Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-02-22
EASTERN MELANGE.
New York Gambling Resort
Frequented by Women.
THE INSANE LAW OF MINNESOTA
Great Amount Of Distress in Ottawa
Canada The Old Jefferson
Davis Mansion.

Iowa Legislators cannot agree on liq-
uor bill.
A bill designed to put stop to "treat-
ing" has been introduced in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature.
The insane law Of Minnesota has been
declared unconstitutional, and 470 in
mates have a right to new trials.
The Montreal Hebrews are organizing
society for the purpose Of assisting des-
titute Jews and bringing others to Can
ada.
Sackett, the silhouette artist, who
eloped with an Elkhart (Ind. heiress,
has been arrested at Topeka. The girl
has been returned to her home.
The Woman's Home Missionary Soci-
ETY. OF the Philadelphia Conference has
memoriaized Congress against the ad-
mission Of Utah as State.
The State of Mississippi is proposing
TO discontinue the penitentiary lease
system and to establish farm on which
its convicts will be employed.'
Tree-planting on the streets at Or
lando, Fla, is encouraged by a bounty
of 80 cents for each tree in good condI-
tion after one year OF growth.
The hard times have induced the pre-
sentation OF a bill in the Massachusetts
Senate TO prevent attachment OF grave
yard lots and tombstones for debt.
A bill has been introduced in the Mas
sachusetta legislature IN empower cities
and towns to make and distribute cleo
tricity for light, heat and motive power.
The Connecticut Board OF Health will
vigorously prosecute irregular medical
practitioners, disregarding any injunc-
tions which may be obtained by the lat
| ter.
Senator Gray has announced bill to
enable purchasers at judicial sales Of
railroads organized under the laws OF the
United States to organize new corpora
tiOns.
The Committee on Harbors and Rivers
will give an appropriation to improve
San Pedro and Port Hartford. but not as
much as tue Secretary Of War recon-
mended.
The joint committee of the Massachu-
sets Legislature has given woman sui
frage a black eye by reporting adversely
on the proposition to grant municipal
suffrage to the ladies'.
The Legislature of Kentucky has had
before it lor some time bill providing
for the compulsory education of the
youth of the State, but the bill is not
likely to become II law.
A Chicago dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Times says Prophecies Of ruin in
the World Fair district OF the city to
follow the departure of the great show
have not been fulfilled.
A dispatch from Ottawa, Ont, states
that there is n large amount OF distress
in that city, and the City Engineers Of
lice is besieged every morning by men
who hope to get job at stone-breaking.
A company of Canadian capitalists
are going to stretch cable from below
the Niagara Falls to Table Rock on the
Canadian side on the plan OF the Ferris
wheel. 1t is proposed to run cars across
every twenty minutes.
Secretary Carlisle has called for the
resignation OF ii. IL. Lawrence, assayer
of the mint Mt San Francisco; p. b. Ell
lis, assayer of the mint at Carson City,
and h. B. Zabrskie, melter and relner
OF the mint ut Carson City, New.
With the money from the sale of bonds
the Treasury Department is paving some
Of its deferred obligations. Sugar houn-
ties to the amount of Sll .50U, 600 have
been awaiting payment for some time.
They are now being paid at the rate oil
800, 900 day.
1t is now believed that Henry Carr, a
young lawyer NJ Denver, was shot by his
wife and killed, and not by burglars, rs
first reported. I he woman lived in n
notorious house before he married her,
and frequently became intoxicated and
quarreled with her husband.
The old Jefferson Davis mansion which
was donated by the city OF Richmond to
the Confederate Memorial and Literary
Society, will soon be turned over to the
proper authorities and made ready for
the museum OF Confederate relies, for
which purpose 1t was presented.
A gambling resort, frequented only by
women, was raided in New York city the
other day. Many lashionably dressed
women were present and became panic
stricken when the oilircrs appeared, and
several attempted to escape 10y jumping
out OF windows. They were allowed to
depart unmolested.
The bill by Terry, making railroad
corporations citizens of States in which
their lines may be for legal purposes, re-
ceived favorable vote in committee.
Under the existing laws according to re.
cent decisions OF the Supreme Court the
habitation OF u railroad is in the State
where its principal office is located.
The House Judiciary Committee has
referred back to the subcommittee Me.
Cann's resolution calling Tor an investi-
cation OF Judge Jenkins action in en-
joining the Northern Pacific employees
from striking. The subcommittee is ln-
structed to inquire whether there are
any charges that jenkins was influenced
10y corrupt motives.
Coils +. Huntington WAS before the
Senate Committee on Railroads the other
day, giving the committee information
about the Pacific railroads. &. L. Hun
tngton made u suggestion to the COM
mittee in the shape OF bill looking Ia
the reorganization OF the Central Pacific
system. His proposition is the company
shall give mortgage to the government
covering all its property, in consiieul
ton OF which il may issue SlS4, ,OO0, ,0OO
2ty per cent bonds. to run l25 years, to
hc applied first To the replacement ot
the mortgage bonds OF the Central Pa
citic aud California and Western Pacific
railroad, amounting to s27 ,S5S, 900; also
to the redemption OF bonds issued on
account OF the California and Oregon
railroad, amounting 10 $50 6,0OO,OOO. The
hill contains numerous provisions look
ing to the protection OF the government
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