The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-01-07
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
New Line Of Steamships Between
San Diego and Mazatlan.
THE MERCANTHALER AT ASTORIA
A Proposition Made to Extend the Rail.
Rad From Jullaetta to Lewis.
ton, Idaho-Etc.

ton, Idaho-Etc.
Yuma 10 having new water vorks.
Portland il overrun with burglars an,
sneak thieves.
The Piutes in Nevada have been hav
ing rabbit drivss.
Aurora, New, once had 5000 popula
ton. Il now has twenty-five.
A ietty 10 to be at once constructed q
the mouth OF San Diego harbor.
Unusual profits are being made b,
olive ca turists in Southern California
this season.
A general reduction OF miners' ware,
throughout the territory Of Utah i,
threatened.
Orange-growess ara getting 3s.25 Del
box delivered At the depot at Los An
geles, which il . very good figure.
Tho jury in the case OF School Super.
intendent Harwood, charged at Santa
Barbara with altering the records, has
failed TO agree.
The entire news matter OF the ds.orian.
published at Astoria, Or, 10 now Get on
Merganthaler linotype machine, the
only one in use on the Coast.
A new line OF steamships ID about 70
be established between San Diego and
Mszatlan, Mexico, the first steamer leay-
ing San Diego about January Is.
Two alleged witches we're tortured to
death By the Zuni Indians in New
Mexico . few days ago. Trouble will
probably result in An effort Of the United
States to make arrests for the deed.
A proposition has been made to extend
the railroad from Juliaetta to lewiston,
Idaho. before che next crop 10 harvested.
II subsidy OF SIS ,0OO. together with the
right OF way through the town, 10 given.
Inc people are enthusiastic on the sub
Jecf, and the terms will undou btedly be
accepted.
Citizens OF Idaho Falls have purchssed
. whole section of school land. which
they offer ~ . site for the State Ayricul
tural College. In addition to this en-
ticing inducement, the argument lie sd-
vanced that Idaho Falls 10 desirablv
situated and possesses many features
calculated to render it . suitable pace
for the college.
Owing to the continued low prices of
silver and lead the Niagara group OF
mines, at Bingham, U. T., ON which
over $500. OC0 is invested, have been shut
down, and the managers Of the Old Jor.
dan group have notified their men that
they will have to accept Q reduction in
wages or dad themselves out OF employ.
ment.
Reliable persons who have Just re-
turned to Boise, Idaho, from Diamond
Basin. in Owyhee county, denounce the
reported find OF diamonds in that region
% hoax. They declare that the story
that kunz, the expert from amsterdam.
had discovered great diamond bearing
ledge over there 10 false and they assert
positively that Kunz did not drive even
prospect hole in the imaginary ledge,
The San Francisco Morning Call states
that there is q prospect Of q lively meat
war in San Francisco a. the result of the
esta bii-hment of Philip d. Armour'a big
stock yards and slaughter house plant
a. Baden. The South San Francisco
slaughter house men, who have con-
troiled the San Francisco meat trade for
60 many years. do not like the idea OF
com petition, and are trying to make the
retail butchers boycott Armour's estab- |
ment. Armour's representative at San |
Francisco, Thomas Newton, declares that |
II the boycott 10 attempted his company |
will open retail butcher shops oil over
The city and will sell meat at rates with /
which other butchers cannot hope TO |
The Supreme Court has denied a re-
fearing OF the Blythe case at San Fran.
'isco. which was taken upon appeal by
he Williams heirs from Judge CoRey's
This virtually ends the cele-
rated case, end the millions OF the late
Thomas II. Blythe 90 to his daughter.
florence, now Mrr. Hinckley. When
he Probate Court awarded the estate to
florence it decided that the Williams
leirs were the only other people besides
florence having = legal claim to heir
hip. The estate 10 now valued ut about
A ,UOU, 900.
The San Francisco Examiner ststes
hat the raisin growers OF that State are
orming trust, to be known a. the Cali.
ornis State Rsisin Growers' Associs-
ion, and that final ARRANGEMENTS we're
made at meeting Of producers at Fresno Z
gently. 1t 10 said that packers and {
rockers are to be admitted TO the orpani-
alton, but will have to pay . higher en-
rance fee than growers, and that in the
xecutive committee Of sixty which i.
be selected forty will be growers.
'ccording to the plan Of the trust, a. it :
understood, packers and growers must
I've bonds to maintain prices. Rsisips
hall b, consigned only to packers and
rowers who have given 1000 and
:, COO bonds, respectively, not to cell At !,
hgure under set prices.
The Collector OF Customs At yietori. n
ss abolished Royal Roads a. q port of Il
VI, and hereafter vessels will be com
eiied TO enter at the custom house and /.
~ the regu ar customs fees and tonnage q
aes This recision 10 very important al
ana Affects the commerce Of Puget =,
'und, Heretofore vessels have called =,
Royal Roads and remain ned an indefi.
te period await ny u charter without
'e necessity OF having to enter and paw -
lstoms charges. THIS was an sdyan- On
70 which attracted many vessels 70 o.
III there before proceedin to Puye, u
'und. The decision was occasioned bv -
70 bankburn incident. That vessel put u
70 Royal Roads ~ . port OF call. and
ter lew days delay the master drove Al
o crew ashore by bad treatment. Re- tn
re libel could issue for the recovery tt
the crews wages the vessel was taken b.
om British waters TO Port BIskelev IA
tier some delay the vessel was libeled bi
It Judge Hanford ruled that the csss o.
10 out OF his jurisdiction and shonId
we been instituted before the English A,
'nsul at Seattle. Before further pro- m
edings could be taken before the Con- ar
the vessel called for q South Amer. he
q port and the crew-thirteen men nm
. their wages, agsregating over 81 500. r.
guard against 4 rOpetition nj th;. h.,