Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-09-21
Probate Judge Charged With
Embezzlement.
FAMOUS UTICA QUARTZ MINE.
Cattle Ranges in Arizona Reported
to be In splendid Condition
Other Occurrences.

The canneries on the Fraser river are
closed for the season.
More men have been discharged from
the Chollar and Potosi on the Comstock.
Walter Barth, a notorious horsethief.
has escaped from the Carson State
prison.
Rains in the mountains in Arizona
have started boom in Salt river. The
cattle ranges are in splendid condition.
ID. M. Cashin, the San Francisco de-
faulter, now at Vancouver, b. c., SAYS
he will come over and demonstrate his
innocence before long.
The top Of Mount Rainier in Washing
ton is said by exploring parties TO be in
accessible this year on account of un-
usual formations Of ice.
The British war ship Champion has
been directed TO cooperate with the
United states ileet in carrying out the
modus vivendi in Behring Sea.
President Jordan says the financial
affairs OF Stanford University are in per-
iect condition, and that the future oil the
great institution is brighter than ever.
II. w. French, Probate Judge and ex-
ofiicio County Superintendent OF Schools,
has been arrested at Prescott, A. r., and
charged with forgery and embezzement.
The gamblers, seeing they will not be
permitted to run games in Sacramento
during the State Fair, have rented every
available place in Washington across the
river.
The famous Utica quartz mine at An
gels, Caaveras county, CAL, yielded last
month the enormous sum OF $l65, 900,
which was $25, 900 more than the owners
expected.
Chris Evans, the Visalia outlaw, is
satisfied that he will be acquitted by
the courts, and complacently remarked.
" But am not 30 foolish AZ TO suppose
that ! am to have walkover OF it,"
1t is reported at San Diego that the
Pacific Bank has disposed OF its control-
ing interest in the San Diego street rail
way to the company that has been ex-
electric cars in San Francisco.
The rate OF wages for picking raisin
grapes in San Diego has been fixed ut
$l.35 per day and cents per tray for
extra work, with board at 80 cents.
Plans have been developed for placing
the whole output in the hands OF one
company.
The Montana Wool Growers Associa-
ton in session ut Great Falls has passed
resolutions to send delegates TO the Ma
tional Convention at Chicago and to cut
down the wages of employees in view OF
the present deprecated value Of their
property.
Commander Henry Glass, United
States navy, Captain of the yard ut Mare
Island, has received orders from Wash
ington to appear before the Board of
Naval Examiners for examination for
promotion TO the grade of Lieutenant
Commander.
BY II decision Of the Utah Supreme
Court in cases against the Mormon
Church the Gardo House property, the
church farm west OF Salt Lake and the
coal fields east of the city are allotted to
the government, while the tithing proper
ty on Main street and the historical Office
revert to the Mormon Church. The
property thus escheated by the govern
ment is worth about 100000, and will
be taken charge OF by a receiver,
The report of DIR. Johnson on the re-
suit OF the chemical analysis of the Wis
cera removed from the body of John
Martin ut Weaverville, CAL, is TO the ei.
feet that "arscnic was not II factor in
causing death" The Coroner's jury was
not satisfied with the report, and gave
the following peculiar verdict; "That
the cause was in our opinion not oCca-
stoned from natural causes, and there
fore We ARE unable to determine and
from the evidence find the cause OF his
death" The Coroner deems the report
OF the doctor Incomplete, and is not sat 4
isiled with it.
The Oregon (Mo.) Democrat says
"Nisitors to the Worlds Fair are dis
posed TO speak enthusiastically OF the
exhibition made by the young and rising
State OF Oregon, Notwithstanding the
small sum OF money her managers had
ut their dispensation. III Missouri had
used her appropriation rs judiciously,
what showing we could have made,
IL common remark. But we Of this
corner are not jealous of the glorious
region from which our county-seat drew
its name on account OF the old-time in-
timacies between our pioneers and emf |
grants and visitors 10 and from the Mis- |
souri river and willamette country. In |
80 and the early 'l0s our point was great |
place for the pioneers TO rest and get |
their teams shod-oSen mostly. How |
many, whose descendants are prominent
people OF Oregon State, rested here for
brief space till 'grass was ready, pre-
paratory TO their long, weary tramp
across the plains, over the mountains
and plateaus TO that then mystic land,
where rolls the Oregon and hears no
sound save its own dashingsn"
Representatives OF Italian exhibitors
nj the Chicago Fair called ON Director
General de Young OF the Midwinter Tx.
position at San Francisco and asked for
10000 square feet oi space in the me-
chanical and fine arts building, which is
more than II will bo possible to give
them in that structure, They may agree
10 take l2,OOO feet OF space and have
their exhibits divided between three OF
the buildings. II is the opinion OF the
Italian Commissioners that the foreign
exhibitors at Chicago will all want a
large amount OF space, aud they don't
think the plans for the fair buildings arr
ON scale large enough. The Director.
General said that, II the financial condi.
ton were somewhat better, he would ON.
large the buildings, but under the cir.
cumstances he did not think il would be
practicable. Space ut the fair will bc OF |
two kinds-within and outside OF the |
buildings. The llawaiians, Chinese and |
Japanese have located space outside, and /
will construct their own buildings. Re- /
ports from the interior are encouraging. |
In several quarters active preparations I
for big exhibits are going on, and many |
of the counties have made appropria-
tions for collecting material