Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-26
f. STEWART. Publisher.
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review OF the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Culled
From the Telegraphio Columns.

died in Washington, D. c., aged SO, OF
Bright's disease.
The twenty-third annual session Of
the American Bakers Association con-
vened in Detroit, Mich. About 500
delegates were present.
Two $1,000 counterfeit notes were
presented to the treasury department
for redemption. They were made over
30 years ago and are clever limitations
of the originals.
By a decision of Acting Secretary
Ryan, of the interior department, the
decision being prepared by Assistant
Attorney General Vanderventer, it has
been settled that any person can take
100 acres of land, and if the person has
heretofore taken any part Of the l60
acres, he or she is entitled to make up
the full amount.
Railroad officials in st. Joseph report
that there is danger of car famine on
Western roads, caused by the immense
grain crops. All roads entering that
city are taxed to their fullest capacity
now and the switching force has been
Increased 20 per cent. The Burlington
company has issued orders that no more
coal be loaded in the tight box-cars,
StOck-cars being used instead.
DIR. ]. M. Beir, reputable phys-
clan, of New York, announces that he
has discovered new cure for cOnsump-
tiOn by electricity. He will read a
paper before the county medical society,
giving the details of the plan, which
is in effect the sterilizing of the effected
lungs in what is known as eectrolys.
He claims to have cured dozen per-
sons classed as hopeless cases complete
ly, and many physicians of high stand
ing are said to agree that the cures are
complete and effectua.
The report of the commissioner of
education, DR.. William T. Harris, for
the year ended July |, 1896, has just
been completed. 1t shows total en-
rOllment in that year in the schools
and colleges, both public and private,
Of 1897, 1877 pupils. This was an in
crease of 30S, 557. The number in pub
lie institutions was IA, ,465, 371, and in
private institutions l ,535, ,S26. In ad-
ditiOn to all these, there were AIS, 900
pupils in the various special schools
and institutions, including business
colleges, music Conservatives, Indian
and reform schools, making the grand
total enrolment for the whole country
6,415,1 1877.
Frank Manninger, an aged painter,
i'll, penniless and proud, starved to
death in his room in West New York.
N. j.
,Angiolillo, the Italian anarch-
list who murdered Premier Canovas,
has been tried by court-martial and
sentenced to be garroted.
A Canadian Pacific train struck a
carriage containing five persons at a
crossing near st. Therese, Quebec, kill |
ing two women and injuring three 9TH
ers.
Aspecial from Rome says it is report
ed the pope will excommunicate Prince
Henry of Orleans and the Count of
Turin, as dueling is forbidden by the
Roman Catholic church.
1t is stated that President Mckinley
has expressed himself in favor of the !
admission of New Mexico to statehood. |
A bill to that effect will be introduced
at the next session of congress-
A Southern Pacific freight train
struck a burning stump that tumbled
down the mountain side in Cow creek
canyon in Southern Oregon, completely
demolishing the engine and four cars
and killing Fireman Robert McEwan
and an unknown tramp.
Justice Stephen J. Field, of the
United States supreme court, has es-
tablished the record for the longest
service on that bench. The service of
Chief Justice John Marshall had been
Il longest in the history of the court,
covering 80 years. Justice Fields
service exceeds that of Marshall. He
was appointed in 1863 by President
Lincoln, and is in his Slst year. He
has reached the age OF retirement but
he prefers to remain in active service
ON the bench, and thee is no present
indication that he will retire.
Thomas jefferson Sappington. an
old-time resident of st. Louis county.
Missouri, who saved General U. s.
Grant from capture by Confedcrates,
died near Sappington, suburb of St.
Louis. In 1864, when Grant came bacl,
TO make short visit to his farm near
the latter city, Mr.. Sappiugton, who
was first lieutenant in the Second Mis-.
souri, militia, learned that number of
the most radical sympathizers with the
South had planned to capture General
Grant and take him South prisoner.
Mr., Sappington determined to thwart
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