Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16

tion Of the decree, but no time is to be
lost.
William Kemper and John Limpke,
Of Otis, Ind, engaged in friendly
contest for boxing supremacy in a
saloon at that place. After few
passes, Kemper struck Limpke in the
abdomen. The injured man fell un-
conscious, and remained so until he ex-
pired soon after.
William Biggerstaff, the murderer,
was hanged in Helena, Mont, for the
murder of Richard johnson, the cham
pion fighter of Montana. He exhibited
an unloOked-for GOODNESS. The execu-
tion was most successful. His neck
was broken, and he was pronounced
dead in 81 minutes after jerking up
the body.
The contract of sale of Chino ranch
to an English syndicate has been filed
for record with the county recorder of
San Bernardino county, Cal. The pur.
chase price is $l,600,000. The sale
includes AZ, 900 acres and consists of
/ llCu LICod anu 1uhus IL
which the Chino beet sugar factory
now stands, and is one of the most fer
tile tracts of land in Southern Cali
fOrnia.
Replying to the United States charge
d'affaires, John W. Riddle, the grand
vizier and the minister of foreign af-
fairs OF Constantinople have both de-
clared that they have received no in
formation regarding the alleged expul-
sion of Rev. George w. Knapp, the
American missionary, from Bitlis. 1t
is stated that Knapp has already ar
rived at Diarbekir The local author
tiles wished to expel him secretly.
Riddle is now awaiting instructions
from Washington.
The state of Ohio, on and after July
/, will inflict capital punishment by
electricity, the bill having passed both
houses
The house committee on territories
has voted to report the New Mexico
statehood bill to the house, and also
decided to defer action on the Arizona
bill.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle says the pope sanction
ed the publication of the appeal for ar
bitration by Cardinals Vaughan, Lo-
que and Gibbons.
Senator Gallinger has introduced i'll
the senate a bill for the creation of a
United States commission to treat with
commissioners from other Christian ma
tions for the correction of intolerable
evils in the Ottoman empire.
Baron Won Schrader, master of cere-
monies at the Prussian court, is dead
from injuries inflicted by Count Won
Kotz, formerly one of the court cham
berlains in duel fought in the vicin-
ity of the Neus Palais, at Potsdam,
Prussia.
Deputy Game Warden Brewster, of
Grand Rapids, Mich, begun whole
sale arrest Of fishermen and seizure of
their nets upon the charge that the
meshes are smaller than the lawful
size. Nearly every fishing firm in
Grand Haven is complained against.
Americans intending to travel in
Germany and Russia this summer are
advised to obtain passports at Wash
ington, as the new rules make identi-
cation indispensable before the pass
: rts are issued from the American
embassies in Europe.
News from Seoul says that the Cor
cans are determined to exterminate the
Japanese, holding them responsible for
the murder of the queen. Bands of
men have been organize to threaten the
japanese factories. Japan has sent
warships to Fusan, and other points
on the coast.
The first bicycle militia company in
the Northwest has been organized in
Tacoma by twenty-five members of
Company q, under command of Cap.
tain Howell. The members are prac.
ticing the cycling movements adopted
by the United States army.
By the explosion of 200 pounds of
powder in a magazine on the / l,100.foot
level of the st. Lawrence mine in
Butte, Mont, six men lost their lives.
Their names are Con q. Lowney, John
Quinlan, Ed Shields, James Dwyer,
John McVeigh and Patrick ORourke.
The Taylor brothers, the condemned
murderers of the Meeks family, broke
from the county Jail in Carrolton, Mo.
George Taylor made his escape, but
Bill was retaken, and is again behind
the bars in jail, in which the two
brothers were to have been hanged to-
gether on April 80.
John Hayes was shot and killed by
two masked robbers at Los Angeles.
The men entered his store, and com.
nelled him to thrnM Nm his hands