Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-03
LATER NEWS.


OF coal for Cervers's vsrships.
Premier Sagasta's race is almost run,
says a Madrid dispatch. and the over
throw OF the Spanish cabinet is only a
question OF a brief time.
On Decoration day the blue and gray
united in honoring the heroes of an
other war, the present conflict svak-
ening new interest in the day.
A change of front is strongly
marked in Canada The Canadians
express great friendship for the United
States and Toronto churches held spe-
cial alliance services.
Dewey did much for cordage men in
this country, and the profits in the
r~opemaking industry in America will
be largely increased by our control of
the Philippine islands.
Secretary Long has officially ON
mended Captain E. C. Clark and the
officers and men under his command
for their excellent work in bringing the
battle-shIp Oregon safely to Key West.
Bids are to be invited at once for the
construction OF three modern fighting
vessels for the navy. The new ships
will all be of the Indiana type, heav-
lily armored and formidably armed, OF
q maximum speed of IS knots. All
three are TO be completed within two
and one-half years.
As the result Of a wreck on the Mis-
souri, Valley railroad heal Blair. Neb.,
Engineer Cook and fireman Owens, of
the Black Hills express, were killed,
and Mail Clerks Gassard and Mason
seriously injured. None OF the passen-
gers were seriously hurt
President Mckinley has directed that
Major.G General Merritt be furnished
more troops for the Philippine cam
paign, and 5000 additional men are to
be added to the department Of the
Pacific. The increase is to be drawn
from New York, Illinois and the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Schley's warships are preparing to
60 into the harbor OF Santiago de Cuba
and force the squadron under Cervera
to give battle, Schley's squadron,
consisting of six formidable vessels,
will probably be reinforced by the ad-
ditiOn OF others before moving on the
Spaniards, thus practically assuring
victory for the American feet.
Military invasion of the Island of
Cuba has commenced. About % OF
the fastest of the transports obtainable
are being rapidly filled at the Gulf
ports for immediate embarkation for
Cuba The ships can accommodate
about $4,000 men. The last impedi-
ment to the enterprise was removed bv
the bottling-up OF Admiral Cervera's
fleet at Santiago de Cuba
News received from Manila saws:
The Americans captured the Spanish
gunboat Leyte, while the latter was
attempting to run dispatches into
A steamer is reported to have
5000 rifles at Cavite for the use
the insurgents. The Spanish have
offered $4,000 for the head of Aguin-
aldo, the insurgent leader. In reply to
a Spanish attempt to win over Aguin-
men, the insurgents are said to
have informed the Spaniards that they
are neutral, and will await develop
ments.
The house has passed the bondage bill
BY a vote Of 1872 to 65.
An army of $4,000 men are now
'ncamped at Chickamauga.
impartial, the official organ of the
government. reiterates that
is in Santiago harbor.
y Hawaiian annexation measure in
The form OF an amendment to the wal
'evenue bill has been offered in the
An independent railroad line between
and the Sound is TO be built
II once. There is little doubt that the
' anderoilts are back OF the enterprise.
j. ]. Ebans, who killed two persons
n San Diego county, eight years ago,
atoned for his brutal crime with his
ife. He was executed in San Quentin
Preparations for getting the soldiers
on the second expedition to Manila
re being carried forward with all pos.
ible expedition at San Francisco, troops
rapidly equipped.
While miners We're working in the
Red Ash vein OF Caska William colliery,
bout 10 miles east OF Pottsville, Pa, a
aIge body OF water was struck and six
men are supposed to have been drowned.
Mrs Frank NJ. Pixley, widow of the
late politician and journalist, died at
ner ranch near Corte MADEIRA, Marin
California Tho