The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-15
THE TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE
A Six-Foot Vein Of Coal Discovered
in Southeastern Arizona
New Trial Refused.

ened over the low price quoted for seal
skins in London.
The publication of the Territorial En-
terprise is to be resumed at Virginia
City, New, next month.
Testimony in the opium smuggling
cases at Portland tends to show the
rings profits were 5000, 900 year.
The three naval convicts who made
their escape from Mare Island DAILY,
Hall and Clify-have reached Canadian
territory.
Delegates are in session in Phoenix, A.
T., from ten Of the twelve counties OF
the Territory to push the matter of
Statehood.
Northern and Central New Mexico are
enjoying the biggest mining boom ever
known, and all the work seems to be in
the placer gold diggings.
A six-foot vein Of coal has just been
discovered in Southeastern Arizona by
Dr. Theo. B. Comstock, Director Of the
Arizona School Of Mines. The coal is
semi-anthracite Of excellent fuel quality.
Many of the farmers Of Pullman,
WASH, will fatten hogs with their dam
aged wheat, and are securing them as
fast as possible. 1t is estimated that a
bushel Of wheat will produce ten pounds
Of pork.
A case is now in progress in the Fed
eral Court at'Yuma which affects the
boundary line between Arizona and Cal
ifornia, and it is believed by some that
it will result in showing that Yuma is
in California.
Owing 70 the sickness Of one Of the
jurors in the Evans case on trial at Jack
son, Amador cour ", CAL, the trial has
been postponed until January 22. The
jurofs who were sworn in are now de-
manding their pay.
Sixty settlers on the south fork Of the
Kern river in California have been
served with an injunction by Walter
Rankin, who claims priority in the use
Of the water, which has been diverted
by these settlers above.
The Supreme Court of California has
refused Charles Weiger q new trial.
Weiger is the dry-goods merchant con-
victed in Sacramento of obtaining goods
by false and fraudulent pretenses from
the Philadelphia firm Of Sharpless Bros.
Later reports from the ship Gosford
state that very little injury has been
done to the hull by the action Of the
water, and that the attempt to raise her,
which the tugs Fearless and Relief will
undertake, will probably result success
fully.
The officers Of the City Of Topeka re-
port no epidemic Of the grip among the
Indians in the vicinity Of juneau,
Alaska, who we're reported as dying by
the hundred. Aleuts, 1000 miles from
juneau, are suffering from a grip epi-
demic.
Twenty stamps Of the great l00-stamp
mill Of the Phoenix Mining Company
started work at Phoenix, A. 7. The
mine has been opened extensively in
the last ten months, and will now take
rank as one Of Arizona's main bullion
producers.
Judge I.origan Of the Superior Court
at San Jose has declared unconstitu-
tional the law passed by the last Legis-
lature requiring City Councils in cities
Of not less than 10000 nor more than
1900 population to fix by ordinance at
the first regular meeting in July the
salaries Of the policemen at not less
than 500 nor more than $l25 per
month and that OF Chief Of Police al
not less than sl25 nor more than $50.
Work on the various buildings at the
Miiidwinter Fair grounds has been some
what delayed, owing to bad weather,
but will be pushed as rapidly as possible
from this on. One of the most attrac-
tive exhibits to be seen in the mechan-
ics' building will be that made by the
General Electric Company. This ex.
hibit will be equal to some OF the grand
electric displays made at Chicago,
Word has been officially received by
Director General de Young through the
Consul OF the French government to the
effect that the Minister Of Beaux Arf
had given permission TO all French
artists who were represented at the Co
lumbian exposition to avail Themselves
Of the opportunity Offered in the same
connection at the coming Midwintei
Exposition. Among the concessions
which have not yet made much showing
on the grounds il the Esqnimax village,
The village will contain about fifty
persons. men, women, boys and girls,
There are now over seventy-fve build
ings under course Of construction at the
exposition grounds. april 4 Is the day
set for the press congress. This date
has been fixed through the medium ol
the Press Club Of San Francisco and
after consultation with the California
State Press Association and others who
kinterested in newspaper work.