The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-10
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
Massacre Of Seventeen Indians
on Sorrow Island.
yNE YOUNG LADY KILLS ANOTHER
Considerable North Wind Throughout a
Large Section Of Southern Cal
ifurnia Does Good.

The bin for q soldiers home has
passed both Houses Of the Idaho Lagls-
lature.
Henry Bentley has been held for trial
at Los Angeles on the charge OF poison
ing his wife.
Every town in Eastern Oregon is an
earnest applicant for the location OF the
branch insane asylum.
Phoenix, A. T., is much excited over
the sudden death Of woman. The in
dications are that she was poisoned.
The Indian agent st Alert Bay has
been notified of reported massacre OF
seventeen Indians on Sorrow Island BY
the Kit Katls tribe.
The Bonanza mine at Hsrqua Hala, A.
T.. has for some time been systematic
ally robbed by Mexicans, who carried
ont nuggHts and ore worth IS q pound in
dinner pals.
Flowing by means Of the huge traction
engine used last fall for this purpose is
10 be soon begun ON the Umstills reser-
yHtion. Six fivefurrow plows will be
operated at once by this means.
There is the prospect Of clash be
tween the Santa Fe and Southern Pa
rific, and al result the Pacific Coast
public will get cheaper fares A general
decentralization Of rates is predicted.
There has been considerable north
wind throughout q large section OF
Southern California during the past
week. which has rapidly dried up the
excess OF moisture. No damage Of con-
sequence to the orange crop II reported.
There has been incorporated in the
sundry civil service bill paragraph fix
ing the limit of cost for the San Fran
.ciaco public building at 5000, coo. This
action Of Congress viii render available
the 81 900 remaining from the purchase
Of the building site.
The Chinese cook Of the Chinese crew
oI I3O men at the Palo Alto stables was
bounded and gagged the other morning
by two white men and Chinsman, and
the rooms in a Chinese boarding house
y sa0 IA lirlIsJ,uS = co;r 4, tasan ..err, :
s0syo. ssa.aan. !. 80 .. r,.rl a tbs ;nsons
asylum at Stockton, CAL, has permitted
newspaper man to see Sarah Althes
Terry in the madhouse. He found hen
raving maniac and subject to the re
straint necessary in such case, but
otherwise kindly treated,
Eastern capitalists have negotiated
for the purchase Of water rights anc
right Of way for q canal to irrigate 200,
D0O acres In the northern part OF saT
JOAQUIN county, Cal. The water will bt
taken from the Mokelunne river nsal
Valley Spring, and will be run on bott
sides Of the river.
ouavrv;uO Of Oregon stone. heretofor,
IN almost ,inknovn industry, promises
" co,re prominantIy u the front durin,
~ n - ro,s! s!ng hniIding season. The Pacii,
G,o,a - go ro1nanv vith $3.50 600 of capi
tsl;1st;on e going 10 work with neal ans
snarvv n develop the valuable ston,
&c.. os 4 1Ihanv 7ie l
~ ~ 1-s- :. Est5s5s g Mexicsu girl d
,,,asrs..f sr Fsr sge wes sbot and Filled aImos
...srti, ~ her frisnd Mics Christin,
@ 1aTorano neay san DIEGO The girIl
wers spending the day together, ant
srh@nced 10 pick mp loaded gun, which
80 accidentally discharged with fata
',snults aes
~ 1.su,,.. a.,,,,rs, p;onae, has AZ
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