Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-03
Gross Earnings Of the AtchisOn
for the Past Year.
THE WHEAT CROP OF KANSAS.
The Real Estate Valuation Of the
City Of Philadelphia-Fail-
ures for Six Months.

] pa " N III VIE tDuHlIys
New York bankers say that the money
scare is practically over.
The Treasury gold reserve will soon be
up to the full figure Of $l00,000,0O0.
Preliminary work TO the opening OF
the Cherokee Strip is well under way.
The winter wheat crop will be 80, ,OOO,-
COZ bushels less than that OF last year.
George Gould is reported to be loser
by the squeeze" TO the extent Of $l0,-
600, 900.
The enlargement Of the Erie canal has
again become an important question in
New York.
Impure milk poisoned half the West
Point cadets, but all were saved by the
post surgeon.
Secretary Herbert says "The United
St"'"c ought to have twelve such ships
as the Victoria"
The failures for the first six months in
1893 have been 6,239, more than in any
previous like period.
Senator Voorhees, declares that Con-
gress will continue uninterruptedly in
session for full year.
The Mormons are PROSECUTING with
much success near Beaver Dam, Va.
Most OF their converts are young women
Senator Berry of Arkansas says that he
has voted three times for free silver. and
that he il not in the habit Of changing
his mind.
Philadelphia no longer fears cholera,
into such excellent condition has the
Delaware Bay and river quarantine serv-
ice been put.
The National Alliance of Theatrical
Employees has been organized at New
York. John Williams OF New York was
elected President.
The gross earnings Of the Atchison
Turing the year ending July was $50,-
566 6OB, an increase OF S3,50l ,Sl5 over
the previous year.
A monster lock, to be built on the Cal
| bert Shoals canal at Birmingham, Ala,
will be when completed, it is claimed,
the largest in the country.
The russet shoe, which has attained
such wide popularity within the last few
Years, has caused good deal OF trouble
IN the leather trade in the East.
The floating debt of the Chicago Ex-
position is SO. 100000, a million greater
| than II was ON June |, and there IL fear
| of financial crisis in its affairs.
Mr.. Cleveland now weighs 800 pounds,
seventy-live pounds more than his nor
NAL weight, and is greatly inconveni-
enced physically in consequence.
Railroad passenger rates from Louis
vile and Indianapolis to Chicago are
down to cent II mile. A thorough de-
moalizatlon III rates cannot be avoided.
During the past ten years the normal
| standard OF production for wheat in this
country has varied from 1875 to IL BUSH
els per acre, making an average OF l4Is
bushels.
The statement of the Philadelphia
| Board OF Revision OF Taxes ior this year
shows II real-estate valuation of $40
35S, Az, as compared with 1882, 800, ,S92
last year.
What is described as a gigantic speci-
men Of an antediluvian monster has
been discovered in Boyd county, Neb.
Workmen are now engaged in exhuming
the monster
Cashier j. j. Bush OF the deiunct FL |
mira On. " National Bank has been
arrested upon Il warrant charging him
with making false reports and ialsifying
his accounts.
Immigration statistics for the month |
OF June show that 81 ,007 alien steerage
passengers were landed on Ellis Island |
during that month. As usual, Italy |
heads the list.
Secretary Lamont Is considering the |
suggestion OF General Schofeld that |
there be created u military department |
Of the lakes, with headquarters at Bui-
lalo or Oswego.
In the Massachusetts reiormatory for
women good behavior is rewarded by |
permitting the well-behaved ones to |
wear dresses with smaller checks. The
bad ones wear very big checks.
The State Supreme Court of South
Dakota has decided that the Western
Union Telegraph Company must accept
messages rendered whether or not writ
ten upon the regular telegraph blanks.
\ building is nearing completion at
the corner ot Pine and William streets,
New York, which, although it is only Is
ieet inches wide, is 1856 feet high. The
brick and stone in IL are held together
10y u metal skeleton,
The irrigation canals constructed at
great expense in Kansas are said not to
be- entirely successful. The fault is not
in the irrigation system, but in the fact
that the bitches have been made too ca.
pacious for the water supply.
The fmncisS ; Barlow Camp OF United
Confederate Veterans of Folk county,
Fla, has unanimously adopted resolu.
uons expressing their grateful apprecia-
tIon OF Mrs, U. ;. Grants recent acts of
to Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
A synopsis OF the rice crop bulletin is
sued 10y Dan ralmage's Sons, New York, !
is rs follows; Seeding is completed. and
the crop is puSpering finely, Total
acreage IN the United States, 262, 500;
cstimatcdyield, l0,625,0O0 bushels.
The Mayor OF Owosso, Mich, while
Strolllug ON the streets OF his city few
evenings ago, saw five rowditS rudely
push two ladies from the sidewalk. On
his hurrying up three OF the asSailants
ran, but the other two stood their
ground, whereupon the Mayor gave
them both n thnshing and then led
them to Jail.
The passenger department OF the Union
Pacific has sent out circulars to the local
offices in st. Paul declaring u hoycott
against the Great Northern in 50 far rs
OF its tickets is concerned. ,
The Union Pacific requests all connect
lug lines TO dishonor tickets OF the Great
Northern bearing its name.
The present administration reports
that the expenses OF the pension special |
examinations division for two months
amounted to SS6.S5Q. To the amount
saved through examinations and rricc-
iious may bc added SS,5O4, which was
r,,nNppsi In cash hv st,Agial pxa,,tnars ,