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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1897)
Lincoln Coanty Leader 'J. P. hTKWAKT. PuhlUher. TOLEDO ORKGON THE NEWS OF 11 WEEK Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happening! of the Fait Week Galled From the Telegraph Column. Two men lost their lives in a hotel fire in Fort Smith, Ark. AuguBt Bultz, driver of a brewery wagon in Seattle, fell from his wagon through a hole in a wharf at the water front and drowned before he could be rescued. Two painters at work on a building 100 feet above the sidewalk in San Francisco, fell to the pavement, one being killed instantly and the other fatally injured. The suspending rope broke. The secretary of war has authorized the removal of a strip of earth fronting Percival's dock, in Olympia, not includ ed in the present contract for harbor improvement, to facilitate the landing of vessels nn th? whole frontage. Thia will give an available dockage of 1,000 feet, with a depth of water of ten feet at low tide. An unparalleled accident occurred at the Illinois steel plant, at Joliet, whereby .Nelson Johnson was decapi tated. He was employed in the rod mill, and in falling from a high plat form his head came in contact with the , edge of a platform, and the connecting rod of the engine cut his head off at the neck. ' Among the bills recommended for passage in the lower house in Indiana has been one making it unlawful to play football in , the state. The bill went to the committee on rights, which decided that it was only fair that the house should have a fair chance at the bill. The bill as it stands does not discriminate in favor of professional football. Delegate Murphy, of Arizona, has Introduced a bill in congress to assist the wandering Papago Arizona Indians to establish homes and induce them to cease their depredations upon the cat tle herds of white citizens. Twenty five thousand dollars is appropriated to purchase the Quijatoa well and ma chinery, in Pima county, and the com missioner of Indian affairs is author ized to appoint a farmer to assist and to pump water for their use. The steamer City of Topeka arrived at Port Townsend, from Alaska, upon schedule time. It is reported that the weather at Juneau and Sitka is at pres ent quite as mild as that of Puget sound. Great preparations are being made for the spring rush of miners to Al aska, which it is expected will be greater this year than ever before. Few prospectors are planning to go to Cook's inlet this season, the exoitement in that section having about died out. Port Townsend has had another land elide. Tons of dirt fell from the hill on the west side of Taylor street, at the second flight of torraoe steps, carry ing with it the high cribbing and com pletely obstructing the passage on that aide of the street. James MoCoy, one of the founders t of the town of Oakesdale, Wash., died at his home in that town at the age of 66 years. Mr. MoCoy came to Oregon in 1853, and resided in Benton county till 1887. He then removed to Whit man county, Wash., where he has since resided. A Madrid dispatch' says snow and rain storms threaten serious floods in Spain. Harrowing distress prevails in Andalusia. At Jaon, the people are plundering the bread shops, and thou sands are begging in the streets. Simi lar scones, accompanied by fights with the police, have occurred in many other towns. The authorities are pow erless to cope with the destitution. Joseph Median, 16 years old, of San Francisco, mot his death in a strange und shocking manner. He was attempt ing to close a window in a room oc cupied by himself and parents on the third floor of a lodging house, when he slipped and plunged headlong through the opening to the street below. He struck on his head and his nock was broken. A London dispatch from Odessa, de scribing the military preparations going forward there, says that the aotivity has only been equaled during the period which immediately preceded the two last great wars. The Turkish govern ment is tumble to make its usual an nual purchase of horses in Russia, all of the Btud farms being closed by the Russian government. Congressman Sturtevant, of Penn sylvania, who has recently called on President-elect MeKinley, quotes him as saying: "I will call a special ses sion of congress on March 16, and un less I change my mind you may be in Washington by that time. I desire to have my protective system inaugurated immediately upon my inauguration, and I want a measure passed that will immediately stimulate business and give idle men work." Congressman Sturtevant said further that no Penn sylvania man would be in the cabinet THE DEFEAT OF DUBOIS. Henry Heitfeld Klected Senator by the Idaho Legislature Boise, Idaho., Feb. 1. Henry Heit feld, Populist, was. today elected Unit ed States senator to succeed Dubois. The vote stood: Heitfeld, 39; Dubois, 80; T. F. Nelson, 1. Fourteen Democrats joined the Popu 1 eta for Heitfeld, and he also received tl e v te of the single Republican mem l ir. Four'Democrats went to Dubois I i the campaign, the Democrats and To mlists entered into fusion under which the Populists were to have the ( onressman and senator. The Dmo cra;s refused to indorse any man named ly the Populist caucus for senator. JulgeW. H. Claggett was overwhelm ingly the choice of the Populists, but thi Democrats would not vote for him in sufficient numbers to elect. Henry Heitfeld is a man of limited education. He was born in St. Louis in January, 1859. His father, Henry Heitfeld, was a German by birth. The future senator of Idaho attended the common schools of St. Louis until 1870, when, with his mother, he moved to Seneca, Kan. He lived there until 1882, being employed at farm work and learning the trade of stone mason. In 1882 Mr. Heifteld moved to the North west, locating at Pomeroy, Wash. For a time ho WuikuJ in the shops of the Northern Pacific at Sprague, Wash., re maining there until the fall of 1883, when, he became a resident of Nez Perce county, Idaho. Since that time lie has been engaged as a farmer, fruit grower and cattleman. In politics Mr. Heitfeld was a Democraf until he joined the Populist party. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and it was through his connection with that or ganization that he was influenced to ally himself with the Populist party. He was elected to the state senate as a Populist in 1894 and again in 1896. DOORS WERE CLOSED. The Open Session o the Senate Wat Very Brief. Washington, Jan. 30. The open ses sion of the senate was comparatively brief today, as more than half the day was spent behind closed doors. During the open session, the bill for an inter national monetary conference was de bated, Chandler speaking in favor of it, and Stewart against. Chandler's speech was carefully prepared, and was in the nature of a statement of the attitude of thejKepublican side of the chamber on the hill. Stewart, although criticising the commission as futile, stated that he would not oppose the measure. It is expected a vote will be reached Mon day although Pettigrew anounced a Bpeech which may lead to further delay. The Nicaragua canal and the bank ruptcy bills were before the senate for a brief time, but no progress was made on either. Early in the day, a lively debate occurred over Allen's resolution questioning the president's right to fore close against the Pacific railroads. The resolution went over for a speech by Thurston Monday. Washington, Jan.' 30. The house passed the Indan appropriation bill to day, and steered upon consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill, but all interest in these measures was overshadowed by two very remarkable speeches one by Grosvenor, attacking ex-Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, and the other by DeArmond, heaping ridicule upon Secretary Morton, for the recent issue of a pamphlet, entitled, ''The Farmers' Interest in Finance. Kun Down by a Train. South Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 80. Five men wero killed this afternoon by a freight train near East Norwalk sta tion. It is supposed that while walk ing upon the track they stepped from in front of the express train directly in front of the freight. The dead are: .James Powers, section foreman; John Griflin, John Shea, Spleen, and an un known man. All were instantly killed except Shea, who survived five min utes. The men were engaged under the direction of Foreman Powers in work upon the road bed, and stepped iroin one iracm to avout the approach ing express, to another upon which the freight was bearing down. To Determine the Alaska Boundary. Washington, Feb. 1. One of the greatest obstacles to the ratification by the senate of the general arbitration treaty has been removed in the arrange ment by negotiation of a plan of settle ment of the Alaska boundary question. In a day or two a treaty on the subject will be laid before the senate for action. It provides for the appointment of a commission to visit the country and fix definitely the 141st meridian, which, under the treaty of cession of Alaska to the United States, forms the boun dary between that territory and Brit ish Northwest territory. March of the Unemployed. St. Louis, Feb. 1. It is expected that Coxey's call for. a parade of the unemployed on Washington's birthday will be answered by the 80,000 idle men in St. Louis and the Fi,l..r,.ii Lalior claims 15,000 in the unions affili ated with it. Out of the total of 20,-! 000 men belonging to the unions, it is estimated that 3,000 are unemployed, j Besides these, it is estimated, there' are ' over 15,000 unemployed clerks and un-j skilled laborers, not connected with any organization. J Southern Pacific Train in Hands of Highwaymen. WORK DONE NEAR ROSEBURG Express Car Burned and Safes Blown Open-No Passengers Were Hurt and the Highwaymen Kseaped. Grant's Pass, Or., Feb. 1. The north-bound overland, due at Roseburg at 11:40 P. M., was held up two miles west of Koseburg tonight. The train was in charge of Conductor Sam Veatch and Engineer Morris. As soon as possible after the hold-up began, Fireman Hendricks, of the train crew, slipped out of the engine and ran en to Roseburg and gave the alarm. Arming himself quickly, he started back to the scene of the trouble. Superintendent Fields, who was at Roseburg, quickly took a posse of a dozen armed men and an engine and started for the trouble. Heavy explosions of dynamite or powder were distinctly heard at Rose burg when the ho! J upwa3 In prcgrcja, and a light of either torch or fire was Been from the city, but just what oc curred was not then kown. Fireman Hendricks stated that the train was first flagged by the highway men, but he was in too great haste to make any detailed statement. It is learned that the express-car was looted and burned, and the safe blown open. No one was hurt, and the high waymen escaped. As Told by OtHolals. Portland, Or., Feb 1. The following particulars were given out By the Southern Pacific officials here: Train No. 15, north-bound Oregon express, was held up last night at Shady point by two or three men, two miles south of Roseburg. The express car was detached from the train by the robbers, and the door blown open with dynamite. The two smaller safes in the car were then blown open and looted, thouirh it is not thought the robbers secured much. The express car then took fire. The conductor and trainmen worked hard to save it after the robbers had gone, but the flames had too good a start, and the car and contents were destroyed. . The train was on time at Shady point, where Engineer Morris saw a man at the side of the track, waving a flag. He slowed np for the signal, and just as he brought the train to a stop, a man armed with two revolvers came oyer the back of the car and covered him. At the same time, another armed man, who was the man who had flagged him, appeared at the side of the cab, and, presenting a revolver at him, ordered him not to attempt to'move the train, but to come down at once and go with them to the express car. The flreman in the meantime had got down on the other side. The two robbers and the engineer then went to the express car, where the robbers ordered the express messenger to open the door. This the messenger refused to do. The robbers then uncoupled the ex press car, returned to the engine and kicked the train back, leaving the ex press car separated. In the meantime, the express mes senger had seized the opportunity to step out of the car. After breaking the train the robbers returned to the express car, and, with heavy charges of dynamite, the detona tions of which wero heard at Roseburg, blew the door open. Entering the car, they attacked the two smaller safes, which they succeeded in entering. The messenger thought the robbers did not succeed in getting into the big safe, and consequently they could not have Becured much. The mail car was also visited by the robbers, and it is believed some recistiroil ...n . - --o - - nog taken. But they did not pay much at- u-uuuu 10 me man car. Ttwexplosions set fire to the express oar, and when the robbers drew off, it was a mass of flames. The train crew worked liked trojans, but were unable to save it, and the car and contents were almost totally destroyed. Superintendent Fii.l.lo ..i, ! Roseburg at the time, took a special engine and went to the wrecked train as soon ns he heard of the robbery. The passengers were considerably shaken no. and some nf !,..,. f..:..i..' ed, but no one was injured. The hold up will make the train from-eight to ten hours late in getting into Portland. An imperfect description of one of the robbers was secured. It is pre wined they were masked. Gage for Treasurer. Canton, O., Feb. l.At 7:30 o'clock this evening, Lyman J. Gage, president of the Iirst National bank of Chicago emerged from tli .lini,,., .. : ' , ... , , - - .6 'in ui me McKinley home here, and said to a reporter: "Mr. McKinlev offered me the treasury portfolio. I td him I would accept the high honor and fill the position to the best of mv ability " Beyond this Mr. Gage had little to sav. He declined to discuss any feature of the policy of the incomijig administration. REFORM IN FINANCES. Report of the Committee on Banking Laws. Washington, Jan. 29. The national board of trade today adopted the report of the committee on banking laws. It was the opinion of the committee that there should be established a consistent and deliberately planned financial sys tem. The plan presented was briefly as follows: "First Gold coin shall remain standard money. "Second Steps shall be taken to re tire all United States notes in such a way as not to disturb business rela tions. National banks be allowed to issue currency to the par value of their bonds, the tax on the circulation shall be reduced and the banks be allowed to issue currency based on their assets, under such national supervision and restrictions as will make it safe, elas tic and redeemable in gold at the bank of issue and at the city of New York. "Third Such banks of issue, with a capital of $20,000 or more shall be au thorized to be established in towns and villages of less than 3,000 population." The committee on the subject of a monetary commission, made a report in which congress is asked to create a commission to consist of eleven persons Appointed by the president, two of whom shall be selected from the senate committee on finance and two from the house banking and currency committee. Of the other seven members, two shall be bankers of recognized experi ence and ability, two agriculturists of prominence and ability, two merchants or manufacturers of standing, the re maining member to be elected on ac count of recognized ability and learning in the science of political economy. In no event shall more than six members be of the same political party. . It shall be the duty of this commis sion to enter upon a thorough and com prehensive consideration of the bank ing affairs of the United States and the laws relating thereto. On or before January 1, 1898, they shall make a concise and exact report. The commission shall frame a bill to carry their recommendation into effect. In case congress, for any rea son, fails to cause the appointment of this commission the board, shall ap prove the alternative plan of the In dianapolis convention to appoint such a commission itself. AT GREGORY SIDING. Southern Paolflo Southbound Freight Irain Wrecked. Ashland, Or., Jan. 29. The south bound freight train on the Southern Pacific, which left Ashland at 9:15 this morning, was wrecked at Gregory sid ing, on the south side of Siskiyou mountain, just over the California line, and twenty-four miles south o? Ashland, at noon today. Fireman John S. Silsby was seriously but not fatally injured, and George Smith, of Medford who was working his passage dbuth, was fatally injured, dying two hours after tlte accident. The other train men escaped uninjured. The train was going down the monntain at what is said to have been twelve miles an hour, with the engine and thirteen loaded oars and caboose, when, it is supposed, the engine struck a defective switch frog. The engine and eight cars were seriously wrecked. Fatal Fight in Kentucky. . Albany, Ky., Jan. 29. David Hoff man and W. J. Leonard, of Campbells ille, who have just returned from the Cumberland mountains, state that Tuesday, in Morgan countv, Tenn., a mob of men went to the farmhouse of Mr. Gage to chastise his son for im moral conduct. Young. Gage had a friend in the mob, John Porter, who after they arrived in the yard, declared they should not touch Gage. A fight fol owed, in which John Porter was stabbed and killed. When Porter fell young Gage ran out of the house with a revolver in each hand, firing at the members of the mob, who ran. One of them, whose name is not learned, fell mortally wounded. The bodies tf the two dead men were left lying on the porch all night. . A Family Fued la Kentuoky. Lexington, Ky Jft. 29.-A terrible battle occurred Tuesday afternoon on Green river, near Brownsville. The combatants were Eugene Carrier, J. J Carrier, Nathan Scaggs and Luther Scaggs on one side, and G. W Haze- other. G. AY . Hazelip wns shot in the groin and hand, and Alfonzo in the breast, arm and side. Nathan Scaggs was shot in the shoulders, and Be,i Scaggs, a bystander, in the arm. The Uo Hazel.ps will die. The troub e occurred over the alleged betrayal of Carrier's sister. The Carrier brothers are large merchants. G. W. Hazelin . innole of State Treasurer Ung H 8 countyrhiXe8,dCnt f U'e Brusewlts Is Convloted. wifseraerJht 29-Lie!"t Bruse juts, after his second trial, ordered bv Emperor William, has been sentenced o imprisonment for three years and twenty days for killing a workman at Karlsrhue by running 1,7m 7rLh with a sword. The man', only offensj was accidentally brushing against Z l.eutenanf. coat while enterfng I cafe TURNER SECURES THE PBj Elected to Succeed Hon J Cam To. ' squire. 01 in1 ill RECEIVED SIXTY-EIGHT VOTi -He Received Kl.v.o J v"l'm, nasn., Feb i i Georee Tnrnnr ,.f u. ' '"T niltn. i.I.. TIT , noon Friday elected by , to succeed W,.tai ;'y"'el; United States senate. . "c"v-"iui joint ballot i session, and on the first ball day. as a d iwr r..,n ... """'M fusionists which made himiVZ' lt night and one of tC est.ngand stubbornly corneal senatorial battles of this ! hrmifrht in .... .... i 0l4 The clwtinti ',,. . , v1 " exceed , formal niitniv nlti.i. 111 fused to abide by, tion continued tin.;. . last moment, in the bow of .:. Ihv UllH nt fl.n .w,.:i!li. . """'"ft 7m i i" """ty of tlied,. of the choice of the majority Turner reeived 68 of the 87 vote fusionists, or 11 n,re than a maW of the entire legislature. Kin,,; fusionists refused to vote for him , of whom were Populists, eicept t hams, silver liepublican. Fuun, voted forG. II. Westcott, ex-mam Blaine. Williams vntml far u and Keinhart for A. U. Kreiti. 1! 25 Republican votes were cast as us for Arthur A. Denny, of Seattle, result being: Turner 68 I Squire It'nny IB Krcin Westcott 14 Absent Judge Turner receivnil the vote" all the Democrats and all of theniln Republicans, except one, and 40 of 58 Ponnlists. hr fnllnwn: Pnnnli 40; Democrats, 1G; Bilver Repii Hcans, 14. PRIZEFIGHT BILL SIGNED. Governor or Nevada Would Not OpH Wishes of the People. Carson. Nev..Feb. I. AssemMtki 8, intended to permit Corbett and Fi simmons to fight in this state, iiw a law, the governor having signe-l it W hen asekd if he ever had any tlioag. of vetoing it, he replied: "I waited to see what the majority the people seemed to want, intenilii to be entirely guided by their KiA" This policy I have pursued to tne en and because the people were in lavon Lthe bill, I signed it. Of the meritii: r"ii. . i Om tiUv me argument niaue uuuiBb contest in the bill, I have nothinO sav. A maioritv of onr ciW" seemed to wish it, and I have signed it That is all there is to it." t Wheelock is in San Francisco no but before his departure, he refused :. say anything concerning the loeatWj of the fight if it came to tins ' all. That it will come to Nevada wra; ulnwiar a anril tliillL'. Illlt CllWn 0 Reno both claim to be the farorel spots in which it will actually occur. Insulted hr Spaniard. Now Haven, Conn., Feb. 1.- three-masted schooner Jenme 1 Stubbs, Captain Door, from Lemoinf. Me., which put in here last night, altf an unusually rough voyage from Rl key, West Indies, rerts nialtreatwr. at the hands of Spanish officers at rw Kico. The Stubbs left Philadellta"1 December for Porto Kico, with scare' of coal, und Captain Door carrtfd 1 1 bundle of American newspaper" lot w consignee. At Porto Rico she boarded by Spanish officers, who lioved Captain Door of his newsM and subjected the officers and crew the closest scrutiny. They were iloptw throughout their stay on the isi and at every turn were watched anJ noyed by Spanish officers. The War Portfolio. Contort, O., Feb. l.-"I bve W tendered and have accepted uie portfolio." Thus spoke General sell A. Alger, of Michigan, to reporter today. The general nau I emerged from the south parlor, is the conference room while J" Kinley is out of the city. He w " jor McKinley had just completed v interview in which the formal and acceptance were passed- saying anything mor the ?ener entered the parlor, where he rer' , until traintime. At 4:15 he r" to Cleveland to renew his ni with the national chairman, n go thence to his home in Detro Hon. George Turner.