Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-05
The Fresno Y. M. c. A.
i'm Trouble.
PoMoNA's NEW ORDINANCE.
A Mare Island Foreman's 0ffense TO be
Inves!igated-An Indignant
Phpnix Doctor.

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There will be no extra session Of the
Idaho Legislature.
New Mexico will hold an irrigation
convention at Los Angeles March 10.
The Sunset Telegraph Company will
have two distinct lines from Stockton to
San Francisco.
Candidates for municipal Offices, TO BE-
voted for this spring st Sacramento, are
numerous.
There will he much larger acreage
put In sugar beets at Chino this season
than last year.
Phoenix, A. T., is much disturbed over
the disappearance Of DR.. 4. Il. Powell,
well-known druggist.
jos Cfocker ana George Dawson have
been arrested at Los Angeles and
charged with forging checks.
Philip d. Yieser. a stenographer at
Phoenix. has been arrested on charge
Of forgery At San Bernardino.
Eastern expert safe CRACKERS are doing
work profitable to themselves at Los
Angeles and the neigh5orhood.
The forger and proiessed wool-shipper,
Robert Flake Of Anthony, N. NJ, has
been captured In Juarex, Mexico.
A vigorous policy Ia being adopted by
Southern California horticulturists to
prevent the importation OF injected
stock from the East.
A reward OF 1901 has been offered by
the Governor OF Arizona Tor the arrest
OF the murderers Of Mrs. Morgan and Joe
Miller near Tempe last week.
The Victoria, b. o., Council Of the
Board OF Trade recommends that fort
nightly mail TO the north be established,
and the matter will be pressed on the
ottawa government.
The Y. NJ. q. A. at Fresno is In trou-
BILE. 1t has u number Of Unpaid bills,
and the creditors have used legal means
to secure payment. A keeper IL In
charge OF the Institution.
Captain Hewitt, master OF the San
Pedro, and Pilot Christensen are CEN
sured by the members OF the committee
that investigated the causes Tor the loss
Of the vessel near Victoria.
The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports thirteen failures In the Pacific
Coast States and Territories for the past
week, against twenty the previous week
and sixteen the same week Of 1901.
The steam sleigh at Truckee will soon
be ready for its trial trip. The machin-
cry has arrived, and 10 now being put in
place. Much interest In the invention
IL manifested by the people OF the snowy
country.
DIR. Prowtell Of Phoenix proposes TO
make things warm for those people who
originated stories OF libelous character
about him and sent them out from Phoe-
nix during his temporary absence from
that town.
Thirty thousand pounds OF fresh salmon
were shipped in q car from the Fraser
river two weeks ago, going by way OF the
Canadian Pacific TO New York ami
thence In the cold-storage room OF q Ger
man steamship to Hamburg.
The San Diego Union says; II has
been reported that the December frosts
killed the pineapple plants that have
been 10 successfully grown In this vicin-
Ivy for the past two years. X. 4. Nor
rison WAS seen, and he says he has If
teen varieties growing both at South San
Diego and In this city, numbering 800
plants In all, and OF that lot not one was
killed.
Pomona's new liquor ordinance has
gone into effect. Under II no man Ia al
AOWUu w rtUp iuo ps0Sp WuCf0 bquoIs
are sold upon any business whatever
under fine OF not more than 400 and
Judgment In jail o! not more than fifty
days The public is excited over the or
dinance. and there will probably be some
warm times In Pomona during the next
few days.
Considerable talk Is occasioned at VAL
lejo over the charges against Foreman
Charles l. Phelps OF the construction
department at Mare Island. His otiense
as stated in the preferred complaint Is
extorting money from workmen who are
employed under him. maxim them pay
q large monthly bonus for the privilege
OF working. An investigation will be
had at once.
The recent ruling OF the District Court
at Boise City to tEe effect that housees
OF prostitution cannot be abated as nui-
sances has created no small amount OF
adverse criticism. The weight OF author
ity seems ~ be that they can be 80
Rbated. but Judge Nugent seized upon
an absolute ruling OF some obscure New
York court AZ pretense for deciding in
favor OF the sporting fraternity as against
the decent classes in Boise City. The
case will be appealed. There is much
indignation over his decision.
Another attempt will be made to raise
q fund for the Oregon exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. A corporation represent
ing a capital OF 100000 will he organ
lied In few days. The plan is to have
twenty-five members, ten from Portland
OF the richest and most influential men
and fifteen from the remainder OF the
State, thus giving outlying districts a
majority. Circulars TO the number OF
lho have been sent out TO the Mayor of
every city and to influential men. They
develop the plan and ask for the support
OF each place. The replies are coming
IN fast. all Of which are favorable to the
project.
The Oregon Pacific Railroad has been
sold at sheriff's sale. The property
was bought in by Zephin job of Corvallis
for the sum OF 81 900 900. II is thought
q compromise has been effected by the
New York bondholders, and that Col
onel T. Egerton Hogg will be retained
as President OF the road, while Blair
and his friends will remain managers
and have voice in the policy of the road.
The road was bought for the benefit OF
all the bondholders who. it is under
stood, are united upon policy Of re-
organization. II is thought the policy
viii be to issue bonds to raise sufficient
funds 10 complete the road to its eastern
terminus in Idaho, and to provide ocean
af~amarn IN accommodatA tha inarAasod