Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-09
A Kansas Man Convicted on
Thirty-fye Counts.
APPENDICITIS ON THE INCREASE
An Effective Measure Being Taken
to Close Gambling and Pool
Rooms In st. Paul.


margarine has begun in Pittsburg.
Opposition TO the electric railroad at
Gettysburg has apparently died out.
Nearly 10000 is paid for pensions to
fremen in New York city every month.
The grand jury of Baxter county, Ark,
has indicted sixty persons for 81 airing.
4. G. Burnham OF Champaign, H.,
has given 10000 to found HOSPITAL in
the town.
New York is developing a bountiful
harvest Of cranks since the Harrison
murder in Chicago.
Crop failures and the opening OF the
Cherokee Strip have almost depopulated
Southwestern Kansas.
Survivors Of the recent foods in Lon
isiana propose to establish colony OF
| 600 families in Colorado.
The tobacco crop in the HousatoniC
Valley, Conn, has an estimated value OF
81, 3,0O0, 900, the highest on record.
The expectation Of coke has recently
become a feature OF Baltimore's trade.
A large supply is dispatched every month
| TO Mexico.
The United Press has taken up its
abode at Washington, d. c., in a suite
of ten OF the handsomest newspaper
rooms in the country.
A society has been formed in Balti-
more, the avowed object of which Ia to
assist in perpetuating the memory oI
Christopher Columbus.
There Is talk of transporting the New
Hampshire State building at the Chicago
Exposition to Manchester, n. H., and
turning it into public museum.
1t has been suggested that the many
duplicate volumes in the Congressiona
Library be made the nucleus of free
circulating library for Washington.
c. o. Beardsley has been convicted or
thirty-hve counts OF selling liquor lille
gally at FL Dorado, Kan. His fine will
be 50, 300 and his Jail sentence ,050 days
After careful investigation the New
Orleans Times-Democrat states that the
oyster industry Of Louisiana was not So
riously injured by the late severe storms
Encouraging results are said to be OBJ.
tained from the exploration of the Pie
dras Negras coal mines of Mexico, which
il being made for the G. p. Huntington
interests.
Within twenty-four hours after the
Battle Creek disaster on the GRAND
Trunk railroad fifty lawyers were on the
ground looking for damage suits on the
percentage plan.
Tho Supreme Court OF Massachusetts
has decided that man Is justified in
stopping a dog fight, and if he gets bit
ten while doing it, tho master OF the dos
is liable for damages.
The Medical Society Of New York has
adopted II report calling attention to the
danger OF drinking water from the aver
age water tank, AZ found in railway carr
and other public places.
Most of Wisconsin's fine fish exhibi
Mt the fair will be taken to foreign landi
to further exp"f-.s..;;, aus IN propagation
The ChicSs.S,G public schools win receiv,
/ a portion of the display.
In view OF the alarming spread of ap
pendicitis n prominent life insurance
company proposes to insert the ques
ton: DO you swallow grape seedsp
in its application blanks.
Rev. Edward Bavley, pastor OF tn,
Christian Church at Washington, ha
been selected to be Chaplain OF tn,
House by Democrats, to take the place
of Rev. s. W. Haddaway, deceased.
The exhibits at Chicago OF grain anC
rice from Mexico, Liberia and Trinidad
are to be disinfoctcd, with the object o
preventing the introduction in this coun
try OF insect pests not native to our soil
4 Toronto capitalist is at Niagara Fall
trying to organize company to build I
bridge across the river for the exclusiv,
use OF trolley cars. lie estimates tina
the structure could be constructed 70
100000.
The Real Estate Congress at tn,
Worlds Fair developed the fact that tn,
site of Chicago was marked az trading
post on La Salle's map, made in in 1890
and that it was then designated "She
kaw-gu."
Albert Abbink at the st. Louis (Mo
city hospital is suffering from diseas,
called anchylostomum dodenale, the ef
feet OF which is to render him as whit,
rs marble. Even his tongue, gums anC
finger nails are devoid of all color.
The Lighthouse Board has demon
stratcd that telephone communication
may be established from the shore t,
vessels near shore. The method will b,
put into practical operation as soon a
funds are available for the purpose.
The murderer Of the Wrattan family
Stone, who WAS before the grand jury y
Washington, Ind, stated that Charlie
$, McCatlerty, whose wife is heir to th,
Wrattan estate, and Robert Swanegai
were among his accomplices in tho mur
der.
The opinion OF the bankers who wer,
recently convened at Chicago seems (,
be that the perpetuation and extension
OF tho national banking system withou
bond basis is perfectly practicable b,
the application Of the ssfety-funt
method.
The resolution authorizing the Com
mitteo on Agriculture and Forestry 4
continue during recess the investigation
OF State agriculture, authorized by tn
resolutions adopted April 10, 1892, an,
March 3, 1903, was agreed to by the Sen
ats.
The merchants OF st. Paul have takei
what promises to he an effective meas
urc toward closing the gambling an,
pool rooms OF that city by resolving q
watch for and instantly discharge sucl
Of their employees as may frequent them
W. II, Riley. senior monber of tn
large dry goods importing house OF W
II, Riley / Co. OF New York and Paris
has been arrested in the latter city an,
charged with entering imported goods a
the custom-house by means OF false in
voices, by means OF which the govern
ment has been deirauded.
News from Washington intimaies tina
the naval force OF the United States i