Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-27
Books Of the Kaweah Colony Show
Many Discrepancies.
FATHER cHERousE is SENTENCED.
The Edmunds. Tucker Law Accomplishing
Its Purpose In utah-0lher
Coast News.

San Diego's street car system IL to be
turned into an electric one.
violators Of the Edmunds-Tucker law
In Utah are ON the decrease.
C. l.. Blaxier has been arrested at Og-
den, U. T., on the charge OF forgery.
The North and South railroad will be
completed to Prescott by September !.
Deputy Coroner ]. A. Buck al. San
Diego is charged with robbing the dead.
King Usscry, tho notorious Arizona
stage robber, has been bound over at
Globe In 5000.
LIQUOR dealers and other business
men at Sacramento have organized to
flght the anti-license ordinance.
The war ship 1roquois hauled down
her flag at Vallejo the other day and
went out OF commission, and is likely |
never to be used again.
Kid, the notorious Apache renegade,
made his appearance in the San Carlos |
reservation and a. suddenly disappeared. |
The people In that section are alarmed.
A letter from Alaska contains account
OF several projects for the development
OF the Alaskan coal mines, and 1t also
says that gold mining will be actively
prosecuted there this summer.
The Hidden Hill, twenty-four miles
southwest from Fenner, station on the
Atlantic and Pacific road, and about
TWENTY-FIVE miles west OF Needles, Is the
latest big gold mining find in Arizona.
The Klamath Indians have caught
great quantities OF mullet this season.
They dry them, pile them as high as
cord wood and haul them to their homes
on the reservation for summer eating.
Three masked men entered the rooms
Of two ladies Mt Salt Lake, who had just
returned from ball. and with pistols
forced them TO give up their jewels. The
ladies' lost something over $1,000 in dia-
monds.
A dispatch from Virginia, New, says
Charles Fair, a son OF ex-United States
Senator James q. Fair, has been offered
the nomination as the Democratic can
didate TO represent the Lower House OF
Congress.
The State Board OF Equalization Of
California declines to rescind it's action
In directing County Assessors to add $l5
per acre to the assessments on hop and
alfalfa lands These lands are to be
classed separately.
The books OF the Kaweah colony,
which are being investigated in the en-
bezzlement trial Mt Los Angeles, show
many discrepancies and the absence Of
many needed vouchers to explain init
mated expenditures.
Great excitement prevails among the
Catholic population OF British Coumbis
over the sentence OF Father Cherouse to
one years imprisonment for ordering al
Indian woman on the La Fontaine res
ervation to be flogged.
British Columbia sealers are begin
ming to realize that the United States II
In earnest, and they count on the British
Minister Of Marine TO see that vessels
are duly notified and not summarll,
dealt with as by instructions given by
Secretary Tracy.
County Court Judge Cornwall oil Lii
lolet, 3. c., has sentenced Father Cher
ouse to one years imprisonment, Chic
Kille- Poot. Kin TO six months and fou
Indians TO two months each Tor cruell,
whipping an Indian girl, who was caugh
with her paramour.
III. Buttle OF Kingsley, Wasco county
Or, reports singularly fatal diseas'
that has attacked young pigs, cansini
the death OF eight head. The animal
swell at the knees and ankle joints, an'
large quantity of yellow matter.
Lively times in Northern Wyomin
are predicted. The rustlers have begun
their round-ups earlier than the law pro
yides, and when the cattlemen come to
gether to brand their increase 1t lie be
iieved they will find none, for the rustler
will have appropriated all that to them
selves. Then trouble will begin.
The Bradstreet mercantile agency re
ports eighty-two failures in the Pacifi
Coast States and Territories for tn
month OF April, with assets 1905, $40 an
liabilities $3.50, l75, as compared wit
sixty.fi Eve for the previous month, wit
assets sl49, 800 and liabilities 1897 ,Sot
and eighty-one fer the correspondent
month OF 1891, with assets s2i7, S93 an
liabilities $5l4,52S.
The river and harbor bill as 1t passe
the committee OF the whole in the Hous
authorizes preliminary surveys at tn
following named localities in Califarnia
Old river, branch OF the San Joaquin
San joaquin river frem Hill's Ferry I
Firebaugh's Ferry, including the closin
of the sloughs on the river above Stock
ton; Navigable Slough, the Bay OF Sa
Francisco, MERGED river, mouth OF M
varro river, Tuolumne river, harbor {
Crescent, Stanislaus river, Alviso Sloug
and the entrance TO the harbor OF "a
Francisco Golden Gate.
The rnmors which have been rife 70
some time In regard to the questionable
financiering OF Fred Q. Walker cnlm
mated the other morning in his appeal
ance in the Police Court on a charge {
inisappropristing $4,000 committed I
his care for investment by III. +. Ciir
ton OF New Westminster, b. 9. Wake
is one OF the most prominent lawyers
the province, and SON in-law OF HoI
Justice Grease OF the Supreme Bencl
For years past he has been a leader
society and entertained like prince
palatiaI home. 1t now appears Thu
other peoples money paid for many
the handsome entertainments for whlc
he has been famous. 1t Is estimate
that HE shortage will reach fully 500
600. Whether Walker will be able
clear his skirts OF the faint OF crimins
ity Is doubtful. Judge Crease and b
family, who are among the most no
ored and esteemed residents OF the pro
ince, feel Walkers position keenly, al
they have the sympathy of the col
munity. The name OF the Judge al
Hon. G. z. Policy appear on the b
bond on which Walker secured his !
lease.