The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-12-04
Portland Catholics Will
Build a Cathedral.
WELLINGTON MINE STRIKE.
The Chinese on the Empress Of Japan
Roughly Handle a Customs
Collector-Etc.

tucson IL 10 nave SlVu,uVV ednlth-
rum.
Austin, New, has just shipped lc0
tons Of antimony.
Los Angeles is making move to own
Ter own water works.
Horse-car lines at San Diego are being
changed into electric power.
The Catholics Of Portland propose to
build q magnificent cathedral.
Sacramento Trustees have decided to
vote pay for an extra fire company.
Charles Brooks, wife murderer, is to
be hanged December q at Spokane.
Excursion trains from the East are
beginning to arrive in Southern Cali
fornia.
Portlands saloons viii all have to close
at midnight from the beginning Of the
new year.
A ledge Of iron over twenty feet wide
and 5000 feet long has been found south
east of Portland.
Arthur Leonard Of Carson, clerk for
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, is charged
with embezzling $1,000.
. At 4eents pound many Of the raisin
growers OF California claim profit in
their crops Of $3.50 an acre.
The Wellington mine strikers after a
wear and half Of enforced idleness
have declared the strike of. The mine
owners were victorious.
Portland authorities promise sensa-
tion soon in the arrest Of opium SNUG
glers. Railroad employees are said to be
connected with the work.
The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports seventeen failures in the Pacific
Coast States and Territories for the past
week, as compared with seventeen for
the previous week and thirteen for the
corresponding week of 1890.
Judge Zane, at Salt Lake, has rem
dered Judgment escheating from the
Mormon Church for the benefit OF the
school fund, under the Edmunds- ruck-
er act OF 1887, the Tithing Office, Gardo
! House, Historians Office and Church
farm.
The Chinese on the Empress oi Japan
roughly handled Customs Collector at
Vancouver, B. G., and tossed him over
the ships side to the dock. When he
recovered he made complaint, and Off
GERS who went to make an arrest were
defied and had to take the word of the
officers Of the vessel that the offenders
would appear. The Chinese are largely
in the majority on the ship, and the Of
fieefs begin TO realize the danger IN
which they have voluntarily placed
themselves.
Robert Joseph. a sailor, brought suit
4, tha United states Court at Seattle
IL IL other day to libel the British ship
Ered r Taylor. claiming 5000 damages
tor hrr,tal treatment by the master, Cap
ts;n Hnrlburt. Joseph, who is negro,
.,s;yns n be a citizen of the United
.satas He shipped at Rio, Brazil, but
aileoes that his treatment was 90 brutal
% shat he was forced to leave the vessel at
seattle. He claims that he was fire,
quently triced up 70 tne mast, gagged
BY having an IRON oeiaylng Pln lalnluen A I0s
down his throat and unmerci,ully a noggea.
He also claims thas $lop y que % nlm 70 Ior
wages. Captain hurloult uenles 20. 0,
seph's charges, and says that insteaa o.
there being wages due HIM ne Is In DEBT
to the vessel:
Charles v; stuart, 2 young nlack- n.
spith from Tacoma, mas mysIeriously
n appeared, and the authorities are
Y arching for him. A week ago he ar
we'd at San Francisco on the steamer
Waha Walla from Tacoma. he had
written 70 his uncle and sisters, VINO re-
de at 1921 franklin street, San Fran
sco. that he would De there at that
ie. He gave his check 70 the agent
California transfer COMPANY, put