Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-05-04
Illegal and Fraudulent Disposal
of Public Property
IN THE WEATHER BUREAU.
Fire Insurance Advanced in an Iowa
City-The Cost of the Recent
Chicago Election.

1t is estimated that the recent Chicago
election cost all hands 100000.
Newspaper writer's unions are crop
ping up throughout the country.
A bill to establish bureau Of lah1r is
before the New Hampshire Legislature. I
The chartering OF electric railway com
panies in Ohio is going on at rapid
rate.
Baltimore proposes TO encourage man
ufacturing plants by exempting them
from taxation.
Seven cruisers will protect the Cana
dian mackerel boats in the Gulf Of st. |
Lawrence this season.
Generous Brooklyn Aldermen have
given away for nothing street railway |
franchises for which $3.50, 600 was offered.
The Park Commissioners of New York |
have refused to grant a site in Union |
Square for a statue to Roscoe Conkling. |
A Vermont Judge has ruled that a
girl who discards lover must return the
engagement ring If he has given one to
her.
Governor Hogg of Texas has issued a
proclamation establishing quarantine on
the Gulf coast and the Rio Grande bor-
der.
A syndicate has been formed in Phila-
delphia for the completion OF the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago rail-
road
Minnesota now gets from its tax on
the gross earnings OF railroads 81 300, 900
a year, and the amount increases year
after year.
All kinds of building material except
iron and steel have advanced in Chicago,
and numerous building projects have
, been deferred.
A number OF prominent women OF
Philadelphia have started movement
10 prevent men from expectorating on
the sidewalks.
The maximum freight bill OF Nebras-
| ka, having received Governor Crounz
signature, is now law. 1t will be
fought by the railroads.
The Acknowledgement OF Ohio has de-
cded that insurance against burglary in
that State is legal, because burglary is
an accident to property.
This has probably been the worst win
ter ever known in New York for horses.
Pneumonia and pulmonary diseases have
carried them off rapidly. ...
Fifty American and eleven British
companies have recently been organized
to develop business in Mexico with a
capital OF over 800, 100000.
1t is proposed in Massachusetts, to pro-
vide for the use OF indelible lead pencils
at elections 70 prevent the fraudulent
altering of ballots during count
President Cleveland's mail has reached
an average OF about 1000 letters n day,
Secretary Thurber and five clerks are
kept busy handling the packages.
The company which proposes to estab-
lish an electric railroad between Chicago
and st. Louis has let contracts for the
entire construction of its roadbed.
Wife beating has become so common
in New Jersey that there is movement
TO erect whipping posts for the punish
ment OF the cowardly bullies who prac-
tice it.
Fire insurance rates in Des Moines
have been advanced 10 per cent. The
alleged cause is the inadequacy Of pro-
lection from fire on the part OF water
works of that city. ...
A Washington special says; Secretary
Carlisle has definitely decided to redeem
in silver the outstanding treasury notes
issued under the act Of 1890 and known
Is the Sherman act.
The highest recorded speed ever
achieved 10y a locomotive was recently
made by compound engine on a New
York road, when il covered mile in
! thirty y-seVen seconds.
Ground has been broken at the Bat
terry ON the spot where is TO rest the mag
nihceut bronze monument which is to
be dedicated to the memory OF John Err
lesson OF Monitor fame.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson, Commissioner OF
Education for Alaska, has received or
dors to 20 to Siberia to purchase and
transport to Alaska tame reindeer to be
propagated there for the use OF the ma
tives.
James Dixon, an expert accountant,
has Just completed an audit OF the ac-
counts OF the Economic Society, show
ing it to be solvent by n small margin.
The society's holding are valued at s5,-
100000.
The extensive deposit of asphalt near
st. Jo, in Montague county, Texas, is
being operated by u local company hav-
ing capital stock Of 100000. The
product is being shipped all over the
country.
The New York custom-house reports
that the government now holds S2l ,69i,-
900 in bond ior goods in the bonded
warehouses. This amount is said TO be
the largest ever held by the government
for bonded goods.
Ii is said that large number OF Chi
nese recently discharged vt Tampico and
| irum various railroad construction camps
in Mexico are vending their way toward
the Rio Grande in the hope OF slipping
unobsorvcd into the United States.
The entire Chinese population OF Day
ton, Ohio, have registered. There were
but three, and these only consented TO
have their pictures taken II they Were
allowed to wear their hats. This was
| acceded To, and now they are as near
citizens as Chinese can approach.
4 Washington dispatch claims that it
is pretty well understood that the SUI
prone Court will continue its session 50
US to hear any argument which may be
made ON the Chinese law. II DELAYED
| longer than May $, the Court will not,
il is believed, wait to hear argument.
The Texas Legislature formed itself
| .nto court to take action ON the inn
| ncachment OF Land Commissioner Me
iaughry 10y the House. The mpeach.
ment charges maintain that for several
wears McGaughry sold Texas public
'chool lands to Spectators.
The report Of Assistant Attorney-Gen.
eral Colby, who has conducted the in
,estigation into tho changes OF illegal