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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-21
EXPLOSION IN A coLLlERY.
Five Miners Were Killed and Eleven
Injured.


Tamaqua, Pa, Oct. 15.-Five men
were killed and II injured by an ex-
plosion of gas this afternoon in colliery
No. 8 at Coaldale, near here. The dead
are: Fire Boss Thomas Smith, Will.
liam Reese, MATHS O'Larkey, of Coal
dale; William Caak, and John Kon.
icka, OF Lanstord. All were married.
and leave large families.
The colliery has a capacity of over
800, 900 tons of coal, and EMPLOYS 500
hands. In consequence of fire, which
originated in the left section of the
mine some months ago, shifts of men
were put to work driving holes from
the gangway, through which the water
was to be forced upon the flames.
While the men were building dam
to back up the water this afternoon, the
gangway caught fire. Nearly 100, 900
gallons OF water was turned into the
holes and almost instantly a terrific
explosion occurred, followed in quick
succession by four lighter explosions of
such force that the gangway was torn
up for over 300 feet, and the workmen
were blown about in all directions.
Rescue gangs were put to work and an
hour later it was thought that all the
dead and injured had been found, al
though the search was under way to-
night, when the fire was still burning.
The water forced volumes of escaping
gas from some of the old workings back
upon the flames, causing the explosion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-21
Seattle Markets.

Tomatoes, 50@75c per box.
Cucumbers, l0@15c per doz.
Onions, $4,000 per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $10@14.
Beets, per sack, 81.
Turnips, per sack. 50@65c.
Carrots, per sack, 65c.
Parsnips, per sack, ST..
Beans, green, 2@3o.
Green corn, $1@1.25 per sack.
Cauliflower, 75o per doz.
Hubbard squash, l 14c per pound.
Celery, 40@50o.
Cabbage, native and California
S1.25@1.50 per 100 pounds.
Apples. 50c@90c per box.
Pears, roc @$l per box.
Prunes, 40@50c per box.
Peaches, 25@40c.
Plums, 30c.
Cantaloupes, $1.25 per box.
Butter-Creamery, 26c per pound;
dairy and ranch, 18@20c per pound.
Eggs, 26c.
Cheese-Native, 12@121Sc.
Poultry-Old hens, 13@14c per
pound; spring chickens, 1904.
Fresh meats-Choice dressed beet
steers, prime, e1a @7c; COWS, prime,
enc; mutton, 71ao; pork, 1880; veal,
$500.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $40.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $22@23.
Corn-Whole. $3.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $3.50.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$24@26; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, SO. 80;
straghts, 1926; California brands,
1925; buckwheat flour, $S.75; graham,
per barrel, $3.70; whole wheat -four.
$3.7 rye flour, 81.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed-Chopped feed, $17@21 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, $1,000
10; choice Eastern Washington tim.
othy, $l3.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-21
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER,
reported by Downing, Hopkins & Co., Inc,
Board OF Trade Brokers, III to IA Chamber oil
Commerce building. Portland, Oregonl


Early in September the price of cash
wheat at Chicago got almost to 6Oc,
and the various grades of contract to
81 y to 65c. The Decemb Der, now the
active future, at that time was around
800. That was on the first rush of the
new spring wheat crop. On that dip
there was some letting up in receipts
and surprising increase in the export
demand. The development of this in
dependence on the part of growers and
of buying demand ON the side Of foreign
ers started an advance that carried the
September within fortnight to roc.
advanced the cash price generally about
&c per bushel, and took the December
from 60c to 81 7-8c. A Septemb ber
shortage contributed somewhat to this
rally, but it was brought around main
ly by the foreign demand and by the
independence of the countrymen.
The advance in price changed the sit
uation again. The Western holder be-
oamea seller and the foreigner lessened
his buying. The September experience,
II nothing, suggest that the general
wheat mood just now vacillates between
60c and zoo, the grower being willing
to sell very freely at the latter figure
and determined to hold at around 6Oc,
and the consumer being willing to buy
at the lower but reluctant to take hold
at the higher figures. This experience
gives the speculator cline" on the
market, viii probably influence the
commission people to advise their GUS
toners to act on the theory that around
the 60c point wheat should be bought
and anywhere around the zoe it should
be sold. Conditions, of course, may
not in October be the same as they were
in September; the foreigner. for in.
stance, may not be as willing to buy on
the breaks nor the countrymen as deter.
mined to hold, and October by tradi.
tion is more bearish month than Sep.
tember; but in general way the wheat
speculator, it may be taken for granted,
will bear in mind the September ex,
>erience,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-21
son+,ern Pacific Brakeman Killed.

Ashland, Or, Oct. 15.-Charles Sny-
der, of Ashland, Southern Pacific
brakeman, was instantly killed at zu-
leka ON the south side of the Siskyous.
near the state line, in California, last
night. An extra freight train was
switching, and in jumping upon a NOV
ing car he missed his footing and was
thrown under the car wheels, which
completely severed his head from his
body. besides cutting off one leg and
one arm and otherwise sbockingly mu'
tilating his body
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-21
Passenger Rnte Reduced.

Seattle, Oct. 15.-Ofiicial notifioa-
tion was received today by r. @. Stew
ems, general Western passenger agent
Of the Great Northern railway, of re-
duction OF one cent per mile in the pas
senger rates in Washington, Idaho and
Montana.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-21

The preservation of the peace" in
Europe by means Of navies and stand.
ing armies costs $3.50, 100000 q year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
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afanamaEer's.


Philadelphia. Monday may TO- 1850.
The sudden rise OF wheat docs
not apply to dry goods.
Contracts for American-made drv
goods, entered into long before the
war, are like the good pumps at
Paramount, constantly pumping into
stock the new goods.
Taking off the ocean carriers, the
St. Paul and other steamships, has
not interfered with our supplies of
French, Englishand German goods.
Good merchants, or merchants true
TO their customers interests, must
buy goods on either side of the sea,
wherever they are made best, at
most reasonable prices. With all
the bompast and brag of dema.
gogues about buying only home
manufactures, not one customer in
ten thousand, working people in.
Guided, asks where goods are made.
They want them cheap, cheap.
cheap. And forty years. expert.
ence proves that not one person in
twenty thousand will pay more for
American makes than the goods un.
fortunately moderated in the tariff
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
MAY Be A MURDER.
Ono Negro cuts Anotner With a Butcher
Knife.

Ono Negro Cuts Another With a Butcher
Knife.
Middletown, May II. Charles Green
and Henry Blackiston, colored employees
on George Rhoades' farm, about two
miles west of Middletown, got into an
alteration last night ana in the cor
dict blackiston grabbed a butcher
knife aad plunged it into Grean's
breast, cutting one of his lungs almost
10 two.
DR.. Kennedy was hastily summoned
and did what he could for the relief of
the sufferer, but il is believed he will
die. lie bled profusely and is very
%enk.
Tho two men had words in this house
and went outHide, Blackiston attacking
Green as soon az they we're outside.
othero about the farm separated tile
helligerents with great difficulty
Green was taken intn the house aud
cared for until the arrival OF the doctor.
lie 10 still at the house, as he caunut
be moved with safety.
Blaekiston was also prevented from
leaving the house and this morning a
warrant, which was sworn out before
Mag W. II. Reynolds, was placed
in the hands Of Officer Richards, Wiz
arrested Blackiston about 0 o'clock.
lie was arraigned before Magistrate
Reynolds, who held him without bal
to await the result Of GREEN'S injuries.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

Simeon Corbin was drowned 10 the
Pocomoke River last Saturday.
Concord campmeeting will begin on
Angus. 9TH, and continue 10 days.
The Queen Anne's RailroRd Co. will
not erect pier at Lewes this year.
One thousand crates of Strawberries
we're shipped from Crislield Monday.
DR.. Harry G. Watson Of Contreyille
has been appointed rsaident physician
at ST. Marll'a Hospital, New York City.
The Rev. w. s. Robinson, d. D.,
formerly of Delaware, has been an.
pointed pastor of church at Jersey
City.
q, Lincoln Dryden of Somerset county
will be appointed special deputy col
lector of customs for the port of Balti.
more.
Capt. John 4. Kerwin will command
tho new steamer Susqueharua, which
will ply between Port Deposit and Bal,
timore.
The commencement oil the Tome In.
stitute. at Port Deposit, will be held
on Juno 18th, Bishop Vincent will
make the address.
Tho wedding OF Dr. Norman Il.
Smithors OF Centrevillc aud Miss Anns
Atkinson Taylor of Esaton will take
place on juno Let.
Ex- Congressman John g. Brown. age
62 yeale died at Centreville, Queer
Annc's county. Monday, of cirrhoail
of this liver aud complications.
Harper'a station. on tho baltimore
Chesapeake Is Atlantic railroad, wal
broken into on Saturday evening, anf
among tho articles stoon was thu
library of the Rev. j. W. Tallsy,
member Of the Wilmington Methods
Episcopal Conference.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19


Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Newark, May II. The Town Council
has discontinued the positions of town
baiitf and substitute ana created the
position of policeman, which Genrge
". Murray, formerly member of the
Wilmington police force. will fill. lie
will be provided with uniform and
club, which the town will supply. Eiis
salary will be $95 per month. lie will
be on duty from 6 p. m. TO 8 a. M, and
be subject to day calls. lie will hu
instructed to arrest bicyclists riding on
the streets after dark without lamps
Examinations for entrance TO Dala.
ware College will DO held on June 18th
and 18th.
John Cunningham and Miss Ella
Bradley wero married on Thursday
evening, the Rev. r. q. MacSorley
officiating. The couple are spending
their honeymoon at Atlantic City.
The Rev. r. a. Sawyer and family
have removed to Carbondale. Pm, whore
MIR. Sawyer has accepted rsetorate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

Mrs. Katherine Hill Cotton, widow
Of franklin h. Cotton. died Gu Sunday
night. lnterment will he made in the
Woudlawn cemetery, Philadelphia.
Register OF Wills Crossan this morn.
ing granted letters Of administration on
tho estate OF Henry \. Rowland, late
Of st. Georges hundred, to Josephine
b. Rowland.
Willie, tho G years. old son Of William
Stauffer of No. sos West Ninth street,
fell from the porch Sunday night AMI
sustained fracture of his right leg.
DR.. Frantz dressed the injury.
Iahias Walls OF No. 3lS Tatnall street
hoatler at the White Horae aruules,
Second and TRtnall streets. fell from
the loft OF the stables Sunday after
noon. tiisIocating his right shoulder ant
breaking his right leg. He had faller
20 feet. Drs, Draper and ogle attended,
him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
WILMINGTON DENTAL co.


THO PAYMENT nt Gideon sibiey's Claim Or
drred-. An orhor Relative to the Other
Matters 10 be Made soon.
In tho United States Circuit Court,
On TUESDAY. j. II. llotlOcknr, couneel
sor tho Girard l.ife Insurance, Annuity
ana Trust Co. Of philndolrhia, receiver
4, the Wilmington Dental Manu-.
Tncturing Go, commented on several
petitions iiUd against tho iatter com
pary.
One petition had heen filed by the
honuholders, another by Gideon Sihisy
and two petitiuns by tho receiver. ono
OF tue rcceirar'e petitions prayed that,
after tho payment Of cnatR, sxrensea
and tho nmounta duo tho hont'holdeFn,
thu remainder OF the bonds IN tho i!arda
nt tho receiver should DO paid to tho
creditors as extra divitlcads. The other
petition OF tho receiver showed that
there were in tho hRndB NJ TIM receiver
book accounts Of tho iace value OF S2l,
600 and patents. notes and other obiiga.
tiune which probably would reslizs
1000 more. II tho latter vera put UP
ut forced salc Mr.. lintIocker said, their
value would Ito extremely prublemati-
cal hut IL they were allowed to remain
in the hands Of tho receiver for col
| lection and disposition, probably 10 tho
course of the nBxt nine or ten months
he might 10 able to realize from 81, ICu
| to 81, 600. The receiver prayed for SUCH
| instruction from tho court regarding
the matter as the court thought proper.
Tho court madu an order that Mr..
Sibleys claim, amounting to $3.50,
should he paid, and announced that il
would take up the other matters and
make an order relative to the snmo in q
| few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

The jury in tho case Of Michael
Spearan2n returned after an absence OF
20 minutes with verdict of not guilty
lie was dismissed.
Lewis REASON colored, who pleaded
guilty TO the charge OF the theft OF
ST. Ii was sentenced to three month";
imprisonment.
The witnesses in tho case Of tho
State Vs. james Walls, were discharged
until Monday morning Lizzie Gould
was reported as non est, as was also
William Hopkins; hoth were out on
bail.
Tho grand jury returned the following
trus bills: William Freeman, colored,
assault and battery; Frank Il. llnnder-
son, using femals child under ago for
immoral purposes William Mills,
pointing revolver and an assault
| with intent TO commit murder; John
! Butler, cnored, larceny; William Hay
mnn, obtaining goods under false pro.
tencns.
4 jury was impaneled in tho raRe nf
| William Freeman, colured, charged with
assault aud battery on john Lewis Of
! st. Georges hundred on May 9Th. by
| hitting the prosecutor with pitch
fork, thrusting the fork in his side anu
biting bis thumb.
| The prosecutor stated that after nome
/ wurds in relation to tho feeding of a
horse the defendant struck him with
the fork anu afterwards jahbed il into
| him.
The prisoner cross questioned the
| prosecutor at some length and ELECTED
much laughter from the inemhers OF
the bar, the jury and spectators. The
beg your pardon" OF tho negro when
he wished TO contradict tho witness was
laughahle.
Charles Rose swore that tho de
PENDANT was at fnuit and lie separated
the rOmbHtants
The defendant went on the stand in
his own defence and made an eloquent
plea TO the judges and jury.
The Jury found tim guilty, however,
without leaving the box. lie was sen
fenced TO serve term Of six months,
Deputy Attorney General Cuoper
asked for writ OF certiorari in the
case Of Bert Trnsty, colored, charged
with murder in the first degree, from
the Court OF General Sessions to tnu
Court of oyer and Terminer. He il
accused Of throwing burning lamp
at Maggie Kelley, which set her cloth
, ing on fire ana resulted in her death.
, The writ was issued.
Court adjourned until &c o'clock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
DELAWARE GOVERNORS.

Sons OF Delaware TO Donate Three Por-
traits-Oil Painting 10 be Rctonched.
The Soma Of Delaware of Philadel.
phia have volunteered to donate, for the
State collection, portraits of Cows.
George Read, Cunning Bedford and
John Dickinson.
Former Secretary of State ". +.
Causey of Milford brought to Whining
ton Monday an oil portrait of his
father, Peter F. Causey, who was
Governor of Delaware, and ia having il
retnuched By Harry Bucher. The pnr
trait will he placed in the Stats col
lection which is TO he hung in the State
House at Dover.
The presentation of portraits will take
place at Dover on Thursday, May Goth
Elk, Gov. John r. Cochran OF Middle
town waa in Wilmington Tuesday. al.
though in his 9lat Year the OK Governor
is looking bale and hearty and his eve
is as bright as boys. With John q.
Gray hu vent to J. Paul Browns studIn
and ordered pastel of himself for thu
collection of Governors, and Mr., GRAY
ordered similar pastel OF OK Governor
William II. Ross
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
panantakrr's.

bills that come through the Custom
House from foreign shores-cheaper
than the manufacturers choose to
make them in America.
Facts are facts, and there is no
getting away from actual and stub.
born facts. This store is run to
serve its patrons as the surest way
10 serve its owners.
These are busy days for US. Our
good merchandise is wanted and
we want to serve our customers
well with all the resources OF our
New York, Paris and Philadelphia
houses.
Stylish goods are notscarce here.
With larger sales right along, of
course we made larger preparations
in stocks, and, war or no war, PEG.
pie will need the classes of goods
we supply. No advantage will be
taken Of the absence of full stocks
in many places byputting up prices.
rhiSisanall-th year-'round-every-
year store. More and more people
find our each year the painstaking
Of this store in providing the proper
classes Of goods, and long dealing
with our old manufacturers makes
them very good to us in choice and
care in what they deliver to US.
You may depend on our best ser.
vice when you take away goods on
purchasing, OF when you bring them
back should they fail TO please.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

Tuesday, ths United States Dis
trict Court Jury in the case of Z. i.
Cooper, charged with cunspiriug with
William n. ljoggs to defraud tho First
National BANK OF Dover, returned u
verdict Of guilty on one count Of tho
indictment. Cooper was charged with
ronspiring TO the extent Of S23, 900 of
Boggs' defalcation Of SLOT, Coo aud the
count upon which he was convicted
alleges his conspiracy in the matter OF
drawing check for $1,000, when be
had practically no funds in the hank to
which the check could arply. The Jury
coupled with its verdict recommenda-
tinn TO the mercy Of the coCrt. The
penalty which tbs verdict carries is y
fine Of from 81, 600 to al0,u00, and i'm.
prisonmaut for term not exceeding
two years.
There will be email disposition OF
the part Of any but tho convicted mar
and his immediate frianas to question
the Righteousness Of the vurdict. The
jury did its duty nanfullY, and Leaned
Ne far in TIM direction of mercy as il
was posalble 10 do, with proper regarr
for all the circumstances OF tire cast
and the sworn obligation which epct
member took upon himself, The yerdic
might have been more severe. 1t coult
NOT possibly have been more lenient.
The moral effect Of the verdict vii
be most amphatic. 1t is a warning
that conHpiracips to defraud people D
the money they entruEt TO tho cuatod.
Of banga will not be permitted to &
unpuniahed.
There are oIhor cases to follow thi
Of Couper's, and it only remains t
express the hore that in each the iur
will firmly and nnnscipntiously perform
ita full duty, no matter what the re
suits may be.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

The Springfield Republican makes
practical argument against tho PROPOSE
tion in the War Revenue bill to tax thu
gruss earnings OF railroads. Let Us
take the Boston & Albany railroad for
example, it says Its gross earnings
in the fiscal year 1896 were IS. $50, G32.
Tho proposed tax on this sum would
amount to S23,376 The company in
that year, after meeting the costs of
operation and paying interest on its
bonded debt, rentals and dividends tof
s per cent? had left go, 7S7 to carry to
Hurplus account. Tho proposed tax
would have winei out that margin and
left deficit Of about $500. Tho tax in
1896 would have wiped out the surplus
and left deficit of about 5000 Ia
1895 the deficit would have buen about
Sl2, GOO, instead of a surplus Of $40, 500.
That is to say, the proposed tax makes
difference of profit ami loss to thil
corporation, and such would be the ease
with practically all corporations coming
under the suggested levy. Conse
quently, the Boston s Albany corpora
tim would be- forced TO reeoup this Los
in some Tay. II might cut down divi
aNa,is, OF course, hut would it? |
might and would, on the contrary, pro
coed to load the tax on the public,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
SrRnEK ny LIGHTNING.

a House In DIVER and Cottage ut Kits
aammock Considerably Damaged.
Dngsr, May II. lightning last night
struck tho now house of William Geh
man, near Chestnut Grove sGhoolhouss.
about two miles from here tearing of
tho slate from the roof and throwing it
o distance of 40 feet.
The plnatering of two rooms waR also
torn off, but the occupants were I'M.
harmud.
Lightning also struck cottage at
kits Hammuck in which were George
Weats William lIartnett ind others, and
damaged it considerably, bsHidss in
juring Wsst slightly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
HiLF "a BOIT SEIhLY LOST.



While BeinE IaSen ThrouRh "A Canal.
Ogdeushurg, N. y, May H. a
section of tho United States revenue
cutter Gresham went to the bottom Of
the st. Lawrence River, this morning,
and now rests on her aide in % feet of
water.
The steamer had been cut in two and
pontooned far passage through the
Canadian canals to Montreal, whore it
was TO be- reunited and sent to Join the
navy. While waiting for tho tugs to
start down the river. The how section,
As feet ia length, suddenly careensd
TO one side forcing tnat pontoon under
the water. rne upper pontoon then
shifted position drawing the other
pontoon entirely away from tho bow
section, almost turning it botiomHide up.
Fourteen seamen we're just finishing
thoir breakfast in that end Of the
boat and we're thrown into the water,
hut all escaped.
The accident was caused hy overload
ing the top deck, making the small sec.
| tion top heavy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

The remarks of Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, Colonial Secretary in the British
Cabinet. at Birmingham, last Friday
night, which attracted 30 much atten-
tion, were az follows:
The time has arrived when Great
Britain may be confronted by a com
hinRtion of Powers. and our first duty,
therefore, is to draw all parts of the
empire into close unity, and our next
to maintain the honds OF permanent
unity with our Rinsmen across the At
lartic. There 10 powerful and generous
nation speaking our language, bred of
Out race, anu having interesta identical
with ours. | would go 80 far as 10 say
that, terrible as war may be, even war
itself would be cheanly purchased il in
a great ana noble cause the Stars and
Stripes and the Union Jack should wave
together over an Anglo Saxon alliance.
II is one of the most satisfactory results
Of Lord Salisbury's policy that at the
present time these two great nations
understand each other better than they
ever have done since. over a century
ago, they were separated by the blundei
OF British government.
These words are fairly expressive o
public sentiment throughout Grea
Britaina sentiment that was aroused
by the wise and statesmaniike course o
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, during hi
term as Ambassador at the Court OF ST
James.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19
called mr. ! snaniar,l.

Shortly altar the noon hour Tuesday
o crowd Of school boys in the vicinity
of Fourth and Jackson streets saw a
mao neddling goods from door to door.
The boys raised the cry that the man
was Spaniard and hooteli him: lie
cbased and caught one Of tho boys and
was about to heat him when tho lad q
friends interfered and abused tho pad
dler, knocking him down. Special
Officer Harkins went to the scene and
recovered one Of the peddler's baskets
which the man had lost in tho scuiile.