Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-08
CURRENT EVENTS OF The DAY
Happenings of the Past Week CuIIed
From the Telegraphic Columns.

A bill making Immediately available
$3.50, 600 for saving life and property
along the Mississippi has been agreed
to in congress in an amended form and
sent to the president for his signature.
United States Minister DENLY, at
Pekin, has notified the department of
state that, as result of the efforts of
the British government, China has con-
sented to open to commerce West river,
which is situated in Canton, and at the
mouth of which lies Hong Kong.
Representative Spaulding, of Michi-
gan, has introduced in the house joint
resolution providing for the annexation
of Hawaii to the United States. 1t
gives consent of congress that the Sand
wich islands be made into the state of
Hawaii, with a republican form of gov
ernment.
Captain E. w. Reed, of the ship T.
Il. Oakes, was arrested in New York
on warrant issued by the United
States court. The Oakes is the ship on
which, during its last voyage, there was
much suffering and several deaths, re-
sulting, as alleged, from insufficient
food.
The issue raised between Peru and
the United States with regard to the
imprisonment of Ramsey, the American
sailor, is becoming serious matter.
The Peruvian government refuses to
accede to the demand of the United
States minister, Mckenzie, to set Ram
sey at liberty Immediately.
An attempt was made to destroy AL
toona, Pa, four incendiary fires being
kindled in different parts of the city be-
tween the hours of II and 1870 o'clock.
Prompt work by the fire department
alone saved the town from possible de-
struction. The entire loss will aggre-
gate between $50, 900 and $50, 900.
Word is received in Brooklyn of the
death from jungle fever last January,
in Central Africa, of Samuel H. Ar
mour, young physician in the service
of the Belgian government. DR.. Ar
mour was well known socially and
among the medical fraternity of Brook
lyn. He obtained his education at the
Long Island college hospital He is a
nephew of Justice Walker, of Ohio.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has hopes of being able to retain ali
companies of the state militia now in
service. While the meager appropria-
tion would not allow more than six, or
at most eight, companies, ii they re-
ceived the full allowance, arrangements
may be made to allow one-half of the
former appropriation to companies in
smaller towns where armory rent is
cheaper and expenses are less.
1t is reported in Washington that
President Mckinley will shortly send a
commission to Cuba to participate in
the investigation OF the Ruiz murder.
The United Press, having its prin-
cipal office in New York, has made an
assignment for the benefit of its credit
ors. The collapse was due to the with
drawal of four New York dailies.
Eight lives We're lost by the wrecking
off Pensacola bar, Fla, of an oyster
sloop bound hence from st. Andrews. |
The craft was caught in squall, was
swamped and sank within a few min
utes.
The sultan of Morocco has prohibit
ed the usual pilgrimage of his subjects
to Mecca, on account of the prevalence
OF plague in the districts through which
they must travel on their journey to the
shrine.
Captain Meyers, of the steamer Dan
ube which has arrived in Victoria. re-
ports that the steamer Willapa is now
complete wreck, waves having pound
ed her to pieces. The captain and pas
sengers are still at Bella Bella.
The secretary OF state has sent the
following identical note to all maritime
powers, about thirty or thirty-six in
number; THE Grant municipal in
augural committee has requested the
president to officially invite the mari.
time nations to send warships to par
cltipate in the ceremonies on April 81 .
next, when the Grant Monument Asso-
ciatiou will formally deliver to the city
of New York the tomb of General
Grant, erected by voluntary subscrip-
tion, at Riverside park. 1t will be
to this government if this
invitation could be accepted"
The secretary of the treasury is in re-
ceipt of information from the minister
of Toxic, Japan, that during the pres
ent session of the Japanese diet, a gov
ernmental coinage bill will be presented
for consideration by that body, which
will, If passed, change the standard Of
value in Japan from silver to gold. 1t
is proposed to fix the government ratio
between the two metals at 30 to |. The
unit of value will be n gold ven, which