The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-02-17
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Indians on the War Path In
Arizona Territory.
FIVE SAPPHIREs IN A GIZzARD
Marriage.by'Proxy Racket Being
Successfully Worked by the
Cunning Chinese.



Lghtning-rod swindlers are getting on
pretty well among Oregon farmers.
The combined American and British
sealers on this Coast will hardly nuinbei
dozen this season.
The strcet-car system Of Sacramento
has changed hands. The new owners
propose To run the electric ears with the
water power generated At Folsom.
The survey Of = route for the main
line of the Union Pacific through Roise,
Idaho. will shortly be made. la fact,
orders To that effect have been issued.
After = hard struggle the Spokane
temperance people have carried the day
Ia their fight not to have any saloon at
the site OF the new water works, where
50 many men are employed.
The Indians are on the war path in
the Bunker Hill mining district in All.
anna. Four Indians attacked 4 pros-
pcetor named Clark. who escaped 10
Mammoth aud gave the alarm.
Thompson Campbell Of Bate, Mont.
has i've sspphires taken from the gix.
rard vi Montana turkey. The sap.
phircs are all of good eis-, aud one OF
them weighs about two karats-
There in general belief that the many
stories told about Evans and Morel are
tnsentloas. Tho public outside OF the
neishtorisstsi sh-r- the two outlaws re-
e-isr SYMPATHY aru be.noaning inef-ia-
ioas.
Tum Lin Wing has b--n landed a,
Portland BY = ruling OF the United States
District Court. The woman claimed 20
b1 vile oI Chung iha, . merchant o.
fostiAi,d. and that sh~ MAS married 10
him by proxy six months ago In Chsna
The court held that the marriage Was
legal ac1or.iln. so Chinrs- custom, and
subsequently, ~As legal in this country.
A suit ha. s~~n conm-nc~d bs the
United State. at In. Angeles against the
Southern Parific 40 nrsas for 500. 900
acres oi land ls'me nns the last~r's
track h~,s on La nsns and Yuma. aud
u 10 part OF ilts' i~AAs Pacific grant. IL
v ~hat he .Atd ~ have b~~a rcc~ntiy sold
By e. +. Huntington 90 sh. Colorado lr.
Figa.ion Company. I, forms the Colo
RADIO iNseri. aud without water Ia worth.
l~@..
J. q. Watts. an cx.m~mhrr Of tn.
Idaho legislature. borrowed several gold
Nuggets and then obsainrsi money from
chs hanks on ihcm. lie told the State
Worlds Fair Commissioner that II he
sould Isy tins bsnks he essaid have the
na@s~,s t'- exhibition. .lth III. pr,yi.
t~wr oi srlssns them aitrr@ari. realizing
si1e mosSs on them. TIL. vas done. and
tho Commissioner has just discovered
Thai the nuggets srr~ originally Dor.
ro~ci. AMI hc ss called upoa to pay Tor
them.
~ . rwoeu, meeting 81 the Directors
of the Mtdslnscr Fair Ass.ciasion al
Portland IL IA. decided to abandon the
asismp, Ia make an exhibit q, ih. fair
In progress in San Francisco. The rpa-
sssa for this IN that sufficient interest has
mot t~rB manifested in the matter by
brsrontans generally. Portland has sub
~.fsas~i very handsomely with q laui.
able desire Of assisting The State In
making . crrii,ahlc display. but the
rountry towns have subscribed such
small amounts that Portland la. CON.
uiha,~t morw than 90 per ccn, 81 the
sum raised. In v,c~ 81 this state o. al.
fairs and discourasins reports received
as la the probable success oi the fair the
Dircc.nr. appointed committee TO wind
~ th. affairs OF the corporation and dis.
tribate the funds.
The San Francisco Chronicle prints .
long article exposing the methods hy
which the Chinese may cvade the cxrlu-
hinn law thruugh . system oi false GER
titicases cf registration. II states the
Ehiness arc systematically r,uftinr the
registration hooks opened under the Me
Crcary act. The Law provides no pen.
Atty Tor the punishment OF those who
register twice, anil on account of the
great similarity Of Chinese In features
and names many ar" able by going to
different place. III registration TO s.rure
fron tso 10 dozen certificates ~ regis
trati"n. Thcsr, II IL claimed, will soon
have marketable value Of from $50 10
ttUl. AMI wt'l find q ready sale among
the Mongolians smnygiei into the cpun.
try. The Chronicle declares the Chinese
have no trouble at all in securing many
bogus certificates.
Oregon's mammoth cave will soon I've
explored and rendered accessible 10 the
public. A company has been incorpor-
aiest at San Francisco Tor the purpose Of
developing what bids fair 10 be one Of
the greatest natural attractions on the
Pacific Coast. For wears rumors have
49, j civilization that way back In the
mountains Of Josephine county, Or, in
the widest part Of the Cascade Range
was cave In which one might wander
Tor months without finding an end.
These reports came from hunters and
trappers. who occasionally visited that
wild region In search Of game, and but
little credence was given them. Nothing
Of any certainty was known concerning
the cave until tour years ago, when W,
II. Hearst of the San Francisco Exam
liner sent reporter. Charles Nicholson,
and a photographer to explore its
depths, The cave In about seventy A. We
miles from Grants Pass. and In orlcr TO
reach u they were compelled 10 On by
stage nj out fifty miles and the
remainder OF the distance with a pack
train. From reports given the public
bv the Examiner party the cave is larger
and excels in beauty the great Nam.
moth cave Of Kentucky. The other day
John G. Quinn. Thomas T. Williams,
James l.. Cuttings and Samuel W.
Backus Of San Francisco. Thomas II.
Morton and A. ]. Henderson OF Kerby.
vile. Or. and Alphonso b. Smith Of
Grants Pass fled articles Of incorpora-
ton OF the Oregon Cave improvement
Company. The capital stock Il $500, 900,
Of which 1900 has been subscribed.
The avowed purpose 10 10 buy and i'm.
prove the great Oregon cave, build no.
tsIs. roads. parks and do . numbering
and mining business.