The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-13
New Line Of Steamships Between
San Diego and Mazatlan.
THE MERGANTHALER AT ASTORIA.
A Proposition Made to Extend the Rail-
ruad From Juliaetta to Lewis.
ton, Idahe--Etc.

Yuma Is having new water works.
Portland is ovsrrun with burglars an,
sneak thieves.
The Piutes in Nevada have been hav
ing rabbit drives.
Aurora, New, once had 5000 popula
tion. It now has twenty-five.
A jstty is to be at once constructed q
the mouth Of San Diego harboL
Unusunl profits are being made By
olive cnlturiHts in Southern CallforniE
this seaeon.
A general reduction Of miners wagsl
throughout the territory of Utah il
threatened.
0range-growers are getting sS.25 per
box delivered at the depot at Los An
gelaa, which is very good figure.
The jury in the case Of School Super-
intendAnt Harwood, charged at Santa
Barbara with altering the records, has
failed to agree.
The entire news matter OF the Astorian,
published ut Astoria, Or, is now set on
4 MargAnthaler linotype machine, the
only one in use on the Coast.
A new line Of steamships is about to
be established between San Diego gnd
Mazatlan, Mexico, the first steamer leay-
ing San Diego about January l5.
Two alleged witches were tortured to
death by the Zuni Indians in New
Mexico 3 few days ago. Trouble will
probably result in an effort Of the United
States 70 make arrests for the deed.
A proposition has been made TO extend
the railroad from Juliaetta to Lewiston,
Idaho. before the next crop is harvested,
If subsidy OF $75, 600, together with the
right OF way through the town, is given.
The people are enthusiastic on the sub
ject, and the terms will undoubtedly be
accepted.
Citizens Of Idaho Falls have purchased
whole section of school land. which
they offer a. 9 site for the State Agricul-
tural College. In addition to this en-
ticing indueement, the argument lie ad-
vancad that Idaho Falls is deairabIy
situated and possesses many features
calculated to render it suitable place
for the college.
Owing to the continued low prices Of
Eilver and lead the Niagara group OF
mines, ct Bingham, D. T., on which
over $500, 900 is invested, have been shut
down, and the managers Of the Old Jor-
dan group have notified their men that
they uilI have to accept 9 reduction in
wages OF find themselves out OF employ
ment.
Reliable persons who have just re-
turned to Boise, Idaho, from Diamond
Basin, ia Owyhee county, denounce the
reported find Of diamonds in that region
as hoex. They declare that the story
that Kunz, the expert from Amsterdam,
hsd discovered great diamond-bearing
ledge over there is false and they assert
p0sitiFsly that Krnz did not drive even
! prospect hole in ths imaginary ledge.
The San Francisco Morning Call states
that there is prospect Of lively meat
war in San Francisco as the result OF the
establishment Of Philip D. Armour'n big
atock yards and slaughter-houae plant
ut Baden. The South San Francisco
men, who have con-
trollsd the San Francisco meat trade for
20 many years, do not like the idea Of
competition, and are trying TO make the
retail butchers boycott Armour's estab-
ment. Armour's representative at San
Thomas Newton, declares that
II the boycott 10 attempted his company
will open retail butcher shops all over
the city and will sell meat at rates with
which other butchers cannot hope to
compete.
The Supreme Court has denied re-
hearing Of the Blythe case at San Fran
cisco. which was taken upon appeal by
the Williams heirs from Judge Cofey's
decision. This virtually ends the ceie-
brated case, and the milIions Of the late
Thomas H. Blythe 20 to bis daughter,
Florence, now Mrs. Hinckley. When
the Probate Court awarded the estate TO
Florence it decided that the Williams
heirs we're the only other people besides
Florence having legal elaim to beir-
ship. The estate is nov valued At tabout
lA0, 800.
he San FranciseD Exomimr states
shs raisin growers of that State are
"a trust, 10 be knoFn ns the Cali
tate Rainia Growere AHeocia- |
shat final affaneemente were
seting Of producers at Ereano |
( 10 eaid that packers and |
10 be admitsad 70 the organi-
will have 10 payll higher en-
ihsn growers, and that tn the |
committee of sixty which il |
lsd forty Bill be growers.
the plan d the trust. Is it |
.packpfssnd srewers muHt |
naintsin Efipes. kalsins
med only 70 packers and |
We gissn $4,000 and |
peclivsly Dot 70 sella
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