin mine In the rear OF Will
lam Walkers ranch, in the vicinity 0
Kernville, Kern county, Call, has sub
sided. The returns of the assayer's re
port show no per cent. OF tin whateve
In the sample assayed.
The Chinese on the Empress of Japai
roughly handled "A Customs Collector a
Vancouver, B. O., and tossed him owe
the ships side TO the dock. When h
recovered he made complaint, and off
GERS who went to make an arrest wer
officers OF the vessel that the offender
would appear. The Chinese are largel
in the majority on the ship, and the ol
fcers begin to realize the danger Il
which they have voluntarily places
themselves.
Robert Joseph, sailor, brought sui
in the United States Court at seattl
the other day TO libel the British shi
Fred Is. Taylor, claiming So, 600 damage
for brutal treatment by the master, Car
tain Hurlhprt. Joseph, who is a Negro
claims to be citizen OF the Unite
States. He shipped at Rio, Brazil bu
alleges that his treal ment Was so bruts
that he was forced to leave the vessel q
Seattle. lie claims that he was fr,
quently triced up to the mast, gagge
by having an iron Delaying pin jamme
down his throat and numerically fioggec
He also claims that $50 is due him 10
wages. Captain Hurlburt denies Jc
seph's charges, and says that instead @
there being wages due him he is in deb
to the vessel.
Charles w. Stuart, young black
smith from Tacoma, has mysteriousl
disappeared, and the authorities ar
searching for him. week ago he al
rived at San Francisco on the steame
Walla Walla from Tacoma. lie ha
written TO his uncle and sisters, who re
side at 1921 Franklin street, San Fran
cisco, that he would be there at tina
time. He gave his check TO the agen
OF the California Transfer Company, bu
has not yet called for his baggage, no
have his relatives heard anything abou
him. He is 23 years Of age, five fee
nine or ten inches in height, with dar
brown hair and mustache, and weighe
about $50 pounds. tie was steady, sobe
and industrious, and his Disappearance
is ineSplicable.
San Francisco Bay is filed with ves
sells. While freights are exceedingl
low and still falling, arrivals are yer
heavy. A large percentage of the arrival
are colliers from Australia, the resul
being that coal is plentiful and eheaT
At the beginning of the season the pro,
poets were for big crops and a scarcit
Of tonnage, and shippers negotiate
charters at high figures. The price
caused ship-owners TO rush their We,
sells to San Francisco from all manne
of unexpected quarters, and, wheat b
ing held firmly, there is now an owe
plus OF tonnage and scarcity of avai
able grain. Ships chartered some tim
ago were Mt 40 to As shillings. Freight
are now at 80 shillings, and vessels al
still crowding in.