Lincoln County leader., January 28, 1897, Image 2

Lincoln Goanty Leader
AN EVENTFUL SESSION.
J. F. STEWAKT. Publisher.
TOLEDO OREGON
Comnrehenslre Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the 1'ast Week
Culled From tbe Telegraph Column!.
Agent W. R. Russell, of the Pacific
Coast Elevator Company, of Moscow,
Idaho, has purchased over 20,000 bush
els of wheat at 70 cents. The last large
purchase was 3,000 bushels. Some
wheat in that section is being held as
high as 75 cents.
Another attempt has been made to
get the stranded Glenmorag off from
the sands of North beach. This trial
proved unsuccessful like the previous
attempts and it is now thought the
Glenmorag will be abandoned to the
mercies of the waves.
. Very Rev. Thos. J. Conaty, D. D.,
has been installed as rector of the
Catholic university of America in
Washington, D. C. It was a notable
event in the history of liiu inotiiuiioii,
and drew together a distinguished as
semblage of churchmen and educators.
While hunting near Elk Point, S.
D., W. J. Murphy, aged 17, became
separated from his companions and was
frozen to death. When first missed he
was supposed to have returned home,
and not until Bome time later did
searching parties start after him. His
body was found.
James Stephens, who is said to have
itArtod several incendiary fires in Walla
Walla during the summer of 1896, has
been convicted of arson in the superior
court for setting fire to the Hamilton
Rourke warehouse, January 9, 1896.
The defense had very little evidence to
offer, and the jury, after being out one
hour, returned a verdict of guilty.
In digging a well at Quilcene.Wash.,
t the base of the Olympio range of
mountains, a vein of coal was discov
ered. It is thought it is a good vein,
and it is located within one mile of the
Port Townsend Southern railway.
Within the paBt three years over $100,
00 has been spent in prospecting for
ooal in this county, and this is the first
oal yet discovered.
An earthquake occurred on the island
ef Kishma, in the Persian gulf, attend
ed by enormous loss of life. Kishma is
ear the entrance of the Persian gulf
and is the largest island in that body
f water, being surrounded by many
mailer islands. Its length is seventy
miles and its average breadth twelve
miles. The population is estimaled at
8,000, chiefly arahs.
Two people were seriously injured
and a score of others bruised and bat
tered as the result of a rear-end collision
of two trains in the Oakland yards.
Instead of holding the Berkley local
train as usual, the signalman allowed it
to proceed on tho main track, just as
the sunset limited was approaching.
Boforo the latter train could be stopped
it crashed into the rear car of the lo
cal, completely demolishing it.
Tho senate committee on fisheries
have listened to an argument by Pro
fessor Elliott in advocacy of tho bill
providing for a new international agree
ment for tho protection of fur-bearing
deals. Professor Elliott exhibited a
largo number of charts, showing the
habits of seals. He contended that
from an economic and humane point of
view, it would bo far better for the
United States to kill all the remaining
seals outright than to permit the
daughter to continue under present
regulations.
ThoFirst National bank, of New
port, Ky., has cloned its doors. Heavy
investments in real estate is said to be
the cause.
An important pooling arrangement
has been brought about between tho
Alaska Packers' Association and the
Alaska Improvement Company that
will materially affect tho salmon in
dustry in Northern waters and tho
price of canned salmon in the country
next season. It is said that the entire
product of the coming season will be
pooled and marketed nt uniform rates.
Louis Contenein, chevalier of the
crown of Italy, former president of the
Italian chamber of commerce in New
York, and fornuely Italy's consul-general
to tho two Sicilies, died at his
home in New York. He had been one
of the most prominent Italians in this
country and was a man of marked abil
ity, to which Italy frequently paid
honorable tribute.
A Washington special says tho ad
ministration is determined that Peru
hall pay the claim for $300,000 grow
ing out of the outrage committed in
18SS upon V. H. MoCord, a consul of
the United States. A cable dispatch
has just been sent to Mr. MeKenzie,
the United States minister stationed at
Lima, directing him to inform tho
Peruvian government that tho case
must be settled without delay. A com
munication received from the minister
a few days ago stated that Peru desired
to investigate the case. Secretary
Olney at once advised Mr. MeKonaie
that Peru had hail more than ten years
to investigate, and the time was quite
lufficient.
Three Distinct Sensations Sprung 111
the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 25. The session
of the senate today developed three dis
tinct sensations. The most important
of these was the presentation by Sher
man of a letter from Minister Roderi
guez, the representative of the Greater
Republic of Central America (includ
ing Nicaragua), in effect protesting
against the execution of the Nicaragua
canal project by the United States un
der the concessions granted in 1887 to
the Nicaragua Cannl Company. As
the bill for this purpose was about to
be voted on by the senate, the presen
tation of the letter created consterna
tion among its friends. Morgan, its
chief supporter, at once declared the
letter was inspired by Great Britain,
who sought to drive the United States
from the isthmus by using tho Central
Americans as a catspaw. lie asserted
that Minister Roderiguez had come
here to execute such a plan, and that it
was an open threat against American
control of the canal. Tho debate was
very earnest, "and the letter made a
profound impression on the senators.
Senator Vilas declared it struck the
death-blow to the canal project as pro
posed by the pending bill.
Earlier in the day tho senate unex
pectedly found itself discussing the new
Anglo-American treaty. While the
treaty itself has been released, all dis
cussion of it is restricted to executive
session. Notwithstanding this rule,
the expressions were free and full from
Sherman, Gray, Cullom, Lodge, Hoar
and others. The statements of these
senators were uniformly favorable to
the high principle of the treaty, the
only qualification being that it should
receive mature and dispassionate con
sideration. Shortly after the session began, Tur
pie caused a preliminary flurry by criti
cising the reported agreement between
Olney and Sherman, by which no ac
tion was to be taken as to Cuba before
March 4. Sherman emphatically de
nied that any such agreement had been
made, and added tflat he had not had a
word with Olney in that direction.
These three incidents relating to cur
rent foreign questions made the day's
session one of the most eventful in
years.
Washington, Jan. 53. This was
private bill day in the house, and most
of the time was consumed with small
bills. The bill to provide for holding
terms of the United States courts for
the Eastern district of Texas at the town
of Beaumont was passed over tho presi
dent's veto by a vote of 144 to 68. In
cidental to the discussion, Cooper of
Texas, declared the president vetoed the
bill through mispprehension, and that
he had vainly tried to got an audience
with Mr. Cleveland to explain the
measure. Grosvenor spoke sarcastically
of the president's custom of refusing to
see congressmen, unless his private sec
retary approved of their errands. Snmo
minor bills were passed. After the
night pension session, the house ad.
journed.
A KITE ASCENSION.
ATTACKS THE TREATY.
Successful Kxperlment Made at Gov.
eruor's Island.
New York. Jan. 2R T.i
Hugh G. Wise, of the Ninth infantry
on Governor's island, has just made the
nrsi Kite ascension ever successfully at
tempted in America. For six months
the lieutenant, entirely fin Ilia fWt'n -
sponsibility, has been Btudying and ex-
iicmuiMiiiiiK wiui Kites as a means ol
assisting armies in warfare. The tan
dem system of specially constructed
kites is intended to
balloons, which cannot live in gales.
ine lieutenant's kites are cellular.
They consist of rectangular frames of
spruce. Cotton string and cotton cloth
in strips are stretched nmim.l ti, .,.ia
of tho frames, leaving both ends of the
rectangular Iramework open, anil also
an open strip in tho center. Thus four
lifting sufiaces and four guiding sur
faces are presented to the wind.
When the breeze freshened to a five-mile-an-hour,
tho lieutenant was hoist
ed fifty-two feet so that he could see
over the eaves of tho officers' quarters
and down the bay. Tho force repre
sented by the pulling of the four kites
is estimated at 400 pounds.
"Ihavo studied tho system of Pro
fessor Lungley, of the Smithsonian in
stitution; Professor Markham, of the
weather bureau, and Civil Engineer
Chanute, of Chicago, who are making
special experiments, in aerial navigv
turn with aeroplanes,'' said Lieutenant
ISO.
"The exH'rinient shows that kites
are serviceable in a gale which would
tear a balloon to pieces where it is de
sired to observe the surrounding count
ry and inspect the maneuvers of n
enemy. 1 attribute my success to a
close view of tho methods of those who
have studied the subject, rather th iv
to my own effort. "
"'"I" That Hauia Clara Fell '
.Madrid, Jan. 19.-An empiric de
nial has been issued from official circles
of the report that Santa Clara, the can'.
Hal of the Cuban province of ti. it :
name, has been captured by ,lu, j11lu'r. j
gents. 1, ,s further s(au,l that the
only recent insurant attack i . !
province has been at Hnena VistT
J'ettlgrew Aire Ills -Opinions on the
Venezuela Question.
Washington, Jan. 22. The senate
today proceeded with the consideration
of the Nicaragua canal bill, Turpie con
tinuing his speech in opposition. He
has not yet concluded, and tomorrow
will be the third day of his speech.
His remarks today were bitterly an
tagonistic to tho Nicaragua Canal Com
pany, the senator characterizing its
methods aB those of Peter Funk. Mor
gan will ask to have a time fixed for a
final vote as soon as Turpie closes.
The legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill, carriyng ap
proximately $23,000,000, was passed
during the day.
Pettigrew severely criticised the leg
islative authorities for concluding the
Venezuela boundary agreement, which
he said, was a complete surrender of
Venezuela to Great Britain. His reso
lution calling on the secretary of state
for information was referred to the for
eign relations committee. Unanimous
consent was secured for taking up the
bill for an international monetary con
ference on Tuesday next.
the
In the Houifl.
Washington, Jan. 22. Before
Yost-Tucker contested election case
from the tenth Virginia district was
called in the house today there was a
call of committees. A bill was passed
to amend the laws relating to the gen
eral land office so as to reduce fees to
be charged for taking testimony from
fifteen to ten cents per hundred words
and withdraw the privilege of excess
fees now allowed at land offices west
of the'Rocky mountains.
The contested election case was
called up by McCall of Massachusetts,
chairman of the committee on election,
at 12:30 P. M., and the house spent
the day debating it. Much interest
was manifested in the case, owing to
the fact that the Republicans on the
committee which reported the case
were divided, four siding with Henry
St. George Tucker, the Democrat, and
sitting member, and but two, Walker
of Indiana and Thomas of Michigan,
with the Republican contestant, Yost.
Ihe latter is a member-elect of the
next house, and Tucker is one of the
most prominent and popular Democrats
on the floor. Tucker had 893 plurality
on the face of the returns, but several
imperfect ballots were rejected under
the then existing Walton law of Vir
ginia, which, the contestant claimed,
if counted, would have reversed the
result. Yost himself was accorded the
privilege of addressing the house in his
own behalf. He was very sarcastic in
his reference to the Democratic elec
tion officials of the Old Dominion
Btate", characterizing them as "chival
rous Virginians, who assaulted the
mentally weak and unarmed and robbed
them of their rights."
He concluded with an eloquent ap
peal to the house for justice.
"The stigma of foul elections," said
he, "disgraced and debauched the
South for years; its deadly influence
paralyzed the public conscience; but
now, thank God, in Virginia, at least,
the shock of this ballot broke the stupor.
The fear of the negro rule disappeared.
But, lashed by the scourge of public
opinion, the guilty tricksters still dare
to bring infamy to the doors of con
gress. If you accept their machina
tions, you approve their methods and
give them fresh license."
TURPIE HAS RUN DOWN.
Cannon Has a I'lan.
A ashington, Jan. 23. Senator Can
non, of Utah, has introduced the fol
lowing as a substitute for the Repub
lican national conference bill:
"Within ninety days after March a.
1897, the president of the United
States shall invite the leading com
mercial nations of the world to appoint
representatives to an international
moni'tiirv rnnfini.n
j v...v.,vni.u w cuuvene on or
before October 1, 1897, at such place in !
tho city of Washington as the president -
mav desiirnntn tit.l ..I . . !
. " o t "' miov nuillll sam
ninety days after March 4, 1897 the
president shall appoint five commission
ers to represent the United States at
such conference; the duty of which
United States commissioners shall be
to urge the adoption by said conference
of a plan for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at some ratio
rungiug between 15 and 16 to 1 be
tween the nations represented at such
conference.
Hureau of Mine.
Washington. .Tun 90 u 1 -r.
i . ,v iior rer
uns, of California, today introduced a
j bill which is intended to pave the way
to the establishment of a bureau or de
partment of tho government to be de
voted to the mining industry. Tho
resolution recites, by way of preamble,
that the mining interests of the United
Mates have no clear representation in
the organization of the government, and
it provides for a commission, to be com
posed of the commissioner of the gen
eral land office, commissioner of labor
and director of the geological survey,
whose duty it shall be to determine
the best methods of ascertaining all
facts of general importance relating to
mines and mining within the United
States, whether by a mining bureau, a
secretary of mines and mining, a com
missioner of mines, or a commission
to report to the seeretu-y of the inter
ior a bill providing means, or securing
all necessary information concerning
mining and related industries in the
United states "
End of Ills Three Hay' flpeech Against
the I'anal Hill.
Washington, Jan. 23. The senate
was on the verge of a deadlock today,
and for a time there were prospects of
a protracted test of endurance, extend
ing the session late into the night.
Morgan, in charge of the Nicaragua
canal bill, was determined to secure a
time for a final vote. This whs resist
ed, however, by Turpie and Vilas.
Thereupon, Morgan announced he
would usk the senate to "sit out" the
bill, remaining in continuous session
until a vote was forced. This evoked
sharp criticism. Vilas finally made a
dilatory motion, which, on roll-call,
disclosed the absence of a quorum, and
Morgan was obliged to give up hio plan
for today, although he expects to exe
cute it, if an agreement for a vote is
not reached.
Turpie concluded his speech against
the Nicarauga canal bill, the third day
being a continuation of the former bit
ter invective directed against the meas
ure. During the day, Chandler presented
tho credentials of John Edward Ad
dicks, claiming the vacant Beat as sena
tor from Delaware. The claim of
Henry A. Dupont for the same seat has
sironny neon presented.
In the course of a discussion over lay
ing electric conduits in tho Washington
streets, Hill spoke against trusts and
monopolies in general, as a serious
menace to the public welfare.
Washington, Jan. 23. After a two
days' debate, in the course of which
considerable partisan passion was
aroused and an ineffectual attempt
made to filibuster for the purpose of
gaining time, the house today decided
the contested election caBe of Yost vs.
Tucker, from the tenth Virginia dis
trict, by denying the seat to Mr. Yost
and confirming Mr. Tuoker's title
thereto. Tho Republicans were badly
divided, fifty-four of them joining with
the Democrats and supporting the
claims of tho Democratic contestee.
When the supporters of Yost's conten
tion found they were defeated by a
narrow margin of eight votes (the vote
ueing 11a 10 m against him), they in
augurated a filibuster in the hope of
gaining time, and for two hours there
was a succession of roll-calls, but they
were finally overpowered and the reso
lutions confirming Tucker's title to his
seat were adopted. Yost is a member
elect of the next house, and Tucker,
who is a son of Randolph Tucker, has
been a member of the last four con
gresses. He declined a renomination
because he did not agree with his party
on the money question.
WANTED HIM TO DIE.
President Palmanf a..
Junta.IssuesaStatemejf
NO THOUGHT OF
"'i t,
Her
An Unnatural Daughter Allowed
rather to Kill Himself.
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 25. Knowing
that her aged father had taken poison
with suicidal intent, Nellie Ourran, 33
years old, went to bed without calling
a physician, and arose this morning at
me usual nour to find the old man i
dead. Thomas Curran was 64 years'
old, and has for years been employed j
by the railorad company. He lived at
1664 Atlantio
rim, his daughter, kept house for him.
For the pats few months the old gentle
man has been in poor health, and about
three weeks ao took a large quantity
of laudanum to end his troubles. Phy
sicians saved his life on that occasion,
but his desire to end his life never left
him. Last night Curran came home at
the regular hour. Ho secured a bottle
of chloroform during tho day, and, after
taking it, bade his daughter good-bye
and told her his troubles would soon
end. His lifeless bodv
morning and removed to tho morgue.
"This is a peculiar case," said Coro
ner Baldwin. "This old man's daugh
ter told mv denutv this morn,..,. ...i
he visited the house, that she knew her
father had taken poison, but did not
cull a Dhvsiciun hei-nnsu ulia l..,.,..i. :i
too late, and then her father wanted to
uie, anynow."
The young woman will be given a
chance to tell her story to a coroner's
jury.
STARVATION IN CHICAGO.
Supplies for the Needy, but No On. to
Distribute Them.
Chicago, Jan. 25. Men, women and
children tire starving in Chicago iu
sight of relief, because the county com
missioners, blind and deaf, do not al
low the county agent enough help to
distribute supplies. The county treas
ury is rich in its surplus, and there are
an accumulation of appeals from hun
gry families. Hundreds of these up.
plications are more than two weeks
old. The heads of the families were
discouraged then, and as a last resort
appealed to the county for aid. They
have seen their wives" and children
grow weaker and colder, and no aid has
come, no bread, no coal. These men
are desperate now.
The county agent is helpless to save
these famine-stricken men, women and
babies. He has relief on hand, but no
way to distribute it, because the com
missioners have tied his hands, and are
deaf to the cries of the hungry.
A warning has been given "that the
deserving poor are becoming dangerous
and that hunger is likely to drive them
"brraed""1Vhiuh, their cr' wi e
bread. Men who gave this warning
know whereof they speak. 8
Insurgent, will . ...
,....ee ,, Nl)(h
XT 1-r
new lork, Jan. 2ik T,
trad. Pulhu,,pre8iedt0&
"""gut issued the ,
statement- lne '
"So much has lately
probabiUty of thoit r
reforms T f..i i. , "ul(
" ' 1 "- " incumbent
mo, as the accredited represen
on thn mh-!..(. urlWata
"Reforms were passed by-the
cortes, but the outhnwtr i '
tion was not thereby stayed '
fiiii;ii inu 1,11 Mi MR ara fil..:
had enough of so-callcT'ww
enough of nrom md i,t.,n... T
intelligent man would rightly'cj
una participants in v
movement if anything shortof i,,
pendence were the basis of a treati
peace with Spain. It is claime,t
General Gomez is willing to tretu
Spain on the basis of antonom i
that a letter to that effect has bel
ceived bv me. There
Gomez is made of too stern materUl
surrender on any such terras, part
larly when, in his latest hthi..
he writes of his own conviction iJ
mis winter's campaign will be
successful.
"But, even though any one oi oJ
ioremost loauers should be incline!
terminate the war by the accepui
of autonomy (which is barely nil
ine uounas ot possibility), while
himself might surrender, he mnU
so alone. We Cubans aro not notil
pers of individualities. Weareito
fast followers of our ideals. TlieJetl
of our glorious Maceo brought eonut
the hearts of everv Cuhnn. hut .,'
not falter; his forces did not surra
the revolution received no oereei
check. The leader who proposed pet
under the Spanish flag would find
self without followers. No treat;
Deace can be made bv the Cukni
less rati lied iy a specially conTenolt
sembly. It is beyond the boundis
possibilty to expect that the Cabin
after two years of sanguinary tint
when thev find tlieniKelvra in 1 m,.
tion such as has never before been tw
good fortune to occupy in point ol nt
bers, equipment and resources, ti
iiuvr wuuitiv uucejn leiiiisui cuiiipii'uiv
Every Cuabn, every American, hw
that the apparent generous and cost
atory spirit of Spain springs not ta
ner strength, nut lrom tier weaina
How can we, then, under the cirra
Rtancps. be exrtocted tn waver?
"If the Cubans in the field art W
strong to even consider such prop
me utiDans in ine cities are now
nflviBOfl nf firviin'n lilmifl find ftBlD
1 i - y
nrecArinus sitnutifHi to rminsel thisftft
In the cities, Spain's only strongl
fincment. oi
wealth, have but lately signed a
ment, in which they unequivocally f
tn limes in Kia ...,'imtrV U'lld WfDl ''
labor under the error that autonomi
would be a solution of tne ww
ri..i i.i Mlnnff fihnrti)!
tJUUUU JirUIMUllli UlUt U""6 "
independence is acceptable to them
HPlitvir Kan tl.a Di.itomanr tint OdITW
political, but also on economic reason
"Wl.of (...,. nt .uitnnnmV would Mi
Cuba, when saddled not only with b
previous debt, but with the added w
den of tho cost of the present war?
f, ,.,. ni i, ..,,...,! rr wmild be w
and starvation. News of our bw
in the field may be suffocated by li
censor; pacification of the island prov
inces maybe falsely proclaimed,
.. r;..-,ii l!in: decreeit
lowing grinding of sugar may be is
where all cane has been destroy
promises of reforms and autonomy m.
be given and amnesty promulgate
and foreign countries may, ;
means and mendacious Spanish dip
macy, be cajoled into the "
a m L'htv. is generous, a " -
we are
Cubans will
pendence, first, hist
Uur leaders may
take their places
will find the man
finnin la tv.;..l,tr id ireiierOUS.
weaK, are niigniw"i -- . s
continue to ngni " I
,t and all tne
..n i,f nthert'11
tun,
The opport""'1'
' Gomez has"1'"
that, even should he fall, the rev
..... .. t. .,i;niie ltltf I
lion is strong enougo i .- - ,
rill be"
1 lie ian, i"
nirh to continue Mi"
. v.v...6 ;il haw
umph. The only excuse we
for havn
iriumpn; ine oniy mu"e ".u.:,
for our fallen comrades will be tne
dependence of their country.
. Thm
roweriess 10 b --- ..1
New York. Jan. 25.-The 41
mastoH inhnnnnr NallUUl Chapl"'
Wr..L-l.,,l fo mnl.laden irom
' T't t ashore
- W linur
Wuogue, u I., at an . k r -
inunt tiitiA men. was ii'i i
hundreds nf nennlewho had g8'"
I.....l, u-ere DOWCT"
render assistance.
: ,i:ff..rpnt kindi"
.urAU'u ruiutre uiu
fruit which can be exported.
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