Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-18
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Several Pests New to Southern
California Discovered.
OREGoN's BRILLIANT DISPLAY
The Brutality of the Foreman of a
California Mine--Davis VIII
Case Again In Court.


Diego this season.
The total valuation OF the estate OF W
3. Lasid, who died at Portland some tim
ago, IL ~ 500, S5s.
The Atlantic and Pacific railway is gu
ing the Prescott and Arizona Central 70
f25, 900 for use OF material.
Portions OF Southeastern Oregon ar
said 10 have been devastated by grass
hoppers and crickets this summer.
stockton IL willing to contribute 800,
600 and the right OF way into the city j
II can be assured OF competing rail
road in the San joaquin Valley.
Judge Ross at Los Angeles has over
ruled the demurrer in the case OF tn,
Southern Pacific w. Juana g. Araiza, in
volying large amount OF railroad lands
A bar OF gold valued at 10000 wa
brought to Virginia City from Silver
City. The bar Is the result of the crush
ing Of eight tons OF ore from the Oes
mine.
The famous Davis will case il again az
before the Butte (Mont.) courts. 1t il
thought the Root contestants and thu
heirs OF John Davis will divide the es,
tate between them.
resolution has passed the Los An.
geiss Chamber Of Commerce indorsinp
the Midwintcr Fair and suggesting thai
special session OF the Legislature be
called to make an appropriation.
Geronimo Elizaldo, Frenchman who
has resided in Cocopah county, A. Z.
for years, has just arrived at Yuma. He
says the story Of Ferguson Cline and
party relative 10 the binding OF lost
city west Of Yuma IL without foundation.
o. u. Anderson, an engineer, has by
triangulation established the height of
Glacier Peak, Snohomish county, Wash,
AZ III 900 feet; Mount Rainier IL 5000
feet high; Mount Baker, ii GOO feet.
Mount shuksau, Whatcom county.
Wash, Is said TO be taller than Mount
Baker.
United States Judge Bellingcr al Port
land has ruled that a Chinese woman,
who waa refused landing By the Collector
OF that port on the ground that she was
only the mistress OF Me Kim, was Justly
married to him according 10 the Chinese
law, and that the woman was In no
rense mistress, She, therefore, was
allowed 10 land.
The San Diego Union says: Several
pests new to this part OF the country
have latley been discovered by Horti-
cultural Commissioner Gunnis, among
which are the black aphis, the woolty
aphis, the Norfolk Island pine scale and
the Telranyellusa maealatas, commonly
known IA the six-spotted mite. Some
OF the above have never before been
known west Of the Rocky Mountains.
John Mclaughlin, foreman OF the
Providence mine at Nevada CITY, Cal,
beat Charles knnge over the head with
two-pound weight, and fractured his
skull. This enragcd the miners, and
after Mclaughlin was released by the
court ON bail Of %, 600 he had 10 be- es-
corted by officials to his hotel, IA crowd
following and shouting TO " hang him. Z"
II there had been leader among these
men, IL is believed Mclaughlin would
have been strung up.
twenty seven canneries are packing
salmon ON the Fraser river this year.
and 1925 boats are at work. Sockeye
salmon, which Is the only variety packed
there IN large qualities, are running now
In immense numbers, the average take
by steady fishermen being 900 for
twelve hours. The run has never been
better than ut present, and the Gamer
les cannot get away with the quantity of
flsh supplied them, though soin,, OF them
are packing | 400 cases daily. Recently
fish were 50 plentiful that cents each |
was the price asked by many fishermen |
but, owing to the great supply numbers |
were unable to sell. If the run contin- |
ues ten days longer, rs il doubtless will. |
the pack will aggregate fully 400 600 |
cases the largest ever put up on the |
Fraser river, while some Gamers EXPECT
the pack TO run over b0O, 600 eases.
Every packing establishment has made
preparations 10 pack To- their full capac-
ity, aud viii tilt every can.
The following item is from a recep,
issue of the Worlds Columbian Illus
trated, the official organ OF the exposi.
tions Oregon has adopted UNIQUE
and practical method OF displaying the
woods produced in that State. At Jack.
son Park there is n house constructed
entirely vt Oregon woods. II is ton foet
square amt nineteen feet high, and h
by an open cupola. The
body OF the structure is yellow pine,
The roof is OF red cedar shingles, and il
by four porie columns. The {
olumns are OF maple. and are very rich |
carved. The roof OF the cupola il 1
supported by four small Dorie columns l
u caryed OAK. The Interior is finished
with panel work containing about ali the I
woods OF the State, among which are !
nansanlta, madrone, view, laurel. nyr- #,
le, ash, maple, oak, spruce, balm. liz. i
ugAr pune, hird's-eye pine, cherry. curlv / ,
maple and alder. The house forms the i,
lregon pavilion in the forestry building ;, /,
Here Is another high compliment i'm a | /
ccent editorial correspondence 10 the d
=. Joseph Mo- Herald. ADJOINING h
he exhibits ot Missouri i'm both the ho,s n
lcultural and agricultural buildings are q
30 displays OF Oregon, the Legislature \,
which state appropriated a scant 500 N
~ in all for ;he purpose of I,roperly /,
,presenting the states resources and i
at the Worlds Fair. The con +,
asst between the two displays is 81 great s,
} 10 put all MiEsourians Ia shame. In =,
le Oregon booth in the hortirultural a,
aiding over sixty varieties of npnies a,
Y shown fresh and beautiful on mates \,
bile there are countless lars and boxes NJ
peaches, plums. prunes, etc, 50 ar. (,
nged a. TO demand the attention of AN n
no pass. Visitors rush through the Ia
sty Missouri space to get into the Or ~
on booth and admire the products Of m
. tar Western state as arranged so n
The same is true OF the os
ricultural exhibits. While the Mis- h
lri pavilion is more favorahly located to
hoes not command one visitor. while al
sens visit Oregon and inspect her $,
nest exhibits u grain and grasses and L;
} general product of the farm. Her IN
eat is shown in -bushel sacks, and ii,
who wish 10 examine it have only TO af
We into the sacks and try handful" II