Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-18
PACIFIC COAST.
Grand Potlatch in Honor
Of the Queen.
STOLEN JEWELRY RESTORED.
Profound Sensation Created at Butte
on Account Of Attachment Of
Mining Property.

Carson has organized fishing and
hunting club.
A boat building yard 10 to be estab-
lished at Victoria, b. Q.
Nogales, A. r., will have an electric
light system In operation soon.
SACRAMENTO treeholders have at last
completed the formation OF new char
ter.
The Supervisors OF Modoc county offer
bounty 81 IS each for California lion
scalps.
The sale Of the Sapphire mine in Mon
tana to English parties has been de-
clared of.
Reports regarding the loss Of cattle in
food, are declared untrue.
A Montana man has invented q ranch
snow pillow for scraping the snow off the
ranges, 20 that the cattle can get ut the
grass.
The Union Pacific Company has adopt
Ell the Oregon State Board OF Railroad
notifications.
DR.. Arley Barthlow Show, professor Of
history in Doane College, Neb., has been
appointed assistant professor Of history
in Leland Stanford Dr. University.
There is legal fight over the posses
sion Of the Eusning Sun property at San
Diego, with the prospect Of the people
being furnished with copies Of two Suns.
The wealth OF the Northwest is rapidly
augmenting. The total valuation OF
property In Montana In 1901 was $142, :
205, 42S, an increase Of $29, 1868, 045 over
1890.
William Christie, the treasurer OF the
Kaweah colonists, has been arrested and
taken TO Los Angeles on a charge OF
sending fraudulent matter through the
mails. s 4fE .fs%s
Guam Chung, the wealthiest China
man in Idaho, Is under arrest at Boise
City and charged with defrauding the
government. 1t 10 believed he is the
head Of a large smuggling gang.
The Columbia River Fishermen's Pro.
tective Union has set the price Of salmon
for tho season on the river at 81 all
around for gill net fish. Trap and seine
fish will be paid for by the pound.
Public government business at Fresno
refusal OF the Treasurer to pay the sal
aries Of deputies In the Recorder and
Tax Collectors Offices. The deputies
have all quit work.
The arrest OF divekeeper at Sacra-
mento has led to the startling discovery
that there ia no ordinance In that city
uors without going through the formal
ity Of securing q license.
A company has recently been formed
by San Francisco capitalists to work ex
tensive coal fields at Coal Harbor, Ungf
Island, Alaska. Underlying the Goa
measures on Unga Island there is also
said to be vast deposit OF petroleum.
Judge Mckinley at Los Angeles has
decided that the big shipment of trees
from the South Sea Islands, numbering
1926, 1000, and which was seized by the
County Horticultural Commissioners
the trees being infested, must be burned
Nearly all the Indians in British Co
lumbia will assemble at the north arm oil
Fraser river on the Queens birthday
and hold grand potlatch. Ten thou
sand dollars In prizes will be given away
and 5000 blankets distributed by Chiei
George.
The stakes and purses for the next
meeting of the Trotting Horse Breeders
Association at San Francisco have closed
with the largest number OF entries ever
received by any association on the Coast
Every prominent sire on the Coast ID
represented.
L. L. Huntley OF Chicago, clothing
drummer who was robbed i'll Idaho ol
$4,000 in jewels while on a stage run
~. hat d
Ferry, has had them restored to him on
the payment of $4,000 and a promise moi
to prosecute.
A profound sensation has been created
at Butte, Mont, on account of the at
tachment Of the property Of the Blue
bird Mining Company (limited) by the
banking house Of Hoge, Brownlee 4 Co.
This mining company is one OF the prin.
cipal silver producers Of the State. The
amount due the bank is $40 900 on over
drafts during 1891 and 1892.
William Pointer, County Treasurer OF
Washington county, Or, has forwarded
5000 to the State Treasurer as part OF
Washington eounty's State taxes for cur
rent expenses. The Treasurer informs
State Treasurer Phil Metschan that the
County Court has ignored the action OF
the State Board OF Equalization and will
make the levy as equalixed by the Coun-
ty Board II that is done, Washington
county will pay taxes on $l9,764.25 in
stead Of $23 ,607. 2S, the sum as levied by
the State Board Of Apportionment.
Edgar A. Martin has been arrested by
the Sheriff OF Mepdocino county, Cal,
and charged with the murder of Fred
Heidi, commonly known as Dutch Fred,
at Fort Bragg on February IL. Heidi
was famous character and worth about
100000. He died in saloon at Fort
Bragg while drunk. An examination of
the stomach since proved that he had
been poisoned. Martin, according TO a
will he exhibits, was made sole executor.
1t has evidence of fraud. Martin is now
thought to be one of the Napa county
Greenwood murderers, and has been in
terested in the settlement Of two or three
other estates.
In the United States Court ut Boise
City the Last Chance Mining Company
has been maintained in its water rights.
The Bunker Hill Company located wa
ter right on Milo creek, and the Last
Chance made location farther down.
The former company made location
still farther down the stream, and tried
to divert the water around the Last
Chance works. In his decision Judge
Beatty says: "In the appropriation OF
water to be used at a specified place for
the purpose OF operating machinery and
other work, and after 30 using returning
to its original channel, the person 30 APP
propriating cannot change the place of