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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
AGAIN IN HARNESS.
The Reassembling of Congress After the
Holiday Recess

Washlngton-The senate reassem-
bled today after the holiday recess and
passed the house bill abolishing the
death penalty in a large number ,f
cases. The measure is in the line of
the recent state laws abolishing capital
punishment, and applies the same prin-
ciple to federal offenses, although the
change is not extended to total al oil
ton OF the death penalty. The present
laws, which have come down from
colonial times, have sanguinary as
pect, and prescribe death for offenses
OF various characters. The bill passed
today reduces the offenses to five, viz:
Treason, rape, murder, and two
otfenses applicable to the army and
navy. In all other offenses hard labor
for life is substituted as the maximum
punishment, and even in cases of mur-
der and rape, hard labor may be sub
stituted if the jury states in its verdict
without capital punishment. As
the bill has passed the house after a
long crusade by Representative Curtis
OF New York, and is amended but
slightly by the senate, it is likely to 20
to the president when the minor dis
agreements are arranged in conference.
During the day III. Call introduced
resolutions calling for information as
to the condemnation of Julio Sanguilly
at Havana to life Imprisonment, and
also directing the secretary of state to
demand Sanguilly's immediate release.
Mr.. PETER delivered speech in sup
port of his resolution for national
monetary commission.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
No Idea OF Music.

Colonel Burr, of Virginia, was
mighty fox-hunter, and loved the sport
beyond words. He owned Il fine pack
of hounds, and, during the season.
thought Of nothing but his hunters, his
dogs, and the weather. He was once
entertaining an army friend from Tex
as, whose ideas of hunting any animal
involved the use Of firearms, and who
had never seen fox-hound. He had
been with difficulty persuaded to go
forth one morning with the colonel and
some friends to meet, and they were
waiting impatiently for the hounds to
take the scent. Presently there burst
upon their listening ears the din OF thir-
ty canine voices in full cry. The col
onels eyes cleaned, and, as he settled
his feet in the stirrups and stretched
his arm toward the yelping pack, he
cried: "Major, listen to that heavenly
music!" The major prlcked up his
ears for a second or two, and then re-
piled: 81 can't hear "A thing. Those
dogs are making such n noise" The
colonel put his spur savagely into his
horses side and dashed away, leay'
ing his guest to his own devices.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Cuba In the Senate .

Washington, Jan. S.-The speech of
Call on Cuba in the senate today served
as the medium for making public a
letter, giving a graphic description of
the Cabanas fortress at Havana and
the surroundings of the American citi-
zens imprisoned there. The circum-
stances surrounding the letter attracted
marked interest to it, as Call said it
came from public man of high stand
ing in the United States, who would
shortly occupy a place in the legisla-
tive branch of the government The
letter dealt with the immediate pres
ent, and described visit made by the
writer and General Lee to Cabanas
fortress only seven days ago. 1t told
of the pitiful condition of the prison
ers, some of them Americans, includ-
ing Julio Sanguilly, and young man
who was the companion of Charles
Gown, the American newspaper CORE
spondent, killed in Cuba. The recital
of these prisoners was given in full.
During the day the senate passed
house bills amending the laws relating
to timber culture and authorizing bre.
vets to acting or retired officers of the
army or navy. The joint resolution
requesting the British government to
pardon Mrs. Maybrick was indefinitely
postponed. The bill exempting set
tiers on public lands from paying the
original government price fixed on the
lands was debated. Pettigrew and Car.
ter spoke in its favor, but final vote
was not reached.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
SEVEN NUNS PERISHEp,
Lost Their Lives in the Turning Of
Convent.

Ottawa, Jan. S.-The convent of tbe
Orsuline nuns at Roberval, on Lake ST.
John, about 1870 miles north of Quebec.
was destroyed by fire, which broke ont
at O'Clock this morning, and seven
Sisters are known to have perished in
the flames, while about fifty inmates
had very narrow escapes. Were it not
that most OF the students of the con-
vent had gone home for the HOLIDAYS,
the loss of life might have been
greater. The students were to have re-
turned tomorrow. Ordinarily there are
about thirty inmates in the institution,
and about fifty pupils.
Inc village has no water works, and
the work of saving the contents was
therefore made difficult, while the
flames had made such heavy headway
that their extinguishment was an i'm
possibility. Many of the nuns and
pupils slept in a dormitory on the
fourth floor. There is fireproof tower
near this, but the rapidity with which
the flames spread prevented the nuns
from reaching it. They were smoth-
cred by the smoke.
Several nuns were badly burned in
trying to extinguish the fire. The
convent and the school are nothing but
a mass Of ruins. Just how the fire
started is not known certainly, but this
being the Feast Of Epiphany, it is sup
posed that lighted candle near the
cradle Of the infant Jesus ignited the
draperies and floral ornamentations.
The fact that all parts of the convent
were uncompleted caused the fire to
spread more rapidly. The convent was
a stone building, five stories high, and
Of 100 feet frontage, and was built
eight years ago. The Ursuline nuns
of Quebec, by whom it was first con.
trolled, are the oldest order in Canada,
and it was in a cavity made by the
bursting of shell within their convent
at Quebec that General Montcalm was
buried after his death upon the Plaint
Of Abraham.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
MAN OF MANY GRIMES.
Partial Catalogue of Which Is Prepared
From Many Cities.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-"Count" Guigle-
mo J. de Custer, alias DIR. Juster, alias
DR.. F. s. Rhodes, said to be a ROu-
manian of excellent family, and who
processes to be studying dentistry in
America, has been arrested in this city.
He is said to be wanted for several
offenses in Buffalo, N. Y, New York
city, Brooklyn, Boston, Leadville and
Denver.
Wife abandonment, embezzlement,
forgery, swindling, bigamy and obtain
ing money under false pretenses are
some of the charges for which he is
wanted in various parts of the country,
and it is believed he has obtained in
all about 100000 by his alleged ille-
gal methods since he came to America,
three years ago.
He is a young man, dressed in the
height of fashion and stopped at the
best hotels in the American cities he
has visited. In Brooklyn he married
the daughter of prominent jeweler
and deserted her August 21 last and
went West. At Leadville he is
charged with swindling citizen out
of house and lot. He is also charged
with forgery. Going from there tc
Denver he continued his fraudulent
methods. Soon after his departure fol
this city Chief of Police Russell, of
Denver, learned of the former swindlet
he had perpetrated, and sent his descrip
ton to the police of this city. Here,
while in dire distress, after having
been elected from two big hotels fol
non payment of bills, he met Belle
Cults, who, the police say, is an ad
ventures, and marriage with hel
soon followed. He will be turned
over to the Brooklyn authorities al
soon as an officer arrives, and will bt
prosecuted there, it is said, on the
charge of wife abandonment.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
Downing, Hopkins s Company's Review
of Trade.

The wheat market has every indica-
tion of an upward tendency. 1t hard
ened steadily last week in the face of
bank failures, and was only affected by
them temporarily. A good percentage
of the traders were afraid to 90 into
the market, owing to the unsettled con-
dltion of finances in Chicago last week.
Local influences, however, are only Of
transient character, the market be-
ing governed more by foreign advices,
and also by the great strength of the
domestic situation, which overshadows
almost everything in the way of local
bearish factors. Had the market been
local one prices would have gone low
er, but the timely buying of foreigners
offset the bearish influences, and made
sentiment bullish, overriding every
thing bearish. Enlgish traders who
were sharp enough to foresee their
wants early in the fall, and took ad-
vantage of it by buying them from
three to four months in advance, al
most before the American speculators
were aware of it, have come in the
market within week and taken mil
lions of bushels of both cash and fu.
lures for shipment during the next -four
months, while local traders were as d
rule afraid to take the buying side. II
is claimed by operators in position tC
know that there is larger short inter.
est than at any time within sixty days
The Northwest is short against its cash
holdings there. Foreigners have alb
sorbed the surplus wheat that is afloat
in the pit. 1t is difficult to buy any
large lines without sending prices NJ
rapidly, if any of the recognized lead
ers are credited with being at the bacl
Of the orders. This leaves the marke
in stronger position than ever, anC
those who watch the pit operation
closely are confident that prices will
advance to 90c within the near future
The visible stocks are IA, 900, 900 bush
els less than last year.
Foreigners are expected to lead tn
buying again next week.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
W ashington.

The population Of Chehalis county is
lO,47S, an increase of 1,400 in two
years.
The Electric Light & Power Com
pany is planting maple trees and other
wise improving the Tumwater park,
near Olympia.
Judge Hume, in Seattle, has fixed
March 2S, 1897, as the date upon which
William Carey, convicted of murder,
will be hanged.
IL is thought that new use has been
found for the black beachsand of Gray s
harbor, that it will prove valuable for
the iron that is in it.
In kittitas county all approved bills
up to January l., 1896, have been paid.
lhe last payment before this cleaned
up all warrants issued prior to April,
1896.
1t is said that a measure will be
presented to the coming state legisla-
lure to re-enact the beet-sugar bounty
law passed in 1898, which has now be-
come imperative by limitation.
The Spokane Reform leauge will con-
linue in its work Of trying to close the
\ looms in that city Sunday, and has
engaged an attorney to assist in prose-
cutting the cases that are expected to
arise.
Mr. Dunham, one of the oldest set
TIERS Of Gig Harbor, in Pierce county,
Gled last week at the age of 93 years.
ne was the first man to settle at Gig
naroor, and lived there during the lat
Yer years Of his life.
During 1895, the Rev. John F. Da-
mon, Of Seattle, married 1853 couples.
Inc Oldest groom was SO years of age,
ana the Oldest bride "a. The youngest
groom OF the year was 30 years old,
ana the youngest bride 10.
There is movement afoot in the
southern part of Stevens county to di-
Nde the county on line running east
and west, about half way between Col
vile and Chewelah. There are about
$4,000 inhabitants in the county.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
They See IT'S Importance.

The Merchants association of San
Francisco, recently forwarded to Cali
fornia's senator and congressman at
Washington, resolutions asking them
to lend their efforts to advance the work
of the Nicaragua canal. Replies were
received from Senators Perkins and
White and Congressman Mcclure,
LOund and McLachlan. All of them
acknowledged the Importance to Cali
fornia of the completion of the great
canal, and all assured the association
that nothing would be left undone to
bring it about, and thereby establish
the advantageous route.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
The Loud Bill In the House.

Washington-The house entered
upon its work Immediately after reas-
sembling, by taking up the Loud bill,
to amend the laws relating to second
class mail matter. The whole day was
devoted to general deabte on the meas
ure, under special order, which will
bring the bill to vote tomorrow at
O'Clock. Mr.. Loud, the author of the
bill, is its champion on the floor, and
Mr.. Quigg has charge of the opposition.
Those who took part in the debate to-
day were Messrs Kyle, Burton, Brow
nell and Ogden, in favor of the bill,
and Messrs. Quigg, Johnson and Cum
mings against it,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 8, 1897.

Flour -(Jobbing)-Patent excellent,
$5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California
brands, $500; Dakota, IS. so; patent.
1925.
Wheat-Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats-Choice, $24@25 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn-Whole, $22 per ton; cracked,
$23; feed meal, $23.
Millstuffs-Bran, $1,000 per ton;
shorts, $40.
Feed-Chopped feed, $1,000 per ton;
middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $2S.
Hay-Puget sound, per ton, $9.0o@
1000; Eastern Washington, $13.
Butter - Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, csc; tubs, 22c;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese-NativeW Washington, 0 a 12c.
Observation-Disclosures per ton, $l5@
1S; parsnips, per sack, roc; beets, per
sack, 75c; turnips, per sack, 6oc; ruta-
bagas, per sack, roc; carrots, per sack,
35@45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $l.25;
onions, per 100 lbs, 90c@$1.
Sweet potatoes-Per 100 lbs, $1.75.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 7@sc; dressed, 9@11o; ducks,
$2.00@S. so; dressed turkeys, 1870 15c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 24c; Eastern,
22@29c per dozen.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, SIC; COWS, &c; mutton, sheep,
$40 per pound; lamb, 5c;,, pork, &c pei
pound; veal, small, &c.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, 5@6; salmon,
sac; salmon trout, 7@10; founders
and soles, 3@4c.
Provisions-Hams, large, 12c; hams,
small, 12Tc; breakfast bacon, loc
! dry salt sides, &c per pound.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
For Advertising Purposes.

Experiments have lately been made
In Switzerland with a view to putting
the beautiful lakes Of that country to
some practical account.
Hitherto these waters have been ad-
mired merely because of their natural
beauty, but now some enterprising
business men have devised n scheme
by which they may be made useful for
advertising purposes.
The plan Is to paint the words OF
the advertisement In big white letters
on a black background.
When sunk and securely held at the
bottom OF the lake, the advertisement
is perfectly leglble, the reflection OF the
light on passing through the water
bringing the words near the surface.
1t Is announced that hitherto the ex-
periments that have been made have
been very successful.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14

Portland, Or, Jan. 8, 1876

Portland, Or, Jan. 8, 1897.
Flour-Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, 81. so; Benton county and
White Lily, $3.50; graham, So. 70; su-
perfine, So. 80 per barrel.
Wheat-Walla Walla, SAC 85c; Val
ley, S6@S7c per bushel.
Oats-Choice white, 40@42c per
bushel; choice gray, 38@40c.
Hay - Timothy, $1,000 per ton;
clover, $S.OO@9.OO; oat, $s.OO@10;
wheat, $S.OO@1O per ton.
Barley-Feed barley, $500 per ton;
brewing, $40.
Millstuffs-Bran, $500; shorts,
$16.50; middlings, $23.
Butter-Creamery, 35@40c; Tilla-
nook, 4Oc; dairy, 221a @3Oc.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, so a zoe;
Early Rose, SO@90c per sack; Cali
fornia river Burbanks, SOC per GENITAL;
sweets, $1.O0@2.O0 per GENITAL for Mer-
ced; Jersey Red, So. 90.
Onions-S5c per sack.
POultry-Chickens, mixed, $4,000
5.OO; geese, So.OO; turkeys, 1--we, lOc;
ducks, 1894. 30 per dozen.
Eggs-Oregon, 22R per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon, lie; Young Ameri-
ca, l2c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 10c per pound; East
ern Oregon, 6@8c.
Hops-9@ l0c per pound
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2.25@2.76;
COWS, $2.00@2.25; dressed beef, 4@
SIC per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $2.50@2.75; dressed NUT
ton, q a &c per pound.
Veal-Net, small, &c; large, 419c pei
pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25@
$50; light and feeders, $2.50@3. co.
dressed, So. 50@4.25 per cwt.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
The New InquisitIon Denounced.

Paris, Jan. 7.-There was meeting
in the Sale de Rivoli tonight to pro-
test against the torturing Of anarchists
in the prison in Barcelona, Spain. Af-
ter the meeting, 500 persons marched
to the Spanish embassy in the Boule-
ward de Courcell, singing the "Carma-
gnolo" and "Ira" and shouting Con
spuoz Canovas. The police dispersed
the mob and arrested several Of the
members
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
The Fright Crazed Her.

Oakland, CAL, Jan. S.-Sheer fright
deprived Jennie Jurgensen of her rea-
son and she was brought here for treat
ment. Miss Jurgensen was scared by
some friends the other day in the carry
ing out of joke, and it so affected her
mind that it gave way altogether yes
terday, and her condition is said to be
hopeless.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
THE LOUD POSTAL BILL.
Passed the Honse After Two Days of
Spirited Debate.

Spirited Debate.
Washington, Jan. 8.-The Loud bill
to amend the law relating to second
class mail matter was passed by the
house today, after two days. of debate,
by vote of 144 to 105. The opposi-
tion to the bill made strong fight
against it. The most important provi-
sion Of the bill denies to serial publ
cations admission to the mails at one
cent per pound rates. The provision
is as follows:
"ThN nothing herein contained
shall be SO construed as to admit to the
second-class rate publications purport-
ing to be issued periodically and to
subscribers, but which are merely
books or reprints of books, whether they
be issued complete or in parts; whether
they be bound or unbound; whether
they be sold by subscription or other
wise, or whether they purport to be
premiums or supplements or parts of
regular newspapers or periodicals.
The bill also denies to newspaper 8
the "sample-copy" privilege, and the
privilege enjoyed by news dealers of
returning unsold publications at the
second-class rate.
The only other important change in
the present law provides that publish
ers whose publications are admitted as
second-class matter shall be required,
before depositing such mail matter in
the postofiice, to separate the same into
United States mail sacks or bundles by
states, cities, towns or counties, as the
postmaster-general shall direct.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
}R|[F PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Resume of Events in the
Northwest.
.vpeNcE OF STEADY GROWTH

s.v. Gathered in All the Towns Of
Our Neighboring State. - Improve
nsnt Noted in IL Ind ndustries-Oregon.
The Tigardville Touring mill, in
Washington county, is running full
lime, and is not able to fill all orders.
Professor R. D. Williams, who was
,tsbbed by Ed Meador, one of his pu-
uils. at Prairie City, in Grant county,
has since died.
One firm in Coquille City shipped,
turing December last, 900 dozen Of
.ggs The poultry shipments, too,
were quite large.
The schooner Free Trade was struck
by a heavy sea while crossing the Tilla-
nook bar lately. The man at the
wheel was injured and the steering
sear demolished.
Work on the Bandon wooden mills
warehouse has been stopped for the
present owing to claims on the wharf
between the river channel and the
place selected for the building.
The logging camp Of Nixon Bros. +,
near Peoria, in Linn county, burned
last week and all Of the property in it.
The Nixon Bros. were getting out logs
for the o. r. & N. wharf in Corvallis.
The mail-carrier, while crossing
Warm Springs reservation with a buck
board and four horses, mired down and
had to get out with the mail for Prime
vile on pack animal on recent trip.
Il. Clay, Of Arlington, who has
1000 sheep that are being fed in Min
nesota for the Chicago market, says
that there are $4,000 head of sheep
near his place that are being fattened
for market.
Cut worms are doing considerable
damage to fall grain in the vicinity OF
Oak Grove, in Wasco county. The cold
spell in November did some damage to
grain In that part Of the county, but
the injury was not great.
The Uamtilla county assessor has just
completed the military roll, which has
been turned over to the county clerk.
The roll contains about 1900 names,
and is compiled alphabetically, so that
it is simple matter to ascertain whose
names are upon it whose are not.
The people Of Arlington had an ex.
ira dish of entertainment served Christ.
mas night in the way of an Indian
dance, given by about thirty of the Co.
lumiba Indians. The Indians hired
the hall and charged an admission.
Nearly every one went to see them and
hear the music they furnished on such
occasions. Like many other ballroom
celebrities, they were painted in the
lOudest colors.
The Indians had big time at Thorr
Hollow, in Umatilla county, ON Christ
mas day. There took part in the fes
tivities 100 Umatilla Indians, five Po
catellos and four Nez Perces. One Of
the Nez Perce Indians was found with
a bottle Of whisky in his possession
This was promptly taken from him by
the Indian police, who poured out the
contents. Two other Indians got some
what hilarious and were put in irons
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
Sherman VIII Not Visit Cuba.

There is no truth in the report that
Senator Sherman, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, intends to
visit Cuba.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14

Rain falls in the Andes about once In
seven years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
ARMY AND NAVY.

Notes of General Interest to tho
Service.
Captain William Crozier Of the ordnance
department has been ordered to the Provl-
dence Steam Engine Company at Provt-
dence, r. l., for inspection of gun carriages.
Captain William W. Gibson Of the ord
nance department has been ordered to the
Morgan Engineering Company at Alliance.
Ohio for inspection of disappearing gun
carriages.
department has been ordered to the Du
Pont powedr works, near Wilmington,
Del, and to the Frankfort arsenal, Phila-
supply of smokeless powder for small arms
First Lieutenant Walter L. Taylor, 22d
Infantry, Is granted four months leave.
The resignation OF Cadet James ]. Flem-
ing, jr., of the fourth class, United States
Military Academy, has been accepted.
The leave Of absence granted Lieutenant
Colonel William ]. Volkmar, assistant ad-
jutant general. is extended two months.
Lieutenant T. D. Griffin has been detach-
ed from the bureau Of equipment and or
dered to the Brooklyn.
Lieutenant A. T. Long has been detached
fl ON the Brooklyn and ordered to the Min
neapOliS.
Lieutenant J. A. Bell has been detached
from the Minneapolis and ordered home
with two months leave
Lieutenant VIM. H. G. Bullard has been
detached from the Lancaster and ordered
to the Columbia.
Ensign j. r. P. Pringle has been de-
home. with three months leave.
Naval Cadet G. Weber has been de-
tached from the Montgomery and ordered
home. with three months leave.