Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-10
A Woman Accidentally Killed
With a Target Rifle.
THE WOOL GROWERS OF UTAH.
Rich Placer Mines Discovered OF
Tributary Of the Yukon
River in Alaska.

north.
Sacramento is TO have a new water
supply. Two bids have been received
for furnishing the water.
Columbia river fishermen declare the
trap contrivances are to blame for the
disastrous year they have had.
The journeymen tailors in three union
Hhops-about the only ones in the town
oil Victoria-are out on strike. The
cause is reduction Of wages.
New rich placer mines have been dig
covered on one OF the tributary streams
on the Yukon river, a few hundred miles
below Fortv-mile creek, Alaska,
Samuel j. Black, who was shot by
Evans and Sontag at Camp Badger last
May, il getting along very well. His re-
covery il only matter OF time.
Magnificent rains have fallen all
through Eastern and Southeastern Ari-
zona. All OF the tributaries of the Gila
and Salt rivers are running bank full.
Grass IL coming on in great abundance,
and live stock is doing well.
II is rumored at Vallejo that Captain
Clay Corcoran OF the United States ma
rine corps stationed Mt the marine bar
racks, Mare Island, has been placed in
suspension by Major Henry A. Bartlett
commandant OF the marine barracks.
Prospectors from Yuma claim TO have
discovered the ruins of prehistoric city
on the Colorado Desert in search OF Peg
leg mine. II IL stated the wind had laid
bare the walls and remains OF stone
buildings for the distance of 400 feet In
length by 260 feet in width.
Two indictments have been returned
at Prescott, A. T., by the United States
grand jury against George w. Miller,
one for robbery and the other for embez-
cling and secreting letters. Miller was
stage driver on the Castle creek stage
road, and few weeks ago reported that
he had been held up and robbed.
Commanders of gunboats patrolling
the sealing grounds have informed Cap
tain Roder Of the Schooner Beebe, lust
arrived ut Port Townsend, that unusual
precautions have been adopted this year
TO prevent pelagic sealing in Russian wa
ters. All vessels captured will be con
iiscated by the Russian government.
An Indian infant born recently to Joe
Allen and wife of the Umatilla reserya-
ton, Oregon, is peculiarly afflicted. It
was brought into the world with u double
harelip and II double cleft palate, the
case being n curiosity in medical prac-
tice. With usual Indian pertinac!ty the
parents refuse to consent TO an operation
upon their unfortunate offspring.
The wool growers of Utah have de-
cided TO organize the Territorial Wool
Growers Association, the principal OBJ
iect of which will be TO provide Tor the
storage and shipment of the entire Utah
wool clip this year. This means that in
future Utah wool growers instead of
Eastern wool buyers will handle the
product OF that Territory.
Experienced irrigationists In the San
Joaquin Valley think II il possible to |
work ali improvement In the system In |
two directions. One il TO make use of |
the high waters OF winter and spring, |
which now run to waste; the other In To |
dispense largely with surface wetting OF |
the ground, which produces sickness and |
calls for much work that can be- done
away with.
Mrs. Ruth Townsend was accidentally
shot and killed ut Salt Lake with n tar
get rifle in the hands OF Levinia Hark-
ard, the sweetheart of Mrs. Townsend's
ut II target, and Arthur Townsend, who
was endeavoring to steady her aim by
resting the rifle on his arm, suddenly
dropped IT at her request, changing the
aim. Mrs. Townsend who was standing
20 one side, received the discharge OF the
rifle, and died in ten minutes.
At Astoria Attorney Warren has COM
menced suit in the Circuit Court against
Mayor Crosby and the city of Astoria,
them from lcvying and collect
ing taxes for 1893. The complaint al
leges that there il no City Assessor au-
thoriled by law, and that the Council
has no authority TO levy u TAX for this
year. The case was heard before Justice
Mcbride. City Attorney Hamilton de.
INJURED against the complaint but the
Judge oyerrulcd the demurrer and !
granted the injunction, saving that the I
county, and not the city, could ho al- |
owed 10 levy the tax according TO the !
asst State law. The case will be appealed |
% the Supreme Court ut once.
The Executive Committee OF the san '
Francisco Midwinter Fair gives out the
following Information: IL. Wallenstein,
Nho has u large ilour-milling exhibit at
communicates relative To the !
OF his exhibit ut the Cali. |
ornia Fair. Several additional offers s
laVc been received from gentlemen who q
believe they can be Of assistance 20 the
air and tender their services, free OF any !
'ost except travelling expenses, TO work I
Imong the different Pacific Coast States. q
great many offers have been received
rom paint manufacturers, offering TO
,aint the buildings and also TO cover the
'oofs with various materials. One con- !
'ern has requested the privilege of COW ;
ring the office of the buildings ut the r
air for the cost OF thcmateriul and labor. q
Applications from mercantile houses OF -
III sorts ar coming Ia every mail. A Il
ocal firm representing large number "
Il Eastern manufacturing houses say
hey intend TO get up very elaborate Il
Exhibition OF different proprietary arti. n
les. Some of these exhibits are pomi. il
cnt features at the Columbian ENhibi. II
ION. Many OF these will be brought 10 a
'alifornia intact. The Chinese Six Com A
anies have subscribed 6.OOO to the Mid. "
inter Fair. In addition TO this thev a
i'm bring the Chinese exhibit from the Il
hicago Fair TO San Francisco, aud will II
ave a number OF new features. Among o
things promised is a floating Chinese b
illage. The Executive Company will "
ppoint An international jury OF awards. II
he general reception OF exhibits will y
,mmence October lb. and no article h
I'M be admitted after December 30 Il