Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-02
The Columbia River and As.
tOria Railroad.
CHINESE ORDERED DEPORTED.
One Of the Guns on the Boston Found
Defective - San BernardinO
Merchants Bilked.

lumDla Coast.
Beds of anthracite coal are reported
to have been found in the Goler mining
district near Mojave.
The Virginia and Gold Hill miners
have voted not TO accept 1850 day.
This settles the question for awhile at
least.
The Stockton police are making ar
rests for selling oleomargarine without
the required notice that such stuff il
not butter.
A newly arrived Englishman named
Richards advanced Seattle bunco man
800 on an unsigned check for SO, 200 a
few minutes after he met him.
1t is rumored in the navy yard at
Mare Island that one OF the 8-inch
rifles on the Boston has been found
defective and will be condemned.
In the past two weeks 800 tramps
have passed through Tucson East
bound. They are all given bread, but
are not allowed the freedom Of the city.
The Victoria agent Of tho Canadian
Australian steamers Ia said to want to
abandon calls at Queensland points be-
cause that government refused sub
sidy, and TO wish TO call at Fiji instead.
San Bernardino merchants have been
victlmized by men who made small
purchases and paid for them in bogus
checks, receiving the difference between
the sums called for by the checks and
that due on the purchases in cash.
An exploring and hunting party re-
Gently returned from the wild Olympic
Mountains in Washington reports that
the timber line disappears at about
5000 feet, and ut the base OF the higher
peak, on the 5000 and 6,0O0-ioot levels,
IL system OF meadows and lakes, where
grass and flowers grow in great luz
uriancc and splendor.
George @. Center, a Vancouver (B. c., }
undertaken was called upon TO cmbalm
whale which was recently caught and
which the people desired TO exhibit.
lie secured II piece OF gaspipe, which he
drove into the body oi the whale. To
this pipe he attached beer pump, con-
nected it with barrel OF Utopia en-
balming fluid and emptied il into the
arterial system OF the fish. Decomposi-
tion was checked.
The trial OF James NJ. Neary for wife
murder has begun ut santa Cruz. This
il II case where it IL alleged by the de-
Tense Neary and vile were at dinner,
and Neary, becoming irritated by II
remark oi his wife, struck the butcher
knife, with which he was carving meat,
heavily on the table and IL bounded OIL,
striking Mrs. Neary in the side, she
being seated with her side TO the table.
The wound proved fatal.
Lloyd revis has brought suit at Stock
n InTRnlngA "A nf
on the property Of Mrs. Howell wife OF
NJ. u. Howell, charged with counter
feiting. At the same time suit was
brought by W. A. Wallace to compel
Howell aud his wife TO dispose OF part
OF the property ior $4,000, as by AN
alleged agreement. II il thought
at Stockton that the two suits have
some connection, il having been stated
that syndicate Is working to secure
the Howell property.
Detective Hume, who was present at
the trial of Evans, charged with killing
Messenger Tovey, and which trial Ia now
going on ut jackson, Amador county, Cal,
was advised by the Court that not being
counsel or assistant counsel he could not
suggest questions 10 the defense. Hume
tried to explain, but tho Court said none
but attorneys would be permitted TO ad-
dress the Court, no Hume Indignantly
took his hat and walked out. Fred
Boise, n witness, admitted that he had
lied, aud that he had been paid to give
certain evidence. This caused q sensa-
ton.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany has filed petition at Corvallis, ask
ing that the order appointing Joseph |
Simon referee 10 examine into the status |
oi the certificates issued by Receiver Hogy |
be vacated. The grounds on which the |
petition IL based il that they were never |
served and that the order was obtained |
without their knowledge. IL is also |
claimed that the order looked TO the |
reversal oi action had in the case after
careful consideration, and that 1t would |
involve protractcd litigation whom the
railroad was running behind. Upon
this petition an order was entered sus.
pending the proceedings until November
l3, 1898, when n full hearing would be-
had.
The Railroad Gazette says: "The
Columbia River and Astoria Railroad
Company was incorporated in 1891, but
beyond having preliminary surveys
made along the Columbia river has not
succeeded IN doing much work upon the
line. IL is now reported, however, by
one OF the officers that arrangements
have been nearly completed for begin.
ming the work north OF Portland, and
that the contracts will be let during the
winter or early in the spring. II is
proposed TO build along the south bank
OF the Columbia river from Portland To
Astoria, u distance OF about 100 miles.
The line was surveyed by W. II. Ken.
nedy OF Portland, and some OF the right
ot'way secured. Mr.. Kennedy Ia still
chief engineer, and the chief executive
officer is Walter c. Smith of Portland,
Nice-President.
The Gaze OF four Vacsville Chinese.
charged with failure to comply with the
provisions Of the Geary act, was heard
before Judge Morrow in the United
States District Court at San Francisco
the other day. The dcfendants' attor.
ney stated that TO hear testimony would
only be waste OF time, as the bill ex.
tending registration had already passed
the House and would in all probability
become law IN very short time. The
Court, however, ordered the examina.
nation To proceed, and evidence having
been submitted to the effect that all four
were laborers within the
OF the act, and had not reg
istered, the Court ordered them de
ported. Judge Morrow also intimated
that he would in future issue warrants
nnder said act for the arrest OF high.
binders and Others OF the criminal
'lasses.