Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-08
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE Day
Review OF the Important
Happenings of the Past Week CuIled
From the TeIegraphic CoInmns

MUCH interest was manifested and nu
merous delegates attended.
A Cairo dispatch says: 1t is an
nounced that the gunboats and Anglo
Egyptian troops attacked Shendy Sat
urday, destroyed the forts, captured
quantities of grain, cattle and ammu.
milton and liberated over 600 slaves.
The dervishes lost 100 men. There
were no casualties on the Anglo Egyp.
tian side.
\ London dispatch says the situa.
tion in the far East is considered
gloomy and unsatisfactory, and there
is deep discomfort here over the results
OF Lord Salisbury's diplomacy. The
belated movement Of the British feet
IN Chinese waters has caused as much
uneasiness in financial circles as salts.
faction among other classes. This ap-
prehension would have affected all
classes Of securities if American stocks
had not been remarkably buoyant, and
carried everything upward.
The Official Messenger, of st. Peters.
burg, publishes a circular which has
been telegraphed to the representatives
OF Russia abroad. 1t is as follows:
by virtue of convention signed at
Peking on March 81, Port Arthur and
the port of Talien Wan and territories
adjacent thereto have been ceded to
Russia in usufruct by China. You are
requested 10 notify the government to
which you are accredited, adding that
the above mentioned ports and terrific
ries will be Immediately occupied by
Russian troops and the Russian flag
will be hoisted by the side of the Chi.
nese flag. You may at the same time
inform the foreign minister that the
port OF Talien Wan will be open to for.
elgn trade and that the largest measure
of hospitality will be extended to ships
OF all friendly nations"
, John G. Brady, governor of Alaska.
came down on the last steamer from
the north. He is on his way to Wash
ington in the interest of Alaskan legis.
lation. Governor Brady said that all
saloons in Alaska will be closed, il it
IS within his power. He does not ex
pect, however, that this will put
stop to the use and sale of liuuor in
Alaska, it being his opinion that pro.
hoition cannot be successfully carried
out there. Governor Brady declared
himself in favor of high license, On
ms visit to Washington he will endea-
vor to have the general land laws Of
the United States extended to Alaska.
lie will suggest that commission he
appointed to draft code of laws for
the territory.
Ihe United States supreme court has
decided that q person born in this conn.
Try OF Chinese parents is entitled to
citizenship.
chicago Typographical union has tel
the Illinois representatives in
congress calling for the intervention of
the United States toward ending the
lnhuman war in Cuba.
Frank b. Clark, of Chicago, has pur.
chased 1000 feet of river frontage at
few miles below Portland
Dr.. and is negotiating for more. He
Will construct large ship-buildinc
plant.
a diet kitchen and dspensarv. where
!. 900 sick will be cared for daily has
been started in Havana. The kitchen
VAS built by the central committee, and
serves its purpose excellently. The sick
md feeble will find the dispensarv
great source OF comfort and help.
The dispatch of the British fleet from
halifax to Bermuda, following the aci.
alton for an Anglo-American alliance.
$ considerably commented upon by
diplomats in London. The authorities
'xplain that it is merely considered de-.
'lrable that the British ships should be
n the vicinity OF Cuba in order 10
ately guard British commerce and
British subjects, in case of war Tho
dea OF Anglo.American cooperation in
luba is secuted.
The levee on the Wabash river, near
sullivan, Ind, went out with hrsni
VI 100 teet entailiug n loss Of 800 600.
twenty thousand acres of land ara
'verhowed, and hundreds of families
ire rendered homeless and destitute
Jlu2ens are responding for miles
'round in the effort to remove families
md stock. Hundreds of cattle and
'orses are hemmed in. Such rush Of
water was never known in this section
II the country before.
Deep interest is felt in Havana in
he news received from the United
states, La Lucha, in an editorial,
ays; The United States note to
spain demanding that date be fixed
o end hostilities is simply declara.
ION OF war. 1t was not issued until
'iter the finding Of the United States
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