Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
THE EVENTS OF THE DAY

Hartford, Conn. Members of the fam
lily were at her bedside.
A touching appeal comes from the
Greeks asking for relief for starving
women and children. 1t has been
suggested that the United States send
q vessel to rescue them.
Captain. General Weyler has yielded
to insistent requests to extend until
August the time for remaining in the
island allowed to Jose Yznaga, the
American newspaper correspondent sen.
fenced to Punishment.
Rufus Buck, Louie Davis, Lucky
Davis, Naomi July and sam Sampson,
comprising the ~3uCk-gang, were
executed in Fort Smith, Ark, Presi-
dent Cleveland refusing to interfere
They were convicted of murder and
criminal assault.
Brazilian commercial circles are not
favorable to treaty of commerce with
Argentina, not regarding the advan.
tages to be obtained as of sufficient i'm
portance. Purely Brazilian firms are
favorable to renewal of the treaty of
reciprocity with the United States.
The village Of Farmland, Indiana, is
greatly excited over riot that oc-
CURED at the North White river church
after services last Sunday, in which
one man was fatally stabbed and sew
eral others seriously hurt Just how
the trouble originated nobody knows
Within few weeks will be com.
menced one of the most gigantic opera.
tions in the history of the war depart.
ment Fortifications more powerful
than those existing anywhere in the
world will be built in New York har-
Dor, the cost of the work being about
$4,000, 900.
A special from Helena. Mont, says
the Cheyenne Indians have donned
their war paint and are holding pow.
vows preparatory to general uprising
Several troops of the Tenth cavalry
have been ordered from Fort Custer to
the Cheyenne agency at Lame Deer,
Custer county, Mont.
A letter received in Havana gives
the details Of an importa engagement
in Pinar del Rio, near Cayo Redondo.
The rebel leader, Brigadier Franz and
his thirteen followers were killed and
many wounded. They were carried
from the field. The insurgents were
put to fight The feeling in Pinsr
del Rio is now one Of alarm.
The New York World publishes the
following: The Postal Cable Com.
Ipany has arranged for an extension of
its lines into Southern territory, where
IL has not had single wire. The
Postal Telegraph-Ca Cable Company, of
Texas, has been formed, and an agree.
ment entered into with the New York
company for the transaction of business.
Wires will be strung to reach the lead.
ing points. and ultimately will extend
into Mexico.
Catherine Roschey, an inmate of the
insane asylum at Salem, was killed by
jumping form third.story window of
the farm building of the asylum.
Great excitement has been caused in
Redding, Cal, by the receipt of let.
ter there containing news of threat.
ened uprising Of the Pitt river Indians.
The British steamer Santsrenz,
bound for Para, Brazil, was sunk in a
collision with the four-masted British
ship Dundonald, from San Francisco.
No lives were lost.
AT Gig Harbor, Wash, the Shingle
mill owned by Z. S. Prentiss, together
with 100000 newly-made shingles,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
81, 500, with no insurance.
Two young men, named Riley and
Young, had quarrel at Messy Rock,
which ended i'll Young being struck on
the neck and badly cut with an AK
which was manipulated by Riley.
A report from Walla Walla says that
the wheat crop in that section. which
1t was feared had been injured by the
hot weather of last week, has not been
damaged to any considerable extent,
and a full yield is confidently expected.
The run of salmon IN the Columbia
river continues light, no large catches
having been made of late by any of the
boats. Ii is tn lught that small catche,
will be the rule now until the regular
July run begins, which will be il
about week or ten days.
Nathan Phillips, pawnbroker o.
Monte Cristo. Wash, was fatally sho
by David Leroy, who attempted to rol
Phillips Of satchel full of Jewelry
which he was carrying. and upon be
ing resisted, opened fire upon tn
pswuhroker with the above result
Leroy escaped,
AS u result of the conference between
the president and Secretary Lamont or
ders have been issued by the war de
psrtment for the immediate execution
nf tho NrNvtsinna ~ tha Y,yar and ba,