The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-08-08
Eight Murderers Occupy Cells in
the Fresno Jail.
Forest Fires DO Considerable Damage in
California; New Democratic
Paper at Seattle.

Good shooting is being done at Fort
Wingate, n NJ, by the sharpshooters OF
the regular army.
Purchases OF large landed properties
in Shasta and Butte counties, California,
for fruit purposes are noted.
The run OF salmon in the Coquille
river this season has been equal 10, If
not ahead of, any previous year.
San Jose, CAL, is taking measures for
q census recount. 1t is claimed that
several thousand people were not en-
rolled.
]. d. Fiske. who was murdered at
Fresno, CAL, had his life insured for sti5,-
coo; he also carried an accident policy
for $4,000.
The United States Circuit Court at Ia
coma has decided that the entry of tide
lands at Tacoma with Valentine scrip Is
invalid.
There is big run OF salmon at Coos
bay this year, but il is doubtful il much
fishing win be done, owing to the low
price offered.
Pay Director Williams at Mare island
has applied for an investigation into the
open charges OF fraud which have been
made against him.
The American schooner Matte ]. Dyer
has been seized by Deputy Emens in the
harbor OF Ounalaska for illegal sealing,
with seventy-eight skins aboard.
The Rush boarded the Victoria sealing
schooner Ariel. and was ordered out of
hehring sea- The Captain was presented
with COPY of the Presidents proelama-
ton.
The controlling interest in the San
Diego Daily and Weekly Union has been
disposed OF to Thomas Gardener and to
General Eli II, Murray, who viii be ed
itoF-in-chief.
The necessary amount-$5o0-has been
guaranteed by citizens of Albany 10 de-
frav the expense OF their hose team
while training and attending the North
west fiFeInen's tournament at SPOKANE
Falls.
Returns of the census supervisor give
the population of Arizona, not including
Indians, at 81 600. The three largest
towns are: Tucson, 5, lS5. not including
additions and suburbs; Phoenix, g. 10 !;
Prescott, I,S43-
Exports from Tacoma during July
were: Lumber, 1854, ,776 feet; salmon,
5000 cases; coal, 24,62S tons; wheat,
B.425 tons. The total real estate trans
fers for seven months have amounted TO
$9, 2S2, ,OS2 81.
Chinese have been smuggled across
fram British Columbia, where they tenn
nararily took up quarters in the Colville
reservation as squawmen. They re-
mained there until such time as they
could leave without molestation.
Eight men charged with murder now
occupy cells at Fresno, Cal, and secret
meetings of certain parties have caused
the Jail 10 be fortified with armed men
against the possible attack of vlgilantes,
who declare they will hang all the muir
derers.
The sworn statements by the superin-
tendents fled with County Assessor at
Virginia City show that the total ore
weld OF the Comstock lode mines during
the quarter ended June 80, 1890, aggre-
gated Ss ,993 tons, yielding 81 100000 in
bullion.
The Native Sons OF the Golden West
and Societyo of Pioneers have decided TO IN
vite the President to be present on the day
of the celebration, and an invitation form
engraved in gold plate has been prepared
and win be Immediately forwarded tc
Washington.
The Pacific Mail steamship China
Captain Seabury, has sailed from Sar
Francisco for China and Japan via Vic
foria The China is the first steamer o.
this line to sail by this route, and viii bt
foIloHed until further orders by the rest
pf the comnany's vessels.
At Seattle the Prohibitionists held {
meeting the other night, at which j
was deefana to put full ticket IN th'
field for the coming election. The party
claims to hold the balance OF power. Th'
Labor party; which will also put in ;
ticket, makes the same claim.
A revolution In the newspaper business
is about to take place in Seattle. Tit
Journal, q Democratic paper, has jus
changed hands, having been bought b,
a eyndicate of real-estate men. Tn,
Democrats, aided by linn Hills big sack
are now going to start another daily.
The Eapreme Court of Montana de
cides that the Australian ballot law i
mandatory and not directory, and tina
contestant who received a majority o
the votes cast could not hold Office be
cause he had failed to notify the Cour
Clerk of his candidacy within the tim
fixed by law.
Governor Waterman of California ha
offered a reward of $500 for the arres
and conviction of the Cinnamon who in
ficted the stabs resulting in young Pier
sons death last week at McCracken'
6TlORCs NEAR anu f1OO ~
the arrest of each of the others partici
pating in the deadly affray.
James W. Kerr, the foundryman VIII
shot and killed Edward Cognan, tn
molders' apprentice, at San Francisco o
June 26, has been held to answer in $50
600 bail Bonds were furnished imme
diately, Henry T. Scott of the Unio
Iron Works, w H. Taylor of the Risdor
James Speer of the Fulton and Robel
Watt of Langley & Miehaels bein
snreties.
Forest fires have done considerabl
aa1ndRe TO lumber and dry feed in tn
northwestern part of Sonoma count!
California Grass is very dry, and ranch
iaen have been so foolish as to attemI
to clear the ground of timber and brus
by firing it. A very destructive fire nea
Cloverdale, which burned over sewers
thousand acres of ground, had its origi
in this way.
Sarah Althea Terry had her cas-
against the estate OF the late WilliaI
Sharon retired last Tuesday in the ST
s2F.;e-- Court q s,v-s francisco, and jude
holdin
feat,