Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-16
THE EVENTS OF THE Day

his annual proclamation, as required
by law, warning all persons against
the RECKLESS starting of fires in the
mountains and among heavy timber.
Reports from Spokane say that crops
IN many sections of Washington are
somewhat damaged, as result OF the
hot weather of the past few weeks, oats
especially having been badly burned.
News has been received in Havana
that unknown parties have burned the
Santa Barbara estate near Baro, prov.
ince of Matanzas. The estate is owned
by Senior Maruel Coronado, editor Of
La Discussion. The damage is esti-
mated at $500, 900.
- The Venezuelans, through the efforts
of President Crespo, intend to donate
to the city of New York an equestrian
statue of Simon Bolivar, and have
commissioned the work to the Italian
sculptor, Giovanni Turni, Of Staten
island. The cost of the statue will be
$500, 900.
The report of DR.. D. A. Paine, of the
Oregon state insane asylum, for the
month of June, shows that /, ,068 pa
tients were confined in the institution
at the close of that month. The ex-
pense per capita for June was the low
est, with one exception, in the history
Of the asylum.
A rebel group of $50 men attacked
the town of Avalos, in Matanzas prov
ince, Cuba. The garrison repulsed the
attack without loss. The rebels also
attacked the town of Cidra, in Matah-
sas province, and poured sixty volleys
into the place. They retreated as soon
as the garrison returned the fire.
The two big sailing ships, the Santa
Clara and the City of Philadelphia,
sailed from New York last February,
bound for San Francisco The last
heard of the Santa Clara was March
80, when she was spoken off the coast
of Brazil. The City of Philadelphia
was reported in the same locality
March 8. Since then nothing has been
heard Of either vessel.
J. p. Mimic. the retiring treasurer of
Marion county, Or, showed his re-
luctanoe to turning over the office to
his successor by removing all the coun-
ty money from the vault and deposit
ing it in one of the city banks, thus
leaving the new treasurer with no
money with which to pay county war.
rants. His action has occasioned much
unfavorable comment.
Warner Miller barely escaped being
shot while riding on a New York Gen.
tral train from Albany to Herkimer.
The train was passing through the out
skirts Of Albany, when bullet crashed
through the window an inch above Mr..
Miller's head, covering him with
splintered glass and passing out of the
opposite window.
The trouble which occurred in An.
rora, ILL.,, ON the Fourth when two
misguided patriots pulled down Greek
flag, surrounded by American emblems
is growing rather serious. A repre-
sentative of the consul general is there
investigating the matter. The repre-
sentative says that it was an outrage as
the Greek had his banner completely
is eminently proper under international
law.
A dispatch to the San Francisco Mer-
chants Exchange says the bark Mo-
have from Vancouver for Santa Rosalia
is ashore at Sooke inlet, and Will prob.
ably be a total loss, The crew was
saved.
In Walla Walla fire destroyed two
one story buildings and the upper floor
of two.story building on Main street
between Fourth and Fifth, The fire
was caused by lamp exploding in the
rear of Il millinery establishment.
Yale was defeated, but not disgraced
in the third heat of the Grand Chal.
lenge cup, which was Iowed at Henley
.on.Thames Leander won by one and
three.tourths lengths in Z minutes and
II seconds. The record is minutes
and 81 seconds.
The rush of tourists to Alaska this
season is remarkable. TIE Queen
which has just sailed, carried AS pas.
sengers $50 tirstclass and almost as
many more in the steerage. All the
glaciers and points of interest are visit
ed during these summer trips.
From advices received by the Austria
lian steamer Miowera, which has just
arrived in Vancouver, b. G., it now
seems probable that the Queensland
government will join New Souti
Wales and Canada in granting sub
sidy to the Canadian. Australian steam
ship line. Captain Bird, on behalf o
James Huddart, managing owner o
the line, recently interviewed tn
Queensland government, and it i
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