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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02

oori,un oo,,i, VI one year for one-ffth of the
oach oa p.neno nne OF the road and at the end oi
CO.. ta, ssar following to the fifth year an
% es'onsion Ior an additioal one-fifth. Then
IL ~ '.'se OF The default of any road it could
1. 10 ,iaue TO suffer the penalty. This
pian' pior - He thought, would avoid the quos-
pion ~ .he commission s power to impose
conditions.
samuel Gompers, president of the
american Federation of Labor, Joined
ui. sil. uourflssey's protest against any un-
aue extension of the time for compliance
WIZ Wioh une law upon one point. Mr.. Com
pers Was very emphatic. He thought that
~ eAtenslon should be granted to any
TaIlroau that had paid dividends since the
law was passed.
MT. clark, representing the Chicago
anu " ureat Western said that his company
couiu not afford to equip the unequipped
cars a. with couplers within one year.
80 na5 were the earnings of your road
iasv year, asked Commissioner Prouty
Uver Tour millions.
why could not the road apply $50, 900
ne1I year to equipping it's cars?"
u would not be economical, replied
Ex-Congressman Clary of Missouri,
gueu that the commission was charged
Win execution of the laws and had
pienary powers He endorsed the sug-
gestion of Mr. Cowen.
Inc railroads whose equipment was be.
low uIty per cent were called and the
counsel OF particular roads explained why
more progress had not been made.
commissioner Knapp asked it the COM
Fhlsslon granted an extension for one
year, with the understanding that one
HIth OF the cars should be equipped in
tnat period, and there should be default
wnether there would not then be the same
practlcai difficulty to face as existed now.
Mr. Cowen replied in the affirmative.
ne insisted that the commission must
allow sufficient time He Indignantly re-
pudlated the idea that MIR. -Gompers OF
Mr. Morrlssey in any way represented the
employees of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road. lie warned the commission against
the humanitarian view urged by these
gentlemen. Statistics which he read
showed that the new appliances killed
more but manned less than the old system
lie used no veiled irony in his references
60 Mr. Morrlssey's assumption of authori
".
Mr.. Morrissey denied that he had as
sumed authority not vested in him. He
said that eighty-ive per cent of the en-
ployes of the Baltimore and Ohio Were
members of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and at the Toronto con ventioI
last he had unanimously been empowered
to state the position of it's members to the
interstate commerce commission.
The hearing was then adjourned until
tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
Weather Obser vation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Dec. l, taken
at s p. m, meridian time. the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind.
state of weather:
Boston, SO degrees. west, cloudy; New
York, 40 degrees, SW, cloudy; Philadel-
phia, 40 degrees, SW, cloudy; Washing
ton, 49, S, clear; Albany, 81 degrees. S.
cloudy; Buffalo, 2S degrees, NV, partly
cloudy; Detroit, "a degrees. n. clear;
degrees, W, clear; Huron, Oak, 6 de,
srees, S, snow; Bismarck, degrees. S.
partly cloudy; Jacksonville, Ga degrees
NE, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
TO PREVENT LYNGHING.

Richmond, Va, December l = The
Virgin q central assembly met today and
each house elected officers. The present
session will elect a successor to Hon. j ohm
W. Daniel in the United States Senate
Gov, O'Eerralls message was laid be-
fore the body. 1t discusses the subject of
Iynching and urges that a heavy pecuniary
penalty be imposed on each county and
city in which u lynching occurs; that,
whenever the military may be called out
to protect prisoner in q county or city,
such county Or city be charged with the
expenses thereof and that officers who
allow prisoners to be taken from their
custody without first having exhausted
all possible means to protect their
prisoners, be summarily suspended until
the question of dismissal shall be deter
mined by jury. 1t recommends that
there be only one penalty for rape and
that death.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02

Today a customer writes to ask
whether Merchants Week Prices"
extend to our Wood Mantel department.
Perhaps there will never be a better
time than this to explain that Canal
Street prices extend to everything-our
drapery parlors, our department of Or
dered cabinetwork, our brass beds, office
furniture, invalid specialties, refrigera-
tors-in fact, all that we SELL
Speaking of mantels. here is COM
plete Chimneypiece (mantel and over
mantel completely, at total cost of only
s10.5o! Think of this for Canal street
value. We sell either part separately
if desired at S6 and $3.50 respectively.
Take few dimensions. The top
shelf is four and half feet in length.
The mirror is % inches wide and genu-
inc imported plato glass. The mantel
shelf is very massive; there is a finely
carved frieze with ire opening of 8
feet inches.
It's remarkable value, even for Canal
Street
We deliver goods into the
houses OF our Portland customs
ers absolutely free OF all ex-
peHase as so freight aud carriage.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02

rioters The scientific instruments in
the German university and high school
have been DESTROYED and valuable ar
chives preserved for a long time at the
Kinsky palace. the largest in the Altzstad,
have been burned.
1t has bsen dangerous for Germans to
venture into the streets as any use OF the
German language meant certain assault.
HOUSES GUARDED BY POLICE.
Pilsen, Bohemia, December las a re-
suit of the threatening mobs gathering
yesterday the houses of German residents
are specially guarded by the police. To-
day 5000 people gathered in front of the
town hall iand after singing national
songs, proceeded to the German gymnasi-
um where they broke the windows. The
police dispersed the crowd, wouuding
one. The rioters then returned to the
town hall, where, failing to obtain the
liberation of some of the ringleaders who
had been arrested, they broke the Win
dows of the hall and of several buildings
adjacent.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
Local Weather Renort

Portland, Me-, Dec. 1.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s a. m.-Barometer. 30. 232: thermo-
meter. l92; dew point, 10, humidity. 81;
wind, NV; velocity, 3; we ather. cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 29.989 thermome-
ter. 800: dew point. 20; humidity, "a:
wind, W; velocity, 5: weather cloudy.
Mean daily Thermometer, "a: maxi
mum Thermometer, "a minimum ther-
mometer. 10; maximum velocity of
wind, 5, total precipitation. 1T snow
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
HOSPITAL PATIENTS POISONED.

Gallipolis, December 1.-Two hundred
and fifty patients at the Epileptic hospital
were poisoned today. DIR. Rutler and his
corps of physicians succeeded only by
desperate efforts in preventing any
fatality. AS 1t is. some of the patients
are still In a critical condition. The
physicians think that the patients were
poisoned by means of some article of food
eaten by them. The meteorological de.
partment is making rigid analysis of
the food cooked during the past few days.
Some think drug was placed in some
of the yictuals. This suspicion, with the
wholesale discharge of employees has put
the institution in the throes of great ex-
citement
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
COMING TO PORTLAND.
A Marlboro Machine Shop Absorbed by
Portland Company.

Marlboro, December 1.-Arrangements
were completed tonight for the removal
to Portland, Maine of the Wood Willard
Machine company Of this city. The COM
pany has been absorbed by the Portland
Locomotive works and by the removal
seyenty-fiv hands will be thrown out of
employment.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
SPANISH MINISTRY SCANDAL.

/
Madrid, December IA military scan
dai Is occupy ing the attention of the
press. Ibis is the attitude which the
Inlel olhcers OF the Madrid garrison
nave taken toward a recently promoted
oil1cer whom they refuse TO receive on
the ground that his advancement has
been too rapid.
NO names are given, but the incident
comedies with royal decree ordering o
cavalry colonel of the garrison to be
transferred to the reserves.
WORSE THAN AFRICAN SAVAGES.
Havana, December l.-Gen. Pando and
zen. Saliedo arrived yesterday with the
hueS battalion at Cieugo de Avilo on
une moron Jucaro trocha, where they had
an ent a cement with 20 insurgents cavalry
uhuer 0en. Maxine Gomez. According
10 the Official count the Spanish lost two
hiIied and eight wounded. The deplora-
PIE condition of the country grows more
and more apparent. Refugees and the
commentaries are becoming more and
more miserable. According to reports
from San Domingo the small pox is
making terrible ravages among the
hioeecconcentrados. ioec Stree April more than
4ooo have died in the city alone. TO say
Iniiponlng OF the suburban towns which are
likewise infested. The local authorities
took no steps whatever to check the
mortality.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at San Domingo says that the
worst African savages are more humane
than the local authorities More than
29o small pox cases are known to exist,
but no one IS ever vaccinated. Medical
aid Is very scarce and the burial of the
Wretched being is most brutally effected.
Offen as many as Is corpses are piled in
car and then dumped together in hole
to be covered only with such little earth
that the first shower exposes the limbs of
the dead, which are afterwards devoured
by vultures. hogs and dogs.
A rev days ago a cart en- route for q
cemetery broke down. The driver un-
hitched his horses and drove them away
and the dead were left there abandoned
until the following dav.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
TWELVE MEN MISSING.

Chicago, December IA special from
Seattle says, A. Smith, writing under
date of November %, from Skaguay,
says: For the last four days there has
been a great anxiety in Skaguay over the
possible fate of ~ men, who on Tuesday
morning, on the sloop Pigeon essayed to
make the trip around the Point to Taiiya
The north wind was blowing IA gale
down the canal at the time. The skip
per was unable to make his beat up
against the wind, and losing control of
her, he was carried away down the canal
A landing was made and two men dis
embarked. but the others persisted in
trying TO beat back When last seen they
were being driven before the gale to,
ward Pyramid harbor, since which time
no tidings have been had of any of the
party"
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
ATTEMPT TO STAB PRESIDENT.

London, December "A despatch to
the lines from Montevideo says that an
attempt was made there yesterday to stab
Senor jose Cuestas. president ad interim
OF UrugI.ay. 1t was unsuccessful, the
bystanders warding off the assassin. The
man was formerly a member of the
Montevideo poliS9 force News Of the out
rage spread rapidly and caused great
excitement, but the city is under martial
law and there has been no outbreak
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION.

Kaiserslautern, Rhenish Bavaria, De-
cember IA fire damp explosion has
taken place in the Frankerholz coal mines
GEAR Hamburg Ten men are known to
have been killed and forty five injured.
Others are still missing.
The full number of men killed is thirty
and the injured forty.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
THE WEATHER..

Washington, december 1.-Maine:
Snow Thursday morning, clearing in the
afternoon, southwesterly winds, b coming
northwesterly colder in the interior and
by Friday morning on the coast.
Boston, December Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity: Thursday: Fair
weather; colder; westerly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
COAL MINERS STRIKE.

Birmingham, Ala, Decem Der News
comes from Walker county tonight that
the miners at Corona, Lockhart, Pallon
Black Diamond, Coal Valley, Mountain
valley and Gaslight, also about 1900 all
told, struck today, it is alleged, because
of the failure of the operators to restore
the ten per cent reduction in wages. The
strike leaders claim that the strike will
spread to other Walker county mines.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
ESPECIAL 20 THE TREss.I

Freeport, December 1.-.Fire broke out
in the Harraseeket house at Freeport
village about $50 O'Clock Wednesday
evening and was not gotten under control
until about midnight.
The house is centrally located in the
Nichols block and owned by Il. W.
Nichols. 1t had been very recently leased
by Leslie K. Bunker, who in the short
time he has been among us, has gained
many friends, and was doing very good
business.
The block contains five stores occupied
as follows: A. w. Mitchell, periodicals.;
Henry Gould, boots and shoes; Miss A.
Dillingham;, millinery; NJ. f. Averill,
groceries; the remaining store being occu-
pied as the hotel office.
The fire originated in the third story
above the cook room and spread rapidly
throughout the entire second and third
stories, doing considerable damage to
every room in the house.
1t is impossible at this time to give any
estimate of the loss sustained. Mr.. Gould
succeeded in removing most of his stock
to place of safety, but will suffer con-
siderable loss.
The stock of millinery goods was
damaged greatly. and it is doubtful if
much can be realized on the goods saved.
Messrs. A. W. Mitchell and NJ. E.
Averill escaped with slight loss.
Both owner and occupants carried in
surance. The citizens of Freeport and
the traY ling public have great cause to
regret such Il disastrous fire just as
Proprietor Bunker was coming to be
universally liked by all.
Mr.. Clem Giyeen, station agent at the
Maine Central station, was overcome by
smoke, but a doctor was Immediately
summoned and Mr. Giveen is reported az
irnnroyinp
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
REICHsTAG OFFICERS.

Berlin, December 1.-The Reichstag to-
iay reelected Baron Won Boul- Bern berg
o the presidency of the House, and also
'e-elected the vice presidents, Heren R.
and P. SPAIN. The next sitting
If the Reichstag will take place on Fri
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
NEW TORPEDO B04S.r FAST.

Baltimore, December 1.-Tne torpedo
boat Winslow, the third OF three vessels
Of the sane type built at the Columbia
Iron Works, in this city, ma e more than
the required speed on her first official
trial today. Twenty four and :. half knots
We're required and the vessel went "a IS
per hour ON the trial.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
MISS SANDRKIS.ON MARRIED.

Paris. December Miss Sybil Sander
son; the opera singer, was quietly mar
Tleo here to-day TO Antonio Terry inlne'
diately after the ceremony they lett Tor
Italy
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
FIRE IN BREWER.

Bangor, Z December A fire which
started in the livery stable of G. 1. Dean
at Brewer destroyed that and the con.
fec tionary store of W. W. Perkins and
meat market of W H. Richardson. The
building occupied by Perkins was owned
by f. 6. Arey. Deans loss is $500; in
surance, s2400; Perkins loss, $500; insur.
ance, $3.50; Arey, loss $500; insurance,
$780, Richardson, loss s4o0; insurance,
S150
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
THE IOWA ACCEPTED.

Washington, December 1.-The Secre-
tary of the Navy finally accepted the bat
tieship Iowa and the torpedo boat Foote
today.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02

out from The print ng office of FI Com
ercio, containing a Violent attack nnon
gen. Blanoo, as well as the euloey of
Ten. Weyler. The authors of the circu-
lar were arrested on Monday when the
police raided the El Comercio printing
Office, Gen. Blanoo promised to issue
an order for their release.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
Before
Retiring ....

take Ayers Pills, and you will
steep better and wake in better
condition for the days work.
Ayers Cathartic Pills have no
equal as a pleasant and effect
ual remedy for constipation,
D1l1ousness, sick headache, and
all liver troubles. They are
sugar-coated, and so perfectly
prepared, that they cure with
out the annoyances experienced
IN the use of so many of the
pills On the market. Ask your
druggist for Ayers Cathartic
plllS. When Other pills won't
help you, Ayers is
The Pill THAT WILL.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
NICHOLS BLOCK BURNED.
Freeport's Principal Business Struc-
ture Destroyed.
BLOCK CONTAINED HOTEL AND
FIVE STORES.

Fire Originated In Third Story Over ths
Cook Room of the Harraseeket House
Maine Central A gent Giveen Overcome
by Stockholders Covered by In-
suranCe.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-02
SKIRnISHES IN CUBA.
Official Announcement From Span.
ish Headquarters.
HAVEBEEN NORSTED
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

Fortified Camp of Gen. Ducassi Captured
-Insurgent Camp at Avanguez Also
Observation-Disclosures Said To Be Thor
oughly Demoralized.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Run Without Appropriation.

State institutions continue to run
as of yore, Notwithstanding the lack
of appropriations. 1t is the custom
OF the state to pay quarterly. The
end of the first quarter of the year
will come with the end of March.
AT that time, there will be de-
mand for money on claims. Some
have already secured money on their
claims, but the first general demand
will be at the close of the quarter.
There is no doubt money will be
advanced ON valid claims, as it has
been done already.
For all claims filed with the sec
retary of state, a duplicate of the
voucher is furnished the claimant
as evidence of indebtedness. AS
much as rs per cent. of their face
value has been advanced OH claims
bygSalem banks. This does not
mean that claims are selling at Is
per cent. discount, as has been
circulated. The banks merely ad-
vanced rs per cent. OF the face
value of the claims, as loan, re-
tanning the duplicate voucher as
collateral security. The borrower
might afterward sell his claim, and
by paying off the loan, take up the
duplicate voucher.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
=. Corbett's Seat.

Hon. Henry w. Corbett, of Ore
gon, whose credentials as an az
pointed senator from that state will
be presented TO the senate on Mon.
day next, and who arrived in this
city last night, viii be informed by
prominent republicans that there is
some opposition in his own party
to his being seated. 1t is said that
such action would be extremely bad
politics, so faras republican interests
in the state Of Oregon are concerned.
Senator Mitchell's followers are
more closely cemented than ever,
and will never forgive the political
treachery which resulted in the
failure to organize the Legislature
properly, and thus defeated the will
OF the caucus. majority to return,
their leader to the senate. Gov.
Lord, Of Oregon, is an anti Mitchell
man, and it is claimed that he was
influential in bringing about the
present condition of affairs in that
state. TO seat his appointee would
split the republican party wide open,
and give the state at the next gen
eral election, which is in June, 1898,
to the populistic party. That
would not only result in the selec-
ton Of a populist senator from
Oregon, but would undoubtedly
jeopardise the election Of - Senator
Mcbride four years hence. Poll
ticians have way of looking far
ahead in such matters, and several
prominent senator's have already
received letters from that state
protesting against the seating of
Corbett for the reasons here men
tioned.-Washington Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Toledo Lincoln County, Oregon Thursday, IS, 1897
Gov. Lord and the State Taxes.

Governor Lord has expressed an
opinion that the county treasurer's
of the state cannot legally withhold
the state taxes, but must pay them
into the hands of the state treasurer
as soon as they are received He
also expresses a belief that the
county courts can extend no aid to
the treasurers.
That is, perhaps, all true, but we
frequently find that law is upset in
the interest Of public policy and
public good. We don't have to
remember any farther back than
1898 to call to mind the fact that
the state itself, through the state
treasurer, withheld the school ap-
portionment for some time after the
law said that the money should be
apportioned. This was not done
for the public good, but for the fear
that the banks that were holding
the money would break if it was
drawn out. Many instances might
be cited where the state officers
have violated both the letter and
the spirit of the law and the consti-
tuition, and it was not in the inter-
est of public policy, either.
1t i'll becomes any state officer,
knowing that the money cannot be
paid out for two years, to demand
that this money shall be paid in,
either to lie idle in the vaults OF the
state, or 10 become fund for spec
ulation by the state treasurer.
Il is admitted on the start that
the law says that these taxes must
be paid in; and the law also says
that they must be paid in not later
than the first Monday in April, yet
that clause is violated in every
county in the state every year.
But what reason is there for the
counties laying these taxes at this
lime? Il does not invalidate the
states claim by allowing these
taxes 10 stand over for a couple oI
years, or until the legislature meets
and passes an appropriation bill.
1t will prove great benefit to the
counties by shutting of a portion
OF the nlerciless discount to which
their warrants are subjected. The
letter of the law is just as the gov
ernoT has stated; the spirit of the
law, public policy, public good and
the welfare of the people are on the
other side. Which shall be follow
ed?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

John ]. ingalls,, reported the
recent prize fight between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons for the New York
Journal. To what low estate this
man ingalls, has fallen! Eight or
ten years ago he was one of the
republican leaders in the senate and
a man of national reputation, now
he is follower after thugs and
prize fighters. The people of Kan
sas did we'll when they turned him
down for Peffer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

1t is now that beautiful period in
the nations development when the
average girl retires to corner and
thinks up some new variations for
her spring bicycle suit.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

The Bandon Herald says that
whale 40 feet in length came ashore
on the beach at Sand Beach last
week. The residence of that vicin-
ity fried out 500 gallons of oil and
secured a lot of whalebone.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

1t is safe to say, Judging from
the language used at the ring side,
that Mrs. Fitzsimmons is no gentle
man, to say the least.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

Evangelist Ira d. Sanley. the
singer and composer, has written a
new sacred song fer the April
Ladies Home Journal. He has
given it the title of The Beautiful
Hills" and considers it superior to
his famous Ninety and Nine. {"
Mr.. Sankey wrote it with the es-
pecial view Of its appropriateness
for outdoor choral singing-for
canpmeetings and other religious
anG semi-religious gatherings.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

The president has appointed
Binger~Hermann commissioner of
of the land Office. This is one of
the best appointments made by the
president. Mr.. Hermann by rea-
son of his experience, energy and
location is prominently fitted for
that Office. He is acquainted with
laws, rules and regulations of the
land department, and equally we'll
acquainted with the needs and con-
ditions of the great body of people
who are interested in the public
lands of our country.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

\. R-Ahe lincoln Post No. 6S, meets in
the Gooh Templars Hall on the irst and
rd SATURDAYS OF each month.
/ p. FISH, AdiutGnt. -
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

i .. O. f.--roledo L0dge, 30. lbs, Meet
teyer5 Saturday evening ut their lnll IN this
FIe .rs
,..,,,. J.E. TURNIBGE, N.G.7