The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-12
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Several Pests New to Southern
California Discovered.
CREGON'S BRILLIANT DISPLAY.
The Brutality Of the Foreman of a
California Mine-Davis Will
Case Again in Court.

Diego this season.
The total valuation of the estate OF W
5. Ladd, who died at Portland some time
ago, is ,7,5oo, SIS.
The Atlantic and Pacific railway is su.
ing the Prescott and Arizona Central 10,
$4,000 for use of material.
Portions OF Southeastern Oregon arr
SAID to have been devastated by grass
hoPpers and criekets this summer.
Stockton is willing to contribute 800.
GO and the right OF way into the CITY il
1t can be assured OF a competing rail-
road in the San joaquin Valley.
Judge Ross At Los Angeles has over
ruled the demurrer in the case OF the
Southern Pacific vs.. Juana c. Arairs, in
volvlng Large amount OF railroad lands.
A bar OF gold valued al 10000 WAS
brought TO Virginia City from Silver
City. The bar Is the result OF the crush
ing Of eight tons OF ore from the Oest
mine.
The famous Davis will case is again ND
before the Butte Mont courts. 1t is
thought the Root contestants and the
heirs of John Davis will divide the es-
tate between them.
A resolution has passed the Los An
geles Chamber OF Commerce indorsinc
the Midwinter Fair and suggesting thai
q special session OF the Legislature be
called to make an appropriation.
Geronimo Elizaldo, Frenchman who
has resided IN Cocopah county, A. T.,
for years, has just arrived at Yuma. He
says the story OF Ferguson Cline and
party relative to the binding OF a lost
nf Nnrna i.
Senator White visited Mare Island
navy yard recently, and thoroughly in
spected the business methods OF the
government. Through the heads OF the
various departments he obtained much
information, and was enabled to take
notes OF many things that are needed to
place the island In close business condi
tons with Eastern navy yards.
United States Judge Bellinger at Port
land has ruled that a Chinese woman.
whowas refused landing by the Collector
OF that port on the ground that she was
only the mistress OF Ne Kim, was Justly
married to him according to the Chinese
law, and that the woman was in no
sense mistress. She, therefore, was
allowed to land.
The San Diego Union saws: Several
pests new to this part OF the country
nave Iatiey been discovered BY Horti-
cultural Commissioner Gunnis, among
which are the black aphis, the woolly
aphls, the Norfolk Island pine scale and
the Ielranychusa maculatas, commonly
known as the slx-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 Runge over the head with
a two-pound weight, and fractured his |
skull. This enraged the miners, and |
after Mclaughlin was released by the |
court on bail OF 500 he had to be es-
corted by officials to his hotel, crowd |
following and shouting to hang him."
Ii there had been a leader among these
men, 1t Is believed Mclaughlin would
have been strung up.
lwenty-seven canneries are packing
on the Fraser river this wear,
and 80 boats are at work. Sockeve
salmon, which is the only variety packed
there IN large qualities, are running now
IN immense numbers, the average take
by steady fishermen being 1000 for
Twelve hours. The run has never been
better than at present, and the Gamer
- NA-'ANS So ~ win
1sh supplied them, though some of them
are packing 1900 Cases daily. Recently
fsh were SO plentiful that cents each
vas the price asked by many fishermen:
but, owing to the great supply, numbers
we're unable to sell. Ii the run eontin-
les ten days longer, as it doubtless will.
he pack will aggregate fully $4,000
;ases the largest ever put up on the
raser river, while some Gamers EXPECT
he pack to run over 500, 600 cases.
Every packing establishment has made Z
preparations to pack to their full capac- q
ty, and will fill every can.
The following item is from a recent
ssue oil the Worlds Columb ian Illus
rated, the official organ OF the exposi-
ion: Oregon has adopted a unique
md practical method OF displaying the
woods produced in that State. At Jack a
on Park there is a house constructed E
ntirely Of Oregon woods. 1t il ten feet y
quare and nineteen feet high, and il .
by an open cupoIa. The v
ody OF the structure is a yellow pine u
he roof Is OF red-cedar shingles, and il y
1pported by four Doric columns. The u
,lumns are Of maple, and are very rich u
carved. The roof OF the Cupola il di
lpported by four small Doric columns 70
carved oak. The interior is finished
lth panel work containing about all the to
oOds Oh the state, among which are ar
anzanlta, madrone, yew, laurel, mvr- Cc
e, ash, maple, oak, spruce, balm, fir, in
lgar pine, Dlrd s-eye pine, cherry, curly re-,
aple and alder. The house forms the no
RECON pavilion in the forestry building" tjc
Here is another high compliment in a KIN
cent editorial correspondence to the hi
!. Joseph tMo.) Herald: "Adioining by,
e exhibits Of Missouri in both the hor- ~.
cultural and agricultural building. are OH
e displays OF Oregon, the Legislature va
which state appropriated a scant $50. III,
IN all Tor the purpose OF PROPERLY lev
presenting the states resources and tia
iustries at the Worlds Fair. The con- fnr
list between the two displays il SO great cor
" put all Nissourians to shame. In :. +
Oregon booth in the horticultural viii
Hiding over sixty varieties OF apples asa
, shown fresh and beautiful on plates lev
'lle there are countless jars and boxes u,le
peaches. plums. prunes, etc, 50 ar Cor
iged a. TO demand the attention OF all the
o pass. Visitors rush through the Law
sly missouri space 10 get into the Or con
IN booth and admire the products of Tn,
tar " Western state a. arranged ~ the,
The same il true OF the AGA
icuitural exhibits. While the Mis- knn
ri pavilion is more favorahly located TO n
oes not command one visitor. while az ,
ems visit Oregon and inspect her vert
lest exhibits OF grain and grasses and Goa
general product of the farm. Her min
at is shown in two bushel sacks. and ton
who wish to examine it have only 10 af,e
70 into the sacks and try handful Min