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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1898)
HI DEBATE n-ir All Rennrdc! in Regard to tension bill. THROUGH IN 20 MINUTES KENT . . ft 1 II Passed the Senate After Dlnplsolnif " r,,lo.. BUI Curvle, 145,a 33,830. Washington, Deo. 17. The house to i.t,i thn conference report on thn marina lnnnnn. Inlaws to sailing vessels of 700 tons d over, and providing for licensing L second and third mate. Barney (Kep- Wifl-)- in charge of the g-10n appropriation bill, then called ' . , ami maAa a ffflnflral at. ntlllS meaning - h 'nation of its provisions. iion (Dom. Miss.), of the appropri- !ti0D! committee, in reply to Barney, ..iU attention to the fact that when he first oame to congress, 14 vears ago, ike pension appropriation bill invaiia Jly precipitated a bloody-shirt discus tion, and he congratulated the country ooneress naa progressed since men mi that there would be no acrimoni- discussion on this bill. The coun- nr t least had the gratifying informa . ,i . t.. it t,,i XI in lion tin" M'1 fuuoiu" iw" "" be maximum. "And 1 congratulate tne country lor thia," said Allen, in conclusion, "that jliileoneof the most gallant and des perate soldiers of the Confederacy (him self) helped to report this bill, the piesident of the United States is down in Dixie doing honor to the Confederate lead. We all have cause to rejoice." Laughter and applause.) There was no further debate upon the bill. It tas read through without a word of criticism and passed, tbe whole time occupied in its consideration being less than 20 minutes. . This is the shortest time on recoid for a general pension bill. The bill carries 1145,233,830. Hie total number of pensioners on the toll is 993,714. In the Senate. The senate decided upon convening today to take a recess from 1:30 until 5:30 o'clock in order to permit senators to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bright, Kite of the BBigeant-at-arms. Morgan (Dem. Ala.) presented a memorial from the national board of ttade favorable to the construction of tbe Nicaragua canal, asking that the document be printed in the Congres- fional Record. Allen (Pop. Neb.) ob jected, and the objection provoked an animated discussion, involving the rules of tin senate as well as the wis dom of the construction of the canal. Morgan accepted the objection as an effort to obstruct legislation on the sub ject of the canal and prevent the coun try seenring information on the subject. Allen resented this imputation, saying be was favorable to the canal on gen eral principles, though advocating gov ernment ownership. lie predioted that the canal would cost $500,000,000. Without determining the mooted Point raised by Allen, the senate, at Hale's request, took nn tha nrcancv deficiency annrrmrint inn hill Cockrell (Dem. Mo.) addressed the eenata in regard to the mnHtnnnff out of the volunteer soldiers, a large ma jority of whom he said, wanted to be mustered out. and manv of whom were making sacrifices by remaining in the service. ""IB lien. MA on H lio harl nn 11.1- m ... ... ' , 1 w A J UIIU IIW doubt that tlm Tor. It atirl fila stf f)iA my abroad had a great desire to re- n Home, and he exmessed the ODin in. if . . . 7 mat tliey should be allowed to (10 BO. Allison (Rep. la.) expressed sympa 7 With tho desire tn hnvn n lnrofl thy "umber of volunteers mustered out. Devvell (Ren. N. J.) fiflid the war da- jwtment had for the past several """'"IB Deon orurluull mnoInn nut iers for li ,i "nviiMiD, nun biiab ujnujr iv 8 1,a1 tnus boen relieved from WIS dUtV. Tin h.J r,n AnUt 4hot onn 'thont logiHlation 50,000 men would releaser within the next six months. urgency deficiency bill was then PHssed. M tile inilln.. l TT ! il ' Wed a resolution calling upon the weeident for information as to the ' . f.t,,Q rePrt of the Nicaragua wmmiesion. 'pairing the Massachusetts. fflpW Yorlf. Tlnn 1 rni ty . . bo serious are the injuries sus- irjen h.. ....... . ires it p "lfl88acl,U80tt8 88 thai v tl,e n,18,iaP several days ago Aaval Constructor Bowles esti- mat the cost of her repairs will SS;ll"Bt 34.000. Requisitions cov- tins amount for material and la wili i Ve been Pproved, and repairs Bowl rtoU Rt onoe Constructor least iStimate8 t,,at Bix weeks at work. "ecessary to oomplete the t . Trtt,n Kan Into .a Sleigh. Cn?ty'.Mioh-. Dec- 17 A tiac t w d,englne- V,8ht on th0 Pon' tiiht , 1 Northern railroad, to peol !!'ck a filc'Kl containing five inC ; rowinK them out, seriously The r 8i V0 nml billing three outright. Um-Tv f e: Mte- Thomas Robb, of ndk. Tt0,rUobb. lier "Bed 4- ooth dikes' son, aged 14 tuuw AD FOR MRS. BOTKIN. la,aB,K Kv,,lMlce Imro(luced Murder Trial. San Francisco, Deo 19 Tl,o At .".theBotkin murdertna? lotyZ ce.ved he worst set-back it has exneH enced since the case opened. The e" der.ee ot two of the witnesses examS tolay was of scl, a convincing natu4 that the chagrin caused bV its introdu t.o waa plainly written upon the fa"e8 y the accused woman and her counse Ine evideiun dnui-K. i i ., . ti .i ' 0"UWUI tnat Mrs. Botkin wrote the anonymous letters sent to Mrs Dunning from this c t" apprising Mrs. Dunning of the alleged nusnanu, and in forming her that she had grounds for commencing a suit for divorce. The handkerchief which was inclosed in the box of poisoned candy was proven to have been pumhased in this city by Mrs. Botkin. annHmr lini, ; of the prosecution. DEFIANT ONLY IN TALK. Admiral Dewey-, Opinion or the Phil. Ipplne Iimuiumitii. Manila, Deo. 19. Rear-Ad miral Dewey, when a press correspondent called upon him today, was courteous and pleasant, but absolutely deolined to discuss tho political situation in the Philippine islands, on the ground that his sphere was purely naval. He then proceeded to cross-examine the corre spondent about everything ashore. He wa6 glad to learn that the insurgents were releasing the sick Spanish sol diers they held as prisoners, notwith standing Aguinaldo's grandiloquent, ie fusaltodoso. This proves that the insurgents are very conciliatory, in spite of their defiant talk. Admiral Dewey always believed that the insurgents were friendly, especial ly since the warships of our fleet have visited the different ports of those islands, and since some of our officers have made tours inland, carefully in vestigating popular sentiment and ju diciously preaching the gospel of peace ful settlement everywhere with highly satisfactory results. Hawaiian ltilli. Washington, Dec. 19. The senate committee on foreign relations made some progress today with the bill re ported by the Hawaiian committee for the government of the Hawaiian islands, but adorned over without completing the work. The house com mittee on merchant marine and fisher ies today ordered a favorable report on a bill to extend the navigation laws of the United States to the Hawaiian islands. Ex-Confederate in Soldlerg' Homes. Washington, Deo. 19. Repiesenta tive Rixey, of Virginia, today intro duced a bill for the admission of ex Confederate, as well as Union, soldiers, to soldiers' homes. Four Fernoni Killed by a Train. New York, Deo. 19. A wagon con taining eight persons was struck by a Main on the Pennsylvania railroad to night at the Allenwood crossing, a few miles from Manasquan, N. J., and four people were killed, two fatally injured, and two others seriously injured. The dead are: Mrs. Ellen Allen, Bessie Allen, her daughter; Miss Allie Alger, and Jennie Crammer. The fatally in jured are: David S. Allen, husband of Mrs. Allen, who was killed, and Kate Allen, their daughter. Mr. Allen was of the family of which Allenwood takes its name, and was one of the most prominent men in that part of New Jersey. Dying; by Hundreds. San Francisco, Dec. 19. On board the steamer Gaelic, which arrived from the Orient today, was Rev. II. W. White, a missionary. He brings news of a terrible condition of affairs exist ing in the Chin-Chow-Fu province, a eection 150 miles long and 70 miles wide, inhabited by over 4,500,000 peo ple, mostly farmers. Owing to two successive droughts the crops have been failures, and the people of the province are dying by thousands from starvation and the outlyjng provinces and the government are doing little to help the sufforing. The people of Shang-Tung province are also starving. In some of the villages of the latter place there are hundreds of deaths in a week's time. In Chin-Chow-Fu there have been as many as 180 deaths in one day. . i m..Ikiiii Concemlon. New York, Dec. 19. A dispatoh to the Herald from Mexico uiiy says, mi . i... rt thn MHtican congress J.I1H lUBk OK" . i today was the confirmation of one ol the largest concessions ior mauy The concession was granted to Captain A. B. Smith, of Los Angeles, Cal., and his associates for colonizing, steamship and railway enterprises of tbe first magnitude. ' ' ' The colony lands Include many leagues on the Gulf of California, with the condition that a canal be con struoted from the lands to Yuma, Cal., i . -i.n BArvine be placed Irom "behead of tbe gulf to the southern boundary. The service win a su u 1. 1 .1 ii.. Tnor Cnhfornia points tenueu u . . - , mi . ni rntnnr se six modern x ne iiiio it... i steamers. ..n.t tar Home. Paris, Dec. 19.-The American peace commission left for uav e " J""'" ampton tonight, and will Bail for New York tomorrow on the steamer St, Louis. " " NEW GOVERNMENT. orraal order of the War Hepartment A'aigmnent of Commands. Washington, Dec. 17. The war de partment made public the formal order lor the military government of Cuba. Ihe notable feature is that Major Uenoral Ludlow, who is designated as military governor of Havana City, while nominally subordinate to the d'i vsion commander, General Brooke, is apparently chafed to exercise all the civil functions in that plaoe under di rect authority of the president Gen eral Lee's functions appear to be limit ed to those strictly military, and it ii thought he may be eventually charged with all the duties, civil as well as military, of the government of the province. The text of the order is as follows: "War Department. Washington, Dec. 15. By direction of the presi dent, a division to be known as the di vision of Cuba, consisting of geograph ical departments and provinces of Cu ba, with headquarters in the city of Havana, is hereby created under com mand of Major-General John R. Brooke, United States army, who. in addition to commanding the troops in the division, will exercise the author-, ity of military governor of the island. "Major - General Fitzhugh Lee, United States volunteers, commanding the Seventh army corps, is assigned to the immediate command of all the troops i.: the province of Havana. iuiijof-ueneral VViliiam Ludlow. United States volunteers, is designated hs the military governor of the city of Havana, and will report direct to" the division commander. He is charged with all that relates to the collection and disbursement of the revenues of the city and its police, sanitation and general government, under such regula tions as may be prescribed by the pies-1 ident. R. A. ALGER. ' ! "Secretary of War." The commands of military depart ments of the division of Cuba, com-1 manded by General Brooke, so far as decided upon, aie as follows: Department of Finar del Rio, Briga dier-General W. Davis. Puerto Principe, General H. L. Car penter. Santa Clara, General Simon Snyder. Santiago, General L. Wood. This loaves the provinces of Havana and Matanzas unprovided for. These commands probably will be left , open' until the return of the president from the South, but the probabilities are strong that Major-General Lee will be assigned to the district of Havana, and Major-General Henry to the command of Matanzas. CALVIN S. BRICE DEAD. millionaire and ex-United States Sena tor Passes Away. New York, Deo. 17. Calvin S. Brice died at 3:15 o'clock this after noon at his home in this city. Mr. Brice contracted a severe cold one week ago today. Friday last he went down to his office, returning home in a suffering condition, and Saturday took to his bed. He grew steadily worse until this afternoon, when he died. Calvin S. Brice was a native of ttbio and was born in 1845. He was -the son of a Presbyterian minister. Three years befoie the civil war he entered Miami university, and in 1861 he en listed in a university company for the war. He served in West Virginia in the Ninety-sixth Ohio infantry. In 1863 he graduated from the university, and. after teaching school a few months, he became captain of a com pany in the One Hundred and Eighth Ohio, and served to the end of the war. In the winter of 1890 Mr. Brice was eleoted United States senator to suc ceed Henry B. Payne, and took his seat March 4, 1891 OUR FOREIGN TRADE. The Monthly Statement of Exports ' and imports. Washington, Doc. 17. The monthly statement of the imports and exports of the United States shows that in No vember imports of merchandise amounted to $52,109,500, about 348, 000 less than November, 1897. The imports free of duty aggregated over $22,000,000. Exports of domestic merchandise last month aggregated $127,483,467, an increase over Novem ber, 1897, of about $13,000,000. For 11 months ended November, 1898, the exports of the United States amounted to $11,117,681,199, exceed ing the imports by .$537,837,040, an increase over the same period of 1897 of $143,020,115. ; The imports of gold during Novem ber amounted to $5,825,701, and tne exports $918,467. The silver imports amounted to $2,268,035, and tho ex ports $4,023,078. Hurled In a Hot; Ten. Franklin, Neb., Dec. 17. The body of Peler Kreighbaum, a wealthy farm er, who disaDneared mysteriously last week, was found buried in a hog pen nn his farm, three miles south of this r.larn. The coroner has empaneled a jury and will at once begin an invest! guuuu. Mexico Preparing Extradition Treaty. City of Mexico, Dec. 17. The for eign relations department is preparing a draft of an extradition treaty with the United States, which will be ' for warded to Washington to Ambassador Komero, who will negotiate it with Secretary Hay- PACIFIC COAST NEWS ltewa of General Interest Gleaned From the Thriving l'aolflo States. Export of Salted Fish. Japan has become a new customer for the fish of the Northwest, and last year 1,400 tons of salted fish was shipped from the North Pacific coast. The Nippon Trading Company of Seattle has gone actively into the business of shipping salt fish, and buy in all the ports ol the Sound and British Colum bia. Tli is year they are shipping over 000 tons, and have orders for more if they could get the fish. Seattle shipped out 800 tons last year and Ta coma shipped the same amount, while about 600 tons was bought and shipped from the Frazer river. There are be sides the Nippon Company, which is made up of local Japanese business men, three or four other firms there engaged in exporting fiBh. The North Japan fishing' industry is running out and her people are looking this way for a supply, the same as they are looking to this coast for flour and other natural products. Advance In Prloe of Fish. At Seattle the price of salmon has advanced from 10 cents per pound to 15 cents per pound in the last few days, the cause being assigned to tho closing of the season and consequent Bcaroity of risti. The demand for fish in general is reported to be better than has been the case for some time, steel head salmon are beginning to run and the Tyee variety is expected in a few weeks, but as yet the run is rather short. Good fishing is reported in the Narrows, a few miles from Tacoma, and the run is expected to continue there until January 1. The catch now is said to be about 12,000 salmon daily, of the dog salmon variety. A tew her ring were captured at Quartermaster harbor on Saturday and it is said that they were the forerunners of the regu lar season's run. i . .. Favors San Hlego. After viewing all the ports on the Pacific Dr. Weigand, general manager of the North German Lloyd Company, which has in contemplation the opera tion of a steamer line from this coast to the Orient, is reported by the San Francisco papers to be on his way home by way of Hong Kong and Suez canal. As many of the stockholders of the company are interested in Northern Pacific securities, Tacoma was consid ered to have an excellent chance to be chosen as a terminus. It now seems that the Santa Fe Railroad Company having interested the Australian gov ernment iu theadavntagesof San Diego harbor for a trans-Pacific mail route, the steamship company is inclined to favor the Southern California port. Honolulu Taking Our Flour. R. I. Lillie, the purchasing agent on f the Pacific coast for the firm of Theo i dure II. Davis & Co., of Honolulu, is ' i . I . a i , a 1T t : 1 1 : - 1 1 iu mo in weai. iu. uunu win load a vessel at Seattle with flour and other Northwestern products for ship m en t to tne islands. Tne snort grain crop in California last year has turned the greater portion of the trans-Pacific demand to Oregon and Washington. Portland and Washington flour cargoes have been discharigng in San Franoisoo for a number of weeks past, and then reshipped by the Californians to Ilono lulu. It is likely, therefore, that the present engagement of flour by Mi Little for Honolulu will be but one of many siimlar engagements. New Flour Mill Hunnlng. William Kirkland, with Carl and Bismark Slioll, have completed their flour mill in Walla Walla, and it has been tinning out flour since Saturday, November 26. Mr. Kirkland, the mil ler. was with Dement Brothers for eight years, and in Isaacs' mill for five years, consequently has all tho expori enoe necessary. The mill building and ground and the water power represent an outlay of $6,000, and additions to the machinery are to be made in the near future to the value of from $1,000 to $2,000. Two qualities of the fine patent process will be turned out, as well as the ordinary baker's brand The mill is one more addition to Walla Walla's manufactories. lllg lluud lllds. The county commissioners of Galla tin county, Mont., opened bids last week for $187,000 worth of 20-year 6 per cent bonds. The premiums offered were the largest ever bid for bonds in Montana, and ranged from $1,712 to $7,904. The bidders included a great many of the same firms who bid for Portland bonds and the acceptance of the bids is still held in abeyance Ready for llaslness. Two now banks weie opened in Ross land, B. C, December 1, and oonsider able rivalry exists over which shall secure the greatest number of commer cial accounts. Tne new banks are brandies of the Bank of British Colum bla and the Bank of Toronto. Of tl former II. F. Mytten is looal manager and of the latter A. B. Barker is in charge. In Flourishing Condition. The Dallas woolen mills, under new management, has put in eight new looms. The mill is a three-sot one, and when fullv repaired will be getting ou samples for the Eastern market. It also has a large government contraot (or woolen goods. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 68c; Valley, 60c; Bluestem, 62o per bushel. 1 Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham, $2.05; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 4243c; choice gray, 40 41c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $22 25; brew ing, $24 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $16; chop, $15.60 per ton. Hay Timothy, $910; clover, $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $0 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 65 60c; seconds, 6055p; dairy, 4560o store, 8035o. Cheese Oregon full cream, ll18o; Young America, 15o; new cheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $83.6rj per dozen; hens, $3. 50 4. 00; springs, $1.253; geese, $5.006.00 for old, $4.505 for young; ducks, $4.00 5.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 11 12c per pound. Potatoes 60 70c per sack; sweets, 8c per pound. Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75o per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75o per sack; beans, 8o per pound; celery, 7075c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per box; peas, 88c per pound. . Onions Oregon, 75c$l per sack. Hons lfir18o: 1897 cron, 4rao. Wool Valley, 1012o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair, 26c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 3)o; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 7.c per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75; light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed. .50 6. 60 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.75; cows, X2.503.00; dressed beef. ' 6c per pound. Veal Large, 66c; small, 6, )gC per pound. Seattle Markets. Tomatoes, 6085oper box. Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds. Potatoes, $10 12. Beets, per saok, 75c. Turnips, per sack, 60C0c. Carrots, per sack, $1. Parsnips, per sack, $1. Cauliflower. 6075o per doe. Celery, 8540o. Beans, green, 2 So. Cabbage, native and California f 1.00 1.60 per 100 pounds. Apples, 85 50c per box. Pears, 76c$l per box. Prunes, 60a per box. Peaches, 75c Plums, 60c. Butter Creamery, 27c per pound; dairy and ranch, 18 20c per pound. Eggs, 85c Cheese Native, 1212c. Poultry Old hens, 15c per pound; spring chickens, 15c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meats Choice dressed beet steers, prime, 67c; cows, prime, 6c; mutton, 7)c; pork, 67o; veal, 68o. Wheat Feed wheat, $21. Oats Choice, per ton, $28. Hay Pugot Sound mixed, $9.60 10; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $12. Corn Whole. $23.50; cracked, $24; feed meal, $23.50. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $2425; whole, $22. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.60; straights, $3.25; California brrnds, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham, per barrel, $3.70; whole wheat flour, $3.75; rye flour, $4. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. Feed Chopped feed, $172l per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil ck meal, per ton, $35. Ban Franelsco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1012opei pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10 12c; Val ley, 15 17c; Northern, 9 11c. Millstuffs Middlings, fl821.00; bran, $15.00 17.00 per ton. Onions Silverskin, 60 60c per sack. Butter Fancy creamery, 26o; do seconds, 22 24c; fancy dairy, 21 22c; do seconds, 1721c per pound. Kggs Store, 1822o; fancy ranch, 8537o. Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $2 2.50; Mexican limes, $6 6.60; Cali, fornia lemons, $2. 00. 800; do choioe $3.604.60; per box. "Eva" Clad In Furs. A theatrical novelty in Vienna con sists in the introduction upon the stags during a four-act play of representa tives of Eve, according to the ideas of different races. The Esquimaux Eve is impersonated by a pretty young woman namd Agatne Barseseu, who is clad in furs from head to foot. Whether or not Agathe owes her popularity to her winsome face is hard to tell, but she enjoys more recalls than any other performer in Vienna, and the audience appears to be happiest when she is present. Oil Factory Kurned. The cedar oil factory of the British Columilm wood oil mills, at Fort Moody, D. C, was destroyed by fire last week. The business was a new one, being recently put in operation by Messrs. Murray & McDonald. The loss will be about $1,000, with no insur ance. The plant will probably be la-built