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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
. Newcastle Mine.

TIE %eRcasjle coal mine was the nrs;
crene1 IN she state. ana was originally
owned by the Seattle Crai ana Transporta-
t.2r Company. TEE coal was hauled down
from tae mine 10 me shore Of Lake WASH
trEton. a ds-.ance % abou. three miles. on
a iCh- railroad. ara che cars were fhen
to4ltd ou scaVs. Tscse scows were tow
e3 ua tse }ake 20 the rscr-aEe between
Lake VASE .ngton and Lake I-us3n. There
t1e cars were rsG Ga 20 8 snail railroad
faa1 @orEe1 by gravity. A. rhe end Of
Sass s7av.ty svs- eE1 q locomotive seok up
gre czrs ard 5auIed them a-ong a road
w-.eH followed cAe shore % Lake Cason
ara dowu Pike street % h8nke-s on ne
water tronc a. the foot - laat street. The
U-ne was af-eTw8rs purchased by the
Oregon Improvement Company. wh4ch ex-
tended iae narrow gauge railroad % &.
rl- 80 new machinery ana developed g,
uutl lt Is roW one u The g-eatess mines
.1 tae se8rs. TIA @loue = now down I.q1o
fees agss z h0s three levels each way. open
s9E up thSes separate VEINS 81 excellent
coaL During zas year - rev s.oq> nss
h@ea made. a distance down cf SIS feeI on
a up &C $ degrees Tae May creek ve.
81 verGea uv a tuures rGn on Tne wafer
tFv~. tato ere 8e A5L ar& eae coal Is
@4s.ed 90 TAraGga tae rBAta eunne}. TAts
ggaae. s IA I.sse feet G16 > an The xater
level 90 re cd NswczStle ruzne. wsa.ch
was FGa % the surface Tor drainage 2Isy
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

sirring usually 70 the east az heavy
angles AT Carbonate there are signs %
great disturbance bat the seams are so
numerous and aggregate 50 great = thick
ness Of coal that large outputs can easily
Be kept u5. The Carbonate mine turned
CIT last year SO GO tons.
Al Barnett, four miles north. the South
Prairie Coal Company is operating several
seams dipping 20 Tire west This coal -
OF great value for the production OF gas.
and IS largely used For that purpose IN
Pacihc coast cities. The Pirtsharg mines,
on the same creek. are OF a similar char
acter Of coal. The veins here vary from
three 70 nine feet OF thickness.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
THE ALASKA RUSH.
western Roads Preparing to Ignore the
Canadian Pacific.


Chicago, Dec. 10. - The Western
roads have for some time been figuring
earnestly on the business that is ex-
pected to set in in the late winter and
the early spring toward Alaska. They
have been doubtful whether the pur-
chasers of transportation would wish
to buy tickets through to Dawson City,
or only to the ports on the coast, and
today the roads took their first action
hearing on the question of Alaska rates.
They have decided to get out their rate
sheets showing the rates to Alaska and
Will ignore entirely the claims of the
Canadian Pacific for the differential on
the business. The rates of the Cana
dian Pacific will not be shown on the
sheet at all.
In the days of the old Tra%nsconti-
mental Association, the Canadian Pa
c'tic was allowed a di~fferential of So on
Its Pacific coast business, and it claims
the same now, but the roads Of the old
association, and those of the Western
Passenger Association, after the pro-
mitigation of the supreme court deci-
sion regarding the formation of pools
II associations, absolved them from
all further obligations to allow the
oitferentials of the Canadian Pacific.
The latter road has never seen the mat
ter in that light and it will make a
fight that is very likely to demoralize
the rates to Alaska, and North Pacific
coast ports.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

Secretary Gage Monday transmitted
to congress estimates OF the a%ppropria-
tions required for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1899, as furnished by several
executive departments. The total
amount called for in the estimates is
1852, 647, Ss5, which is about $32, o0o,-
600 in excess of the appropriations for
1898, including deficiencies and miscel-
laneous expenses, and about Sal, ooo,-
600 more than was estimated for 1898.
Under the head of public works the
treasury department, among other items,
asks for 800, 900 for the erection of a
courthouse, ~penitentiary, etc., at Sitka,
Alaska, and $50, 900 for continuation
of the work on the public building at
Portland, Or,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
In the Lower House.

The house of representatives present.
ed an animated appearance long before
noon. The surrounding corridors were
filled with jostling, moving crowds be-
fore II O'Clock. The galleries which
overlook the floor were black with peo-
pie. Floral tributes for members were
numerous, and in some instances i'm
posing.
As the hands of the clock pointed to
IL Speaker Reed, attired in a black
cutaway coat, and wearing a red tie,
assembled the rostrum. The crack of
the gavel subdued the din on the floor
and conversation in the galleries. In
the deep silence which followed the
calling of the assemblage to order,
prayer was offered by the eminent
divine, Rev. Chalres A. Boney, of
England. who delivered an invocation
solemn and impressive.
The speaker then directed the clerk
to call the roll. The roll call showed
the presence of 301 members. There
we're 90 vacancies from death or rnsig-
nation during the recess, and the Gre
dentials of the members-elect were read
by direction of the speaker, who then
administered the oath of Office to them.
On motion of Dingley a resolution wac
adopted for the appointment of a COM
mittee of three to join the senate COM
mittee to wait upon the president and
inform him that congress was ready to
receive any communication he desired
to make. The speaker named Dingley,
Grosvenor and Bailey for this honor.
On motion of Henderson of Iowa daily
sessions to begin at noon each day were
ordered. The house then took a short
recess.
When the house reassembled the
committee appointed to wait upon the
president reported, having perfected its
mission. Mr.. Pruden, who had fol-
lowed the committee into the hall, i'm
mediately presented the message, which,
by direction OF the speaker, was read at
the clerks desk.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

The senate chamber at the opening
session was a veritable conservatory.
The floral display was beautiful. Pre-
clseIy at IL o'clock the gavel of Vice
President Hobart fell, and the senate
was called to order. An invocation
was delivered by Rev. Milburn, the
blind chaplain. Seventy-seven senators
responded on roll-call.
The venerable Mr.. Morrill,, of Ver-
mont, was first recognized by the vice.
president. He offered a resolution,
which was passed, in the usual form,
that the secretary inform the house
that the senate was in session and
ready to proceed to business.
Allison OF Iowa presented a resolu-
ton that a committee OF two senators
be appointed to join a like committee
from the house to inform the president
that congress was in session, and pre-
pared to receive any communication he
might desire to make. The resolution
was passed, and the vice-presi6ent
named Allison and German as a senate
committee.
BY resolution of Cullom of Illinois,
the time of the daily meetings of the
senate wal fixed at noon. On motion
of Hale of Maine, a recess was then
taken until l o'clock.
At 1870 the senate reassembled and
the committee, headed by German, re.
ported. The presidents message was
presented by Mr.. Pruden at 1:3C
o'clock, and was laid before the senate
and read.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
TRAIL TO
Several Lives Lost in white Horse
Rapids.

Victoria, Dec. 13.-Five or six, and
perhaps seven, lives have been lost in
the White Horse rapids, Lewis river,
during the last two months, according
to John Hepburn, who arrived from
there today. A boat built for four or
six men was found below the rapids n
morning, but there was no trace of the
occupants. They must all have beer
drowned. Other parties lost their nut
fits, but managed to save their lives.
There is now very little open water
between the rapids and the lakes, most
of it being frozen over.
At White Horse rapids there are
about 30 people, and there are 30 at the
foot of Marsh lake. There are at least
100 more below White Horse rapids,
and many others have gone into the
Hootalinqua country to prospect during
the winter. Hepburn had heard OF no
strikes being made on the Hootalinqua
or tributaries, but a man named DAVIS
washed 81, 600 from the river bars last
summer. Hepburn believes that rlch
strikes will be made on the Hootaiin-
qua this winter.
At Tagish house. the weather was
bitterly cold, the thermometer regis
tering AZ degrees below. People were
met making their way down all along
the route to head OF Lake II
Among the goldseekers was a woman,
who was pulling her sled all alone ana
she was making fair time.
Lake Bennett was still open 10 miies
from the foot, on November H. II
the mercury stood at "a below.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
AGAIN IN SESSION..
FIRST Regular Meeting pr thu Fifty-Fifth
Congress.

AT noon Monday the first regular ses.
sion OF the 55th congress was launched
upon the unknown seal OF legislation.
simultaneously at both ends of the can.
ltol, Speaker Reed IN the house and
Vice-President Hobart in the senate
dropped their gavels and called to or.
der the bodies over which they preside.
Inc sun shone brightly from a cloudless
sky, making a glorious bright Deem
Der day, with a tine of frost in the air.
and a breeze just strong enough to keen
the stars and stripes swapping from
the flagstaffs.
At the capitol crowds swarmed into
the corridors at an early hour and
choked the marine steps as they ascend
ed to the galleries from which they
were to view the show. As is usual on
such occasions, the reserved galleries
were carefully guarded, admission be.
Ing only by card, and the public had
great difficulty weighing itself into the
limited space set aside for it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
.INCEND|AR|SN SUSPECTED.
Ellis Island Immigrant Sta
ton Fire in a New Light.
RESULT OF A DELIBERATE PLOT
Thieves May Have Fired tbo ,.,
to Cover the Robbery of the Rail-
road Ticket Omce,

Ahie'es May Have Fired the BuiIdi,o
TO Cover the Robbery of the Rail-
road Ticket Oace.
New York, Dec. IS -Facts bavo
come to light that suggest the noss;.
billty that the mysterious fire that do.
stroyed the great immigrant buildinos
on Ellis island a few months ago was
started by thieves, who had carefuliv
planned a $40, 00O, 900 robbery, saws
the journal and Advertiser TODAY Tan
OF the trunk lines leading to the West
including the New York Central. the
pennsylvania, the Erie, the Delaware.
Lackawanna q Western and the New
York, Ontario e. Western, unite in
maintaining a railroad ON the island
and at all times there are Quantities Of
tickets there.
General Ticket Agent Robinson. of
the Ontario q Western, SAYS that ON
the night of the fire a conservative es-
Innate would place the value of tickets
IN the island office at $40, 0OO, 600.
The tickets, with much cash. were
locked in drawers in wooden cases and
desks, and the entire parcel was sun.
posed to have been totally destroyed.
The different roads posted notices that
II tickets of a certain form and series
should be presented, they. should be
taken up and fare demanded.
A few days ago a ticket issued by
the Ontario d Western from Chicago
to Kansas City was received from a pas
senger and found to be one of the tick
cts supposed to have been burned. The
part of the ticket calling for passage
from New York to Chicago has not vet
been presented.
Now the officials are asking how
many other tickets out of the $40, OOO.-
600 worth are in existence. 1t is
deemed not impossible that the entire
lot was stolen and held until conductors
should forget the warning.
Commissioner Senner, who was in
charge Of Ellis island at the time of the
fire, deems the hypothesis by no means
improbable.
''The origin of the fire was never
learned" he said. at began in a
tower of the main building some dis
lance from the offices occupied by the
railroad people. Every one OF the gov.
eminent guards were busy getting the
immigrants safely out. 1t is not I'M
possible that thieves deliberately start
ed the fire in the expectation, justified
by events, that the ticket Office would
be quickly deserted"
General Ticket Agent Robinson said
he could scarcely believe that any such
wholesale robbery had taken place.
81 have communicated with other
roads, and they have had no such tick
cts presented as yet. | think it more
likely that the report OF sales for the
day preceding the fire was not correct.
OF course, though, if someone had used
that ticket, if it was honestly disposed
of, it should have turned up zone
An investigation will be made"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
.,,smnt on the suitan's Life,

London, Dec. l3.-The Athens CORE,
spondent of the Chronicle says .n'' Un
Monday last, two soldiers in the I'm,
nerial service at the Yildiz Kiosk, the
palace of the sultan, made an attempt
on the sultan's life. This was frus-
trated by the attendants OF the Snl'a an
The sultan had the men tortured IN the
hone of extracting the names OF the
instigators, but both succumoed WIN
out revealing anything
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
THE V
IN Tor Further Improvement,
Which VIII Re Made,

u important branch of our govern
AnoWn as the civil service, the prac-
LproVement of which has long been
"Slet OF earnest discussion. has of
,sa's received increased legislative
asvuuVe approval. During the past
Ivnlns, the service has been placed
sun miner basis of business meth
au PERSONAL merit. While the right
y veteran soldiers to reinstat ment
~ H,ng cases has been asserted, dis
lor merely political reasons have
N. ieiuliy guarded against, the exam
y, lor admittance to the service
~ ana at the same time rendered
"Ialcai and more practical, and a
auvance has been made by giving
\, Ls before dismissal upon all cases
\ ss.Oinpetency is charged or a de-
made for removal of officials in
VI The departments.
\ T ~ mas been made to give the ac-
~s right to be heard without in
4 nmpairing the power of removal.
ssIould always be exercised in cases
n. ~ or incompetency, and which
tr,o ue safeguards of the civil SER
ma system, preventing stagna-
3psv. ueadwood and keeping ever,
Ey o,".eniy alive to the fact that Sc
or tenure depends not on favor.
nv MS own tested and carefully
h., ,,I v'ord Of service. Much, Of
b. M ml remains to be Accomplished
m system can be made reasonably
n y. Jul needs. There are places
classified service which ought
tronspted and others unclassified
s.y De Included. / shall not hes
b sun,oapt cases which l think have
Et,o, Speriy Included in the classified
h nm S"ue those which, in my judg-
Tha st promote the public SER
BIZ ana yStem has the approval of the
and WIZ be my endeavor to up
} 70 % ou by the length of this mes
Ils,,, u many important references
lrtss nil the government with which
ton. m nave to deal at tie present,
Nrusn,"Iy are fully discussed in the
be yOpr reports, to all of which l
"ur earnest attention.
snnspt ts OF the expenses of the
ia have ny the several departments
,Ns MAJ sour careful scrutiny. While
Pee hhd 1t an easy task to re-
Dol nses OF the government, II
Eense encourage their increase.
~ dscrs VIII, in my judgment. ad-
nytnmen, In many branches of
tnlce, !, without injury to the pub
The Is a commanding duty to
u the sopriations within the re-
eO'ernment and thus prevent
Sudye N, VILLAIN MCKINLEY.
mansion, Dec. 6, 1897.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
BRAVE PORTLAND GIRL.
Rescued q Woman From a Burning
Victoria Lodging House.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 13.-Through
the courage and promptitude Of Lily
Baldwin, a Portland girl, a life was
saved here under sensational circum-
stances, yesterday evening. There had
been an explosion of gasoline in the oil
tent factory of Tryon g. Co., and the
entire premises were soon blazing. On
the upper floor wal the American lodg-
ing-house. whose proprietress, Mrs.
Fox, wal i'll in bed. In the confusion
she was forgotten until the Portland
girl, a ledger, remembered her. She
ran upstairs and carried down the
landlady, who by that time was nco
scious from suffocation. Both escaped
with slight burns, although their dam
ger was imminent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
FIGHT ON THE BORDER.
Three Mexican Guards and One Des-
perado Killed.

Three Mexican Guards and One Des-
perado Killed.
Denver, Dec. 13.-News is received
OF a desperate fight hat occurred near
the border of Arizona and old Mexico.
Three guards of the Mexican service
and n desperate were killed. The
latter was Franco Phallard, one Of
Black Jacks gang, and an outlaw from
Texas, whose two brothers were killed
while members of Billy the Kids gang.
A few days ago the border guards
learned of a raid that was designed by
Black Jack to loot a town across the
river. A start was made from Leander
Springs, and the guards had no diff
Guilty in finding them. The two forces
met face to face at a turn in the road.
There were eight outlaws against three
officers, but the latter opened the at
tack with orders of Glands up" Two
OF the outlaws turned their horses for
the hills, but Phallard dismounted,
and drawing his Winchester, opened
fire and killed the three officers before
he fell with a wound in his side which
proved fatal.
Phallard is the last of the Sam Bass
gang of trainrobbers, who cleaned out
Custer City many years ago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
Rich Strike In NJ ontana.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 10. - Reports
from the Lowland mining district are
that a rich strike of gold and silver
quartz has been made in the Ruby
mine, and that over a million dollars
worth Of ore is in sight. The owners
are taking out over 81, 600 a day. The
property was purchased last summer
from Adolph Moudehauer, OF San Fran
cisco, for $40, 600, 'the principal owner
being NJ. E. Graves, a New York man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

:. ortend our foreign commerce. To
! end our merchant marine should be
.s s and enlarged. We should do our
pfu Dsoro of the carrying trade of the
sD We do not do it now. We should
,ageard any longer. The infcrl-
pe onr merchant marine is justly hu-
Y 9nr n the national pride. The gov
o lnt bv every proper constitutional
rne"T should aid in making u ships
ls sisr visitors at every commercial port
r ln" world, thus opening up new and
laable markets to the surplus products
,Ss farm and factory.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
HIS LAST HOPE GONE.
The California Supreme Court Decides
Against Durrant.

The California Supreme Court Decides
Against Durrant.
San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Late this
afternoon the supreme court dispelled
the last hope of w. H. T. Durrant, the
murderer of Blanche Lamont and Min
ME Williams, by disposing in a sum-
mary manner of his two appeals.
In a written opinion, from the pen of
Chief Justice Beatty, which is con-
Cured in by all but one of his col
leagues, the court affirms the judgment
of Judge Bahrs, in remanding the pris-
oner to San Quentin until the time set
for his execution, but reverses that sem
fencing Durrant to be hanged on Novem-
Der IL, and remands the case to the
superior court, with instructions to pro-
coed according to law.
As the remittur was ordered issued
forthwith and the court holds that ex.
ecution can only be stayed now by the
issuance Of a certificate of probable
cause, it only remains to resentence the
condemned murderer, which will prob
ably be done tomorrow.
Justice Garoutte alone dissented from
this opinion, maintaining hat Dur
rants appeals should have been dis
missed, as the time required by law for
their perfection had been allowed to
iaDse.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17

A dispatch to the Frankfurter lei
tung of Berlin from Washington says
Hayti is ready to pay Germany the in
demnity demanded for the alleged lille
gal arrest and imprisonment of Herr
Emil Lueders, a German subject.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
NEEDS OF ALASKA.
liar Conditions Demand n
Change in the Laws.

,erritory of Alaska requires the
Us, and early attention of congress.
Conditions now existing demand a
.,iel change in the laws relating to
tsrrltory. The great influx of popula-
/. during the past summer and fall and
nrosnect of a still larger immigra-
4. IN tbe spring will not permit us to
L. neglect the extension of civil au-
si,y within the territory Or postpone
1 Establishment of a more thorough
%L,,nmsnt. A general system of public
rays has not yet been extended to
L,to and all entries thus far made in
4, district are upon special surveys.
4 act of congress extending to Alaska
mining laws of the United States con-
III the reservation that it should not
l cons,rlled TO put in force The general
N laws of the country.
an act approved March 8, 1891, au-
p,ity was given for entry of lands for
rrcite purposes, and also for the pur-
.ss of not exceeding 100 acres then or
Lreafter occupied for purposes of
III and manufacture. The pUr-
IL of congress. as thus far
dressed. has been that only
rights should apply to the territory
. should be specifically named. 1t will
4 seen how much remains to be done for
vast, remote, and yet promising por-
oi our country.
<celal authority was given to the pres
IN by the act approved July "A, 1897, to
bie that territory into two land dis
3ts, and to designate the boundaries
trtof, and to appoint registers and re-
|trs Of said land offices, and the presi-
was also authorized to appoint a
sEsyOr-general for the entire district.
'ruant to this authority, a surveyor
tsal and receiver have been appoint
! with Offices at Sitka. If in the ensu-
! year the conditions Justify it, the addi-
nal land district authorized by law
be established with an office at some
bit In the Yukon valley. No appropria-
D. however. was made for this pur-
Ne and that is now necessary to be
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-17
The Military Post.

| concur with the secretary of war; In
! suggestions as to the necessity for a
hilary force in the territory of Alaska
! The protection of persons and prop
h. Already a small force consisting
3 men and two officers, under COM
bid Of Lieutenant Colonel Randall, of
/ Eighth infantry. has been sent to
Nchaels't to establish a military post.
4 t Is to the interest of the government
Encourage the development of the coun-
and Its duty to follow up it's citizens
be with the benefits of legal machin-
b | earnestly urge upon congress the
holshment of n system of government
Ech fexibllity as will enable it to adj
Itself in the future to the needs at
ani upon a greater population.
Filief for Starving KIondikers.
4 startling though possibly exag-
|lid reports from the Yukon river
htTy of the probable shortage of food
The large number of people who are
itllng there without the means of leav-
te country, are confirmed in such
alEe as to justify bringing the matter
ne attention of congress. Access to
! country this winter can be had only
he passes from J>yea and vicinity,
ca a most difficult and perhaps i'm
Soe task. However, should these re-
rs Of the suffering of our fellow-citi-
! Oe further verified, every effort at
cost should be made to carry them
The oasis., 1897-05-22

Agent for Bolton Drill Steel Co.,, Hnn- sas Iron Roofing Co and the Crane wind mill.