Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-05-13
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From the rress
Reports of the Current Week.

is being fostered by the Spanish press,
and it is rapidly becoming stronger.
Porto Rico is said to be on the eve Of
revolt. The inhabitants are unable
to longer endure the present situation.
The Spanish gold premium is nearly
80 per cent and the government is try
ing to place treasury bills in London,
offering as much as 10 per cent, but at
present with no prospect Of success.
Frederick r. Coudert, the eminent
lawyer and jurist, who represented the
United States in the Behring sea COM
mission, says the United States may
r~ightfully retain the Philippine islands.
Captain Kent, a British torpedo ex-
pert, who has returned to Toronto,
after an examination of the Maine
wreck gives it as his opinion that a
mine laid by Spanish officers destroyed
the battle-ship.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica,
says that General Pando has ordered
all the garrison in eastern Cuba 10 con-
centrate in Manzanillo, Neuvitas,
'dHldudllO anu CdulIdSO ue OuDd. AL
other places have been evacuated.
Between Sl2, 900 and $l5, 900 went
up in flames and smoke on the Linnton
road about three miles from Portland,
Or. The property destroyed was NJ.
B~urelbach's crematory and outbuidings,
together with ITO head of hogs. The
fire is supposed to have been of an in
cendiary origin.
San Francisco will at once become a
base of important military and naval
operations. Before many days 5000
armed men will be encamped on the
Preside reservation. Orders have been
received to this effect by General Mer-
riam, commanding the department Of
California and the Columbia.
The mail bags on the Spanish steam
err Argonaut, which was brought in by
the MaTblehead contained q letter from
Havana under date of April 20, which
spoke of suffering among the poorer
classes OF the population, who were en-
tirely without means of support. The
writer himself said he did not know
where he was to get his dinner.
Water spouts and tornadoes have
played havoc and done hundreds Of
thousands of dollars worth of damage
near Van Buren,, Ark. Three houses
were blown down at Rudy, and it is re-
ported that Winslow, a summer resort
on the top of Boston mountain, is en-
tirely gone. The Arkansas river is %
miles wide in places, and is now four
inches higher than it was in 1892,
which was the highest on record.
The president has nominated Allen
b. Croasman to be postmaster at Port
land, Or.
The combined fleets of Spain, says a
Lisbon dispatch, are ready to sail for
American waters.
The British consul at Santiago de-
Cuba is said to have been attacked by
a mob, to have killed a Spaniard, and
to have been imprisoned. The British
consul. on account OF his ~friendliness
to American and Cuban refugees, has
recently been subjected to a great deal
OF abuse.
President Dole has sent a long com.
munication to President Mckinley
Offering TO transfer the Hawaiian
islands to the United States for the
purpose of its war with Spain and TO
furnish America ships after the war in
Pacific waters with large quaint ties of
coal supplies and ammunition.
DR.. Jonn b, Hamilton, former sur.
geon-eeneral OF the marine hospital
service OF tine United States, in an nd.
dress at the Physicians Club, OF Chi
cage, maintained that the danger from
yellow fever in Cuba is much exagrer.
aied. DR.. Hamilton says that no epi.
demie is probable ii proper precautions
are observed.
A new Spanish tort lust being bri,,
near CoJlmo, was reduced in two min.
utes by the gunboat Wilmington. The
ruin was complete, and Mt least two
spaniards We're killed during the BON.
baidment. A body OF spanish to,ons
We're scattered and domoralized by tho
same vessel near Juraco beach. Two
men were also killed by the Whining.
tons fire during this engagement.
Troops will be- sent to tho support of
Commodore Dewey At the Philippines,
II " probable that not less than 10. 900
troops will compose the expedition, and
that they will sail from SAN Francisco
for Manila not later than May 10. The
present plan is to take all the National
Guard from California, Oregon, Wash.
ington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and
far Western states generally. To these
troops will be added probably n reri.
ment Of regular infantry and one Of
cavalry, and possibly the Texas Rang.
ers' or one OF the new volunteer reri.