Lincoln County leader., May 06, 1897, Image 2

Lincoln County Leader
J. F. HTKVVAIIT. Fllbll.linr.
TOLEDO OREGON
Cemprehenalve Review of the Important
. Happening;! of thePaat Week Culled
From the Telegraphic Coluinna.
Foot lives! were lost in a tenement
house Are in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The banking firm of Sehar, Koch &
Co. failed for $65,000 in Chicago.
riro consumed the elevator and other
property oi tne lowa Elevator company ter living in Astoria
t Peoria, 111.; loss, $300,000. Newg wa received here late this af-
Lieutenant EtofT, grandson of Presi- ternoon of the finding of a body of an
ient Kruger, has been acquitted of the other fisherman. One of Kinney's boats
charge of Blander against Qu een Vic- drifted up on Long Beach, near Ocean
toria. I Park. The net was fast to the boat,
Trainwreckers threw a switch and "id tangled in the web was the body of
wrecked a train on the Houston & Tex- i the unfortunate man. His name was
as Central and killed one man and in- j not learned. It is probable the boat
jured several. I puller was also lost.
Tli -hnnpr Annio w a,A in
n ice floe off St. Johns, N. B. The
crow of twenty-five men barely escaped
with their lives
N. Burris, Son & Co., of Norfolk,
Va., one of the most prominent and
widely known banking firms in the
'Couth, has failed.
The insurgents against Spanish rule
in the Philippine islands are still 25,
1000 strong and offering stout resistence
lin the mountains.
The Hansard union of printers and
(publishers in London, which collapsed
In 1891, has paid a quarter of a million
terling of its indebtedness.
The mineowners of Leadville, Col.,
met and subscribed $50,000 toward
draining the mines, and it is estimated
that opening the mines will put 750
men to work.
The Democratic members of the
.finance committee object to reporting
he tariff bill direct to the senate.
They rely upon the Nevada senator to
secure amendments in full committee.
The French fishing vessel Valiant,
Captain Pierre, from St. Malo for Mi
quelon, struck an iceberg on the Grand
'banks, near St. John's, N. F., on the
H8th inst., and almost immediately
(foundered. She had seventy-three
(fishermen on board, and all took to the
boats. Only one of these bouts has so '
ar been heard from. When it left the
vessel, its complement was ten men.
Three perished from exposure and hun
ger. The bodies of the first two were
thrown overboard, but the survivors, in
their desperation, were driven to can
nibalism, and ate the third. The boat
was picked up by a schooner. The sur
vivors are in a shocking condition, and
are so badly frostbitten that their arms
must be amputated.
It is reported that the Oregon delega
tion in congress has recommended Pro
fessor II. B. Miller, president of the
rtato agricultural college at CorvalliB,
for a diplomatic appointment to Ger
many. Company G, Oregon National Guard,
Allan J. Walker, captain, has been dis
banded by order of Governor Lord.
The company's headquarters wore at
Myrtle Point, Coos county. The
resignation of Captain Walker, made
necessary by his removal from the
ftate, was the cause for making the or-
der.
The president has sent to congress the
nnrt of thn limm,!.,.-.,
pointed to locate the boundary line bo-
tween Mexico and the United States
vest of the Rio Grande river. The
president's message merely transmits
tho papers filed by the commission
with the state department, consisting of
printed volumes mid maps.
A dispatch from Coulee City, Wash..
ayB that while GritT Jones, Charles
Deeter and Ray Weston were rounding
up a band of young horses on lower
Crab creek, they undertook to swim the
horses, below Rocky ford, across the
tream. While crossim tho hors..a li...
came entangled aud unrnlv.
and Weston were thrown into the water
mi urowned, wnilo Ueeter managed to
reacn me snore. '
Private John N. Stamm, of Walla 1 . rll President grants you permis
Walla barracks, was accidentally shot 810n t0 proceed, as soon as practicable,
during target practice, and it is not ' ! t,u1 Sl1,t of war in the Levant, and
possihlo for him to recover. Sergeant if authority therefor bo granted to you
Manes' pistol snapped while nimini? 1 1,v tlle respective governments con-
t the target. He returned to where
Milium was standing, and was explain
n i" iiuii uiu reason wny tlie car
tridge failed to explode. In'doing this
he pulled the trigger, and the revolver
was discharged, the bullet striking
Stamm In the groin, and passing entire
ly through the body, perforating the
mi. .1.. i ..
intestines, and cominir out of the U-.i.-l-
Tim i-.iv. i,a ,,t i it. , I
ington have received copies of the call
for the annual meeting ot the trans
Mississippi congress, to bo held this
year in Salt Luko City, July 14 to 18,
with a request that they designate a
number of citizens to represe-t the
states, including, "at least one speaker,
who will be prepared to present some
general subject in which the state is in
terested." The objects of the congress
are to secure closer trade relations and
national legislation of benefit to state!
west of tho Mississippi. W. J. Bryan
baa been made presidcut of the congress.
FISHERMEN DROWNED.
One Capslate.l in the llreakera at
t'lHtio Spit.
Astoria. Or., May 3. The first
drown in)! of the fishing season occurred
about 8 o'clock this morning, when one
of Scaborg's boats capsized in the
breakers near Clatsop spit. In the boat
were John llendriokson and his boat
puller, August Koshela. The wind
was blowing heavily at the time, aud
when Ilendrickson's boat overturned
few men had their nets out. The boat
nearest the capsized craft went to its
assistance, and succeeded in rescuing
' ,he boatpnller, but Hendrickson sank
T. :n Ua 1....1. HI -a
It is probable the body will never be re
covered. The deceased was a Russian
Finn, about 35 years old, and unmar
ried. He had lived in this country
; eln yeat llnj )ia, a brother and sis- i
I It is reported tonight that
one of l
! BoHth'8 b0!lts capsized this afternoon
I near clate0P T't. nd that both captain
I "'"1 boatpuller drowned. "The report
is evidently true, although neither the
number of the boat nor the names of
the men were given. The report was
brought up by a fisherman, who had
learned nothing more.
TOUGH ON AMERICANS
Allen Mlnera In Ttoanlnnd May Have U
Kecoine llrltlxh Citizen.
Rossland, B. C, May 3. The pro
posed law as to alien miners having to
declare intentions to become citizens
before they can take out a miner's cer
tificate is causing much talk here, and
there are still hopes that it will not be
come a law, although it has passed the
legislature. Strong petitions against
it are going up from all parts of British
f V.l.,,,,1,;., i. ;,.: i i i.
ing that without American Energy the
mining wealth of the country would
not have been discovered, and without
it this wealth cannot be developed.
Eighty-three Americans today applied
for miner's licenses at a fee of $5 each
per annum, some for one year, some for
two, and some for three years. There
are many prospectors from the Ameri
can side who have previously taken out
lieen8e8 for several years, and theBe,
the new law, if it becomes a law, will
not be able to touch. There will prob
ably be a rush of American miners at
other points to get miners' certificates
before the law is signed.
THE GUTHRIE CALAMITY.
Five More Ttnriiea Recovered From
the Debrta.
Kansas City, May 3. A special to
the Times from Guthrie, O. T., says:
Five more bodies were recovered from
the debris left by Wednesday's storm
in West Guthrie. The "bodies of
George Owen and Mrs. Charles Ruffine
were found on the west bank of the
river. The bodies of Henry Simmons
and Mrs. Watson and child were found
j under u pile of hay near the Cimarron.
Mrs. Watson had her child clutched to
her breast, in which position both met
death. Scores of organized searching
I'm iii's we ut woi'K, out progress is
slowi 8'ce tons of debris must be dug
over in the search. It is believed the
rushing waters of the Cimarron conceal
many corpses. The Cimarron is twn
, "0,'tl, n,ul whtn tlle flood came
'!.tl'M of the Cottonwood joined it.
in.-- viiuarron-H outturn contains quick
sand, aud it is one of the most treachor
ous streams in the country. It flows
into the Arkansas in Pawnee eonntv.
and it is behoved several bodies, if not
buried in the sand have been carried to
the Arkansas, which is also very high,
THE PRESIDENT ASSENTS.
Central Mil,., will tin to the Seat of
War in Greece.
today received the formal assent of tne ;
president for his projected trip to Tur-
key and Greece. The order read: I
oor,u''1. to visit the Turkish and Greek
armies, or both, as, in your judgment, ' i1"1, 111 'I10 lU,uluPt to secure a flash
may be desirable. The president fur-' f l1let"re n explosion occurred
ther grants you authority, while in wl,u'h W:l9 followed by flames which
Europe, to visit such other countries as l,.riu'tll'l,11y destroyed the entire decora
may, in your opinion, offer the best , ' JIn were at once put
opHirtuiiity for military observation, f f w ,0 remove the debris, and the
and at such times us vim mav deem ' l'ail(llu't w8 delayed only an hour, the
most expedient."
General Miles will be mnn tv n
; uu.i. ii.t.iibiip, us in ii'imuon
to mak
ng a personal study of tho miiit.ir:
features of the contest between tlm I
contest
m i. . i ... .
iiuivs una iTrocKs, lie proposes to in
spect the military establishments of
the principal European powers Ger
many, France and England.
m iui-sia. 1 tie result of his Oi
turn will be emb.vliod in
port to the president.
AWo Lowe of Greenfield. In.l t,.
lifted one of his horses ,.f ;
ground, and he can shoulder a .,. 1Z
curry a burn
vl of .
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Insurgents Won the Battle
of Purgatory Hills.
SPANISH LOSS WAS HEAVY
They Were Drawn Into Ambuscade,
Where a Withering: Fire Waa
Toured Upon Thera From AH Rldea.
New York, May 3. A Herald dis
patch from Havana says:
The engagement which the Spanish
i had with General Roderiguez in the
rurgatory mils, anil which was report
ed as a decisive Spanish victory, turns
out to have been the reverse.
The Spanish columns encountered
the insurgents and attacked sharply,
relying on their superior forces. The
rebels retreated toward their camp, and
succeeded in playing their old trick of
drawing the Spanish into an ambus
cade. General Castillo arrived with
reinforcements while Koderiguez was
engaging the Spanish and fell on their
tlunk. The fighting lasted five hours,
and in killed, wounded aud prisoners,
the Spanish lost 280 men.
News comes from Santiago de Cuba
that 200 volunteers headed by a priest
and a prominent physician have joined
the insurgents because they were dis
satisfied with the conduct of the Span
ish authorities, end believed that Gar
cia would succeed in retaining his su
premacy in the eastern province.
The situation at Banes continues to
command attention. Four cruisers and
several onnhoats have been ordered
there to land a force to march on the
port in the direction of Holquin. The
rebel foroe in and near Banes is esti
mated at 3,000.
General Weyler came quietly back
to Havana yesterday morning after a
six week's trip to Santa Clara, during
which, if he accomplished anything
irom a military standpoint, the fact has
8" LfT?
It is
now reported that he is going to Snain
soon, but the report is probably due to
the fact that his son sailed April 80.
It was reported last night that an in
surgent chief of importance had been
sent to Pinar del Rio. He is believed
to have been Quintin Bandera, but the
statement lacks confirmation.
From Matanzas and other towns in
Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio
comes the news that starvation and dis
ease are on the increase.
A Cuban Officer Captured.
New York. May 3. A World dis
patch from Havana says:
Advices from Sagua la Grande say
that Rafael Fernandez, adjutant on the
staff of the insurgent General Roban,
has been captured. He is an American.
He is confined in the military prison
at Sagua. His case is reoeiving atten
tion at the hands of Consul Barker.
Cuban Reforma to Be Applied.
Madrid, May 8. The queen regent,
at the cabinet meeting today, signed a
decree providing for the application of
the agreed-upon reforms for Cuba.
The action was due to the receipt of a
cable message from Captain-General
Weyier announcing the western part of
the island was pacified.
AMERICUS CLUB'S BANQUET.
Decoration. Were Burned, but the
Bpeerhea Were Made. t
Pittsburg, May 8. The eleventh an
nual banquet of the Americus Club, in
memory of General Grant, was held
tonight, in spite of the fire in the ban
quet hull which destroyed the decora
tions ond threatened for a time to put
a stop to the ceremonies. The U,u
had made great preparations frr tin.
event, and the decorators had been a
work for several days and had adorn"
the ceiling with four rows of invert
at
adorned
invert ml
pyramids, constructed of red, white and
blue bunting. The pyramids, several
hundred in number, entirely covered
the ceiling, and the points of them ex
tended to within about eight feet of tho
floor. An electric licht was dnsnon.io.i
fron the top of each, and a bunch of
I00nea Irom Polnt to point.
IB luect wil8 verv beautiful. Tho
windows were artistically draped, and
in tho center of the north wall was a
lifesize portrait of the hero of Anno
mattox. v
The club management wished to se
cure a photograph of the deeoriitort lnll
! dismantled condition of the mm
ing but a slight detraction from the
evening's enjoyment.
ere were 324 diners seated at tha
ulului uu L, Trent
; as toastmaster.
! Fatal Sawmill Explosion,
Pittsburg, May 3. A boiler
j sion at Alderman's sawmill
explo
it! the
ivanawan willev. W. W
isobserva.ikilhHltwomen and seriously injXi I
omc,ulrc.nve. The killed are: Pern- Dovcrs
and George Con ley. The injured are: !
. . I Hickman. TlmmM in.,i- i..... i
last night,
.inn vn"iin. i .itii.li 'ri. i-.j .
,.VM11:,,,.'..llH""as Hickman. Will. !
V " "iam Aide
rman, John
i 7' .. The three
former will
U'fia 1.1.11.
riooaiuy die. The
wrecked, au.l t4, loss will be heavy.
THE TURKS REPULSED.
The Greeks Held Their Own at Velea
tino Junction
Athens, May 3. A telegram just re
ceived here says a great battle has been
fought at Velestino, between a Turkish
force of 8,000 and General Smolenski's
brigade. The dispatch states that the
repeated charges of the Turks were re
pulsed with enormous losses.
The headquarters staff of the Greek
army at Pharsala lias been completely
changed. General Maoris and Colonels
Saponulzakis, Mastropas and An
ton iudes have resigned and started for
Athens.
Battle Itaged All Day.
Athens, May 3. The battle of Veli
estino raged fiercely from sundown un
til 10 o'clock this morning. The
Greeks have been reinforced, the rein
forcements arriving at a critical stage
of the fight. General Smolenski tele
graphs that the Turks will be unable
to capture Pharsala because the Greek
position is strong and the morale of the
Greek troops completely restored.
Why the Turkish Attack Balled.
London. MaT 3. Th f!b rnninlo'a
correspondent at Pharsala telegraphs:
The Turks attacked Velestino Junc
tion Tuesday night with four squadrons
of cavalry and a battery of horse ar
tillery. The large force of Greeks beat
the Turks off. but not before thev had
displaced half a dozen rails and cut
the wires. The latter were renaired
and on Wednesday the train servioe was
resumed.
Fighting was renewed Wednesday
night, but without special results. On
xnursaay nignt, tne lurks assembled
in great force in the direction of Veles
tino. The Turks made an attack befnm
dawn, but were successfully repulsed.
Three times in the course of the morn
ing was the attack repeated, each time
from a different direction, and each
time the result was a repulse. Ap
parently it was intended that, tho at
tacks should be simultaneous, but this
plan failed, owing to lack of proper or
ganization. The Turks, however,
pushed the attack with the utmost de
termination for six hours, and only
abandoned the attempt to seize the
junction about noon.
lhe Greeks behaved well. Thn third
brigade and artillery particularly dis
tinguished themselves under General
Smolenski. The Turkish losses were
heavy. The Greek loss was much
lighter. Colonel Janninosta. with th
Eighth regiment, pursued the Turks
several miles.
Full-erown and mature men wll
armed, though without uniforms, are
arriving here with every train. They
are supplied with ammunition. The
transport Bervice is imnrovincr rnniHlv.
Heliograph and night watching signals
nave Deen established, covering the en
tire territory occuDied bv the fnrcea
An excellent spirit animates the men,
wno woric nara irom 5 in the morning
until 7 in the evening, besides sleep
ing on their arms at night.
The Turka Claim It.
Constantinople, May 3. The Turk,
ish government has issued the follow
ing announcement: "Far from being
repulsed at Velestino, the imperial
troops continued their victorious march
forward."
Another Retreat Probable.
London. Mav S. Th Tim.
spondent at Athens says: "The news
irom lliessaly is unfavorable. Fight
ing at Velestino was resumed this morn-
ing. The Greek riuht rpnpllrwl viimi..
ous cavalry charges, but their left was
compelled to retire. It is feared their
position at Pharsala will ho nfl.,ni i
thus compelling a retreat to Demokos.
Turkey'a Terma of Peace.
New York. Mav 8 A wi,i o:.,i
from Washington says: The terms of
peace which Tnrkev hm nfr.r.0,i n.
- v.... i rcLU
have reached the Washington legation.
They are as follows:
The restoration of the boundary fixed
by the treaty of 1831, which gave to
Turkey all of Thessaly, including its
extensive seacoast; the evacuation by
Greece of Prevesu and other points in
the province of Epirus; the withdrawal
of Greek troops from Crete and the
acceptance of the plan of autonomy
offered the island by the porte, and the
payment of a war indemnity large
enough to cover the expense of the
mobilizing of the Turkish troops.
Both Want to Fight.
London, May 8. It is semi-offlcially
stated that there is reason to believe
that European intervention between
Turkey and Greece in the present posi
tion of affairs is regarded as wholly im
practicable, both Greece and Turkey
having resolved to continue the war.
The powers are thus obliged to stand
aside until one of the combantants is
finally defeated.
Americana Had the AdvantaRo.
London, May 8. In the house of
commons today the presidetnt of the
Y"Z? Ltrd,,,e' - T- Kit"hie. Pl)'ing
to Sir Charles Howard Vincent, con
servative and free trader, said the gov
ernment was not prepared to compel
companies, applying for new riliiwav
charters to buy their equipment in the
v.,. ..iiuirn. in tlie case of the
Waterloo City railway, Mr. Ritchie
added, twemy-two cars had been or
dered in Amerii'i ..
P., . ".uwuiiim seven
fcnglish firms tendering bids for tho
worit, not one was able to deliver tho
stock m the time required by the rail
road company.
ID BALANCE OfS
Kit
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Jones, of Nevada, J0jn.
Opposing- Forces.
WILL DELAY THE TARIFF tJjH
LpAU
It Will Wive to Ite I!
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Chicago, May 1. The Post's V,
ington special says: '
Senator Jones, of Nevada, wh0
the balance of power, has jninfl
tlie Democrats of the fl nance com,
in objecting to reporting the turii
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direct to tho senate as frame.li
Republican members. This mm.
disappointment to the Kcpuhlka
ators in congress and to the iiiliu'in:.
tion. Tho bill will have to b: r(..
to the full committee, and the i
cratic members of the cominiu,.,
that, while they do not intend t.
-das!
struct the measure, they propojcto frai:
time for its careful cun?i.lcrali',., w.
permitting it to come before the 4 si
Tho Democrats refuse to let the V C
licans namo a day for the report,! tat
say it may be held in conuuiuJ the
two or three weeks. The cli!ii,,f of
early pussago of the bill are dimi,? Sid
ing, and it may be August beli woi
goes to the president. I lea'
I mo:
In the Senate Finance Commits' tj
Washington, May 1. The J tro'
finance committee waB in setio.rra
hour today, four Democrats ami rea
Republicans being present. Tlie pe
sentees were Piatt, Republican, of l mo
necticut; Jones, Democrat, of Arfciri oar
and Jones, silver Republican, of Neva1 in
No conclusion regarding the te th
bill was reached, although the Rep. thf
licans said they hoped to be able bi p
port the bill to the full committee ha
Monday. The Republians asked fc, ire
a time be fixed for reporting tlieW pai
the senate. The Democrats woulJi; -coi
agree to fix a date, saying they vrau ah
a reasonable time to consider tlieK lii
and there would be no undue deb, th
The Democrats were not Bhownnir th
of the bill, nor did thev received la
information regarding its clian&:
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The Flood of Reaolntloua.
Washington, May l.The quest!
of whether business was to be domf
the senate next week was raised toil'
by Pettigrew, when the senate n.
Pettigrew proposed that the mi
direct a conference on the Indian
propriation bill.
Chandler, however, urave notice
lie would object to any business be:
done, beoause there was a general
derstanding that none should be tslf
up during the absence of so many m"
tors in New York to attend .the otf
monies of dedication of the Granting
ument. Other senators protested lii1
there had been no Buch agreemlj
made. Thereupon, Quay sugge
that, before the passage of" the Inii
appropriation bill waa disposed k
there should he an investigation
leases of oil lands of the general.
dians, remarking that the senate sW
know whether the Indians werele
robbed.
A message from the president, tni
mitting the result of the commission
adjust the boundary between the Vw
States and Mexico, west of the ti
Grande, was read. t
Quay presenetd a resolution oalfe
upon the secretary of the interior!';
information as to whether the leaseK
the Seneca's oil lands had been wi
in the usual manner, and whether th4
Lad been any corruption. It
agreed to.
During tho presentation of men'.
rials, Spooner offered one "from
cral thousand men who were worfc
for wages in the lumber districti
Wisconsin," asking for the enactm''
of the lumber schedule in the Dingk!;1
bill. k
The senate was delueed with resell
tions. f
A resolution was offered bv MorM
and adopted, requesting the presidB-';
if not incompatible with the publioi"
torest, to transmit to the senate allw'
respondence with the consul-genen-and
consuls in Cuba, since the bet'
ning of the war, not heretofore
iisnea.
In the House.
Washineton. Mnv 1 Tlo Vinnsa
in session seven minutes todav. Tl'i
journal was not read. The object!
that there was no mmmm n-na inte
posed by SimDSOn. whorennon P:lJ'
mime u motion to adjourn.
The chanlain. in Kin n.noif inn I
day, praved for th
Hendersonof Iowa, who lies dan?
oubiy in at his home in Dubuque.
More Wreckage Sighted.
Astoria. Mav 3. Tim
er li.ate nild Ann nrr vo.l ! nnrt If
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last night, after an extended crouf
along the coast. She has 835 ekiir
While off the California coast, f;J
Ticked up a small boat, contain!:
three men, who were lost from a cwlj,
ing schooner. The vessel reports tl p
while off the Columbia, she sighteJ-
QUllntitV Of .Vrn,-L-.i,.. aV.iii
win a sadly demolished' lifeboat, l'l
the belief of the captain that H
wreckage wag that of the lost coal K '!
e .injuria.