Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-19
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Backward Season in Nevada
Protects the Fruit.
NEW GOLD FIND IN ARIZONA.
A Blue Ribbon War in Progress at
San Diego-A Deputy Sheriff
Killed by the Kid.

Diego from TUNA.
Victoria (B. c. lumber dealers have
formed lumber combine.
Peach Springs, A. T., is in the throes
of excitement over new gold find.
A wonderfully rich strike has been
made in the Eagle Tail Mountains, A. 7.
The Clatsop Mill Company at Astoria
now has a dryhouse, with a capacity OF
40, 600 feet day.
The Citizens ticket ut Phoenix, A. T.,
has been elected, with the exception OF
City Marshal.
The San Diego County Horticultural
Commissioners have organized and COM
mcnced the study OF fruit pests.
There are rumors OF big opium COM
bine, working through Canadian ports
and having headquarters at Portland,
Or.
The backward season In Nevada has
protected the fruit, and the pasturage
will be exceedingly fine, owing to heavy
rains and SHOWS.
There IL nuch excitement in Graham
county, A. r., over the indictment OF
several citizens for raising the registra-
ton to make the county first-claas.
Kid, the Apache, has killed Jake Bow
man, Deputy Sheriff OF Cochise county,
in Guadalupe Canyon, A. 7. Bowman
started out 10 hunt for and kill the Kid.
An Albany paper asserts that people
going to the Worlds Fair from the coun-
try thercabont will take at least $4,000
away that will never return and be u
complete loss To that community.
The clerk hire OF the last Legislature
a 49, ..f "A
over 1900 d day, The lowest paid any
drew less than ti25. There we're 18S
clerks ON the pay roll.
A hlue-ribbon war Is in progress at
San Diego. Bands Of Christian men and
women visit the saloons in chosen
quarter Of the city and hold gospel meet
ings inside the saloon II invited, rs is
often the case, or ON the sidewalk II de-
MED entrance.
The Phoenix "a. IT, bankers have de-
cided to contest the legality OF the Ter
ritorial law taxing all banks, national,
State or private, ON the same basis a.
other property when the bank docs busi-
ness solely within the Territory, whether
organized under the laws Of Arizona or
any other State.
Chester Ayres, with traps baited with
cotton saturated with nostrum whose
odor is pleasant to the nostrils Of coy.
otcs, has been able 10 capture and kill
within five weeks forty-six coyotes In
Mendocino county, Cal, whose scalps
bring him near 81 400, tho bounty from
the county and the shecpmen.
At Phoenix, A. r., the grand jury has
just ignored the charges against five
prisoners who have been in Jail for from
four 10 six months. These men were
too poor to give bonds, and were COM
PEELED TO remain in Jail until the session
of the jury without II shadow OF evil
dence TO indict, much less convict them.
A fish wheel IL now in operation in the
Umatilla river mile above the town of
Umatilla. II is the first one ever tried
out Of the Columbia, and seems to be-
doing pretty well. X, 9. Hinton, who
put the wheel in, is also the inventor OF
an irrigating wheel which IL now being
used successfully at several points along
the umatilla river
Preliminary arrangements have been
completed for the establishment OF the
Australian steamship line to run in con-
nection with the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. The first steamers will leave sgd
ney May II and June 3, and, returning,
will probably leave Vancouver Juno 4
and July o.
A petition has been put in circulation
throughout the mainland Of British Co
lumbia, addressed TO the Governor-Gen-
eral OF Canada, suggesting separation OF
the mainland from Vancouver Island NJ
the surest means of relief from the ex-
listing evils OF the resources OF the prov
ince being spent in unproductivc under
takings.
Miss lIarriette Woodruff, Superintend-
ent OF Schools in Umatilla county, has
sent in her annual State report. There
are at present 8, l32 children OF school
age in the county. an increase OF l56
over last year. The spring apportion-
ment gives this county $24,o43. In all
500, y43.6o have been spent in the last
year Tor school purposes.
Captain Van Bramer has returned to
Vancouver, II. c., FROM an unsuccessful
hunt for buried treasure on Cocos Island.
He saws the island il honeycombed with
shafts and tunnels OF treasure seekers
One party estimated tho cost OF the work
done at 100000. The Brainer party
tnnnelcd 100 feet, but their charts were
evidently wrong, they claimed.
The old blockhouse at the Cascades,
ON the Washington side, recently fell |
down during n heavy wind. and OF course |
viii never be rebuilt. This house was
built in 1856. and though il has never |
received hostile bullet. being built two |
years after the memorable fight upon the |
old blockhouse, now completely gone 10 |
ruin, il has been an old landmark and |
qnartercd good many troops and civil |
ians while the Indians were yet hostile,
Rev, j. IL, Collins Of the Congrega-
tioaal Church at Fresno, Cal, has crea- /
ted considerable excitement by announe-
ing from the pulpit that he had seen one |
of Fresno's society young ladies al
Hughes hotel IN state Of intoxication |
at recent ball given by fashionable |
club OF young people. lie says when \
he finishes his present series of sermons |
on drunkenness he viii preach series on
other sins OF the Fresno people that will |
rival Jonah's efforts at Nineyeh.
Captain r. W. Donelson, inspector of
the life-saving service, has completed his |
inspection OF the three stations in Pa
cifc county, WASH, and reports them
in good condition, well equipped and
men well drilled. He recommends new
boathouse at North Cove and station
It Holman, the first stopping place this
,ide of Ilwaco, to rescue yenturesome
FATHERS on that portion of the beach, for