Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-22
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 high binders at Sacramento are
unusually quiet.
The work OF coaling and repairing the
Boston at Mare Island is going on rap
idly.
Notwithstanding the application from
Governor Wiley Of Idaho. no Federal
troops will be sent to the Ceeur d'Alene
country.
A Chinese highbinder arrested at Sac
ramento was encased in a boiler plate
coat-of-mail. He carried two revolvers
and three knives.
San Bernardino is much excited over
the discovery that its street bonds are
illegal. About 100000 Of them: have
been expended 60 far.
Thirty five miles OF the new line built
by the Southern Pacific to avoid the
GOOD districts in the Colorado River Val
ley have been completed.
DR.. Lutx and wife (Sister Rose Ger
trude) reached San Francisco from the
Hawaiian Lopez colony the other day en-
route for Europe or Japan.
At Tucson, Arix., City Policeman Will
lam Elliott attempted to arrest a drunken
Mexican, and was stabbed through the
heart. He shot the Mexican dead, and
then expired.
The official military commission to i'm
vestigate the possibilities 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, W no entered
into q compact not to sell their peach
and apricot crops for less than $25 ton,
are more than pleased with the way their
association IL working.
There is general strike among the
trainmen on the San joaquin division OF
the Southern Pacific Company. They
are dissatisfied with the superintendent
OF the division, ]. II. Whited, who has
increased their work and not their wages.
Information was received at Klamath
Falls recently that the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs has ordered the survey OF
eight townships on the reservation,
which Is preliminary 10 the allotment OF
OF the reservation. Work will begin at
once. Thig Information will tend to turn
the eyes Of all Oregon to Klamath county.
The little fiye-stamp mill of the Annie
Consolidated Mining Company in the
Bohemia district, Lane county, Or, has
produced during the month of June
about $4 900 in bullion in development
work. The President, DIR. j. M. Taylor,
says that the concentrates are found very
valuable, and that new machinery will
be placed in working order at the mine
in about fifteen days, which will increase
the value OF the bullion produced about
one-third.
Transfers 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 ia that later 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 il in such q bad
condition that heavily loaded wagons
cannot travel over it.
A wonderful geological specimen was
accidentally discovered by laborer in
Astoria the other day. In digging his
pick struck round stone imbedded in
the bank, the blow splitting the stone
open. In the center was perfect clam
shell, both sides being shown and meas
uring so inches in length by 35a inches
in diameter. Considering where 1t 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. II Is made OF zinc. 1t has double
wheels on each side with a seat between.
II is propelled with crank like a land
velocipede. Mr.. Raymond has his model,
and has applied for a patent. f. X.
Halves has just completed one of the
velocipedes for Mr.. Raymond, and it will |
be tested in Young's Bay in few days. |
1t Is believed speed of twelve miles an |
hour can be obtained. 1t cannot be up
set, and its occupant ia 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
report is favorable. While he has moth
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, 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 any
evidence OF opium. Captain Van Bremen
threatens that, il his vessel is not re-
eased at once, he will apply to the Brit
sh Consul for protection. No one is al
owed to visit the schooner nor sailors e
,ome ashore. A suspicious circumstance
n the case is the fact that the Captair
It first claimed he had chartered the
;raft for q cruise To Mexico and Central |
America, while afterward he told an en-
irely different story. He now says thai
by the advice of his physicians he pur. |
chased the vessel for cruise to the Ha-
yaiian Islands for his health. For two
'ears past he has been considering the
'oyage, and cleared at Vancouver for
ian Diego to enable his physician, DR..