Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-06-08
Western Federation of Miners
Organized at Butte.
HE MURDERED HIS BENEFACTOR
Contract Let to Build Railroad
From MOjaye to Independ-
ence, California.

strlke. 1hey want less nOurB ana pay
for overwork.
Four Russian warships have gone 10
the sealing islands TO compel observance
OF treaty stipulations.
A new brick armory ia 10 be built at
San Diego, to be occupied by the ma
tjOhal guard and naval reserve.
= A move is being made by San Diego
capitalists TO secure ten-year conces-
sion from the Mexican government to
establish lottery at Ensenyada, Lower
California.
The Mexican government has made a
proposition 10 the Lower California De-
velopmeDt Company TO carry the mails
between Ensenyada and Mazatlan on BIZ
monthly trips.
The Tillamook Bay appropriation OF
$4,000 will be expended this summer
principally on dikes, the main object be-
ing TO deepen the water on what IL known
a. Dry Stocking bar.
The miners of Montana, Utah, Idaho,
Nevada, South Dakota and Colorado
through delegates which met at Butte,
Mont, have organized the Western
Federation Of Miners"
Salmon packers on the Columbia are
very despondent. The rough weather,
freshets and driitwood render fishing
impossible. The pack will be 10000
shorter than that OF last year.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamers will drop San Pedro
from their ports OF call under the new
arrangement with the Southern Pacific,
whereby they are to call at Santa Mon
lea.
A contract has been given by the Los
Angeles, Owens Valley and Utah Rail
road Company TO construct Il line OF rail-
road from Mojaye 10 Independence, n
distance OF 100 miles. The cost will be
about q, 100, 900, and the work will be
done within nine months.
Peter stanup, the Puyallup chief,
whose body was recently found in n
stream on the reservation, is supposed
TO have been murdered. An examina-
tion has revealed the fact that his neck
was dislocated, and that death was not
due TO drowning The deceased had title
TO property worth $lOOO,OOO.
There IL great excitement at San
Luis Obispo among society people at the
sudden disappearance OF George Man
derscheid, who for the past ten years
has acted as agent nj Port Hartford for
the Pacific Coast Railway Company and
the Oregon Improvement Company. II
10 said his accounts arc not correct.
The validity OF the proposed amend
ment transferring the capital OF the State
OF California 10 San Jose will be left 10
the determination OF the Supreme Court.
The Sacramento Superior Court having
refused an injunction to restrain the
Secretary OF State from certifying the
proposed amendment TO the County
Clerks OF the State an appeal has been
taken by n. ID. Ridoout, who had insti-
tuted the suit
Joseph, Wallowa county, Or, now has
telegraph and telephone system, which,
although on rather diminutive scale,
promises TO have It's uses. Connected
with the system is II burglar alarm, 10y
which the individual In charge of the
:, local bank can give notice TO the other
business houses OF any attempt ut rob
berry. As number OF shooting irons
have been placed in hands that know
how to use them, IL Is safe TO say that
bank robbers will meet with rather a
warm reception II they visit that town.
John Schmidt, young laboring man
OF Pendlcton, Or, who has always borne
an excellent reputation, some time ago
bought some property, paying part cash
and giving u note OF 400 for the balance
Tho other evening his savings having
reached this amount, he went To take up
the note. When IL was handed To him,
still retaining possession of the money,
he ran away ~ fast Rs his legs would
carry him. lie was followed homo, and
there gave up the money, which he had
placed under his wife's pillow. lie said
he could not explain tho impulse that
compelled him to act as he did,
A meeting of the owners OF swamp
land along the borders OF Upper
Klamath Lake has been held To consider
the proposition TO remove the rifle ut
the source OF Link river (or mouth OF
the lake, in order TO reclaim thousands
OF acres OF swamp land bordering on
Klamath Lake. IL was estimated that n
subscription OF 10 cents per acre on all
lands to be benefited would complete the
work, thereby lowering Upper Klamath
from ten 20 fourteen inches and render
ing thousands OF acres now covered with
back water dry aud valuable. A COM
mittee has been appointed 10 consult
with every person Interested.
By the act OF the last Oregon Lcgisla-
turc tho town Of Cottage Grove, Lane
county, was divided into two towns, ono
retaining the old name and the other
being called East Cottage Grove. At
the election which followed the former
Recorder was chosen TO ill similar
position in the new town. Having the
books, assessment, rolls and other
records In his possession, he retained
them and proceeded 10 adapt them TO
the use Of East Cottage Grove. Recorder
Medley OF Cottage Grove now sues for
the return OF the books, records, ETC.,
claiming that they properly belong TO
Cottage Grove as boiore, aud not 10 the
town OF East Cottage Grove.
The Del Norte Record, published at
Crescent City, Cal, recently reprinted
the story OF thN.iamous Indian massacre
OF settlers ON the Klamath river from its
files of thir,y-eight years ago. A sub,
scriber 20 the Record living at Gold
Beach, Or, read the blood.curlling
story, but neglected TO notice that il was
an event that occurred almost forty years
ago. Fancying that the massacre had
but lust taken place, and that therc was
danger Of general outbreak, he at onoo
aroused the neighborhOod Notices werc
posted, public meeting was called, and
a company OF volunteers organiaed TO
procecd nj once 10 take the field against
the bloodthirsty Indians. Communica'
ton with Crescent City was then had,
and the volunteers Immediately dis
banded.