Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-29
The Oregon Board of
Equalization.
C0MST0CK FORCE DECREASED.
A Nevada Deputy Sheriff Short in His
Aecounts-Counterfeiters at
Salt Lake, Utah.

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cate In Linn county, Or.
Carleton's Opera Com pany opened Sal
Diego's 100000 opera house.
The Deputy Sheriff Of Ormsby county
New, Pete Taylor, is charged with bein,
over 81 900 short In his accounts.
There seems TO be no doubt now tina
the Klein party were frozen TO deati
while crossing the Sierra, going to Car
son.
The gang Of conntcrfeitera who flooded
Salt Lake with 10, $40 and $40 pieces
during the holdidays---six in number
have been held for the action OF the
grand jury.
The Oregon Board Of Equalization has
increased the total taxable property Of
the State about 100000, 900. The value
Of the real and personal property Of the
State is placed at 5000, 900.
The business men OF Ogden, with the
Mayor Of the city In the lead, have or.
ganized a 800, 900 stock company to bore
for natural gas and oil. II Is claimed by
scientific experts that Ogden 10 the GEN.
ter OF the great natural gas and oil re-
gion In the Salt Lake Valley.
The Florence and Globe stage was
held up by one man five miles west oil
Riverside, A. T. Wells Fargo's box and
two bars OF silver bullion were taken.
The mail was untouched The robber Is
described ~ tall and dark, with heavy
mustache. He wore no mask.
The schooner Jesse d., running from
San Diego TO Cedras Island, is reported
to have gone down In storm. The yes
sci was commanded By Albert Holbrook
as captain, Harry Jenkins as mate and
9 Norwegian eailor named Hansen. Iiol-
brook 10 a nephew Of Mr.. lIoibrook OF
the San Francisco importing firm Of Hol-
brook, Merrill and Stetson.
Word comes from Silver CITY, LYON
county, New, that Rube Metcalf shot
himself through the abdomen. Metcali
is well known as the keeper OF the Dew
IFS Gate toll road in years gone bv. He
was employed AZ clerk In w. T. Cad
dy's store at Silver City. Dependency,
produced by drink, is supposed to have
been the cause OF his attempt to destroy
himself.
The force OF men employed in the
Comstock mines has been delreasedby
draft OF sixty-three men, divided as
follows; Chollar, 40; Consolidated Cal
iiornia and Virginia, ls; Alta, 5. The
draft In the two former mines is due to
decrease IN the ore output, and in the
Alta the men were laid Off pending the
starting Of pump to drain that mine
down TO the ,450-foot level. The Alta
miii stainps are also hung mp pending
the draining 81 the flooded levels.
General Datus +. Coon, Commander
OF Heintzelman Post, g. A. r., OF San
Diego and Senior Vice National Com
mander OF the National Union Veteran
Legion. ON behalf OF foregoing orders
has telegraphed President Harrison.
asking permission to raise brigade OF
troops for Chill. The barbarous treat
ment OF American seamen in Valparaiso
has aroused the patriotism of the old
soldiers In San Diego to the highest
pitch. Permission from the War De-
partment to enlist would cause veterans
TO pour into San Diego.
Interest in the San Francisco postofiice
site Job Ia not confined to the people OF
that city or TO the jobbers. The admin
istration has suddenly discovered that
the steal means political mistake as
well as national disgrace, and although
the jobbers are still working for the ac-
eeptance of the job site their efforts
will come to nothing. G. T. Huntington
10 working for the site in the East, and
Is angry with the officials for their fail
ure TO obey his orders. The old commits
sion will probably be removed and a new
one appointed. The administration re-
alizes that this is the only solution of
the problem.
The famous johnson estate contest.
which has a State notoriety by reason OF
law having been passed bxthe last
California Legislature to fit The case,
was decided at Stockton by Judge Ansel
Smith in favor of distant blood relatives
OF the deceased and against the adopted
daughter, Mrs. Howell. The Judge held |
that the Judge before whom Mrs. How. |
ell WAS taken when adopted did not
question her az TO consent, and the pa |
pers were not signed before him; there |
fore she was not legally adopted. The
case will be appealed. Mrs. Howell has
strong public sympathy.
The following notice has been issued
by the Lighthouse Board: "The Noon
day Rock bell buoy, which recently
parted its moorings and went adrft, has
been replaced, 1t now lies S5o yards w.
S. w. saw, from the Rock. Navigation
therefore must be careful and not at.
tempt by giving the buoy a wide berth
to pass between the Rock and the North
Farallsn, for this course might lead them
directly onto the Rock. 1t has been
lound impracticable TO place the buoy
nearer the danger. This is q dangerous
Iocality--a place to be avoided but, il
the mariner finds himself in the yicin,
lty, In approaching the coast he should
not pass between the bell buoy and the !
North Farallon Islet."
Couriers from Ascencion, State of Chi
huahua, Mexico, 100 miles south of Dem.
ny, N. NJ, report a terrible uprising
For some time bad feeling has existed :
the adherents OF the Church :
party and the supporters OF the Diaa
government. Affairs reached crisis on !.
asst Thursday, when the election of the !
resident OF the town was held. Rafael
Anchele, who twice held the office. was
Elected by few votes. Anchele was
iistasteful to the opposition on account q
u his efforts to inaugurate reform, and
hreats were openly made against his i
life. About o'clock in the afternoon a 3
mob OF over 100 suddenly surrounded 0
he city building and opened fire. An $
hele and his secretary, NJ. Devalas, were 1
killed, The mob took posses ! Q
ion OF the town after hard fight. Dur | o
ng the battle three reyolutionists were o
Tiled, and many on both sides were ia | :
ally wounded. France Sumo. one oil {
be leaders of the mob, was among the Il
iiied. The impression prevails that Il
his Is movement in support of Cara. c
he strength OF the insurgents is re | II
orted at eighty armed men. Troops e
ave been ordered to the point of the b