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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
BRADSTREETS' VIEWS.
No Disposition Shown to Engage in New
Enterprises.

No Disposition Shown to Engage in New
Enterprises.
New York, July 20.-Bradstreets'
weekly trade review says: Nearly all
general merchandise markets continue
dull, and the volume Of business is
smaller than anticipated. Little or no
disposition is shown to engage in new
enterprises, both city and country mer-
chants continuing to purchase with
more than usual conservatism, in view
Of the unsettled financial outlook and
the low range of prices. The total
number of business failures in the
United States this week shows an in
crease-255 compared with 219 last
week. When contrasted with the cor
responding week in 1895, the increase
during the past six business days is Al,
and with the second week OF July,
1894, the current weeks increase is 43.
During the corresponding week Of
1898, however, in the middle of the
panic, there were more than twice as
many failures as this week.
Among the other favorable features
are relatively encouraging reports con-
cerning trade at nine business centers,
together with an improvement in quo
tations for wheat, corn, oats and pork,
and firm or unchanged prices for wool,
sugar, lumber, leather and print CLOTH
Rains have improved crop prospects in
Washington. The week has been
marked at San Francisco by the depar-
ture of trainload of fruit for Los An
geles, carload for Australia, and two
ships loaded with lumber for Europe.
Exports Of wheat, flour included,
from both coasts Of the United States
and from Montreal this week amount
to 2,96S, 900 against 2,167,OO0 last
week, 1852, 900 in the corresponding
week last year, 1,s73,OO in the second
week of July, 1894, and as compared
with 5,077,000 bushels in the CORE
spending week of 1898.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
CAPTAIN TAYLOR'S REPORT
Cn River and Harbor Work in the Pa
cihc Northwest.


Washington, July 2O.-The report of
Captain Harry Taylor, of the engineer
corps, who has charge of the river and
harbor work in the Northwest, has been
made to the secretary of war.
The work on Willapa river and har.
Dor, in Washington, has been COM
pleted and twenty.one feet of water se-
cured, but some shoals need to be
dredged yet. No further appropriations
will be be required.
For the improvement of Grays harbor
and bar. plan for a jetty 81 miles to
the sea on the south side of the harbor,
to secure a low-water depth of "a feet,
has been decided upon, and contracts
will be let for the work. 1t is recon-
mended that the full amount permitted
by law-$4OO, 0OO-be appropriated for
the next fiscal year.
In Gray's harbor and Chehalis river,
to carry the dredging to a depth of six
teen feet will largely exceed the esti-
mate of cost.
The exter sion of the Northern Pacific
railway to the lower.harbor towns is
said to have lessened the impor.
tance of the river as highway, S,
that no coasting vessels have naviested
it above Cosmopolis since 1892, and il
Is recommended that the plan for dredg
ing channel through tho shoals tt
give coasting vessels access to Monte
sano be reconsidered.
The Importance of greater facilities
for keeping the rivers flowing init
Puget sound free from obstruction il
urged. In connecting Puget sount
with Lakes Union and Washington
the Smiths cove route is favored, ant
the engineer urges that preliminar.
work be done before right of way
secured, and says that $500, 900 can b
profitably expended during the year.
The earnestness of the people o
Everett for pushing the work of thei
harbor is commended, and $15, 900 i
recommended to be expended durin
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898.
The opening of Swinomish slough a
the earliest possible date is urged.
1t is reported that the expense of cal
rying out the project for removin
boulders, etc., from the Upper Colum
bia and Snake rivers is so great that
should not be begun with the preser
appropriation.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
DRAIN ON THE RESERVE.
Gold Going Ont OF the Treasury at
Rapid Rate,

haplu RATE
New York, July 17.-Drains on the
gold reserve in the subtreasury con.
Ginue, 10th in gold taken for export
and for boarding, although the amounts
withdrawn lately are comparatively in
significant. 1t is these small amounts,
however, which disturb financiers and
cause an additional depression in the
stock market.
Reports were current and found
ready credence that steamships sailing
for Europe this week will take away
the largest quantity of gold shipped in
any one week in months. Several Of
the largest gold shipping banking
houses were said to be preparing to
make shipments and they would not
deny the report. The rate of exchange
also advanced to point near where
gold shipmentsl Twill be profitable, and
in addition the report that the Roths-
childs are to issue a new 5000, 900, 900
loan of gold to aid Russia in going to
the gold basis was thought to be an in
dication that other large shipments on
special contract will be made. Deputy
Assistant Treasurer Auhlman. of the
subtreasury, in speaking of this loan
said:
"If the loan is made it will quite
naturally result in gold being with
drawn from this country, but have
no information as to the loan, and
therefore cannot make a prediction. "
The amount of gold which it is said
will be withdrawn from the subtreas
ury for shipment this week is variously
estimated at from 81, 500, 900 to $9,
100000.
The gold in the treasury today is
estimated at $9s, ,271, 900, and predic
tions are made that by the lst O
August the gold reserve will be clos
to 100000 900. There has as ye
been no talk of probable issue o
bonds in case the reserve falls to dan
gerously low figure, but several vel
known bankers say there need be n
alarm on that score, for Presiden
Cleveland will undoubtedly issue bond
at any time he may deem it necessary
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
POPULlST PLATFORM.
Drawn up in California for the st. Louis
Convention.

Drawn up in California for the st. Louis
Convention.
San Francisco, July 20.-F. M.
Wardell, chairman of the Populist
state central committee of California,
and J. Taylor Rogers, Mayor Sutro's
secretary, have prepared a platform
which it is proposed to present to the
national Populist convention at St.
Louis next week. The financial plank
is as follows:
1--WE demand a national money,
issued directly by the general govern
ment only, as full legal tender for all
debts and issued without the agency Of
any private corporation or bank, and in
circulating volume; subject to law and
responsive to our needs, and speedily
to be increased to $50 per capita of the
entire people.
"Such money shall consist Of gold,
silver and paper, each dollar thereof
endowed with the same function, i'm.
parted solely by the stamp thereon
and not dependent for its money value
upon the price of the material used
Each dollar shall be interchangeable
with, but not redeemable in the other
and shall be denominated respectively
gold, silver or paper money-all ma
tional debts being payable in either, a
the option of the government.
"As the United States is free ant
powerful nation and the financial ant
industrial liberty of its citizens shoult
be independent of the action Of any
other government, we demand the fre'
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer by the United States at the presen
ratio of 16 to /, without reference Il
the course of any foreign nation.
"We demand that all national bank
be abolished, and in lieu of them tina
the government establish postal banl
in each city, town and village Of tn
United States containing a population
of 900 or more"
The platform also declares for tn
recognition of Cuba and against the re
funding of the Pacific railroad debts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Coinage of silver Dollars.

Washington, July flowing to the
fact that the amount of silver dollars in
the treasury available for the redemp-
tion Of treasury notes has become re.
duced to $40, 1853, ,582, and will be fur
ther reduced by redemption during the
month. the coinage Of silver dollars by
the mints will be increased from $1,-
500, 900 to $4,000, 900 per month from
August /. From March l., 1898, the
treasury held 29,S90, 46l standard sill
yer dollars for the redemption Of treas
ury notes issued under the act of July
IA, 1890. Since March /, 1898, the
coinage Of silver dollars has aggregated
$11, 1888, 056. OF this sum, however,
$2,S11, ,677 was profits, or seigniorage,
which leaves $9,671,3 ,379 for the re-
demption of treasury notes. The
amount Of treasury notes redeemed in
silver dollars and cancelled from No.
vember 1. 1898, to July ID, 1895. was
S28, ,402, ,258.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Butte, July 20.-Mrs. Rose Helm.
beck, wife of Ed Heimback, of Meader-
Vile, became jealous Of the attentions
her husband paid Mrs. Thomas Smell.
ing. In company with her sister,
Mrs. Hoskins, she went to the Smelling
home today and, calling Mrs. Smelling
into the parlor, Mrs. Heimback threw a
pint of sulphuric acid on her. Mrs.
Smelling is terribly burned and will
die. Mrs. Heimback and her sister are
under arrest. The latter is raving
maniac in the county Jail, and is ex'
pected to die also.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Listening.

In discussing the art of conversation
nearly all the attention Is given to what
Is said. The matter and the manner OF
our words, the motives which prompt
them, the wisdom which chooses them,
their probable effects for good or for
evil, receive and deserve much scrutiny.
Comparatively little notice Is taken Of
the other half of conversation, which
consists in listening.
1t Is usually regarded as a simple pas
sive condition, needing no particular
effort, and, therefore, no special consid-
Grafton. Like vessel which merely
holds the liquid poured into It, the lis
tener is supposed for the time to be
only receptive, all his active faculties
being reserved for the time when he
comes to reply.
The common phrase, "havlng nothing
to do but listen" betrays the small re-
spect paid to the act, and the slight eff
fort It Is thought possible to put into 1t.
Thus 1t happens that, as no one Is
systematically taught and trained to
listen, we have few really good listen
ers among us, and, for want of them,
much good speaking Is absolutely vast
ed.
For listening Is an art having as
many grades and qualities as any other,
and, until this is recognized, the value
of conversation must be sadly limited.
Lots of people are afraid Of a cyclone
who are not afraid of the devil
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
IN A LOSING BUSINESS.
Improbable Loans Made by the State
on Lands,

UnproutaDle Loans Maue Dy the pthto
on Lands.
Salem, Or, July 17.-1n each county
of the state, with the exception of Crook
and Harney, the state board of school
land commissioners has appointed attor.
neys. 1t is the duty of the boards at.
torneys to receive applications for loans
on real estate in their respective coun-
ties, to examine titles, make recon.
mendations to the board, and to attend
to collections, making foreclosures,
when directed by the board.
In the matter of So, 500 loan, made
to Alex McKenna in Grant county, at
the time of foreclosure there was
$l,053.33 interest due, $153. SO unpaid
taxes, $27 court costs, and the attorney
claims 5000 as his fee, making total
amount of $3,939.26. The land sold
for $500, leaving the state loser by over
$4,000. The Grant county attorney
made three other foreclosures this
year. In loan Of $500 to J. W. and
Lum Lemon, the accrued interest, court
costs and attorneys fees amounted to
$1,244 IL. In loan to Samuel c..
Hills, the principal was $4,000, and
the interest, taxes, costs of court and
attorneys fees, $731.S5, making a
total of $2,73l.85. The interest, court
costs and attorneys fees, added to the
principal of $700 loan to NJ. d. Cam
eron, gives total of $973.93. The
property was bid in by the state in the
three last cases and it is not certain
that it can realize on the property the
amount invested, $7,949.98.
The total amount of the common
school fund OF the state is over 50, 500,
900. The total amount Of the agricul.
tural fund is over $132, 900. The uni.
versity fund approximates $102, 900
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

The city council of Puyallup has ap-
propriated $25 for cutting the thistles
in the streets and highways of that
town.
During the month Of June the Eggert
q johnson Company at Getchell, in
snohomish county, cut 2,l75,0OO
shingles.
Government Architect Aaron E.
johnson, who will have charge OF
building Spokane's new army post, has
arrived in that city to assume his
duties.
According to the report Of the di.
rector of the mint, Kittitas county
took the lead in mineral production in
Washington last year, and produced
one.third of the gold of the state.
George H. Lowe, a Georgia melon
planter, has booked an order to ship
two carloads of the green.above-the.red
fruit to Seattle. 5000 miles. The
freight charge is $3.50 per carload.
Captain Kingsbury. who has been
employed as engineer of the Yakima
reservation ditch, reports that the
channel will carry 164 feet of water
per second, sufficient to water 10000
acres Of land.
The oyster men of Mason county
have all been notified by the state land
commissioners that their deeds fol
oyster lands are ready for them, ano
they are happy, as the work of years
is bearing fruit.
At the Day logging camp, at Oai
Point, in Cowlitz county, logginf
railorad is being built. 1t will bt
about five miles in length, and will
tap large body Of excellent timber
heavy steel rails will be used, and the
track will be standard gauge
A few weeks ago a quantity of fia'
straw, grown on Puget sound, VA
shipped by the Seattle chamber of com
merce to Barbour s. Sons, of Lisburn
Ireland. The manufacturers report tina
the samples are excellent, and very
similar to that grown in the Courtrs
district in Belgium.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Hawaii Admits Wines Free.

Washington, July l7.-According
to the report Of United States Consul
Mills. at Honolulu, the Hawaiian legis.
lature has passed an act admitting
wines containing less than 18 per cent
alcohol free Of duty, and increased the
duty on spirituous liquors. In conse-
quence, California wines, which have
been taxed l5 per cent. per gallon,
will escape import duties.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

Athens, July 20.-The Greek gov
ernment has decided to send reinforce
ments Of troops to the Graeco-Turkish
frontier, owing to the strained rela-
tions between Greece and Turkey, i'm
mediately growing out of the Cretan
insurrection.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Bottle Paper From the Naronic.

London, July 20.-At the office of
the White Star line in this city word
was received that at Hoy lake, near
Birkenhead, a bottle was picked up
recently which contained the following
written on a slip Of paper:
"Struck iceberg. Sinking fast. Mid
ocean. Naronic. (Signed) Young"
The steamer Naronic, one of the
largest and finest freighters of the
White Star line, sailed from Liverpool
February II, 1898, for New York. and
from that time to this has never been
heard from.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23

London, July IA dispatch from
Hsmmerfest, Norway, says a party of
tourists arrived there from Danes 8
island today and report Herr Andre q
balloon, in which he planned to set out
on his voyage to the north pole, will
not be ready before August.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
BRIEF PACIFIC COAST NEWS
A Resume Of Events in the
Northwest.
EVIDENCE OF STEADY GROWTH

Nsvs Gathered in All the Towns Of
Our Neighboring state- - Improve
mept Noted in All Ind ndustries-oregon.
A Young cyclone passed through the
+imber near Fox valley last week, and
A great deal of timber was blown
down.
The ordinances preventing COWS from
running at large and for cutting
thistles will be strictly enforced i'll
The Dalles.
According to the report given the
county court by George Tregaskis, stock
inspector, there are over no. sheep
in Harney county, not including lambs.
Bandover & Co. propose putting in a
mill at their Olalla, Doulgas county,
mine. The firm has sunk shaft ten
feet, and at that depth the assays run
from SO. so to $50 ton, it is said.
The Long Creek Ealge, of Grant
county, is informed that over 200 sheep
are dead on the range between the mid
die and north fork of the John Day
river, the result of poison on the range.
The Umatilla county grand jury eau
toned justices of the peace against issu-
ing warrants for the arrest of persons
charged with petty offenses, unless the
Judge should be satisfied that the evil
dence is sufficient to convict or that the
accused is attempting to leave the coun-
ty or state.
G. B. Wade, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, Of Pendleton, sasy, after a
personal inspection of seventy-tive
wheat fields in Umatilla county, and
upon careful inquiry, that the damage
to the wheat crop in Umatilla county,
done by hot weather, has been on the
average, 90 per cent.
1t looks as though Salem and Marion
county were to become famous by rea'
son of the newspaper sketch artists
produced from that section, says the
Statesman. f. f. Bowers, bright
and conscientious cartoonist, has been
summoned by telegraph to the office Of
San Farncisco paper and to assume
the duties of valuable assignment.
The directors of The Dalles, Port
land & Astoria Navigation Company
visited the Cascade Locks, where they
met the governor, secretary of state
and state treasurer, who were looking
over the state portage. The portage
was damaged but little by the higf
water, and will require only sligh
repairs before it can be operated. The
repairs will be made IS soon as th'
water goes down sufficiently to allow
The Dalles City to land at the lowe
end of the incline.
The county court of Union count.
has reduced by one the deputies in tn
offices of sheriff and clerk. In thu
matter of the deputyship for the schoo
superintendent Office, which in a pub
lie way has been conferred on Mis-
Nellie Stevens, it is stated that tn
county court will not favor her ap
pointment in that capacity, the boar'
taking the grounds that disqualification
as to the principalship also disqualifie
her from discharging the duties of tn
office as deputy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-23
Cholera In Egyut.

Cairo, July 20.-There were 395
fresh cases Of cholera reported Tuesday
and Wednesday and 4l9 deaths from
that disaese.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14
sLAyE OWSERs BUREAU
Denied the Use of the Mails on the Report
ofa Post-O nice Inspector

WASHINGTON, ID. O.. April l3-Post.
master-General WILSON to-day declared
that the United States ex-slave owners
Registration Bureau, OF Washington, ID.
c., was in violation of the postal regula-
lions and was not entitled TO the privilege
OF the mails
This bureau was but recently incorpo-
rated under the laws of the District and
the Department made an investigation OF
its methods Of business. 1t was ascer-
tanned that three OF the incOporators Of
the bureau gave Washington as their res
idence. but none resided In the District as
the incorporation. They have lust es.
tablished Offices here. but began doing
business in a sub-ofice IN Savannah. Ga,
several weeks ago by sending out litera-
turc. The plan Of the bureau was to
secure a record OF all persons holding
slaves on January LIST, 1853. Instructions
and blanks were sent out to ex-slavehoid-
ers or their heirs for them to state the
number Of slaves owned and their sex
These blanks were 10 be filed out by ex-
slave holders, and returned TO the bureau
with a fee of from one TO five dollars.
The bureau promised to have bills intro
duced in Congress looking to repayment
for slaves. The report Of the Post-Ofice
Inspector is that the scheme IS a fraud
pure and simple.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14
GENERAL FIIZ. LEE HONORED.
He Is Appointed COnSul-Gsneral Of Tue
Ulited States al Havana.
CAPTAIN YIN. h. FOWLS SUCCEEDS HIN
Its Generally believed That the President
wishes Gen Lee so Secure Reliable In
formation in Regard TO the status
Of the InsurrcCtion.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April B.-The
President today sent to the Senate the
followin. nominations:
Fitzhugh Lee OF Virginia. TO be Con-
sul-Gcnoral fcr the United States at Ha-
vana. cube, sice Raymon o. Williams,
resigned.
William H. Fowle. Of Virginia. to be
Collector OF Internal Revenue for tho
Sixth district OF Virginia.
The nomination OF General Lee to be
Committeeman Of the United States at
Havana came as a surprise to the Sen
ate. Although 10 has been suspected for
some time that Mr.. Raymon .. Williams
would soon cease his official relations
with the Government. this was the first
inumation that such resignation had been
accepted.
General Lees selection was not the re-
suit of any conference with the senators
from Virginia. Senator Daniel is not in
the city. being to-day at the Monticello
celebration. His colleague Mr.. Martin.
knew nothing ~ the appointment until it
came 90 the Senate. The selection Is
one Of the Presidents own choice. Gen.
Lee being one OF his personal friends.
There appears TO be no political sponsor
for him. and no one I'm Congress who
knew the bent of the Presidential mind
ON this question IL is agreed on all
sides that General Lee will 20 TO Havana
in thorough accord with the Presidents
views on matters pertaining 70 that is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14
Ex-senator Irumhnll Very m

CHICAGO. ILL. April l3.-Ex-Ifnited
States Senator Lyman Trumbun wa. tax
On dangerously Ill yesterday morning at
Bellevillc, H., at the grave or his life
long friend. Observation-Disclosures Gustave
keender. He delivered an exceedingly
eloquent Grafton before his illness be-
came manifest. While his physicians
said that his condition was critical. II
may be that death will be delayed for
some time.
A conference was held by his physicians.
and IL was decided TO remove him 10
Chicago Accordingly. last evening he
was carried 10 the train, accompanied by
Or. Becgtold. II is expected that the
Senator will arrive to-day. His ailment
is believed to be rheumatism OF the
Heart.
CHICAGO ILL. April l3.-Reports
from the bedside OF ex-senator TrumbuIl
at a late hour This morning were to the
effect that the stricken man was resting
easily, and that there was no imme-
date cause for alarm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14
Snow. Wind. and Rain Ont Mest.

DENVER. COL. April 13.-Denver yes
terday was the centre OF one Of the worst
storms that ever blew over the western
country East Of here the country is in
undated with from foot 20 three feet
OF water. while on the south and west
meagre reports tell OF disastrous snow
billiards that have swept away every
vestige Of animal life I'm their path
At Pueblo cars were blown from the
track ana piled up in the bitches. Only
one eastern passengel train arrived here
up 10 Midnight. Drifts range as high as
twenty feet. and without shelter there
is no prospect OF live stock escaping the
fury OF the elements Not a train is
moving on the First division Of the Den
Yer and Rio Grande. while the gulf is
blocked from here TO Trinidad The
Santa I'e is the only road that is handling
business, and its track is slightly higher
than its councillors