Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-24
EASTERN MELANGE.
Trouble Brewing in Railroad
Circles in Nebraska.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT IN FLORIDA
Suspended Pensioners Given More
Time in Which to Make Proof
Of Their Rights.

The wheat crop OF Illinois is the small
est ever known.
Chicago's unemployed number more
than ever before.
The troops will soon be removed from
the East Tennessee coal mines.
The biggest gas well in America was
struck near Pittsburg last week.
1t is said all the members Of the Cab
met will keep house this winter.
The Mormon Tabernacle choir will go
East TO sing at the Worlds Fair.
Work will be begun on new Federal
building at Burlington, Ia, at once.
Hot weather has given East Tennessee
the best cotton crop in twenty years.
The Board OF Trade OF New Orleans is
working TO secure better mail service.
There was an increase Of over $l7 ,000,-
900 in the amount Of currency during
July.
A plague Of grasshoppers is sweeping
down on the farmers in the Tennessee
Valley.
Aluminium car tickets are in use on a
Michigan-street railway, and are quite
popular.
The United States Watch Company
of Waltham has resumed work, but cut
down pay.
Labor day in st. Louis, it is predicted,
will furnish the greatest procession ever
seen there.
More hard coal has been mined so far
this year than ever before in corre-
spending period.
Girls may legally smoke cigarettes on
the streets. So reads the decision of a
Louisville (Ky.) court.
West Virginia has suffered from a
long-continued drought, but recent vi
olent storm has ended it.
In the Brooklyn elevated railroad sys-
TEN steam az a motive power is To be
superseded by electricity.
Secretary Smith says the Cherokee
Strip will probably be thrown open to
settlement on September l.
New York is having no end OF trouble
with its cable railroad on Broadway. 1t
breaks down every day or two.
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio an
nounccs that under no circumstances
will he be Il candidate this fall.
Returns from recent school elections
in Kansas show that women are fond Of
exercising the right OF suffrage.
Advices from Labrador report the cod
fishing excellent and salmon-fi fishing fair.
There are no reports OF distress.
The property in the county OF New
York which was exempt from taxation
last year amounted to s604,000,0O0.
A Baltimore asphalt company has dis
charged 900 hands because the banks
would not discount its city warrants.
The new postmaster at Dundee, Mich.
among his other qualifications has II
mustache 32i, inches from tip to tip.
There il trouble brewing in railroad
circles of Nebraska over the injunction
proceedings in the maximum freight law.
A company has applied for incorpora-
ton which proposes to construct ship
cRasl from Lake -. Clair TO Lake Erie.
The Australian ballot was used for the
first time in Florida recently at Jackson
vile, and gave unqualified satisfaction.
New England farmers are reported to
be unable TO harvest crops that are re-
markably fine because OF insufficient
help.
The railroads centering in Boston suf-
fered a depreciation OF more than $l0,-
100000 in stock valuation during the
month OF July.
There will be no more deaths from
"heart failure" in Philadelphia, for the
Board OF Health has declared that there
is no such disease.
A colored peoples insurance company,
which had no existence, has been vic
timizing the colored people in New Jer-
sey out OF large sums.
Taunton, Mass, some wears ago decided
Il site to the United States for Federal
building and, having lost patience wait
ing for the latter, wants the land back
again.
1t is rumored in New York that Will
lam Il. Hornblower will be selected to
ill the vacancy ON the United States
Supreme Bench caused by the death OF
Judge Blatchiord.
A plot of ground, 75xl0O feet, on the
corner OF Fifth avenue and Eighty-tirst
street in New York has been sold TO Au-
gust Belmont for S2S5, 200, or at the rate
OF SIS square foot.
In Milwaukee an old couple took fright
and drew their savings--a few thousand
dollars-irom the bank. Since then one
OF them has sat up all OF every night
guarding the money.
Judge Lochren, Pension Commissioner,
has extended until October 10 the period
within which pensioners whose pensions
have been suspended may make proof of
| Ihntr rtyht In ratsaiNA thnn
A great scheme of changing many OF
the important surface railroads in the
section OF New York city above Twenty
thirl street into roads operated by ca
blcs instead Of by horses is agitated.
Wolves and coyotes are increasing in
numbers ON the stock ranges in South
ern Alberta rs in the Dakotas and other
Northwestern States, and are causing
serious trouble and loss TO the ranchers.
The lease OF the Chesapeake, Ohio and
! Southwestern to the Newport News and
| Mississippi Valley has been Cancelled on
account OF the law in Kentucky prohib-
iting foreign corporations from operating
railroads.
Secretary Mohler OF the Kansas State
/ Boad of Agriculture in his monthly
crop report states that the winter and
/ spring crop OF the State will not he more
than 2l ,0O0,0O0 bushels, rs against 70,-
900 last year. Corn has been badly
damaged.
/ The great reservoir OF the Portland
| Me, Water CollpSny ON the eastern
promenade burst the other day, letting
loose its N,0oO, 600 gallons Of water in
space of about fifteen minutes. Two
neighboring houses were crushed like
egyshells, and four persons in them were
killed.