The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-04-23
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
Fleming to be Released From the
California Penitentiay.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA RAILROAD.
Governor Markham Expresses Himself
Well Satisfied With California's
nStituti0nS-Etc.
Winnemucca has organized a silver

Winnemucca has organized silv.
club.
Work on the Santa Fe, Prescott an
fhsnix road is being pushed, and re.
estate along the line is booming.
William c. Ralston of Oakland wi
BE- appointed chief appraiser at the Dol
OF San Francisco, vice Charles NJ. Leay
removed.
The Indian Agent at Seven Palms
creating trouble by removing a ditch ths
has been used for six years by Indian
and whites.
Work on the new stage road from
Keno to Lake Tahoe is progressing favor
ably, and the road is now completed L
Whites Canyon.
The recent storms in Montana hay
caused much loss to cows and voun,
calves on the ranges. Stock general,
10 in good condition.
The Salt and Gila rivers in Arizons
are rising rapidly. This is caused b,
the melting OF the unusually heavy
SHOWS in the mountains.
The Los Angeles Times has raised the
price OF composition to 40 cents per ,OOt
ems. This is one cent higher than the
regular rate for morning papers.
The Governor of California intinates
that he will not now call an election for
successor to Mckenna, and will wait
until the November elections.
The notorious stage robber, King U.s.
sery, has been captured in the Torto
Basin, A: T. Portions of the gold and
silver bullion he secured were recovered,
The contract for grading eighty-fiye
miles OF the Astoria and Portland rail-
road is signed. This road will connect
Astoria with the transcontinental rail-
way systems.
Permission to use the name OF the
State in a suit to GUST Chief OF Police
Rodgers at Sacramento has been denied
70 ex-Chief OF Police Drew BY Attorney
General Hart.
The Butte and Boston Mining Com
peny's new smelter at East Butte.
Mont, has been destroyed by fire.
About $40 men are thrown out OF en-.
ployment In consequence.
A feud has been inaugurated for the
possession OF a dam site on the Rio
Verde, near Phoenix, A. T. Captain
Ming, the original locator has been seri-
ously wounded in fight for possession. |
Thieves have taken the assessment
roll for 1891 and 1892 Of the city of Paso
kobles, and also the ordinance book. |
These thefts have stirred up the people |
omewhat, who are at loss as to the |
object of the thieves.
A special to the Phoenix "a. T. R,pub-
!'cdn from Nogales announces the find
Ing OF IA pound gold nugget in the
fanchas Places, Sonora, Mexico. This
ls the largest nugget OF gold on record.
Inc percentage OF pure gold is reported
to be 81.
The cattlemen in the Wind river coun-
try, Montana, who organized bands to
run down horse thieves, have had a con-
Jest with the latter, and the former were
routed, having eight killed and many
wounded. The robbers are supposed to
have lost heavily.
The Santa Cruz Water Storage Com :
pany at tucson, A. T., has closed a con-
tract with s. s. Watson of Los Angeles
to construct an irrigating canal and res {
ervoirs In Santa Cruz Valley. This is
.ne largest irrigation project yet insug- I
urated in Arizona. I
The Nelson and Fort Sheppard railway I
land subsidy bill passed its third reading :
py unanimous vote OF the British Co G
ium 0ia Legislature, and wac assented to 8
py the Observation-Disclosures. The bill
gives the railroad company a land grant =.
OF about 10000 acres. i
A suit has been entered at Los Angeles {
against the Paramount Land and Water /
company 70 prevent 1t from distributing b
4o,OUO peach, plum and apricot trees L
which are now deposited on their land v
near Lancaster. These trees are alleged D
70 be infected with fruit pests. c.
Alexander NJ. Mott and George F t!
WILCOX, two capitalists from Cincinnati. "
lre IN Southern California as represen. g
'atives OF syndicate OF Eastern CAPT. :
'ansts, TO learn what the outlook is for "a
establishing two or three more beet-su- !.
gar factories in that part Of California. a
Governor Markham expresses himself
70 being we'll pleased with the manner ri
wnich the California institutions are ~
and suggests methods by u
lets OF food supplies at the asylums u
ould be exchanged and prove adyanta- re
eous TO the State and the institutions 81
TO
Superintendent Gilfillin of the Hmm. On
loldt Land Company, who il sinking the W
'ioneer oil well near Gar beryille. Hum VI
'oldt county, Cal. announces that a fIow te
I oil and gas was struck at a depth of W.
W ieet, and that when a match was an ~ ~
'neo 70 the gas an explosion followed. ~,
mich greatly startled the workmen in N
he shalt, but caused no injury. az az
Items for the survey of the Golden 10,
rate, OF the San joaquin river from az,
mrs Ferry to Firebaugh's Ferry and iii
ne closure OF the sougbs above Stock. M
IN, survey OF the old river branch NJ
10 San joaquin river and a survey Of
le navigable portions OF the Stanislaus am
lerced and Tuolumne rivers will be in, rr'
'rted in the river and harbor bill. OF
Samuel J. Fleming, a preacher and a, mi,
10 time q Chautauqua leader at Re- off
'ndo, CAL, who was convicted last fail neg
an assault on his servant girl and SEN InC
need TO three years in prison, will OBJ occ
In his freedom through the decision of tho
10 supreme Court, to which his case or /
- appealed. The court held the testi. ma,
ony OF the woman, upon which he was ano
nvicted, was not primd- tacie evidence .on,
News OF big gold discoveries ia piIino .er,
at Phoebe, New, from Ferguson dis yin,
ct, iorty-nine miles south. II il Iii
lined that immense bodies of gold ore ~ :
ve been and are being daily discovered sion
ere. The quartz assays from s75 n will
900 per ton. and people are aockiny cIs,
the rich finds from all directions, The cba,
lole town lie in an uproar, and every mad
atlable conveyance at Phoebe has ell her Mo-
!. 800 steu T" convey people TO Gust
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