Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-12-30
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

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raising the Maine and the Cristobal
Colon, in accordance with the decision
of the board of construction to which
the matter had been referred
A financial statement just issued by
the Southern Pacific Company shows
that for the month of October the gross
earnings of the company reached
$5,556.72 This is an increase If
$1,125, 791 over the same month of last
year.
Corliss, of Michigan, has introduced
bill in the house to facilitate the con-
struction and maintenance of tele-
graph cables in the Pacific ocean be-
tween the United States and Hawaii,
the Philippine islands, Japan and other
countries.
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed by congress contains a retaila-
tory clause authorizing the secretary of
agriculture to inspect imported articles
dangerous to health, and also author
izing the secretary of the treasury to ex-
clude such articles. The restriction is
designed to apply to large number of
articles imported from foreign coun-
tries.
London advices just received bring
promise that the West Indian colonies
will enter upon the new year with
brighter industrial prospects, owing to
the successful launching of the West
Indian Co-Operative Union, organized
on the lines of the California Fruit
Union, and the Irish Agricultural or
ganization, which achieved wonderfully
rapid success.
Great Britain has given another
striking example of friendship for the
United States, and at the same time
has taken action which is looked upon
in the light of a recognition of the
sovereignty of the United States over
the Philippines. filibustering ex-
pedition organized to go to the support
of Aguinado has been suppressed at
Hong Kong by order of the British au-
thorities.
The first order for an English railroad
to be received at the Schenectady, N.
Y, locomotive works calls for ten
mogul freight engines, which will be
built for the Midland railroad. The
machines will be OF American pattern,
with cylinders 18 inches in diameter,
with 24-inch stroke. and fitted with all
modern appliances. The shipment of
81 locomotives has just been completed
for the Nippon railroad, of Japan, and
the works are running night and day
with a force of 2 200 men.
Ambassador Jules Cambon will sail
from Havre for New York on January
2, to resume his duties at Washington.
Senator Hanna has introduced in the
senate, and Representative Payne in
the house, bill to grant subsidies for
American shipping,
When the president in his southern
tour reached Macon, Ca, great enthu.
siasm was shown and the Confederate
veterans rendered him reception.
The National Casket Company, of
Pittsburg, Pa, has received from the
United States government an order for
1900 caskets, the largest single order
of the kind ever given. The coffins
will be used for the purpose of bring
ing to this country the bodies of all
the soldiers killed in battle in Cuba, or
who died from disease there.
Rat Portage, Ontario, is in wild excite
ment, over n marvellous strike, made in
the Mikado gold mine. The core fills
stope 40 feet high and two and u
third feet wide, and the richest ore is
worth. on a conservative estimate hom
$25, 600 to S35, 000a ton in free-miling
gold. The ore is being put in barrels
and sacks, and men are guarding it.
The mine is owned in England. At a
low estimate there is now $3.50 900 in
sight.
A special from Washington, d. G.. =,
says: There are seers who predict that
Uncle Sam will become the banker for
the world. Two Old World govern
ments, Russia and Japan, have turned
their faces to the United States in
search OF loans. Russia, at least, has
had agents sound American fnanciers.
This is the first time foreign nations
have sought to float great national
loans in America, and the wise men
think it is the beginning of the new
era.
At the Mozoro insane asylum, in
Havana, horrible state of affairs was
discovered. One hundred and twenty
inmates, emaciated and showing every
sign of starvation, are confined there.
Six months ago there were over 500 in
this asylum, but death and starvation
have reduced their numbers to about
one-seventh of that figure The Span