Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-14

Santiago will be allowed to vote in the
state election.
Colonel Tyson, with a detachment of
ITO men and 38 officers. has left Brook
lyn for San Juan de Porto Rico.
An attempt to compromise the Leech
lake trouble resulted in failure, as the
Indians refused to join in the confer
ence.
Secretary Day says the Paris negotia-
tions will soon be ended, and the peace
commission will finish it's work before
congress meets.
The yellow fever epidemic in Louisi-
ana is said to be of mild type, and
the state board of health has decided
to name it "yellowoid.
Secretary Alger has sent an answer
to the war investigating committee,
which, In the words OF one OF the COM
missioners, "does not answer"
4 Madrid dispatch says evacuation
will be rushed, and Spaniards will be
out Of Porto Rico by next week, and
out of Cuba by the end of November.
President Mckinley and party have
gone to Omaha, where they will be
guests Of the Trans-Mississippi exposi-
tion and participate in the peace jubi.
lee.
Thomas Greenwald, a private in bat
terry l, OF the Seventh artillery, was
shot and instantly killed while trying
to escape from Fort Slocum, near New
Rochelle, N. Y.
The members of the United States
evacuation commission gave an elab-
crate luncheon to the members of the
Spanish evacuation commission at the
Hotel Trocha, Havana.
The French government is preparing
for an emergency and has issued special
orders to the garrisons of numerous
towns near the capital to send immedi-
ately to Paris 500 infantry each.
News has been received of the find
ing OF gold quartz at Skagway, going
1000 to the ton. Although the exact
location is not made known, it is said
to be within a very short distance of
the Gateway city.
A woman's love and mans insane
jealousy caused murder in the Seventh
immune regiment at Lexington, KY,
and another man who acted as peace
maker is at deaths door with a pistol
ball in his abdomen,
In the annual report of Surgeon
General W. K. Van Reypen, which is
the first of the navy bureau reports sub
mitted for publication. the surgeon
general states that he began preparing
for war when the Maine was blown up.
Colonel Ray, with 400 United States
troops, has taken possession OF Manza-
Milo.
The converted yacht Wasp has been
ordered to Chicago for the use of the
naval reserve.
General Garcia has left Santiago to
arrange details of the disbandment of
the Cuban army.
Secretary Hay rendered recep-
tion to the diplomatic corps at Wash
ington Thursday.
Captain Polemann, the well-known
master of the coasting steamer Oregon,
died in San Francisco, aged so years.
Major Wilkinson, who was killed by
the Indians near Walker, Mimi, was
formerly located at various posts in the
Northwest.
The Salt Lake choir won the grand
choir contest at the Eistedfod, which
was participated in by five choirs OF 1875
voices, for $500 prize and a gold
medal.
Secret service officers have discovered
that the bogus 800 silver certificates
have been made in San Francisco.
They were freely circulated in the
Northwest and K,ondike districts.
Chinese Officials at Peking have pro.
tested to the foreign legations against
the landing of marines, saying the
presence of these foreign soldiers is
likely to exasperate the Peking popu.
lace.
News has been received from Dewey
that Spanish reinforcements are en-
route to Manila. They have already
reached Singapore, and the intention is
to have them land at Ilioilo. The
Washington government may raise
strong objections.
Admiral Howell has been relieved
from the command of the North Allan.
tic squadron, and his flagship, the Sar
Francisco, has been ordered out of com.
mission at Norfolk. The command o.
the squadron devolves upon Commodore
Philip, whose flagship, the New York
is now at the New York navy-yard.
Captain @. +. Shoemaker, chief o.
! the revenue cutter service. has been in.