The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-07-23
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE.
Union Pacific Train Collides With
"a, Runaway Coal Car.
THE HOP LICE APPEAR In OREGON.
Total Amount Of Poculations Of Collins
-. and DAre-The Kimhall Olive
Oil WorkS-Etc.

Los Angeles is once more striving for
an outfall sewer 10 the sea.
San Diego wants $40 square feet o;
epaee for its eounsy exhibits st the
Worlds Fair.
Francis "a. New lands WAS elected Pres
ident OF the National Mining Congress
at Helena, Mont.
The Union Paci6c is arranging for
new line OF steamers between Portland
and China in place OF the Upton line.
A fire in the basement OF the court
house At Prescott, A. T., originating
from Stacked lime. caused loss oil about
1900.
The weather in Oregon is beneficial to
the crops. A good yield OF grain is prom
Used. Hop lice have made their appear
ance.
The Canadian Pacific railway is to
send an agent to New Zealand to make
arrangements for An Australian line OF
steamers.
Much complaint is made OF the way
in which Register Roberts OF the land
office of Sacramento does business, and
An effort is being made to secure his re-
moval.
The British steam schooner Eliza Ed
wards. seized at San Diego on suspicion
OF being q smuggler, has been released
by the authorities, no actual proof being
obtained against the vessel.
Rev. c. .. Brown OF the First Consre-
gational Church at at Tacoma, has re-
signed to accept the pastorate of the
First Congregational Church at San
Francisco.
The kimball Olive Oil Mills at Ma
tional City, San Diego county, Cal, are
10 enlarge their works. The demand
for oil is ten times in excess OF the
output.
A Union Pacific train collided with q
runaway coal car near Beaver CANYON,
Idaho. the other day. The fireman,
Jack Moore, was killed, and the en-
gineer, George Dram, badly hurt.
The total amount of populations of
Collins and Dare OF the defunct Cal
iiornia National Bank at San Diego is
placed st 81, 100 900. Collins, it will be
remembered. committed suicide, and
Dare made his escape to Italy.
The old Tinciacacora mine, south OF
Phoenix. A. T.. has been discovered
after search OF years, and much ex-
element prevails over it. The shaft
was filed with debris Just as the Mis-
sion priests left it when they were killed
by the Ind, ans.
The bringing of suits to quiet titles
to land al N0gales, A. T., has created
much indignation, and the claimants
were hanged in effgy BY the people.
The settlers in the San Rafael and Cal
abasas land grants are also served with
notices of contest.
Yda Adds Storke who recently sued
for a divorce from c. A. Storke OF Santa
Barbara, Cal, but was unable to obtain
it, has petitioned the Board of Super
visors for county aid. She is literary
woman OF considerable note, and at one
time was comfortably we'll off. Her
health is feeble and fhe is now unable
to support herself.
After years of litigation over the es-
tate OF Joel R. Carter, alias Cramer,
letters OF administration have been
granted to S. B. Smith at Sacramento.
Carter was a wealthy farmer whose PEN
chant for matrimonial ventures led rim
into many serious entanglements. At
the time of his death he had three wives,
all OF whom protested against the dis
tribution OF his estate. His children
will divide the money.
The Union Pacific has assured the
lumber dealers of Portland that it will /!
restore the old +lcent rate to Denver
and common points. This is the result |
of meeting between President Clarke I
and q committee of the Portland Trans
portation Bureau during the recent visit /
OF Mr.. Clarke TO that city. The matter
will have TO 60 TO the Western Traffic
Association, bot the lum bermen are con-
tdent il will act favorabiy. The new
rate will apply only TO lumber shipped
from Portland.
The case OF the United States We J. W.
Confer. c. W. Mead and 5. c. Mekam,
Indicted by the grand jury for conspir-
ing to deiraud the government out Of its
title to certain lands in the Rosebury
district, was tried in the United States
Circuit Court at Portland the other day.
When the taking OF the testimony was
United States Attorney NAYS
stated that in his Judgment the evidence F,
was not sufficient to warrant the jury to
bring in a verdict OF guilty. Judge c
Deadly then instructed the Jurors to i
bring in a verdict OF acquittal, which |
thew did. ,
A statement was recently published
showing that the average length OF haul .
per ton on the Great Northern road had :
risen from PA miles in 1889 and 80 :
miles in 1890 TO go miles in 1891. /, is
stated 70 be even greater thus far this /,
year. The average for sol is only six
teen miles less than that OF the Northern
PAcinc Tor the same year, while the mile
age operated by both il practically the
same, and the Northern Pacific had all 7
.ts trsnscontinental business included. y
The conclusion reached was that the
treat Northern had increased it's aver.
sge haul by largely increasing the .
amount of traffic carried to the end OF U
Is operated mileage in Montana
Captain Carlson OF the steamer Chill
at, just arrived at Tacoma from Alaska.
gives the first authentic report OF the !;
booty tight between the Cnilcat Indians =
md the whites on Chilcat Bay. The I
light was not between the Gamers and o
indians, although one Gamer WAS stabbed
md beaten nearly to death. The white
ishermen had trouble with the Chilcats o
,yer the setting OF a tsh trap. July p
he Indians got drunk. and revived the H
eud by beating and stabbing the whites. ID
The whites then shot and xii efawFathy d.
>hilcat buck, and later the Indians raj. d
led and in order 10 kill awhile man n
or the Indian killed shot an unknown
nd unconoerned man just in from Ju- T
eau. A double charge of tucksho, r
truck him in the left side, shatteripy a,
lis watch and carrying away the entire il
eshy part Of his side between the hip il
nd ribs. Carlson brought the dead and in
rounded 70 juneau. An investigation cf
~ been ordered. Ar