The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-05-20
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
The Libel Suit Against the
Itata Dismissed.
POLITICAL SCANDAL AT YUMA.
A Win Contest for the Possession Of
COlored Refuses Estate
in California.

San Diego's tax levy has been fixed at
IS cents on the 500.
The San jose Council has passed the
Sunday-closing ordinance
Santa Rosa voteS, TO bond the city for
the purchase OF water works
The Reed Hotel st Ogden has closed
its doors, because the patronage did not
make 1t pay.
The Directors OF the Bellinsham Rav
and British Columbia Railroad Com any
have made arrangements for the sale OF
the road to the Canadian Pacific.
Director Ames OF the Union Pacific
railroad writes that the company is max
ing an active inquiry with the view OF
extending its track TO Astoria, Or.
The bylaw for Vancouver, B. c., to
guarantee the interest on $4,000 OF
dehenture bonds 10 be issued by the
street railway company has been de-
feated by l52 majority.
Health Inspectors visiting Chinatown
~ Los Angeles found fifteen buildings
that, IN their opinion, cannot be cleaned
or made healthful. and recommended
their being raned at once.
Inquiries are now being made into the
practicahility OF shipping frozen mutton
A company Will probably be formed TO
build a cold-storaSe warehouse at the
latter place and 80 into the business.
The damming OF the Mojsve river at
Victor, creating an artificial lake nine
miles hong, three miles wide and $50
feet in depth, water sufficient 20 irrigate
a0,Op acres of desert land, Is a proiect
on foot IN San Bernardlno county, Cal.
The arrest OF ex-Prison Superintend-
ent NJ. Mclnernay at Yuma, \. T., on
warrants charging him with embeyzlng
Territorial property from the peniten-
tiary At luna Is the beginning of one
of the most sensational political scandals
ever developed in Arizona
James Reedy, an old miner who Is
now ianitor OF the City Hall a. san
Jose, claims to have discovered rich
gravel in Santa Clara county, and in
support OF the claim exhibits small
bottle containing flakes OF gold, which
he claims to have washed out.
No fewer than thirty-two daggers.
butcher-knives, saws, files and Sung
shots have been found, beside NOR
phine and other drugs, in the Arizona
Prison at Yuma, The former Supvrin-
tendent, NJ. Mclnernav, Is in arrest for
appropriating Territorial property.
A will contest has just been COM
menced al stockton BY woman W no
claims TO be the widow of Joseph Nc
Kinney, the coloTei rccIuse, who recent :
ly died in the town OF Bantas. san Joa-
quin county, Cal, leaving 4 so. 900 es-
tate. The widow Is colored woman,
and the adverse claimants are white.
A public meeting was held 1T Cres-
well, Lane county, Or, few DAYS ago
TO agitate the question OF removing the
county-seat from Eugene to that place,
1t was argued that Eugene was onlv 4
ten porary county-seat. and that land
and money would be donated at Cres-
well for county building. and that the
county property at Eugene could then
be sold for sufficient money to pay off
the debt OF the county. II was charged
that affairs were now in the hands OF q
corrupt and eStravagent set of men,
who used the public offices for private
gain.
David McDannald, living on Mud
Greek, below Milton, Or, was bothered
with snakes; they would swallow eyrs
whole and they would swallow the
young chickens. So great vas the an
noyance he could not raise any Young
fowls He finally studied up plan TO
nd his premises OF the snakes. He
bought big lot of porcelain eggs and laid
them around so the snakes could get
them. They swallowed them the same
as the genuine ones, but they could not
digest them, and death was the inevita-
bic result.
4 sensation has Just come to light at
Pacific Grove by the absconding Of f.
NJ. Carver, the cashier OF the Bank of
Pacific Grove, with $4,000 OF the de-
positors' money. The creditors who
were duped by the willy cashier were
Mrs. Goodrich OF san Jose for 5000;
William Harmon, a real estate dealer OF
Monterey; Rev. DR.. Clark. a Presbyte-
rian minister OF Monterey, Of whose
church the missing cashier was a deyout
member and . number Of other we'll
known persons of Pacific Grove. Be-
side these victims there l. a further list
OF persons who were inyeigled for les
amounts.
The State of Oregon has filed It's an
swer to the cross bill OF Mlltno-nat
county IN the tax suit. The answer admits
several unlmportant charges and assert.
that the obleCt OF the equalization was
to maintain uniform assessment. The
charge that assessment on mortgages in
some OF the COUNTIES Is lower than thar
OF Muitnom2h county, and other ASSET
tons 10 the same eject. are denied
The answer al-o denies that MORTGAGES
were Disseminated against in favor OF
other real estate in MGitnom2h county.
and also that only 10 per cent was add..!
10 the assessment Of mortgages in Cos.
Linn and Washington counties: > Der
cent IN Douglas. 80 Der cent in Yamhin.
and per cent II Marion. The answer
asks for the dismissal Of the crcy-s bill.
and that the county lie compelled 20 pav
81, soo.S9 taxes to the state, which II
has refused TO do.
United State judges NcKenna. Nor
row and Hawiey, sitting a. a C!rcui,
Court OF Appeal. q: san Francisco, have
affirmed the Judgment Of the United
States District Court Of southern Cali
fornia, dlsIDiSsing the libel SUI, against
the CHILEAN steamer ltata and releasing
the vessel and 200 eas.= OF rife- she
had aboard when seized bv the United
States Marshal in san Diego hart.or tao
years ago. The libel filed in the Ita;a
case charged deliberate violation OF sec
ton 5.2sS Of the United States Revised
Statutes, and set forth that the I,ata hal
been fitted out with the intent 10 crui-a
and commit hOSiI!ities against the gov
eminent of Chill, with which the gov
eminent OF the United States vas a,
peace. The decision OF the C.r,J,!t
Court is lengthy and reviews the detail-
OF the late Gillian revolution and over
throw of President Balmace,ia. The
Court finds that the state OF affairs a.
alleged in the libel is not borne out By
the evidence.