Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-23
SAN DIEGO AND PHOENIX ROAD
Men in a British Columbia Colliery
Agree TO the Proposition Of
the Management.

The amount OF sugar output of the
Chino factory for the season is Ia, loo, 900
pounds.
The counsel Of Chris Evans, the ban
dit, have applied for continuance Of
his case.
Foggy weather has interfered with
raisln'curing III the South. Hot weather
Is wanted.
The Butte (Mont.) Council refused to
confirm the appointment Of a negro on
the police force.
The relations between the Arizona Ga
zette and the Territorial judiciary are
somewhat strained.
The railway employees OF the South are
finding 1t difficult to handle the tranps
that inlest the freight trains.
The Victoria surveyors who looked
into the causes for the explosion on the
collier San MaCco declare It doubtless
originated in the exposure OF the ga,
generated from the coal 10 the flame OF a
lighted lamp.
Chief Wrlsten has notified tho settlers
OF Harrison, Idaho, the new town lust
within the border OF the Cmur d. Alene
Indian reservation, 10 leave or pay s2J,.
900. The settlers are preparing to dc.
fend themselves.
The trial Of Alderman Peter Graham,
the last vi the alleged Spokane boodlers
has terminated by the jury bringing in
verdict VI not guilty. He will bring a
heavy damage suit against the city lor
his expulsion from the City Council.
Jack Green, wealthy rancher, and
Thomas Taylor, n farm hand, were mur
dcicd NJ SnvOny Island, about 100 miles
from Vancouver, b. c., and 80, 900 taken
by the murderer A man named HUH
Lynn Is thought to have been tho mur.
dcrerer.
Motorman Edward +. TORY, who was
in charge OF the electric car which went
through the Madison-street bridge, i.
charged by the Coroner's jury ut Port
land with gross negligence in permitting
his ear To run with reckless and excvss-
i've speed.
Over five miles Of tho San Diego and
Phmnix road are now graded and over
three miles Of the track laid The work
IL going forward rapidly, nearly 900 OF
San Dego's citizens having pledged
themselves TO pay ii per milo each as
last as the road Is graded.
A gang OF forty a. lffty tunco- steerers,
infested Tacoma several days and com.
mittel II number of robberies upon un.
euspectng countrymcn, whom they in.
du,cd to visit downtown resorts. MANY
OF the men came over the Northern Pa.
ciIlc from Chicago, where thcy operated
during the World's Fair. They are now
on their way to the Midwintcr Fair at
San Francisco.
Little ii anything is being done to.
ward getting the steamer New York of
the rocks at Point Bonita. Information
Is not given out readily, and along the
water front there are few who know OK.
actly what steps the Pacific Mail officials
propose now to take. As the vessel has
settled solldly, there IL no likelihood OF
her ever heing pulled off. She will have
to be raised ana iloatcd. Pumps will be
kept on board, and will he ready for
woIk at any time.
The Corvallis Times SAYS: There Is a
possibility, ii not II probability that the
$4,000 OF Agricultural College funds on
deposit IN the job bank vt the time ol
ia" suspension will bc wholly lost. 1t
will bc remembered that shortly after
the bank passed into the hands OF ro.
ccivcr IN order To secure the college
claim an attachment VAS placed on the
property by Treasurer Shiplcy. Ii now
develops that the attachment was irrog-
uarly issued, aud IL 30, tho college will
DO without any claim whatever to the |
funds ON deposit when the bank sus.
pended.
The new cruiser Olympia, on her first |
trip, established her position rs queen |
ol the United States navy. Tho ship |
made u maximum speed ol 2l 20
knots, and averaged slightly under 2l |
knots on run ol 6S knots, with heavy
sea aud strong heal wind. Az the
Olympia was only expected TO make -
knots, her builders are very happy over
the trial. and think that when the OF.
fetal government trial is made she can
he forced up To - knots. This wouli
give the Union iron works bonus OF
/ iIO0,0O for exceeding the speed re-
quiremcnt.
Tho Clement grammar school At San
Francisco, containing 700 young chill.
drvn, was discovered ON fire during the
school hours the other day. The chill.
drcn marched out in an orderly manner
when the alarm was given, and there was
no panic. Tho fire was in the garret,
ana Was extingui.hed before much dam.
aye was done. Miles Baird, \ fourteen.
ycar'old pupil OF the school, WAS arrest.
ed ON the charge OF arson. lie confessed
that he had started the fire in the sarret ,
TO see how the pupils would get ont OF ,
school IN case OF real fire. Young +,
Baird has always had mania for set.
ting buildings on lire.
At san Francisco in the case OF the
unitedStates Va. Frank l.. Wilson Judge !
Morrow of the District Court has granted .
the motion of the defendant TO Quash 7
the indictment charging him with send. /,
ing obscene matter through the mail. 1
Expressions complained OF were written
by Wilson at lAkeville to friend in San Il
Francisco. Judge Morrow surprised the h
United States Attorney and The postal Il
Inspectors 10y his Interpretation OF the I
statute governing such cases. lie decid. a
vi that u personal letter, securely sealed. :
containing ohscenity is not indictahle
wen II IL passes through the mails X
ie inlerprtts the law TO refer IA
'nly 10 manifold, stylogmph. printed 4
opies or similar publications. Numcr- v
'us courts have held that written lcttors y
obtaining ohscenity are included in tho I
meaning OF the statute, and such cases n
AVE been punished by tlne and impris. Il
nment. District Attorney Garter an. a
ounces that he will appeal this case to p
higher court y