Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-02-08
EASTERN MELANGE.
A Petrified Tree Filled With
Honey Found in Florida.
VERY RICH STRIKE OF GOLD ORE
A Buffalo Burglars Unique Manner
of Making Things Pleasant
for His Victims.

out OF WORK.
Cattle are furnishing in drought
stricken Texas.
Many farmers in Indiana are feeding
wheat TO their hogs.
Atchison's earnings for the first week
in January decreased $751; 600.
Only married men are given work by
the city authorities at Duluth.
coast are complaining of poacGinigis." '"'''
Eastern capitalists plan to invest $l2,-
100000 in Sioux City (Ia.) enterprises.
Special government agents are making
arrests in Oklahoma OF timber thieves.
Chicago is considering a project of ele-
waited moving sidewalks in the business
district.
There are a large number Of newcom-
ers who desire 10 rent farms in Greene
county, Mo.
The Indiana Associated Press mas been
organized at indianapolis to make feat
ure OF State news.
Whites and blacks are having trouble
near Kansas City, Kan, over the ques-
tion of mixed schools.
An old Spanish grant, covering Pensa-
cola's water front, is declared illegal by
Florida's Supreme Court.
The Eastern ice crop this year is not
quite 70 good as last Cntting has al
ready begun in New Hampshire.
Owing to hard times some OF the big
circuses will not take the road " next
summer, Forepaugh's among them.
The revenue of the Toronto Street
Railroad Company during 1893 was 1902
927. The city got s72, ,234 in percentage.
1t is said that letters still reach the
Marshfield (Mass.) pOstoilice from time
to time addressed TO " Hon. Daniel Web
ster."
Cedar Creek county, Col, has made
its richest strike Of gold ore in the lnde-
pendent mine, u ton assaying 1858
ounces.
The advance Of Boston's death rate from
% 92 in 1892 TO 24.02 TO the | 900 in 1893
was almost wholly due TO the prevalence
Of pneumonia.
A Buffalo burglar inveigled II man
from home by sending him couple OF
theater tickets, and then went through
his house ut leisure.
Chicago proposes 10 apply the work
test TO all idle men seeking public relief
and TO drive out all who refuse to earn
their food and lodging,
General against the Daily Drawing Club
has had the effect OF closing all the pol
icy shops in New Orleans.
The Standard Oil plant at La Porte,
Ind, has been advertised TO be sold for
taxes. IL is wrangle between the
company and the authorities.
The trials in progress within the past
four years TO ascertain whether or not
Texas could be made tobacro-growing
State have resulted successfully.
Reports from fourteen American loco
motive building works give the number
OF locomotives built in 1893 as 1908, II
decrease from the previous year.
The latest thing in womens societies
is darning club, organized in II Western
town. Que woman reads aloud, while
the Others repair the family hosiery.
st. Louis people are contributing TO
lake employment fund. The idea is to
give work 10 the unemployed and at the
same time add lake TO Forest Park.
A reward OF 81 900 has been offered for
the capture of Clyde Mattox, who es-
capped from jail at Wichita just after be- |
ing convicted Of murder in the first de- |
gree.
Some men who were digging well at |
Live Oak, Fla, found about ten feet be. |
low the surface OF the ground tree pet |
riiied ON the outside. The inside was
filled with honey.
The Colorado House is considering a |
most important measure, which makes |
II an oilense for any one, even farmers |
or railway men, 10 work longer than |
eight hours in one day.
The President has vetoed the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill, giving
as reason that II provides for piers in |
the river, which are likely in the future
TO interfere with commerce.
There is u strong movement on foot in
New York among number OF prom-
nent physicians TO establish gymnasium
ON such u large scale that il can be used
by 5000 people ut the same time.
At Dubuque, Ia, TIA ra.ra- boom-de-
ny" was played during the service in the
Grand View Avenue Methodist Church,
and came near causing disruption. A
pastor denounced it us blasphemy.
Secretary Herbert has issued nm order
that no person in the United States navy
shall write for newspaper or magazine
ON any subject whatever without first
having secured permission from the Sec
retary.
A Board OF Trade firm in Chicago sent
cable message to Liverpool from the
floor of the board asking for bid on
wheat. The answer was received at the
same place IN four minutes. This in the
quickest time ON record.
Secretary OF Agriculture Morton has
requested the return OF all iranked on.
velopes containing copies OF his speech
ON political farmers, 80 that he may see
who violated his instructions TO send
them out only at his own expense.
A club man at Boston has made "A wager
that he will work his way around the
world, starting without stitch OF cloth.
ing on him. One year is 10 be given him
IN which TO make the trip, and he is 10
return 10 Boston with 5000 in his pock.
ct, all OF which hc must have earned.
DR.. Falb, the astrologer, predicts that
New York will be Inundated and in part
submerged hy the waters Of the bay and
the East and North rivers, which waters
will be raised up 10y n great tidal wave,
the result OF submarine earthquake,
This event, DIR. falh saws, may be ex.
pected ON or about July or August II.
The Judge at Boston in the Everett
nickel-in.the-slot ease has decided the
machines are part OF game OF chance,
and Wallace, at whose stores machines
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