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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1897)
Lincoln County Leader J. F. 8TKWAKT. Publisher. TOLEDO OREGON I Comprehensive ltevlew of the Important Happening of the Pant Week Culled From the Telegraphic Columns. Commander Booth-Tucker has ar rived in Denver to complete the ar rangements (or establishing a Salvation Army colony in the Arkansas valley. In Joseph Hayward's saw mill, near Macon, Mo., a large boiler exploded and killed three workmen, Charles Heator, Walter Fergurson and Albert Yost The mill was blown to frag ments. The graduates of the deaf, dumb and blind asylum at Berkley, Cal., have organized a novel society. Its purpose is to influence wealthy people, and. if possible, the federal and statu govern ments, in establishing scholarships for the blind in leading educatioanul insti tutions. The United States steamship San Francisco, the flagship of the European squadron, has arrived at Tangier, Morocco, in order to investigate and obtain redress, if necessary, for the re ported flogging of American citizens at Mogador, and also to enforce the prom ised settlement of former claims of the United States against Morocco. The inexorable discriminating law of China, which condemns a paracide to death by the slicing process, whether he be the perpetrator of a wilful crime or the victim of an accident, ia terribly illustrated by a case now vexing the people of Shanghai. A boy of 11 was swinging some article about his head in play, when it happened to strike his mother, who died from the effects ot the blow. He was condemned to bo sliced to death, and, though efforts have been made to save him from this fear ful end, so far they have not been suc cessful. A dispatch from Vienna says that the steamer Ika, with a crew of 10, and carrying 60 Australian passengers, was entering the port at Fihme, on the river Flumara, while the bora was blowing hard, when she collided with the English steamer Tira, which was leaving. The bowg of the Ika were stove in and she sank in two minutes. Boats hastily put off and saved the captain and seven others, but most of the passengers perished. The casualty took place in full view of thousands who crowded the pier in the greatest excitement and alarm. According to E. Baldwin, the well known authority on polar expeditions, there are many reasons for believing Audree, the Swedish aeronaut, is now on his return trip from the polar re gions, and may soon be heard from. Mayor Fhelan, of San Francisco, has, in a very pointed way, warnd the board of education that if it does not keep strictly within the lettei of the law in the matter of appropriations it may be ousted from office, as was the board of supervisors. Three daughters of Preston Howard were burned to death in their home at Port Alma, Out. The rest of the fam ily escaped from tho burning building. The girls were aged 18, 10 and 8 years. One of them had escaped, but met her death in returning to assist her sisters. Acting upon the request of the secre tary of agriculture the treasury depart ment has requested tho secretaty of state to instruct all the consular officers of the United States to refuse authenti cation of invoices of hides of meat cattle from districts iu which anthrax exists. Tho unclaimed jewels and ourios to the value of $150,000 which wero found in the ruins after the (ire at the charity bazaar in tho Hue deUoujon, have been old at auction. The money realized will remain bonded for 30 years, after which all the money unclaimed goes to the state. Congress will be asked at its coming session to make a large appropriation for the manufacture of modern high power guna to be installed for service on board auxiliary cruisers of the Unitod States navy in time of war. Captain Charles O'Ncil, chief of the bureau of ordnance, proposes to make a recommendation in his fortcoming an nual report that at least toOO.OOO ba appropriated for this purpose. It is es timated that f8, 000,000 will be re quired to equip with modern butteries the 98 steamers now enrolled in the government service as auxiliary cruisers. Fire was discovered in tho main lopo of mino No. 3, at Stockton, Ala. About 100 men were employed in the line. At onco an alarm was given. A panic followed among the workmen ml hundreds gatnered at the main en trance of tho smoking mine, while rescue parties were at once formed to relieve the miners. More than 60 were gotten out from tho various entrances without harm. Others were overcome by smoke and fell by the wayside. Five men, who were working about tin lopea beyond where the tire originated. could not bo reached, and it has been regarded at oertain that they are dead. It is thought three or four other may be in Ui wine. O. R. & N. TRAIN HZLD UP. Engineer and Fireman Bunnell-Highwaymen Captured. Portland, Or., Sept. 28. One of the boldest attempts to hold up a train re ported here for years occurred Sunday evening at 0:25 o'clock on the O. K. & N. track just five miles beyond the city limits. While the regular East ern train, No. 2, was leaving the city, two masked men succeeded in stopping the engine by some signal, and after taking the enigneer and fireman into the brush beside the track, robbed them of their watches and about $16 in money. The brakeman went forward as soon as the train stopped, and taking in the situation, crawled under the mail car and opened fire on the rob bers, who got into the brush with their two prisoners. Then he mounted the cab, and, amidst a volley of pistol shots, succeeded in backing the train out of danger. No one was injured, and noth ing was lost except what was taken from the engineer and fireman while their captors had them under guard in the brush by the track. Conductor Allison was made aware of the trouble by the slackened spend of the train. The brakeman was ahead of him in going forward, and had en gaged in the combat with the highway men before he reached the upper end. He was approaching the scene of the shooting, carrying his lantern, when a shot from one of the robbers broke the globe. Realizing that something seri ous was in progress, he retired hastily to the interior of one of tho coaches. As soon as tho conductor found that the train was backed far enough to be out of danger he had it stopped, and him self armed, with the brakeman and some of the passengers who could mus ter a firearm, a hostile array was form ed to receive the onslaught of the high waymen. The attack t.. I not come, however, but instead of the robbers there came walking down the track the engineer and fireman. They were received with joy, and told their story after it became apparent that the robbers intended no further demonstration against the pas sengers. When the train halted, tho engineer and fireman were covered by the revolv ers of the highwaymen and ordered to get out of the cab. As the two had the drop on the engineer and fireman, they thought there was no other alternative, and obeyed. As soon as they reached the ground they were ordered in front of the engine a short distance from where it stood. Following the mandate of the robbers, they walked in the direc tion indicated until ordered to stop. Both were searched for valuables. From the engineer a gold watch and chain were secured, and about $7 in money. The fireman was also relieved of $8. This accomplished, the two prisoners were permitted to return down the track to where the brakeman had run the train, while the robbers took their departure in another direction. Kobuera Captured. The two highwaymen who held np the O. R. & N. train wero arrested within 15 hours of the hold-up. and are securely lodged in the city jail. The bungling clumsiness with which they conducted the robbery characterized their movements from the time they laid their first plans. They were arrested in a lodging house on Seventh and Oak streets, where they took up their quarters on arriving in tho oity, and whence they returned after their crime. They give the pre sumably fictitious names of George Jackson and Charles Williams. No lives were lost in the capture, nor was auy time wasted. The men when ar rested gave every evidence of being des perate characters, but before nse could bo made of their numerous weapons, the two wero covered with revolvers, precluding any attempt at resistance. Jackson and Williams, the former being about 60 years of age and the latter not more than 32, came to this city Wednesday, on tho California steamer, stopping the first night iu a hotel, and the next day taking a room in the lodging house at 83 Seventh street. In their room, when captured, were found two fine double-barreled shot-guns, bearing evidence of having been recently fired, and two largo re volvers. Some time prior to Saturday night the housemaid, in cleaning their room, observed a fair-sized packet, marked "Handle with care.'' Satur day niglit this disappeared from their room, and found near where the train was held up, containing 15 sticks of a heavy high explosive, designated as Hercules, Xo. 1, powder. Tho two men also went to a livery stable Sunday, took a horse and single buggy at about 5 o'clock, and did not return it until 11 o'clock, that night. In this buggy was found next morning a purse that Engineer C. H. Evans identified as lieing the one taken from him by the highwaymen at the time of the hold-up. In the purse was a $5 gold piece, which it also contained at the time of its departure from Mr. Evans, but he is unable to identify 'the piece of money as the one he possessed. The storv of their mnf,i I..: . yet reveals careful and efficient wort ; by the officers, and a determined effort . on the part of the O. R. & X. offloials : to bring the desperadoes to justice. I Tho great Mohammedan school at I I aim. hl.Azhar. iii..mi u . , Ulid'ha. clear' records lating Tfcr back as 975. 8 r Negotiations Opened Between Washington and Madrid. NO ULTIMATUM WAS SENT The Present Negotiations Huve for Their Object a Peaceable Solution of the Cuban Question. Madrid, Sept. 27. The Correspon dencia de Espana asserts that negotia tions are proceeding between the United States and Spain for a friendly settlement of affairs in Cuba. El Epoca, after denouncing as "sen sational" the story of an ultimatum, points out that the Cubans have not been at war with Spain without the moral and material co-operation of the American people. There is a great deal of comment as to the origin of the ultimatum canard. It has been attributed to a foreign am bassador, but all the ambassadors deny responsibility for it. The people do not think that war is inevitable. It is asserted that the liberals will soon iorm a cabinet, and that on the return of the queen from San Sebastian to Madrid Captain-General Weylerwill be recalled from Cuba and autonomy established in the island, thus leaving no pretext for the intervention of the United States. Would Europe Sustain Vs. Washington, Sept. 27. State depart ment officials refuse to disenss the statement made in the cable disptach from Madrid, namely, that the conn tries of Europe, with the exception of Austria, justify the interposition of the United States in favor of a termination of the Cuban war. Still, it is recalled that while Mr. Woodford was tarrying in an apparently purposeless manner in London and Paris, instead of proceed ing to his post in Spain, it leaked out that the United States ministers at various European courts had been in structed to sound the governments to which they were accredited, with a view to learning how intervention in favor of Cuba would be regarded. Although it was generally supposed at the time that this effort would not succeed, there ia now good reason to ac cept the statement in the Madrid cable as fully warranted by the facts. No I'HImatum Was Served. New York, Sept. 27. A special to the Herald from London says: In reference to the sensational telegrams from Madrid about the alleged ulti matum and inevitability of war between the United States and Spain, the Herald correspondent had a conversa tion with a distinguished American diplomat, who, though not personally concerned in the American-Sp niBh ne gotiations, is in a position to know the exact state of affairs, but who, for ob vious reasons would not allow his name to be mentioned. He said: "I cannot, of course, pledge in ad vance the government of the United States, but so far as the present is con cerned such a step is not in contempla tion. The United States has probably intimnted through Mr. Woodford that the present state of affairs is most de plorable and that if we could be of any assistance in bringing this condition of things to an end we should be glad to offer our services But you may say absolutely that uo ultimatum has" been sent to Spain by the United States." Denied by Tetuan. Madrid, Sept. 27. The Duke of Te tuan, the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, in the course of an interview to day with the correspondent of the As sociated Press, denies that the govern ment had received an ultimatum from the United States in regard to Cuba, and said he -had received a cablegram from Senor de Lome, the Spanish min ister to the United States, to the same effect, and denying the existence of an ultimatum. Election In Cuba. Havana, Sept. 27. According to ad vices from Puerto Principe, Senor Bar tomoloe Masso has been elected vice president of the Cuban republic, Gen eral Gomez minister of war, and Cal lxto Garcia major-eeneral, General Gomez remaining commander-in-chief of the army of liberation. Armed insurgents continue to Bnr render, among them Captain Ojeda and 0 men in Havana province, and the local leader, Bias Varela, in the province of Pinar del Rio, who surren dered with nine others. Three days ago the insurgents dyna mited a pilot train between Punta Brava and Las Mangas. Pinar del Rio. The engineer, Pedro Milones, son of the well-known poet, was seriously wounded. 1 The beef famine inoreases. There is no meat in Havana today, and the importation of American refrigerated beef is urged. It was officially announced today that two insurgent officers and 21 armed insurgent cavalrymen, who be longed to the insurgent force under Irellez, snrrendere.1 yesterday to Span isn authorities at Yagurinas, province of Santa Clara. Trelloz, it is adde.lt was k, led the previous night by three of his followers. FIREMEN TO THE RESCUE. An Attempt to Burn a New Orleans School Frustrated. New Orleans, Sept. 27. Efficient work by the fire department in the face of the attack of a mob enabled the de partment to save the main portion of the Beauregard school building, which was fired last, night by rioterB, who ob jected to having the structure convert ed into a yellow fever hospital. Only the annex and one end of the structure were reduced to ashes. After the mass meeting of citizens held iast night a riotous crowd gathered around the building and openly threat ened at the first opportunity that they would fire it. Throughout yesterday evening Sister Agnes and a number of other Sisters of Charity, together with help from tho hospital, had been putting the building in order for the reception of yellow fever patients. At nightfall Snrgeon Bloom, of the hospital, the sisters and others had been warned that they had better leave the building. They did so, and made their way through a dense crowd of panio-stricken citizens. Then a mn!l force of police was ordered to the scene. While the police were engaged in at tempting to quell the riotous crowd in front of the building, two incendiaries with a five-gallon can of oil proceeded to the rear and quickly had the build ing in flames. An alarm was turned in, but the firBt neighboring engine had soarcely arrived when the hose was cut. When other engines arrived their hose was also de stroyed by the mob. Chief Gaster finally arrived with a squad of officers, which beat the mob back. EXPLOSION IN A MINE. One Man Killed, Three Fatally and Six Severely Injured. Marion, 111., Sept. 27. One man was killed, three fatally injured, and six severely burned and bruised by an explosion of gas in the Williams county coal mine today. An unknown miner is still imprisoned in the shaft, and was undoubtedly killed instantly. The dead man is Frank Farrar, an Italian miner, asphyxiated. The injured are: G. Grieti, burned by the explosion, will die; Peter Cas per, burned internally, will die; Joe Barlow, driver boy, crushed about the lead, will die. A shift of 45 men went down the main shaft in the cage at 7 o'clock this morning. They had proceeded only a short distance up the main gangway when the lamp on the leader's cap ig nited a large body of gas, A terrible explosion resulted. Farrar and the un known miner were knocked down, the latter being buried under a mass of broken timbers and rocks. Those who were able to crawl back to the foot of the shaft signalled for the cage, which had been blown to the surface by the force of the explosion. ReBouers descended, and soon all the injured men were brought to the sur face. Afterdamp followed the explo sion, and put a stop to the search for the body of the unknown miner. All Quiet at Hazleton. Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 27. The coron er's jury investigating the death of the Lattimer victims met again and heard additional testimony. Nothing new was adduced. After a half dozen wit nesses had been examined, Coroner McKee closed the inqucBt and the jury retired. They will meet tomorrow to deliberate and decide upon a verdict. It was the intention of General Gobin to order the withdrawal of part of the militia, but the rain interfered. Bat tery C, of the artillery, broke camp today and returned to Phoenixville, where tomorrow, weather permitting, the 11th and 12th regiments will leave. The governor's troop toured the re gion today. The city troop of Phila delphia will return home next week. All was quiet in the region today. Suicide of a Disgraced Seaman. San Francisco, Sept. 27. The steam er Moana, from Sydney, via Honolulu, arrived this morning with the follow ing Hawaiian advices, under date of September 16: Woolf, a seaman on board of the Philadelphia, disrated and confined in the brig on a serious charge, committed suicide on the 14th by hanging himself with the hammock lashings. Woolf was ashore last Saturday night drink ing heavily. Captain Dyer found Woolf was guilty of disorderly conduct and bringing disgrace upon the ship, and sentenced him to five days solitary confinement on bread and water, at the same time reduoinghis rating from first to fonrth class. The captain believet the man was insane. Street Car Strike Threatened. Chicago, Sept. 27. Developments of the last 12 hours point to a general strike of all street car conductors, motor men and gripmen in the employ of the Chicago City Railway Company. From the present outlook, the only block to a general walkout would be the surren der of General Manager Bowen and the reinstatement of 29 discharged men, to gcther with the recognition of the new union by the company. A general mas, meetug of all the street car men of the city has been called to take final etion. This course was decided upon tonight at a conference attended by 25 of the most prominent labor leaders in Chicago ,nd the executive committee of the local street car men's union. BRIEF PACIFIC Clsil BR ays nee ) ,RGAr I ( 61 ' ' icago, ane in 1 Ui littee , of t SfiSts .fimer 4, ti" pnize lie big fW tad cc If! of A Resume of Events M - 1 1 EVIDENCE OF STEADY GRo news feathered In All .v. . Our Nelghborln, S.IJ?J v...,,,, a iarmer,.,, by a tram near Oregon City, vaie expects to be lighted br,. " "j -.vTViMuci io next. The smoke from burning fc mjam ouscuring tile atal0(.. "'Vllg 1111.3 tUi13l W. D. Huffman, of Diaiw jiiBt made a sale of 70,000 to.,' minl 10 1 l- r"HL- Malheur river farmers a ml. their third crop of alfalfa, and h uiuHuy in me stack. The next reunion of the MiiTTf uuiiiiin tfi mini MKrn iram. i 'i - ... Un.gv,i, in Med ford during September, The 10th semi-annaal meciin,,.' Oregon State Association of S.J men will be held in Salem on M uay, uciooer o. Quail have never been known o thick, in the vicinity of AshliE many years, and offer some for local gunners. Junction City has a new firett; ior wiiicu n recently paid fl,I0d engine was tested and threw a ij, stream 215 leet, and two streams 140 feet each. The enrollment at the dali school at Salem is now SO. 01 number, seven are new pupils. ! intendent Knight expects a totil or more within the next tew j The burglar who broke into tie office at Echo got (10 in moon some postage stamps. The mow stamps have been recovered, t were rolled up by the burglar inul stocking. The Umatilla county court hi! menced legal proceedings to rw 28 notes tin t were turned over tt county court by the receiver ollk fnnot Pendleton National tank it tlement of the county's claim if. the bank. Abont the largest yield of tai reported comes from the old Dn on the Long Tom. It was Dti.i wheat and was grown by Frank gardner. Six acres made an gnj yield of 290 bushels, or 48)i W per acre. Klamath county farmer! tn harvesting and threshing, and craji tnrnine out better than wai tq Dated. Some crops have yielded ' moiislv.. It is reported that M Bros.' crnn of oats in Alkali 4 went 766 bushels to the acre. Five Tjersons were seriooslj ; in a collision at Ensle Point miscreant had picked the swild 4 whioh let a special go in on men which held a train of loaded M trunks. The snccial had with two doctors to attend P. I N who had been thrown !rom'i and was seriously injured. T. W. Stamper, one of the piowl Umatilla county, is in ins o notwithstanding ho raised lS.WJ la nf wheat this Tear with W nf o hnv. n-lin worked for li 1 months only. Mr. Stamper disrt his wheat at 76 cents a ousnei"; shape pW- U'"loi" " . o - o n,ol4 uo finani'iullV. lit. su' has resided for 26 years near AM Suite tint! of li'ti '$m Itctii f ft il on rni e 1 ice et id id oil trnahlnirton. The Tacouia schools have the vertical system ot wnmw The diphtheria scare in 0 over, and the two patientaarew covering. ht- rtrtmmflnced toll' worKmeu nunc - -- -r, tha loUnknna H'lrB frOUl TllS " L 11 VJ kV.ll.l. ' fjoldendale. tu i;nmBn nf Tacomai" latine a petition asking the city e for an increase in pay. During August the Wbatcoac ery paiu $-o.iv -8,246 pounds of butter. . . j i. ;n Klberton, ine ariiK i .i..i contains the postofflce, was Wt the safe blown ope. money and $200 in stamps taK robbers left no trace. Sportsmen are shooting quail, near ni' - .v.ii, law, and the gun club of ' , in ... to r.t a atnn to too " Bros fee iza 1 will try to put a stop to destruction of the Diru. Press day in Spokane brong 80 editors of the Inland Emp " kane, the guests of the Fnm iooiatiom The Spokane re joined in the entertaining oi ors, and showed them the c Four companies of tl fantry from i on 'T jrteri with the regimental hwlj" , band, are soon to take tw practice march. The man ? Ly stages oreeii, 10 runes . - , turn. Passing through , J troops will go into camp day or two.