Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-14
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
An Organized Gang Of Outlaws
Operating in Idaho.
THE APAcHEs MURDER A FAMILY.
California Literary Character Sentenced to
Prison for Thowing Refuse on
Neighbor's House.

Pasadsns's sewage farm 10 ready for
operation.
All hope OF saving the whalebAak
We.mofe has been abandoned.
Los Angeles il to have smelling works
with capacity Tor 10 tons per day.
Gan Diego il rapidly filling mp with
visitors, and there IL considerable press
ure on hotel accommodations.
The Cinnamon found Illegally fishing
in San Diego Bay were fined t76 each
and sent 70 jail in default Of payment.
saersmAnto's State and county tar
levy has been fixed by the Board OF SUI
pervisors at 81 % on the 400. San Joa-
guin has fixed upon sl.05.
An organised gang Of outlaws 10 oper-
ating in Idaho. Three postofiices have
besn looted the past six months, ira n
held up and many bnrgisries OF minor
character committed.
Two miners named Converse and
6irigsby have started again from San
Diego on another search Tor the famous
Peg Leg mine alleged 10 exist somewhere
on the Colorado desert.
The Puyaliup Indians near Tacoma,
500 In number, will sell their reserva-
tion Tor " 800, 900. II pays 70 be mo-
BILE red man, when tho investment can
pile mp wealth In that fashion.
A marvellous lake 10 reported TO have
been discovered In the mountains above
Ieieic creek Ia the Big Bend country,
Idaho. The lake ID said 70 be Of consid
cradle size and brimful Of boiling water.
The predAreous scale parasite has no.
been Increasing In the south. The re-
port 10 the fruit growers needing at Los
Angeles OF an nvsstlgating committee
IL discouraging. The Australian bug has
received black eye.
Tremendous forest fires ara raging in
the heavily timhered country north OF
the town oil Banner In the iamoua Boise
Basin gold country In Idaho. Vast areas
have been swept by fiames, which show
no signs OF abatement.
Ex-Depnty United States Marshal
Henry MILESTONE. who killed a brother
officer. i. b. Mcclellan, IT Ogden in
March last. has been acquitted on the
charge OF murder. The case has teen
somewhat celebrated, aud developed
much feeling among the peop'e.
Shipping and sealing men at Seattle
propose 70 ask the Washington authofi-
ties to send vessel 10 Petropaulovski TO
investigate tho seizure OF an American
vessel BY the Russians and to bring back
tho men who have been turned loose
into the streets OF Petropanlovski with
out any means OF living.
The contract for restoring the walls OF
Suffers Fort, the bas ions and num-
Der Of buildings, including the old store
rooms, blacksmith shop, mill and pro-
vision vt re-, which were arranged about
the walls, was let several weeks ago to
George Murray 4 Son. Already work In
progressing rapidly upon the walis, and
one OF the hastions, that on the south
east corner, is about completed.
The other day hole was cut In the
roof Of the State capitol at Salem, and
tall steel posts now protrude skyward.
These will coon lake on a shape becom-
Ing 10 capitol dome. The main part
OF the girder is resting securely In Its
place, aud posts are 10 rest on II all the
way round. AT the top they will be
bolted TO the steel circular brace that ia
now seen above the roof, and the brick
wall 10 to be built mp around them.
When the present term OF office oil
Lieutenant General Underwood exp res
hNAt 9VAa tAN ~ ia hp8aIuAttof5 vi
the /. q. o. r., with all the military Of.
fcers above those OF Department or State
Commanders, will be abolishad, and each
OF the Patriarch Military branches oil
the order will be placed under the con
troll OF the State encampment within
whoee jurisdiction 1t liz located. This
action was taken by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge at Portland.
Mrs. Marriage, literary character at
Santa Barbara, has been sentenced to
prison for thirty days and to pay line
al 400 for throwing refuse on neigh
boris house. Mrs. Marriage Ia aaid to he
contributor TO Harpsr's Monthly, the
Overland and other periodicals. She
lives alone, dresses peculiarly, 10 an
Atheist and refused TO take the usual
oath la court. She was convicted Of q
similar offsnss once before, but when re-
leased from prison continued the annoy.
anee until her neighbor could stand II
no longer.
In British Columbia two gold. seekers,
William Corlett of Galveston and Henry
Gesford, formerly OF st. Paul, have met
n terrible fate. While out hunting they
were suddenly attack d by lion and
badly wounded !, one OF them seriously
companion sought to take the two to
camp. Al night he started for camp for
aid, leaviag the two wounded surround
cd by IRE as protection against wild
beasts, which were heard all about them.
When the party from camp reached the
place thev found that Gesferd, who had
gone for water, bad been attacked by
wild anlmsis, killed and his body partly
devonred. Corlett had evidently tried
10 rise and give aid to his companion,
bat was 10 weakened that he had fallen
across thu dying lire and had been liter
orally roasted alive.
News has been received from Alaska
OF volcanic eruption in the Aleutian
Islands, believed 70 be the Black Peak,
between the Chignik canneries and
0unaiasks. About q o'clock the morn.
ing OF August Is beautiful blue cloud
was seen from Chignik Bay 10 ascend
from behind the mountains. Abou. II
O'Clock an earthquake was felt, accom-
panied by thunder and lightning, which
lasted all day. In the afternoon the
cloud turned black. Next morning the
air was full OF sulphur smoke, and the
decks OF the schooner Clara, lying In
Chignik Bay, were covered with two
inches Of black sand. Everything on
land and sea was black. Flocks of wild
geese few from the northeast screaming
with terror. Burning rocks thrown in
the air were seen from Vossnessenski.
That afternoon there WAS q shower OF
dust like burned paper 1t Chignik Bay,
and the next day another light shower.
Dust showers were seen far ut sea, and
the schooner Dennis brought bag OF
dusf The wafar In all the streame and