Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-29

ness this season.
Charges are made against the prese
Commissioners OF Ada county, ldah
and some OF their predecessors for r
ceiving fees illegally.
A cranberry marsh near Kamilcb
Wash, has yielded 2,5u0 gallons
berries this season. The Weld is
excellent quality, the berries being lar,
and Of fine flavor.
The Northern Pacific has announce
that II will raise the way TRANSPORT
mental passenger rate between Pug,
Sound and st. Paul from s25 to 800 Il
first class and $40 for second class O
January /.
The Northern Pacific terminal sho
employees And car builders at facom
have decided 10 accede to the and |
per cent reduction in their wages. thei
organization not being thorough enoug
to resist at present.
The breaking of the main shaft OF tb
hosting engine at the Consolidated Vir
ginia mine at Virginia City, New, cause,
temporary suspension OF work in tn
Rule and West Consolidated Virgini,
and California drifts.
The Port Townsend Chant Der of Com
merce at its last meeting adopted a me
mortal TO Congress, urging that body x
build liie-saving station on the coas,
at some point between Flattery Rock,
and Destruction Island.
Last week deed was recorded at Sar
San Jose, Cal, by which the Southern
Pacific Company became the purchaser
OF about Fix acres OF land living just
north OF Lenzen avenue, outside of thai
eity's limits, and facing the narrow
gauge and broad gauge tracks.
The suit OF F. N. Pauly, receiver OF
the California National Bank, VS.. G, w.
Panty, assignee Of the San Diego Cable
Railway Company, which was com
menced In the Superior Court three
weeks ago at San Dego, has been de-
cided 10y Judge Terrence in favor OF the
defendant.
AT Park City, Utah, funeral process
sion was stampeded, resulting in two
fatalities. A team in the procession ran
away, and caused every other team 10
stamp de, including that drawing the
hearse with the body Of Mrs. Van
Sch ack. stanton Rob and John Sprayue
We're fatally Injured, wheels were broken.
carriages upset and men, women and
struggling horses and spiintering We
hirles. he hearse itself was disfiyured
and u hall-dozen people seriously in
jured.
Nine passenger conductors on the Sc
attic, Lake shore and Eastern railway,
WHO were discharged by Receiver Brown
on the charge Of knocking down."
have brought suit in the United States
4 nm nj $40 la. 10. Il
10 prefer charges against them before
VI. tfievhnce Committee of the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen, OF which
tina the Noi therii Pacific, OF which the
Lake Shore is Il branch, had agreed that
no one should be discharged without
iormal charges and MI investigation.
A daring attempt to escape from the
Westminster pcnitentiary AT Van
couver, Il. G., was made the other night
by three convirts, who with fifty others
had been working ali the afternoon in
the grounds, When the men were
ordered to form up to return to prison a
number made break for liberty. TIE
attempt to escape was evidently prear-
ranged, as they threw stones at the |
guards and ran in the direction where I
only one guard was stationed. He fired
over their heads to stop them, and all
but three were scared and turned back. (
! here three, however, kept on, but were
fired at by ether guards Kennedy, the
ringieader, who was serving life sem
lenee Tor murder committed in the in
terror, was hit in the leg, fell, and the
t~o others then gave themselves up. 1t
$ believed plan bad been arranged for
/ general revolt.
The new cruiser Olympia on her trial
est did not equal the expectations of ;
ler builders, but still far exceeded the ,
'equirements, and established a record ,
or an S6.knot course OF about 2l.67. !
dueh to the surprise OF everyone, the ,
lay was nearly perfect. The ocean was ,
Ike bigmlll pond, and was only ruffled !;
y the big cruiser herself as she sped (,
through the water, sending spray over !
er bow until the decks were drenched. a
rom Goleta Point to Point Conception !
ute sea was running, but not enough 4
, retaru headway 10 any extent. The
aAson why the cruiser did not equal .
er previous record is an unexplained :,
lystery. Her machinery worked per- =
city, and there was not the slightest !;
reak. The time of 2l67 is liable to :,
\.
hlch may result in the Olympia's
IVor. There was draft four inches "
reater than the requirements which ls
Ill also be counted IA the calculations. y
hlch viii not he made for several DAYS. u
he maSium speed is estimated at q. 05. u
Papers have been filed in the Circuit " =;
curt OF Union county, Or, which in . :.
Dive the title OF the extensive mining ~
roperty OF the Oregon Gold Mining r
ompany at Cornucopia. There have I,
ern three issues OF bonds on the prop y.
ny for $4,000, s2O0, 900 and $50 600 :"
spectively, and mortgages issued to =,
cure them. The suit is brought bv a.
. l.. Schmidt as trustee for the bond H.
,lders, 1t being alleged that the GOV. Is;
Iants OF the mortgages have been -
oxen and that the property should be -
rned over 10 the bondholders. They -,
K that receiver be appointed pend 10
Z the suit, and pray for Judgment -.
4 decree; that the terms OF the mort T.,
&c be declared broken; that the trus- ou
} is entitled TO the property; that the -
Iount OF principal and interest due be -. 70
I'd by the court, and for foreclosing -.
mortgage and directing the sale OF r.
property; for fixing priority OF pay -, ~,
mt, and for declaring the same a lien ~
IN The property. I. ii. Crawford and VI. wy
;. Hyie are the attorneys for plant ,ns s
The mines have suspended opera ,, .a
Is for the season. The mills have ~ RI.
completed the most prosperous run ~,
made. Heavy snow is given as the i,
70 Of the suspension. ma