Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-09
LATER NEWS

General Miles has prepared a draft
lor oil providing for astanding army
OF lOO,0 900 men.
IL is reported that the Great North
| ern has purchased an line to Portland
ana Will soon come into that citv over
its own tracks.
Mad Mullah's fanatical movement
mas been partly checked, and a strong
British force is held in readiness to
move against the Rebels.
The rapid expansion of our export
trade is illustrated by some figures Just
prepared by the treasury bureau of
statistics showing the gains in our ex-
ports to Africa.
The appeal of General Lord Kitch-
ener, of Khartoum, for funds to found
Gordon memorial college st Khar-
toum met with an immediate response
IN London. Over f7O, 900 out of the
elOO, 600 asked for has already been
subscribed.
During the past week five bodies
have been picked up on the beach be-
tween Florence and Gardiner, Or,
with lew miles space. They are
supposed to be the bodies of sailors of
the wrecked Atalanta. If so. they
must have been carried 40 miles by
the ocean currents.
The young king of Spain has had
very pleasant windfall in the shane Of
legacy of 100000 pesetas, be-
queathed to him by an old gentleman
named Solar, who had a close though
unacknowledged relationship to the
king, being the natural son of Ferdi-
nand VII, and great uncle of King AL
fonso.
Advices from Russia say the reports
OF threatened famine there are growing
more gloomy every day. Count Leo
Tolstoi has petitioned the government
Tor permission to form relief commit
tees to cope with the distress, and the
czar himself has contributed 500, 900
roubles to the Red Cross Society to aid
the starving peasants.
Thurlow Weed Barnes has brought
suit in the New York supreme court
against the American China Develop
ment Company for 81, 900. 900 for SER
vices in obtaining railroad concessions
from the imperial Chinese government,
through the Chinese minister at
Washington. The concessions are
worth in net profit at east $l2, 900, 900
to the company, and they may be
worth $24, 100000.
Thirty-seven people were drowned in
the wreck of the steamer Clan Drum
mond in the bay of Blscay.
A gift to Wellesley college of $50, 0,00O
from the estate of Charles T. Wilder
has just been announced.
The 5Oth anniversary of Francis
Joseph's accession to the throne was
celebrated throughout Austria.
Three coalbarges were lost and the
lives of 10 or IL men were sacrificed in
the recent Atlantic storm off Bargate.
The Philippine insurgents demand
100000 pesetas for the release of 4O
frars imprisoned since the commence
ment of the war.
A fire fend attempted to burn John
Wanamaker's big department store in
Philadelphia, but was arrested before
serious damage was done.
The liabilities of Gillett, the alb
sconding Kansas cattle-plunger, con-
tinue to grow, the latest estimate plac.
ing the total at 81 800, 900.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to hold up and rob Missouri Pacific
passenger train near Sedalia, Mo. One
bandit was captured and another was
severely wounded.
Aguinaldo is said to be preparing to
make resistance, and Spanish sympa'
thzers in Madrid declare 10000 mer
armed with Mausers will oppose Amer.
ican control of the Philippines.
Secretary Long has ordered the
cruiser New York to Havana. On his
arrival, Sampson will hoist his flag or
the cruiser, and it is expected she will
bring the admiral north next month.
A German government official, in
an interview with correspondent OF
the press in Berlin confirmed the report
that Germany is negotiating with
Spain for the purchase of the Caroline
islands.
Advices from New Guinea say the
native tribes living on Musa river late.
ly raided the Masini villages, in Col
lingwood bay, and massacred 10 coast
people. There are no police to deal
with the murderers.
News from Samoa states that the ma
tives held meeting October l3 to
discuss the question Of the kingshlp
A number OF conciliatory speeches
ere delivered, but no candidate was