The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-01-28
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
Geary Chinese Act Obnoxious to
Portland Ministers.
A NEW FIND OF COAL In ARIZONA.
The Purchase Of a Controlling Interest In
the First National Bank Of
Santa Barbara, Cal

The cattle ranges in Arisona are re-
ported in tine condition.
Admiral j. s. Skerrett has a.
sumed command At Mare Island.
All the attractions OF Al Hayman and
Charles Frohman are to 10 played at
Los Angeles hereafter.
The Portland Ministerial Association
has adopted resolutions asking Congress
to repeal the Geary Chinese act.
The new coal End near Flagstaff, A.
T., 10 creating much interest. The Goa
10 Of . fine quality and the veins large.
A party OF conchologists is to visit
Point Iona at An early date to secure
shells, which are said to be abundant in
that section.
Senator John p. Jones OF Nevada and
other capitalists have purchased = con-
trolling interest in the Fust National
Bank Of Santa Barbara
A considerable quantity of cabbage,
caulitower and celery is being shipped
from Los Angeles East in carload lots,
but the demand is greater than the sup.
ply.
A petition to the Oregon Legislature
has been extensively signed throughout
the Willamette Valley to have railroads
fence their lines where they run through
pastures and meadow lands.
The orange crop in the south will not
begin to move much for two or three
weeks, when heavy shipments may be
looked for. TAe quality and quantity
are both ahead OF any previous season.
An apportionment bill, based on the
vote cast at the recent election, has been
introduced in the Idaho Senate. The
bill provides that each county shall have
at least one Senator and Representative.
There are valuable slate beds four
miles from Merlin in Josephine county,
Or. This ia the only slate quarry known
have been obliged to obtain their slate
a. far away a. Maine.
The Bradstrest mercantile agency re-
ports fifteen failures in the Pac. tic Coas.
States and Territories Tor the past week
as compared with fourteen for the pre-
vious week and fifteen for the CORE
spending week OF 1892.
Captain Anderson, a pilot at San Pc
dro, while cruising in his yacht off Santa
Monica had an adventure with a whale,
which passed under and raised his yes
Sci three ieet. A shot in a vital part oil
the animal drive il away.
The appeal n the case OF the People
OF the State of California W. All Lee
Doom, a Cninamau who as convicted oil
murder in the first degree at San Rafael
and sentenced to death in March. 1891
has been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
The Arizona Press Association has
passed resolutions favoring the admis-
sion OF tine Territory as State and rec
ommendins the appointment OF L. c,
Hughes, editor OF the Tucson Star, to
the Office OF Governor under the Cleve-
land administration.
Jean Baptiste Trauvico, a survivor of
the famous Bonner party. and who
claims 70 have been the only one in
George Donner's camp who for many
days was able to keep up the fires and
wat on the others, is living in Santa
Rosa, CAL, in destitute circumstances.
A novel house is to be built on the
oceAF M 1910 oyhhado sA-o IT,.
of ElaSe8d, U6l:., for a winter home for
himself anGAHife. 1t will be two stories
in height, and the front, facing the sea,
will be OF glass. The roof will be fiat
and covered with cement for q roof gar
den.
The will OF W. s. Ladd OF Portland
has been filed for probate. His widow
is given an annuity OF s,4,OOO. His sons
are lett all banking interests. The sum
OF $45o, 900 for educational and eharita-
bic purposes has been left in trust, and
q mum Der OF reiat yes in Massach usetts
have been bequeathed annuities. Am
pie provision was made for all the fam
lily.
An error in the census taken in Boise
In 1880 has been the means of depriving
the residents OF the subur ban districts
OF the enjoyment Of the same postal ia
cilities extended TO those in the heart OF
the city. An attemp. has been made to
have the matter righted, and statement
recently forwarded TO the de partment at
Washington, which shows tn At the pop
ulation 10 $3.50 instead OF 1900, as erro-
neou-iy supposed, will probably help
greatly IN Strengthening the matter out.
Thomas Ham. Treasurer of Berkeley.
CAL, is short IN his accounts to a con-
siderable amount. lie gave cheek on
the BerKeley Bank for 50 600 to the Ger
man Savings and Loan Bank OF San
Francisco in payment for electric-liyht
bonds. The Berkeley Bank refused the
check, as Ham had no money on de-
post. Ham says he has used the towns
money in his own business, and he has
no idea how his affairs stand. He has
turned his properly, valued at about
70, W, over 10 his bondsmen, and an
ex pert is examining his books.
In the Idaho mineral exhibit al the
Worlds Fair is a p zee OF ore that looks |
ike an ordinary chunk o. lead. II is |
specimen OF almost pure galena, ground |
down into two rectangular blocks, like |
twJ boxes. one on top OF the other. The |
top cube is engraved with miners tools. |
picks, shovel and hammer. Ga the eide |
OF the larger solid is cut in gold letter
the name OF the donor, l.. A. Lusk. su-
per nteDdent OF the Queen OF the Hill. |
mine at Bellevue, from which the ore il
mined. 1t is hard for one whoexamipes
the specimen to think it 10 not lead bull.
ion. But 1t is native galeDa, containing
about 10 per cent. sulphur. The ore car.
ries 100 ounces of silver To the ton.
Mrs. j. Mervyn Donahue, widow of
the late owner OF the San trancisc, and
North Pacific railroad, will contest that
part o. her husbands will which leaves
$4,000 to Catholic institutions. She
bases her claim on the fact that the law
provides that not more than one third of
IN estate may be left to charity. Dona-
hue lett his fairs in such a condition
that when all the aims against the es.
late are settled there will he left only
nc, 900 Giving one third Of this
mount to charity, with the sos. 900 be-
|aea'hed 10 relatives. would leave the
vidow about $4,000. Mrs. Donahue
rill not contest the ieyacies to relatives