The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-09
Western Federation of Miners
Organized at Butte.
HE MURDERED HIS BENEFACToR
Contract Let to Build Railroad
From Mojaye to Independ-
ence, California.

The raisin growers Of Fresno have
finally decided to make their own sales,
The bakers of Los Angeles are on a
strike. They want less hours and pay
for overwork.
Four Russian warships have gone to
the sealing islands to compel observance
Of treaty stipulations.
A new brick armory is to be built at
San Diego, to be occupied by the ma
tional guard and naval reserve.
A move is being made by San Diego
capitalists to secure ten-year conces-
sion from the Mexican government to
establish a lottery at Ensenyada, Lower
California.
The Mexican government has made a
proposition to the Lower California De-
velopment Company to carry the mails
between Ensenyada and Mazatlan on BIZ
monthly trips.
The Tillamook Bay appropriation OF
5000 will be expended this summer
principally on dikes, the main object be-
ing to deepen the water on what is known
as Dry Stocking bar.
The miners of Montana, Utah, Idaho,
Nevada, South Dakota and Colorado
through delegates which met at Butte,
Mont. have organized the "Western
Federation OF Miners"
Salmon packers on the Columbia are
yery respondent. The rough weather,
freshets and driftwood render fishing
impossible. The pack will be 10000
shorter than that Of last year.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamers will drop San Pedro
from their ports Of call under the new
arrangement with the Southern Pacific,
whereby they are to call at Santa Mon
ica.
Acontract has been given by the Los
Angeles, Owens Valley and Utah Rail
road Company to construct line OF rail-
road from Mojave to Independence, a
distance of 150 miles. The cost will be
about $2,l00,000, and the work will be
done within nine months.
Peter Stanup the Puyallup chief.
whose body was recently found in 9
stream on the reservation, is supposed
10 have been murdered. An examina-
tion has revealed the fact that his neck
was dislocated, and that death was not
due to drowning. The deceased had title
to property worth 81 ,000, 900.
John Schmidt, young laboring man
Of Pendleton, Or, who has always borne
an excellent reputation, some time age
bought some property, paying part cash
and giving a note Of 500 for the balance
The other evening, his savings having
reached this amount, he went to take uI
the note. When it was handed to him
still retaining possession Of the money
he ran away as fast as his legs woulc
carry him. He was followed home, anc
there gave up the money, which he hac
placed under his wife's pillow. He sale
ke could not explain the impulse that
compelled him to tas he did.
A meeting Of tho owners OF swami
land along the borders OF Uppei
klamath Lake has been held to consider
the proposition to remove the rifle a
ina source Of Link river Tor mouth @
the lake. in order to reclaim thousands
of acres of swamp land bordering OF
Klamath Lake. 1t was estimated that
suhscription Of 10 cents per acre on al
lands to be benefited would complete tn,
work, thereby lowering Upper klainatl
from ten to fourteen inches and render
ing thousands Of acres now covered witt
back water dry and valuable. A com
mittee has been appointed to consul
with every person interested.
By the act Of the last Oregon Legisla
ture the town Of Cottage Grove, Ian
comfy. was divided into two towns, on
retaining the old name and the othe
being called East Cottage Grove. A
ire election which followed the forme
Recorder was chosen to fill a simila
position in.the new town. Having tn
books, assessment rolls and othe
records in his possession, he retaine
them and proceeded to adapt them
the use Of East Cottage Grove. Recorde
Medley Of Cottage Grove now sues fo
the return OF the books, records, etc
claiming that they properly belong 7
Cottage Grove as before, and not to tn
town Of East Cottage Grove.
The Del Norte Record, published 9
Crescent City, CAL, recently reprinte
the story Of the famous Indian massacr
Of settlers on the Klamath river from i
files Of thirty-eight years ago. A sui
scriber to the Record living at Gol
Beach, Or, read the blood-curdlin
story, but neglected to notice that it wa
an event that occurred almost forty yeal
ago. Fancying that the massacre ha
but lust taken place, and that there wa
danger Of general outbreak, he atom
aroused the neighborhood. Notices wel
posted, a public meeting was called, an
a company Of volunteers organized !
proceed at once to take the field againI
the bloodthirsty Indians. Communici
ton with Crescent City was then hat
and the volunteers immediately dii
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