The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-06-07
THE PACIFIC COAST.
PLUMBERS AND TINNHRs ON A
STRIKE.
Criminally Assaulted Two Little Girls
A Man Cowhided by q Young
Lady The Astronomical
Society--News Notes.

Society News Notes.
Spokane Falls claims population Of
24,00O.
Spokane Falls has opened new saw
ings bank.
Ripe figs from Yuma are exhibited at
Sacramento.
Olive culture is attracting attention in
Yuba county.
Sacramento is infested with u gang Of
sneak-thieves.
The Reese River Revelle has began its
fifty-third volume.
Plumbers and timers at Vancouver,
b. O., are on q strike.
Ten acres OF barley were burned over
near Merced, recently.
Tacoma is troubled with gang Of fire.
bugs and sneak-thieves.
! A heavy rain and hail storm fell at La
Grande, Or, on the 10Th.
The rainstorm at Lakeport destroyed
the brick in large kiln.
Several cases OF malignant diphtheria
have occurred at Modesto,
Portland's streets was crowded with
visitors on Decoration Day.
A ~ pound salmon trout has been
caught at the Folsom dam.
The dwelling OF ]. Oxford, near Peta-
luna, was burned last week.
H. w. Fuller, ,one of Chico's prominent
citizens and pioneers, is dead.
Charles Walters was shot by China
man at San Leandro, on the 9th.
The ladies' Of Tacoma gave the sena-
torial party reception last week.
The grocery store OF Monty d Gum, OF
Tacoma, was burned on the 10Th inst.
Santa Cruz and Monterey counties had
slight earthquake shocks on the 18th.
The managers OF the Sacramento ball
team have decided to reinstate Veach.
An organized league Of burglars from
Chicago are working Pugit Sound towns.
There has been no application for the
Office Of Register OF the Stockton Land
office.
Charles Wolf, aged ten years, fell from
tree at Ventura, last week, and was
killed.
DR.. John B. Smith, an old physician Of
Petaluma, has been stricken with ap-
oplexy.
A man named Lee was cowhided by
Miss NJ. Richmon, at Fresno, on the
10Th inst.
Farmer Mills, OF San Luis 0bispo
county, has planted nine tons Of potatoes
this year.
The next meeting OF the Astronomical
Society OF the Pacific Coast will he held
July 10th.
William Warden, alias Ross, an escape
from Folsom Prison, has been recaptured
at Seattle.
Creigton, the San Francisco jury-briber,
is still in Victoria, and refuses TO talk to
reporters.
The Santa Cruz Sea Breeze has issued
its first number. ltis OF the Democratic
persuasion.
The Nevada State convention Of the
w. G. I, u willmeet at Reno on June
9th and 9th.
General Miles is visiting Santa Cruz
and Monterey to select site Tor the July
encampment.
The mines on the Comstock controlled
by j. w. Mackay will close on Sundays
after June lst.
Thomas stracher, contractor at 0tay,
San Diego county, is missing, and muir
der is limited at.
Articles Of incorporation for the San
Pedro Electric Lightand Power Company,
were filed last week.
An American has opened restaurant
at Lemoore, Tulare county, and forced
the Chimes TO leave.
The State Grange opened at Salem on
the 10Th in secret session, with full at
tendance OF members.
Mrs. John Page at Butte, M. t., has
been acquitted Of the charge of murder
ing her husband last February.
A number Of men employed in the
steam engineering department at Mare
Island, have been discharged.
Haywards cherry-growers are dissatis-
fled at the price paid by Gamers and are
shipping a carload day East
The new road between San Lerando
and Haywards, Castro Valley and the
redwoods was opened for travel.
A man named Pennington shot and
killed another man named Bocom, near
Rye Valley, in Baker county, Oregon,
last week.
The American bark Emerald was TO-
tally destroyed by fire at Port Gamble on
the Goth. Part Of the cargo Of lumber
win be saved.