Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-06
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget of News For Easy Digestion From
Different Parts of the States of WASH
ington, Oregon and Idsho-Items of
Interest to Pacific Coast People.

Spokane has another daily-the Morn
ing Times.
An "Uncle Toms Cabin" troupe is
swooping down upon the defenseless
cities of Eastern Oregon.
The Salem Methodists voted 76 to 5 in
favor OF giving women seats as delegates
in the general conference.
A long.distance telephone is being put
up, connecting the various scattered
shingle mills of Whatcom county.
The Warden of the Federal peniten-
tiary at McNeil's Island has asked for
more guards, as the building is getting
old and unsafe.
Albany, Or, is getting up Dickens
carnival, at which some 100 characters
will be impersonated by the youth and
beauty OF Linn county's metropolis.
An ordinance has passed the Spokane
Council reorganizing the police force by
the substitution of chief and fifteen
detectives for the present regular force.
Harry Lartigne of Dayton has been
arrested for completely in the murder Of
Jasper Mills OF Garfield county, Wash.
He was taken to Pomeroy and lodged in
Jail.
The farmers of Wala Walla Valley
will make an urgent demand on the
next Legislature for the enactment of a
law providing for State Wheat In
spector.
Placer mines are still working in
Baker county, Or, but the final clean
up will soon be made. The run has
been the best since the palmy days of
the sos.
Marshal Hallery proposes to rid Walla
Walla of hobos. Within the past week
he has escorted eleven of the fraternity
to the outskirts OF the city and directed
them never to return.
Senator elect Lesh OF Yakima county,
WASH, is preparing bill prohibiting
county governments from creating or
maintaining a special cash fund for the
payment of salaries of officers.
The Finance Committee of the Seattle
Council and the City Controller have
| finished their work on the tax levy,
which is for this year fixed at ~ 5-S
mills, as against 13 mills last year.
The first NJ. E. Church of Spokane is
figuring on magnificent edifice with a
seating capacity OF 1000. The pastor is
DR.. Mclnturtf, once stationed over st.
Paul's NJ. f. Church at Sixth and Hall
streets. Portland.
White river farmers complain that the
filling in the trestles along the Puget
Sound Shore railroad endangers their
property from floods, and they have ap-
pealed to the courts for an injunction
against the railroad company.
A most deplorable conflict is on at
Spokane over the body OF William Smith
who was recently shot by Adolph Sell
helm. The undertakers want pay for
what they have done. There is re-
| plevin suit over the corpse. and one man
has been arrested for violating a city
ordinance.
E. Gillian, Stock Inspector for UNA
tilla county, Or, several weeks ago ad-
vertised reward to any one who would
discover case OF scab in any of the nu-
merous hocks of that county. He has
awaited a response, but up to the pres
ent time no one has written him or called
to claim the reward.
The celebrated Strand case is on trial
again at Whatcom. This has been be-
fore eight tribunals and to the Supreme
Court twice. Judgments for SIS 200 and
$4,000 have been rendered for Strand
and reversed, and after all these years
and vicissitudes it comes up smiling. 1t
is suit for damages for two lots taken
for the right of way OF the B. B. & B. G.
Co.
The United States War Department is
willing to establish an army post in the
outskirts Of Spokane, and has sent Off
GERS to inspect the different sites around
the city, and has offered to establish q
large post provided the city will donate
1000 acres OF suitable land for the post
and artillery and rifle ranges. A COM
mittee of citizens is at work soliciting
pledges.
The Wardner Miners Union met the
other night and discussed the strike. 1t
is said the meeting was a stormy one.
1t was announced that, as the strike was
on and fight would have to be made,
it might as well include a demand for
an increase Of wages. A motion was
made that all underground men be paid
$3.50 day. President Glass opposed
such an action, and, it is said, refused
to put the motion. Some of the MEM
bers became indignant and threatened
TO remove the President. He then put
the question, and it prevailed. There
was some talk that the strikers will in
sist on the few men now at work in the
mine coming out at once, but no action
has been taken. About $50 men have
been paid off, and some are leaving
town. The strikers are quiet, and the
general belief is that there will be no
trouble.
A consensus OF opinion OF the captains
and masters Of foreign vessels IN port
this season, taken by Tacoma shipper,
shows them to be unanimous in their
Endorsement OF the compulsory pilotage
scheme for Washington State ports. II
law were in effect in Washington simi-
lar to that in British Columbia and in
most OF the States which do great deal
OF shipping, it is said, great saving
would result to owners of foreign bot
toms coming to the Sound. The ship
Osborn, now in port loading wheat, came
up from San Francisco in ballast, and
was compelled TO wait outside the Straits
for four days on account of the heavy
fog enveloping the entrance. II pilot
age law was in effect, allowing the first
pilot to board boat outside the Straits,
a pilotage Of "a foot draught would be
an incentive to pilots TO keep pilot boat
cruising outside TO pick up any vessel
bound in. At times il would be possible
TO sail clear up to Port Townsend, and
thus the pilot charge would be earned
from the amount OF towage saved. The
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