Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-14
interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From tho Press
Reports of the Current Week.

evacuate Cuba before February.
Governor Wolcott has been renomi.
mated by the Republicans of Massachu-
setts.
General Merritt has advised the Paris
peace commissioners to hold all the
Philippines group.
An official dispatch from Iloilo, Phil
ippine islands, states the Spanish troops
have landed and dispersed the insur-
gents. The Spaniards have killed SO
insurgents.
Reports regarding the losses on both
sides in the Leech lake Indian out
break conflict, but it Is certain that the
soldiers have suffered terribly, and
that many Indians have been killed.
During a game Of cards IN the Ten
Dessee camp at San Francisco, one of
the players, Private William Bumpass,
suddenly arose from the table, saying
that he was i'll, and reeling to the tent
door, fell dead into the street. An
autopsy showed that he had died from
heart disease.
A Havana dispatch says: There are
ominous clouds on the horizon that in
dicate early trouble with the Cubans,
who are now openly proolaiming their
readiness to fight to the last drop of
blood for absolute independence. Pa
cifcos are preparing to join the ranks
OF the insurgents and fight the Ameri-
cans in case it is found the United
States proposes to attempt to retain
permanent control.
The administration will recommend
to congress the revival of the grade Of
admiral, and the promotion to that
rank of Rear-Admiral George Dewey,
now in command of the Asiatic station.
Secretary Long has made the positive
announcement that he intends to recon-
mend that the glade OF admiral be re-
Vived, and that that rank be conferred
on Rear-Admiral Dewey. The presi-
dent indorses the secretary.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
Jones has received the following dis.
patch from Indian Agent Sutherland,
dated at Walker, MINI: "The trouble
ub ACObll lAhS Wub IllO OOuBGNu0ICG VI
an arrest pade. by a deputy United
States marshal of an Indian on War.
rant The Indians overpowered the
marshal and rescued the prisoners.
Troops were sent out here to assist the
marshal in arresting the rescuers.
have been here week doing my best
to get the Indians to give themselves
up and avoid trouble, but they would
not. The troops and the Indians had
several battles. The United States
marshal has called for more troops"
Wisconsin forest fires have been
quenced by rain.
Omaha's fall festival opened with
grand street pageant.
Eight thousand people attended the
peace jubilee at Washington.
Five cases of yellow fever and one
peath were reported at jackson, Miss.
The fourth annual festival of noun
tain and plain has been opened at Den
yer.
The Paris peace commission is ap-
parently divided regarding the disposal
OF the Philippines. Further instruc-
tions have been sent the American COM
missioners. Washington officials ad-
NIT that the Philippines question must
be settled before consideration Of other
terms is entered upon.
News from the storm-st1icken dis
tricts along the Atlantic coast is com.
ing in gradually, and it is probable that
100 lives have byen lost. News by
way OF boat. is that so people were
drowned at Fernandina, Ga. Camp
bell island was inhabited by about 40
colored people. 1t is reported that all
but three were drowned.
The second annual Walla Walla
valley fruit fair opened in Walla Walla
under most favorable auspices. The
street parade included troop of the
Fourth cavalry, members of the city
council, the fruit fair officials, war
veterans, high-school cadets, business
floats and hundreds of school children.
1t was witnessed by 10000 people.
The fourth annual fruit fair of the
Inland Empire opened in Spokane
under auspicious circumstances
Nearly 10000 people passed through
the gates. The exhibits are fully UP
to those of preceding years, in many
instances, surprising them. Every
county of the east side of the noun
tains, except Walla Walla, Is repre-
sented. many by elaborate exhibits.
At the joint session of the United
States and Spanish military commits
sions, the Spaniards, according to re-
port circulated in Havana, declared II
was impossible to evacuate the island
Immediately, while the American com
missioners insisted that their instruo-