Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-12-28
Bowers Of California Intro
duces a Proper Bill.
THIS SEASONS SUGAR BOUNTY.
The Georgia Legislature Declares
for Free Coinage Of Silver
An Old Prison Sold.

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Navigation on the Mississippi above
Cairo, ILL.,, is practically suspended.
A whole fleet OF lake craft is stuck in
the ice foe at the head OF Lake Erie.
Minnesota has passed law that all
substitutes for butter shall be colored
pink.
An anti-cigarette crusade has been Or
ganized in the public schools of New
York.
Congressman Holman OF Indiana has
succeeded to the title of Father Of the
House."
Oklahoma has now more population
than any other Territory, except per-
haps Utah.
At the present rate the Treasury deficit
by the end OF fiscal year will amount to
f8O,00O,000.
Reading, Pa, is to have sewage
pumping station, with daily capacity
OF 5000, 600 gallons.
For the first time in years book-mak-
ing on horse races is carried on at
present in Philadelphia.
An appropriation of $1,000,000 will
harbor Of Duluth, Minn.
Acknowledgement A. G. Smith OF In
diana receives fees, it is said, to the
amount OF $4,000 year.
Under the new rules for the prevention
of iore,t fires New York did not have
any serious ones the past year.
A bill is to be introduced in the Ohio
Legislature looking to the regulation, il
not the suppression OF football.
Five hundred and twenty Mississippi
convict4 were hired out TO cotton-plant-
ers at $50 per month per head.
The Cleveland (O.) street-railway
authorities give 800 to all conductors
who serve year without accident.
The Savannah News expresses the feal
that the large shipments OF oranges now
being made frop.that city may glut the
Eastern markets.
Next spring newly organized com
pany proposes to build and operate an
electric trolley railway between Buffalo
and Niagara Falls.
Revenues have come short of expendi-
lures about $30,000,000 thus far this
fiscal year, and only five months OF the
year have expired.
President Cleveland has summarily
removed from Office the Postmaster OF
Topeka, Kan, for kicking out seventeen
Republican letter carriers.
Boston's census of the unemployed
fixes their number at 10000, and her
leading citizens are moving toward some
concerted action for their relief.
Ex-President Harrison has nearly
completed the lecture he is to deliver at
the Stanford University. He will leave
for California early in February.
Two new members OF the Aster family
have been discovered by New York 8
State Botanist. This swells the Four
Hundred to Four Hundred and Two.
1t is estimated that "a, ,000, 900 worth of
the Wisconsin tobacco crop is tied up"
in warehouses in that State, uncertainty
as to the tariff making buyers conserv-
ative.
A movement is on foot at Chicago to
erect monument to the memory of
Mayor Harrison on the Administration
plaza, where the Columbian bell now
stands.
Rev. Mr.. White of Brooklyn, known
to fame ~ the marrying minister" i"
who never turned away Il loving couple,
is dead. In his life he married $4,000
people.
The "danse du ventre," which created
such sensation ut the Chicago Fair,
has been suppressed in New York on
the ground that it is brutal and dis
gusting.
1t is said that the University OF Chi
cago will publish Il magazine intended
to be rival OF the Century and repre-
sentative OF the thought and tendencies
OF the West.
1t is estimated that damage to the
extent of at least S4,OO0,OO0 has been
caused to the crops in the Northwest
during the present year by weed known
as the Russian thistle.
The old parish prison at New Orleans
has been sold for $1,000. 1t was from
this building that eleven Italians,
charged with killing Chief of Police
Hennessy, were taken and lynched.
The gross receipts OF the Yale Prince
ton football game ut New York on
Thanksgiving day were S4l 900; eX-
penses, $4,000; leaving S27 900 to be
equally divided between the colleges.
Commissioner Miller estimates that
Sll ,0OO, 900 will be necessary to pay the
bounty on this seasons sugar crop. 4
California firm has filed claim for
bounty ON 100000 pounds OF beet
sugar.
The Georgia Legislature has declared
for free coinage OF silver and denied the
right OF the national government to
interfere with, restrict or regulate the
issue OF paper currency by authority OF
the State Legislature.
Immigration returns for October show
the number OF aliens entered during
that month to have been less than hall
the average for the season. Last year
50, ,79S were landed in October, but this
year the number sank to 10 466.
A bill passed the House recently max
ing it compulsory for all steam vessels
oi 900 tons burthen to have, when
under way, one engineer and one helper
in the engine-room, and all such vessels
TO carry two licensed engineers. This is
not applicable to ferry-boats running
less than ten hours day.
The New York Prcsbytery has adopted
\ resolution declaring that in loyal com.
plianCe with the form OF government
and with the action Of the General As
sembly the Presbytery recommends
that students for the ministry shall NO,
pursue studies in any seminary diSap-
proved 10y the General Assembly.
The supervising architect OF the Treas
urv has written letter to Bankhcad,
Chairman OF the House Committee ON
Public Buildings and Grounds, stating
that it will cost Sl6s,OO0 10 pile the
seventh and Mission streets site in San
Francisco in order TO make it solid
foundation for postothce building.