Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-04
Good Report From a California
GOld-Mining District.
HARD FROSTS KILL CRICKETS.
Treasurer Of an Arizona Grocery
Company Skips Out With a
Portion of the Funds.

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the Bonanza mine in the Harqua Halas
was shipped to San Francisco from PhG-
nix, A. T., recently.
Two employees OF the Washington State
printing Office have purchased iiitv acres
OF land five miles east Of Olympia, and
will start pruDe ranch.
The cloud hanging over the title to
land at Nogales, A. T.. has been removed
by the Private Land Claims Court, and
there is great rejoicing at Nogales.
A number of prominent merchants al
Boise, Idaho, are indicted for having
made false returns on the amount oil
business done upon which State tax is
levied.
Harney Valley ranchers are in hopes
OF being well rid OF the cricket pest
During the warm weather OF early fall
the eggs Matched by millions, and later
on hard hosts killed the young hoppers
b. i. Burgess, Treasurer OF the War.
ner Grocery Company at Phoenix, A. r.,
is missing, and with him funds OF the
company estimated roughly at $1,000
Burgess went TO Phoenix from Portland,
Or, q year ago with young woman who
left with him.
George Parsons, who shot tramp in
Virginia, New, in June last, has been
sentenced TO twenty-one years at hard
labor in the penitentiary. The tramp
had picked up an article of clothing be-
longing TO Parsons, and the latter pur-
sued him and killed him. The Judge
characterized the act as cruel and un-
provoked.
On several occasions during the past
two years deadly assaults, and in two or
three cases murders, have been commit
ted in the mountainous regions of Yuba
county, Cal, some fifty or sixty miles
from Marysville. 1t il pretty well de-
termined now that Indians and sauaw-
men were the principal actors in this
outlawry, and the Sheriff has made two
arrests, and offers reward for u notor-
ous Indian desperate.
The Northwestern Steamship Com
pany has been incorporated by several
Seattle capitalists representing several
millions OF dollars. II IL the intention
10 purchase the City Of Seattle and the
City OF Kingston, now owned by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and
with other boats controlled by the COM
pany-one on the Sound and one in San
FrancisCo-to control business on all the
principal Sound routes.
Mrs. Jane Stanford, widow of the late
Senator Leland Stanford and exeCutriN
of his vast estate, has confirmed the
telegraphic report that Leland Stanford
(Jr.) University IL 10 receive an endow-
ment of at least $500, 900 from one OF the
brothers OF the late Senator. In the
latter's will $500, 900 is bequeathed his
brother, Thomas Weldon Stanford of
Melbourne, Australia. This bequest
has been turned over to the university.
@. +. Crocker, President of the
Southern Pacific, denies the published
statement that the directors OF the COM
pany have determined to put armed men
ON their freight trains. He says the
company has not determined what course
to pursue in combating the tramp nui-
sance. IL IL believed, however, that the
Pinkerton agency has perfected arrange
ments to put gun'ighters on the South
ern Pacific trains not only in California,
but in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and
clear through TO New Orleans. Armed
men were recently put on trains pulling
out OF Portland, Or, but after few days
were taken oil. About that time William
Pinkerton was in San Francisco.
John McNulty, u 'longshoreman who
five years ago murdered Patrick Collins,
another 'longshoreman, at San Francisco,
was to have been hanged December 20.
1t now appears that after the date OF
execution has been set five different
times McNulty's neck will yet be saved
through the efforts OF the Daughters of
the Good Shepherd OF that city. Gov
ernor Markham was notified that the
Sheriff had granted McNulty repreve
until January 20, and the probability is
that his death sentence will be COM
muted 10 life imprisonment. The Gov
ernor announces that he has received
petition signed by 5000 people asking
that this be done. Among the signers
are United States Senators White and
Perkins, Archbishop Riordan, Irwin c.
stump and eight OF the jurors who con.
victed the prisoner.
A peculiar lawsuit has Just been
brought by the New Zealand Fire lnsur-
ance Company against the Standard Oil
Company. Two years ago the oil com.
pany sold certain quantity OF coal oil
To retail dealers in Selma, Fresno county.
Cal, representing 1t TO be non-explosivc
and perfectly safe with fire test of $50
degrees Fahrenheit. The retail dealers
in turn sold the oil TO their customers.
Mrs. May Belle Brown, housewife of
Selma, was among the purchasers. When
Mrs. Brown used some OF the oil in tll. |
ing lamp the Kerosene exploded and
burned the house. She was insured for
200 in the New Zealand Company,
Mrs. Brown has joined the insurance
company in the suit against the Stand |
ard OIL Company for the amount of her |
loss. The complaint alleges the oil was |
found TO explode ut So degrees Fahrcn- |
heit. II is reported other suits similar
in nature will soon be filed.
James A. Talbot, administrator of
the A, j. Davis estate ut Butte, Mont,
over which great will contest is pend. |
ing, has commenced suit against A. j.
Davis, Jr., and the First National Bank.
OF which Davis is cashier, who has not
turned over TO the administrator $50
shares OF bank stock, worth 81 900 a
share. Young Davis has all along
claimed that his uncle gave him this
stock short time before his death, and
refused 10 report II in the assets OF the
estate. The court authorized Talbot
10 bring suit and employ special counsel.
Several leading attorneys have been en-.
gagged 10y him, men who have been coun-
sci for contestants In the will case,
There is no legal record OF the dead
ever having given his nephew
the stock. II IL said that Talbot and
Davis have had falling out over matters
connected with the estate, hence the
suit. II has caused much surprise. The
report that the heirs have compromised
he suit is denied.