The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-07-16
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
Grand Jury Recommends Removal
of County Officers.
NAVAJO COUNTRY IN NEW MEXICO.
General Strike Among the Trainmen on
the San Joaquin Division of
the Southern Pacific.

The highbinders at Sacramento are
unusually quiet.
The work of Goa ing and repairing the
Boston at Mare Island is goin; on rap
idly.
Notwithstanding the application from
Governor Wiley Of Idaho no Federal
troops viii be sent t. the C,eur d'Alene
country.
A Chinese high binder arrested at Sac
ramento was encased in a boiler plate
eoat-ot-mail. He carried two revo!vers
and three knives.
San Bernardino is much excited over
the discovery that its street bonds are
illegal. About 100000 OF them have
been expended so far.
Thirty i've miles OF the new line built
by the Southern Pacific to avoid the
food districts in the Colorado River Val
ley have been completed.
DR.. Lutz and wife Sister Rose Ger
trude) reached San Francisco from the
Hawaiian leper colony the other day en-
route for Europe or Japan.
At Tucson, Ariz. City Policeman Will
Mexican, and was stabbed through the
heart. He shot the Mexican dead, and
then expired.
The official military commission to in
vestigate the posi- bilities OF metallic
wealth in lands on the Navajo reserva-
ton in Arizona and New Mexico has re-
ported the country worthless for mining
Purposes.
The Deciduous Fruit Growers Associ-
alton in Southern California, tho entered
into q compact not to sell their peach
and apricot crops for less than s25 ton
are more than pleased with the way their
association is working.
There is a general strike among the
trainmen on the San Joaquin division OF
the Southern Pacific Company. They
are dissatisfied with the superintendent
OF the division. J. Ii. Whited, who has
increased their work and not their wages.
The grand jury at San Diego has made
its final report. The county officers are
scored for alleged misconduct in appro-
priating certain fees to their own use,
and the removal from Office OF Clerk
Gassaway, Auditor and Recorder Miller
and Sheriff Folks is advised. These Of
ficials demand thorough investigation.
Consolidated Mining Company in the
Bohemia district, Lane county, Or, has
produced during the month OF June
about 81 ~ in bullion in development
work. fue President, DR.. j. VI. Taylor,
says that the concentrates are found very
valuable, AMI that new machinery will
be placed in working order at the mine
In abont fifteen days, which will increase
the value OF the bullion produced about
one-third.
Teamsters from Grant county, Or,
state that the entire wool clip OF that
county and Harvey will seek a railroad
outlet at Baker City this year. The rea-
son for this is that better inducements
are offered the producer, and it is money
in their pockets to go to Baker City with
their shipments. Another thing that
tends to Baker City's advantage is that
the road to Heppner is in such a bad
condition that heavily loaded wagons
cannot travel over it.
A wonderful geological specimen wac
accidentally discovered by a latorer in
Astoria the other day. In digging his
the bank, the blow splitting the stone
open. In the center was a perfect clam
shell, both sides being shown and meas
uring 81. inches in length by 35s inches
in diameter. Considering where it was
found and the heavy formation OF stone,
the clam must have lain in its stony
home thousands OF years.
A water velocipede has been invented
by Will Raymond of Clatsop county,
Or. 1t is made OF zinc. /. has don bic
wheels ON each side with a seat between.
1t is propelled with crank like a land
velocipede. Mr.. Raymond has his model, /
and has applied for a patent. Z. f. /
Halves has just completed one Of the /
velocipedes for Mr.. Raymond, and it will /
be tested in Ioung's Bay in a few days. /
1t ia believed speed OF twelve miles an |
hour can be obtained. II cannot be up
set, and its occupant is absolutely safe
on the water.
There is much interest at Boise, Idaho,
over the prospective building OF line
Of railroad from Nampa to Silver City,
by which that city will be afforded rail
with the rich mining dis
tricts of Owyhee county. Major Wick
ersham OF Pittsburg has been examining
the scheme on behalf OF capitalists OF
that city, and it is positively asserted
that the line will be constructed if his
ing to say that would indicate what the
tenor OF his report is to be, the idea
seems to prevail that he will recommend
the scheme. II the road is built, the
proposed new mills OF the Delamar Com
pany will be located near that city. The
project for building road eastward
through the mining and timber regions
OF Central Idaho to Butte City is also in
promising shape, a more detailed sur
vey having been ordered by the capital
lists who have been investigating the
matter.
Search by customs officers at San Di-
ego OF the British steam schooner Eliza
Edwards has failed to unearth evidence
that she is being used for illicit purposes.
There were no Chinese on board nor anv
evidence OF opium. Captain Van Bremen
threatens that, If his vessel is not re-
leased at once, he will apply to the Brit
ish Consul Tor protection. No one is al
lowed to visit the schooner nor sailors TO
come ashore. A suspicious circumstance
in the case is the fact that the Captain
at first claimed he had chartered the
craft for cruise to Mexico and Central
America. while afterward he told an en-. I
tirely different story. He now save that
by the advice OF his physicians he pnr- Z
chased the vessel for cruise to the Ha-
waiian Islands for his health. For two ,
years past he has been considering the
voyage, and cleared at Vancouver for /
San Diego to enable his physician, DR..
Winchester OF Santa Barbara, To board
without going North. A special dispatch
from the latter place to the San Diego
Uaion says Winchester vile says he has
gone East. Officials say they believe
is interested with Captain
Van Bremen in smuggling operations. Ii