Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-12-31
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Quilted From the Telegraph Columns.

a birmingham, Ala, special says
that Joe James, colored, was lynched
at Woodstock. He attempted to as
sault Fannie Smith, aged II, while she
was on her way to school.
An trade has been issued granting
amnesty to all Armenian prisoners, ex-
cept those sentenced to death for MUIR
der. The terms of the amnesty include
about 100 Armenians under sentence
Of death for other %offenses than murder.
Contrary to advices from Spain, it
has been ascertained that the Spaniards
were ANONYMOUSLY defeated by Phil.
ipplne insurgents in the combined naval
n foot attack on Novelette, from No.
vember 8 to ID. The Spaniards lost
heavily.
A special from Paris says it is sug-
gested that Great Britain, France and
Italy, the powers most interested, offer
their services in the Cuban question in
order to prevent a conflict between
spain and the United States, and ter
inmate the revolt.
DIR. E. Forbes, representing a Lon
don firm, arrived on the last steamer
from the Orient in San Francisco, with
cases OF medical instruments valued
at $50, 900. He claims they are works
OF art, and should be admitted free of
duty. The customs authorities are
withholding the instruments, however,
until the duty is paid.
The postmaster of Des Moines, Ia,
had his carriers look up worthy cases
OF poor families and delivered presents
to them on Christmas morning. Sew
eral hundred dollars was subscribed by
business men for the purpose. Scores
OF letters were received from poor chill
dren telling what they desired Santa
Claus to bring them.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, has
proposed an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, providing for
auxiliary fishcultural stations at points
to be selected by the commissioner of
fish and fisheries in Oregon, Washing
ton and California, for the propagation
OF salmon, trout and other fishes. The
amendment appropriates ST., 600 for
the purpose.
jerry Burke, the colored boy, who
hacked Mrs. John Foss and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. C~avanaugh, with an ak, at
their home at Clio, Livingston parish,
Louisiana, last Sunday, was captured
by a posse of citizens about a mile
from the scene of the crime. In view
OF the fact that the ladies are not dead,
the plan to burn him at the stake was
abandoned, and he was simply riddled
with bullets.
The secretary of the treasury has
sent to congress a computation Of the
Pacific railroad debts as made by the
government actuary. The statement
shows that the advances to the Union
Pacific, including the Kansas Pacific.
by the government, will, at maturity,
the first of next July. amount to $92,-
$40, 1885. of which sufficient has been re-
paid to reduce the amount to $53, $780,
b93. The balance due on account of
the Central Pacific on July l next will
be $50, 318, 1877.
DIR. Thomas Powell, of Missouri, re-
gently made some remarkable expert
ments before a party Of doctors in Los
Angeles in order to prove the efficacy
OF his remedy for certain diseases. He
alarmed the physicians present by in
Jecting bacillus tuberculosis and bac-
oilli diptherial into himself, appearing
to take them without evil effect. He
also injected some baotina into two
guinea pigs, which promptly died.
His next experiment will be to inject
sputum from a woman dying of con-
sumption into himself.
The annual statement of construc.
tion published by the Railway Age, Of
Chicago shows that during 1895 only
1909 miles of railway lines were built
In the United States. This is one mile
less than the total reported for 1895,
and the smallest mileage built in any
year since 1875. The number of lines
ON which this track was laid is 1853,
which is eleven less than the number
Of new lines added in the previous
year. Track WAS laid in thirty eight
of the forty-four states and territories.
The longest mileage was built in Cali.
fornia-ls7 miles ON eight lines.
A Paris paper publishes interviews
with prominent men Of France and a
foreign diplomat, all Of whom reproaoh
Great Britain and Spain for abandon
ing France in the Mexican expedition
Of 1869, the object of which. they say,
was TO create an American government
To cOunterhalance the powar M tha
United States.
The Russian ambassador, NJ. de Nell.
doff, has had an audience with the
sultan of Turkey, at which he urged
the 4 Of rnfnr,na ana Il.