Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-12
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
uomprehensIve Review Of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Culled
From the Telegraphic Columns.

ueIInS AusITdlldll LulHeTs'
Federal and state authorities are
again in a tangle in Kansas and clash
is expected.
The corn crop in Kansas is now said
to be damaged so per cent by the pre-.
vailing hot weather.
Senators Quay and Morgan are to go
to the Sandwich Islands to post them
selves on the country and Its possibil.
tiles.
The internal revenue office has issued
orders to local collectors to seize tobacco
prize packages under the provision OF
the new tariff law.
Over 100 tramps and harvesters took
possession of freight train on the
Northwestern line, near Omaha, Neb.
The train was sidetracked, and the
sheriff and police were called upon for
assistance. After an hours delay the
tramps were dislodged. The sheriff
had desperate fight in trying to Jail
the men, hut was successful. The sur
rounding country is overrun with
tramps.
The following is an extract from
private letter received in San Fran
cisco from Manila, Philippine islands:
Here things are in a frightiul mess.
Spanish dollars have been introduced
at 10 per cent less value than Mexican.
Everybody wants to sell out. Native
brokers are all over the place trying to
sell their possessions, and find no buy
ers. In the sugar provinces, cane
plants are being burned up for lack of
rain"
Samuel Wolf a Jersey City contract
or, offered a dish of cream to the boy
who would hold his arm the longest
time in an ice cream freezer. A num-
ber of boys who were around VOLTS
store contested for the prize. Willie
Lockwood outdid them all Although
suffering great pain, hs held his arm in
the freezer for four M. a.utes. When he
withdrew it the arm was frozen stiff.
He was taken to the hospital, where it
was said it would be necessary to am
putate the arm.
A letter received in Portland from
Juneau, Alaska says: There are 500
people now at Dyea, waiting to get over
the pass. There are several more
steamer loads now on the way, loaded
to the guards. The Indian packers at
Dyea and pack animals have all the
freight they can carry to the lakes by
the time winter sets in. There will
be hundreds camping at Dyea and on
the lakes all winter, eating the provi.
sions they have taken with them.
Other parties bound for the mines by
this route have to carry their own
freight over the mountains. The prices
for packing across the mountain have
risen TO 20 and 81 cents per pound, and
the packers are independent at that.
Kansas and Missouri are again being
scorched by heat.
Six persons were killed in a noun
tain slide few miles from Berlin Sat-
urday.
A non-union coal miner was shot
and killed at Scottdale. Pa, during
quarrel with striking miners
The potters of Trenton, N. j., and
the sheet iron workers of Phillipsburg.
N. H., now threaten to go on a strike.
The monitor Puritan broke her rud
der in New York and will be laid up
for a month, and will cost about $5, 600.
George H. Walker, a Washington, ID.
O., lawyer and former correspondent.
has been appointed assistant postmas-
ter-general.
Four boys were drowned at Kansas
City while in swimming, four in Win
aipeg ADD two more at Boston, one of
whom was so years of age.
Bluejackets from the warship York.
town and Boston were stoned and beaten
by Japanese at Kobe, Japan, and some
OF them were badly used up.
Andree's north pole balloon is report.
ed to have been seen in several places
secently, but each time away off its
course. Many have given him up as
lost.
Professor Arion, professional high
wire performer, fell from his wire, a
distance of 75 feet, while riding hi.
cycle at Ridgewood Park, N. j.. and
was killed.
The monthly statement issued hv the
director of the mint shows that during
July. 1897, the coinage executed at the
United States mints amounted to
$670, $50.
A Missouri Pacific train ran into .
freight standing on the main track at
Yates Center, Kan, and Engineer
Joseph Clown and Fireman Cal Rowan
were killed. Other persons We're in
jured.
Captain General Weyler has par
honed forty politicat Offenders nnhei.