The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-05-13
Backward Season in Nevada
Protects the Fruit.
NEW GOLD FIND IN ARIZONA.
A Blue Ribbon War in Progress at
San Diego-A Deputy Sheriff
Killed by the Kid.


Peach Springs, A. T., is in the throes
of excitement over new gold find.
wonderfully rich strike has been
made in the Eagle Tail Mountains, 4. I.
The Clatsop Mill Company at Astoria
now has dryhouse, with capacity OF
200, 900 feet a day.
The Citizens ticket at Phoenix, A. T.,
has been elected, with the exception OF
City Marshal.
The San Diego County Horticultural
Commissioners have organized and conf
menced the study OF fruit pests.
There are rumors OF big opium COM
bine. working through Canadian ports
and having headquarters at Portland,
Or.
The backward season in Nevada has
protected the fruit, and the pasturage
will be exceedingly fine, owing to heavy
rains and SHOWS.
There is much excitement in Graham
county, A. T., over the Indictment OF
several citizens for raising the reyistra
ton TO make the county hrst-elass.
Kid, the Apache; has killed Jake Bow
man, Deputy Sheriff of Cochise county,
in Guadalupe Canyon, \. T. Bowman
started out to hunt for and kill the Kid.
An Albany paper asserts that people
going 10 the Worlds Fair from the eoun-
try thereabout will take at least So, 900
away that will never return and be q
complete loss to that community.
The clerk hire OF the last Legislature
cost the State of Oregon $26, 026. 10, or
one clerk was SIG, but very few OF them
drew less than sl25. There were los
clerks on the pay roll.
A blue-ribbon war is in progress at
San Diego. Bands OF Christian men and
women visit the saloons in chosen
quarter OF the city and hold gospel meet
ings inside the saloon ii invited. As is
often the case, or on the sidewalk if de-
MED entrance.
The Phoenix "A. t. bankers have de-
cided to contest the legality OF the Ter
ritorial law taxing all banks, national,
State or private, on the same basis a.
other property when the bank does bust
ness solely within the Territory, whether
organized under the laws OF Arizona OF
any other State.
Chester Ayres, with traps baited with
cotton saturated with a nostrum whose
odor is pleasant To the nostrils OF coy.
otes, has been able TO capture and kill
within five weeks forty-six coyotes in
Mendocino county, Cal, whose scalps
bring him near 81 40, the bounty from
the county and the sheepmen.
At Phoenix, A. T., the grand jury has
Just ignored the charges against five
prisoners who have been in Jail for from
four to six months. These men were
too poor to give bonds, and were COM
PEELED TO remain in Jail until the session
OF the jury without a shadow OF evil
dence to indict, much less convict them.
A grating contest at Candy, Clacka-
mas county, Or, resulted: David Cox,
800; Clyde Phillips, 1850; Fred PEN
dleton, 1880; Samuel Cox, 2. 500; Ernest
Cox, $500, and Andrew Ford, 2,4OO,
making a total OF 500. This is claimed
to be the largest amount OF grating ever
done in one day by any six men in Ore
gon.
Preliminary arrangements have been
completed for the establishment OF the
Australian steamship line to run in con-
nection with the Canadian Pacific rail
way. The first steamers will leave sgd
ney May i and June s, and, returning.
will probably leave Vancouver June 8
and July 8.
A petition has been put in circulation
throughout the mainland OF British Co
lumbia, addressed to the Goyernor-Cien-
eral OF Canada, suggesting separation of
the mainland from Vancouver Island az
the surest means OF relief from the ex-
listing evils Of the resources OF the PROV
ince being spent in unproductive UNDER
takings.
Miss Harriette Woodruff, Superintend-
ent Of Schools in Umatilla county. has
sent in her annual State report. There
are at present 5,l32 children Of school
age in the county, an increase OF l56
over last year. The spring apportion-
ment gives this county s2i,0i3. In all
s61 1896 have been spent in the last
year for school purposes.
Captain Van Braner has returned to
Vancouver, Il. e., from an unsuccessful
hunt for buried treasure on Cocos Island
He says the island il honeycombed with
shafts and tunnels OF treasure kers.
One party estimated the cost Of the work
done at 100000. The Bramer party
tunnelcd 100 feet, but their charts were
evidently wrong, they claimed.
The old blockhouse at the Cascades.
on the Washington side, recently fell
IL
will never be rebuilt. This house was
built in 1856, and though it has never
received hostile bullet. being built two
years after the memorable fight upon the
old blockhouse, now completely gone to
ruin, it has been an old landmark and
quartered a good many troops and civil
lans while the Indians were yet hostile.
Rev. J. II. Collins Of the Congreya
tional Church at Fresno, CAL, has crea-
ted considerable excitement by ANNOUNCE
ing from the pulpit that ne had seen one
oil tresno's society young ladies' at
Hughes hotel IN state Of intoxication
at a recent ball given by fashionable
club OF young people. He SAYS when
he finishes his present series OF sermons
on drunkenness he will preach a series on
other sins OF the Fresno people that will
rival Jonah's efforts at Nineveh.
Captain X. w. Doneson, inspector Of
the life-saying service, has completed his
inspection of the three stations in Pa
citic county, Wash, and reports them
in good condition. well equipped and
men well drilled. He recommends new
boathouse at North Cove and station
at Holman, the first stopping place this
side of llwaco, to rescue yenturesome
bathers on that portion OF the beach. for
in spite of all warning and drownings
every season bathers insist on going be-
You'd their depth.