Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-11
First Case Under CalifOrnia's
Inheritance Tax Law.
FINE AZTEC RUINS DISCOVERED.
Brigham YOung's Crazy Son Creates
CONSERVATION in q Theater
at Salt Lake, Utah.


tions are insufficient.
A court decision relieves Colorado of
all the liability for the issue Of S4G0, 900
in bonds by San Diego.
Twenty or thirty miles below Eddy,
n. NJ, prospectors have come across
some fine Aztec ruins, and excavations
are TO be made at once.
The shingle manufacturers OF the Pa
ciic Northwest are perfecting an organi-
ization. Signatures OF 75 per cent OF the
manufacturers OF Western Washington
have already been secured.
1t il stated at San Diego that Mayor
Carbon has obtained in the City OF
Mexico concession and large bonus for
building railroad across Lower Califor-
mia from San Diego to Yuma.
All the way east from Goler, the new
gold district in Kern county, Cal, TO the
south end OF Death Valley the country
is being prospected. Hundreds OF men
are scattered all over the region.
President Lills OF the Pacific Coast
Association of Fire Chiefs has issued q
call ior the second annual meeting at San
Francisco February TO 81. Ex-Chiei
Kellogg OF Seattle is listed TO read a
paper.
The City Council and Trades Council
at Tacoma ridicule the proposition OF the
Chamber Of Commerce TO reduce munic-
ipal salaries 30 per cent. The city'a
funds will run out on March under the
present rate Of expenses. and additional
funds will not be available till July.
The Marshheld raft went to pieces If
teen miles off the coast OF Humboldt
Bay. About one.third of the raft was
under control. Passing vessels, ~ far
ns it could be done, were notified OF the
dangerous floating objects, many oi
which have gone ashore.
A Victoria (B. O. dispatch says
Stories OF various character are current
here as TO the object OF Senator Fairs
visit and his interview with Premier
Davie. One rumor il that it IL to talk
over II contract to build the British Pa
cilic railway.
Oscar B. Young, crazy son OF Brig
ham Young took exception to Mormon
character In the play OF "a Trip to Chi
natown," and rushing through the thea
ter ut salt Lake to the property room
created quite u CONSERVATION before he
was seized and taken to the police sta.
ton.
The late j. u. Pcmbcrton Of Victoria
Il. c., remembered the school children
and the Jubilee hospital of that city IN
his will, recently filed for probate. II,
bequeathed So, 900 to be used in fencing
ana improving the Central public-schoo
grounds and erecting gymnasium
thereon and $4,000 to the hospital.
Ex-Treasurer Bloomer Of Jackson
county, Or, delaulted for about 5000
and skipped the country. His bonds
men are now making strong legal fight
10 have the bonds set aside, claiming
that Bloomcr was defaulter at the end
of his previous term as Treasurer, and
that the County Court was cognizant oi
such shortage ut that time. Bloomei
has never been apprehended.
At San Jose, CAL, there has been filed
in the Superior Court petition by
County Treasurer Joseph A. Lott, ask
ing that the trustees ol the Leland stan
ford tJr.) University, Mrs. Jane l.. stan
ford, individually and M eXecutriX o.
Leland Staniord's will and other lcgacie'
under said will, be cited TO appear ant
show cause why the tax on the amounts
OF the collateral devises and bcquest'
provided for in the will have not beer
paid. This is the first case brought un'
der the State Inheritance tax law passed
last March.
Arthur Dudley Ninton, attorney fol
the Prescott and Arizona Central rail
road, has filed II petition for the appoint
mcnt OF receiver for the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad. The petition is very
yoluminous, and consists mostly OF 4
recital of the numerous suits which he
has instituted against the Atlantic and
Pacific Company ON behalf OF the road
he repr, sents, which quit business three
months ago. The petitioner incorporated
his disapproval OF the appointment ol
Reinhart aud McCook rs receivers ot tn,
Atchison Company. Beyond the filing
no action was taken ON the petition.
The net earnings OF the Oregon Rail-
way aud Navigation according to the re-
ports of the Union Pacific have for sew
ea years shown deficiency after pay
ing the q per cent stipulated in the lease
on the Oregon Railway and Navigation
stock, and II is not thought the deficiency
can he overcome by the receivers OF the
Union Pacific, The bondholdeH want
their interest, Us Is evidenced by the pc
tition OF the Farmers LonN and Trust
Company, the holder OF mortgage on
all the property securing the bonds,
The question seems susceptible Of three
resolutions, either the stockholders will
have to wait for their returns or the
court will have to order the deficiency
made up out Of the other funds OF the
Union Pacific or else set aside the lease.
Should the lease he set aside, II is said
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
would 90 into the hands Of receiver,
Railroad men say this would result in n
revision OF rates.
The san Francisco Bridge Company
has made an assignment for the benefit
OF creditors. The failure was prccipi.
tatcd by the loss of the big raft OF pier
which the company tried to bring down
from Coos Bay. II broke up oil the
coast OF Humboldt county, and became d
total loss. 1t is believed, however, that
the company has assets sufficient I,
satisfy all creditors and resume business
and that the assignment il really to gah
time. The assignment was made L
Sheriff McDadc under the new law. II,
has placel u keeper in charge OF th,
company's office. lie has nothing TO do
however, hut safely keep the propert,
until an assignee can be elected hy the
creditors. An election must take plac,
within ten days, by which time the com
pany expects TO see It's way clear To ~
sume business. The schedule OF liabili
ties filed in the records oiiice allows tina
the company owes $l72, 1922 2S, nearly al
OF which is due 10 local banks and busi
ness houses.