Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-17
Judge Shattuck Opposed to the
Chinese Exclusion Act.
AN APPOINTMENT BY GOV. MARKHAM.
British Seal Poachers Threaten to Sail
Under the German and Other
Flags--0ther News.

tuo hqui TtNer hHu culLifHtc Elm, Ccs1
and rice.
Chinese are getting into San Diego
from Mexico with but little trouble.
Eighteen were smuggIed in at one time
= few days ago.
There ID a protest against the manner
In which the voting booths are being
constructed at Los Angeles. 1t IL claimed
they will permit Of fraud.
Charles Taylor, the man who
"peached" on Frank Henton, his pal, in
the robbing Of the Boise City postoiiice,
now says his story was false, but that
statement Ia not credited.
The Chinese OF Portland are exercised
over the death OF one OF their country
men while In the Jail. They claim the
police used undue violence, and are de-
termined to have the case thoroughly
investigated.
The Palm Valley Water Company in
San Diego county, CAL, has ordered In
dian Agent Rust to reopen the ditch
which he recently closed. The Indians
are overjoyed at their ditch being given
back 70 them.
The State Supreme Court OF Idaho has
held valid what is called the high license
law In Idaho. The court sustains the
law at every point. The measure pro-
yides that the license shall vary In towns
OF different population.
Governor Markham has rendered the
appointment OF delegate to the National
Nicaragua Canal Convention, to be held
In st. Louis on June 2, 10 Hon. J ID.
Lynch, editor OF the Los Angeles Herald.
Mr.. Lynch has accepted.
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TO that city gang Of burglars, who are
frightening lone women In their houses
In the early part OF the evening. A
number OF petty thefts are reported, but
no large "haul" has yet been made.
The seal poachers OF British Columba
threaten TO sail under German and Other
flags and look toother governments than
Great Britain for protection. Many o
the sealers have invested all their money
In these piratical ventures, and are now
bemoaning the probable loss Of their in
vestments.
Chances are favorable for the estab
lishment OF the proposed telephone line
from Pendleton to Long Creek and Can
yon City, and IL is probable that orb
will begin very soon. AS soon IA road
are easily passible w. d. Fletcher, man
ager OF the Pendleton Exchange, ans
others Interested will 20 over the rout,
and perfect arrangements. The building
OF the line will be great advantage /,
Pendleton and to places all along TIN,
route.
Hopmen OF Lane county, Or, repor
that up to within couple OF weeks az,
hops made rapid and hardy growth
but the past two weeks ago they hav,
grown very slowly, owing to the damp
cold weather. They expect them |,
come out all right, however, and th,
prospects ut present are that hops will
command good price next fall. The,
are now quoted rs being worth 30 cents
Most hop raisers believe that the hol
lice are going TO be numerous this sum
mer, and many OF them are already pre-
pairing to do n large amount OF spraying
School Superintendent McElroy, VIII,
has in charge the Oregon educationa
exhibit at the Worlds Fair, has appoint
ed the following officers OF the Executiv,
Committee: Prof. |. w. Pratt of Port
land, President; b. w. Hawthorne o
Eugene, Secretary. The Oregon exhibi
will occupy 5000 square feet OF foo
space and Dc under eight heads, as fol
lows: Department blanks, kindergarten
work, elementary schools. specimen
from all institutions, from intermediat,
and high schools, from commercial
schools, from normals and from acade
mics and universities.
Recently Salem citizen put / ,00I
catfish in the slough at Salem, and in
quiry was made OF the United State
Fish Commissioner regarding stocking
OF the river with suitable kinds OF tish
In the reply just received the Commits
sioner says, In order to give anadromou
species an opportunity to ascend TIN
Willamette, the Oregon City falls mus
be overcome, and until the State pro
vides for this the greater extent oil TIN
river must remain without salmon an,
migratory trout. He says certain fish
not migratory, can be placed above tn,
obstruction, but the falls now proven
the utilization OF what would become
great resource for the State.
Judge Shattuck refused writ OF ha
beas corpus in the case of thirteen Chi
nese, who came TO Portland on tn,
steamer Batavia and were denied land
ing by the Federal authorities. judy,
Shattuck gave his decision In accordanc,
with United States law, and then pro
ceeded to declare the law excluding tn,
Chinese obnoxious and iniquitous. wv,
must alter our attitude toward the Chi
nese," said he, ''or war will be the re
sult. China is getting to be yer,
wealthy and powerful nation, as tn,
French found after vain struggle o
three or four years TO get possession OF |
little piece OF her."
Never in the history OF Eastern Ore
gon has there been known such a season
as the present one. Hardly day ha
passed since March l that there has no
been rain or snow, and the temperatur,
has ranged lower than usual. Fall-sowr
wheat, though looking fairly well, il
nee. ssarily set back by the UNUSUAL,
severe weather. Sbeepmen have sui
fered greatly, the cold snap commencing
Just at the time Landing began, and tn
percentage of increase will doubtless h
tar lower than for many years past. Il
addition to the loss in lambs scab Sc m
TO have broken out among the fiocks I
an unusual extent. Shearing has fairl
commenced throughout that region, bu
progresses slowly, owing to the bs
weather. Heppner is full OF sheepsheal
ers, and some branches of business /
that town are accordingly lively. Anon
the shearers is one Moreland OF Califol
mia, whom, it is claimed, holds the It'll
of being the fastest shearer in the worlc
He has q record of 276 sheep In te
hours.