Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-13
CURRENT EVENTS OF The DAY
Happenings of the Past Week CuIled
From tho TeIegraphie Columns.

between inc Brltlsn steamer COlQyne
and the Grangoe. The Coldyne sank
and eleven Of her crew were drowned.
The five anarchists convicted OF par
ticipation in the bomb outrage, June 7
last, at the feast of Corpus Christi, were
shot in Barcelona. They shouted
"Long live anarchy" just before the
order to fire was given.
A ponderous rock, weighing ten tons,
while being swung from a fiat car,
crashed through the sides of two cars
on the westbound Chicago & Alton
passenger train near Chicago, wrecking
the cars and injuring number OF peo-
pie.
Another citizenship question has
arisen between this government and
Germany. An American citizen named
Mayer has been impressed into military
service by the German government.
The state department has requested his
release.
Eight-year-old Emelia Kilssling, who
drank some lemonade which was kept
in a tin bucket over night, died at
Danville, Cal, from the effects of the
poison. Eighteen scholars who drank
Of the stuff are sick. The ladies of the
Rebekah lodge used part of the lemon
ade at a social. The remainder was
presented to the school children next
day.
Consul-General McIvor, at Kanaga-
wa, Japan, reports to the state depart
ment that, according to current reports,
the Japanese government is about to
send commission to Washington for
the purpose of influencing a reduction
of the increased import duties, which,
according to the American papers, it
is proposed to levy on silk. The i'm
perial diet has passed bill allowing a
bonus to exporters of raw silk.
There will be an encampmeut of the
Oregon National Guard this year. 1t
will be the latter part of June or first
Of July. 1t will continue from six to
ten days An effort is being made by
the agricultural board at Salem to have
the encampment postponed until Sep
tember 30, and to have it then held on
the state fair grounds, in conjunction
with the fair. The selection of place
has been left to General Beebe.
The Greek cabinet ministers who
have returned from the Greek frontier
seem to be in favor of continuance of
the war. Altogether, fourteen officers
have been recalled from Crete to be
sent to Thessaly, and this is also proof
OF the intention of the new cabinet to
continue the war. The movement was
actuated by necessity. All the best
officers are being sent to the front, nor
Is there any intention yet displayed to
evacuate Crete.
Forest fires are said to be starting up
again around Ashland, Wis.
The Santa Fe purchased the Allan
ito & Pacific railroad at foreclosure
sale for $l2 ,OOO,O 900.
The Transvaal will observe the
queens jubilee day as holiday as a
token OF appreciation.
A big fire in Pittsburg, Pa, de-
stroyed $3, 900, 900 worth of property,
and resulted in one death and the in
jury OF four persons.
The banking-house of ]. b. Wheeler
& Co., in Manitou and Aspen, Colo.
have gone into the hands of assignees
No reason is given by the directors.
W. d. Case, OF Pittsburg, Columbia
county, and ]. w. Duncan, of Una
tlla, Umatilla county, Oregon, have
been appointed fourth-cass postmasters.
A Washington special says that it
has been definitely decided that Nation
al Committeeman j. Il. Bovd, of North
Carolina, will be appointed solicitor of
internal revenue.
Colonel John Hay, the newly an.
pointed United States ambassador ia
England, was received with unusual
distinction while presenting his ere
dentials TO the queen ut Windsor castle.
Johanna Spath, widow of Jacob Spath.
is suing kata Il Sons, sausage manufac-
turers, of san Francisco, for 500. 600
damages. Her husband was killed m
the defendants factory and the widow
charges the firm with being responsible
on account OF negligence.
President Mckinley has sent to con.
gress u message concerning the lynch
ing OF three Italians ut Hahnville, Va.
August ., 1896, lie recommends an
appropriation OF $4,000 tor the heirs
of the persons without admitting the
liability of the United States in the
premises.
In the German rejchstag Count Won
kanit2, the agrarian leader, interpellat.
ed the government ON the subject Of
the proposed United States tariff. Ii,
asked II the government wished to con.
unue the Agreement of 1891. and snil