The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-03-24

VOL. 3.
MARE ISLAND YARD.
WORK ON THE VESSELS BEING
RUSHED DAY AND NIGHT.
Mrs. Grtmths ee Fresno Wtas Msr sujs
Against tbs New York Life Insurance
Company cssesilstlss VI LssA -.
isetisss "A Moral CrsssAs.
WaLLA wALLA.-Ths walla walla
church people arc waging war on saloons.
gamblers aud houses Of iil-iasns.
Lssd ssisssis~s Ca.esisa.
OIfAriA.--Ths Commissioners Of the
general land office has informed the spo.
kane land Office that the lists Of State
land selections Nos. l, 2 and s, spokane
district, are rsnceiod because mot in Ie-
sai subdivisions Of quarter SECTIONS. The
amount OF land Involved IL 7,0OU scrcs,
and is assigned " the grant Tor the Agri-
sa'tuiai College.
Decrease In vsiSsstss.
sAs fsAScisco.-The Assessor fur
hishes the startling information that the
assessment roll for tile fiscal year 1915
xtii Inc decreased by about s3O, O0O, OOo.
lie estimates . cut from gao .00U. OO0 "
f2iv.uu.UO. In explanation he SAYS
tiir TAD titnrs have affected the properly
values to fearful extent.
Chinese sisw In Registering.
AsroRiA.--lt 10 estimated that up 70
date no, more than half the Chinese in
this city have registered, and that unless
hc applications Tor certificates come In
more RAPIDLY from nos until the date
Tor stopping registration than they have
~ las. the services Ut another deputy
Collector viii bc Necessary during the
latter part vi April. IL 10 not CT ps,eted
,hcsv will bc any failures 10 register, and
the Mohgolians arc simply holding OF ~
long ~ possible.
hsss, bod WssAisg ~ Aars IsissS,
VALLEJO. Csi.-Masr Island navy yard
lie lisclisf than It has been fos twenty
years. Work 10 being rushed. psssieu.
larry OH tho Monterey, Alert and Monssi-
nok. Large tofccs Ut marhinisss and
bo.Irflnakrs sosk overtime On tbs two
hr~i named. The Authorities look Tor
even . greater rush between nov and
April !. ben the Brhriax sra patrol il
sappos~d to be IN s~adinc.s. Up Ia the
present only tho Nohican and Alert have
b-en repaired. Quite . icrt has bs-n
os'i~frsi from dif~scus parts Of this world
T.. h Nae a..
quifr tnosw OF l~ss repairs ~ the islAnd
b~lof. gotng aorth.
rhs saaaf.sI Ish~rttsaee Tsa.
sas Fssseiss .--Cny and County
Treasurer Widh-r has died . trsiiiou
Tor use apIosH,rn~ni of an appraiser 10
d-,cfmin- the Amount Of inheritance ,Ax
due lfotn the estate Of Senator stanford,
Similar psoer~si'nxs Asv nos pending In
santa CLARA, but Mrs. stanford, admin.
courts hayp no jurisdiction In the mat
ter. and petition has t-~n died In the
local coart Ia OBJECT that claim. The al
Grating the TAI 10 almost . iAr-simiic Of
. similar las which has h~~n upheld In
S-s York. aud the proc-datr 10 b. fol.
-,i Ms also determined BY the New
NutA courts in the famous Astor case.
To op~rsss r.ssissa street MaiirssAs.
kS Fgaxctsco. The Portland Trac-
tioa Company ~As incorporated In this
city 10 bald and operate all kinds Of
s,rvr, railroads In Portland. Or. Tho
capital stock 10 plArvsi At 500 600. thrrc.
foufths u which has h~cn subscribed.
The directors arc lsaAr ficcht, \. Pscn.
ties smith. Frank l.. Brown, 4. schwa.
harh-r and Thomas n. strung. u. q.
Mills holds N., COO worth OF subscribed
stock /. trustee. Charles II. AhcAsu
holds ", Op In like manner. Thee
isn holdings. with. several of tho.r ON
the Hard 81 Directors holding TEN shares
each. practically control the enterprise
Thomas y. stroas. Who suhscri,ci sos
one share. 10 the Only Portland man
anon. the officers.
Tho c.~srasy NEST ray.
sas FHsSctsco.- State supreme
Court la. dccid~i the important insur-
anc- case Of Mary V. Grifliths against
The New York l.iir Insurance Company.
Judge T.. J. Grifiiths. q wcli.known
Fresno lawyer, sone years ago took out
two policies 81 81 .OfO each. giving two
no.cr In payment Of tho firrt premium.
Later On Griffith. told the local agent hc
could not pay one Of the notes at matu.
rt,y, snd one policy Was cancelled. Grit.
h,hs was accidentally killed before tho
s,Sund note maturci. The company ~
iusej 10 pay the amount 81 the policy on
the ground that the agent bst no right
Ia take the notes. Mrs. srifiiths brought
.ni'. secured Judgment. and on appeal
The Judgment IL affirmed.
Goat Ni~~rs Threaten.
sE,rrlr.-Th Seattle Coal and Iron
Company has made . 10 to ~ per cent
kcut in the wages Of its employees At the
tiilman mines, and ~ . result trouble /.
Threatened. though none IL expected.
The cut affects about 100 men. and the
Italians employed in the mines are wild
MD threatening. The men In the "slopc"
mine heretofore received rs cents for n
Artload Of clean coal: under the cut
hey will get only 65 and 20 cents, &C
Drlins TO the location OF the breast.
hc men In No. 4 mine received as cents
pr cart, but nov only get 10 and s.
ents. Common lal,orcrs have been cut
om tl.bO to tl.1 per day. Gang. way
zen have been cut from ~ per running
ard Of coal 10 $3.50. Firemen who rot
y per month are now paid as.