The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-04-25
COAST NEWS.
Frank Harper. The San Jose Fire
Bug at Liberty.
BIcKLErOS FIRR.-SEnaLEa COUNTRY.
Travel Between Marion and Polk Counties
ON the Increase.
Heavy rain falls in the Northwest.

ON the Increase
Heavy rain falls in the Northwest.
This seasons log cut il the largest
ever known in the Northwest.
Argument Of counsel was commenced
at san Francisco in the Blythe ease.
Cheney Officials have been busy lately
m arresting and chasing trafnps out OF
the town
William Bonnie, the opium srnnggler.
did rot appear for trial In san Fruncisco.
and forfeited $500 hail
The contractors OF Montesano are
taxed TO the utmost 10 meet demands in
the construction of many new buildings.
Richard V. Dey, OF San Francisco.
private secretary to John W. Maekay
was seriously aitarked by heart disease
Recently.
H. NJ. 5. Warspite, turret ship. il on
her way to British Colnnbia. She will
be tic largest nan-of-war ever in the
Pacific ocean.
Frank Harper, the notorious San Jose.
Cal, trebug, has been released from
jail, having served ten years term, de-
ducting exemptions.
The Wallowa Chieftain has finally
summed up stock losses, i'm that county
az follows: attle, 10 per cent. sheep,
per cent: and horses. = per cent.
The Nehalem river country has great
future before il. The river is long and
Tree from obstructions, and traverses a
hne belt OF heavy timber throughout it's
course.
Robert Brady. pioneer of California
and resident of the city of San Diego
Tor twenty years, died from the effects of
an overdose of morphine taken to pro-
dnee sleep.
The Seattle Journal saws that OF the
relief fund $50, $50 remains unex pended
anh suggests that the balance be devoted
70 assisting In the establishment OF
homie for friendless boys and girls.
jarvis Emigh's store at Bickleton was
burned shortly after midnight April q.
The building and contents were a total
iosr Loss, S2'0i; insurance. $.50a.
The ilre Is Thought To have been of in
origin.
Princess Martha Eagalit,-heT. who
goes about denying that siberian prison
hells are uncomfortable, and that the
czar is monster, is deeply offended be-
cause people think her a paid Russian
agent She il now in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Examiners speeial
advertising train has been started on its
travels, going first to San Jose. The ex-
petition will cost $50 900 and will visit
and write mp all points in the state thar
IAN be reached by standard gauge track.
The new steel cruiser, the Monterey.
will be launched about October l5. al
san Francisco. Work will be DELAYED |
by important changes in the
plans of the vessel. Instead of one six
.een-inch gun, two twelve-inch guns will
De used.
Tillamook IS beginning to receive due
recognition at the hands of congress and /
ne government authorities. The estab-
lshnent oil liie-savlng station at that
place VIII be of great benefit aud will (
slve mariners more confidence in enter /
ny the port.
There was brought into Redding. Cal.
ne other day nugget of gold mixed |
With quartz, valued at $500. The Ipcs-
ION of the find is kept secret peudiny
proper location OF the claim. More gold /
$ supposed to be hidden where this l
ump was discovered
The travel across the Willamette river
between Marion and Polk counties is
,rowing. An average of from seventy
i've to 1U0 teams cross daily. On satnr-
lay last mp to q o'clock I2u teams had
rossed. The new steam ferry will fill a
much needed want.
The work of clearing the timber off of
he hill just south of Fairhaven is being
'usiIed, and good progress is being made.
II night the burning timber shows to
,ood advantage, many trees being 100
eet IN height. and are a mass of flame
rom the bottom to tine top.
Colonel Van Cleve, of Scio, states that
he men who are opening a coal mine
lear that place have struck vein of
oal ten feet thick at the end of a thirty
DOT tunnel. They propose to develop
he mine thoroughly and expect to prove
hat they have n valuable coal deposit.
VIII ID. Jenkins has divided King
ounty, outside of Seattle into seventeen
districts, and Seattle into fourteen dis
rlcts, Tor the purpose of facilitating the
aking OF the census. He estimates the
population OF Seattle at Al 800, and of
he county out OF Seattle at 23. 800. To-
al, 65 900.
During the past three weeks move.
nent has been going on looking to the
rganization of Chehalis street railway
ompany. 1t is understood that no
money bonus will be asked, but a liberal
ffer to land for the company's use at
he beginning and terminal point of the
DAD, will be expected.
A Garfield citizen, according to the
has discovered that the
quirrels that are shot and left on the
round are devoured by their fellows.
nd he has turned the knowledge to ac-
cunt. When he kills squirrel he cuts
hole IN IT and puts in strychnine, and
n this way has killed large number of
he pests.
Agent Moorehouse, OF Pendleton. has
eceived the plans and specifications OF
he new buildings for the Indian train
ny school, to be erected in the reserva-
ion. One of the structures will be of
rick, and the other of wood, with foun-
ationS of native rock 1t is expected
hat the buildings will cost in the neigh
'orhood OF $45 ,000
The county commissioners of Yakima
ave been petitioned to form an irriga-
ion district including ZOO acres. The
ost OF putting water on the land is esti-