Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-03-20

Fresluent Roosevelt to investigate
strike conditions in Nevada and to ad-
wise him as to the need Of federal
troops in Goldfeld to preserve order.
has been made public. In connection
with 1t the President gives out his let
ter to Governor Sparks in which he
calls attention to the report and the
conclusion reached by the commission
ers that, II the state and county exer-
else the powers at their disposal, they
can maintain satisfactory order In
Goldfield; that, 80 far, those authori-
ties have done nothing, but, are rely
Ing upon federal aid, and their atti-
tude Is that Of expressly refusing to do
anything, and desiring to throw their
own burdens upon the Federal Govern
ment for the maintenance of those ele-
mentary conditions of order for which
they, and they only, are responsible.
The President states that the troops
will be kept at Goldfield until the meet
Ing OF the Legislature, when he inti-
mates that they win be withdrawn.
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that, In their belief, there was no war
rant whatever for calling upon the
President for troops; that there was
no insurrection, against the power Of
the Stlte, and that nobody supposed
there was such an insurrection. They
say THE action Of the mine operators
warrants the belief that they had de-
termined upon a reduction In wages
and the refusal Of employment to the
Western Federation of Miners, but
that they feared to take this course Of
action unless they had the protection
OF federal troops, and that they ac-
cordlngly laid plan to secure such
troops, and then put their program
into effect.'
Washington Is constantly improving
The new and splendid structures re-
Gently erected add very much to her
grandeur, while those under way will
contribute notably to this pre- emlnence.
Those who have not visited the capital
within decade will be agreeably sur
prlsed when they set foot in 1t and OBJ
serve the progress made In her embel-
lishment. The new Union station, on
which the finishing touches. are being
made, will eXtort admiration from
those who appreciate big things and
handsome piles. Here the five steam
roads will center passenger traffic In
the grandest railway station in either
hemisphere Some $14,000,0O0 was
needed to acquire the land, raise the
grade of streets leading to the ap-
proaches and erect the structure The
roadways had to be elevated for a con-
siderable distance to place them on
level with the entrances. To obtain
the needed hight Ia feet was necessary
in some streets, and this brought them
up to the second-story level of the brick
houses ON either side. More than 100
houses were seriously impaired in value
by the filling in, while some are com.
plete loss. The station Is ON an eleva-
tion with the capitol half mile to the
north. From the old terminal the dis
tance is a mile and half
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Before the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce, Chief
Engineer Goethals of the Panama Ca
nal Commission and ex-senator Black
burn, governor of the canal zone, ex-
planned the present state Of the great
enterprise. Colonel Goethals said
there were now 10000 men on the roll,
and that last month there was for the
first time more men available than
could be employed No Americans are
: on the laborers roll, the list being
made up from West Indians and
whites from the south of Europe. A
Spanlard would do twice as much
work as a negro. Although he had
formerly favored sea-level canal,
Colonel Goethals was now convinced
that the lock system was the best. The
cost of the total work would be about
$250,000000, exclusive of the money
paid for the French rights. Blackburn
said he had reduced the number Of
saloons in the zone to thirty-four.
which pay 500 month license.
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The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is preparing plans for thorough
investigation of Thomas F. Ryan's
/, manipulation of the securities Of the
, Seaboard Air Line, which resulted in
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this investigation is undertaken at the
, instance of President Roosevelt and is
. highly pleasing to some Of the South
: ern United States Senators, who have
: been preparing to urge Congress to take
the matter up.
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