Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-03
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
Ceary Chinese Act Obnoxious to
Portland Ministers.
A NEW FIND OF COAL IN ARIZONA
The Purchase Of Controlling Interest In
the First National Bank Of
Santa Barbara, Cal.

The cattle ranges In Arizona are re-
ported In line condition.
Rsar-Admiral J. h. Gkerrett has A.
sumsd command at Mare Island.
All the attractions OF Al Hayman and
Chnries Frohman are 10 be played st
Los Angeles hereafter.
The Portland Ministerial Association
has adopted resolutions asking Congress
70 repeal the Geary Chinese Get.
The new coal find near Flagstaff, A.
T., IN creating much interest. The coal
IL oi fine quality and the veins large.
A party OF conchologists Is to visit
Point Iona ut an early date to secure
shells. which are said TO be abundant In
that section.
Senator John r. Jones Of Nevada and
other capitalists have purchased con-
trolling Interest In the Fust National
Bank OF Santa Barbara.
A considerable quantity Of cabbage,
cauiiflower and celery 10 being shipped
from Los Angeles East In carload lots,
but the demand 10 greater than the sup
ply.
A petition TO the Oregon Legislature
has been extensively signed throughout
the Willamette Valley 70 have railroads
fence their lines where they run through
pastures and meadow lands.
The orange crop In tho south will not
bv9in 10 move much Tor two or three
weeks, when heavy shipments may be
looked for. Ths quality and quantity
are both ahead OF any previous season.
An apportionment blll, based on the
vote cast ut the recent election, has been
introduced in the Idaho Senate. The
bill provides that each county shall have
Ut least one Senator and Representative.
There are valuable slate bods four
miles from Merlin in Josephine county,
Or. This IL the only slate quarry known
In the state, and Portland contractors
have been Obliged 70 obtain their slate
~ far away ~ Maine.
The BrAdstrest mercantile agency re-
pores fifteen failures In the Pacific Coast
States and Territories Tor the past week
- compared with fourteen for the pre-
vious week and fifteen for the CORE
spending week OF 1892.
Captain Anderson, n pilot at San Pc
dro, while cruising IN his yacht off santa
Monica had an adventure with q whale,
which passed under and raised his yes
sci three ieet. A shot In vital part oil
the animal drove II away.
The appeal IN the case OF the People
OF the State u California Va. All Lae
Doom, Ghinaman who WAS convicted OF
murder In the tirst degree ~ san Rafael
and sentenced 10 death In March, 1901,
has been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
The Arizona Press Association has
passed resolutions favoring the admis-
sion OF the Territory as a State and REC
ommending the appointment OF l.. g.
Hughes, editor oil the Tucson Star, 10
the office OF Governor under the Cleve-
land administration.
Jean Baptiste Trauviso, a survivor OF
the famous Bonner party. and who
claims TO have been the only one in
George Donner's camp who for many
days was able to keep up the hres and
wait on the others, 10 living in Santa
Rosa, CAL, In destitute circumstances.
A novel house IL TO be built on the
ocean front nj Coronado by N. q. Jones
OF Man,tou, COL, Tor y winter home for
himself and vile. " will be two stories
In height, and the front, facing the sea,
will be- OF glass. The roof will DO fiat
and covered with cement for . roof gar
den.
The will OF w. 9. Ladd OF Portland
has boon filed for probate. His widow
Is given an annuity OF tz4.00o. Ills sons
are lett all banking interests. The sum
OF s4b0, 900 Tor educational and charita-
BILE purposes has been left In trust, and
q number Of reiat yes in Massachusetts,
have been bequeathed annuitles. Am-
pie provision WAS made Tor ali the fam
lily.
An error in the census taken in Boise
In 1880 has been the means OF depriving
the residents OF the suburban districts
OF the enjoyment OF the same postal ia
cilities extended to those in the heart OF
the city. An attempt has been made to
have the matter righted. and y tatement
recently forwarded TO the department al
Washington, which shows that the pop
uiation Is $3.50 instead OF 1900, as erro-
neously supposed. will probably help
greatly In Strengthening the matter out.
Thomas liam. Treasurer OF Berkeley,
CAL, IL short in his accounts 10 con-
siderable amount. tie gave CHECK on
the BerSeley Bank Tor u. 800 to the Ger
man Savings and Loan BANK OF San
Francisco IN payment Tor electric-light
bcnds. The Berkeley Bank refused the
check, a. Ham had no money on de-
post. Harm Gays he has used the towns
monev IN his own business. and he has
no idea how his sfsirs stand. Tie has
turned bis property, valued at about
t25. on, over 10 his bondsmen, and an
expert Is examining his books.
Mrs. j. Mervyn Donahue, widow OF
the late owner OF the San francisco and
North Pacific railroad, will contest that
part % her husbands will which leaves
tl5',0Oo to Catholic institutions. She
bases her claim on the fact that tine Law
provide that not more than one- third n,