Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-03
MASS CELEBRATED IN OPEN AIR.
Heavy Rains in ArizOna-Conster.
nation Among Mare Island
Republican Clerks.

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the country has free coinage Of silver.
Boys at Port Orchard, Or, are busy
harvesting the egg crop on Island Rock.
They have now 900 dozen ready for ship
ment.
The policemen Of San jose have begun
suit 10 compel the Common Council TO
raise their salaries as required by the
State law.
The Captain Of the Oregon was given
reception at Astoria recently for his
4OOth continuous trip TO and from San
Francisco.
Four hundred Indian salmon fishers
on Fraser river in British Columbia have
formed union TO secure raise of WAGES
and freeze out the Japanese.
There is CONSERVATION among the Re-
publican clerks who hold government
situations at Mare Island. There IL q
rumor that they are to make way for
Democrats.
Ninety-ive per cent OF the orange
growers OF Riverside have entered into
"A compact for mutual protection and to
work IN unison for the best interests OF
the growers.
The reports from the Lick Observatory
are 10 the effect that the comet, which
has lately attracted 40 much attention,
has u companion, whose tail joins that
OF the original.
The Riverside Bank, which failed some
time ago, continues TO receive collections
from outstanding accounts, and there II
IA general feeling that, il the bank peo.
pie are given time, depositors will be
paid in full.
The wreck of the once famous whale
back Wetmore, which has been pound
ing on the Oregon shore of Coos Bay IOr
many months, has been sold for 1880.
The cargo ol coal brought the magnli-
cent sun Of 80.
disease over which the doctors are
in dispute has ragged with considerable
Virulcnce in the smetcr town Of Ana
Conda, Mont, for the last ten weeks. 1t
is called by some black measles and by
Others black smallpox,
telegram from Needles states that
$450,000 OF bonds Of the Nevada South.
ern railway branch line from GoiIs have
been sold in New York city, and 1t il
thought work will be pushed on to ri.
otle aud Goode Springs at once.
At the meeting OF the international
Irrigation Congress In Los Angeles on
October 10 Secretary Gresham stutcs
that the Department OF the Interior will
be represented by nm officer for the pur-
pose of giving such information as may
be desired.
Butte, Mont, witnessed recently the
grandcst spectacle the Roman Catholic
Church has yet seen in the West. Arch
bishop Satolli, Papal abegate said mass
1900 people, the whole Catholic popu.
lation of Butte.
The trial Of the cjectment suit insti.
tuted by Ex-Governor Downey TO secure
the removal of the Indians from War.
ner's ranch in san Diego county, Cal,
shows that ever since the coming Of the
mission padres these Indians or their
progenltors were in peaceful occupancy
Of the lands,
In connection with the recent row at
Federation cannery ON the Mas river,
British Columbia, Fraser who was one
of the principals, in correspondence crit
ioiscs the policy ol the missionaries deal
ing with the Indians, and holds that
those not connected with the church are
the best Indians up there.
Avery rich gold discovery about thirty
miles from Sisson in the Eddy Mountain
has caused much excitement. The hills
are full ol prospccturs, and every inch
OF ground in the neighborhood is located.
Tho owners OF the original strike were
poor men, but have ubstractvd in the
ncighborhood of $40, 600 in gold from the
quartz taken out.
Los Angeles reports case of faith
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the people OF that section, Mrs. Ada U. |
Walton, who had been an invalid for
twelve years, most OF the time hedrid |
den, claims that while ON her bed she |
distinctly heard voice telling her 10 |
arise. as her faith had ma 10 her whole. |
She called for n wrap, jumped out of |
bed and walked into the dining room
She has had no trouble in walking since.
The attention Of the outside world is
being largely attracted to the exhibits
Orcgon is making at the great White
City. Many OF our Eastern exchanges
come TO us with articles descriptive OF
the resources OF our State. The editor
of the Holt County (Mol Sentinel, writ.
ing from Chicago, pays Oregon the fol.
lowing high compliment; AS repro.
senting the States oi the West ut the
exposition, Oregon, the land OF big red
apples, stands pre- c-emincntly at the head.
Although she has no State building Or
egon makes magnificent showing OF
her resources in the several buildings OF
the fair, Her display in the horticult
ural building is everywhere aoknowl.
edged rs being peerless, Hec she shows
pears weighing five pounds, apples six
inches IN diameter, plums larger than
goose eggs, cherries three and three
fourths inches in circumference and
peaches l7is inches. In her agricult.
ural booth she exhibits grains and
grasses that are acknowledged by mill
men 10 be without parallel. In the I
flour test made at the fair flour made
from Oregon wheat was found 10 make
winter aud finer biscuits than any other
-four tried. In the mining department
miniature placer mine is kept con. ,
stantly in operation, washing virgin gold
rom the gravel just as il is taken from
0regon's placer-mlning properties. In
the fishery department several tons OF
the famous Columbia river salmon are
shown, together with fishing boats, tish
wheels, etc. and in the forestry depart.
ment are exhibited some specimens of
timber that astonish the world. 4 block
cut from forest of the West measures
nine feet across. This is the largest
block OF wood at the fair, and ii attracts
much attention"