Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-11-04
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week CuIIed
Prom the Telegraphic Columns.

Happenings of the Past Week Culled
Prom the Telegraphic Columns.
The Union knitting mill, in Hudson,
N. j., was destroyed by fire, and many
Of the 600 persons employed in the mill
had narrow escapes from death. The
loss is owe 5000, 900, and the insurance
500, 900.
A dispatch from Simla, India, says a
cyclone struck the town of Chittagong,
in the Bengal presidency. Half of the
houses of that place were demolished,
all the roads in its vicinity were blocked
and several vessels sunk.
The statute under which for several
years the police department of Denver
has at will seized, confiscated and de-
stroyed gambling implements, was de-
olTed by Judge Allen in the district
court to be unconstitutional, and in
conflict with the federal statutes.
Since the cruiser Baltimore has been
anchored at San Francisco preparing to
go to Honolulu, her commander has
reported to the police almost daily the
desertion of three or four of the crew.
Already 20 have succeeded in escaping,
and. unless a s%tricter watch is kept, it
is believed another draft of men will
have to be sent from the East to fill
her complement.
There is a movement on foot to con-
solidate the wire manufactures OF the
Bnited States into a single corporation,
with a capital OF 800, 900, 900. To
erade the antitrust law, the wire in
dustries will surrender their independ-
ence. and sell their plants to a new
organization for cash at an appraised
value, the money to be furnished by
a syndicate Of New York bankers.
Pierpont Morgan is said to be at the
head of the scheme.
The food of San Francisco laborers is
to be analysed by the professors at the
State University.
The Fort Randall military reserva-
ton, which contains over 100, 600 acres
in South Dakota and Nebraska, has
been opened to settlers.
Negotiations Of the Chinese govern
ment with the Hooly syndicate for a
loan OF $50, 900, 600 have fallen through.
The government is now negotiating
with the Hong Kong &c Shanghai bank.
The Washington state grain commits
sion that it will not lower
Nc. i wheat grade from 90 TO 5S pounds
to the bushel, Notwithstanding the sgi-
tation to that end in the eastern part
Of the state.
The Long Island coas: for a distance
Of six miles, between Far Rocksway
and R~ockaway beach, was more or less
damaged by a very high tide. The
Edmore hotel was damaged to the ex-
tent OF s25, 600.
Speedy, the professional b~riigejump-
er. jumped from the Louisville & JEFF
fersonville bridge in Louisville, Ky.,
before an audience of $4,000. Speedy
made the jump of 1870 feet in safety,
and was mingling with the crowd a
few minutes later.
Frank Moon, aged 90 years, and Mrs.
Wells, We're found dead at the bottom
OF a S0-foot well on Moons farm, near
Derby. Kan, having been asphyxiated.
Moon had been overcome while work.
ing, and the woman, fearful at his not
returning home, went to the we'll late
at night to investigate, and fell in.
Admiral Matthews, chief of the bu-
r"au of yards and docks, in his annual
report to Secretary Long, recommends
the construction Of four drydocks OF the
best type. He recommends that on
crete docks be built at Boston. Norfolk
and Mare Island, and that a floating
dock be placed at either Key West, Tor
tGgas, or Algiers, La. The estimates
Tor the maintenance OF the yards next
year aggregate 50, S64, 2O2.
Following close upon the recent an.
nouncement of a great syndicate to con.
trol the trade OF Honduras comes the
information received from reliable
sources that a gigantic syndicate is in
process OF organization for the purpose
of promoting direct trade between the
United States and Russia. The project
originated with Russian merchants and
has the sanction, if not the direct sun.
port, of the imperial government.
A dispatch from Managua, Nica1a-
qua, says John Augustine, an Ameri.
oan citizen, vas arrested at San Carlos.
At the mouth of the San Juan river, by
order of President Zelaya's brother,
and. without any pretense Of \ trial.
was imprisoned in the penitentiary,
Mr. Augustine was formerly United
States consul at Bluefelds, Mosouito
territory, and is at present in charge Of
the navigation company's steamers ON
the San Juan river.
John Griffith essayed Richard IIr'
ut the opera house in Butte, Mont. In
the closing scene Grifith's sword strpck
John Fay Palmer, who was doing Rich.