Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-30
THE NEWS OF The WEEK
Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Past Week
Culled Prom the Telegraph Columns.

culled Prom the Telegraph Columns.
Cleveland, o., is celebrating its cen
tennial with due ceremony.
News comes from the Washington
state Republican headquarters that the
state convention will probably be held
at Tacoma, some time between August
10 and September 10.
Hon. Samuel Layman, prominent
and well-known Oregonisn, died at his
home near Woodburn from the effects
Of injuries which he sustained some
weeks ago by falling from a cherry
tree. Mr. Layman was So years Of age.
A meeting of representatives, from
the large foreign banking-house was
held in New York, 10 consider plans
for the protection Of the treasury gold
reserve. II is understood plan was
arranged to ease the exchange market
until the crop movement starts the
balance in our favor.
A San Francisco dispatch says: Ed.
win B. Webster, the young paymsster
"uO was ItCSuLIg IOuL t-uIoL tLcASl dt
Mare Island and found guilty of a
charge of embezzlement, does not in
tend to abide by the Judgment Of the
court. He will appeal TO President
Cleveland for clemency before the
navy department shall have an oppor-
tunity TO pass upon the recently found
verdict
Percival Lowell, Bostons famous
astronomer, who is now on his way TO
Flagstaff, Ariz., is at the head Of the
most important scientific expedition
planned for more than half a century
The object Of the expedition is to make
observations on Mars, and TO procure,
if possible, evidence TO support the
theory held by Mr.. Lowell and other
astronomers that the ''red star Of war"
is inhabited by human beings.
Three members of the revolutionary
committee have just arrived in Athens
from Crete on a special mission. In
the course Of an interview they made
the following statement on an author
ity of their committee: 1--WE wish TO
say it has been decided that we must
have granted TO US the demands we
have sent TO the sultan or else we shall
fight The powers must either give US
autonomy or see us crushed. Should
our demands be neglected, then within
fifteen days of July 10, the date at
which they were made, we shall break
the armistice.
Advices from Hong Kong say that
imperial Chinese troops were recently
sent to LanchOu to suppress the Mo-
hammedan rebels, who had risen
against the authorities. The rebels
surrounded the imperial troops and
seem TO have totally annihilated them,
although the imperial troops were bet
ter provisioned and equipped. There
were 5000 troops sent to subdue the
rebels and all are either killed or miss.
ing. The rebels are now mad for
blood, massacreing all in authority,
killing and pillaging on their triumph.
ant march through the country.
Chinatown in San Francisco is in a
fever of excitement and another high
binder war has been declared.
Cloclin's sawmill, situated on Deep
creek, near Medical lake, Wash, was
burned to the ground. The loss is
$4,000.
Cholera is abating in Egypt. Bat.
ties in Crete are almost of hourly occur
renee, and the Turks have suffered
heavy losses.
The remains Of Ed Moran were found
floating in the Puysllup river. Moran
is supposed to have drowned himself
on June 80 last
The storthing, the representative
body of Norway, mas defeated the bill
for the temporary increase Of duties
on petroleum and sugar, and for the
imposition Of duty on meat.
Mrs. I. II. Tofree, who was Grover
Cleveland's secretary while he was
mayor of Buffalo, committed suicide IN
Mojaye, Cal, by drinking carbolic acid.
Ii is supposed she was temporarily in.
sane.
Adjutant General Tuttle has received
from the secretary Of the state of Ore
gon a warrant for $5,9l7, with which
to pay the militia boys for their serv.
ices at Astoria during the recent fishing
troubles.
Near Dryden, Mich, George Swsyne.
farmer, about +5 years old, killed hi,
three small children and set fire to hi.
house, then blew his brains out. Hi.
wife died a short time ago. 1t i,
thought that this deranged his mind.
The barkentine Herbert Fuller, Cap
tain Nash. from Boston for Rosario
has put into Halifax. Novia Scotia
There had been mutiny on board
The captain, his wife and the SECOND