Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-11
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review OF the Important
Happenings of the Past Week CuiIed
From the Telegraphic Columns

Brazil, ex-representative, ex-secretar
of state, and one of the most prOminer
Democrats in California, cut his throa
while temporarily insane at San Jose
The British Atlas Company, of Pana
ma, has offered to purchase railroad
from ocean to ocean and steamer
owned by the government for ST. 500,
900 silver The government demand
So, 10000
Word has been received in Spokan
from Washington that the committe,
on agriculture has reported favorabl,
Senator Warren's amendments for tn
establishment of division of irriga
tion in the agricultural department.
The monthly statement of the publi
debt just issued shows that at the clost
OF business January 81, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to 81, ;,
1,701 1888, an increase for the month
of $12, $780, I'll. This increase is ac
counted for by the decrease in the
amount OF cash on hand.
The most violent storm known since
1851 swept the shores of Cape Ann
Tuesday night and early Wednesday
morning, causing heavy loss of life and
about 5000, 900 damage. More than a
dozen vessels are ashore near Glouces.
ter, at least four more are lost and
many others are damaged. The water
front OF Gloucester harbor and along
the cape is dotted with wrecks and
wreckage, schooners, sloops and other
vessels having been driven ashore by
the fierce gale.
A Washington special says: Repre-.
sentative Ellis, of Oregon, is very anxi.
GUS to have the land south of Hood
River and Mount Hood excluded from
the Cascade forest reserve, and opened
up to settlement. He holds that this
land, being very fertile and we'll locat.
ed, should be given up to farm and
school purposes, and opened to those
wishing to avail themselves of its
many advantages. Just now the in
terror department has the matter un-
der consideration, but from what Mr..
Ellis has heard from officials there,
and from his colleagues in congress, he
feels tolerably certain of succeeding in
having this land thrown open to settle
ment.
Chief of Police Jansen, of Milwaukee,
has decided to put stop to all boxing
contests in that city in the future.
Mrs. Julia Dorr, the well-known
authoress and poet, is reported to be
critically i'll at her home in Rutland,
Vt. "" ".'.'.
Mrs. Hearst, widow of Senator
Hearst, is visiting the City of Mexico,
and has been received with public
honors. ... ....
Bishop, the man who assassinated
the Brazilian minister of war last No
vember, has committed suicide in
prison. .u 'e .t
There is much excitement in Bolivia
and the press is urging the govern
ment to prepare for an impending war
with Peru.
Over half million pounds of
naptha were burned and several per-
sons lost their lives during a contiagra.
tion at Baku, Russia.
Rear Admiral McNair, who has been
succeeded in command OF the Asiatic
squadron by Commodore Dewey, has
arrived in San Francisco.
Three men were killed and four in
jured in head-end collision between
two freight trains on the Louisville g.
Nashville, near Upton, Ky.
A ledge of free milling quartz ten
feet wide and assaying as high as $500
a ton was struck in the Roanoke mine
near, Mokelumne hill, Cal, at a depth
of 400 feet.
The Central Labor Union, of New
York, has passed resolution opposing
the bill pending in the New York leg
islature for the opening of the theaters
in that city on Sunday. "a
George S. Yantic and A. NJ. HYDE,
Of Sheboygan, have started on Jour.
ney to the Holy Land, where thev 20
to carry assistance to colony of Dun
kards, who went to Palestine in No
vember, 1895,
George @, Howard, uparintendent
of schools of West Bridgewater, Mass,
moderator at the last town meeting
and ex-state representative, is a self.
confessed forger to the exent of 5000,
and is under arrest. u.i s. =
Ross W. Latshaw, of Kansas CITY
ex-justice of the peace, was acquitted
by jury in the criminal court of tn,
charge of attempting to bribe Juror in
the recent trial of DIR. Goddard for tn,
murder of Fred ]. jackson.
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, daugh
ter of ex-senator Blackburn, Of Ken
lucky, who accidentally shot hersel