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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1897)
f III 1 City fcr EVERYBODY. Bill Hun 1 cl " It, Kief. itlair, and int r. . The BanfeJ res at; lingn, SI; 0 prj. : battles nieh . noin- the Sntt. lington, Jan. 16.-T1..- senate T j measure known as J.fX'cstead bill, which lias been jSPMon since the holday re- It is a uu-asure of far-reaching inee, particularly to the West ites, ami the interest in.it was by the fact that a plank concern Vas a feature of the several mi- platforms. The effect of the j GOVERNMENT WILL FORECLOSE. I TM F Ptun phi I . " TT "ttKLT MARKET LETTER. 1 the!; Culm' 'edible. garrii wed to: 8,006, fantn Dttk inder I thi fihk; thu Derail 'rdii, tbet the c fat uki dt: n (i All le J i w 0ppn to settlement nil tl I Jknds acquired from Indian i . ... .i ... i... I payment in ui- "--(lie minor office fees, mid to re from payuient those who have fre settled on those lands. The Jrof acres involved, according to tote made by the commissioner general land office, is 38,207,541, i would have yielded the govern i at the prices heretofore estab 1 $35,343,006. To offset thin. Jpnt it was brought out during !' bate that the lands were mainly ,nd that those who had settled vtheai were unable to make pay .S,r mison of the scanty products 'toil. The Western senators in unfavored mc uiu a? an exTn if the general homesteaii policy of Lernment. The opposition was jed mainly by Piatt of (.onneeticnt filas. As the bill passed in the 4 it covered only lands acquired Indiana in Oklahoma but as today the bill includes all In- fm. : l .. i u lanUP. AIlO llllill VUIU UUVCIl uy inent at 4 P. SI., showed a decisive Iity in favor of the measure, lowing the dispoisiton of this bill, had held the advantageous posi itf the unfinished business of the i, Morgan sought to have the Nicu- canal bill made the unfinished Ijess. This precipitated a vote i to some extent was a test of Kth of the bill itself. On Mur f motion to take up the bill, the oas 33 to 6, or less than a quorum, ije motion did not prevail, although closed thestrenghtof the measure. Ifring the day Morgan secured the ptionof a resolution for an inquiry he judiciary committee as to der the properties of the Union JScand Central Pacific companies belong to the United States, by nof alleged defaults in payment iinds. resolution by Cullom, calling on Jivil service commission to explain tjdelay in making annual reports, adopted. Probable Cure That will Be Taken In Ibe I'm lllo Kallwaya Caae. Chicago, Jan. 15. A Washington sjiecial says: Foreclosure of the liens of the gov ernment against the Pacific roads is almost certain to he begun. 'Whether the suits will he concluded is another matter. It is almost certain that when the intention of the government is made dear, various syndicates will make offers to protect the federal in terests. It is common talk here that the. Vanderbilt interests have already signified an intention to offer to pay the government 50 per cent of its lien and secure the balance. Congressmen talked with say the government occupies an impregnable jKisition. Its mortgages cannot be fore closed as the sovereignty cannot be sued or deprived of its rights by pro cess of law. The closest students of the situation in congress believe that foreclosure proceeings will he instituted at once by the attorney-general, and they point to that portion of the presi dent's message in which he outlined his policy toward the Pacific roads. CONGRESS TO ACT. I'ropotltion to P.aerve the Old Frigate Constitution. Washington, Jan. 15. The proposi tion to preserve the old frigate Consti tution has received a fresh start in con gress, and it is possible that an appro priation will be made to put the vessel in condition and bring her to Wash ington to be preserved as a naval relic. Charles Francis Adams and other citi zens of Boston have just appealed to the senate to make some provision to save the frigate. Secretary Herbert has repeatedly urged congress to Bave this historic ship. "Of the old Revolutionary navy," he said, "we still have two precious relics, the Constitution and the Hart ford. The old Constitution, so glor ious in the war of 1812, lies rotting at the Portsmouth navy-yard. In my annual reports I have recommended that a sufficient sum of money he ap propriated to repair and insure her preservation, but my appeal has been unheeded. I believe that this genera tion of Americans should do its duty and repair and hand down the old Con stitution, with masts and spars still standing, and ensign flying, to the generation that is to come." It Cannot He KrouElit Before fa Bon., In lta Present Condition. ! Washington, Ja. 14. The support i 5rs of the Nicaragua canal hill made a strong effort to!av to secure a rule hv which the hill can he brought before the house without delay. The entire delegation from the Pacific coast states, tvith Representative McMahon, of reunsyivanin, waited on the rules com mittee, and their spokesman, Doolittlu )f Washington, asked that the next :hree days in the house be given to the Mil. Speaker Reed replied that iv would be impossible to grant this re luest, because the time had alreadc oeen set apart for other business. The supporters of the bill have a petition, (vith the signatures of a large majority 5f the house, asking that the bill be brought up at this session. It developed tonight that the rules of the committee would not favor the bill in its present form, and suggestion was made that it be amended so as to stipulate that the government sha;l incur no liability until the surveys have all been made and definite esti mates for the work secured. Speaker Reed questioned if the canal tvould pay for it pmpnand ent. Her man of Oregon, cited the Sault Ste. Marie canal in answer. The committee on commerce is tak ing steps to amend the bill in accord nce with the speaker's suggestion AN ASTORIA ROBBER. (Grout Kill In the Home, ashington, Jan. 16. The house it almost the entire day debating sjGront bill, wheh was under con ation for u time yesterdav, to sub- oleomargarine and other imitation products to the laws of the states which they are transported. The ates of the measure took the view the states should be allowed to Jiatetlie sale of a product sailing f false colors. mill l,o i,mwt,itu il that the bill ngeron precedent and invade the fi of congress to regulate interstate eroe. I hose who supported the fare were Messrs. Northway. LaCCV. lblilinr Willia ftrnmu.. imi Henderson. Those who op flit were Messrs. Cooper, Tuckei. nn, Boatner, Clardy tind Will iams. I bill is as follows: iThat all articles known as oleomar fe, bntterine, imitation butter or fction cheese, or any substance in eemblance of butter or cheese, Hie usual product of the dairy, ami made exclusivelv nf nnr ,i ,,. Iterated milk or cream, transported v iie or territory, or remain therein for use, consunnition. sale Nrage, shall, upon arrival in such or territory, be -subject to the "ion and effect of the laws of such " territory, enacted in the exer its police nowers. to the sii.Tie f'jt and in the same manner as those or substances that had been in such state or territorv. and "not be exempt therefrom by rea- being introduced tlmr in nriirin- Miaires nr ntl ; v.-- -.. .ruiLininc, pu,viut;u null ln in tins act shall be construed F to permit any state to forbid the 01 oleomargarine excent in such ter as will advise a customer of its character." A Spurious Certificate. New York, Jan. 15. The banks have been notitficd of a new counter feit of the $20 United States certificate, issued under the act of February 28. 1878, series 1891, check letter B. The counterfeit hears the usual small scal loped carmine seal, purports to be signed by J. F. Tillman, register of the treasury, and D. N. Morgan, treas urer of the United States, and bears the treasury A6705401. The most noticeable defect in the bill is the portrait of Daniel Manning, which does not stand out in bold relief as in the genuine, but appears sunken in the background. In the counterfeit the nose appears sharp and pointed, while in the genuine it is round and broad at the end. There are other de fects. The counterfeit is printed on good quality of paper, but lacks the distributed fiber found in the genuine note. Down Shaft to Certain Death. Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 15. A terrible accident by which four persons were killed and one fatally injured occurred at the New Wadcsville shaft of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company today. Four men and a boy belonged to the day shift. This morning they stepped on the rim of a large iron bucket to be lowered into the shaft. A big cross head weighing several hundred pounds had become frozen to the guides and did not move when the bucket started. When the men got half way down the cross head fell, striking the bucket. The men were hurled to the bottom, a distance of 800 feet. IVatobman of Street Hallway Wa Held Up. Astoria, Or., Jan. 14. Early this morning a masked man entered the office of the Astoria Street Railway Company, and, presenting a gun at the head of Watchman Roy Foster, de manded the keys to the safe. Foster refused to surrender the keys, and the robber then knocked him down and bound him. The man then took the keys from the watchman's pockets and opened the safe, securing $50 and some change and escaped. The chief of police this evening ar rested Henry Snow, a former employe of the company. Snow, who is a young married man, at first stoutly protested, and claimed that he was in nocent. Upon being searched, how ever, small envelopes containing 25 and 50-cent pieces in change were found on his person, and he broke down and confessed the crime. The superin tendent of the car company was not in clined to prosecute the young man, on account of his family and his previous good record, but the other members of j the company believed ho should bo made an example of for those who have Will Not Surrender. Washington, Jan- 18. Mr. Quesada, in Ollhnn ...1 , ' il i juiiui, luuuy received a letter from i ci i .i Fi, ,?aivuur ut; f '"08, president of the Cuban repub Wiio, by inference, gives a denial i - "iris mat the insurgents are f 'lng to negotiate terms of peace on i .ucr oasis than absolute inde T'lence. tv,o i (.,,. " icner euys, in pan: e will Win a few days. Gomez has left "W enter Eq.. oi inn j ,la viura w iin reiniorce-iV-u munitions of war. He will i -merwest. Our situation is most Perous, and if we had plenty of tion, not only for rifles, but for and Jn Camaguey a dynamite the railroads would be de- and the few garrisoned inland would be abandoned by the nd they would be - confined to r m t As 1 HIp6Ct 40 receive these o n I'a,s f rom abroad, we very i a w .nve them the sea and be Position to tell them, when they yn, our last good-bye," Another Swlrt Paanace. New York, Jan. 15. A cablegram from Southampton, stating the Ameri can line steamer St. Louis passed the Needles at 5:20 thisj morning, shows that she probably lowered the eastward record about seventeen minutes. Her record up to this time was 6 days, 12 hours, 27 minutes, made in September of last year. The trip just completed was made in about 6 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes. Although the St. Louis made a quick passage eastward, the Southampton record is still held by the Hamburg American liner Fuerst Bismarck, 6 days, 10 hours, 65 minutes. Indiana Need Money. Washington, Jan. . 15. The Pawnee Indian delegation called on Secretary Francis today, and talked over the need of the tribe for a cash payment. They want to insure recommendation to congress to allow them $50,000 imme diately. Kola Potofflce Burglarlied. Salem, Jan. 15. The postoffice and store at Eola, four miles southwest of Salem, in Polk county, was burglarized last night. The booty secured was $1.50 worth of stamps and a quantity of canned goods. liaan ten 1 .... ..... 1. 1. ! n 1. . i UtWI VUlllll.Lllll (JtVlJ IIIIV;Y1II 111 111-. city of late. A Terrlllc Vxplnnion. Pittsburg, Jan. 14. A magazine of the Columbia Dynamite Company, at. Shamokin, Pa., eighteen miles from here, blew up at ulxiut 10 o'clock, completely demolished the building and tore a large hole in the ground. The concussion was felt several mile away, and buildings in the immediate vicinity were badly shattered. A: Shousetown, a public school building was partly demolished. A pani': among the pupils ensued, but none wa hurt. Economy, Coraopolis and other towns report that the shock broke win dows. The cause of the explosion i". not known. Two men and two women wer-j killed, and one man injured. The men killed were: L. D. Stockney, superin tendent; James McCloskey, workman. The names of the women are not known. Tho injured man was Walter Crane. lie will likely recover. The explosion was at the plant of the Co lumbia Dynamite Company, a branch of the Pennsylvania Torpedo Company, limited. The building was a two-story frame structure, and was blown to atoms, and the report was heard thirty miles away. Two Mutinous Sallora. Tacoma, Jan. 13. The British ship Senator, Captain R. Lewis, which ar rived from Valparaiso last Saturday, brought two seamen, who mutinied when they arrived in United States waters. They are being kept in irons and will be tried before the British vice-consul Thre men shipped at Val paraiso and give their names as Moss, an Irishman, and Fesaro, an Italian. Moss' true nnme is supjiosed to be Mc Carty. The United States minister, Mr. Terrell, at the request of the mission aries at Bitlis, Turkey, has obtained telegraphic orders from the court to remove the Turkish guard which hac protected the American college for the past year. This indicates confidence that order has been completely estab lished. Other news received at the United States legation shows the gov ernors are maintaining order in the provinces. Eiploalon In a Mine. Denver, Jan. 14. Word reached here tonight of a horrible accident in the Adit Mining Company's tunnel, near Ward, Colo., late this afternoon. John W. Glover and Harry Glover, con tractors, and T. A. De Garmo and John W. Schriever were killed by the explosion of thirty-five pounds of giant powder. The cause of the explosion is not known. The bodies were terribly mutilated, and Identification was im possible, the walls of the tunnel lx'ing covered with shreds of hunmu flesh for many yards. Downing, Hopkins Co.'. Kevtew of Trade. Wheat on Friday of last week had lost 5e from the highest point, though a jHirtion of the loss was recovered be fore the close on Saturday, and the to tal loss for the week was' 4c. Taking the news of the week as a whole there was nothing to suggest a reason for the decline unless it be the further bank troubles reimrtcd from thi Hnrtliuw That, however, is not a good reason to assign, as hanks at Chicago are anxious to lend money on wheat securities and have plenty of it for all applicants hav-, ing a 10 per cent margin. The true reason was the taking of profits, which to some big traders were sufficiently en ticing at the opening advance on Mon day 85 ij,c for May delivery. The de cline throughout the week "w as steady, until on Friday, when tho tfde was turned by the bringing into line of large buying orders for export. Corn and oats suffered losses of 7-8c and 5-8c re spectively in sympathy with wheat. The trade has generally become con vinced that the Argentine surplus will be lighter than heretofore figured on. and those who estimated it at 20,000, 000 bushels ten days ago, have reduced their figures to 12,000,000 bushels. This is the result of bad weather, there being too much rain at harvest, tho same as the winter wdieat crop here suffered last year, taking off probably 20,000,000 bushels from the yield. This makes the second year that the Argentine crop has been damaged by unseasonable weather at harvest time, but this year it lias been somewhat damaged by locusts. The latest esti mates make a reduction of 8,000,000 bushels from what the bulls figured on. To make the situation more bullish is the prospect of a scarce crop, snow and cold weather following two days of rain over the winter wheat country, which is not a good thing for the crop. This may start buying by the country, and when they get in there is no tell ing where the price will go. The much talked of $1 would be realized within a short time. Market Uuotatlous. Portland, Or., Jan. 15, 1897. Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadia and Dayton, $4.50; Benton county and White Lily, $4.50; graham, $4.00; su perfine, $2.80 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 84 85c; Val ley, 87 88c per bushel. Oats Choice white, 4042o per bushel; choice gray, 88(H) 40c. Hay Timothy, $18.00 per ton; clover, $8.009.00; or.t, $8.00 10; wheat, $8.0010 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton; brewing, $20. Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorts, $10.50; middlings, $20. Butter Creamery, 3540c; Tilla mook, 40c; dairy, 22(H30e. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,55 B5c; Early Rose, 8090o per sack; Cali fornia river Burbanks, 55c per cental; sweets, $2.002.50 per cental for Mer ced; Jersey Red, $2.60. Onions 85o per sack. ' Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.00(3 2.50; geese, $0.00; turkeys, live, 10c; ducks, $44.50 per dozen. Eggs Oregon, 17) per dozen. Cheese Oregon, 12Jc; Young America, 13,'oC per pound. Wool Valley, lOo per pound; East ern Oregon, 68c. Hops 910eper pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 00; cows, $2. 25 2. 50; dressed beef, 4 6c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, $3.003.25; dressed mut ton, SJaflo per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25(3 8.50; light and feeders, $2.503.00; dressed, $4.004.50 per cwt. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 15, 1897. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent, $5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California brands, $5. CO; Dakota, $5.50; patent, $0.25. Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton. Oats Choice, $24 25 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, $22 per ton. Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Millstuffs Brun, $16.00 per ton; shorts, $19. Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $28. Hay Puget sound, per ton, $!t.00 10.00; Eastern Washington, $13. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs, 22c; ranch, 18c. Cheese NativcWushington, 10 12c. Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $14 18; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per sack, 75c; turnips, per sack, 00c; ruta bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack, 8645c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25; onions, per 100 lbs, 00c(?$l. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $1.75. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 8 9c; dressed, 10 12c; ducks, $2.003.60; dressed turkeys, 13 15c. Eggs Fresh ranch, 19c; Eastern, 19c per dozen. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 5c; cows, 5c; mutton, sheep, 6)0 per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6o per pound; veal, small, Oc. Fresh Fish Halibut, 60; salmon, 5 6; salmon trout, 7 10; flounders and soles, 8 4o. Provisions Hams, large, 12c; hams, small, 12l4y breakfast bacon, loo dry salt fides, 6c per pound. LONDON'S INTELLIGENT HORSE. i'luja "Home, Sweet Home," and lrai Lifelike Pictures. Alpha, the most Intelligent horse that ever lived. Is now being exhibited In IiOiulon, where his performances have astonished even those who for a life time have studied the wisdom of hU race. This Intelligent animal has a companion named Beta, who Is much smaller. Between the two of them they eeem to comprehend about the highest intelligence that is to be found In the animal kingdom. The two a nl nulla ap pear upon the stage of the Aquarium. In London, with bells tied to their fet locks and without the assistance of a prompter or any other adventitious aid, they piny "Home, Sweet Home." Much more surprising than this, how ever, Is the performance of Alpha In drawing a portrait. A coarse pencil In grasped In the teeth of the animal, and Mr. Shaw, who exhlbltH -hlni. holds a drawing board just under hia mouth. Slowly and carefully Alpha proceeds to draw the portrait of Mr. Gladstone. The big nose, the high collar, ami the sunken mouth of the great English statesman are carefully penned by the horse, and he can lie siHn to scrutinize the Hues as he proceeds. The enr, th hair, the coat collar and even the shad ing under the eye are nil carefully put In by this equine artist. The likeness Is unmistakable when this pen picture of Mr. Gladstone is completed. A more dittlcult trick is then perform ed by Alpha, assisted by Beta, his lit tle companion. A target Is set up at one end of the stage, and Beta comes ont with a gun strapped to her back. Beta TUB HOUSE THAT DIIAWS PKTI'ltKS. Is so much shorter than Alpha that the! hitter can "sight" the gun over the earsj of his companion. The distance tired, Is over 30 feet, and Alpha almost Invar iably scores the bull's eye. Alpha oin also work out simple sums In iiMllnne-i tie. The horse Is good-nuturcd and tractable, and there npiears to he no doubt that he understands what he W doing, and rather enjoys It. One of the best household remedies for bruises, where the skin bus hot boon broken, Is arnica and sweet oil. The best way to treat headaches Is to avoid them. To refuse to overtax the eyes, the nerves or the stomach, and to give attention to exercise and bathing. A glass of pure cream or glass of fresh milk, with a salt cracker or a crust of fresh bread Is a good lunch be tween meals for a hungry convalescent. Liniments and ointments should al ways be applied to the patient with thi hand; If applied with cotton or a cloth the good effect obtained from the fric tion would he lost. , Roughness and coarseness of the skin,' when not depending upon any particu lar discuse, may be removed or greatly lessened by dally friction with mild unguents, or oil, or glycerine. Coughs and sore throats may Ik- much alleviated by glycerine ami lemon Juice diluted with water, taken at night. Hot flaxseed tea with lemon Juice, sweet ened with rock candy, Is excellent bIho. Ilittdache which Is the nwult of ex posure to colds or draught or suddon changes, Is liest trentifd by hot applica tions, hot water Imgs and gentle fric tion of the place of pain, If this does not banish the headache In a day then a deeper Illness Is Indicated. Very convenient little articles for a sick room are the glass covers for tum blers holding medicines or nourishment. These covers have a clock face paint ed upon them and a steel pointer, which nay be placed at the hour at which the medicine Is next to lie taken. With this for a reminder the time is not apt to be overlooked. "It Is too bad," said Oobang, "that It should have rained the first time yon wore your new dress and spoiled It" "I don't mind spoiling the dress ao much," said Mm. Gohnng, "but the rain kept all the other women at boms and not one of them saw my dres." New York Truth