Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-05-25
Secretary HOke Smith Trying
to Correct Evils.
AN AUTOMATIC VOTE RECORDER
Heavy Rains Disclose Some Valuable
Relics ON the Historical Mas
sic Farm in Ohio.

been organized in Atlanta.
The Michigan Legislature has indorsed
an automatic vote recorder.
The elicenses for 6, 600 dogs are annually
taken out in New York city.
Cold and frost has rendered necessary
much replanting Of the cotton crop.
Carter Harrison has forbidden smok-
ing in the Chicago Council chamber.
A new law precludes the possibility of
an absolute divorce in Massachusetts.
The population Of Johnstown, Penn,
has increased over 5000 since the food
Of 1889.
The coal and coke business Of Colorado
is now in the hands OF four great COM
panies.
The Duke de Veragua is so much
taken with America that he proposes to
stay indefinitely.
Milwaukee has been taking a little
census Of its own, and is satisfied that
its population is 245,0l9.
The Ohio Legislature has again re-
jected a measure looking to the granting
OF the veto power to the Governor.
g louis banks havp turned over
$2,0OO,O0O in gold TO the United States in
exchange for Treasury and bank notes.
Alabama reports an increase of 81
per cent in the acreage in cotton, 2la
per cent in corn and 6 per cent in
wheat.
Last year there were $500 arrests for
violations OF the excise law in New
I,,H 10. combinations oil
only thirty-fye.
The consumption OF domestic beer in
the United States last year was about
one-half Darrell per capita, or some
thing like a barrel, barring teetotalers.
According to official report the prohi-
bition town OF Portland in Maine uses
$4,000 worth Of liquor year for
medicinal and mechanical purposes"
Deaths from exposed electric wires,
very frequent in New York before Mayor
Grants crusade against the dangerous
and unsightly poles in 1891, are now a
thing unknown.
The great tunnel which is to drain the
Valley OF Mexico is nearly finished, and
will be completed in fifteen months.
1t is expected to transform Mexico into
very healthy city.
The New York Board OF Electrical
Control has condemned three-fourths OF
the clectric-light iron poles in that city,
and ordered them replaced by wooden
poles with cast-irun bases.
American corn shipments are moving
into Mexico as heavily as last year. 1t is
estimated 1000 ear loads will be shipped
into the republic before the close OF the
year il the duty is not restored.
There seems to be fair chance for
the restoration OF the death penalty in
Michigan, for the Judiciary Committee
of the Legislature has reported favorably
upon the bill introduced to that end.
A stone l5O feet long and 10 feet square
at the base has been quarried at Prem
tce, Wis, and it is proposed to use it as
q monument to James G. Blaine. 1t is
iorty-six feet longer than Cleopatra S
needle,
The Western General Agent of one OF
the larger New York insurance com
panics is authority for the statement
that number OF retirements OF insur-
anco companies may be expected before
many weeks.
Wall-strect brokers have adopted a
new gambling device in the shape of a
photograph which squeaks out from a
colossal funnel quotations on mining
stocks, rs many Is dozen fluctuations
being recorded in a minute.
Secretary OF the Interior Smith is try
ing to correct the evils that have been
constantly growing at Yellowstone Park
in the way of monopolies and conse-
qucnt excessive charges for everything
the tourist is required TO use.
4 question which agitates fashionable
men is as to where they can be scicntiti-
cally tattoocd. 1t is currently reported
that II celebrated tattooer from Ioko-
hama will be at the exposition at Chi
cago during the coming summer.
The chances now are that the present
Illinois Legislature will not pass Con-
grcssional apportionment bill. There
is apparently u too serious difference of
opinion in the Democratic majority rs
to how the state should be sliced up,
Senator Faulkner, Chairman of the
Committee ON Territories, has selected,
in addition TO himself, Senators Hill,
Platt, Bate and Davis, rs Il sub-com-
mittoe to investigate the condition OF
the Territories now seeking admis-
sion 10 the Union. The committee
starts June 10,
Heavy rains near Chillicothe, Ohio,
have washed the earth away and dis
closed some valuable relies ON the his
toriral Massic farm, consisting of stone
implements, bullets, coins and silver
buttons. The gold COINS are dated l727
and 1850.
The N0Quis have sent word to the Mex
lean authorities that no troops or stran-
gers will be permitted TO enter their
country. and as the government will
send lApse iorce OF regulars against
them, an exciting and bloody compaign
Is expected.
General +. +. Beale's will has been
ilvd at Washington. Tie Intentionally
fails to make any provision for his three
children, Emily I. Beale, rruNton
Rcalc and Mrs. VI. +. Rakmetieh, and
leaves all his property to his wife, Mrs.
Mary T., Beale.
The great dam now being built across
the Colorado river ~ Austin, Texas, is
built OF larsc, rough blocks set in con-
crete In the interior faced ON both sides
and on top with cut granite. IL has q
total lcngih OF 1873 feet, and maxi.
mum hcigh, Of t6 icct
The story is rcvivcl in Washington
that the White House is to be devoted
exclusively TO residential purposes.
President Cleveland is said 10 Ike con.
sidering the moving OF his office to suit
able apartments in the army, navy and
State Department buildings.
Southern California is the Mccca
towapl which the restless negroes OF the
section about Chattanooga, Tenn. am
now turning their faces, Great excite
ment exists among them over an emf
grafton scheme 10 the Pacific slope,