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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

The city marshal of Walla Walls
has been authorized to collect poll.tai
from Cinnamon, and 10 per cent was
allowed him for an interpreter.
Fewer than 100, 900 bushels Of wheat
remain in the warehouses in Garfield,
and what there is, is the property Of
large wheatraisers, who can afford 10
hold.
Bruce Belknap shot a catamount Cd
Long Prairie last week. The brute
had become quite bold and had de-
stroyed considerable poultry in thai
vicinity.
The much. discussed deal Of the
Northern Pacific Railway Compan!
for a location for a depot Of its " Id
Seattle has been contaminated, and tpe
deeds to the property filed.
Since the recent fall of snow upon
the Huckleberry and Calispel ranges
many deer have been seen along tne
foothills overlooking the Colville val
ley. The snow storm has also CAUSED
other animals to approach the settle
ments.
The farmers of the Colville valley
are shipping large quantities OF nay,
potatoes, cabbage and eggs to Bri'''n
Columbia. Shipments from farm pfv,
ducts from that valley this year wiz
show up as largely as from any o'n''
section on the Northern railway
A large number of sheep were Ailieu
at the Mission. street crossing OF .n''
Great Northern IN Spokane the otnei
evening, and were the next day taAel
out beyond Hillyard and buried WIZ
all due ceremony. The railway com,
pany furnished a car and locomOt''
for the occasion.
Hill creek, a tributary Of Coal cree,
in Cowlitz county, was flooded Wv
other day and several hundred thousapS
feet of logs were splashed into the mai.
stream. 1t is a great sight to wl'nvs
the flooding of logs out of a mounA~
stream, and the neighbors always 'u''
out to see it
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Peace in Abyssinia,

Rome. Nov. 17.-Under date of
Adisabeda. October 20, Major Veraz-
zini, ltaly's envoy plenipotentiary to
the Negus Menelek, of Abyssinia, has
telegraphed to the Italian government
as follows:
Il have today, with great solemnity,
signed a treaty of peace and conven.
tion for the release of the prisoners lin
Menelek's hands,. The treaty provides
for the restoration of the status u
pending the appointment of delegates
by Italy and Abyssinia year hence, to
determine the frontiers by friendly
agreement. 1t recognizes the absolute
independence of Ethiopia and abrogates
the Uccialli treaty. Italy undertakes
in the meantime not to cede the terri.
tory to any other power. Should she
desire spontaneously to abandon the
territory, it would return to the ETH.
opian rule"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Weyler Has Met Maceo.

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 18.-Cipher
dispatches just received report a fierce
battle in progress in Pinar del Rio. 1t
is believed that Maceo and Weyler
have met. Reports of firearms have
been alomst necessarily heard for sew
ersl hours. The insurgent forces are
we'll located in the hills, and are pour
ing a hot fire into the Spanish troops,
which are repeatedly driven back in
their attempts to capture the Cuban
stronghold. The insurgents have the
advantage of position, being at a great
elevation, but the Spaniards are max.
ing desperate attack. From a distance
it looks as if several towns are in
flames.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

The general assembly of the knights
OF Labor, in session in Rochester, N.
r. adopted a resolution declaring for
the enactment of a graduated income.
tax law. Failing to procure this at
the hands of the next congress it is the
declared intention of the Knights to use
all their influence to have a demand for
such a AK incorporated into the plat.
form of n of the great political par
ties, and failing in that they will set
up a new political party.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
IMMIGRATION FALLING OFF.
Only Thee Hundred and Forty Thou
sand Aliens Came Last Year.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE COM.
missioner-general of immigration, in
his annual report, shows that during
the last fiscal year the arrivals of i'm.
migrants in this country aggregated
343, 1855, of which $40, 46S were landed
and the remainder debarred and de.
ported at the expense of the various
steamship lines by which they came.
The commissioner-general states that
he knows of no immigrant landing in
this country during this year who is a
burden upon any public or private in.
stitution.
The amount of money brought into
the country by immigrants was at
least $4.491, 1897, and probably was
largely in excess of that. The statis-
tics at hand, the commissioner-general
states, "do not justify the conclusions
that u alien population is growing in
undue proportions"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

New York, Nov. 17.-Joseph 7.
Simpson, aged 80, was arraigned be.
fore Magistrate Mott, in Jefferson.
market court, yesterday, charged with
larceny. He was arrested at the re.
quest of the police of Boston. 1t is
said that Simpson is one of the gang
that has been operating extensively in
Boston and Philadelphia. Bookdealers
were their victims. One of the gang
would secure a position as book agent,
to sell publications on installments'
One Of his ~confederates would buy a
set OF books through the bogus agent.
who would receive the commission for
the sale. The confederate would then
disappear with the books, and DISPOSE
OF them to dealers in old books. Simp.
son was held in 81, 900 to await extra.
dition papers from Boston.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

Estimates for the entire Indian serv.
ice for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1896, to be submitted to congress at
the opening of the session. call for an
appropriation of 81, 900, 900 in round
numbers. This is 500, 900 more than
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year, The increase is due to the policy
OF the government adopted at the last
session of congress to abolish gradually
contract Indian schools, and place all
the Indian schools absolutely under
government control.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

A fight occurred in a saloon in Lead
vile in which five men were stabbed,
one of whom at least will die. Fifteen
or twenty men were engaged in the
atfray. A party of Austrians were fol-
lowed into the saloon by striking
miners, who called them "scabs."
Inc Austrians resented this. Then
the fight began in which knives were
the only weapons. When the police
arrived, all the fighters had escaped
except those who were too badly
wounded to flee.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
RAILROADS IN CHINA.
Million Dollar Construction Company
Formed in Chicago,

nuiliion Dollar Construction Company
Formed in Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Tribune
says: One million dollars has been
subscribed and plans are being matured
for the formation in Chicago, within
two weeks, of a gigantic commercial
enterprise to be known as the English.
American Chinese Railway Construc.
ton Company, which is to enter the
field of Chinese trade as the rival of
the American Trading Company,
The object of the company is to eyentu.
ally obtain control of the American
trade in the Flowery Kingdom. Tween.
ty'three miles of railway equipped with
the most improved appliances and roll.
ing stock will be built. Most Of the
capital, it is said, will be put in bv
Americans, and they will also supply
the equipment of the road.
Two Englishmen are directing the
formation of the syndicate from oppo.
site sides of the globe. One of them.
John z. Grant, is now in Chicago. con.
Guiding the deal, and the other. Lopis
spltzel, is in China. The former is a
railroad promoter, and the latter the
mead OF the firm Of Louis Spitzel & Co,
London and Shanghai.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Robbery Was the Motive.

The passenger train IN the Louis.
vile & Nashville railroad, bound for
New Orleans, vas wrecked near Mont
gomery, Ala, in a very wild country
by tr~ainrobbers. A rail had been torn
up and nailed down again three or four
inches out of line. The train was COM
pletely wrecked and the track was torn
up for 200 yards. Three persons were
seriously injured. Robbery was the
evident purpose of the wreckers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
BRIEF PACIFIC COAST V[Tl
A Resume of Events in H..
Northwest.
EVIDENCE OF STEADY eRoWru

All the Towns H
'"f States Improve. !
ment Noted in All Industries-o.~
Blackleg, a fatal disease among ~.
tie, is reported as being the cans ~y
the death of stock in many Localities "
Grant county. III
Morrow ~county's warrants will, h..
after bear upon their face a pbotOli,se
graph OF Hon. j. l.. Morrow, "tbs ~
Their of the county"
Lane county warrants have all h..,
called in up to March 23, 1896. Tbs,.
are now about 1850 warrants outstand'
ing. They sell readily at par.
The Beaver Hill Coal COMPANY b,,
a force of men at work at Beaver Hin
Coos county, laying the mains fo, y
complete system OF water works.
1t is estimated by those in a pcsitio,
to be fairly accurate, that 40, 900 bs.d
of cattle from the Harvey countrv bs-.
been shipped from Ontario this season
o
The placer mining season is rauid,v
drawing to a close. The output in
Eastern Oregon has exceeded all az.
pectations, and indications point to an
increased output next season.
Farms for renting in Coos county
are hard to get hold of this fall, and
many men who desire to rent have been
unable to get places. Usually there
are more farms than renters.
]. Bloodsworth, of the Flat, Union
county, lost two of his best f~atteniup
hogs recently by feeding them div
barley. The barley boards collected
under their tongues until the hogs were
choked to death.
A number of quail and Denny
pheasants have been turned loose On
the John Day river and Canyon creek,
in Grant county. As the law strictly
forbids their destruction in the COun.
ties of Eastern Oregon, it is presumed
these birds will be given a chance to
multiply ana stock the valley.
The Historian says that the Foard &
Stokes Company, of Astoria, received
from Dublin, Ireland, a letter from a
wealthy firm in that city ordering
1000 Oregon draft horses to be shipped
to Ireland as soon as the horses can be
secured. The letter specifies that the
horses must be without mark or blem.
ish. Mustangs or branded horses will
not be received.
A resident of Coos river, who is IN.
terested in the fishing industry. informs
the Coos Bay Mail that great numbers
of salmon are wantonly killed every
fall in Daniels creek, and, in fact, in
nearly all the creeks which empty into
the main river. The salmon 20 up
these creeks to spawn, where they
prove an easy prey to boys, who kill
them with clubs or throw them on the
banks with pitchforks, just out Of pure
"cussedness," as the fish are unfit for
food. Everybody on the bay is more
or less interested in the fishing indus
try, which annually puts a large sun
of money in circulation, and step;
should be taken to see that the law il;
enforced, and that the salmon are pro
tected during the close season.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A Graveyard Mystery,

The dismembered body of an un.
known woman was found in a shallow
grave near st. Joseph, Mo. Two
employees at the asylum claim to have
seen two men go into the field at night,
dismount, and, after opening the
grave, ride away, leaving it uncovered.
The body has the appearance of having
been buried several weeks. The police
are mystiied by the find, and have no
clue upon which to work.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

The Union Pacific passenger west.
bound, Nc. 3, struck a broken rail neal
Ogsllala, Neb. A tourist car, two
chair cars and one Pullman turned
over in a ditch. Fifteen passengers
were hurt, but none seriously. One
woman complains of severe pains in
her back and may be seriously injured.
One man was badly cut ON the head.
No others were seriously injured.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
About One Million Dead.

A strange disease is said to have de-
veloped in the young salmon at the
Clackamas hatchery, by which about
half of the z, 1000, 900 brought from the
Salmon river have been destroyed.
The only visible sign of the disease is
a snail white spot On the belly of the
fish.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Fell Dead While Playing Craps"

While playing craps" at the Star
saloon gambling table in Colfax, Wash.
an old man, who has been about town
for some time, and who went by the
name of Eugene Jacques, fell dead
over the table as he was throwing the
dice. The cause is attributed to heart
disease,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

The postofice at Paisley, Or, was
robbed by two unknown men recently.
Deputy Postmaster Herbert Aldrich
witnessed the robbery and fired at the
robbers as they left the building,
wounding both, nj so badly that he
was subsequently, captured by a sher.
IFS posse. The other started away to
the south, leaving blood stains in the
road.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Wright Law Valid.

Washington, Nov. 19.-The United
States supreme court has rendered an
opinion sustaining the constitutional
ity of the Wright irrigation law, Cali.
fornia, and overruling the decision of
the United States circuit court for the
California district which was against
the laws validity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

The expedition which recently left
New York for Cuba conveying import
ant dispatches from the New York
junta and munitions of war is reported
to have landed safely.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

Lewis Conn, a nitroglycerin sales.
man, in Moundsville, w. Va, while
attempting to dig up a gallon of the
explosive he had buried, was blown TO
atoms by the pick he was using coming
In contact with the chemical. His re.
mains were scattered for 100 feet.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Used Cancelled stamps.

D. N. D~eeblaumford, a barber, of
Sissons, Cal, was fined 800 by Judge
Morrow in the United States district
court for using cancelled postage
stamps. Seven indictments stood
against Deeblaumford, but he was per-
mitted to plead guilty to one, and re.
ceived only a fine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A Daring Jail Delivery.

Frank Crawford, alias Harry Davis,
broke Jail in Toledo, o., by saw.
ing his way through the iron grating
at the top of the Jail and letting himself
to the ground with a quilt. Davis was
held for trial on the charge of murder
ing Marshal Baker, of North Balti.
more, o., last August.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A Negro Fiend Lyncbad.

Mckenzie, Tenn, Nov. 17.-.ast
night near here, Charles Allen, a me-.
gro, was lynched, being shot to death
by a band of men, for the rapine Of
Miss Bette Seals, a respectable white
girl, aged IA, and an orphan. The
negro committed the outrage abont
dusk yesterday, as the girl was re.
turning from the cotton field. The
cries of the girl brought assistance
after the negro had fed. She told her
story, pursuit was instituted, the ne.
gro captured and identified, and under
guard was started to Mckenzie. The
news reached Mckenzie, and a crowd
left at once for the scene. The guard
hearing of the crowd. changed their
course, and about a mile from town
unknown parties attacked them and
completely riddled the prisoner with
bullets. ~
In keeping the accounts at the Bank
OF ENGLAND own Gf.- 1
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19

In keeping the accounts at the Bank
OF England over fifty ledgers are filled
daily.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
At the Third Avenue,

The production that is expected to tickle
rhe risi5ilities of local play-goers in a SD
perlative degree next Sunday at THE Third
Avenue theater is the farce comedy, "A
Railroad Ticket a satire on the rainmak-
ing machine craze and railway ticket
scalpers. AS this style of entertainment
depends largely on the ability of the com
pany. a glance at rhe names of the sing
ers, dancers, sou5rettes and comedians
engaged in the portrayal of the pay will
be n guarantee of its surprising merit.
The cast includes such popular fun makers
as Eugene Garfield, James X. Bradbury,
Gus c. Weinberg. Harry Porter. Frank
Gardiner, John $. Terry. Kathel Kerr,
Beatrice Norman, Hattie Waters, Sallie
Steul5ler, Matte Lockette. Hulda Hal
yers and Lou Rice.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
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EMERALD SOAP

10 cruise cut timbered lands owned by
private parties
What trip we had Our progress was
splendid the first day, and We arrived at
Dr. Bruille's. the only place on Lake Cav
anaugn which ente-talns the bels,ei and
wary The larder is always ample 10 ap-
pease ones appetite. but when il comes to
place OF repose he must be content 10
accept anything offered. The days follow
ing. when we prosecuted our labor, our
pain was beset with a diversity of OBJ
staeies The lines in many respects have
been run and re-run 50 often that their in
centuries are apparent in every direction,
making II difficult at times to labor sue
cessfully- The Country abounds IN trails
ciserglng in all directionss is densely tim
bered. ana heavy underground makes
travel very difficult On Friday, a week
before last. We borrowed a canoe from our
host DR.. Bruille. and rowed a mile and
falf above his place on the lake Then we
Led up and crossed over a mountain TO the
northwest TO inspect a claim, and while
there discovered two standing cedar that
fnliy illustrate that Washington is not
without her forest gia-ts. both being IN
excess Of sixty feet in circumference by
close computation. Returning later than
We anticipated We lost our course finally
finding trail that led up TO the head of
Lake Cavsnaugh. where VIE were FORUM
ate TO find an old water-soaked dugout,
about "a dangerous craft to handle as
one ever met with. After cautious ma
neuvering We finally reached our own ca
noe. where We had left it. and finally
reached our stopping place. almost frozen,
due 10 the cramped position assumed in our
journey homeward in the dugout and ca
noe.
ION our next jaunt, the following day
Sunday we had a rougher experience
hon Dafo
beaver dams. and snow in many places
waist deep We saw recent signs of elk,
deer. bear. beaver and tenantless cabins.
We wandered further from our stopping
point than contemplated upon starting out
in the morning but as we had clear trail
We little bethought that we would be COM
PEELED to remain in the woods all night. But
darkness coming on, We encountered large
burn, and the trail was lost. Gailbraith
believed that one OF three creeks lying
close at hand would. by following it. bring
us out safely, but this proved wrong
Galbraith continued on, however but /
was tired out, and being on a creek bottom
which was so dark that one could not see
foot in advance, finally found fir log,
crowded alongside of 1t. soon fell asleep
and was rescued In the morning by my
companion, who happened to find a house
occupied by two men, settlers within a
quarter OF mile from %h.re We missed
the TRAIL
Taylor says he was none the worse for
his experience and contemplated another
trip to the same locality soon, as Lake
Cavanaugh abounds with trout and ducks
and the surrounding country with game.
DR.. Bruille expects the completion of the
county road from McMurray TO the lake
soon, and will erect imed:ately a more
conmodious house. Lake Cavanaugh and
its environs will soon become one of the
states favorite hunting grounds.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30

Court Excelsior. No. II. held a summon ed
meeting early last Tuesday and adjourned
SO as to be present and assist Court Cre.,-
cent. of Ballard, in their social smoker
held on that evening. Special car service
lad been arranged for and members OF
this court, thirty-three in number. went
out in a body and enjoyed an extremely
pleasant evening, returning by the last
car.
Court Enterprise. No. 3. held pleasant
meeting Thursday evening. Several appli-
cations for membership were received
Brother Hemingway was elected sub
chief ranger. and was duly installed
Brothers McSorlev and Neville were
elected delegates TO the grand court. All
brothers VINO visited Court Crescent
smoker report q very pleasant time. Next
thursday night is the regular quarterly
meeting. and members are requested to
BE- present.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30

sixth Annual Graduating Exercises of
the Grnm mar SCHOOL.

The sixth annual graduating exercises
OF the grammar department OF the Auburn
public schools were held In the school
building last Friday. The class, consist
ing OF eight young ladies and eight young
gentlemen was seated facing the audi
ence and underneath the decorations OF
flags and evergrecns with which the
schoolroom had been trimmed. Each
member OF the class wore a badge OF dark
green ribbon on which were printed in
gilt letters the words Auburn Public
Schools, Excelsior Glass OF 90" Each
badge was surmouuted by q pretty bow of
pink ribbon and the whole pinned on by
unique pin. Excelsior" Is the class
motto.
Rev. John Mcmillan delivered the invo-
cation. after which Lou Griffin. OF the
class Of %. delivered tho address Of wei
come In the absence OF Guy Wooding, Of
the class OF 81 At the close l. h. Knick-
erbocker in few well chosen words pre-
scented the diplomas. after which the prin-
cipal r. W. Lung, spoke briefly. and Mr..
Head. formerly Of the Kent schools. pro-
nounced the benedicton. The following
programme was rendered:
Glass History and Salutatery. ;...,.,..:..
.-.-........... 80. Rachel 5. Harris
''.'...'''.......'''.'. Irving NJ Ballard
Essay school Friendship" ,......,....-
Biography Gen. ". T. sherman -.
-.......-.-...-........-J Joseph a Woolery
Reading "ApUstrophe TO the Ocean"
..-...--...--... kslsie NJ: Van Wrinkle
Orrtion-"Ahraham Lincoln" ...-........
.......-...-.......-..I Ira \. Van Antwerp
Reading-"The Miser" ..-.+.......--.-.-,-
....................As Agnes ". kirkwood
peclannation-'~rhe Builders.
..-.-.-.................I9m James curtis Loop
Fssay-''rhe q. A. H. Lillian Hart
oration--'"rhe American tlag' ........-
Observation-Disclosures Thomas =. Harris
RCEdinE The Religious Character Of
Abraham Lincoln" ...--. Annie 81. Starr
Oration-"fuhlic pptnion '-.......---....
..............-....-. Perry H. Walhriige
Fasav-' Mozart ...........--- Ressn Beach
I,r-~san--"T shsrtSF Frank Putfer
tiass Pr,pbecy -. ........ Mamie s. Hart
orati.9 ami Naleiictory- History
................... Homer & Myers
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
Ondricek-Naterna Concert.

The announcement of the concert at the
Seattle theater next Wednesday evening
has created quite a stir in musical circles
and Nine. Materna and Herr Ondricek Will
doubtless meet with a warm reception dur
ing their brief visit in our city. The fol-
lowing description Of a concert IN San
Francisco is taken from the Newsletter
ION Thursday night OBdricek played 10
San Francisco. And for every empty chair
In the Auditorium there should be weep
ing townsman. Ondricek draws tones that
throh. sparkle. wall and laugh: the violin
becomes n part Of his very being. and
without seeming effort or concern for the
player. sings every melodic thought capa-
bic Of the human brain"