Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
LATER NEWS.

denominations held in London, tn
czar's disarmament proposal was in
dorsed.
-Four persons were killed and other
seriously injured in Paris by the col
lapse OF house in course of construc
tion. 1t is feared that five bodies still
remain buried IN the debris.
Mrs. Mary Tutt Throckmorton, wi
in her early life was leader in Was
ington society, is dead from the effed
of inhaling illuminating gas which
capped by accident in her room. 81
was SO years of age.
The British steamer Pawnee has a
rived in New York from Mediterra{
can ports, and brought 10 ship-wreckt
people, eight men and two women, wi
were taken from the disabled schoon1
Deer Hill, of St. Johns, N. B., i
midocean.
The navy department has made pub
lie report from Admiral Schlev COY
ering that part of the operations an
movements of the flying squadro
from it's sailing from Key West I'D
Cienfuegos up to, but not including It'd
first BON bardment.
As result of coasting accident a
Turtle creek, eight miles from Pitts
burg. Joseph West, aged 80 years,
dead and eleven others are injured, tw
seriously. The sled collapsed at th
bottom of steep hill and hurled tn
party with great force in every direc
tion.
Thomas Jones, living near Greer
w. Va, attempted to light fire witt
crude oil. An explosion occurred
wrecking the room, and the dresses d
his twin daughters, aged 4 years, I'D
nited. He was too badly burned Il
asst them, and they were so badl]
burned that both of them died shortl]
afterwards.
Exports to Cuba are air eady Begin
ming to show the effect of returninI
peace and the reopening of our ports I'd
commerce. The October figures OF thI
treasury department bureau of statis|
tics show a mark ed increase in the ex|
ports of the United States to Cuba i1|
nearly all articles, comparing October
1898, with October, 1897.
The international anti-anarchistid
conference which has been in session
here for several weeks, has proved d
success. Great secrecy is maintained
regarding the proceedings and conclul
sions, but the delegates seem satisfied
that they have laid splendid founGal
tion for uniform system of dealinga
with anarchists. The conference del
clined to recognize anarchist outraged
as political crimes.
The drought in California has ended
and rainfall is reported from nearli
every section of the state.
Puget sound oystermen have formed
an association, and will make an effo1
to secure needed legislation. \
The war department has decided to
have the remains of all soldiers who
died in Manila returned to this country.
Captain Knoch, custodian of the
relics in the famous Luetgert case, is &
victim of blood poisoning and may not
recover.
Clyde Bennington. aged %, has been
sentenced to life imprisonment in San
Quentin for his part in the Orc Glande
train robberles.
The death sentence of Private Lind.
say, Tenth cavalry, has been committed
by the president to life imprisonment,
on recommendation OF General Wheeler.
Since the cessation of hostilities this
government has spent about 81 900, 900
in feeding the starving Cubans, and the
work is still going on with untiring
vigor.
The United States troops in Cuba and
Porto Rico have not beer forgotten.
They will be sent for Christmas 10, ,0OO
pounds OF prime turkey and 2,OOC
pounds of cranberries.
The body of an unknown man was
'ound on one of the bars of the William.
'tte, three miles east of Monroe. The
lead and feet were missing. There was
10 means of Identification.
A dispatch from London says it il |
understood that the Prince OF Wales
las spoken approvingly of the proposed
monument to George Washington to be
'Iaced in Westminster Abbey.
The halibut schooner Two Brothers,
'lying in Alaska waters, has been miss.
ng nearly six weeks, and it is feared
hat she has been lost with all on board.
)ne OF her boats was recently found in
badly battered condition.
Eight additional survivors of the crew
# the lost ship Londonian were brought
nto Baltimore by the North German