Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-16
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
COmprehensiveR Review OF tho Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CulIed From the Telegraph Columns.

A bill will soon be drafted providing
for the taking of the 18th census.
Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson
will 60 to Manila to superintend the
taising of the sunken war vessels.
The steamer Rosalie, which has just
arrived from the towns on the Lynn
canal, reports that a thousand men
from Dawson are making their way to
the coast.
Francisco de Franchi, who was shot
dead by Antonio Rosso after saloon
quarrel in San Francisco, is said to
have been an agent of the murderous
La Malta Society.
One more request of the Spaniards
was negatived by the peace commits
sioners. Ships and products OF Spain
will not be granted the same rights in
Cuba and Porto Rico as those of the
United States.
From the war department comes the
announcement that it is proposed to
send regular regiments to relieve the
volunteers in Manila just as soon as
transportation can be arranged. The
volunteers will be returned to the
United States in the order in which
they left.
The finding of the court of inquiry
concerning the abandonment of the
lnfanta Maria Teresa during the storm
of October 80, has been made public.
The court finds the abandonment was
not due to any fault or neglect on the
part of any officer of the navy, and
does not think any further proceedings
should be instituted.
While fighting fire in the dock Of
the Lehigh Coal q Coke Company at
West Superior, Wis, crew of men
was caught by a bad cave-in, caused by
the weakening of the pile foundation.
-Four were buried under thousands of
tons of burning coal. One, John NAL
inowski, has been rescued alive, but is
in a precarious condition. The other
three have probably perished
OF the emergency national defense
fund of $50, 5000, the navy depart
hhOhb SOb WIG SOob VIZ YSOY~
973,274. The war department expen-
ditures of the emergency fund amounted
to $13, ,95l.3 1903. The state department
received $393,000 from the emergency
fund. OF this 500, 900 has been trans
felred TO bankers for this department
at London for the use of the commits
sion at Paris, and $50, 900 was advanced
to the disbursing officer for the COM
mission prior to its departure for Paris.
Over 800 Kentucky tobacco.growers
met at Lexington to formulate a plan
of action against the trust. which, they
claim, threatens to deprive the grow
els of their Just profits.
General Miles has completed his bill
for the reorganization of the army. II
is based on European lines and pro.
vides for the creation of three new off,
GERS, a general and two lieutenant.
generals, and total strength of 1OO,.
900 men.
An explosion of ammonia on board
the marine hospital ship Bay State, al
she was lying at slip on the Brook
lyn side of the upper New York bay
killed Robert Twiss and seriously in,
jured 10 men. The accident occurred
in the ice-malSing plant.
Senator Hale has introduced in the
senate joint resolution authorizing
the secretary of the navy to erect {
monument, in Havana, to the memory
of the sailors and marines who los
their lives by the explosion of the
Maine. The bill is recommended by
the navy department.
To shield the flag from desecratior
is the object of a bill to be presented
to congress by the American Flag AS
soclation. 1t provides for punishment
of any person using the flag for adver
tising purposes, for clothing or avn
ings or in any other manner whicl
shall tend to its deseoraton.
Alex Hanson, a fisherman, about 81
years Of age, was drowned in abou
three feet of water on the tidehats il
front of Astoria Or. He was in a skif
that overturned, and he made no effor
to save himself although ropes anC
boards were thrown to him from ne
above. He left widow and severa
children.
The first of the appropriation bills
covering deficiencies for war expenses
reported to the house Wednesday, car
ried for the war department and mill
tary establishments, $50, $3.50; 70
the naval establishment, So, 56S, S53;
total of $66, ,2S0,892. This amount
however, is reappropration of fund
heretofore allowed, but not available
after the close of the present year. TIL,
nneXnended balance OF these war fund.-