The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-06
Catholic Priest 0yerp,wered and
Robbed by a Mexican.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA RESERVATION.
The Strait Of Fuca Reported to be Stocked
With Drift Logs-An Editor
Acquitted Of Libel.

Phoenix, A. T., has q free-deliyery
postal system.
The National Bank Of Pocatello, Idaho,
has been authorized to do business.
Los Angeles Council has voted to per
init the building Of smelter inside the
city limits.
The diamond fields in Idaho are Great
ing intense excitement at Nampa and
neighborhood.
The four-masted barkentine Jane L.
Stamford, the largest wooden sailing yes
eel ever built in California, was succesH-
fully launched in Humboldt Bay recent
".
Turnkey French was attacked in the
Idaho penitentiary at Boise by Samuel
Hatton, desperate convict, and in self
defense French stabbed and killed Hat
ton.
The Chamber Of Commerce at Los An
geles BY resolution has requested the
Governor to recommend thar branch
Of the State Treasury be- established in
ssilzt city.
Citizens Of Florence, Or, desire that
that town shall be Incorporated, and q
charter is now being prepared for sub
mission to the people before the Legis-
lgture meets.
In the court-martial at Mare Island on
the MOhican case the testimony 60 fal
taken goes to show that there was somt
friction among the officers at the tint
of the accident, and also that the Mo
hican WIS inefficiently manned.
Grangeville, Idaho, proposes to maxi
an active fight to secure the location o
the State Agricultural College at tina
point. The experiment station ON CANA
prairie is in excellent condition, and ex
periments will be begun next spring
mainly with grasses at first.
The big government dixie at Snag Isl
and in the Columbia river has been com
pIeted. and the gangs Of workmen wer'
taken to the mainland. The dixie is 10,
GOO feet in length, and is placed in th
river 80 as to force the current into tn
old river channel and 10 keep the rive
within narrower bounds. Frequen
oundIngs at marked points show tina
the channel is steadily increasing i
depth.
The Woleott reports that in the reco
lection Of sea-faring men on the Coai
there has never been 90 many drift los
in the Strait OF Fuca as at the preaeI
time. Ike high freshets have swel
down the fallen logs Of ages and SCI
them adriit to the sea. Logs that hay
been buried in the sand for years alor
the beach below Port Crescent have bee
washed up, and in some placesgreat dan
Of logs are formed, rendering 1t DANCE
ous for navigation.
The monster whale that came ashol
at Elk Creek about a month ago is RAJ
idly melting away over hot fires at Nj
I,Orar's ranch. A large force Of nt
are rendering the blubber, which is
an excellent state Of preservation, ar
the result will be nearly 100 barrels Of e
csIlent unYeined oil. The whalebon
which averaged three feet in length, vi
taken out some time ago, and foots mp
total weight Of about 800 pounda. II
skeiston, as COON as cleaned, will be g
np ID front Of the Logan house at Z
Creek.
Articles Of incorporation Of the Mort
ern American Navigation Companywe
filed the other day at San Francisco
anumber Of the prominent residents
that city. The corporation 10 form
with capital stock Of $1,000 600 a.
for the purpose Of purchasing or bull
ing vessels TO carry on business as col
mon carriers between San Francisco al
Panama. and then 10 make c0nnecti
with the Panama Railroad Compan,
lines or other agencies that afford Co
munication with New York and anott
Atlantic ports. The term Of the corr
ration ID given as five years.
On charge Of criminal libel at Po
land George H. Moffstt, editor Of
Tslsoram, has besn acquitted. The
Ieped libel consisted In an article pJ
Iished prior to the city election last Jui
charging a number OF persons with le'
ing assessments on gambling houses q
Z tile inmates Of the houses Of III rep
10 be used In carrying the election
the Republican ticket. Judge Shattl
Instructed the jury that the levying
Of assessments to be used in politi
Campaign was not q crime. and tt
therefore, no libel had besn commit
The other night an individual cal
.at the residence Of Father 0'RielI.
catholic priest Of Cotton, San BerT
dino county. CAL, and aaked him
hurry with him TO the bedside Of 3
ing man beyond Cotton. The priest !
siedly made arrangements, and got
se buggy Of the stranger. Alter {
passed Cotton the stranger, who
sxiean, overp0Wered the pri
him of his watch and money
i him out in the middle Of
ng him 70 find his way h
The robber was aiterv