Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02
EPI1ONE OF THE DISPATCHES
Interesting Collection OF Items From
Many Places Culled From the Tress
Reports of the Current Week.

Many Places Culled From the Fress
Reports of the Current Week.
Secretary Alger, while on visit to
Camp Wikof, ordered furlough for
sick soldier.
Acting Secretary Allen says there is
no prospect that the battleship Oregon
will return to the Pacific coast in the
near future.
By the explosion of the boiler OF an
engine used to operate a thresheI on
the farm OF J. F. Kirk. Is miles west
of Eugene, Or, one man was instantly
killed and five terribly scalded by
escaping steam.
At Middletown, N. Y, ice cream
prepared with lemon extract, pur-
chased from travelling salesman,
caused the death of three persons and
score of others are sick, and more fatal
tiles are expected.
Merritt cables from Manila announc-
ing the arrival OF the transports Rio
Janeiro and Pennsylvania. All we're
well, and no casualties were reported,
excepting that Private Wenks, First
South Dakota, died on the voyage.
A serious insurrection has broken out
at Nadao, in the interior of the Hainan
islands. The American missionaries
and native converts have sought refuge
in safe territory. The French may
interfere if rebels are not suppressed.
The Thinvalla line steamer Norge,
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ports that she sunk the French fishing
schooner La Coquette, of Bayonne,
France, Saturday last, on the Grand
Banks. The captain and eight seamen
were saved and l6 went down with the
vessel.
Spain is apparently willing that Ger
vera's men remain in America. Sagas-
ta's refusal to accept McKinley's offer
is now regarded with suspicion, and the
prisoners in consequence may not fare
so we'll IN the future. No officers will
be liberated unless the sailors accom-
pany them.
Two passenger trains came together
at Port Huron, Mich, with serious re-
suits. Many persons were seriously
hurt. A panic among the passengers
followed the collision and in the rush
for the doors and windows of the cars
many women were trampled under foot,
many slight injuries being thus in.
1icted.
The queen-regent of Spain has signed
a royal decree, convening the cortes
September 5.
Crops in several provinces of Russia
are worthless this year and people are
beginning to ask the government for re-.
lief. A famine is feared.
General Merritt has assumed govern.
or's duties in the Philippines, and the
command of the army at Manila has
been transferred to General Otis.
Correspondence published by Secre-
tary Long goes to show that Commo.
dore Schley agreed with Admiral
Sampson as to the danger Of entering
Santiago harbor as long as the mines
were in position.
Advices from Honolulu, by the
steamship Moana, states that the CON
gressional members of the commission
to report on form of government fol-
the territory of Hawaii, arrived al
Honolulu August II. The commits
sioners met Dole and the cabinet, anC
proceeded to organize for business. Sen
ator Cullom is chairman.
Madrid is irritated at the failure Of
the Cubans to respect the protocol in
Trnnhln FOL
and the Spanish government threatens
to send the Spanish troops in CubG
against the insurgents unless the latte
cease their reprehensible actions anC
abide by the terms of the protocol.
The first mastering out orders ISSUED
include eight regiments of infantry, fiv,
batteries and six troops of cavalry
The list as made up by the war depart
ment include % batteries of artillery
nine regiments of cavalry and so regi
ments of infantry. Both batteries o
Oregon artillery are included in tn,
order.
A Madrid dispatch says the govern
ment has advices from Rios, governo,
of the Viscayas islands, and successo,
OF General Jaudenez in the governor
generalship of the Philippines, sayin,
there has been bloody fighting between
Spanish troops and insurgents, with Al
estimated loss to the latter of 500 men
The Spanish losses were "unimport
ant" The dispatch says a number O
insurgent chiefs were captured anC
shot.
A Manila dispatch says that at
conference held between the insurgent
and Americans, the former declare,