The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-07-04
COAST NEWS.
Pacific Coast Fruit-Growers' 0p-
portuniiy.
MrCoNB IN THE wALLA wALLa PEN
ITENTIARY.
Stage Robbers at Work in California
Pardons iranted.-Chinese
VS.. Japanese.

and motor lines.
sgn Francisco's census taking has been
pronounced farce.
Non-union monlders are being roughly
handled by union men at Seattle
While the water permits lively boat
ing is being done on the Upper William
cite.
The discovery Of a rich silver-bearing
ledge is reported near North Yakima,
Wash
Salem. Or, is confident that BY sink
ing wells natural gas can be obtained in
Portland promises this year to eclipse
all past attempts at celebrating the
Fourth OF July.
California and Oregon fruit-growers
will reap a rich harvest, according 10 re-
ports, for the Eastern markets.
p. J. Hunstock, postmaster of Cracker
City, Baker county. dropped dead from
heart disease, June 22nd-
Census Enumeration Kelly, OF Portland,
is anxious to resign, but the bureau in
sists that he finishes his work
Charles H. Bawden has been convict
ed of murder in the first degree, for kill
ing Lille NJ. Price at Eureka, Cal.
California is taking tho lead OF all other
States in the matter of making grand
display at the coming worlds fair.
A boat was eapsized the night of the
lT1Sr. rexhf
Sound, and three men were drowned.
Pacific Coast fruits Will have no COM
petition in the East. as crops are almost
a total failure from New York TO Florida
William Roberts, of Klamath County,
and J. A. Moura OF Grant County, have
been pardoned from the Salem peniten-
tiary-
j. Sloate Fassett, Secretary of the
Republican National Committee, has
been making general tour OF the North
west.
BY July Ist, the postof1ice force OF Sc
attic viii be increased, thereby saving
the residents OF that city great deal OF
annoyance
The San Francisco booksellers have
lost thousands OF dollars by the tapping
OF the telegraph wires. Two men were
caught in the act
A l3-year-old boys biography. por-
trait and history as criminal exempted
over a columns space Of the San Fran
cisco Examiner. June 20th-
Frank f Vaughn, arrested some time
since for taking registered letter from
the Enterprise postoffice, WAS acquitted
June 25th by jury in Portland.
A Young Swede committed suicide al
Missoula, Mont, last week. Homesiek-
ness drove him to the act, as he was
here alone, his relatives all being in
Sweden.
8 Superintendent Geddes of the Pendle-
ton school, while giving his boys hath
in the river. was compelled TO jump in,
clothes and all, in order TO save one
from drowning.
charge of murder in the first degree
has been brought against Herbert q.
killing OF VIM. Clark on the 25th inst,
at Hot Springs.
The Mexican Government is deter
mined to secure redress for the attempt
of the English company, assisted by Ger
tain citizens of the United States, tc
sieze Lower California.
The Baker County Irrigation Com
pany has a capital stock OF $50 900
They will take water from the Powder
river, and build large canal to irrigate
farms throughout that valley.
A Victoria. B. c., dispatch of june
24th, saws: A pitched battle occurred
between Chinese and Japanese, at Fra
ger River cannery, in which the Jap
proved themselves the best fighters
Two men entered Chinese garden q
Alameda, Cal, recently, and upon bein;
demonstrated with for destroying tn,
vegetables, deliberately clubbed China
man to death. Both are under arrest.
! Edward H. McAllister, OF Albany, VOL
4 the first prize of $50 for the best oratiol
at the commencement exercises of tn
State University at Eugene, Or, an,
i Miss Agnes Green, of Seattle, the secon
of 800.
A party of four young men left Sa
/ Francisco last week on sealing exped
ton down the coast. When near tn
coast off Santa Cruz, a small boat, cor
tanning three of the party, capsized an
two were drowned.
i The captain of the American barb
MemI on, from Australia, diseharging 8
San Diego, was set upon after dark b
five men, and fatally beaten, and as tn
mate has disappeared, it is thought h
has been kidnapped.
When McComb, the robber of the S,
attic Relief fund, landed at the Wall
Walla penitentiary, he was so fieshy tbs
the prison tailor was compelled to max
a suit of an extra size to accommodate
the gentleman with stripes.
The stage running from Harbi
Springs to Calistoga, CAL, was robbie
by highwaymen June 25th. They $
cured $3.50 and two gold watches frol
the passengers. In their excitemel
the robbers dropped $3.50 in greenbaek
which was picked up by followir
amster.
To get even with the farmers in ti
vicinity OF Albany, Or, for placing tire
pass notices on their farms, the DO,
have placed trespass notices on the hs
ground, fronting the court house whe
the farmers have been in the habit
hitching their teams
On June 23d, three boys wander'
/ from their home into the mountains
, New Mexico, where they were attack
} by bears and two OF them killed and es
en- by the brutes The other made
: escape, and made his way home
i posse of men started in pursuit, and j
j covered the bones of one of the lads.