The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-26
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
The Escheated Property Of the
Mormon Church.
EVANS AND S0NTAG In ENGLAND.
Two Indians and Suspected Noonshiner
Carried Over a F1rty-Fo0t Wa
terfal In Idaho.

Tucson's schools have 80 pupils.
Burglars have been resping a harves:
at Sacramento.
The American ship Roma has been
seized at Victoria, B. G., for not entering
and clearing under the revenue laws.
Martial law has been suspended in
Shoshone county, Idaho. and the civil
authorities will at once assume control.
A syndicate OF Chicago business men
Is reported to be egotiating for the pur-
chase Of the cable system at Los Angeles.
The new mode OF logging with a wire
cable, thereby dispensing with the use
OF oxen, is being tried by Captain Parker
in his logging camp on the Coquille
river.
A ledge OF tin ore, f,ur feet in width,
has been discovered in Cassia county,
Idaho. The ore also contains both gold
and silver, but in what quantities is not
yet known.
The herds OF Eastern Oregon, particu-
larry in WAsoo, Sherman and Grant
counties, are fast diminishing. The in
crease by no means equals the number
driven out OF the State or slaughtered.
Miss Lena Litchburn, an elocution:st
formerly of Kansas City, now OF Long
Beach, Los Angeles county, lost her
speech, and it 10 claimed that she has re-
gained it after nine months through
prayer.
The citizens OF Phoebe, New, believing
the Shoshone Indian predictions OF a
hard winter, are procuring large supplies
OF wood for domestic uses, and are other
wise preparing for An extra cold and
snowy season.
The Supreme Court OF Utah has ruled
that property OF the Mormon Church
which had been declared as escheated to
the government must go to the public
schools and to the repairs of Mormon
places OF worship. The amount in dis
pute is about $780, 900.
The preliminary surveys for the large
storage reservoirs and irrigation canals
to be constructed on Indian creek, about
twenty miles from Boise, are now being
made. The three reservoirs to be built
will cover / 200 acres OF land each, and
about forty miles OF canal will be dug.
Thomas Quiddie and George Bassett,
two young men who held up the wife
and daughter OF Joseph Workman
on November at Los Angeles and
robbed them OF $40 in jewelry and
money, pleaded guilty and were sem
fenced to ten years each in the peniten-
tiary.
The DeLamar Nugget announces the
discovery OF va! liable opal fields in Oxy-
hee county, Idaho. Some OF the stones
have been exhibited in DeLamar. Some
are fiery, others are dull white, and a
cut one has been pronounced by an ex-
pert as fine specimen Of its size as he
ever saw.
Thomas Butler, formerly an engineer
on the steamer Isabel, went hunting in
the vicinity OF Comox, B. c.. a short
time ago, and as he did not return. a
search party was sent after him. They
found his body. He had been caught by
the leg in bear trap and had died from
hunger and loss OF blood.
Mount Pitt, an extinct volcano in the
Cascades about sixty miles due east Of
Grants Pass, is said to be smoking again.
G. A. Voolfolk, who has been in sight OF
it recently, says the back smoke shoots
straight up in large volume from the
snow.capped peak, and the sight is a
grand one from the SUBMITS at the head
OF Bloody run.
Wilson Gar Der, who for four or five
years has been suspected OF being n
moonshiner, and whom the Federal Off
GERS OF Idaho have long suspected OF
supplying the scattered Indians oil the
Big Greek country with illicit whisky,
met violent death about a week ago
while tieelng from party OF men whom
he though. were officers of the law. He
with couple OF Ind ans while in boat
were carried over forsy-toot waterfall.
Allene Case, Assistant Worlds Fair
Commissioner for Idaho, has returned to
Boise from Chicago. He reports that
the department Of construction has fin
ally decided to give Idaho space for it's
building, with a frontage OF ITO feet.
One-half OF the lot formerly set aside for
New Mexico ia included, and the other
half of the building will be devoted to
joint Territorial building. Work will be
commenced on the Idaho building just
as soon as possible.
Evans and Sontag are reported at
Fresno to have left the United States
and been traced to London, England.
An officer engaged in their pursuit is re-
ported as saying that Sontag took the |
train at Truckee in disguise as preacher |
and Evans at Mojave as a miner. The |
two met at Baltimore, and took the
steamer for Europe. Parties from the
mountains state that the robbers are
thought to have left there early in Octo-
Der. No one substantiates the report TO
a certainty.
The Marshtield Sun reports work pro-
crossing rapidly along the line of the Coos
Bay and Roseburg railroad. The com
pany's force OF men is being enlarged at
every opportunity. The big bridge, 1000
feet long, at China Camp creek has been
completed and the track laid one mile
beyond that point to McAdam's place.
Superintendent Fred McLain started a
force OF men at work last week in the
OF the bridge at McAdam's
and 1t will take three weeks 10 complete
it. This is the last bridge that has 10 BE-
this side OF the Coauille.
The work of surfacing and Strengthening ,
the track is fast nearing comp elton.
Over eighteen miles OF the road ia com. .
pleted and the track laid.
Work on the new armored cruiser 1
at San Francisco has been ex- /
pedited to the utmost since she was
launched. Only the detention OF plates
by the Homestead strike can prevent
her being towed over to the government ,
navy yard by June Is, 1893, which will
he In advance of the time called for by
the contract by several months. Her
engines are now In position, and next
week the ponderous boilers will be
placed in the hull. The Olympia looms ,
up in magnificent shape, and looks
larger in water than she appeared on ,
land. The gun carriages in the forward !
turrets are nearly In. The guns are be- !
ing prepared for their positions in the .
lurret, and will be aboard in q few DAYS. ,