Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.


agent at Colyille, Wash, who has made
an investigation OF the alleged trOublrs
at Harrison, Idaho. He says there is no
ianger of conflict between the white
men and Indians. The Indians, he as
-erts, are asking an eZOrbltAnt price for
their interest in the lands upon which
the town of Harrison is located.
The Treasury Department has had an
actual working balance Of not TO exceed
f2,Ov3t;R9. II this becomes exhausted,
tile depaItment will have to meet the
CONGRATULATIONS from the gold reserve.
i1eAsTeasury officials, however, hope for
oeebsr tlmes, and expect that a further
9stsea'tll be stopped. 1t is predicted that
,5he coinage uf gold between now and
FJanIary will amount to S2J000,000.
Commissioner Miller OF the internal
revenue bureau IL amending the Treas
nry Departments regulations for the
tSselstra'iun OF Cinnamon in accordance
N9ltl SsShe recent act OF Congress extend
9lx1bAe time OF registration six months.
l.k[e department has an unexpected bal
atce Ot s2J,OOO, which can be utilized in
putting the new legislation into opera
tlon. 1t il generally understood the
Chinese viii register, and after six
months all Chinese unable to produce
certificates will be summarily deported.
mere are ruthors that voorhees, Will
'"iohu'e lIee-colhage silver Diu ~ the
opening oi the regular session. NoDr-
,'ees decIihed 10 talk about the matter,
but 1t Is pointed out he has always been
asllTer man, ana That he declared dur
ing the "todte on the 'epeal hill that he
was no less friend OF silver than NJ
Ways AT any rate II IL thoroughly un-
ierstooi the silver question was not
-helved Dy the passage OF the repeal bill.
Oh me contrary, the silver men say the
nght has only begun. When Congress
assemblies they propose to keep it well
~ Ile ITonJ III connection with every
great issue between the parties from the
tafli 10 the repeal OF the Federal cleo
ton laws. Every stage of the tariff dis
cuHsloh VIII ne punctuated by pertinent
luerles ny lhe SILVER men tending to
prove mat IL was decentralization of sill
'er ana hot the Mck nley tariff which
ausrh lhe financial depression. Indeed,
10 lhtehueI mat the silver men shall
WC ~ Dody OF ohstrurtlonlsts, az did
Ihe rarnelli'eS IN Parliament, till silver
shall receive Il hearing.
Although Congress amended the Geary
tct 50 as TO allow Chinese six months
more III winch to register, it adjourned
without making an appropriation to
'arrN out the provisions OF the act. The
oH",i'li'n oi lhe committee on APpro-
Ptlauo.s hai cognlzance OF the necessity
III InD 4 fpA~llrN I1pnu ri n1nnt'l nnnI nf
'io'i'f W carry oul the Law, ana 1t IL
p!93Tnnie '3 mat II the urgency deficiency
plll I'S'' passed., cause appropriatlng
nolsh hl"'eE Ut IeSet 10 begin opera
IT'a !i "oul.' nave neeh inserted IN the
III ~ As IL U.s. registrations under the act
WI no' n'A'h uhtll the appropriation is
maze Mean"hlle the Treasury Depart
ll'nt Wl'l make all i's preparations, and
~ ~ eoo'' us we money - available 1t VIII
e P'ePa''' 10 assign lts oHlcers so that
,ney can oeIlh the work at once. The
'u.c"u mas assurances mat an effort will
oe hl"'ie +" set l,'e pl'i throngh IN the
c"''N nays Oh tlie session, so that the
MoIh o' TtgiStraliHh WIN not he long de-
o''.", III lS s"'h t'lat an Chlnese now
III the country approNlmatIng 100000,
'h'' DC registered IN sixty days, ii they
n"i'Ply take advantage ol the oppor-
'""''y'
Tho animal ro,-..tr r,rr
,he Sarn,,J Ns.;Lr, W -, 10" I'o pell'
,,r,l sho,,s H., ,I' i"I''',"n.e er, ,,i Sieli'
inr nail ,r,,,', .',o 'o.'' vNlrll,.'.u ~, @ l .urt
md ~ this a,' ,"vo,i We gs 90 sfo'oo' ,o'f
no ,ornt oT a.. Ao'''I'oto Mas @ on on |
an ,rrnrnt nf raT, ", So -o'ooo
nnrt sbnrs ,b,, ,I,n., ino 10
lion. Star rnn,.s 10 Sk0 nn III, w oie,a' &c
Sh0. ,ailrn,I rn,,,os . 200 .,;;ii.se Io' Ioo
o53, nn.sn,,,,nr r',,,,a ","so nos loo'-
D n2O III, sn,,o,s u, -"o' n,'Iea9t
romtrs during ,be "1u "o.r :" @ .no oon mm',ppI @ ol
the length of routes 62ll miles. The
increase in the annual rate of cxpendi-
ture was s2,262, 265. During the last
Hscal year the ra lwav postoffire cars
were SUBJECTED Ia 4O3 train accidents.
most all ot which resulted in loss Of life
lr serious injury. Ten clerks were killed
M seriously injured and Gl5 slightly in
lnreu. Commenting upon the facts. Mr..
hrli says: The department is permit.
'el to care Tor the injured, hut no au
norl1ed relict under the existing stat
ltrs can he extended to the people left
~Ulhu by the gallant fellows who 20
ioWn 10 death whilst performing their
intleE. The day death enters the car
NE pay oi the clerk ceases, and st the
'ery time hell il most needed the heart.
'mkrn family becomes too often an OBJ
'rt OF charity. Various methods have
'een suggested whereby relief roull be-
'N'ended without material obligation
rom the government, and trust the
PRESENT Congress can lr prevailed upon
o adopt some one ot tho proposed plans.
such measure OF rrli' were put into
Ier, II wnulI promote the service. and ,
ne ,hro't heneiit that would be induced