Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-25
More Placer Mines Discovered
Near Goler, California.
THE GOVERNOR IS CONDEMNED.
A Large Lump Of Beeswax - Two
Ocean Steamers en- Route
for Puget Sound.

III oregon.
The Riverside Fruit Exchange says no
fruit injured by the late freeze will be
sent East 10 market.
Waldo NJ. York has been appointed
Superior Judge at Los Angeles TO sue
ceed the late Judge Wade.
The name OF the postoffice at Pend
d'Oreille, Kootenai county, Idaho, has
been changed to Sand Point.
Ashland Or, is bringing TO its aid the
chaingang and bread-and- diet in
dealing with the tramp question.
Steps have been taken at San Jose to
form a county wine exchange similar in
purpose TO that Of the fruit exchange.
Portland's Chamber OF Commerce con-
demns Governor Pennoyer's statements
in his open letter to President Cleve-
land.
Receivers were appointed for the At
lantic and Pacific AT PhuniX, a. T., on
application TO the Supreme Court of the
Territory.
The Mare Island authorities are in
dignant over an article in San Fran
cisco paper charging the marine contin-
gent were being starved.
Many Sacramento officials propose TO
test the legality Of the new charter, and
will not surrender their offices until
they are required to do 80 by court de-
cision.
The City Auditor at Grants Pass, Or.
refused TO cash q bill the Council had
ordered TO be paid, when the Council de-
posed him, and the citizens are raising
money TO aid him in his contest before
the courts.
The Lower California Development
Company has obtained concession from
the Mexican government for the estab-
lishment OF II mail steamship p service be.
tween the ports of San Diego, Ensenada
and San Quentin.
An inquiry made for the $1,000 oil
painting of Tacoma, which was exhib.
tied at Chicago during the Worlds Fair
shows il is in hook in Chicago as security
for funds advanced on account of the
Merchants National Bank OF Tacoma.
Official statistics Just compiled al
Port Townsend show 1850 Chinese pas
sengers in transit from the Orient b,
way OF the Canadian steamers landed
in Portland and Astoria last year. Will
the exception OF 800 all obtained admit.
tance as merchants.
Walter Chedick, Carson business
man, proposes that the State float SO,
0O0, 900 per cent bonds to build roat
through Diamond Valley, around tn,
south end of Lake Tahoe, along Lake
Valley and down the American river tt
the Sacramento, making Nevada com
petitive point.
William Morton and George Moessel
in an extended prospecting tour on the
desert, about 200 miles north of Sar
Bernardino, Cal, and about forty milel
from Goler, discovered placer minei
never before known, and gathered sev
eral large nuggets rs the result OF ON,
days work.
The Public Administrators ut San JOS,
has filed II statement of the condition o
the estate of g. G. llaywards, who, Il
was alleged, took and squandered tn,
money OF the Santa Clara Bank Will,
he was cashier. There will be about
100000 to distribute among the heirs, Il
the bank doesn't file u claim.
The Ilomestake gold mine, known u,
the Neal mine and situated in the Nea
district, eighteen miles from Boise City
Idaho has been sold to persons con,
nected with the Omaha and Grant Smolt.
ing Company. The price is said TO b,
$4,000 This il the mine over which
there has recently been some sensational
litigation.
The Pacific Coast Council of Trades in
session at Sacramento has declared in
favor OF the municipal ownership of gas
electric light, water works, street rail.
ways, the naturalization OF telegraph,
telephone and railway lines and postal
savings II INKS, compulsory education ur
TO 10 years and eight hours labor day.
A large lump OF beeswax was recently
brought up from the Nehalcm by n set
tier in that section and sold TO NJ. J.
Kinney of Astoria, Or, for $26. Its di-
mcnsions are about 81 XXI feet, and ON
one OF the sides are three letters, but so
indistinct that they cannot be deciphered.
IL was found near the spot on the beach
where Il Spanish vessel is supposed To
have gone ashore many years ago and
where 50 much OF the wax has been
found from time TO time for twenty years
past.
Collector Wise has discovered u big
smuggling ring, with headquarters in
Wichman, candy dealer, and Lew
Greenwood have been arrested for SNUG
CLING 100000 worth OF opium and ille-
gally landing thirteen Chinese. Two
other members OF the ring, Voss and
Sorenson, were arrested some time ago
IN Sacramento, were released ON bail
and are now in Victoria, h. q. The
schooner Esmeralda was chartered, and
brought down from Victoria 800 pounds
OF opium and thirteen Chinese, all of
whom were successfully landed. Ex.ln-
spectors of Customs Pattison and Moves
are implicated.
At n meeting Of the Portland Taxpay.
ers' Committee OF 100 the first step TO.
ward abolishing the Port OF Portland
Commission was taken. The commits
sion was created several years ago by
the Oregon Legislature, and was given
power TO create u twenty-five foot chan
mel from Portland to the sea. Bonds
aggrcgating S600,000 were issued, and
the Columbia and Willamette were i'm.
proved 30 that great portion OF Oregon
and Washington reaped the benefit oi
the improvements. The commission
lately has been spending money In max.
ing new channel at Snag Island in the
Columbia at an outlay Of large sum,
while Ii Is claimed the old channel could
be improved at much less cost. Other
charges OF needless expenditure OF money
have been made, and now II IL deter.
mined 10 stop IL. With this object In
view the committee will appeal to th,
next Legislature TO abolish the commits.
sion.