Lincoln County leader., August 05, 1897, Image 2

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Lineoln County Leader
J. F. 8TEWAKT. Publl.her.
TOLEDO. OREGON
DomprrhennlT Review of the Important
Happenings of the Patt Wwk Culled
Froni the Teleg-raphlo Column.
Crockery is to he advanced in price
because of the new tariff.
Mrs. Ilougen, aged 75, was burned
to death in her home near Burlington,
Skagit county, Wash.
The July run of salmon, although
late, is promising well and the fisher
men on the lower Columbia are report
ing largo catches.
The flax grown for fiber on the Cor
vallis college farm has been pulled. A
portion of it attained the length of 53
inches, while the average length is
about 40 inches.
Tho first mail for the Yukon valley
under the new contract left Juneau
July 18 in charge of F. W. Hoyt, car
rier. It consisted of 1,688 letters, be
ing an accumulation from last April.
The treasury officials have discovered
a number of inconsistencies in the new
tariff law, some of them, it is feared,
incapable of reconciliation. It is point
ed out that section 202 places the duty
on plums at 25 cents per bushel, and
section 204 fixes the rate at 2 cents per
pound. An error in the paragraph re
ferring to currants was corrected in
conference.
The desire of Germany to institute
an European control of Greek finances
still hampers the settlement of the in
demnity question. It is understood
that the Volo-Larissa railway will ba
transferred to the Greek administration,
with the stipulation that the same fa
cilities shall be granted to Turkey for
the transporation of troops as are grant
ed to Greece.
A dispatch from Ottowa annnnunces
that the Canadian government has de
cided to impose a royalty on all plaoer
diggins on the Yukon in addition to
$15 registration fee and If 100 annual
assessment. The royalty will be 10
per cent each on claims on which there
is an output of $500 or less monthly,
and 20 per cent on every claim produc
ing above that amount yearly. Besides
this royalty, it has been decided in re
gard to all future claims staked out on
other Btrcams or rivers, that every al
ternate claim should be tho property of
the government, and should be reserved
for public purposes and sold or worked
by the government for tho benetit ol
the revenue of the Dominion.
The steamer Hope, after coaling at
Campbleton, C. B., sailed for tho Aro
tio regions with Lieutenant Peary and
party on board.
A. A. Fisoher, a German, aged 64,
liecauso of ill-health sucked gas and
dial in Sun Francisco. He left a note
asking that tho gas lie consumed be
paid for.
Thomas Rcnbcrgn, a welldigger, ami
William Butler, a veterinarian, well
known in Wabash. Ind., were drowned
in the Mississippi river near there
while llshing.
Captain J. T. C. Nash has bonded
the Golden Standard quartz mine,
owned by the Kublis and Judge Wat
son, near Gol.l Hill in Jackson county,
Or. The price is $125,000.
The fund for tho Omaha World's
fair now amounts to $100,108, paid in
private subscription. Tho state gives
another $100,000. There will be uo
trouble in swelling the stock to $500,.
000.
That Japan will continue to nnnnu
tho Hawaiian annexation treaty is
shown by the latest news from the Jap-1
anese government, under date of July
10, which is now made public for the!
firut ft,.... l'l.:i.. I... 1 ,-. .
...... ...i.. mi,. iAm:nei ill pome
and diplomatic language, the protest is
riiftloieiitly ttrtn in tone to show that
Japan will continue to wage a diplo
matic war, and possibly go further to
prevent the consummation of the an
nexation policy.
Hecent advices from Tern, which
havo been oonlirmod by C. do .Miranda,
a petroleum magnate now in San
Francisco, state that tho wonderfully
rich strikes reported from tho Clou
dyko region have been totally eclised
by fabulous discoveries of gold in that
South American republic. In an in
terview Mr. Miranda said that there no
longer seemed to bo any doubt that the
famous Inca gold fields, which have
been considered as myths among the
intelligent eople of Peru, have at last
lieen discovered.
The schooner Norma arrived at Hon
olulu from the South seas on the loth.
While the vessel was cruising on the
long voyage Captain Kosebill secured
uftlcient evidence to warrant tho be
lief that England has been taking for
mal posM..ion of a number ol small,
frtile islands in that portion of the
globe, without stopping to inquire who
the owners might bo. There are many
lagoon islands that are very fertile,
liut uninhabited. These are now be
ing brought under cultivation for En
glish companies, who are planting
oooanut groves and other tropical
fruits for the export trada.
WORK FOrt inc KAILROADS.
Big Grain ami Fruit Cropa East of the
CaMradeit.
Portland, Or., Aug. 2. General
Agent K. P. Ober, of the Northern
Pacific refrigerator-car system, was in
the city yesterday. He has just made
an extended tour of the fruit and grain
districts of the country tributary to the
Northern Pacific, and had this to say
on the subject:
"There will be an enormous fruit
crop in the Snake river valley, in the
Yakima district, and in the Walla
Walla district. In fact, there will be
a heavy crop wherever there is an or
chard in the Northwest. The Sound
itself will ship a large quantity. The
prices are uniformly good, growers be
ing content to get one to one ami a half
cents net per pound in the Eastern
markets.
"In this connection I observed a
very noteworthy fact, that is, the im
mense shipment of green fruit and
vegetables to Alaska. One Tacoma
firm has a standing order to ship every
thing in this line that will, in their
opinion, stun 1 the trip. That's a pret
ty good order. Most Alaku boats
have cold-storage facitlities, and could
use more, for the demand in surprising.
It is a fact that two cents a pound is
netted to the grower on fresh fruit sent
to Alaska, and, now that this mining
excitement is rushing such numbers of
people into that region, it is easy to
force a great and growing market for
the green and dried fruit and vegetable
products of the Northwest.
"The grain crop is everywhere most
promising. With the advancing prim
for wheat, this will be a banner yea"
in the aunals of the grain industry. 1
was surprised to rind that over in the
Sprugue and Kitzville region the wheat
crop was even better than in the Pa
louse. "
Travoling Freight Agent Savage, of
the Ornaha line, who just returned
from ttie Washington fruit ami grain
country, also says that no description
of the crop outlook this year can be too
glowing.
RETURNED YUKONER ROBBED.
Started Out to Do New York and Wan
Done I'p by Tliug-8.
New York, Aug. 2. The World
says: Henry Gauldier, 85 years of
age, was found in this city unconscious
and bleeding from a wound in his head.
Citizens picked him up and camel him
to a saloon. His skull is probably
fractured. He telegraphed for bis
brother Phillip, of Luconia, N. 11.,
asking him to join him at once.
Gauldier said he was direot from the
Clondyke, having left Dawson City
June 18. He came on the Kteamer
Portland, the first steamer down.
When he arrived in New York he went
to the Manhattan hotel. He had a re
ceipt for $800 deposited with the clerk
of the hotel.
With $200 he started out to do the
town. He is not quite clear as to how
he reached Harlem, or how he got to
where he was found, but he hud been
robbed of the greater part of his
money. When made comfortable in
the hospital he said:
"I wish I had had 'Old Betsy' with
me when those ruffians attacked me."
lie went to the Clondyke a year ago.
He stopped at Junea and went thence
to Dominion creek. He located sev
eral valuable claims. The stories told,
he said, of the Hods in that section do
not begin to tell tho truth. He lefused
to say how much money ho hud
brought back, but said it was not un
common to find a fortune in a few
weeks.
"I only left at this time because a
newcomer told me of my father's death.
1 ran away from home and have r.it
seen my people in 20 years. Knowing
that I had u ri ih find and wishing to
share it with my people, 1 came back
to get my brother to go with me. He
will find our claims in good hands with
gold ready to be picked up."
Gauldior's story seems to be verified
by papers found in his pockets, includ
ing a number on the banks of the Yu
kon, a receipt for a berth on tho steam
er Portland and the hat mark of a
tradesman in Seattle. If his skull is
not fractured he may be able to leave
the hospital soon.
t'lratee Are Feared.
Washington, Aug. 3. The steamer
Portland, which is exacted to leave
St. M ichaels about September 15, will,
it is said, have on board gold from the
Alaskan gold fields valued at $2,000,
000. P. B. Weare, of Chicago, presi
dent of the North American Transpor
tation vt Trailing Company, has advised
the treasury department that he fears
an attempt will be made by pirates to
capture the cargo and has asked that
the government detail a revenue cutter
to convoy the Portland out of Behring
sea. This request has been granted.
The revenue cutter Bear and possibly
one or two othere will oonvoy the Port
laud. A Canadian M,rterjr.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 2. Last
Sunday a resident named Smith, while
fishing with his son on Howe sound
found on Bird's island tho headiest
body of what appeared to be an Indian
woman. Though the flesh was nearly
all gone, the body which was lying in
a canoe, cannot have been there loug,
as a shawl and other clothing was in a
good state o! preservation The polios
are now investigating.
Was With the Mazama Party
on Mount Rainier.
ELL THREE HUNDRED FEET
Hie Body Wan Found Soon After by a
Searching Party and Taken From
There to Taeoiua.
Tacoma, Aug. 2. Porfessor S. E.
MeClnre, of Eugene, a member of the
Mazamas' society that made the ascent
of Mount Rainier Tuesday, lost his foot
ing while descending the mountain
Wednesday and fell 800 feet. He
struck on a pile of rocks and was in
stantly killed. His body was recovered
several hours later by a searching party,
and was brought to Tacoma tonight.
The Mazamas encamped in Paradise
valley Monday, and about 30 of the
party began the acsent to the peak that
day, arriving at Gibraltar rock that
night, where they camped.
Earlv Wednesday morning Profosor !
McClure, Professor Baillie, Professor!
Mitchell, of New Y'ork, and Dr. E.
Dewitt Council, of Portland, started !
ahead of the main party, and arrived j
at the mountain top about noon. Pro- j
fessor MoClnre carried a barometer for
the purpose of taking observations on i
the top of the mountain.
Returning, they met the remainder i
of the party near the summit, and, ar- j
riving at Gibraltar rock, awaited their
return.
They arrived at Camp Muir about
9:80, on their way to Paradise valley,
and soon after leaving that point, lost
their way. The leader and the vari
ous members of the party began cau
tiously to search for the trail. The
lights of the camp in Paradise valley
were plainly visible, and, although it
was a tramp of nearly four hours, the
way to this camp seemed so plain that
nobody felt the least alarmed.
Professor McClure ventured toward
the edge of a cliff, and announced that
he saw a large pile of rocks a few hun
dred feet distant, and thought he had
discovered the trail. Dr. Council
stood within 60 feet of him, keeping
up a conversation, and attempting to
direct his movements.
Darkness had fallen, and the only
light came from the snow, which ren
derd the members of the party only
half visible. Dr. Connell says lie had
just answered Porfessor Mc.Clure's call,
and was peering intently in another
direction, when he heard a sudden
crash, like the falling of rock. He
looked in the direction where Professor
McClure had stood a moment before,
but he was not to be seen. He at once
called to him, but received no re
sponse, and the members of the party
began a systematic search, but, failing
to find McClure, concluded that he had
fallen off the cliff.
It was nearly an hour before the
trail to cam) was found, and the mem
bers of the party, with the exception ol
Dr. Connell and a lady ami gentleman
from Oregon, started to come to report
the accident.
A searching party was instantly or
ganized, and under the direction of Dr.
Niiiiu, of Portland, began the search
for Dr. McClure's body. The place ol
the accident was so closely described
by the members of the party who had
been with Dr McClure that the search
ers were soon able to reach the point
on the side of the mountain directly
underneath.
Daylight broke about 8:80, unci the
body of Dr. McClure was found lying
on a great pile of boulders, forming a
great, forbidding shelf.
Professor McClure's body fell a sheer
800 feet, and bounded about 40 feet out
ward toward the edge of the cliff. It
lay within 12 feet of the face of the
mountain, and, had it fallen over,
would have dropped two or three miles,
and in all probability would have dis
appeared into one of the huge crevasses
which seam the mountain there.
Professor McClure curried a heavy
roll of blankets ami his barometer,
strapped upon his back. The barometer
was broken, but all of his papers and
notes of observation were found in hit
pockets intact.
Dr. Council had remained on the
mountain all night, to enable the
searching party to locate the spot where
the accident occurred by shouting to
them through the darkness. The lady
who remained at this point was put
into a sleeping bug, and passed a fairly
comfortable night.
The ftitn'n Kcllpae.
St. Louis, Aug. 3. A partial eclipse
of the sun was observed here this fore
noon. Ira K. Hicks, an astronomer,
said: "It was a peculiarly beautiful
exhibition, my telescope showing vio
lent perturbations. To the southwest
appeared an enormous spot with a
black chasm in its center into which,
like nodding plumes, waves of fire
seemed to fall. Toward the northeast
of the piant spot and just above the
line of thu moon's pathway were two
smaller Bpots of similar description.
These indicated unusual activity in the
sun due to a season of storms on that
planet. The earth always feels the
effect of extradordinnry sun perturba
tions, and I predict we shall have
storms and electrical displays as the re
sult of the solar disturbance."
AT HAVANA'S VERY GATES
Cubans Kald the Suburbs or the Span
ish Stronghold.
New York, Aug. 2. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Ha
vana's outposts have been again at
tacked by a large body of rebels, who
before the Spanish troops could b:i
gathered to resist had swept through
the suburbs, carrying all before them.
They used, it is believed, rapid
firing guns and a large quantity of
dynamite. The attack was made late
last night. Today there is an inclina
tion among the Spanish officials in
Havana to deny the fact that the rebels
had evaded the forts and swept into
Havana limits. The facts, however,
remain and the path left by the rebels
thiough the suburbs southeast of the
city may be plainly traced.
it the first sound last night the
Spanish soldiers in the city and suburbs
sprang to arms. They proceeded hur
riedly to the southeastern part of the
city where the booming of heavy
guns or dynamite could be heard plain
ly all over Havana. Then the round
of tiring increased, and finally after a
few hours, died away, showing that
the rebels had retired. Several wounded
Spanish soldiers were brought to Ha
vana and removed to hospitals after
the engagement, and several were killed.
The reticence of Spanish officials pre
vents any knowledge of the result of
the attack becoming general. It is a
fact, however that great damage was
done by the insurgents on their bold
raid, and that a considerable quantity
of dynumite was used.
There was great excitement in Ha
vana during the rebels' attack. Hun
dreds aroused by the heavy firing,
poured into the streets and the word
passed along, "Tne rebels have attacked
tnecity," created almost a panic in
Borne quarters. There is still much
excitement here, due largely to the re
fusal of the officials to give out infor
mation. This attack on Havana was not unex
pected. For weeks past the rebels have
been within sight of the capital and
have practically moved without inter'
ference. The insurgent leaders near
Havana are Brigadier-General Castillo,
with a large force at Mariano, nine
miles southwest, and Colonel Nestor
Aranguren, of Gnanabacoa, across tho
bay. General Alexander Koderiguez,
rebel commander of Havana province,
with a large force, is near Minar and
Colonel Aranguren is at Colorado.
It is believed the rebel raid was led
by Aranguren, who is noted us one of
the most daring of the rebel chiefs.
Captain-General Weyler has left Ha
vana for Matanzas, and the belief is ex
pressed that the knowledge by the in
surgents of this intention on his part
ie to me attacK.
It is understood that largo bodies of
insurgents have recently crossed from
Pinar del Kio anil Matanzas. and that
the rebels' strength in this province
lias assumed formidable proporitons.
Quintin Banderas with 800 men is
among those who have come into tho
province fiom Matanzas.
Mob Fired on at S,i,ll.lul.
Scottdale, Pa., Aug. 2. Wild excite
Dient prevails here tonight. As the
afternoon turns of nonunion men, who
have taken places of striking ironwork
ers at the Scottdale works, were going
home, one of them became incensed at
the remarks of some boys, and fired nt
them. A large crowd gathered about
tho station at the time, ami they start
ed after the nonunion man, who fired five
shots into the crowd before he reached
the boarding-house. The hotel was
I surrounded by an excited crowd, and it
was with difficulty that Burgess Porter
got them cooled down, and had ho not
had the assistance of strike leaders
there is no telling what the crowd
would have done. Another nonunion
man, whose name could not be learned
drew a revolver and fired several shots!
Ho was knocked down and pretty badly
beatetn before he could be reached by
the officers and taken away. The sec
ond crowd is massed about the station
i and nonunion men are afraid to ven-
tore out.
j TteMruelive Hull Storm.
Denver, Ang. 2. A Republican spe
cial from Sioux Falls, s. D., says one
of the most destructive hail storms
known niittsoil ;,- :
morning. Hits
storm started three miles west of Dell
Rapids and went southwest, destroying
absolutely everything i jt8 jmti,
around Galveston. Everything is a
total loss. One branch of the storm
that passed over Hermantown and Lit.
verne. Minn., went in two paths, one
north of Lnverne and the other south
clear across Nobles county. The path
of this branch of the storm is fully 10
miles wide. It is estimated that fullv
1,000 000 acres of crops were destroyed
by tho storm. Hundreds of farmers
have lost every vestige of a crop.
Ammunition Kunnlng Low.
Bombay Aug. 2.The situation at
Camp Makakland has become serious.
rtfi 1 has Kn a i.i
uccu received mat natives in
large force made a second attack on the
flirts today. The fighting was severe.
, Thirteen of the British were killed and
I 80 wounded, among the Utter beine
Lieutenant Catello. The tribesmen
ost 100 men. The worst feature of
the situation is that the garrison is
short of ammunition, and it is feared
the whole supply will be exhausted be
i lore reinforcements arrive. It is re
j ported thatMadmullah has mustered at
1 least 40,000 tribesmen.
lilLI "lv
United States Has Valid Ck
by Right of Discovery,
AN AMERICAN LANDED IN
Resum(
Gut the British So-called , '
IDENCE
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', 87 Yeare later.
New York, Aug. 2.-A Herald,,
from Washington says: rn ,
heir claim to Palmyra islan d
i.ntSote
he Wash
" " . , 1'OHMiSBlOn of bv
British government, the London air
ities refer to the fact tl,t .i. ..'
new
Hag was hoisted over this territnr
,bt at Si
one that
the Hawaiian eovernmn.,t f:i .
he estim
the title of the Dole regime to
SOrantc
isiuiiu, me united states i8 in a
1
recycles
nun to raise tne chum that .u. '
, , lu0
belongs to this tfovemmunt i..:
of discovery by an American rife'
This fact is rammmed hv i. .
ties in an official publication i
contains a reference to its discovert
the action of the British in pi',,
their flag over it. The public
is the offioial directions of the ki,'
graphic office of Great Britain isau!
the admiralty. , In regard to Pale
island, tho volume states:
"Palmyra was discovered by Cap:
Saule, of the American ship Palm;
in 1802, and was formally annexed
Great Britain bv Commamlur
cast at
jht force
iiilishm
of H. M. S. Cormorant, Mayl8.lt
Int and
xiiere were no inhabitants on theitt
at the time of its annexation, altho
Messrs. Henderson and McFarlane,
xnow Zealand, contemplated cultivi
liners a
it.
A high officia'. of the state depi
ment sain last night that an inveiti,
tion regarding the richts of Hawaii,
Is of
Great Britain to Palmyra island in
ucing made.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, said;
nau not examined into the questiot
the validity of the Hawaiian title
Palmyra island, and was not prepay
to express a detinue opinion on
Biibject, though he was inclined
think it a matter of comparatin
amall importance to the United SU:
whether Great Rritnin tiu.l tlm iilr
or not, on account of its distance fro:
the United States and Hawaii.
The action of Great Britain in tali
possession of Palmyra at this time
lenerallv regarded here na a lira
her jubilee year poilcy of strengthen
ner military lines. Another step
that policy has been brought to
attention of the atute riprvtrtmpnt in
report of Consul Miller, at Port ffc
ley, Falkland isles, who report tl
BlirVeVS nm in nrnvroEB nt flint tmi
under tho direction of Colonel Ler,
of the rovnl engineers, for the eeti:
lishinent of a naval Btation and k-
pital. Such a station at this poic
with repair shops and tortincttw.
Would hp nf thn litmnat imrmrtanrft tA
British fleet operating in the Sonthd
raciuo.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA.
Aa Account of the Trial and Cunvlcli
of Murderer liutler.
Sun FrntimBun A,ir 9 Tha tpT
ship Alameda arrived from Australia;
ports tins morning via Samoa and tin:
olnln.
The Alameda brings from Sydr
papers describing the trial and contif
tion of Bntler, the murderer, who
cantni'Mil in K,,,, HVlir,ia,s unIl rotntw:
to Australia, and who has since bw
nangcd. The trial lasted three da;
lllld in soma rasntw.tu wnta snsfltionl
When the prosecution finished itsca-'
sutler was asked if he had anvtning'
say. The murderer was in a state d
collapse apparently and the court
iourned until nft
In IV fmm liin.l.. .nn.kl!..,. fl..inmant(i'
the effect that he hud started for tl'
mines with Weller nt Weller's solicia
tion. On the way Weller acted quen
ly, and when he displayed a pistol But
ler thought Weller waB going to shoo
him. Instead, however, Weller plat1
the pistol to his own head and wbe:
Butler grubbed it in an endeavor v
take it away the weapon was discharge-'
and Weller was shot through the het!
Butler said he had used Weller's P
tiers to enable him tn aliin as a sailer
The case was then given to the jt"7
which deliberated for an hour J
twenty minutes before bringing in '
Tcruici 01 guilty.
WnrVninn A T, .ll.
Washington, Aug. 2. The navyn
fumiitMii nas leit the evil effecM 01
goia craze, roe firm of Moran
located in Seattle, is building the t
Pedo boat Knv an anil li n.l m ail A 1T0
progress until the AlaBkan craze fet it
.NOW thaV Knn :f I .1.. .InnlT'
... uniD jiuuriiieu me uci
ment that so many of their worki
nave dropped their work to go to A"
ka that they are obliged to appeal
the navy department for an extension
of time in which in nnmniuta the bost-
The land office is receiving many f
plications for copies of the public Is""1
laws by persons who motens their i"'
tention of going to Alaska. The offi
has been obliged to notify the appli
cants that the land laws have not yet
been extended to Alaska, though tk
mineral laws apply.
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