Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-20
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings OF tho Past Week CuIled
From tho Telegraphis Columns.

-Four men were drowned at the Cnn
house in San Francisco
A dispatch from Honduras says tine
revolution there has ended and the
country is peaceful.
Two blacksmiths of Brownsville, Or,
have invented a new machine for pull
verizing clods. 1t has been tried and
it is said, works to perfection. They
have applied for patent.
OF the ia Chinese who came on the
steamer Victoria to Tacoma, only fifty
will be admitted. The other sixty-four
will be returned, orders from the secre-
tary OF the treasury to that effect hay
ing been received.
Judge Day, of Ohio, qualified as as
sistant secretary of state. Rockhill,
whom ne succeeded, will remain until
Assistant Secretary Day becomes en-
tirely familiar with pending negotia-
tions, when it is expected he will be
appointed to some foreign mission.
Harry Flynn was drowned in Lake
Michigan, near Chicago, and 800
people saw him die and were unable to
aid him. During the excitement
which prevailed Albert Mattari, spec
tator, dropped dead. 1t is supposed
that heart disease was the cause of the
second accident.
The o. r. e. N. will send experts to
the Seven Devils mining district to
noka nf HI l. a.
OF that region. The company is fgur-
ing on dividing the freight business
with the Union Pacific The construc-
tion of a sawmill near Riparia is a part
OF the company's plan.
The cabinet has decided to send one
OF the new gunboats now building on
the Pacific coast to Sitka, Alaska,
about July l. Great activity in Alas
ka, growing out of the gold discover
les, has made the president and cabi-
net deem this step advisable for safe
guarding American interests.
The recall of the forces from Crete
has been received with resignation by
the Athens public. The Delyannis Or
gans attack the government bitterly
for appealing to Europe, but most of
the papers accept this as inevitable and
violently attack the Ethnike Hetairia,
asking it to render an account of its
action.
The steamer Rover, flying the Ameri.
can flag and plying between New Or
leans and ports of Spanish Honduras,
was fired on by Nicaraguan man-of-
war, while four miles from Puerto
Cortez, and narrowly escaped being hit
amidships. 1t is said the man-of-war
thought the Rover was aiding the Hon
duras revolutionists.
The Brussels exposition has been
formally opened. King Leopold and
the diplomatic corps were present.
Prince Bismarck was honored at
Friedrichsruhe, Germany by torch
hight procession given by his townsmen. |
The agricultural department crop re-
port puts the condition of wheat at SO.2
against Sl.4 last month and 72 ON Nav
last year.
The interests Of United States citi-
zens at Puerto Cortez, the seat of the
revolution in Honduras, will be looked
after by the cruiser Marbehead. The
vessel is now on her way there.
A petition is now being circulated in
New York and signed by bankers and
business men, urging President McKin-
iiey to do all in his power to effect a
speedy settlement of the Cuban insur-
rection.
Lewis l.. Macarthur, member of the
legal firm of Bronaugh, Macarthur Fem
ton " Bronaugh, of Portland, Or, and
one OF the prominent lawyers of the
state, died i'll Walla Walla, Wash, of
heart disease.
The supreme court of the United
states has decided the Berliner patent
case in favor of the Bell Telephone
Company. The decision is against the
government and has been pending since
1891. According TO the decision the
Bell Company will control the patent
for ten years.
Frank Barr, his two sons and n
brother, Chris Barr, prosperous Ger.
man farmers of Reddeld, $. D., were
asphyxlated in we'll on their farm.
FRANK Bar2 was overcome by gas while
Mt work in the we'll. The Others de.
scended one at time in an ATTEMPT to
rescue him, and all met the same iate, |
The British ship County of Had. |
dington, which has just arrived out At
Cardih, Wales, reports u terrible acci.
dent which happened last December.
Just as the vessel was getting away from
the Columbia river, after letting 90
the tugs hawser, Four seamen were
sent alott to unturl the main topgallant
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