Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-29
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review OF the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Cuiled
From the Telegraphic Columns.

The president has signed the def
cheney appropriation bill.
Miss Jean Ingelow, the distinguished
poetess and novelist, died in London.
She was in her 18th year.
The formation of safemakers' COM
bine, which will include almost every
manufacturer in this country, is now
under consideration in New York.
The new light draught gunboat An
napols has been placed in commission
at the navy yard in Brooklyn. The
ceremonies were witnessed by large
number of spectators and many naval
officers.
John A. Creighton was held up at
the gate of his home in Omaha, Neb., =,
robbed of a valuable diamond stud and
a considerable sum of money. John
Schenck. Creighton's brotherin-law,
who answered his cries for help, was
also robbed of valuable diamond.
Creighton's injuries are very severe.
Senator Pritchard announces that the
civil service investigations by the SEN
ate committee on civil service reform
will be discontinued until fall. This
committee will visit Omaha in October
and take testimony in the case of some
alleged violations of the civil service
law there and upon their return may
resume their hearings in Washington.
Yellow Hair and Sam Crow, the two
Cheyenne Indians who were arrested as
accessories with Eugene Standing Elk
for the murder of John Hoover, over
whose death the late trouble on the
Rosebud reservation occurred, broke
Jail at Miles City, Mont, by digging
through an lS-inch wall. A posse is
out securing the country for them, but
with little hope of catching them.
President Mckinley has received the
resolution adopted by the Pittsburg
miners asking him to use his good
offices in the settlement of the coal
strike, but has not yet sent reply. He
has also received many communications
and suggestions on the subject, but it
is improbable that he will take any
action in the matter in the absence OF
some definite plan for the settlement OF
the strike.
The freight department OF the North
ern Pacific has issued special joint
tariff of go cents on -four and wheat
mama, in carload lots, minimum
weight "a, 900 pounds, effect August, 8,
from points in Idaho and Washington
TO points in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas
and Missouri. The trunk lines have
asked the Western roads to Join them
in movement to allow the transpor-
tation OF $50 pounds of baggage to trans
Pacific passengers having first-class
tickets to the Pacific coast and reduced
fare order for the ocean passage. The
request will likely be granted.
Col. G. f. Crocker, vice-president of
the Southern Pacific railroad, died at
his home in San Francisco
The miners strike in the Eastern
states is assuming desperate aspect.
The miners have appealed to the rail-
waymen for help.
G. NJ. Shultz, of Chicago, has bought
the Tacoma Ledger and has placed j.
Nj. Bradley IN editorial management.
The price paid was $4,000.
There is great rush from Seattle
and the Sound to the gold fields at
Clondyke. One miner SAYS that many
will 90 there who will never return.
John Durbin, one of Oregon's oldest
pioneers and citizens, died at the home
ot his grandson, Duncan Ross, near
Salem. He was nearly l03 years old.
The pioneer jubilee has been ushered
in at Salt Lake, and this week will be
witnessed one of the Srandest celebra-
tions ever seen in the inter-mountain
country.
The Japan official press states that it
is probable that the Japanese govern
ment will agree to the proposal of Ha-
waii and submit the dispute between
the two countries to arbitration.
Inc famous Broadmoor Casino, a
100000 pleasure resort at Colorado
Springs, Colo, was burned to the
ground. The entire loss will be double
that amount. There was scarcely any
insurance.
Two masked men robbed the Sac and
Fox postotlice, 30 miles from Guthrie,
q. T., and secured a quantity of regis.
tered letters, stamps and small sum
Of money. They were after SEQ. 900
being paid the Indians.
W. a, Bellwood, well-known
Philadelphia merchant, has been ar.
rested for obtaining jewclry under
false pretcnse. lie pawned the jewelry
TO get money to bet OF horse races, and
in this way lost $4,000.
The Central Labor Union of New
York, after u long wrangle, adopted the