Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-02-15
New York Chinese Engage in
the Mercantile Business.
AN ANTI-wILSON BILL PETITION.
Huge Gold Nugget Found in COlOra
dO-RailrOad Employees En-
Joined from Striking.

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New York city brewers have given
$4,000 to relieve the unemployed.
Proceedings for the dissolution OF the
Chicago gas trust, it is said, are contem-
plated in Illinois.
A gold nugget weighing 1856 pounds
has been found on the Campion property
at Breckenridge, Col.
The merchants Of st. Louis are paying
the school tax, which they have been
lighting in the courts.
There was decrease OF SO per mile in
the net earnings of the railroads OF the
country the past year.
A syndicate Of English capitalists has
bought the Fisk gold mine near Black
hawk, Col, for 100000.
The largest di3tillery in the world is
to be built at Terre Haute, Ind, as a
rival to the whisky trust.
The Mississippi Legislature voted
down bill for the establishment OF a
disabled Confederates' home.
A Baltimore packer will erect in Omaha
one OF the largest vegetable and chicken
canning factories in the West.
Surprisingly favorable results are eaid
to have resulted from experiments in
feeding wheat to hogs in Kansas.
Baltimore fire insurance underwriters
have raised The rates because vi the al
legged inadequate fire department.
The estimated revenue OF Chicago for
this year will be about $4,000, 600. Last
year the revenue was 81 900, 900 more.
Malinnn,I tnnuiIiiia I,,a b..
smoking, caused the death OF Commo-
dore 9. II. Colt OF Hartford in Florida
The silver production of the United
States last year is estimated at 60,000,-
ON0 ounces, against 65, 900, 900 ounces in
1892.
The total property loss of Kansas City
by fire last year was about $763.7l5, with
insurance involved to the amount OF a.
100000.
According to Secretary Carlisle the
people OF Utah owe the United States
1925, ,555 for the expenses of prosecutions
since 1875.
The Mayor Of Cincinnati has been au-
thorized by the Council to expend $780,
900 for improvements to give work to the
unemployed.
In Rhode Island they still ring the
Statehouse bell to call the Legislature
together. 1t is large bell, and can be
heard all over the State.
Many Chinese in New York have dis
carded the laundry business and devel-
oped into merchants. The Oriental goods
are popular in the metropolis.
The Baltimore American expects the
proposed electric railway between Balti-
more and Washington to be in operation
before the summer OF next year.
A bill is to be introduced in the New
York Legislature to provide for the es-
tablishment in cities of $4,000 inhabi-
tants of free public bureaus of employ
ment.
The troubles in the Mansfield mining
district in Pennsylvania are at an end
apparently. The Slavs, who ran things
Ms they pleased for awhile, have been
cowed.
The railroad employees of Pennsylvania
have formed an association to combine
on candidates for the Legislature. 1t is
Gained that 100000 men will vote to-
gether.
| The official returns show an increase
in exports from Canada for the past six
months OF nearly S4,0O0000. The inn
ports for the past six months increased
$500, 900.
The speech of Senator Jones OF Ne
vada during the silver debate will ill
ninety pages of the Congressional Rec
ord, and n special number has been as-
signed to it.
On the proposed subway to cross the
city of Boston 80, 1000, 900 are to be ex-
pended. Passengers will be carried from
Park Square to the Union station on
Causeway street in four minutes.
The petitions presented to Congress
against the Wilson bill bear the names
ol ,25O,OO0 persons, the largest number
OF remonstrants ever known in the case
OF pending scheme OF legislation.
The New York State Railroad Com.
mission intends to ask legislation giving
1t power to act as arbiter in grade-cross'
ing II alters. The idea comes from Mas,
sachusetts, where it has been successful
Judge McAdam of the Superior Cour,
OF New York, who has probably granted
more divorces than any living Judge, has
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faithful wives they cannot get divorces
Judge Dundy at Omaha has issued al
order reducing wages on the Union Pa
cillc system. The average reduction pei
man is $500 per month. The employees
are cnioined from striking against th,
cut.
Boston has been seized with the sub.
urb annexation fever again. A bill ha,
been introduced in the Legislature to al
low the Hub" to gather to itself al
towns within ten miles of its gildct
Statehouse dome.
| President Harper of the Chicago Uni
versity is reported to have stated tha
the story ot Cain and Able is myth
with no more truth in it, rs lar is known
than the story OF the wooden horse tha
figured in the capture OF Troy, or thar
the myth OF Remus and Romulus ~
connected with the founding OF Rome.
The Law and Order League at Jackson
willie, Fla, has resolved 10 make it lively
for the principals, aiders and abettors il
the Corbctt- Mitchell fight. 1t holds tha
the injunction granted by Judge Call wa.
an evasion OF the prescribed statutes
and II the State authorities do not very
soon bring the matter up for review il
the Supreme Court, the league will do SO
The populations OF James Anderson o
Indiana, u well.cunnected lad OF Is years
who is employed rs messenger in tn,
Treasury vaults at Washington, prove,
more serious than was at trst supposed
They amount TO S7al rs far as ascer
taincd, and the inquiry is still in prog
ress, When the theft was first discoverel