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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-03
NEWS OF THE ORIENT.
Yokohama Excited Over q Mysterious
Poisoning Case.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-The steam.
ship Doric arrived tonight from Hong
Kong and Yokohama. bringing the
following Oriental news:
Yokohama society is torn up over a
mysterious poisoning case. r. 81. Ca
rev, a gentleman occupying a good SO.
cial position, and secretary of the Yok.
ohama United Club, who was married
to a lady of substantial income, was
taken ill October 10, and died October
%. A %coroner's inquest was held, and
it was discovered that he had been
poisoned. The evidence showed that
Mrs. Carew, just before his illness and
after he was sick. had purchased arse.
mic in such quantities as to alarm the
druggist. She said she wanted it for
malarial fever. Mrs. Carew told a re-
markable story of a mysterious yelled
woman dressed in black, who called OH
her husband October 10. Mr.. Carew
was not at home, and the woman left,
after making an appointment to meet
him. Mr.. Carew appeared to be great.
ly worried when the woman failed to
keep the appointment. and wrote her a
letter. addressed to Annie Lake. Mr..
Carew was taken i'll October is, and on
October 20, while she was Out, the
same mysterious woman called at the
house. She asked where Mr.. Carew's
bedroom was situated, and the servant,
after telling her, went to bed. That
was the last seen of the mysterious Wis.
itor, but Mrs. Carew received from her
a letter written by Carew, which had
been thrown in a waste basket. After
Carew died, aud the inquest was in
progress, the woman wrote to Messrs.
Lowder & Hall, stating that she had
fooled the chemist, the doctor and that
SILLY little wife" The police have
beer unable to find any trace Of the
woman in black. The coroner's Jury
brought a verdict that Mr.. Carew died
from the effects Of arsenic poisoning,
but by whom the poison was admins.
tered there was no evidence to show.
Mrs. Carew was then arrested, and
charged with the murder of her hus.
band, but vas later released on bail.
Her trial was in progress when tho
steamer left,
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)" ~
The extensive plant of the Inman,
Poulsen Lumber Company, of Port.
land, Or, was almost completely de-.
stroyed by fire Thanksgiving evening.
The fire was discovered by the night
watchman, and in an incredible space
OF time the entire plant was a seething
cauldron of flames. The loss sustained
Is about $S5, 600, covered by insurance
IN numerous companies to the extent
of about $40, 900. The most distressing
result OF the fire is that $50 men are
thrown out of employment, temporarily
at a season of the year when they can
i'll afford to be idle. The tiremen ON
duty did good service, but could not do
much except to prevent the spread of
the flames. just how the fire original.
ed is difficult to determine, but it is
supposed to have been caused by spon-
famous combustion. Mr.. Robert d.
lnman, of the copmany, says that al.
though sustaining a heavy loss he is not
at all ~disheartened and will rebuild as
soon as possible. 1t was fortunate that
a strong east wind was blowing as it
carried the flames out over the river
and the lumber piled up in the yard
south of the mill escaped almost alto.
Had the flames reached the
lumber, ths loss would have fallen
heavily upon the mill company, as more
than $751; 600 worth Of lumber was
stored there.
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A Nervy Jeweler.

-Four men entered Jacob Niedlikow's
jewelry store in Milwaukee, Wis. and
attempted to rob the place. Two GOV.
cred the proprietor with revolvers and
ordered him to open the safe. He crap.
pied with the men, who opened fire Oh
him. shooting him in the hand. The
Jewelers. wife entered and several shot;
were fired at her and her child. The
robbers were then. frightened off, and
being pursued were captured.
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WOMAN KILLED HERSELF.
Fatal Deed Committed in a Fit or In.
sanity.

sanity.
Seattle, Nov. 80.-Mrs. Louis Zim.
merman. of River Park, q suburb of
this city, shot herself III the mouth at
2 O'Clock today during a temporary fit
of insanity, INJECTING a wound from
which she died two hours later. She
had been complaining for several DAYS,
and a few minutes before she fired the
fatal shot had sent her husband for a
physician, claiming she was unwell.
zimmerman had not gone but a few
feet from the the house when he heard
a shot. He stopped, and in an instant
heard another report. Rushing back
to the house, he was Mortified to find
his wife lying on the floor with n
smoking revolver in her hand and n
stream of blood rushing from her
mouth. He tried to rouse her, but she
never regained consciousness, diving at
4 O'Clock. Deceased was 80 years of
age, and mother of o 0.months.o old
baby. Zimmerman is a carpenter in
the employ of the Seattle Brewing &,
Mailing Company.
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FELL DOWN A WELL.
"ir"ouious Escape From Death of n
Young astoria Lady.

Astoria, Or, Dec. 1.-Miss Rene
writ, eldest daughter of John Wir,.
OF MS city, had u most miraculous es.
cape from death this afternoon. Tho
young lady went to a we'll on her fa.
tner's property for drinking water, and
whlie so engaged, fell in. The we'll
winch contained seven feet of water
was nearly forty feet deep, and only
five feet in diameter, but, STRANGE 80
say Miss Writ was unhurt in falling
Upon reaching the surface Of the we.
ter she chung TO the sides of the wei,
Tor nearly half hour until helm mr..
rived when she was quickly hoisted TO
the surface. W
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Certainly

New York, Dec. /. DR.. Cbor,os
Lafiin was today committed to Bellevue
hospital for examination rs TO his
sanity, He is, according to the story
told by his wife, a pitiful wreck of n
brilliant scholar, a man suffering from
the peculiar and powerful disease. AZ.
rlcan fever, contracted whllo accom-.
panying Bishop Taylor on an eynedi
'ion TO the west coast of Africa. Ha
married Clara Freeman, Of Milton. N
81 June %, this year. On the follow.
ing night, DR.. Laflin acted strangely
one OF his freaks of insanity was to dis.
locate the j-ints of his wife's body ard
incl snap them back into position
once sho says, he took five grains Of
OPIUM IN one dose Poison. however
seemed to have little effect ON him
fIha!iy hor suirerings became so in.
tense she says that she was Obliged ~
"ppeai 10 tho authorities for protection.
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Woman Fires Upon burglars.

At Coland creek, Virginia, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bslcher, who is reputed to
have money at her home, heard bur.
glars working at a back door. She
stole out with a Winchester, saw three
men AT the door and fred three shots
at them. The burglars fled. They
were tracked more than three miles by
blood stains.
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The American Company's lighters
n ship cleaners in Hamburg, Ger.
many have Joined the big strike there,
and eleven thousand men are now out.
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Rebellion in Madagascar.

Dispatches from Antananarivo say
rebellion in Madagascar is rampant,
and in the vicinity of the capital trade
is paraly zed.
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THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

]. Tariff, not only TO furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses OF the
government. but 10 protect American Ia
Dor from degradation to the wage level
OF other lands. .. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties in favor of the American merchant
marine. 3. Maintenance Of the existing
gold standard and opposition TO free coin
age Of silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world. 4. Pensions and
preferences for veterans Of the Union
army. s. A firm, vigorous and dignilied
foreign policy. G. The Hawaiian Islands
to be controlled by the United States; the
Nicaraguan canal to be built; a naval sta
tion in the West Indies Z. Protection Of
American citizens and property In Turkey.
8. Reassertion Of the Monroe doctrine.
Eventual withdrawal of European powers
from this hemisphere and union of all
Engl!sh-speaking people on this continent.
D. The United States actively to use influ-
ence to restore peace and give independ-
ence to Cuba. 10. Enlargement of the
navy. defense of harbors and seacoasts.
il. Exclusion Of illiterate and immoral i'm
migrants. r. Reapproval of the civil SER
vice law. 13. A free ballot and an honest
count. IA. Condemnation of lynching. Is.
Approval of national arbitration. 16 APP
proval of a free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission Of the remaining territories. rep
resentation for Alaska and abolition Of
carpet-bag federal officers. 1s. Sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen intemper-
ance. 19. Sympathetic reference to "the
rights and interests of woman."--Con-
densed by the Times-Herald.
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you to get rich at rapid rate. but would
make you poorer. Receiving 53-cent dol
lars in wages and paying nearly double
for all you buy with them is not proiita-
Bile; but that is a simple statement of the
Bryan plan for increasing wealth. He
proceeds on the assumption that the repu-
diation of debts will he popular because
the creditors are few proportionatey to
the debtors, and that the people WHO owe
mortgages or other debts will rush 10
make an opportunity of paying them off
with money reduced in value about one
half. However that may work for. the
creditors, he says, II win be popular with
the borrowers, who are in the great ma
jority.
But that is not true. The creditors are
in the vast majority. If you sell your la
Dor YOU are n creditor to the amount OF
the wages you stipulated for. If the saw
ings bank and the capitalist are TO lose
half the amount of their mortgages, you
will as surely lose half the amount OF your
wages In the reduction or their purchas-
ing capacity. If twice the price must be
paid for the farmers produce. who Is go
ing to pay? 1t must be you, the con-
sumer.
Even if dishonest people want to re-
pudiate half the debts they owe, they are
not SO eager for the reputation OF half
the debts owing to them.
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MIR. CONNELL FOR CONGRESS.

From the Providence Register.
when. the Republicans of Lacl,awanna
county placed Mr.. William Connell in
nomination for congress they put before
the voters one who holds the confidence
of the people, one whom they know VIII
be true and loyal and earnest in their be-
half. No eulogy of Mr. Connell need here
be given-the whole city and valley bear
marks of his individuality and of his inter-
est in the welfare of the community-an IN
terest that has helped the onward advance
of Scranton and has tended to help make
thousands of people comfortable, indus
trious and prosperous. From the strug-
giles of boyhood when life had its bitter
hardships for him along to the years when
opportunity was presented that enabled
him to turn the tide of fortune In his Ia
vor, and on through these later years,
Mr.. Connelrs energy and practical realiza-
tion OF true citizenship have been con-
stantly revealed. The people know him
for his philanthropy: they know him for
his hclpfulness in the upbTilding of the
city by his aid and influence in the in
crease of her industrial development;
they know his work In behalf OF the
churches; they know him as a citizen who
has the highest esteem of all his fellow
citizens. In electing Mr.. Connell to con-
gress, which the people of this congress
Sional district Will surely 40 at the conf
ing November election, they will bestow
upon him but scant return for the unsel-
fish interest he has taken in their well
fare. In his walk in life he has been the
friend of all. the helper ofall. and in busi-
ness and as an employer of labor he has
been just and fair with those who needed
his counsel or employment through the
various channels in which he Is so largely
interested. The thoughtful voter will con-
slider all this, and as election day draws
nigh there is the hope that all Lacka-
wanna county will be of one mind and
that Mr.. Connel will be elected by a
unanimity which will proclaim to the
country that the people of this congress
sional district have the fullest confi-
dence in him as one who will faithfully
represent their interests in the legisla-
tion that is for the country'S good.
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HOW WOULD WORK,
ErOm the Sun


If we could all repudiate half our debts
and II we had no scruple about doing II
how much easier it would be for all of ne
to get rich! The necessity of paying what
we owe makes constant drain on our re-
sources; and If we could cheat our credit
ors out of half our debts. would not our
bank accounts grow much faster?
The trouble about this plan for accu-
mulating riches is that If we pay only half
of what we owe to other people, we shall
get only half of what is owing to us. II
works both ways. you see. The man who
pays 53-cent dollars will be obliged to take
them also. If you make up your mind
that Bryan is the candidate to vote for.
you will have decided to take So cents of
wages for 100 cents of work. When you 60
to your butcher or your grocer with your
53-cent dollar he will give you 53 cents
of groceries or meat for 1t. and no more.
He Is not going to sell 100 cents worth for
So cents. He Is not in business for the pur-
pose Of losing money. Ha ~ working for
profits, as you are.
Hence, you see. that. after all, the Bry-
an scheme Of repudiation could not help
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Our Information Bureau


The Times wants The Tribune to ans
wer the following questions. We do so
with pleasure:
What effect does a decreasing volume OF
money have on general prices?
Wsat effect does an increasing volume
OF money have on general prices?
What difference was there in the mon
etary legislation of the United States
prior to 1873 and after that date?
Is 1t true that general prices in gold
standard countries have declined nearly
80 per cent. since 1873? If SO, what does
this show?
Is it true that general prices have re-
mained approximately Steady in silver
standard countries since 1873? If so, why
this difference from gold standard coun-
tries?
Under regime OF falling prices who is
benefited? Who Is harmed?
Is not a regime of steady prices the best
for any courtry? II so, what monetary
legislation Is best calculated to produce
that result?
Other things being equal decreasing
volume of money lowers general prices:
while an increasing volume raises them.
In this connection it is interesting to
note that the per capita circulation of
money in the United States has grown
steadily under the gold standard from
SIS in 1873 to nearly s25 in 1892. But this
gradual expansion Of the currency could
not prevent the introduction into the
processes Of production of labor-saving
machinery. and the result has been that
In many directions prices have fallen,
although the quantity Of money in cir
cnlation has been largely augmented.
Prior to 1878 the law gave silver equal
mintage privileges with gold. Silver;
however. did not avail itself of those
privileges to any extent. Only about
100000 silver dollars were coined from
the foundation of the government down
to 1873. hence in that year it was decided
to rescind the legal provision for the free
coinage OF silver dollars. That coinage
had, as we say, already been stopped in
effect: in 1873 it was discontinued in
name also. But under subsequent leg
islation nearly $4,000 900 worth of sill
yer was coined or put out in the form
of silver certificates.
1t Is not true that general prices in
gold standard countries have declined
nearly so per cent. since 1873, while in
silver standard countries they have re-
mained approximately steady. The
Aldrich senate committee which ex-
amined the range of prices covering
232 articles Of American production from
1860 to 1890 found an average fall of only
per cent. whereas silver bullion fell
50 per cent. In countries with the silver
standard, stability on such a falling
bullion value Of silver would clearly be
impossible. In the important single
item Of labor. however. the Aldrich COM
mittee found that wages in this country
had steadily risen both in nominal
amount and in actual purchasing pow
er; whereas in silver standard countries
wages are ridiculously low and are fall
ing rather than rising. This shows
that the gold standard with Protective
tariff. is q mighty good thing for all
who have TO work for living.
The'only persons permanently bene-
fitted by q regime Of steadily declining
prices ere. Of course, those who have
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81 do not know what yOu think
about il, but 1 believe that it isl
good deal better to open the
mills Of the United States to the
labor of America than to pen up
the mints of the United states
to the silver of the world"
WILLIAM M'KiNLEY.
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HE GOT THE MESSAGE.

An experienced telegraph operator can,
from merely listening to the sounds, un-
derstand message on one kind of tee-
graph instrument without seeing it at all.
One day an inspector walked into an Of
flee and began to question the clerk in
charge. Suddenly q message began to ar
rive and the clerk sat down to write it..
The message was as follow:
Look out for squalls. The Inspector is
somewhere along the line and will be polk
ing his nose in everywhere"
The Inspector smiled as he listened to
the message, while the poor clerk looked
quite helpless. His superior however,
went to the instrument and sent back the
answer: TOO late. He has already poked
his nose in herc."-London Tit-Bts.
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fixed incomes, life salaries or pensions.
In our country this class is small.
the best way to secure stability in busi-
ness Ia not to undermine it every four
years, as the Democrats did in 1892 with
their free trade crusade, and as they are
trying to do at present with their revo-
lutionary movement for free silver
coinage
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Does Hon. John Wanamaker sanction
the continued coupling of his senatorial
candidacy with the expenditure of
money for the purpose Of setting up
legislature? If not, why does he ac-
Quiesce in It?
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The Mckinley idea is not a monopo-
listic gift of AZ cents on the dollar to
millionaire. silver mine owners, but the
free coinage of American muscle into
good wages paid in dollars everywhere
worth the denomination stamped on
their face.
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Bryan's acceptance speech, according
to Mark Hanna, is like skimmer-fuil
OF holes" 1t will be fuller of holes than
ever, when John Sherman and Benja-
min Harrison get through peppering it.
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In commemoration of its sixth an
niversary the Diocesan Record last
week Used handsome special number.
which reflects credit upon it's enterpris-
ing makers. The Record has our con-
Eratuations.
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The report has never been denied that
Wanamaker money was used profusely
in Luzerne county recently. Is Lacka-
wanna to be invaded, also?
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OF course it was typographical error
which made us say on Saturday. 1.-THE
dollar can be too good for the man who
has to earn it by honest toll" Just the
opposite of this was written and in
tended
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Senator Quay predicted that the sill
middle of September. The sudden
corking up of Bryan shows that the free
coinage managers have that idea too,
and want to hold their nominee in re-
serve for the subsequent generation OF
new deluSion
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1t is now apparent that the Republi-
can campaign managers purposely gave
Bryan the oratorical right of way. They
evidently foresaw that he would talk
himself out long before election day.
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check on their tempers and curb on
their tongue.

1t is reported from Washington, upon
what is described as excellent author
ity," that President Cleveland does not
favor the selection of an independent
ticket at indianapolis. but prefers that
money Democratic voter use his own
judgment in casting his vote. either for
Mckinley or Bryan. OF course, Mr..
Cleveland's opinion is not highly i'm
nortant, but If it is as above described,
it certainly is creditable to his common
sense.
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1t is curious to notice how precipi-
lately Mr.. Bryan has dropped his free
trade notions of former years. lie
hasn't a word to say nowadays about
the tariff
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LEGISLATIVE.

Senate, 2lst District--COl.. W. J. SCOTT.
Representative, Sd District-DR. N. Z.
MACKEY.
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ConGress-WlLLIAM CONNELL.
Commiss sioners-S. w. ROBERTS, GILES
ROBERTS.
Auditors-A. T.. K1EFER. FRED l..
WARD.
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II.
If the moon shone over the waters
And you were one of Eyes daughters,
If Il man We're loyal and true
And, riding along on tandem,
He kissed you Il little at random,
Pray, what in the world could you do
Judge,
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No dollar can be too good for the man
who has to earn it by hard work.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dentists,

C. C. LAUBACH. SURGEON DENTIST
No. 1l5 Wyoming avenue.
r. NJ. sTRATTON, OFFICE COAL En-
change.
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COUNTY.

Congressman at Large--GALUSHA a.
GROW, SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT.
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Wire Sreens.
Hotels and Restaurants.

JOS. KUETTEI.. REAR S1l LACKA
wanna avenue. Scranton. Pa. manufac
turer Of Wire Screens.
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THE ELK CAFE. 125 and II FRANK.
= lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p. ZEIGLER Pronrfetop
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Physicians and Surgeons.

DIR. C. L. FREY, PRACTICE LIMITED
diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat; office 122 Wyoming ave. Resi-.
dence. 529 Vine street
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Seeds.

@. II. CLARK & CO.. sEEDsMEN AND
Nurserymen; store 1i6 Washington ave.
nue.: green house. 1850 North Main ave.
nue.: store telephone 762
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TIE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE.

PrrsiIent-WlLLIAM MKINLEY.
Z Presidcnt-GARRET A. HOBART.
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BAUER's oRCHESTRA-MUsIc FOR
dinGs and concert work furnished, For
terms address r. J. Bauer, conductor.
III Wyoming avenue. over HulborfS
music store.
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THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND
Loan Association will loan you money
on easier terms and pay you better on
investment than any other association.
Gail on Q. N. Calender. Dime Bank
building.
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DIR. L. NJ. GATES. 1876 WASHINGTON
avenue. Office hours, 8 to a. M. 40
to and to p. m. Residence 800 Madi-
son avenue.
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supplies, envelopes. paper bags, tWine.
Warehouse. 1)o Warrington ave. eoran.
ton. Pa