Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-12

ports at which they are compelled to
stop by provisions of the company's con-
tracts with the Central American States,
leaving the postmaster to fix the COM
pensation.
The annual report of Governor w. T.
Thornton OF New Mexico states that the
population of the Territory has not ma
terially changed during the past year.
The total Territorial indebtedness is
$91l ZIP, and cash balance in the treas
ury 1921 900. Stock-raising has decreased
as result of the four years drought.
Many mines are closed on account of the
decrease in silver value and the money
market stringency. The annual product
OF precious stones is rapidly increasing.
Governor Thornton recommends the
approval by Congress of a legislative act
of the Territory providing for a County
Court in every county where the county
seat has population of 1000 or more.
The report of the special agent on the
production of tin and terne plates for
the quarter ended June 80 shows an ag-
gregate output of Al, ,S66, ,042 pounds, of
which slightly more than 40 per cent was
from American block plate. Manufact-
ures during the fiscal year 1891 aggre-
gated 1860, ,7l9 pounds, of which s, $685.
533 were from American plate. During
the fiscal year OF 1898 there were 90, ,S19,-
POP pounds manufactured, of which 49,
500, 724 were from American plate. The
report on the imports and exports OF
plates indicates that the entire consump-
ton by the United States during the fs-
which mora than TX mar cont was ~ ~
American manufacture
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p'ese ''ie effoTriespolluuiice TIi relating 10 the
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.'es we! MN 10 PERFORM "heh the opportu-
my o"ers'
The compromise silver measure pre-
pared by Senator Jones OF Arkansas has
been introduced in the Senate by its au-
thor. IL provides that there shall be a
commission, comprised OF three Senators
to be selected by the Senate, three Rep
resentatlves to he selected by the Speaker
OF the House and three persons to be Sc
lected by the President, subject to con-
hrmatlon by the Senate. The commits
sion shall organize by the election of one
OF their number as 7 President, and the
President is to appoint clerk. The
commission is to hold its session in the
capitol and IN such other places as a ma
lority shall direct, and employ necessary
stenographers and employees, and may
administer oaths and send rpersons and
papers. The commission is charged with
an examination into the fiscal and mon
etary condition OF the government and
the people OF the United States, with a
view to devising means for the better
ment thereof, and is given full jurisdic-