Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-12
A Firebug Conspiracy DiscOv-
cred in Chicago.
HE LOVED A COLORED WIDOW
Destitute Farmers Of Western Kan
sas Appealing to Governor
Lewelling for Aid.

Massachusetts, is credited with having
100000 cyclists, including both sexes.
The water supply is limited in New
York, and the price OF milk has gone up.
Gold-mining in Colorado has been
much stimulated by the decline in silver.
The town OF Perry in the Cherokee
Strip is rapidly assuming city proper
tions.
There are said to be about five contest
ants for every claim in the Cherokee
Strip.
There are about $50 hotels in Chicago,
which have accommodations for 10000
guests.
Three billion cigarettes we're smoked
in this country during the fiscal year
Just ended.
1t il said good moonshine whisky can
be bought in Eastern Tennessee for 30
| cents gallon.
The clergymen of Kings county, N. Y.
are denouncing the proposed Corbet,
Mitchell fight. \,
A syndicate OF Populists, headed by
State officials, is buying up newspapers
in close counties in Kansas.
Floods have done immense damage to
crops in Virginia and washed away four
large mills on the Rapidan.
The Federal grand jury at Birming-
ham, Ala, has indicted six Federal Off
GERS Tor corruption ia Office.
Deer are more plentiful in the Adiron-
dacks this fall than during any previous
open season for a score of years.
An organization Of Spiritualists re-
Gently met at Liberal, Mo-, and raised
100000 for a Spiritualistic college.
Captain II. ID. Spore Of Hudson is or
ganizing a bicycle corps for the First
Regiment of the Texas Volunteer Guard.
A movement has been started among
the A. o. U. w. OF Kansas to secure seed
wheat for the destitute western farmers.
The big dynamite guns for the defense
of New York harbor are to be trained,
elevated and depressed by electric mo-
tors.
The consolidation Of electric railroads
with the establishment OF truck sys-
TEN in New England is one OF the latest
schemes.
The Columbian Celebration Compa-
ny's building at the Worlds Fair cost
tl0O, 900, and it was sold by the receiver
for $2,25O.
A Chinaman at Ottawa will test the
constitutionality of Canada's law, which
imposes duty of $50 each on all Chi
nese immigrants.
The Amalgamated Association OF Iron
and Steel Workers in Pennsylvania has
agreed to concede 10 per cent reduction
in the iinishers' department.
In Cincinnati there has recently been
organized rent guarantee company,
the business OF which is to insure land
lords against loss by bad tenants.
There have been recent developments
tending to show that the Louisville and
Nashville railroad will soon absorb the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern.
A Chattanooga electrician proposes to
perfect an arrangement by means of
which train robbers will be electrocuted
as soon as they touch the express COM
pany's safe.
Two interesting reports on the manner
OF living and of saving by the working
people will be transmitted to Congress
by Commissioner of Labor Wright within
few months.
The Texas Pcnitentiary Board is con-
sidering the purchase of the Rogers SUI
gar plantation in Brazoria county. Con-
victs have been working it on the shares
for several years.
Governor Lewelling of Kansas has re-
ceived hundreds of letters with appeal
for aid from destitute farmers OF Western
Kansas. They say they must have help
or starvation will follow.
The Citizens League OF New Jersey
aims at the defeat OF those members of
the Legislature who voted for the infa-
nous racetrack bills last winter, in case
they are made candidates again.
Louis Simmons, white resident OF
Mascoutah, Ill.,, Al years old, was ducked
in pond the other day for presuming
to want to marry Mrs. Emma jackson
(colored), who weighs 400 pounds.
The announcement that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will arm all its
trainmen and that the express compa-
nies will supply their messengers with
Winchestcrs and shotguns is timely.
A Zulu fraud, who has been operating
in the West, was arrested in the Zion Nj.
T.. Church at New Haven, Conn, while
delivering sermon and placed in Jail
on.a charge of swindling Chicago people.
Already $5,000,000 have been spent
upon the scheme to carry electric power
for illuminating and manufacturing pur-
poses from Niagara Falls over the State
OF New York. The first wires will prob
ably be strung along the Erie canal.
The statistics OF the shipping of the
world, just published by Lloyds, show
that there is no nation which has made
SO rapid an increase in the tonnage OF
steamers registered during the past
twelve months rs the United States.
Two hundred and one women availed
themselves OF the privilege OF voting for
school officials at an election held in New
Haven, Conn, on September Is. The
ticket they supported was elected by u
majority OF LOO out Of vote OF 1897.
The reports OF railroad earnings con.
tinue to show decrease rs compared
with the earnings last year. There has
been decrease every week for some
time, hut the weekly decrease has been
growing smaller since the middle OF Au-
gust.
A water famine prevails in parts of
Encinal and Duval counties, Tex, In
the town OF Aquilares there is much sut-
fering. Mexican women await the COM
ing OF the trains, and with cans and
pals catch the drippiugs under the ten
der and engine.
The House Committee on Banking has
decided to report iavorahly on Mr.,
Spriuger's hill providing that before a
loan can be made by q national bank TO
one OF its officers consent must be grant
cd hy yea and nay vote OF the directors,
A great number OF hanks have come 10