Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-08-05
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The United States commissioners
who are to prepare code of laws for
Hawaii will sail on the Mariposa,
August 10.
Advices from Havana con firm the
report that General Garcia has relin-
quished his command and gone home
to Camaguey.
Intrigue among the powers of Europe
to shut US out of the Philippines is
said to have been checkmated by Pres
ident McKinley's course.
A Madrid correspondent says that
band of 800 Carlists recently appeared
near SEQ de Urge, in Catalonia, and
the troops are pursuing them.
The London Times announces that
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club has ar
ranged to challenge for the Americas
cup. The New York Yacht Club will
be notified of the decision Immediately.
: General Merritt has sent notice to
Washington that he was about to COM
bine with Dewey in joint demand for
the surrender of Manila, thus forestall-
ing the insurgents, and this movement
may cause rupture.
President McKinley's proposal has
reached Madrid, and the Spanish cabi-
net met Monday to consider and decide
upon the reply to be made. The terms
offered. it is quite likely, will be ac-
ceded to Immediately. Hostilities in
the Antilles in that case will be sus.
pended at once,
The gOvernor-general OF Manila, tele-
garphing to Madrid, says that aid is in
dispensable to resist the imminent at
tack of the American forces under Cen
eral Merritt. The foreign warships in
the bay, the dispatch says, answered
the salute in honor OF the queens saint
day, and the American vessels display
ed the American flag.
Some of the members of the Spanish
conservative party question the utility
OF preserving the Philippines because of
the enormous expense that suppress
sion of the insurgents would entail. The
latest dispatches from Captain General
Augustin are so respondent about the
resources at his disposal that it is sur
missed that the fall of Manila is immi-
| nent.
General Greedy announces that he
is now in direct communication by
cable with General Miles headquarters
at Ponce, having sent the cable instru-
ments from St. Thomas. The British
officials who control the cable are will
ing to tarnsmit messages for the United
States government over it, provided
our forces are in possession of the cable
terminals, but they will not allow
their cables to be used if the instru-
ments are cut In at any intermediate
point.
The embarkation of Toral's troops,
it is expected, will have been accom-
Ilished by August 10.
The government of Hayti has de-
clined to permit this government to
erect weather station on it's domain.
Favoc was caused by lightning at
Red Oak, Neb. Three persons were
killed and considerable property de-
stroyed.
Orders have been received at the navy
yard, Charlestown, Muss, to expend
$4,000 in repairs upon the old frigate
Minnesota.
Nearly all the people OF South Amer
ican countries are in sympathy with
Spain and refuse to believe stories of
AmaricaO vintOrips
A Madrid telegram to the London
Office OF the New York Herald says the
government has received a telegram
announcing the surrender of Manila to
Admiral Dewey
/ Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott has ruled that in the case of
mortgage notes ON real estate, where
payments are made on the installment
plan, a separate revenue stamp for each
payment will not be required.
The North sea whalers are again at
work. Operations near Point Barrow
were resumed April 10. Inland Esqui-
mos are starving and coming to the
coast for food. A deer station is to be
established at Point Barrow
The port of Ponce, Island af Porto
Rico, has surrendered to Commander
Davis, of the auxiliary cruiser Dixie.
There was no resistance, and the Amer.
leans were welcomed with enthusiasm.
The capitulation OF the town of Ponce
took place the next afternoon.
The cavalry is anxious to proceed to
Porto Rico, but will be obliged to re-
main here until the Spanish prisoners
OF war have been transported to Spain,
which it is believed will have been ac.
complished before the next month is
well advanced.