Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns

CuIled From the Telegraph Columns
Agent w. r. Russell, of the Pacific
Coast Elevator Company, of Moscow,
Idaho, has purchased over 20, BUSH
els of wheat at 10 cents. The last large
purchase was 5000 bushels. Some
wheat in that section is being held as
high as rs cents.
Another attempt has been made to
get the stranded Glenmorag off from
the sands of North beach. This trial
proved unsuccessful like the previous
attempts and it is now thought the
GlenmOrag will be abandoned to the
mercies of the waves.
Very Rev. Thos. J. Conaty, D. D.,
has been installed as rector of the
Catholic university of America in
Washington, D. G. 1t was notable
event in the history Of the institution,
and drew together distinguished as
semblage of churchmen and educators.
While hunting near Elk Point, S.
D., w. j. Murphy, aged II, became
separated from his companions and was
frozen to death. When first missed he
was supposed to have returned home,
and not until some time later did
searching parties start after him. His
body was found.
James Stephens, who is said to have
started several incendiary fires in Walla
Walla during the summer of 1896, has
been convicted of arson in the superior
court for setting fire to the Hamilton
Rourke warehouse, January 8, 1896.
The defense had very little evidence to
offer, and the jury, after being out one
hour, returned verdict of guilty.
In digging well at Quilcene, WASH,
at the base of the Olympic range of
mountains, vein of coal was discov-
cred. 1t is thought it is a good vein,
and it is located within one mile of the
Port Townsend Southern railway.
Within the past three years over $780,
600 has been spent in prospecting for
coal in this county, and this is the first
coal yet discovered.
!, An earthquake occurred on the island
of Kishma, in the Persian gulf, attend
ed by enormous loss of life. Kishma is
near the entrance of the Persian gulf
and is the largest island in that body
Of water, being surrounded by many
smaller islands. Its length is seventy
miles and its average breadth twelve
miles. The population is estimated at
5000, chiefly arabs.
Two people were seriously injured
and score of others bruised and bat
tered as the result of rear-end collision
of two trains in the Oakland yards.
Instead of holding the Berkley local
train as usual, the signalman allowed it
to proceed on the main track, Just as
the sunset limited was approaching.
Before the latter train could be stopped
1t crashed into the rear car of the 10.
cal, completely demolishing it.
The senate committee on fisheries
have listened to an argument by Pro-
fessor Elliott in advocacy of the bill
providing for new international agree
ment for the protection of fur-bearing
seals. Professor Elliott exhibited a
large number of charts, showing the
habits of seals. He contended that
from an economic and humane point of
view, it would be far better for the
United States to kill all the remaining
seals outright than to permit the
slaughter to continue under present
regulations.
The First National bank, of New
port, Ky, has closed its doors. Heavy
Investments in real estate is said to be
the cause.
An important pooling arrangement
has been brought about between the
Alaska Packers Association and the
Alaska Improvement Company that
will materially affect the salmon in
dustry in Northern waters and the
price of canned salmon in the country
next season. 1t is said that the entire
product of the coming season will be
pooled and marketed at uniform rates.
Louis Contencin, chevaler of the
crown of Italy, former president of the
Italian chamber of commerce in New
York, and formerly Italy's consul-gen-
cral to the two Sicilies, died at his
home in New York. He had been one
of the most prominent Italians in this
country and was man of marked abil-
ity, to which Italy frequently paid
honorable tribute.
A Washington special says the ad-
ministration is determined that Peru
shall pay the claim for $500, 900 grow
ing out of the outrage committed in
1888 upon V. IL. McCord, consul of
the United States. A cable dispatch
has just been sent to Mr. Mckenzie.
the United States minister stationed nj
Lima, directing him to inform the
Peruvian government that the case
must he settled without DELAY A com