Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-04-27
French Canadians Coming 0veI
in Great Multitudes.
CHEROKEES RATIFY TREATY
The Amount Paid in Dividends by the
Carnegie Steel Company for
Last Year Reduced.


Chicago and Buffalo will be but eleven
hours apart by the new fast train.
The Ranger and the Albatross will pa
troll Behring Sea the coming season.
Extensive prairie fires are reported in
Kentucky, owing to the long dry spell.
Three thousand acres are wanted in
Southeast Missouri for a Welsh colony.
A coal company with capital of $3,-
600, 600 has just been formed at Kansas
City.
Allegheny City and Pittsburg may join
hands to build a big water-supply res
ervoir.
1t is said that there are 10000 appli-
cants for postmasterships in the State Of
Georgia.
The Ohio river railroad lines have
agreed upon 2-cent-a-mile rate for the
Worlds Fair.
Steps have been taken in Eastern
Massachusetts, for the determination Of
the gypsy moth.
The necessary amount to free Tai
mage's Brooklyn Tabernacle from debt
has been subscribed.
The Cherokees have ratified the treaty
with Uncle sam, and the strip viii be
opened about July /.
The Chicago ice dealers have combined
and increased prices from 35 cents to 80
cents per hundred pounds.
In two years time it is probable that
every Southern State will conduct its
election on the Australian plan.
The Kentucky State crop report makes
the condition OF wheat so per cent. A
year ago the condition was SO per cent.
The body of Jefferson Davis will be re-
moved from New Orleans, La, May %,
and be reinterred at Richmond, Va,
May 81.
The complete statistics show that the
production of beet sugar in the United
States has more than doubled during the
past year.
Reports from fifty towns in South
Dakota give details of the greatly in
creased immigration just now pouring
into the State.
1t is estimated that since Mr.. Morton
started the Arbor day movement 400,-
100000 trees have been planted in the
NOTtnNeSt alone,
The New York Senate has killed the
bill for the submission to vote of the
people Of the question of the consolida-
ton Of Brooklyn and New York.
The Worlds Fair management has de-
cided to maintain Police Court in the
grounds, where visitors accused of misde-
meanors can be tried without delay.
1t has come to light that the late Colo
mel Shepard of New York was unable to
secure life insurance several years ago
owing to suspicion of Bright's disease.
The New York Assembly passed, 7S to
%, the bill abolishing capital punish
ment, TO take effect, should 1t become a
law, on September /, too late to save
Carlyle Harris.
1t is estimated that $40, 100000 will be
expended in new buildings in Buffalo
during the year 1893. The prospect OF
soon utilizing the great power of Niagara
is booming Buffalo.
Everybody who has pass to get into
the show ut Chicago must have his pho
tograph ON his pass, Perhaps Secretary
Carlisle can be persuaded to decide the
photograph unnecessary.
The Ohio State crop report says wheat
has come out OF the winter in excellent
condition except along the southern bor-
der of the State, The April condition
last year was Il per cent.
New York city has begun in earnest
the work of purifying its water supply
at the source 10y burning filthy dwellings,
barns, plgsties, etc, along the head
waters OF the Croton river.
There is a strong presumption that
thousands OF the most undesirable class
of cmigrants are evading the American
regulations every month by entering the
United States 10y way of Canada.
Since work has commenced on the
Worlds Fair grounds in Chicago, ten
mon have been killed outright, eight
have died from wounds received while in
in service and 6lO have been injured,
The French Canadians continue COM
ing over the border in great multitudes.
There are nearly rs many OF them and
their descendants in hiscountry rs there
are in the French Province OF Quebec,
II is said theamounts | adj dividends
10y the Carnegie Steel Conn any for 1892
was reduced from $5,0OO0OO, paid the
previous year, TO l,0OO, 200, owing To the
Homestead strike and other troubles.
During the last eight months the total
number European immigrants landed in
this country was PIG OPS, against 500, ,4S4
IN the corresponding period of the previ-
GUS yoar-a decline OF nearly 100000.
General George W. Gordon OF Mem
phis has introduced in the Tennessee
Legislature memorial from the Con-
icderatc Historical Society asking that
an annuity Tor life OF 5000 be granted TO
the widow OF Jefferson Davis.
Some idea Of the vast army OF uncm-
ploycd persons in New York may be
CLEANED from the fact that an advertise
mrnt tor five walters in BROOKLYN
restaurant was responded 10 by over 500
Experience in the application Of cleo
tricitN Ia condemned prisoners in New
York has removed all features disagree
able To observers and reduced the re-
Quired contact TO u single one OF exactly
one minute.
\ scheme is ON foot to unite in n syn
dicatc the cracker bakeries OF PhilaAel.
phia, Baltimore and Washington. with
the ultimate object is believed, 10 form
trus, to control the cracker industry OF
the entire country.
Naval officers OF high and low rank are
on the anxious bench as TO details after
the naval review, Il is conceded that
there will be general change OF com.
mands Of many OF the ships and relieis
opierrd to them promptly.
senator Morgan, one OF the Behrins
Sea Srbitators, speaking OF Judge Kicks
decision that no empluye oi railway
company has right to strike, because
II intrrfervs with pubic business SAYS