Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-31
THE PORTLAND SAVINGS BANK.
Idle Men on the Streets of Fresno
Aid in the Agitation Against
the MOngolians.


The yard at Mare Island is gradually
accumulating material for fine ship
building plant.
The statement Of the assignee OF the
Union Bank Company at Portland shows
assets $685. 1893, liabilities s52,948.
The estimates for the cost TO repair
the Hartfort are placed 1874. .73S by the
Washington investigating officials.
Work on San Diego'e harbor has been
allotted 10 Captain y. X. Smith Of Port
land, Or, and work will be begun soon.
The Sacramento chain-gang struck
for eight hours day. They have been
locked up, and will be fed on bread and
water for awhile.
Over 100000 have been spent TRYING
10 raise the San Pedro from Brotchy
ledge. Now the work will have TO be
abandoned. The iron bottom is full OF
holes.
A rich strike was made at the Oest
mine ut Silver City, New, Friday. The
average assay value was 81 600 per ton.
The output OF the mine this month will
exceed 100000. 1t is operated by five
men.
Charles Nickel, dudish young man
at Los Angeles, has been arrested for
stealing letters addressed TO hotel guests,
and which contained money. lie did
not confine himself TO any particular
hotel.
The citizens along the Southern Pacific
Coast line are indignant at the cessa-
ton OF work in the tunnels between
Santa Margarita and Elwood and the
consequent delay In giving them prom
ised traffic relief.
Orange growers in Southern California
claim the past season has been unproht-
able. They propose to form co-opera-
tive association and handle most OF the
crop themselves hereafter. The ship
ments were 5000 carloads, 1000 above
the previous season.
The receivers inventory OF the Port
land Orr Savings Bank shows that
the bank holds notes aggrcgating $50,-
600, dated July ~, while the bank
closed its doors July % Most Of The
notes are against employees and officers
OF the bank and President Dckum's four
sons.
Operations in the Utah Consolidated
mine ON the Comstock have been sus-
pended. Explorations in that mine have
been in progress for the last twenty
years, and during that time assessments
were levied on the property aggregating
$420, 900. Shareholders have ut last re-
fused TO pay assessments.
A regularly organized band OF chicken
thieves has been at work for some time
in the neighborhood OF Sacramento.
The fowls were carried TO different points
from Sacramento and shipped to San
Francisco. One of the gang was cap
tured ON the Placerville train, but his |
confederates are still at large.
The Lighthouse Board gives notice
that on September 10 rcd-lantern |
light will be established near the west |
end of the south jetty in Oakland (Cal. |
side the north jetty, about thrce-quart- |
ers OF mile TO tho eastward OF the
Oakland harbor light, will be dscontin.
ued on the same date.
A circular issued at Astoria, Or,
places the total salmon pack for the
season OF 1893, which has Just closed,
at $40, 800 cases OF all grades, or about
equal to that OF 1891, and 10000 cases
short OF last years pack. OF these n
large proportion are Hat cans and all
have been sold TO domestic dealers, and
many Gamers will be short in their
deliveries,
The Los Angeles Chamber OF Com
merce denounces the map which il pub
lished with the State books, for which
the Legislature voted $26 900, and $780,
900 copies OF which were recently pub.
lished for circulation ut the Worlds
Fair, and asks Governor Markham,
under whose name the book is published,
10 Immediately suppress the circulation
OF $50 inaccurate and misleading n
document"
There are said to be- many idle men
ON the streets at Fresno, who aid in the !
agitation against tho Chinese, but who !
will not work when places are ready for
them in the orchards and vineyards. ,
Several gangs OF Cinnamon were driven
from vineyards the other night, but no
whites would 20 To work TO MI the /,
places made vacant. This action is not
general, for many whites OF both sexes
have found and accepted needed em-
ployment,
In illustration OF what Oregon soil can
do In the production OF sugar beets Ore.
gon il exhibiting nj the Worlds Fair u
magnificent A-pound specimen OF the
sugar-beet family. This beet was grown
rs AN experiment, but IL demonstrates
what can be done and what will be done
when capital finds Investment IN sugar
beet factories In this State. Oregon can
grow these bcets with profit, and the day
is not far distant when they will be u
~egular crop,
{. II. Finn, said to be an attorney at
la Grande, Or, was recently criticised
by Hon. James $. Fee, Judge OF the Cir
cult Court, in the following terms; "No
language is strong enough for the ~.
proval and condemnation OF such con.
duet rs has been indulged in In this case,
and which is only indulged in by that
class OF attorneys who come to the bar
without any legal qualification, seli-rc.
spect, sense OF dccency or knowledge OF
the ethics OF the profession 20 which
they belong, and who, II they make u
mistake themselves in the preparations .
OF a cause or the presentation OF the ey-
idence, or are ignorant OF the law gov.
erning the case, abuse and viliiy the
the witnesses, jurors and report.
ers. charging them both publicly and
privately with corruption and dishon.
esty." Changes have also been filed
against this man Finn, asking for his
iisharment from practice As an attorney
N the State OF Oregon, u