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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION,
Recent Events in the East VIII Prob.
ably Hasten the Event.

Washington, Dec. 30.-"Affairs in
China and the East generally" said
Senator Cullom, "have pnt an entirely
different complexion upon Hawaii's
prospects for annexation. Since con-
gress adjourned for the holidays there
has been a marked change of sentiment
concerning Hawaii, and it would not
surprise me if the pending treaty
should be ratified by the necessary two
thirds of the senate.
ut would be the height OF folly to
let such an opportunity slip as Hawaii
presents to the United States at such a
critical time. Here is most desirable
piece of property only waiting for a
nod from Uncle Sam to become his
own, without firing gun or precipitat-
ing any trouble.
"As son as congress meets we will
get at the treaty, and my impression
is that number of senators who have
hitherto been against ratification will
be found on our side. It has always
been my opinion that we ought to have
Hawaii, and | am confirmed in this be-
lief more than ever by the recent course
of events in the Orient"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
North west Notes.

The presiding elders of the Methodist
Episcopal church, comprising all the
elders in the Pacific Northwest, will
hold convention in Spokane on the
18th, 18th and 18th of January, 1898.
Bishop Cranston, of Portland, will
preside.
A logger at Seaside, Or, says that
he proposes to put in 100000 feet of
logs before the end of the freshet season
next year. The timber will be taken
from the Scothan, Bracker, Eberman,
Gearhart and Starr places, near Holi-
day Park.
Hops in Yakima seem to be drug
on the market, Notwithstanding high
quotations elsewhere. Local buyers
say that choice grades can easily find
sale at 1917 cents, but they maintain
that only one or two choice lots remain
in the valley. and that the best OF the
poorer qualities left are not worth
more than from to 10 cents.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
ACTUAL STARVATION.
thousands of Cubans Are in the Dires.
Distress

Washington, Dec. 29.-The most
profound distress prevails among many
thousands of people in Cuba. Starva
uoh not only impends, but is an actual
lact. The president has been informed
ol the facts from sources whose relabil-
lty cannot be doubted. He has gone to
!le length OF his constitutional power
In calling the state of affairs to the at
tentlon Of the American people. The
state department has used all of its
authority to mitigate conditions, and
the letter to the public sent out by Sec
retary Sherman the day before Christ
mas pointed out the way to further
alleviate the miserable condition of the
concentradoes. Today the sum of
$4,000 was received by Assistant Secre-
tary Day from certain charitably dis
posed persons, whose names are not
disclosed, and this sum will be remit
ted by telegraph tomorrow morning to
Consul-General Lee for disbursement
among the more pressing cases.
1t is hoped by the department of state
that the Americi people will come to
the relief, and promptly, by subscrip-
tions of money, clothing and supplies
OF various kinds. The newspapers
are expected to lend a generous aid in
carrying forward this movement. The
machinery for distributing has been
provided by the state department, and
Consul-General Lee has undertaken,
with the aid of the American consular
agents in Cuba, to give personal atten-
tion to the alienation OF distress by the
distribution of the gifts of the Amer
lean people. One line of steamers ply
ing between New York and Havana
the Ward line-it is said, has under
taken to forward any contributions OF
goods to General Lee, at Havana, and
1T is believed that the American rail-
roads will do their part by carrying the
goods to the seaboard.
The Spanish authorities have con-
sented to remit all duties on relief sup
plies so forwarded. The state depart
ment directs that they be sent direct tC
Consul-General Lee, either money
draft, or check, or goods. Consul.
General Lee tonight cabled the state
department just what is wanting at this
juncture, and his list is as follows:
Summer clothing, secondhand OF
otherwise, principally for women anG
children; medicines for fevers, includ
ing large proportion of quinine; hare
bread, corn meal, bacon, rice, lard
potatoes, beans, peas, salt fish, prin
cipally Goldfish; any canned goods, es
pecially condensed milk for the starving
children. Money will also be usefu
to secure nurses, medicines and foI
many other necessities.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
BURNED TO DEATH.
Terrible Fate of Woman and Her
Aged Mother.

Pittsburg, Dec. 29.-During fire at
New Haven, a suburb of this city, in
the residence of Mrs. Mary Ann
Browdy, this evening, Miss Nancy
Browdy, aged 46, was blurred to death,
and the mother, aged 76, was so badly
burned that she cannot survive the
night. Miss Browdy, who came here
about month ago from Butte, Mont,
to visit her mother, lost her life in try
ing to save some personal property.
She went to the upper floor after the
flames had made good h Roadway on the
structure, and was suffocated. When
the house had been Quilted, the body OF
Miss Browdy was seen hanging over a
joist, and, in the presence of about 500
people who had gathered at the scene.
was literally burned to crisp. The
mother threw herself into the burning
building twice in an endeavor to save
her daughter, but each time was
dragged back, not, however, until she
was so badly burned that the physicians
say she cannot recover.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
FIRST COLONY READY.
Progress of the Salvation Army's Work
in California.


New York, Dec. 30.-Commander
Booth Tucker has started for California
to complete the work of founding the
first of the Salvation Army colonies in
this country at Soledad near Monterey.
Most OF the cottages have already been
built and the work of cultivation is
we'll installed on the farm of 500
acres, but numerous applicants are
ready to start the moment Booth Tuck
err reaches San Francisco.
The commander said that there was
no doubt that the experiment would
prove great success. Claus Spreckles,
he said, is erecting million dollar
beet-sugar factory in the immediate
neighborhood, which will be able to
consume all that the colonists can pro-
duce, and the product of as many
farms as they may care to start in the
neighborhood.
81 shall spend several weeks in the
West and take look at our Colorado
farm in the Arkansas valley before |
return" said the commander. IA del
egation of men connected with tim
ming establishment in Chicago recently
came to me and asked that | establish
a farm near that city. They were not
out of work, but said they would
rather go into something that promised
a permanent occupation than to remain
where they were"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

,,1On. Dec. 31.-The Tagelisch
,.bau, on what it alleges to be the
/, authority in London" declares
/, pn.,ia and China have been nego-
mo for many months; that China
,s6ted last October to a temporary
[,nation of Port Arthur and that
l'gnd, hearing of this, demanded a
Fan Of the islands at Hong Kong, a
4 Of coast opposite Kow Loon, and
month OF the River Canton, but,
f'paio5 that France also wanted COM
pation, England suggested that she
pnld take Hainan island.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
Dan DaIY,s Bad Fall.

Boston, Dec. 30.-Dan DAILY, the
popular comedian, and one of the lead
ing lights in the Belle of New York"
company, received probably fatal in
jury at the Park theater last night. Al
the close of the first act Daily makes a
"fying entry" sliding in on an in
clined wire. In some way either the
wire or handle broke, DAILY falling to
the stage, striking on the shoulders
and back of the head. ,
Two physicians were summoned
from the audience, and worked over
him half an hour, but could not bring
him back to consciousness. He was
then sent to the Massachusetts, general
hospital, and at an early hour he was
still unconscious, the physicians believ.
ing he was suffering from conclusion OF
the brain.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.

lOhce Of Downing, Hopkins & Co.. Chicago
Board OF Trade Brokers. 7ll-7ll Chamber OF COM
merce Building, Portland, OregonJ
The trade has fallen into. way of
thinking that the big receipts of the
past week will clean up the surplus
wheat that is liable to come out Mt
present prices. Most of this wheat is
contract, when it is all in the bulls
think that they will control the situa-
tiOn.
In the Northwest the claim is made
that so per cent of the crop has been
marketed, and that country elevator
stocks are very light compared with
previous years. Every one is looking
for sharp falling off in receipts after
the first of the year; also for higher
prices, while the situation ON all sides
is admittedly bullish the world over,
the prices have not responded to what
the bulls think the position of stocks
to estimate requirements justities.
They have fixed the standard of values
in their own minds, and because they
are not realized they feel disappointed.
Most of them are too much inclined to
lose sight OF the fact that the price OF
wheat has reached a point where SUBJ
stitutions OF other articles cuts greatly
inte the consumption, and that the
spectators are more solicitous as to
the price and the probable supplies
than the consumers.
The outlook for supplies from Ar
gentine is uncertain, the probability
being that the exportable surplus win
not exceed 100000, 900 bushels. Trad
ers lose sight of the fact that Argen-
tine is large country, and that Unia-
vorable conditions will hardly exist
over the entire territory.
Harvesting is now in progress and
the rains might reduce the exportable
surplus. There will be little wheat to
ship from Australia, but India's pros
poets are evidently good, judging from
the free offerings in Liverpool for Sep
tember. The American visible supply
this week showed larger increase than
expected, being l,05l 900 bushels more
than last week, and now totals 36, 6l6,-
600 bushels, as compared with 54 49,
600 bushels at the same time last year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
Increase in Customs Receipts.

"aShlngton, Dec. 31.-The forthcom-
,ss.; ;mon'hly statement of government
m',, ".ip's and expenditures will show a
d,", dssiiai Increase in the revenue. To-
NJ. Increase from customs alone was
sn"a s~'oU'' ~ the highest figure reached
Ssv".i S ','e new tariff law went into effect.
Ss S'.al " times during the last few weeks
OOo 'us'oms revenues exceeded $780,
Of tba anu according to the expectations
will y treasury officials, these figures
pita vi " iuily maintained for an indefi-
tb;s PERIOD. The increase from customs
vsmt ulOnth will probably exceed No.
vbiot er oy $4,000, 900 or $4,000, 900,
month VIII leave a large surplus for the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
Gray's Harbor Lumber shipments.

That the Gray's harbor country has
enjoyed fair degree OF prosperity DUR
ing the year 1897 is shown by the for
eign lumber shipments as compared
with those of 1896, the increase being
nearly 800 per cent. In 1896, only IL
vessels with lumber sailed from that
harbor for foreign ports, the aggregate
amount OF lumber being 3,400, 600 feet,
while during the present year 20 ves-
sells cleared from Gray's harbor, carry
ing 10, $40, 600 feet of lumber, valued
at $4,000.
OF the 22 vessels clearing for foreign
ports from Gray's harbor during the
present year, Is of them loaded at the
mills in Aberdeen-14 at the West 81
Slade mill, with cargoes amounting in
the aggregate to 1928. feet, and two
at Wilson Bros. & Co.'S mill, whose
cargoes aggregated 975,000 The e.
X. Wood mill at Hoquiam, shipped four
cargoes foreign, arse, 900 feet, and
the Northwestern Lumber Company
two cargoes, aggregating 900, 600 feet.
Most of this lumber went to Mexi-
can ports, although Honolulu received
several cargoes, while Africa, New
Caledonia, Australia, and Peru each
received one cargo. At the present
time the mills have orders for foreign
cargoes OF lumber, and the owners an
ticipate that the 1898 foreign trade
will greatly exceed that Of 1897.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 3l.-The off,
i and passengers of the steamship
rtOria, Just in from the Orient, say
stall is excitement on the other side
tbe Pacific. People in all the walks
Ne expect that there will be 4 crash
uOng the great powers over the seizure
different ports in China. The fleets
each nation have been massed in
esIness, either to fight or to make a
how. The British flagship Centurion
Hong Kong, has been ordered to
|,,u no work that would delay her in
Ot longer than "a hours. Japanese
Fuvers are anxious for England to make
[,ne move, but they advise Japan to
t,Eea prudent attitude and simply
batch the progress of events. The Ger
han admiral, in a proclamation to the
e:idents of the districts seized by Ger
'nsny, advises them to continue their
Tsceful avocations, and warns them
/ hat any breaches of the law will be
punished. There were at Nagasaki,
December s, nine Russian warships,
Two American cruisers, the Olympia
1Gn dOck), and the Boston, AMI the
i British cruiser Lamortal.
Nine OF the Chinese bandits who took
| part In the murder of Chinese priests
a Yen Chau Flu, which gave Germany
sause for the seizure of Kaio Chou
| bay, have been apprehended, and much
| dhe plunder recovered.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
FRulTGRoWERs' CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting to BE Held in Portland
January IL, II and 1 s. 1898.

Annual Meeting to BE Held in Portland
January IL, II and IS, 1898.
The arrangements for the meeting of
the Northwestern Fruitgrowers' Asso.
citation, for the state Of Oregon, Idaho,
Washington and British Columbia,
which will be held in Portland, January
IL, IL and l3, 1898, are well under
way.
The committees upon whom the sue
cess of this meeting depends are:
Executive commttee-Buell Lam
berson, chairman; Henry L. Dosch.
secretary-treasurer; II. NJ. Williamson,
L. NJ. Spiegel, Alfred Tucker and
Frank Lee.
Transportation-A.H H. Devers. II. Il.
Lewis and 7. D. Honeyman.
Finance-L. NJ. Spiegel, Edward
Hughes, David NJ. Dunno, j. H. Hazel
tine and Mark Levy.
Exhibit-F. II. Page, John A. Bell,
w. f. Carroll, Mark Levy, M. l.. Har-
vey, and one from each county and
fruit district within the territory COW
cred by the association.
Arrangements-C. V. Copper, H. NJ.
| Williamson, Frank Lee, Z. G. Masten
and Alfred Tucker.
Chairman Buell. Lamberson and Sec
retary Henry E. Dosch of the executive
committee, will act as eX-otticio men,
bers of the subcommittee.
The meetings heretofore held by
this association at Walla Walla and
North Yakima were very successful
being not alone profitable to those at
tending the meetings. but beneficial to
the entire fruit interests. Representa-
tive men from far and near were pres
ent to discuss the various phases of the
growing industry.
The foregoing committees are fully
alive to the situation and are now ac-
lively at work to make it surpass any of
the prior meetings held. Already
many letters have been received by the
chairman and secretary from various
cities within the limits of the associa-
tion, as well as fiom other states, from
st. Paul, Omaha and Chicago, asking
about reduced transportation rates.
The transportation companies with
the usual courtesy extended to this as
sociation, have made the rate on the
! Northern Pacific. Great Northern, and
Union Pacific lines, one and one-ffth
fare; and on the Southern Pacific line
one and one-third fare for the round
trip. The apparent difference of rates
is caused by the Southern Pacitic's low
er tariff rate, it being only four cents
per mile as against five-cent per mile
rate of the other companies. They have
also expressed a willingness to trans
port all legitimate exhibits of fruits,
both fresh and evaporated, trees, etc.,
free of charge. Such exhibits should
be carefully labeled, packed and shipped
TO Buell. Lamberson, $50 Front street,
Portland, on or before January 5.
The programme, which is now being
arranged and will be published later,
will cover all the qustions pertaining to
the fruit interests, notably the ship
ping OF fresh fruits to Eastern markets
at profit to the grower. This will
be thoroughly discussed, especially the
charges by refrigerator car companies.
which must be adjusted on q live-and-
let-live basis.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
Can Defy the World.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-E. L. Shep.
hard, who recently returned from
China, where he had an official posi-
ton, commenting upon the reported
occupation of Kinchau by Russia, said
today:
"Kinchau is an important walled
CITY (not an open porD, at the head OF
the gulf Of Lau Tung, and it commands
the mouth of the liver Yalu, where
the battle between the japanese and
Chinese was fought, and the other inn
portant rivers which flow into the gulf.
1t is about equally distant between the
mouth of the Yalu river and the ter
minus OF the great wall of China. 1t
commands the railway system recently
constructed from Tien-Tsen to the cap
ital of Manchuria, and is of pre-eminent
importance as a strategic post.
1.-THE seizure of the point shows that
Russia has practically taken possession
of Corea, Manchuria and the gulf Of
Lau Tung, and possesses a significance
which will cause CONSERVATION among
the diplomats in the Old World. Its
situation is such that its possession
practically places Russia in position
10 DEFY the world"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

Utica, N. Y, Dec. ga special
from Amsterdam says that one OF the
engine houses OF the Sanford carpet
mills was wrecked by an explosion,
presumably of dynamite, at lC;ao
O'clock Only two walls were lett
standing. Few facts can be ascertalnea'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

Wool-Nevada l1@13c; Oregon, 10
a @l4c; Northern 1880 per pound.
Hops-l0@ lac per pound.
-Middlings, &20@23; CAL
ifornia bran, $l7.0o@1s.oO 90 per ton.
Onions-New red. 70@80c; do new
silverskin, $2.00@2.25 per GENITAL.
Eggs-store, 24@2Sc; ranch, 500
34c; Eastern, 1920; duck, 20@26c per
dozen.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

Alan. Dec. 31.-A dispatch to the
|. Mai Nail confirms the reported seiz-
], Hainan island by the French.
', ;s off the south coast of China,
.,norates 'n the Gulf of Tonquin from
rbina sea. 1t has an estimated
II M 70 600 square miles, and a pop
:'a Y Of | 900, 600 Chinese, exclusive
.lI al tribes in the interior.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

u. ~ Cyrus Heren, whose father
nov.S S1A:,dovernor Altgeld's tutor, has
i, .,id d rom .h kansasJto Chicago, and it
rartno.sha o mat he and Altgeld will form
'"'uership early next year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

Paris, Dec. 3l.-The French press is
|,ipning to protest Loudly against
Esncb inaction in the far East, and
4 alleged subserviency OF the govern
|at to Russia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

Wheat-Walla Walla, 75@76c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 77@7Sc per bushel.
Four-Best grades, $4.25; graham,
$3. 40; superfne, S2.25 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 35@36c; choice
gray, 33@34c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $1,000; brew
ing, $50 per ton.
Millstiffs-Bran, SIT per ton; mid
dlings, $2l; shorts, $ls,
Hay-Timothy, $l2.50@l3; clover,
$10@11; California wheat, $40; do
oat, $ll; Oregon wild hay, 5000 per
ton.
Eggs-lS@25c per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, $4,000;
fair to good, 45@50c; dairy, 400 5Oc
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon, 11hc; Young
America, 121ac; California, 9@1Oc
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $1.75@
2.25 per dozen; broilers, $2.00@2. 80;
geese, So. .50@6.50; ducks, $4.OO@5.00
per dozen; turkeys, live, 5000 per
pound.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, 35@45c
per sack; sweets, $1.40 per GENITAL.
Onions-Oregon, new. red, 9Oc; yell
low, SOC per GENITAL.
Hops-5@l4c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4@6c.
Wool-Valley, 14@16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7@l2c; mohair, 20
@22c per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 50. so; dressed mutton,
&C; spring lambs, SIC per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, 81. 90;
light and feeders, $3.00@4 90; dressed,
81. .50@5.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2.75@3.OO;
cows. 50. 50i dressed beef, A u a &c per
pound.
Veal-Large, 419@5c; small, $40
&c per pound
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
Seattle Market.

Butter - Fancy native creamery,
brick. csc; ranch, 16@1Sc.
Cheese-Native Washington, 1870;
California, 9%c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 28c.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, l0c; spring chickens, $4,000
8 90; ducks, $3.50@3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $22 per ton.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $1,000.
Corn-Whole, $22; cracked, per ton,
$22; feed meal, $22 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats-Choce dressed beef,
steers, &c; cows, 5Hc; mutton sheep,
&c; pork, &c; veal, small, 7.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, B a &c; salmon,
Be; salmon trout, 7@l0c; founders
and sole, 3@4; ling cod, 4@5; rock cod,
DC; smelt, az @4c.
Fresh Fruit-Apples, 50c@$1.25 per
box; peaches, 75@ SOC; prunes, $50 4Oc;
pears, 75c@$1 per box.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
ICE TAKES A HAND.

no Trf-Color over Hainan Island
/ u" nal slice of the Empire.
,,bai. Dec. 31.-It is reported
&at the admiral of the French
t,. 49, boisted the French flag on
'' ISLAND. The Chinese offered
.-;tinn
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07
THE CZAR ADVANCING.

Kinchau, a Remarkable Point of Want
age, Now Occupied.
St. Petersburg, Dec 29.-The Rus
slams have occupied Kinchau, north of
PORT Arthur
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

The gizzard of a hen recently killed
at Covington, Ga, contained 81 brass
tacks, 81 birdshot, two pins, tiny
brass ring, a bit Of steel and some
crushed brass caps.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-07

lOtce OF Downing, Hopkins & Co.. Chicago
boaFd OF Trade Brokers, 7ll-7ll Chamber OF Conn.,
meree Building, Portland, Oregonl
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-02

ma 'am!' cried the coachman, but
the warning was UNDECIDED
Mrs. Waters attempted to leap to
the ground The horses started,
her long train caught in the wheels,
the coachman lost all command
over the animals and was flung to
the earth, and away over road and
field the mad creatures dragged the
wretched woman, lashed by he1
costly robes to her own chario
wheels
The crowd followed, unable tt
give any aid, and Matte remained
holding the sobbing boy to her bos
on1 Sho looked into his eyes; sh'
kissed his lips. Mad dreams of steal
ing him and hiding herself wher
she might keep him for her owl
filed her mind.
At last she crept into the hous
and undressed him and wrapped
him in dry clothing and laid him t.
rest in her own bed, whence he lift
: ed up his arms to embrace her.
Later in the evening she sat b,
the fire when the latch was liftet
and the old clergyman came in. Hi
face was very grave. He walked u
to Matte and took her hand softly
"You must put on your bonne
and come with me-" he said 9Th
woman who was hurt today is dy
ing. She wants to speak to you. "
"To me?" said Matte. "Oh, car
not go there'
But something in her friend