Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-08
City Of Saints Has a Wis
itation Of Footpads.
ROBBED HIS SISTER-IN-LAW.
"whistling Dick" is Doing Truokse
Honorable Is Regarded as
a veritable Mascot.


operations again.
The steeraer Keweenaw, I64 days from
New York, has reached San Diego.
The Portland Smelling Works are TO
BE- run TO their full capacity.
Gacrament0'a freeholders To form =
charter have organized for work.
A most important find has heen made
In the Old Abe gold mine at White
Oaks, N.
California will have Ago 600 tons OF
wheat for export between now and the
first 81 next June.
The closing Of the Candalier mine.
has considerably affected traffic on the
Carson and Colorado road.
20 far 4S,S 800 have been paid out ~
tive weeks wages In an effort To raise u Q
steAmahip san Pedro, on the rocks off
Victoria, b. g.
a new evening paper ieeontemplated
for Virgins City, ITO BE- run independ.
ent Of the mining companies and In the
interest Of the stockholders.
The vioIaters of the game law In
Oregon are many, and an association
has been organized At Portland which
otiars Z reward Of t25 for tho arrest and
conviction Of each offender.
Tho celebrated mining suit Of Giipin
W. The Sierre Nevada Company, has
ended In favor Of the defendants at Boise
City, Idaho. Gilpin, by an injunction,
haa kept tho mine closed three years.
Harry datshall, q well-known saloon
proprietor Of Astoria, Ii under arrest for
running away with his sister-in-law's
diamonds and jewelry and q negotiable
note Tor 1900. He caught IN Port
land.
The chapel car Evangcl In travelling
through the Northwest in the service Of
Gospel Army. II has been turned over
10 the American Baptist Sunday School
Association, under whose charge It will
be while on this coast.
The first full cargo Of American tin
ever produced from an American tin
mine was received at San Diego last
week from the Temescal mines. The
shipment consisted OF 40 pigs, or 36,
500 pounds. The output Of the Temes-
cal mines ID being rapidly Increased, and
American tin will be regularly put on
market in car load lots.
Mrs. Delaguerra, the widow Of Don
Pablo Deagnerra, who was a prominent
character u the early history Of Cali.
fornia, i sning for the plaza on which
the city hail Of Santa Barbara now
stands, valuable piece Of property In
the center Of the business portion,
claiming the land by virtue Of grant
made by the Ayuntamiento Of the town
in the 4o'ss and confirmed in 1881 by
the City Council.
Whistling Dick IL respected at Truckee
as the luckiest man who ever entered
the town. He has been shot at nine
times by men who meant business, and
has escaped the slightest injury. The
other day he got In q dispute with
bartender, and was ordered TO leave the
house. Dick refused, and called the
bartender bad name. The latter
pulled his revolver and fred at Dick
point blank. Although hardly six feet
separated the men, the bullet struck the
door three inches from Dicks body,
Dick turned and walked out Of the door.
All the compositors ON the Oakland
Times went out on strike the other
night. They state that about three
weeks ago the proprietor Of the paper
left notes on the cases OF several print
ere, saying that their services were no
longer desired and warning them not to
come around the Office again. The men
walked out quietly. A committee had
Nh ineffective conference with the Times
manager afterwards. II is understood
that the printers asked for relnstate-
ment OF the discharged men and the
manager refused.
Officers are In search Of John Sargent.
q we'll known business man OF Tolt. He
Is wanted Tor deceiving q young girl
named Ferguson several months ago.
He proposed TO the girl, was accepted
and she believed she was married TO
him. He gave her what purported to
be marriage certificate, which she still
has In. her keeping. A few days ago he
left home. and while away Ne wrote a
letter TO the girl. She noticed the |
similarity OF handwriting in the letter
10 that on the marriage certificate. She |
became apprehensiye and had tho mat
ter investigated. 1t was shown that no |
license had ever been issued |
sor the couple, and the certificate was
forged Tor the purpose OF deceiving the |
girl. She swore out warrant for his |
arrest but he took alarm and evaded the |
Constable Of Tolt by escaping through
rear window oil his residence, and he
The first failure, caused by the un-
usual condition Of the grain market aud
the drop Ia charters OF ships, occurred I
at San Francisco one day last week.
l.owenthal, Livingston Il Co., shipping
and commission merchants, were ut. t
tached by ship owners for money due
on untitled charters and attachments.
This means the failure OF the firm. The
|ormal attachment was for Slo.137, but
this is but small part oil the money
due by the firm. Tue sheriff took pos
session of the Office. receiving some
81, 900 or "a 600 on hand in cash. Low.
snthal, Liyington 4 Co. were dealers in
salmon, and have an interest In an
Alaska eannery. They shipped canned
salmon to Robert Crooks Il Son, a large
and very wealthy firm OF Liverpool,
Mr.. Lewenthal said to-day that as n re
suit of the attachment the firm will
either make an assignment or 90 into
insolvency for the general protection OF
vi creditors. 1.-The failure Is due 10
he said, ''the fall in the price
II salmon, Ind the fall of charters, =
The debts Of the firm are 10000 or
T0. 900 10 shin owners and $l00. 600 due
Robert Crooks < Son. The amount of
he assets will be Harmed in the court
The failure OF Lowenthal. | I
4 Co. 10 not likely to cause
ny bankruptcies among the ship char {
prers. Ii