Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-08-19
CURRENT EVENTS Of THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Culled
From the Telegraphio Columns.

A woman's Klondike syndicate has
been organized in New York city.
The transatlantic liner st. Paul has
again lowered her record across the
ocean.
Mrs. G. A. Shurte and her two chill
dren were suffocated by smoke in their
home at Arlington, Or.
Word has been received in New York
from Calcutta that the Indian relief ex-
pedition which left San Francisco last
June, has arrived safely. The cargo,
it is said, will be more acceptable even
than expected.
A wind, rain and haistom which
passed over Northern Wisconsin did
more than 100000 damage to the to-
bacco farmers on Coon prairie, the
heart of the growing section of the
county. Fully four-fifths of the crop
is destroyed.
A rich gold find is reported from the
Sparta district in Union county, Ore
gon. The find has caused no little ex-
element, and big amount of quarts
has been boxed up for shipment direct
to the mint. 1t is estimated that it
will 60 at least $40, 900 to the ton.
For a month or more people living
near Bald Knob, Ark, have been find
ing valuable pearls in lake near that
place. Hundreds of people have been
opening mussel shells in search of the
pearls, and some of the gems have been
found, some being sold for as much as
$500.
Either crazed by liquor or laboring
under delusion that he was being per.
secuted, John Thomas, prospector
lately from Fort Steele district, started
fusilade with revolver on the streets
OF Spokane, which resulted in mortally
wounding two men and painful injuries
to another man and boy.
A special to the Toronto Globe from
Ottawa says that the Dominion govern
ment has received several important
decisions in regard to the Yukon coun-
try, and the working of the gold fields
there. 1t has been decided to appoint
an administrator for the district, who
will have entire charge of all the Can
adian officials there and be the chief
executor for the government.
Freight rates have been reduced con-
siderably by the o. r. & N. and N. p.
to British Columbia points.
The Seattle Coal g. Iron Company
men at lssaquah, Wash, have quit
work. They want more pay, and object
10 a deduction by weight for carloads
having slate and shale.
The government armor board met in
Washington and accepted the offer of
Cramps to furnish diagonal armor for
the battleship Indiana. The govern
ment price was satisfactory.
The New York Tribune, in discussing
events that led up to the assassination
OF Canovas, makes the statement that
the government is responsible for the
rise and progress of anarchy in Spain.
An explosion of lamp started fire
in a load of hay in livery barn in
Lewiston, Idaho. The flames spread
with great swiftness, and before they
could be suppressed caused total loss
of $ll, 900.
f. L. johnson, while driving band
OF horses near the Pine Creek reserve.
An Baker county, Oregon, bent over to
nrink out OF stream in the ravine,
his revolver fell out of his pocket, and,
exploding, killed him instantly.
An official dispatch received in Con-
Stantlnople says several thousand Ar
menian agitators from Persia invaded
Turkey and killed 200 of the Migriki
tribe, including women and children.
The wife of the chief was put to death
with the most cruel tortures, and sew
eral other victims had their noses and
ears cut off.
Consul-General Hayward, in a report
to the state department, states that
during 1896 American vessels number
ing 247, of 24S,9S3 tons. entered Ha-
waiian ports, while vessels of all other
nationalities numbered l39, of 2S4,Ol4
tons. These are the only foreign ports
where u majority of the carrying trade
is now under the American flag.
Coli has confessed that he killed
Senior Canovas to avenge the Barcelona
anarchists, and the insurgent leader.
Don Jose Rizal, who was executed at
Manila, Philippine islands, December
80 last, as the instigator of the Philip-
pine revolution. DIR. Rial denied that
he was rebel leader, but he admitted
that he had drawn up the statutes of
the Philippine league.
A Portland, Ind, dispatch SAYS: A
south-bound Grand Rapids & Indiana
freight train went through the bridge
spanning the Wabash river mile
north of Geneva. The engine and
tender fell into the river and ears piled
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