The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
The Chinese Renting Rooms in
the City Of Tacoma.
0REG0N's WHEAT CROP FOR 1892.
Fruit Men OF California In a Pleasant
Frame Of Mind-COmpositiOn Of
Oregon Legislature.

Portland and San Bernardino have in.
augurated a war On dives and dance
houses.
The Utah Liberals have decided to
nominate candidate ior delegate to
Congress.
Los Angeles lie having an epidemic oil
burgaries. several expert crooks are
believed to be at work.
The Sacramento Federated Trades has
begun q crusade to compel the Chinese
to move outside the city limits.
The Umatilla reservation is overrun
with large black crickets, which are
proving destructive to the grain fields.
Grasshoppers in swarms have appeared
in Williamson Valley. sixteen miles
north OF Prescott, A. T., and all vegeta-
ton is suffering.
The fruit men OF California were never
in better humor than at present. The
rise in prices for fruit has made delight
full change in affairs.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners will soon be in San Francisco to
look into the alleged Determinations on
Missouri river and Pacific Coast rates.
One hundred and fifty Japs have been
run out OF Nampa and Caldwell. Idaho.
and there will probably be further up
rising against them on the Oregon Short
Line.
The Temescal tin aaine has been closed
to the public owing to the late pub
lished reports OF its standing. No one
will be allowed on the premises except
employees.
Rev. J. A. Smith, the Ascending
evangelist, has returned to Santa Cruz
from Seattle in company OF the Sheriff.
Bail was set at 81 100, in lieu OF which
he is in Jail. He acknowledges his guilt.
The wolfey Canal Company, in Mari
copa county, A. T., is working $40 men,
and the monster enterprise will be COM
pleted by November l. The ditch is
over 10 miles in length and is now near
ing completion.
The San Luis and San Joaquin Rail-
road Company has been Incorporated,
with a capital stock of 800, 900, TO con-
struct a railroad northward from San
Luis Obispo to Ell Moro, q distance OF
about ten miles.
At Phoenix, A. T., four member OF the
Philharmonic Band (Mexican) have
been arrested on charge Of maintain
ing nuisance, in playing their instru-
ments between the hours OF 10 and IL
A. VI. and late at night.
During the last two weeks over Is, 900
head OF heet cattle have been brought
from the mountains to Naricopa county,
A. T., to fatten on the Alfalfa fields in
the valley preparatory to shipment TO
California and Eastern markets.
Judge Van Vieet has decided to re-
sign his position as Superior Judge at
Sacramento, 10 take effect within the
next few months. The Judge proposes
to resume the practice OF his profession
and will locate in San Francisco.
Rooms at Tacoma have been rented
through third parties, presumably for
Twin Wo, of Portland, for the use Of a
mercantile house. This is the first de-
cisive move to establish Chinese mer
chants in connection with the Northern
Pacific Oriental Steamship Line.
The weeds on the monitor Monadnock,
which vessel has been lying for a year
near the ferry-gate entrance to the Mare
Island dock yard, were found to be from
three to twelve inches in length, and it
required considerable labor to get them
of the hull.
Va Vi LllS bTou
lite and Greenhorn Consolidated Mining
and Milling Company Of Granite, Grant
county, Or, were filed in the office OF
the Secretary Of State by A. J. Tabor,
Joseph y. Ditmars and c. y. Miller
capital stock, 81 $50 900.
Dun's Commercial Agency has advices
from every wheat growing county in
Oregon, showing that Oregon's wheat
e. M - % "a n.a
less than in 1891. The yield in the
State OF Washington will, it is stated,
be considerably diminished.
Edward Hyatt ia fitting out camp.
ing expedition to collect specimens for
the Stanford University. The object Of
the trip will be to make as complete
showing as possible OF birds, snakes and
lizards OF Southern California. The
trip will last about two months.
The political composition OF the Ore
yon Legislature is as follows: House
80 Repu blicans, Is Democrats, 3 Peoples
party. Senate-l6 Re pu blicsns, IL Dem
ocrats, Democrat and Prohibitionist,
Peoples party and Citizens. The
Democrats gain four in the Senate and
lose one in the House over the last Leg.
islature. The Republicans lose nine, Of
which seven are in the Senate and two
in the House.
The whaling schooner Blakely OF San
Francisco was wrecked at Middleton
Island, Alaska, on une "a. She 10 al
most a total loss. While rounding Mid
dleton Island to allow some Of the crew
TO 90 ashore and hunt TOR wild geese
the vessel struck hidden rock not
marked on the charts, three miles south
east OF the island. She ran ashore and |
beached. Her hull WAS shattered, but |
the sails, furniture, instruments and
provisions were saved.
A Virginia New dispatch says: A |
number Of members oil the local compa- |
MES OF the Nevada National Guard have |
decided to resign on account of the pun
Iams at Pittsburg, by order OF Lieuten- |
ant Colonel Streator. A large majority
OF the members of the local MALTA be- |
long to labor unions. and their resigna-
tons are likely to result in the dsband- |
ment OF two out OF the three companies
in this county.
The Los Angeles Board OF County
has passed an ordinance
which has for its purpose the protection
Of q number OF birds and animals which
are now undergoing in that county a
very rapid determination. The animals
and birds are the seal, the sealion,
gray squirrel, golden oriole,
bird, and the California road
runner and meadow lark. Ii is also a
rhine to rob the nests or DESTROY the
,ggs OF any OF the birds. Fines and i'm
prisonment are the penalties for viola
iou 81 the ordinances.