Lincoln County leader., May 20, 1897, Image 2

Lincoln County Leader
J. V. HTKWAKT. PuhlLher.
TOLEDO OREGON'
emprehenslT Review of the Important
Happenings of the I,t Week Culled
From the Telegraphl Columns.
Four men were drowned at tne Cliff
liouee in San t rancisco.
A dispatch from Hondnras says tho
revolution there has ended and
. -
country is peaceful.
Two blacksmiths of Brownsville, Or.,
have invented a new machine for pul
verizing clods. It has been tried, and
it is said, works to perfection. They
have applied for a patent.
Of the 114 Chinese who came on the
flteamer Victoria to Tacoma, on!y fifty
will be admitted. The other sixty-four
will be returned, orders from the secre
tary of the treasury to that effect hav
ing been received.
Judge Day, of Ohio, qualified as as-
flistant flenrpturv nf atiito Pm.L-hill
whom he succeeded, will remain until
Assistant Secretary Day becomes en
tirely familiar with pending negotia
tions, when it is expected he will be
appointed (o some foreign mission.
Harry Flynn was drowned in Lake
Michigan, near Chicago, and 1,500
people saw him die and were unable to
id him. During the excitement
which prevailed Albert Mattari, a spec
tator, dropped dead. It is supposed
that heart disease was the cause of the
second accident.
The O. E. & N. will send experts to
the Seven Devils mining district to
make estimates of the probable traffic
of that region. The company is figur
ing on dividing the freight business
with the Union Pacific. The construc
tion of a sawmill near Riparia is a part
of the company's plan.
Tho cabinet has decided to send one
of the new gunboats now building on
we raoinc coast to Sitka, Alaska,
about July 1. Great activity in Alas
ka, growing out of the gold discover
ies, has made the president and cabi
net deem this step advisable for safe
guarding American interests.
The recall of the forces from Crete
lias been received with resignation by
the Athens public. Tho Delyannis or
gans attack the government bitterly
for appealing to Europe, but most of
the papers accept this as inevitable and
violently attack the Ethnike Hetairia,
asking it to render an account of its
action.
The Btcnmer Rover, flying the Ameri
can flag and plying between New Or
leans and ports of Spanish Honduras,
was fired on by a Niearagnan nian-of-wur,
while four miles from Puerto
!ortez, and narrowly escaped being hit
amidships. It is said the man-of-war
thought the Rover was aiding the Hon
duras revolutionists.
The Brussels exposition has been
formally opened. King Leopold "J
the diplomatic corps were present.
Prince Bismarck was honored at
(Friedriehsruhe, Geruuiuy by a torch
light procession given by his townsmen.
The agricultural department orop re
port puts tho condition of wheat at 80.3
against 81.4 last month and 73 on May
1 last year.
Tho interests of United States oiti
eens at Puerto Cortez, the seat of the
revolution in Honduras, will be looked
after by the cruiser Marblehead. The
vessel is now on her way there.
A petition is now being circulated in
New York and signed by bankers and
business men, urging President MeKin
lley to do all in his power to effect a
needy settlement of the Cuban insur
rection. Lewis L. McArthnr, member of the
legal firm of Bronaiigh, McArthur, Fen
ton & Bronangh, of Portland, Or., and
one of the prominent lawyers of tho
state, died in Walla Walla, Wash., of
heart disease.
The supreme court of the United
States has decided the Berliner patent
case in fuvor of the Bell Telephone
Company. The decision is against tho
government and has been etiding since,
1891. According to the decision the
Bell Company will control the patent
for ten years.
Frank Barz, his two sous and a
brother, Chris Barz, prosperous Ger
man farmers of Redfield, S. D., wero
asphyxiated in a well on their farm.
Frank Ban was overcome by gas whilo
at work in the well. The others de
vended one at a time in nu attempt to
rescue hiin, and all met tho same fate.
The British ship Conntv of Had
dington, which has just arrived out at
Cardiff, Wales, reports a terrible acci
dent which happened last December,
just as tho vessel was getting awav from
tho Columbia river, after letting go
tho tug's hawser. Four seamen wero
out aloft to unfurl the main topgallant
ail, and one of them named K,U,ir.l
Butt slipped and fell to the deck, break--
tK'iinf instants....,,... ti... i .. .. ."
buried at mm the game day, and the
hip proceeded ou lior way, making a
good ruu home.
iH.imaiicoua. T in ih, v ivn
eDRRENT EVEHTS 0F1HE MY
THROUGH A TRESTLE.
' Accident to ft Ranta Fe Train Near Ard-
more Indian Territory.
Ardmnre. I. T.. Mav 18. A south-
i bound passenger train ou the Santa Fe
i i i. ii. : i . . i
ruttii. Kniiwiias me v.iucugu aniMTaivea
ton express, went tlironjf li a trestle six
teen miles south of here at (! o'clock
tbin morning. Fifteen persons, pas
sengers and trainmen, were injured.
Several of these are Hcriously hurt, and
it is believed that two will die.
The accident occurred near the town
of Marietta. A heavy rainstorm,
Hinounting almost to a watersjmut,
caused a sudden rise this morning of
all the small streams in that vicinitv,
Hrr n.rmu. ..i..k u...j i.
m bh. l' iiunuii KWit.il T tn niFiiiincu l
wooueu trestle. rue ioumiation
Work Rllnrmrtinty tliin tratlo waa nn
dermined by the sudden rise of the little
stream which flows through the gulch,
and the trestle went down under the
heavy weight of the train. So great
was the speed of tho train, however,
that the engine and tender, the ex
press, mail and baggage cars and one
passenger coach passed over the narrow
chasm, though the trucks of several, of
these cars went to the bottom, several
feet below. Tho coach next to the
last, the one immediately in front of
the Pullman, was left standing directly
over the chasm trrre elld resting on
either bank of the gulch. The Pullman
remained on the track. The four
coaches which were dragged by the lo
comotive across the broken trestle were
"m-ni-'i. xiio I'UgJittge l,iir ItnO
scoped with the passenger coach, which I
....... 1 i .1... , ..
Datliy wrecked. The baggage oar tele.
was the smoker, uud the latter was nil
but demoralized. Most of the injured
were riding in these coaches.
J. M. Grider, the Wells-Fnrgo ex
press messenger, was so badly crushed
by a heavy car chest, that ho cannot
live. E. T. Sparks, of Oakman, I. T.,
was crushed in the wreck of the smok
er, and is also mortally injured.
NO MORE SUGAR-BEET SEED.
Government Una DUtributed Ten Thous
and Pounds Among- Farmers.
Washington. May 18. Tho sugar
beet seed which the agricultural depart
ment has been distributing is practic
ally exhausted, about 10,000 pounds
having been sent out to farmers iu
about four-fifths of the states. The
seed has been distributed in packages of
an ounce to half a pound, purely for
experimental purposes. The beets
grown from tho seed will be analyzed
and the saccharine matter determined
to ascertain where beets can bo profit
ably grown for the production of sugar
lnese experiments, it is said, will bo!
oi immense value; us the best undoubt
edly can bo produced with prolit in
many of the states. Wherever it can
be bo produced, it will give the farmers
a new crop.
All the surplus vegetable seed in the
nossession nf tlm it,,,.., l .i ... i
nient is being distributed through con- j
gressmen or government agency to tho
people iu the flooded districts along tho j
Mississippi for nluntimr as anon .ia tl,..
waters Biibside. !
. ;
The static t nvetled. j
ruuaueinpia, May 18. In tho citv j
Wlncli placed on his brow rim I
crown of achievement, the memory of
n-uiKu nasningion was Honored today
n monumental hrnn?j TI.a ....l '
. . . .nu ujni
which released tho saddling flags from j
tho figure of the first president was ,
drawn by the country's latest executive, j
Surrounding him wero men in whoso
CJ ... v 14 II, T1 IIV'DU
veins runs the blood of those patriots
who battled shoulder to shoulder with
Washington, and with him made pos
sible tho scene enacted tiulnv It ii-,.-
notable gatherim?. inclinlincr ,.;
. . . PJ I'.vni-
dent, vice-president and cabinet officers,
ofHccra tm,l ,,,.Ur..f... f '
nu. army aim
navy, and the direct descendants of tho i
inolders and iiiukeru i.f tl. 1
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CitV of MiYI,.n M.itr lO Tl.
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government forbade any bulllights to
,. ,: :, imn uuuui
the bulls provided for the fights are so
poor they do not justify the tiripft nf ,
admission asked by the management. "In helping to make Cuba independ
hnrmiiH Mereio. n K,,.iniul. i,..n.!..i.... nni ,.. i '
i """"Biner,
lias visited the famous bull-breeding
farms of Atenco nn.l ..tlm,. i
. . . i'uimt., mm
...n j... Kiin'iii is uiai none or tlio bulls ,
ion n nun were worthy of the rin
The poorness of the animals ia 1,....,...
ing a serious matter, and it begins to
" ' iiuiiiigiiiing would stopfer
lack of animals to finht. The
ment is firm, und no performances will
be allowed with inferior cattle. A
shipload of bulls has been or.l..r..,l
Spain to meet tho emergency.
Koean't fnneern War Department.
Washington. Mav 18. Tim ,.. .i...
partmcnt. haviiii! been lnf,,r..,,i .i. ..
there has been an outbreak of hiwlew.
licss in tne Western miriln xt '
,. . - - umiti uiu- , mriu iu iiiipniu-ut spirits to De undue
zj ns there have been terrorized by caution, with tho cries and groans ring
threats from a lawless element i. h,ii,i.,-i
-nexico. and that tin, r..,..,...i.i..
'lUr00' V'-""""--" W-long registeV Z de"
tM illT' ,0W- WMch went ,orth in hiB trumpl,l elec
.1.' I !? . U ,..U,"t lta ,r0!,0"t -!e tion that Cuba should be taken fr.,,
Uested tlmt tin. 4.i ..:..i .. : .'. "u-
consulted -"nonius, bo
I
Portland, Me., claims a cat able to I
ay "papa" and "mamma."
Friends of the Patriots Meet
in Washington.
SYMPATHY FOR INSURGENTS
Senator Chandler Would Henri an Amiy
to I lie Ik.hihI to Stop the Atrocious
Wur Spain'M Action Cum pared.
Washington, May 18. An enthusii
nHuc audience oi men and women.
i muny of them well kimvn in WHRhinir.
O
t "" 1 ' ' ""j uine. iu he
doors this afternoon, at a monster mass
i meeting held in behalf of the cause of
the Cuban insurgents. The theater was
appropriately decorated. Seated on the
platform and participating in the exer
cises were Senators Gallingerand Allen,
ex-Senator Butler, of South Carolina;
Kev. Hugh Johnson, pastor of the Met
ropolitan Methodist church; Kev. How
ard Wilbur Ennis, and a number of
others identified with the interests of
the insurgents.
General William Henry Brown, pres
ident of the Cuban Tipngnn, called the
meeting to order and introduced Sena
tor Gallinger as the presiding officer.
The latter made U brief nililrpea pnrl
read a number of letters and telegrams I
oi regret, among them being those from
- - aim vuiH-
'"under Clarkson, of the Grand Armv
nf Hia Pu..i,l.i;..
renaiors r rye ana tsurrows, and Com
of the Renuhlic
Senator Chandler sent the following
letter of regret:
"Washington, May 18. Senor A. A.
Guirie, Washington Dear Sir: Al
though unable to attend the meeting
tonight, I send a few words of sym
pathy, and of hope for the relief and
independence of Cuba. As I wish to
see the United States declare and main
tain the independence of the island, as
France did that of the American colo
nies and made the United States a
nation, of course I shall, as a practical
friend, vote for every method pending
to the same beneficent end. I hopo and
believe that congress and the president
will soon formally recognize a state of
war aim cuDan lielligerency. This step
followed as it will be by all the other
independent nations of the Western
hemisphere, cannot fail to insure the
Cuban independence which is sought
for. Moreover, without delay, wo
ought to send a fleet to enter the har
bor and an army to land . upon the soil
of Cuba; first, to protect the lives and
property of American citizens, and sec
ond, to stop the atrocious and uncivil
ized methods of warfare adopted by the
Spanish generals.
"In advocating all these measures, 1
nm conscious of no passionate hostility
to Spain. In 1801. she recognized tho
Southern Confederacy within l..uu i,,,
, ri'e molltIls after its military struggle
'8an and, surely, if she cannot hold
tJllb" witll0llt making one vast desert
and graveyard by driving the inhabit.
ants 't the cities to starve, and hv
hanging, shooting or garroting Cuban
officers and soliders for rebellion and
incendiarism, she onght to lose the
island. If, between 1801 and 1805, one
Confederate general hud been thus put
ro oeutn, an the powers of Europe.with
one accord w.-inl.l ln.i.
, wiuir ueem
! armies 8,000 miles across the ocean
to end such barbarism and to establish
"ni' maintain the Southern Confederacy.
Yet. General Robert E. Lee and all his
generals wero as truly guilty of rebel
lion ami incendiarism aH was Theodore
Mendez Gonzales, who was shot for that
offense at Cabanas fortress in Havana
Monday last.
"We blame England for abandoning
....j . . .. . . . fa
""i-en mm peaceiui Armenian
Christians to massacre by the Moslems
mid C.r u.,l,, ;;.,.. i. 1:1
Greeks to slaughter by the Turkish des-
!'t. England reports that wo dare
f .., .1... .1 ,
.".. itmK uin ii'ieriv-ioviniT
mo meinods oi uncivilized
warfare applied at our very doors in
"imiiLun reie me lair lslanl of
Cuba; and both charm. n.,d
charee lire inwtlv m'ul
"v, no.nu onherving a traditional and
universal American policv; the dutv to
...... . , .
.,.i in uif urni good opportunity
tne severance of Cuba from Spain. In
180(1. the Democrats nl,.,l,r.! .1,.,...
selves to do this by their declaration of
sympathy for the people of Cuba in
their present struggle for victory und
independence; and tho Republicans de
clared that the United States should
endeavor to 'reBtore peace und give in
dependence to the island.' There
need be little fear that these pledges
will be violated. President McKinley
willingly recognizes the binding force
of tho platform upon which he was
elected, and will soon do his part to
ward making Cuba free und independ-
tio may proceed with what w ill
...... : ..... . .
Rml '''lH-ndent. In this faith in a
(ireat party and its president, let us
rest patiently and most hopefully
'il!'1"!1 E n""'""-" "
. Tho lottt'r wu" receive with enthus.
laaui.
A PLEA FOR MERCY.
Theodore Durrant 3Iakes nil Appeal to
Governor Itudd.
Sacramento, May 17. An appeal for
the life of Theodore Durrant, tho con
demned murderer of Blanche Lamont,
was today heard in the court of last
resort. Governor Budd sat in final
judgment in the case, and Eugene
Deuprey, attorney for Durrant, argued
eloquently for the life of his client.
The governor listened to the argument
in silence, and only once did he show
any sign of being impressed. That was
when Attorney Deuprey asked him to
compare certain writing of Rev. Dr.
Gibson with the writing on the pack
age sent by the murderer to the mother
of his victim. Tho governor scrutin
ized the writing closely, and asked to
be given the originals for comparison.
Durrant's attorney had come pre
pared to spring a sensation in tho case
by producing a document, purporting
to be a confession of a San Quentin
convict named John Rosenbnrg, that
lie was the murderer of Blanche La
mont, and Durrant had nothing to do
with the case. The alleged confession
was introduced, but was devoid of in
fluence, owing to the fact that the cov
ernor had learned of the matter, and
had ascertained nositivelv that. John
Iiuoenburu did not arrive in Califnrniu
until seven months after the crime was
committed.
The governor said nothing that would
give an intimation of what, he would
do in the case, nor did he show that he
was particularly impressed by any ar
gument that was advanced.
GUNBOAT NASHVILLE.
Averaged Nearly Seventeen Knots on
Her Trial Trip.
Bridgeport, Conn., May 17. "The
fastest vessel of her class in the world,"
was the verdict accorded by the officers
at the conclusion of the Rpeed trial of
the new gunboat Nashville today ou
Long Island sound.
The speed required by the govern
ment was 13.07 knots. The average
speed made by the vessel was 10.78
knots, making an excess of speed very
near three knots. With a bonus of
$20,000 for each excess knot, this
means a total of $00,000 for the build
ers. The time for the thirty miles out
was 1:85:30. The elapsed time for the
econd run was 1:48:16. The gunboats
Nashville, Wilmington and Helena
were provided for by act of congress
approved March 8, 1893, and in Janu
ary of tho year following their building
was awarded to the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, of Newport
News, Va. So thoroughly have they
carried out their contract that, not
only have the vessels won the highest
praise for their workmanship, finish
and performance, but their excess de
velopment of speed has already netted
the contractors the snug bonus of
$151,452.
TO REGULATE VIVISECTION.
A Bill
Reported In the
(iallinirer.
Senate bj
Washington, May 17. Senator Gal
linger reported in tho senate today the
bill for the regulation of vivisection in
the District of Columbia, unanimously
adopted by the senate committee of the
District of Columbia, providing, first,
for the use of anaesthetics in all pain
ful experiments on living invertebrate
animals, the so-called inoculation ex
periments, tests of drugs and medi
cines, and cases of recovery from enr
gical procedure being expressedly ex
empted from this requirement; second,
for the licensing of all experimenters
by the district commissioners, except
those who are duly authorized officers
of the government; third, for the pro
hibition of vivisection in the public
schools, and in exhibition for the gen
eral public; fourth, for the inspection
of all places of experiment by inspect
ors to be appointed by the president of
the United States.
Pled Trying to Save Other.
Oakland, May 17. Samuel W. Em
mons, a Southern Pacific flagman, sac
rificed his life today while warning a
group of persons at the pier of an ap
proaching train. The accident occur
red at the wagon-crossing on the mole,
just beyond the eastern approach to the
big depot. A party of four men
walked along the roadway, not noticing
the approach of a train. In his anxiety
to gave them from accident, Emmons
did not observe a local train that was
backing down, and stepped aside to
avoid another train right in frotit of
me local, ihe brakeman on th.
been mangled horribly
fcmmons, who is 68 years old, was
conveyed to the receiving hospital, but
never recovered cons3iousness.
Sent to Jail for Fllthlness.
San Francisco, Mav 17. AV B
Bradbury, a local millionaire, was tol
day sentenced to twenty-four hours' im
prisonment in tho county jail for vio
lating the civic ordinance prohibiting
car yelled, but the car struck the while-1 n .Rt an FranBi8Co. This makes 375
haired flagman with terririo foroe i U"nesealrendy admitted for attendance
fracturing his skull. He fell in suoh a -. esPositin. in addition to a con
way that the wheels only caugbt his i ?! T? 6 m,mber brought over by the
right foot, otherwise he would havei. in Paoiflo line. The Chinese
hpi,n ni ii,,,i,j i,..:i,i. have certificates ot;i; a.
expectorating on tho floors of street lreWorka Coml,anv. at ltea
cars. This was Bradbury's second fn?.' ' this afternoon. Samuel Sher
offense. He claims the privilege of bo'1 Wil9 fatul,y injured. .Frank Moore
spitting when and where he pleases as , . GeorK Buckenbruck were slightly
an inalienable American privilege, and i ,nJurf Tbeso three were tho only
uia vcai case 0t bis punishment. I
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The Country Editor Knnni
But Was Not Admitted
WILL SOON BE ACCOMM0D
tf He Coi
H Made a Preaiing Appe.iA
Locked Up In San o,,,,..vil
for Eight Yean for MannlaojJsHNATE
San Francisco, May 1 7 y. a
horn, editor of the
Glenn county, made a pressing at
today at San Quentin to be locfe,
for eight years for manslaughter.
"I have no warrant for your con,
ment," said Warden Hale, "and n
refuse your request." '
"Then I shall stay around heret
I am locked ur." was the ret.w
"lierlcan
Sehorn waited at the prison till
in the evenintr. honinv lie nu
i --a ...lulu
nave to spend another day outside
walls. At last, lie went to tl. i
near the prison gates, there to reri!
until necessary papers for his inemt.
tiutrii
T'"n nrc r.'.rmslicd.
"I have been found uuiltv i .
frtJc I"
slaughter," Sehorn explained, "am
the Bupreme court has affirmed tht
cision of the Glenn county conn
hastened here to surrender nw.
My first obligation is to my bond
those good friends of mino who st
by me in my hour of trial. I want
release them so they may not feelt
easy about me. That is the rem
desire to begin to serve my senter,.
it may look strange, my trying to h
into jail, but I realize there
long years for me within Ran Oimm,
walls, and I am eager to begin at or
to serve my time. It would lookm
natural for a man to stave it off iu lr
d jjuasiuie, oui in my case I can m
no peace of mind till the punishmc
begins."
Sehorn was convicted of shooting at
killing Dr. J. E. Putman, a (Irnggi:
Willows, two vears since. Kulm n;
maintains that he shot in self defum.
or rather, with a strong conviction tit,
ne was octending Ins own life in sliot
ing. Twice the jury disagreed. M
the third trial. Sehorn was found mil-
of manslaughter and sentenced to eis!
yearn' imprisonment. Last Mondu
the judgment waB affirmed by the si
prenie court.
A BLOODTHIRSTY INDIAN.
Killed Four White Men and la LookJ
for More to Shoot.
Eldorado Canyon. Nev. . Mav 17.-
An Indian called Ahvote shot
killed two teamsters of the Southww
ern Wining Company, named U
Franzcn and Ben Jones, on the orn rm
between the mines ami tl in mill thi.
afternoon, and then went to the cabi-
vi vnrisio iner JMeilson. a nrosneotoi
and killed him also. The teumstpr.
left tho mines this afternoon on th,
down trip, but did not arrive at nV
mill on time. Manager Charles Grace?
snpposing tney bad broken down, iw
not suspect anything out of thowaj
until an Indian came in about 6 P. St
and reported that Ahvote had takom
gun and might kill the teamster
Grncey at once sent a man nn on horse
back. Six miles lin the rtunvmi. the
latter found the teams, while the holies
of the teamsters lay on the ground near
their wagons. He returned and warned
the people at the mill. A. fl. Grace?,
the foreman. drOVP fonrtnon mnn in I
wagon to the scene, and brought to
Douies uown to the mill.
Franzen had several hnllnt. nnlwi in
his body, and Jones one. A partj
went to Neilson's cabin early this
morning and feund hiifc dead in bed.
A Chinaman, just arrived, reporU
that Charley Monaghan, who lived
alone on the bank of the river, was also
shot dead in bed. It is feared that the
Indian has several more victims who
live alone on the route he probably took
after killing the teamsters.
More Chinese for Naahvllle Exposition.
Tacoma, WaBh., May 17. Collector
Saunders today received directions from
me secretary oi the treasury to adrajt
the remaining sixty-four of the 114 Chi
nese bound for the Nashville exposition,
who were brought here three weeks ngo
on the steamer Victoria. The telegram
from Washington says that this action
is taken upon the urgent request of the
Nashville exposition officials. The
first fifty of the lot were sent East last
wwck, inciuaingthe261 recently admit-
....... Ana vuiiicav
have certificates entitling them to re-
.".. in uiu country one year after the
exopsition closes, but, like the Chinese
admitted on similar terms for the At
lanta exposition, it is considered doubt
ful if they can be collected and sent
back when their certificates expire.
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