Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-23
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.


Spaniards opened fire on Cuban
funeral procession in Havana, and
wounded several. One will probably
die.
By the explosion of shell at Fort
Constantine, at Cronstsdt, Russia, nine
soldiers were killed and three officers
and seven soldiers wounded.
BY an explosion in the grist mill at
Pettysville, Nate Thomas and Clarence
Emmons were killed outright and Will
Markley was fatally injured.
Chicago packers will spend a large
amount of money in erecting immense
cold-storage plants in Santiago and Ha-
Vana for the reception and storing of
fresh meat.
Simon, the new senator from Ore
gon, has been placed upon the follow
ing committees: Mines and mining,
irrigation, revolutionary claims, Poto-
mac river front and trespasses upon
Indian lands.
Five deaths occurred in Butte,
Mont, which are claimed to have been
caused by the dreadful sulphur and
arsenic fumes from the smelters. Many
people who can do so are leaving the
city to get out of the smoke.
1t is probable that Secretary Bliss
will, within short time, tender his
resignation to the president. He has
had the step under consideration for
some time, deeming it necessary that
he should be free to devote more time
to his large business interests.
The Brooklyn, Texas, Castine and
Resolute have been ordered to Havana.
While there is not the faintest desire
to convey threat in the dispatch of
these warships to Havana, it may be
noted that when they lie within the
harbor they will hold the town in per.
feet subsection.
The Clearwater Short Line Railway
Company, which is the Official title of
the branch Northern Pacific cutoff,
has filed certificates in the office of the
secretary OF state at Olympia, designat-
ing Thomas Cooper as its agent in
Washington, and showing the route of
the proposed road, now under construc-
tion.
Word has been received from United
States Consul Allen that John G. Flan-
agan, the confidential clerk of George
w. Lake, a rich merchant of Chemul-
po. who was murdered August 80, has
been sentenced by consular court to
imprisonment for life. Flanagan had
been robbing his employer systematic
ally and committed the crime to cover
up his msdeeds.
Two men were killed by the explo.
sion of natural gas at Cannonsville, Ind.
Henry ]. Nelligan. cook, George w.
Beverly, both of company G, First
Florida, stationed at Huntsville, Ala,
were killed in camp quarrel.
Senator Davis, of the Paris peace
commission, in an interview with
London Daily Mail correspondent, de-
clared in favor of triple alliance be-
tween the United States, England and
Japan, for the protection of all their
interests north of the equator.
Charles Tracy. aged 16, shot and
instantly killed Tim Connors, custodian
of Greenlawn cemetery, indianapolis,
Ind. Tracy with number of other
boys was near the cemetery throwing
snowballs at pedestrians. Refusing
to desist he was killed by Connors.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor met
at Kansas City, Mo- About l5O dele
gates from all parts of the country were
present; also William Thorne and Will
liam lnskip, Of London, representing
the British trades union congress.
The British Columbian government
has made crown reserve of all town
sites and land outside of the mining
fields in the Lake Atlin district. This
was recently announced privately by
Mr.. @. Settlin, premier OF British Co.
lumbia, to, Gold Commissioner W. j.
Kant, who has just arrived in Seattle
from Atlin.
Rossland's famous Le Rol mine is at
last before London investors. Tho
London Globe Corporation and the
British America Corporation have in
Vlted subscriptions to 200, 900 shares
OF 10 each in the lie Roi Company. ltd.
The purchase price is $3.50, 900. paya-
BILE in cash in fully paid shares, leaving
100000 for the working capital.
The United States government is not
aware that any arrangement has been
made for the transfer of the title of the
samoan islands to Germany, and being
one OF the parties to the tripartite
agreement under which Samoa is now