The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-12-31
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
Catholic Priest Overp)wered and
Robbed by a Mexican.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA RESERVATION.

The Strait Of Fuca Reported to be Stocked
With Ddft Logs-An Editor
Acquitted Of Libel.
Phoenix. A. T., has . free-deliveIy
postal system.
The National Bank of Pocatello, Idaho,
has been authorized to do business.
Los Angeles Council has vo,ei to per
NIT the building OF . smeller inside the
city limits.
The diamond fields In Idaho are Great
ing intense excitement at Nampa and
neighborhood.
The fourmasted barkentine Jane L
Stanford, the largest wooden sailing yes
eel ever built in California, WAS succe q
fully launched in Humboldt Bay recent
~.
Turnkey French was attacked in the
Idaho penitentiary at Boise by Samu j
Hatton, . desperate convict, and in self
defense French stabbed and killed Hat
ton.
The Chamber Of Commerce at Los An
geles by . resolution has reQues ed the
Governor TO recommend that . branch
OF the State Treasury be established in
that city.
Citizens Of Florence, Or. desire that
that town shall be incorporated. and .
charter IL nov being prepared for sub
mission to the people before the Legis-
lature meets.
In the court-martial at Mare Island on
the Mohican case the testimony so far
taken goes to show that there was some
friction among the officers at the time
Of the accident, and also that the Mo
hicsn was ineficiently manned.
Granseville. Idaho, proposes to make
an active fight to secure the location o
the State Agricultural College At that
point. Tie experiment station on Camas
prairie 10 in excellent condition, and ex-
periments will Be begun next spring,
mainly with grasses At first.
John Manning, Los Angeles pugilist,
who WAS cut last week by a razor in the
hands Of Pompey Smith, was reported
dead. As DR.. Bryant was about to cut
him up with the ecslpel, Manning sud
denly came to life. An undertaken Was
on hand with coffin to put Manning in
The work OF filing Couch Lake in
Northern Portland has begun. The con-
tract il let to q dredging com any, and
it will take 3O0, 900 cubic yards of earth
TO complete the job. As soon as this is
finished work will be begun on the Grand
Central depot, which Is to be located
where the lake now lies.
The levee which extends down Va
Quina Bay quite q distance below the
docks at iaquina City 10 being i'm
proved. Great p Is are being driven in
front of and as near to the cribb ny az
may be, forming q great wall. 1t il
somewhat expensive, but it will keep
the levy intact for many years.
By decision of the Secretary Of the
Interior . number of persons who have
made beautiful homes on q tract in the
heart OF the choicest horticultural re-
gion OF Los Angeles county, six miles
northwest Of Pomona, find themselves
without any title to their land. The
land was sold by the State, and the Leg
islature will have to be looked to To in
demnify the innocent persons.
The Big government dixie at snag Isl
and in the Column ia river has been CON-
pleted. and the gangs OF workmen were
taken to the mainland. The dixie 10 49,
600 feet in length, and is placed in the
river 90 a. to force the current into the
old river channel and 10 keep the river
within narrower bounds. Frequ4n
at marked points show that
the channel 10 steadily increasing in
depth.
The Wolcott reports that in the recol-
lection of sea-faring men on the Coast
there has never been so many drift loys
in the Strait OF Fuca rs at the present
time. Ike high freehets have swept
down the fallen logs OF ages and sent
them adrift to the sea. Logs that have
been buried in the sand for years along
the beach below Port Crescent have been
washed up, and in some places great d. ms
Of logs are formed, rendering it danger
Gus for navigation.
The monster whale that came ashore
at Elk Greek ab ut q mon b ago is rap
idly melting away over hot fires at Mr..
Logan's ranch. A large force OF men
are rendering the blubber, which is in
An excellent state OF preservation, and
the result will be nearly 100 barr els OF ex
cellent unrefned oil. The whale bone.
which averaged three feet in length, was
taken out some time ago, and foots up q
Total weight OF about 800 pounds. The
skeleton, "a soon as cleaned, will be get
up in front Of the Logan house at Elk
Greek.
Articles OF inc Jrporation OF the North |
srn American Navigation Company were |
He'd the other day at San Francisco by |
number OF the prominent residents OF |
hat city. The corporation 10 formed |
sith a capital stock of 5000 OOJ and
or the purpose OF purchasing or build
ng vessels TO carry on business as COM
non carriers between San Frsncisco and
and then to make connection
nth the Panama Railroad Company'p
ines or other agencies that al nd com
nunication with New York and another
Atlantic ports. The term OF the corpo-
alton Is given As tive years.
On q charge of criminal libel at Port
and George II. MoIett, editor Of the
Telegram, has been acquitted. The al
eyed libel consisted In an article pub
ished prior to the city election last une.
numbar Of persons with levy
ne assessments on gam bling hou .es and
he inmates OF the houses OF i'll reputs
o be used in carrying the election ior
lie Republican ticket. Judge Shattuck
instructed the jury that the levyiny OF
i assess ments to be used in q political
ampaign was not . crime. aud that.
here'ore, no libel had been committed.
The other night an individual called
1 the residence OF Father O'Rielly. a
,atholic priest OF Clifton, San Bernar.
inc county. Cal, and asked him 70
urry with him TO the bedside OF dy.