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Evening journal., 1897-10-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTE.


David Appleby, of Chester, is visiting
friends in this city and various parts
of the state.
Miss Lille Kendall has returned from
a visit to Dover.
Charles Register and family, of Ches-
ter, have moved to this city.
Ex-City Solicitor Robert G. Harman
is expected home from Colorado Springs
to-day.
Miss Elizabeth Scott has returned
from a visit to Odessa.
Miss Britton, daughter oS Dr. e. B.
Britton, a prominent physician of Bal
timoUe, is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Lucie Wilson will return to her
home i'm Georgetown this evening, af-
ter an absence of a month. During that
| time she visited friends in this city,
Middletown and Harrisburg, Pa, At
lantic City and Baltimore.
Charles G. Grubb, formerly of this
city, but now of Pittsburg. who was
married on October TO Miss Alma
Bertha Helm, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John F. Helm, of the latter city, will
with his bride, visit Wilmington rela-
tives this week.
William Streets has returned from a
visit to Dover
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Daniels, OF
! Philadelphia, visited Wilmington rela-
tives yesterday.
Miss Elva Frazier has returned from
o visit to friends in Dover.
Mrs. J. d. Rigg, wife of Rev. J. d
Rigg. who is connected with the PENN
sula Methodist, is in at her home, il
Chester.
Harold Leach. Of HOckessin, spen
Sunday with his parents, in this city
Rev. George c. Hall will go to Buffalo
Tomorrow 10 attend tns intsnationa
cony n5ioa Of the blc-lc-ncod CI S,
Andrew.
Mrs Kate Edwards and Masto
Cnal.a Pyle spo yesterday VIE
friends in Fh-iad-l9hia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd J. Berry. O
We hfu en-. nere te visiting WI
p m.agtcu friends.
Tbe c1eaeart Of Miss Nay Can
lana co-re 3 acGeser hos tc1
irculcci
Miss y. r. Watts has returned frem
four nrs stay In v2.-cDs 2cr--
New Jelz aId New IctS.
Professor j. r. King. former genera
see li --c y. a. &. AZ. is F---t.l
fiieaOs 80 ta.l city.
Miss Edrs ara-r Of Milford yii
iting her sister Mrs tl--A F. -i-lq q
Miss Marion Rogers OF Ciay.oi
= spent Sunday With friends ln this eit
/ Miss Ka-h-yp -rimbauga has return
cd frcm Ncc- c1~ where F1- r
been visiting hen a1tcr
C. s. Rots4ts. Of Wes Chester p.
: regi-tsrel q, the Clay-c- house ye1-c
: day morning.
Governor Tunnell Colonel c.
Houston and Colonel c. W. Alu
iard took supper at the Merri
ID House on. Saturday evening
,e Frank p. Dunleavy. of Philadelphi
y formerly of the Evening Journal. b
nov conducting large publishiI
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
WILSON WANTED THEM

During the engagement of Primrose
& Vests minstrel in this city George
Wilson offered Samuel Compton, to-
gether with Opera House orchestra, an
engagement for next season. Mr.. Comp
ton refused it.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
Appo1NrasrNr FOR BACH.

Fred E. Bach has been appointed
Chief CT Division CT Rural Post Ofice
Delivery, at Washington, with salary
Of $500 pei s@f
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

There is general complaint that the
garbage contractors are not properly
collecting the city's refuse. They are
paid for their work and the Board OF
Health should see that they do it. Many
persons refrain from filing complaints
because they do not like to be regarded
as informants, but unless the conditions
improve it is likely that the board vii
be kept busy reprimanding the con
tractors for dereliction of duty.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

The speed Of the fastest Atlantic
steamer is now greater than that of
the express trains on the Italian rail-
ways.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Pennies and small change can be had
at the eounting-FoOm of the Evening
Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
THEY WILL NOT OPPOSE |1
Senate Canvassed on Inter-
national Conference.
CAUCUS WILL BE HELD soon
The Measure Provides That tho Pres Il.
ident Shall Appoint Five or Nor
ates-Compensation 100000.

Washington, Jan. 1-Senator Chand-
ler has practically made a canvass Oh
the senate on the proposition of an in
ternational conference on silver, and
concludes that there will be no opposi-
tion worth the name. Still, the bill
will not be introduced in the senate
until it is accepted by the Republican
caucus, as the committee was instr uct-
ed to report to the caucus. The Ian
guage of the bill is substantially as fol-
lows:
"That whenever the president shall,
after March 4, 1897, determine that
the United States should be represented
at any international conference, called
either by the United States or the gov
ernment of some other country, with a
view Of securing internationally a fix
ity of relative value between gold and
silver, by means of q common ratio be-
tween those metals, with free mintage
at such ratio, the United States shall
be represented at such conference by
five or more delegates, to be selected
by the president. For the compensa-
tion of said delegates, together with all
reasonable expenses connected there
with, to be approved by the secretary
of state, including the proportion to be
paid by the United States of the joint
expenses of such conference, the sum
of $100, 900, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated.
1t is understood that the Republican
caucus to formally decide upon the bill
will be held next week.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Blown Out to Sea.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 11.-As the
United States revenue cutter Boutwell,
was approaching the mouth of St.
Johns river late last evening the look.
out discovered a cat-rigged boat flying
a signal OF distress. One of the Bout
wells boats sent to investigate found a
sailor in the bottom of the yawl. He
was unconscious and his mouth was on
his naked forearm as though he had
tried to drink his own blood.
He proved to be Captain Charles
Herman, of Providence, r. |. On No
vember 21, accompanied by Charles
Gladding, he set out in the yawl Coch-
eco for cruise along the coast of Flor
ida. When they left Charleston on
December 26 they were blown out to
sea. Their provisions and water wero
soon exhausted,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14

San Francisco, Jan. 11.-Wheat in
this market has become scarce, and is
daily advancing. Shippers would will
ingly pay SLIGO per Genital for good No.
1 shipping wheat today, and it is
known among few that they have
paid as high as Sl.6219 for something
extra choice within the last forty eight
hours. Owing to the growing scarcity
OF wheat in this state, the San Fran
cisco market possesses tirmness indie
pendent of the other leading markets.
1t is said that there are not more than
25O,OO tons of wheat remaining in the
entire state to supply the export de-
mand and home requirements before
another crop is harvested. There has
been decrease of 74,715 tons within
one year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Bold Chicago Hold Up.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Two armed rob-
bers entered the buffet of the Auditor
ium hotel at 1880 this morning, while
twelve people were sitting at the table,
covered the cashier, D. Walsh, with
their weapons, seized 500 which he
had just deposited in tin box, and
then escaped. The men entered the
buffet from the door in the annex.
They were well dressed, and created no
suspicion until they drew their revol-
vers. Cashier Walsh had counted out
the money and deposited it in the box
when one of the robbers said: "Cry
for help and you're dead man." His
companion seized the cash and both
backed out of the door with drawn
weapons. They ran into Lake-Front
Park and the police could find no trace
of them. The annex is one of the most
prominent hotels in Chicago, and is
located in the heart of the city.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Airship Invented in pittsb,r.

Pittsburg, Jan. 11.-Charles d. De.
forest, Pittsburg inventor, who has
been interested in the stories about the
alleged California airship, says he has
a flying machine that will fly. Yester.
day he exhibited model which flew
across a field He believed the airship
should be built on the principle of a
bird's flight, and his model looks like
a large hawk or eagle. He was careful
to arrange it so that the body of the
bird would hold sufficient gas to make
the machine buoyant enough to elevate
and sustain itself in the air. After
filling the model with gas he attached
rope to it. As soon as he released
the model it started skyward until the
end OF the rope was reached. Deforest
has made number of public tests of
his model and all were successful.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
A Farmer Found Dead,

Heppner, Or, Jan. I'm. d. 10
gan "a farmer, living about ten miles
from here, was found dead in gulch
near the residence of Robert Dexter,
yesterday forenoon. He was last seen
Friday evening, when he left here for
home. He was then considerably under
the influence of liquor, and it is
thought that he had bottle with him,
and became so intoxicated that he fell
of his horse and died from exposure.
The remains We're brought in last
night. Logan leaves large family In
poor circumstances. The verdict of
the coroner's jury was that Logan died
from intoxication and exposure.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
The Senate's Ac ction.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Repub.
lican and Democratic steering COM
mittees today decided to make the Pa.
citic railroads funding bill the order Of
business in the senate after the free
homestead bill. The Republican com.
mittee, with Senator Allison, its chair.
man, present, was in session for an
hour, when Senators German and Cock.
rell were called in as representatives Of
the Democratic committee. There was
no opposition in either committee to the
proposition to give the bill considera.
tion, and to place the time for hearing
at as early date as practicable. The
agreemet was made only conditional
upon the passage of the bill through
the house. If it fails there, it will not
be considered in the senate. No at.
tempt will be made to provide for the
consideration of any other bill.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
WORSE THAN REPORTED.
A Cuban's story OF Fondeveila's Ter
ribls Atrocities in Guanabacoa.


New York, Jan. IL. - Antonio
Aguierro, member of the Havana pro-
duce exchange, arrived here on the
steamer Orizaba, from Havana. He
was a resident of Guanabacoa, where, ac-
cording to recent reports from Havana,
atrocities were committed by the Span
ish troops under Colonel Fondeveila.
Senior Aguierro when seen last night
said:
"The reports which reach the
United States of the state of affairs in
Guanabacoa are far from telling the
whole truth. Colonel Fondeveila has
instituted a reign of terror at the place.
His name is well known to the Ameri
can press as that of the most blood
thirsty officer of General Weyler's COM
mand. He is favorite of the captain
general and has been appointed military
commander of Guanabacoa, just across
the bay from Havnaa.
Gully 500 families have left the
town and moved into Havana since his
taking charge. People are taken from
their homes and killed with machetes
in the outskirts of the town. The
world is then made to believe that such
people were leaving their homes to join
the rebles, who swarm in the neigh
borhood. know of thirty-nine persons
who have thus been done away with.
Even honest Spaniards are shocked
at Fondeveila's acts. One Of the honest
Spaniards warned me that my name
was on the list with more than 200
more kept by Fondeveila as men
marked by him for secret execution as
rebel sympathizers. Being a thorough
ly neutral man and having good friends
among the Cubans and Spaniards alike,
managed to obtain my passport for
the United States. owe my escape
from Fondeveila's clutches to my Span
ish friends, toward whom feel the
greatest gratitude.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Powerful OK" Raw Macbin.

fittsourg, Jan. 1.-THE powerful
*" ray machine constructed by Pro.
lessor K. A. Fessenden, of the Western
university, was exhibited tonight be.
lore the Academy of sciences and arts
at Carnegie hall. Professor James
heeier' of the Allegheny observatory
An telling OF the wonderful tests to
winch the machine has been put, said
II had already thrown ray of light
through four inches of solid iron, and
ne tninks later it will be developed SO
IT Will pierce six or eight inches, and
intimated strongly that it may be util.
'zed In the inspection of armor-plate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
THE FUNDING BILL.
Debate Opened by Representative Pow
ers-Features of the Measure.

Debate Opened by Representative Pow
ers-Features of the Measure.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Pacific
railroads funding bill, which is con-
sidered the most important piece of
legislation which will come before con-
gress at this session, came up today in
the house, under special order, which
allows two days for general debate and
one day for amendments and debate
under the fve-minute rule, with pro-
vision for final vote within four
days. There was a great deal of in
terest in the measure, and the members
gave all the speakers close attention. A
huge map of the roads, with their feed
ers, was hung on frame erected in
the area in front of the speakers ros-
trum, and served to illustrate many of
the points made. There were only four
speakers today-Powers of Vermont
the chairman of the Pacific railroads
commission, who opened with an ex-
haustive two hours argument in sup
port of the bill; Hubbard of Missouri,
the minority member of the committee,
who has charge of the opposition, and
Grow and Bell, who spoke respectively
for and against the measure.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14

New York, Jan. ia Herald dis.
patch from COnstantinople says:
The last twenty of the SSS Armenian
prisoners in Constantinople were liber-
ated yesterday. There are still in
prison twenty-five prisoners condemned
to death, one of whom is Bishop Arab
gari. AS to the number of Armenian
priests in prison condemned to death,
only two have up to the present time
been mentioned to the patriarchate as
worthy of pardon. Sixty-fve Armeni-
ans who had sought refuge in Varna
returned yesterday evening and were
delivered without difficulty to the Ar.
menian partiarchate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
scventy-Five Cents for Wheat.

Garfield, WASH, Jan. 1.-THE last
sale of wheat was effected Saturday at
10 cents bushel, the top price reached
in the Palouse country this season. A
pool was formed six weeks ago, repre-
senting about 10000 bushels, that
were to be held until wheat reached 75
cents. This cleans up nearly all of
the wheat within twenty miles of Gar
field, and famine in seed wheat is ex.
pected before spring.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
The M ora Claims.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate,
In executive session, has adopted reso.
luton instructing the committee on
foreign relations to investigate the pay.
ment of the Moar claims. The reso.
luton was introduced by Senator
chandler, and instructs the committee
to ascertain, among other things,
whether the settlement, providing fol
the payment of $1,000, 900 on account
OF the claim, was fair one. 1t also
directs the committee to ascertain
whether the payment Of the claim in.
wolves any issuance from this govern.
ment as to the attitude this country
would maintain in the Cuban Insured.
tiOn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Against n Reduction.

Massillon, o., Jan. ia conyen.
tion representing l,S00 independent
coal miners of the Massillon district
decided today that the miners would
not accept the ten cents reduction or.
dered by the operators. The operators
are firm and strike is probable. The
United Mine Workers will probably
take similar action tomorrow:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
The Silver-Fox Bill.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house
committee on territories today agreed
to report the bill which has passed the
senate authorizing the secretary OF the
interior to use his discretion to lease
certain islands in Alaska for terms of
twenty years, for the purpose of propa.
eating the silver fox. AT present, the
lease can be for but one year, whic.. is
not sufficient for the purpose proposed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Tacoma shingle Mill Burned

Tacoma, Jan. 6.-The big shlns,' n.
mill of the Puget Sound Shingle oOln ON
pany, at Old Tacoma, burned late snO w
night, causing loss of over slo'VU"
which is partly covered by INSURANCE, Ss,
The mill has been under repairS y.
several days, preparatory to It's OPEL tie
tion by the new lessee. 1t had q uarn
capacity of 200, 900 shingles. lnOeh a..
diarism is believed to have been w
cause. though no motive is known
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14

New York, Jan. 6.-"When | die
am going to have one of the finest est
mausoleums in the country, and Will
make those now in Woodland cemetery
look cheap in comparison" was the re-
mark the friends of the late John ste''
son used to hear from him frequently
The idosyncrasies of the famous the
atrical manager and financier were l"
numerous that this announcement never
occasioned any special comment.
His project now seems in fair way
to be carried out, and that very SoOn'
as the plans for the mausoleum are now
being considered by the executors 0,
the Stetson estate. 1t is to DC u
granite, and will have ponderous bronze
doors. On the panels of these dOOr'
will be scenes from the play HUN
which he made large part OF MS ioi
tune, and in which his wife captlVa'eO
the public heart, and showed she wa,
charming actress as well as one y
the most daring bareback riders 'n'
ever entered a circus ring. 49,
All the most effective scenes ifvn
"The Crust of Society,"" in which 'h'
late Mrs. Stetson, as Mrs. EastiaA'
Chapel, took the role of the ieaain'
lady, will be faithfully represented:
But the most curious thing Oh !"
will be huge bronze horse sitting - y
its launches over the entrance 70 W
tomb. 1t will be reproduction ).
Mrs. Kate Stokes Stetson's la'oi''
trick horse.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
i HAS GONE TO P||Il
Pacific Coast Lumber T,n,.
a Thing Of the Past Ny
DIFFICULTIES FROM THE s1,., ~
Increased Supply Of Lumbs,
o''ity to Keep Up Price, NJ %
the Rocks on Wb,o, e

7
S,li'' to Keep Up Price, r.s ','
the Rocks on Which It s. '
Seattle Jan. 6.-The post.h,.n.
gencer says: The Central Inva ,u,ell'
Company, of California, the mos, ntno' -,
pendous trust ever organized on fl. I'- y
cific coast, is thing of the nae. te n "a
such combine was ever befo,a p'as a. 40
for the control of a market in tbis s oS,
OF the world, and inability to main,ai, n sal
its organization is what nonsvman! ail,alA
ers predicted at the time of its r"'ill- ro"aal
tion. The conditions of its agresmsp,
were the stiffest ever promulpstaS l- M
were a practical mortgage, bin S of ,aia ala
and all-around cinch on the onar.tia
OF the mills and the members ot AZ
trust. VI We
1t had a hard row to hoe from
start, but its plan was the he's, or r
gotten up on the Pacific coast ir,,
much as it controlled every cargo mill
on the coast except three, and at ons
time the outlook was rosy indeed m,
like any business proposition, sunnl,
and demand, keeness of competitiSH
mans cupidity, and necessities ON,
natural opposition had to be cOpsidpred
and the rocks upon which the Ceptr,
Lumber Company broke were Sham
In the first place, the projectors can.
fidently believed that the demand !.
1896 would exceed that of 1885,
That being the belief, they were ON.
1dent that price-cutting would be i'm.
possible. But the demand did mt
come up to expectations, the proportion
of supply and demand being 4 to 1 in.
stead of 8 to 1, as compared with eight.
cen months ago. The anticipation Of
enhanced values prior to the formation
of the company, Furthermore caused
the piling up of great stocks Of lumber
In San Francisco, and other CalifOris
distributing points, at lower prices 50
that when the new list became opera.
tive the inevitable resulted.
No one purchased lumber from the
mills, but everyone scrambled for the
small trade in sight in the endeavOr to
get rid of the stock in the yards Then
came clash between the retailers and
the members of the Central Lumber
Company came out second-best. To-
day lumber is selling at barely cost in
San Francisco.
However, during this period the
millmen in Washington, Oregon and
British Columbia were simply specta-
tors. They could not understand why
orders were not coming in, and why
their dividends were so small. At the
same time, one mill in British COlum
bia, four in Washington and four in
Oregon, not members of the company
had started into the cargo trade, and
were cutting the price from fifty cent
to So per 1000, and were running over
time, while the Central Lumber Com
pany's mills were idle or running only
part of the time. This caused hart
feelings toward the company, especially
among the smaller millmen, who wer
compelled to operate their plants in or
der to meet obligations. On top 0
this came accusations that the large
firms were securing all the trade 70
themselves. Finally one mill broke 1t
agreement with the company, an
others followed suit in short order.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan. ll.-The
Commercial bank, of Eau Claire, capi.
tai $50, 900, closed today. The failure
Is due to the suspension of the Allema.
MIA bank, of st. Paul. President Allen
states the depositors will be paid in