Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-03-22
IHlflC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re-
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Bud get of News For Easy Digestion FROM
Different Parts of the States OF WASH
ington, Oregon and Idaho-Iteme OF
Interest to Pacific Coast Peopie.

Ashland's schools cost $500 year.
Nehalem, Or, is to have church
quilt by popular subscription.
The spring run of salmon has begun
jumping already in Rogue river.
Spokane county, WASH, issued $2i,-
O63 in warrants during February.
Fall wheat is reported in excellent
condition in the vicinity of Walla Walla,
Wash.
Walla Walla's council has voted to re-
sumo the use of the electric light sys-
tenn recently discontinued.
The steamer Alcatras is unloading
fifty tons of track iron at Marshfield,
Or, for the Coos bay railroad.
Whatcom, Wash, reduced its debt
AZ, 900 in January and February. Its
city warrants now bring % cents.
The state university students are col
lecting the native towering plants oil
Oregon and putting them out in the
campus.
The Japanese government has been
asked for an appropriation OF sum
equaling $19, 900 for the establishment oil
a consulate at Tacoma.
The new game law of Oregon is re-
.eived with much favor in the mountain
districts of Linn county, especially the
eature prohibiting the use of hounds,
md the prospect of relief is grateful.
The New Whatcom, WASH, CONNER
:ial Club has begun to stir itself to Sc
cure the proposed military post for Bell
.ngham bay. Tacoma and Seattle have
been actively at work for several weeks.
Mining in the Swauk, WASH, district
will begin much earlier this season than
usual. 1t is feared that the water supply
will be short, and the miners will make
every moment of the time count as long
as it lasts.
A "bonus Company" intent upon Sc
curing railroad connection for the town,
has been formed at Port Townsend,
Wash. Officers have been chosen, and
the prospect for securing a bonus ade-
ouate to the needs is considered excel
lent.
The case of the Oregon National bank
of Portland against j. D. Gardner, of
Seattle, and others is on trial before
Judge Parker in the superior court at
Tacoma. 1t is on a $4,000 note and
comes up on a change of venue from
Judge Osborn's court, Seattle.
1t cost little over $4,000 to run the
city of Spokane, WASH, during the
month of February aside from the money
expended on the new waterworks. Sal
aries of course formed the principal
item, but amounted to less than usual
not quite $4,000. For this month the
salary list should be still lighter owing
to the reduction of the police force.
oeh fhof
Mr.. Rockefeller and President Hill, OF
the Great Northern, are likely to unite
their forces in strong combination at
Everett under which the Pacific steel
barge works will build four large steam
ers for the Pacific coast business of the
Great Northern. While this would be
equivalent to money bonus of 1,500,-
600 for Mr.. Hill, it would mean great
prosperity for the barge works and the
distribution of large amount of money.
The Tacoma Clearing House Associa-
ton has petitioned the chamber of COM
merce to use it's influence with mer-
chants and business men, to the end
that they accept British Columbia coin
a. par, in conformity with the action
OF associated banks agreeing to do like
wise. The petition points out that
British Columbia buys annually on tn "a
side of the line $4,000, 900 worth of prod
ucts, and says the merchants should
join with banks in encouraging this
trade.
C.B. Wright, the Philadelphia million
aire, has offered Joshua Pierce 5000 to
secure him an option on the water and
light plants he sold Tacoma, WASH, two
years ago for nearly 100000. Some
of the citizens have thought the price
paid him was too much, and as result
q 81 100000 damage suit against Mr..
Wright is now pending in the superior
court. His offer has been referred to
the city authorities. The option asked
is to give him sixty days in which to
purchase the plant for the price he re-
ceived.
The surveys for that portion Of the
Columbia q Red Mountain railroad in
Washington are now nearly completed.
The road was recently incorporated to
build an extension of the Spokane Falls
d Northern into the mines in the south.
ern part or British Columbia. D. G,
Corbin. president of the Spokane Falls
q Northern railroad, has for year OF
two been endeavoring to secure charter
for road. He has now gone to Ottawa
and expects to have no difficulty in Sc
curing Canadian charter from the Do
minion government. The portion of the
road located in Washington will be about
eight miles long, the line beginning at
Northport, on the Columbia river. the
present northern terminus of the Spo.
kane Falls & Northern. This part Of
the road will be built during the coming
season. No contracts have vet been
given out. The line in British Column.
bia will make the total length of the
road about twenty miles.
Since it was first known that the dea,
mute school was to be moved five miles
out OF Salem, Or, objections have beer
vigorously urged by many friends of the
institution, and notwithstanding a farm
has been purchased and buildings erect.
ed at a total cost of $4,000 the deal
mutes may not be moved to the new
building. Since their visit to the re-.
form school Superintendent Irwin and
secretary Kincaid have expressed them.
selves as doubtful of the proprietv Of
having the mutes so far from the citv.
1t Is said the new building can be used
as girls department of the reform q.
tory, being only one half mile awav or
as suggested by Mr.. Irwin, it conld be,
converted into an institute for the feeble.
minded, thus relieving the large mum.
per now crowded into the insane asy.
lum. The deaf mutes and blind schools
are now located near together, and the