Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-08-12
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
The Chinese Renting Rooms in
the City Of Tacoma.
oREGoN's WHEAT CROP FOR 1892.
Fruit Men OF California In Pleasant
Frame Of Mlnd-Compositlon OF
Oregon Legislature.


augurated a war on dives and dance
houses.
The Utah Liberals have decided to
nominate a candidate for delegate to
Congress.
Los Angeles Ia having an epidemic oil
burglaries. Several expert crooks are
believed TO be at work.
The Sacramento Federated Trades has
begun q crusade to compel the Chinese
70 move outside the city limits.
Tho Umatilla reservation is overrun
with large black crickets, which are
proving destructive 10 the grain fields.
Grasshoppers In swarms have appeared
In Williamson Valley, sixteen miles
north OF Prescott, A. T., and all vegeta-
ton 10 suffering.
The fruit men OF California we're never
In better humor than at present. The
rise In prices for fruit has made delight
full change in affairs.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners will soon he In San Francisco to
look into the alleged determinations on
Missouri river and Pacific Coast rates.
One hundred and fifty Japs have been
run out OF Nampa and Caldwell, Idaho.
and there will probably be further up
rising against them on the Oregon Short
Line.
The Temescal tin mine has been closed
10 the public owing 10 the late pub
lished reports Of its standing. No one
will be allowed on the premises except
employees.
Rev. J. A. Smith, the Ascending
evangelist, has returned to Santa Cruz
from Seattle In company Of the Sheriff.
Bail was set at 1900, in lieu OF which
he Ia In jail. He acknowledges his guilt.
The wolfley Canal Company, In Mari
copa county, A. r., is working 800 men,
and the monster enterprise will be COM
pleted by November |. The ditch IL
over 20 miles in length and ia now near
Ing completion.
The San Luis and San Joaquin Rail-
road Company has been Incorporated,
with a capital stock Of 100000, TO con-
struct railroad northward from San
Luis obispo 10 I'll Moro, distance OF
about ten miles.
At Phoenix, A. T., four member OF the
Philharmonic Band (Mexican) have
been arrested on charge OF maintain
Ing u nuisance, in playing their instru-
men,s between the hours OF 10 and IL
A. NJ. and late at night.
During the last two weeks over $4,000
head OF beef cattle have been brought
from the mountains TO Maricopa county,
A. T., to iatten on the Alfalfa fields in
the valley preparatory 10 shipment to
California and Eastern markets.
Judge Van Vleet has decided to re-
sign his. position as Superior Judge at
Sacramento, 10 take effect within the
next few months. The Judge proposes
70 resume the practice OF his profession
and will locate in San Francisco.
Rooms at Tacoma have been rented
through third parties, presumably for
Twin Wo, OF Portland, for the use OF a
mercantile house. This is the first de-
cisive move 10 establish Chinese mer-
chants in connection with the Northern
Pacific Oriental Steamship Line.
The weeds on the monitor Monadnock,
yhieh weasel has been lying for year
near the ferry-gaie entrance to the Mare
Island dock yard, were found TO be from
three TO twelve inches In length, and it
required considerable labor to get them
off the hull.
Articles of incorporation OF the Gran
lite and Greenhorn Consolidated Mining
and Milling Company Of Granite, Grant
county, Or, were filed in the Office OF
the Secretary Of State by A. ]. Tabor,
Joseph N. Ditmars and G. N. Miller
capital stock, 81 ,25o,0o0
Dun's Commercial Agency has advices
from every wheatgrowing county In
Oregon, showing that 0regon's wheat
crop for 1892 will be 2,SDu,0ou bushels
less than In 1891. The yield in the
State OF Washington will, II is stated
be considerably diminished.
Edward Hyatt is fitting out a camp
Ing expedition to collect specimens ioi
the STANFORD University. The object oil
the trip will be to make as complete o
showing AZ possible OF birds, snakes and
lizards OF Southern California. The
trip will last about two months.
The whaling schooner Blakely OF San
Francisco was wrecked at Middleton
Island, Alaska, on June "a. She is al.
most total loss. While rounding Mid
dleton Island to allow some OF the crew
10 20 ashore and hunt Tor wild geese
the vessel struck hidden rock not
marked on the charts. three miles south
east OF the Island. She ran ashore and
heached. Her hull Was shattered, bu,
the sails. furniture, instruments and
provisions were saved.
The political composition OF the Ore
gon Legislature 10 as follows House
80 Republicans, lS Democrats, 3 Peoples
party. Senate-i6 Republicans, IL Dem
ocrats. Democrat and Prohibitionist
Peoples party and Citizens. Tn.
Democrats gain four in the Senate ans
lose one in the House over the last Leg
islature. The Republicans lose nine, o
which seven are in the Senate and tw,
~ the House.
A Virginia (Nev.l dispatch saws; 4
number Of members OF the local comma
MES OF the Nevada National Guard hay
decided to resign on account of the pun
ishnent recently inflicted on Privat
lams at Pittsburg. by order OF Lieuten
ant-Colonel Streator. A large majorit
OF the members Of the local MALTA be
long to labor unions, and their resigns
tons are likely to result In the disband
ment OF two out OF the three companie
In this county.
The Los Angeles Board of Count
Supervisors has passed an ordinanc
which has for its purpose the protectio
OF q number OF birds and animals " hic
are now undergoing in that county
very rapid determination. The animal
and birds are the seal, the sealior
mountain gray squirrel, golden oriol,
hooking bird, and the California roa
runner and meadow lark. 1t is also
crime to rob the nests or DESTROY III
eggs OF any Of the birds. Fines and in
prieOnment are the penalties fnr vi,le