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About The Leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1895-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1902)
PAY NO REWARD! I Hallway Trainmen will Demand Increase of Twenty Per Cent. GOLD OF OREGON Bill LAND SCANDAL. Speculators Alleged to be Taking Unfair Advantage of Indians. Milwaukee. Aug. 29— The Sentinel W ashington, Aug. HI, — Investiga- Saya: By September 15 the large rail Mineral Output of the State for way system« o( the country will be con f tion develops the beginning of what 1901 was Encouraging. fronted with a demand by 100 000 promises to be a great scandal growing SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DECIDED | Jue|nb« r* of the Brotherhood of Kailway th® Purch,,w bY syndicates and . trainmen for an increase in wages, BAKER COUNTY HOLDS FIRST PLACE ________ | individuals of lands of deceased In I which will mean an additional outlay Claimants for Tracy Reward Compromise of »1,000,000 a month for wages by Industry in Washington Also Picking Up dians, allotted at prices considerably Boy Who Informed Posse is to below their value— an abuse which railroads in the country or thealteru- —Placer Ground Still Holds Out— tile Indian office is trying to check. Share Alike with Them. lative of a strike which will Alaska Output Falliug Off. As yet it is confined to the Southwest jextent all previous strikes, including ern states, but the speculators are rap [ the demonstration of the A meric — Salem, Or., Aug. 30.— Secretary of Hallway Union in 1894. The demands Washington, Aug. 27— The gold pro- idly advancing westward and north- State Dunbar has announced big deci I which have been formulated are for an duction o f Omnu, I . i u u j - ' w“ td, threatening in a short time to « c t i o n »^Oregon ,n 1901, according to I penetrate every Indian reservation con- sion disallowing the claim of Mrs. Wsg. ! increase of 20 per cent in wages. the director of the mint, just made taming allotted lands in Oregon and goner for finding and returning the Cleveland, O., Aug. 29. — Assistant public, was greater than in any pre Washington. There are strong intima body of Convict M errill. A ll the pa l -rand Master Lee, of the Brotherhood vious year, being of the value of $1,. tions, hacked by evidence on file, to pers in the ease are aet forth, and alter * Kailroad Trainmen, said: show that several agents are in collu a lengthy review of the facts Mr. Dun 834,821. The preceding year it was “ It is true that a concerted move sion with the speculators, and are in bar concludes as follows: valuod at »1,727,892. This substan ment has been inaugurated by trainmen ducing heirs to sell at ridiculously low “ In view of the foregoing, after due and conductors employed on railroads tial increase occurred notwithstanding figures. consideration, the claim ia hereby dis west of the Mississippi river to secure the fact that many of the best devel Commissoner Jones advocates the allowed for the teason that from the uniform rates of compensation. A oped and usually producing mines were advertising of all lands belonging to facts and evidence offered it does not vote of the men, which will probably deceased allottees, the tracts to go to apoear that the claimant rendered the result in the officers of the two organ closed down a great portion or ail the the highest bidders, but congress must service claimed, or by her acts in find The silver first sanction this plan. izations being authorized to present year, for various reasons. There are in ing and returning the body of Merrill, requests to the various roads for these product of Oregon was »211,8:6 in Oregon 476,000 acres of (.Hotted landB, complied with the provisions of the concessions, is now being taken. It 1901, as against »170,721 the year 372.000 acres in Washington, and law or the offer of reward, and is there will, however, lie at least »0 days be 188.000 in Idaho, a large portion of before. fore not entitled to the amount claimed fore the vote has been completed. which belongs to the heirs of the orig or any part thereof.’ ’ Baker county still holds first rank inal allottees, now There is absolutely no talk of a strike, dead. About and the [loeaibiiity of such a move among the mineial producers of the 178.000 acres of the Oregon allotments Spokane, Aug. 30— It is under ment is extremely remote.” state, and bids fair to increase its are at K.amath, 140,000 at Warm stood that peace- has been declared be Springs, 77,000 at Umatilla and 33,000 lead very materially from the fact tween the men who have been claiming GAGE DEFEATED. at Grand Ronde, with the remainder at -hares in the Harry Tracy reward, and that the ores appear to be increasing Siletz that now there will be no fighting over in value as they attain greater depth. Commissioner Jones says these lands its payment. Sheriff Gardner is au California Republican Nomination for dov- ernor docs to Pardee. Fifty years has not exhausted the are ver» tempting to speculators, and thentically said to have made an offer Oregon Owes Nothing for Return of Merrill’s Body. Fred—Never mind, old man. A wom- an's “no” very often means "yes." Tom —But she didn’t say “no." She said “ult.” Y'ou can't have your cake and eat It. but you can eat your own cake and awlpe the other fellow'a.—Ohio State Journal. The Man (entering the store)— H ave you typewriter ribbons? The Fresh Ulrl (behind the eounteri—Is she bloude or bruuette? Edith—You know that new horse papa named after you? Well, he's proved to be quite worthless, aud papa 1» going to ahoot him.—Puck. Church—I never cross a bridge un til I come to It. Gotham—Well, if you refer to the Brooklyn bridge, you have a good deal of trouble even then. I.ueky He Hadn't.—'“ Miss Muggles has hail $6.000 left to her by au uncle who had never seen her.” “Well, that explains It.”—Philadelphia Bulletin. The Landlubber—H ow mad that lighthouse keeper must be—he has lighted that lamp a dozen times since I have been watching, and It has gone out every time.—Life. “ By the way,” reminded the curloua Inquirer, “ what's a synonymous ex pression for 'talking shop?’ " “ Well,” replied Joakley, "there’s ‘tonsorlal em unless some remedy is soon devised, to the five memliers of the posse to the Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 29— After placers ol Oregon, and there is ground the Northwestern Indians will be porium,’ und 'bnlrcuttlng parlor.'”— effect that if they will sign an agree fighting one of the most bitter political enough that will pay to work for fifty swindled out of valuable possessions. Philadelphia Press. ment to give Goldfinch, the boy who battles in his career, Governor Gage of years more, while the quartz ledges are No complaints have yet been had from "That Mr. Squeezem had nothing but lietrayed the outlaw, an equal share California, suffered defeat in the Re practically untouched. “ A great fu •hat section, but are expected. praise for your sermon to-day,” said with each of them in the reward, he publican state convention in this city. The most desirable lands in Wash the minister’s wife, after church. “ Yes, ture awaits this grand state in point of w ill step aside and do all in his power Dr. Tardée of Oakland was his strong mineral wealth,” is the concluding ington are 51,000 acres at Colville, I notleed that when the plate was to assist them to draw down the prize est opponent from 17,000 acres at Puyallnp and 211,000 passed around,” said the pastor, sadly. money. ceìVed the 'Ü nanim^us^nomiinat ion T f 1 gou. £ ^ * « raPh ° f ■h® rep° rt regardtng 0 r e ~ acres at Y’ akima. The Lapwai reserva —Yonkers Statesman. The sheriff states that throughout the the convention on the sixth ballot. tion, Idaho, contains the most coveted In Washington. The Pug—I suppose since the bulldog This result was accomplished by a •controversy the rights of young Gold Mining in Washington is slowly re- lands in that state. ' finch have been his objective point, coalition of the supporters of Gage % | lost his teeth he doesn’t bite any more? Daring the roll calTof coverinB froni the depiessing effect of The Poodle—Only Miss Maud's gentle and he asserts that he is determined and Pardee. CHARGES AGAINST PALMA. men callers. The Pug—W hy them? The to see that the boy gets his full share. the sixth ballot, before a quarter oi the tbe temjiorary diversion of capital to There has been a slight in- Poodle—They are such soft young men. The offer of the sheriff will probably counties had been called, it became Ala,,|{a; Cuban President Said to Be In Danger of —Philadelphia Record. be accepted and will thus settle the apparent that the tide was setting t o -! treaHe in tbe output, and the industry Impeachment dispute over the reward, which, it has ward Paidee. His own delegation was rnay bu considered as improving, and Bowman—My recital was a splendid Havana, Aug. 31.— Charges against success. The audience was fired with seemed, could only be adjusted through wild with excitement, and the conto- tbe close of the present year is expected the courts. It is understood that the gion spread like wild fire, his support- to Hbow a betterment in development President Palma, of the Cuban Repub enthusiasm. Bridge—Mercy! Weren't lic, arising from certain executive eum When tlie : an? pr.udm:tiou' Croston men do not believe the youth ers acting like m adm en. During tlie past year the Seattle as cessions he is credited with having you afraid of a conflagration? There has a particle of claim legally to the chairman declared him the nominee was so much paper iu the house you say office has received the following made to friends and others for, per- reward, hut that in order to get the there was another prolonged outburst. know.—Boston Transcript. demands 5UBntitiea ° f ¡5°ld and silver from neigh- haps, financial or political consi’dera- matter settled without litigation they In response to repeated ii— i— -i— i— j . ' . ! boring fields: Is«-----— .................. “W hy Is It.” said the self-conscious tions, *-«->--------- which are . to be preferred by the are willing to comply with the terms Pardee thanked the delegates and ex ... t 3,476,759 house, have been prepared and printed, youug iiinu who Is to be murrled, “that of sheriff Gardner. pressed appreciation of the honor con Alaska.......................... I<laho ........................... ....... 5.670 all the world loves a lover?” “ Per ferred upon him. Alden was then Oregon....... .................. . ... . 4,904 and impeachment proceedings against ........ 68,661 this high official are likely to lie sprung haps.” answered the coarse and cyni unanimously nominated for lieutenant Washington................. POSSIBLE STRINGENCY. British Columbia........... ....... 697,676 cal person, "It Is because pity la akin governor. Yukon Territory........... ....... 11,997,116 any day. At present it is impossible to tell what action Palma will take in the to love.”— Washington Star. Secretary Shaw Will Take Step* to Ease Alaska Falling Off. MOUNTAINS OF TIN. matter, ^ — am « - m — ■ ydlL'W ver "arose to give a lady your Up the Money Market. The gold antxmt of A!««!.»,-A— v * * ’ M nw in th« Vicinity ceding, due largely to the decrease in ' partaient announces that although it is seat.” “Yea; but now 1 am wearing W n o ll lllg M fll, A up>. --- waa . aaw w w til •t* ’11 of Mount Wrangcl. the output from tlie Nome field. Not in daily communication with Minister patent leather shoes, and If I sit every runiers as to Secretary Shaw’s plans for relieving the money market ill the Seattle, Aug. 29.— A special dispatch only waa the Nome season exceptionally Squires, it has not been adviced of any one walks on them.”—Toledo Bee. event ol a possible stringency, the sec from Valdes, Alaska, to the Times short, but apprehensive uncertainty j crisis in the Cuban government, nor Jack—Yes. 1 had a little balance In was universally felt on account of the ! lias it been notified officially of any bank, but I became engaged retary, who is now in New Y’ork, has says: two authorized Assistant Secretary Ailes to Robert Blei, the expert sent into the immense amount of litigation that effort being made to impeach President months ago, and now----- Ned—Ah! _________ make the following statement: Nazina district by Captain Deiamar, followed the advent oi the judiciary in Palma. love makes the world go ’round. Jack "T h e secretary recently invited some has just reached Valdes and reports the summer of 1900. Many rich claims —Yes. but I didn't think It would go GOOD ROADS TRAIN. «1 the larger national banks in the prin that the Naeina district has tne greatest were not worked at all, and others but ’round so fast as to cause me to lose Rulings of Judge Wicker- cipal cities to order additional amounts mine.) in Alaska, and that the copper slightly. It Will Remain at Portland from October my balance.—Philadelphia Press. ■ol circulating notes to be printed. property there is the greatest known sham, who arrived in (September, to Butler (recently engaged by a newly- ■ j to zo. National banks are entitled to issue in the world. The richness of the the effect that original holders of min millionaire)—At what hour Washington, Aug. 31.— Tlie good fledged notes to the full amount of their capi country, Captain Blei says, insures ing ground would be permitted to would you wish to dine, sir? Million tal. The aggregate capital of national the building of a railroad at the earliest work their claims, and that “ jumpers” roads convention in connection with would receive no consideration, restored the Minnesota state (air, on the grounds aire—At what hour do the best people banks is »700,000,000, but the banks possible time. confidence and gave back to the rightful lietween St. Paul and Minneapolis, dine? Butler (repressing a smile)—Oh. tisve outstanding only »358,000,000 of The most important discoveries in they dine at different times, sir. Mil •circulation. The secretary lias hoped Alaska have been made by A. W . Tib- owners possession of many good prop Sept. 1, 2 and 3, is expected to insti lionaire-Good! Then I also will dine to introduce an element of elasticity bits, in the finding oi mountains of tin erties. Bat relief came too late to tute the most far-reaching and effective into the present system. His sugges near Moimt Wrangel, 150 miles dis have any appreciable effect upon the demonstration of the value of good at different times! "B u t." hissed the heavy villain, ‘‘sup roads so far given. The office of road tions to the various banks in the larger tant, in which district he located forty- output for the season. In this connection it is interesting to inquiry of the department of agricul pose our plot should leak out.” His •cities that they make preparation lor five claims. additional circulation have met with This is the greatest season of dis- state that during 1901 United States ture will take a leading part in the miserable accomplice shivered at the mines, assay offices, refineries and convention. At the time of the con thought. "B u t it can’t." cried the low very favorable response. It is not his coveries Alaska has ever known. smelters received »17,752,463 in Klon vention a good roads train will be comedian, emerging at that moment intention that they should issue this equipped by the Great Northern and from behind a stage tree, "because dike gold, besides much silver. additional circulation at all, now, but GOOD COMMON SENSE. put at the disposal of the department from now on the plpt thickens, you only in case of actual necessity and of agriculture officials and others in know.”—Philadelphia Press. MILES GOES TO PHILIPPINES. emergency. With this in view, those President Says That Is All That's Needed terested in the work. It will visit the banks which have made arrangements in Government. “ Remarkably warm, isn’t It?” said 1 The Oencral Refuses, However, to State most central points and promote the tbe man who Is always groping for to deposit United States bonds as se Waterville. Me., Ang. 29.— The pres holding of meetings similar to that at What He Will Do There. curity for such additional circulation something to say. "N o,” answered the idential special stopped here «bout ten . the Minnesota fair. The train will have sent in their orders and the sec person who Is Ill-natured In warm New York, Aug. 27.— General Nelso minutes. The president made a brief be at Seattle October 6 to 12; Portland, retary lias had all branches of the A. Miles will sail for the Philippine weather; “this kind of weather lias address in which he said: Or., October 13 to 20. The department treasury service busily engaged in ex' I feel that the art of successful gov ' within a few weeks, says a Herald of agriculture will be represented by occurred in every July I can remem peditiug the preparation of the notes He is reticent ber. It Isn’t In the least remarkable. ernment is the art of applying, every \ dispatch from Boston. Director Martin Dodge, of the office of pending a possible emergency.” It Is merely disagreeable."—Washing lav. the principles of decency, moral- as to the object of his trip and refused load inqury, and bis assistants. “ ’ _ * «e r« a _ ______ 1 A _ .1 ! A . 4 L At m o 14/t « f n r t V in e t l i n n t o ton Star. ity and common sense. What we need to discuss the matter further than to THREATENED WITH DEATH. is’ the application of every-day princi- say that he was not going as a tourist, "Dearie.” said Mrs. Loveydovey, "I HALF DOZEN WOUNDED, pies that a man needs if he makes his nor for his health, see In the paper that a man out west American Missionaries Ordered to Leave business a success. The only perma Encounter Between Strikers and Troops has had his stomach removed. I won By Permission of the President. Their Field In Mexico. nent betterment in the condition of any der why?" “ I suppose,” said Mr. at Lansford. Pa. Boston, Aug. 27.— W ith reference to Plainfield, Ind., Aug. 30.— Word nation is to raise the standards of indi I-oveydovey, "that bis w ife persists In the statement that General Miles is Tamaqun, Pa., Aug. 31.— 1 1 1 an en has been received from Kverett Morgan vidual citizenship throughout the na trying to cook all the new-fangled going to the Philipoines, Secretary counter between troops and strikers at and wile, formerly residents of Plain- tion.” things she reads about In the recipe _______ _ Cortelyou said: “ General Miles is Langford, Captain W . H. Heim, of field, now missionaries at Covicti, Mex department of the Ladies’ Home Week going to the Philippines with the per Company K. Twelfth regiment, was COMMITS SUICIDE. ico, that natives of that place have mission of the president, to inspect slightly injured. H alf a dozen strikers ly ."-J u d ge. warned them that unless they leave the W alter—H ave a piece of pie. sir? were bayoneted in the fracas. Major army conditions.” city by September 17 they will be put San Francisco Manager of Western Union Gearhart, in command of the troops Plncher— No. thank you; I never eat Shoots Himself. to death. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were BOTHA SUCCEEDS KRUGER. here states that he will appeal to the pie. It doesn’t agree with me. Walter sent out by the Board of Foreign Mis San Francisco, Aug. 29.— T. H. Rey military authorities to put the town of —To every person who has eaten one sions of the Westerly yearly meeting of nolds, manager of the Western Union order we give pie without extra Designated as the Future Leader of the Lansford under military law. Friends about four years ago, and have Telegraph company here, committed ' charge. l ’lncher—Come to thluk It Boers Kruger to Resign. been at Covicti «bout s year. Appeals suicide at noon in the office while tem Starving Indians. over, you may bring me three pieces of London, Aug. 27.— Cabling from q Washington, Ang. 31.— Commission for protection have been sent to the porarily insane, by shooting himself. pie. two of berry and one of custard.— Brussels the correspondent of the government authorities. er of Indian Affairs Jones has received Boston Transcript. May Receive Honors. daily Telegraph says he hears that as a a telegram from Senator Rawlins of Weyerhauaer Buys More Timber. An old Irish woman came Into the Washington, Aug 29.— It is said that result of the conference lietween ex- Utah representing that 6,000 Indians little grocery store every evening for Olympia, W ash., Ang. 30.— The when General Miles returns from the President Kruger and the Boer gener on the Navajo reservation, in the Weyerhanser Tim ber company has be Philippines it will be by way of the als, Mr. Kroger is to resign the lead southern pert of his state, are starving, weeks and always bought a large box ership of the Boers. General Botha, and requesting that assistance be dis of matches. Rarely did she buy any come the owner of what is virtually Eastern route, which will give him an thing else. Finally the curiosity of the The gen the correspondent adds, was unani patched to them. one-eighth of the land in Thurston opportunity to visit Europe. grocer became overpowering. ’I know mously choaen the future leader of the connty. A deed has been filed in the eral will doubtless be accorded marked It’s not my business.” be said to her Bodies Still Held in Paris. office of the conntv auditor transferring honors wherever he may atop, ss he ia Boers. New York, Aug. 31.— The bodies of one evening, "but I’d really like to to the Weyenhansers all of the timber regarded by foreign military powers ss Bank-Wrecker DU Sentenced. know Just why you buy so many lands owned by the Northern Pacific a great soldier. Whatcom. Aug. 27.— Judge Neterer Charles L. Fair and wife, who were matches?" "Sure, I ’ll tell you." slio killed in an automobile accident, are in this connty, amounting to 84,229.04 has overruled a motion to grant a new Inquiry Opens. \ still here, cable* the Paris correspond answered; “me husband is deaf anil acres. The deeds bore revenue stamps St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 29.— The beef trial .for H. 8t. John Dix, and sen ent ol the American. Nothing can he dumb, and lately he's been talking In to the value of »447, showing that the tenced him to 10 years in the peniten- his sleep. I use the matches to *■'“ ■ reliase price was »521,863, repre-1 trust inquiry ag'*''’^ . ^ { orP' >4 necia I tiary the limit under the laws of this learned as to the date on which they purchase what be says.” ! r-e to be shipped to New York. n t m g t h e la r ^ s t t t a n .^ i of property | KinleJr ol Kansas . ity. I state I for bank-wrecking. i ever made in this county.
