Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.

place or bruce, resigned.
Adam Pierce, OF Dayton, Ohio,
has assigned. His assets are $780,
900 and liabilities $50, 700. /
A woman in the poorhouse of
Warren county, New York, has
subsisted on water fer thirty days.
Ex Speaker Carlisle and David A.
Wells affirm that the administration
will not wear the protecti2nist |
collar.
The New York authorities, fright
ened over cholera reports, have COM
menced the formidable task of clean
ing that city. |
The Chilian newspapers deny that
their Government has sold the war
ship Esmera.da to British Govern
ment for 81, 100000.
Ex-Governor Curtin Of Pennsyl-
vania says that while Minister to
Russia he spent $4,000 year
moro than hls salary.
Only about one-twentieth of the
tobacco crop of Kentucky and Ten
nessee has been planted, on account
Of the unfavorable weather.
Mr.. Pollard, of Albany, sent his
card to the President after writing
upon it: "Don't want an office"
Pollard and Cleveland held seance.
Wheat in all the great exchanges
is beginning to show signs of i'm
provenent in prices. The bulls are
working the movement energetic
ally.
| The Governor Of Louisiana has rs
sued proclamation fixing the terms
of quarantine for vessels from inter
tropical American and West Indian
ports.
A lady pensioner has notified
Pension Commissioner Black that,
having inherited a fortune, she has
no necessity for the pension from
the Government.
= Prince Bismarck has written a
: letter to the Thuringian Farmers
Association, saying the question Of
bimetalism is being considered by
Government officials.
= A conspiracy to Gust ohm Kelly
as the head Of the Tammanv organ.
izatisn, has been developed, with
Purrey and Crocker at its head.
Kelly is still quite sick.
U. s. Minister Lathrop bid the
: Legislature at Lansing Michigan, ar
affectionate farewell on Thursday
He has high opinion Of the friend
s ship Of Russia for the United States
Prussia has presented a scheme il
;, the Bundesrath for q canal from the
i North sea to tke Baltic coast fe,
f l56,000,000 marks, Prussia 30 pay
50,000,000 and Germany 100000,
1000.
e The Postal Telegraph Company
n it is stated, has obtained control 0
!. the Bankers and Merchants lines
+. and the Offices Of the two companie
- in the West will soon be conselidatet
10 and put under one management.
The tobacco glut at Lynchbure
Va, is unprecedented. Wagon
10 stand in the street all night unabl
10 to unload st the warehouses, an
10 the cona mission merchants are askin
"a planters to hold their crop back.
IS The soldiers are still in pursuit c
IS the Apaches, but they are realizin
e. the truth of the nautical phrase ths
" stern chase is long one. Tt
W Mexicans are preparing to give til
I'd Indians whe are heading that way
h. warm reception.
he An attempt was made Thursds
ne night to blow up the private car
Is Superintendent Cummings, of Il
ne Texas Pacific Railway Company,
he Marshall, Texas. Three nitro glyce
ey inc cartridges were placed On top
tn the springs and under the car foe
IL Naval officers who were on the ,
sir cent Panama expedition say tn
in. the people Of Panama are anxio
or the United States should make
nd temporary possession of Panar
arI permanent. They say that, une
existing circumstances, it weuld
impossible for the country to rems
in peaceful condition for a
,se length Of time.
lin, Americans in London are W
< a pleased with the warmth of the rec
red tion accorded Minister Phelps at
d a banquet given by the Lord May
md The Mayor, in proposing his heal
aft said that he gave to him most c
sed dial greeting, not only on behalf
vel, the corporation of London, but
the the whole people Of England.
49, ,I The pension appropriation
.ns INC which becomes operative July 1,
70 vides that after that date no vac
1.n @ cies occurring in the clerical force
80 , the pension bureau shall be filed
~ appointment or promotion until
force shall be reduced to l50.
practically directs a reduction
or the present force, and after Jul
en- further appointment cannot be m
en- for at least one year.
are
res: A tornado Of wind and rain,
raw companied by the terrific lightn
rly, and thuna Ter, lasting fifteen minu
rcd struck Paris, Illinois, Thurs