Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-28
LATER NEWS.

The last detachment OF Spanish
troops have sailed from Porto Rico and
evacuation is complete.
The Utah troop of cavalry, which has
been doing guard duty in the Yosemite,
has been ordered to the Presidio.
Major-General Wesley Merritt, U.
S. A, was married privately in London
to Miss Laura Williams, of Chicago.
News has been received in Washing
ton of the launching at Havre of the
cruiser Rio de la Plata, which is to be
presented to Spain by the Spanish resi-
dents of Argentina.
The joint traffic association has re-
ceived death blow by the United
States supreme court, which has just
decided tnat it's existence is unlawful,
and the antitrust law is being violated.
Subsidized British liners have been
ordered held ready for service. A num-
ber of other significant orders have been
issued by the British admiralty tend
ing to show that England is preparing
for war.
A Madrid dispatch to the New York
World says that leading men at Madrid
concede that America will not assume
the Cuban debt, that the Philippines
will probably be lost and that the
American commissioners demands in
all matters will be acceded to.
Secretary Long has taken the intitia-
tive steps to make San Juan de Porto
Rico the first naval station in the West
Indian waters. Congress will be asked
to appropriate money enough to make
it one of the best equipped naval sta
tions the United States has.
Serious trouble is brewing among the
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache Indians.
For 30 years, since the Medicine Lodge
treaty, the government has fed these
Indians, but that treaty expired July /.
They have commenced killing cattle be-
longing to Texas cattlemen, and a
crisis is near.
The California superior court has
decided that Mrs. Botkin, accused OF
the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning
and sister, of Dover, Del, is not fugi-
tive from justice of Delaware. Mrs.
Botkin has been remanded in custody
of the chief of police of San Francis co,
and the date of her trial will be SET
later.
The president has approved the
recommendation of General Wade, at
Havana, that the Spaniards be allowed
until December l to evacuate Cuba;
meantime, however, United States
troops now in Cuba and others to be
dispatched will take possession of the
territory as fast as the Spaniards vacate
it, probably leaving Havana last.
The lockout in the window glass
trade at Pittsburg is ended.
Yellow fever has been completely
stamped out at Guantanamo.
Charles Kugadt was hanged at Hous.
ton, Tex, for the murder of his sister.
Fully 10000 people participated in a
reception to General Shat Or at Lima, o.
The independent battalion of Wash
ington volunteers has been mustered
out.
Ex-Governor Charles Sheldon, of
South Dakota, died at Deadwood of
rheumatism.
Superintendent Lukens, of the Chi
cago-Virden Coal Company has been
released from custody on bonds.
The wireworkeIs' strike at Cleve-
land, o., has failed, and general re-
sumption of work will soon follow.
The Colorado supreme court has de-
cided the silver Republican factional
quarrel in favor of the anti-Tellerites,
who are given the right to the title and
emblem of the party.
An American syndicate representing
Detroit capital has purchased a large
tract of land at Manzanillo. Cuba,
where they will develop several good
iron mines.
Battery b, Oregon volunteers, has
been mustered out of service, and its
members returned to private life with
out having the much .sought-for chance
to battle for their country.
Agoncillo. envoy of the Filipinos,
has reached Paris. In reply to Span
ish statement, the American peace COM
missioners have declared that the
United States refuses to assume
sovereignty over Cuba.
A Havana dispatch says: An agree
ment between the two commissions as
to the date of evacuation again seems
probable. The American ultimatum
fixes upon January /, and this date
will be finally accepted by the Span
iards.
Lieutenant Peary's vessel is caught
in the ice, and there is little prospect
that it will oct ont this veor Tho