Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-09
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Sensational Mining Suit Com.
menced at Boise City.
LIBERALS OF OGDEN DIsBAND.
The Consolidated Virginia Mine on
the COmstOck Lode Begins
Active Operations.

Three Los Angeles mashers were
soundly whipped few days ago.
Two hundred families are reported TO
have moved away from Astoria, Or, the
past two months.
An overhauling OF the Rangers en-
gines at Mare Island has led 10 Il correc-
ton OF the defect.
George p. Royster, who sued the Sac
ramento Bee for 100000, charging libel,
got verdict for $3.50.
Strenuous efforts are being made 10
have fruit growers convention assem-
BILE in Spokane in February.
Active operations in the Consolidated
Virginia mine on the Comstock began
the other day with the repairs OF the
shafts. The news is gratifying to miners.
A move is being made at Los Angeles
TO extend the Nevada Southern railway
from its terminus at Vanderbilt 10 the
coal and iron fields Of Utah and Nevada.
The Indian convicted OF burying a
child alive at the Parker Indian agency,
A. T., was sentenced to three years and
seven months in the Territorial prison.
The Liberals at Ogden, U. T., have
a.
posed OF gentiles or non MormonH, and
have long bitterly opposed the Latter
day Saints.
Dio Malcolm, who made small fortune
from the sale OF tho Goldbug mine and
equandered it, attempted suicide at King
man, A. T., by shooting himself through
the body with pistol.
San Diego's latest sensation IL n we'll
dressed, fine-lGSking woman, who goes
about the streets barefooted. Her name
is Mrs. Mary Alling Aber, a very intcli-
gentl.woman and well versod in Ian
guages.
Captain Donaldson Of the steamer Ar
ago Oh his last trip reports that the bar
at Coos Bay il very much improved.
This he attributes largely TO the splen-
did improvements being made by the
United States authorities.
There are grave suspicious that the
explosion ON the collier San Mateo the
other day, which ripped open her decks,
was not caused by coal gas, as was first
given in explanation. 1t IN proposed at
Victoria, Is, c., To have an official inves-
tigation.
The charge Of arson against Trotter,
the owner OF the dye works at Spokane,
has been dismissed. This IL the case
where IN explosion killed Mrs. Beane
and the works were set on fire. II was
stated that Trotter had fired the build
ing in order to obtain the insurance.
Tiptop has heretofore been the most
prosperous mining camp in the Terri
tory Of Arizona. IL was II chloride camp,
but yielded from $50 900 TO 800, 900 year
ly. A company organized last spring to
-..T,on;L The properties in the district on q
large scairg,rre-itiiii, NJ =; aHtsFfrise three
months ago on account of the low price
of silver, and the camp has been totally
abandoned. Six months ago il was q
prosperous little village with school
store and the hum OF industry. To-day
nothing IL left but two lonely individ-
uals, who remain to look after tho prop.
erty.
g. j. Wetmore, Chief State Vticult-
urist OF California, reports that the vint-
age OF the present season will be about
lS,000000 gallons, or about 5000 900 gal
Ions in excess OF last years yield, and
will be OF good quality generally. About
1000 tons Of grapes will be used In the
must factory ut Healdsburg, the product
OF which Is in great demand abroad
During the next ten years, however, il
IN expected that tho State vintage will
show decrease owing 10 the rayagos OF
phylloxera in various sections and also
TO the recent check in the planting oi
vineyards caused by the low prices that
have generally prevailed during the past
few seasons, the growth OF the industry
in the past having been too rapid, NJ
much so that the output in one year rose
from 100000 to lS,000, 900 gallons.
A sensational mining suit has been
filed in the United States Court Mt Boise
City, Idaho, by Arthur Neal OF Seattle
against Fred Page-Tustin and IL. f.
Parker OF Seattle aud several Boise pco-
Pile interested in the Eldora Mining
Company, operating in the Neal district,
about twenty miles from Boise, Neal
sold two valuable mines TO X, Z. Plow-
man, n Boise capitalist, for 10000 re-
ceiving half in cash and the balance in
notes secured by mortgages, Neal al
loges that Tustin and Parker got hold OF
him in Seattle and kept him under their
influence for over two weeks by means
of drugs, During that time he signed
what he thinks is power OF attorney
authorizing rustin TO iorclosc mort
gage. lie says he might have signed u
deed 10 everything he possessed. Tustin
iorcloscd the mortgage In his own namo
and, 1t is claimed, never paid Neal u
cent, The Eldora Company was formed,
purchasing mines FROM plowman, agree
ing to give him $4,000 and ono-half of
the stock OF the company. Neal asks
for n receiver TO take charge OF the prop
crty. Plowman claims that no money
has been paid him 10y the company.
The indications are that there will he
lack OF space in all buildings at the san
Francisco Midwinter Fair except the
agricultural and horticultural. Ii is not
known just how much space Chicago
exhibitors in the various departments
will want. Arrangements have been
made with the Director. General and
Niscount Corhely In Chicago. II il
known, though, that the demand for
epace exceeds the amount the fair man
ayers have TO give. The manufactures
and mechanics buildings, large as they
are, will be inadequate TO hold all that
has been offered, and IL is already appar-
ent that the walls OF the fine arts build.
ing will not hold the works OF art and
alleged art that will be offered. The
agricultural and horticultural building
is the only one that gives promise now
OF accommodating all comers, This would
be filled 20 the dome " IL were not that
10 many OF the counties have their own
buildings. The managers have found |,
necessary to exact agreement from the
various county commissioners to con,
tribute toward the general horticultural
and agricultural display, There Il ieal
that tho natural products of the Stat,