The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-05
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
A Woman Accidentally Killed
With a Target Rifle.
THE WOOL GROWERS OF UTAH.
Rich Placer Mines Discovered or
Tributary of the Yukon
River in Alaska.

Great Salt Lake and Utah Valleys.
Miss Laura NJ. Clden has been admit.
ted TO practice before the courts of Ne
vada.
1t is reported that halibut have lef,
the Flattery banks and gone farther
north.
Sacramento is TO have q new water
supply. Two bids have been received
for furnishing the water.
Columbia river fishermen declare the
trap contrivances are to blame ior the
disastrous year they have had.
The iourneymen tailors in three union
shops-about the only ones in the town
OF Nlctoria-are ont on q strike The
cause is reduction OF wages.
New rich placer hines have been dis
covered on one OF the tributary streams
on the Yukon river, few hundred miles
below Forty-mile creek, Alaska.
Samuel J. Black, who was shot bv
Evans and Sontag at Camp Badger last
May, is getting along very well. His re-
covery Is only matter OF time.
Magnificent rains have fallen all
through Eastern and Southeastern Ari-
IONA. All Of the tributaries OF the ella
and Sail rivers are running bank full
Grass is coming on in great abundance,
and live stock is doing we'll.
1t is rumored at Vallejo that Captain
Clay Corcoran OF the United States ma
rine corps stationed at the marine bar
racks, Mare Island, has been placed in
suspension by Major Henry A. Bartlett,
commandant OF the marine barracks.
Prospectors from Yuma claim to have
discovered the ruins OF prehistoric city
on the Colorado Desert in search OF Peg
leg mine. 1t is stated the wind had laid
bare the walls and remains of stone
buildings for the distance OF 40 feet in
length by go feet in width.
Two indictments have been returned
at Prescott, A. T., by the United States
grand jury against George W. Miller,
one for robbery and the other for embez-
zing and secreting letters. Miller was
stage driver on the Castle creek stage
road, and few weeks ago reported that
he had been held up and robbed.
Judge Cheney of Nevada has decided
avery important water suit at Loyelocks.
Humboldt county. He gives the plant
IFS just water enough to irrigate their
land under the best management. They
claimed the right to all their ditch would
carry, and asked for the removal OF the
Pitts dam, higher up in the Humboldt,
which was refused.
Commanders OF gunboats patrolling
the sealing grounds have informed Cap
tain Roder Of the Schooner Beebe, lust
arrived at Port Townsend, that unusual
precautions have been adopted this year
to prevent pelagic sealing in Russian wa
tiers. All vessels captured will be con-
fiscated by the Russian government.
An Indian infant born recently to Joe
Allen and wife OF the Umatilla reserva-
ton, Oregon, is peculiarly afflicted. 1t
was brought into the world with double
harelip and a double cleft palate, the
case being a curiosity in medical prac-
tice. With usual Indian pertinac:ty the |
parents refuse 10 consent TO an operation |
upon their unfortunate offspring.
Experienced irrigationists in the San |
Joaquin Valley think it is possible to |
work an improvement in the system in |
two directions. One is to make use of |
the high waters OF winter and spring,
which now run to waste; the other is to |
dispense largely with surface wetting OF |
the ground, which produces sickness and
calls for much work that can be done
away with.
Mrs. Ruth Townsend was accidentally
shot and killed at Salt Lake with a tar
get rifle in the hands OF Levinia Hark-
ard, the sweetheart OF Mrs. Toynsend's
son, Arthur. Miss Harkard was aiming
at target, and Arthur Townsend. who
was endeavoring TO steady her aim bv
resting the rife on his arm, suddenly
dropped II at her request, changing the
aim. Mrs. Townsend, who was standing
10 one side, received the discharge OF the
rifle, and died in ten minutes.
At Astoria Attorney Warren has com.
menced suit in the Circuit Court against
Mayor Crosby and the city OF Astoria.
enloining them from levying and collect
ing taxes for 1893. The com plant al
leges that there is no City Assessor au-
thorized by law, and that the Council
has no authority to levy tax for this
year. The case was heard before Justice
Mcbride. City Attorney Hamilton de- {
INJURED against the com plant, but the ,
Judge overruled the demurrer and
granted the injunction, saying that the a
county, and not the city, could be al c
lowed TO levy the tax according to the. r
last State law. The case will be appealed I i
TO the Supreme Court at once.
The Executive Committee OF the San !
ranclsco Midwinter Fair gives out the
GLOWING Information: Fl. Wallenstein.
Who has large tiour-milling exhibit at =
Jhicago, communicates relative TO the l
Of his exhibit at the Cali e
ornia Fair. Several additional offers I.
lave been received from gentlemen who u
'elieye they can be Of assistance to the ii
air and tender their services, free OF any p
ost except travelling expenses, TO work n
mong the different Pacific Coast states. in
great many offers have been received "
rom paint manufacturers, Offering to 81
amt the buildings and also to cover the u
oofs with various materials. One con- 10
ern has requested the privilege OF COW
ring the office OF the buildings at the CO
air for the cost OF the material and labor. 81
applications from mercantile houses OF -
II sorts are coming in every mail. A It
zeal hrm representing a large number hs
Eastern manufacturing houses say ez
ley intend TO get up very elaborate tn
khlbitlon OF different proprietary arti- br
es. Some oil these exhibits are promi- re
ent features at the Columbian Exhibi- 90
on: Many OF these will be- brought TO av
alifornia intact. The Chinese Six Com wi
inies have subscribed Is, 900 TO the Mid To
inter Fair. In addition TO this they mr.
i'll bring the Chinese exhibit from the no
hicago Fair to San Francisco, and will il
I'VE number OF new features. Anong IN
9 things promised is floating Chinese VIC
llage. The Executive Company will tn
point an international jury OF awards. of
le general reception OF exhibits will We
mmence October 10, and no article sal
II be admitted after December 20. two