Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-01-06
LATER NEWS.

canal being built by the United States
with guarantees of its neutrality in case
of war.
Ordres have been issued for the dis
patch of additional troops to Cuba to
assist in the maintenance of good gov
ernment there.
A crisis is imminent at Berlin. The
emperor and chancellor cannot agree,
and new cabinet is looked for. The
principal trouble is over the wholesale
expulsions of Danes and Austrans.
Representative Nelson Dingley, of
Maine. is critically i'll at his apart
ments at the Hamilton house, in Wash
ington, with an attack of pneumonia.
Because of his age, much concern is
felt over his condition.
The new year brings Ireland the
greatest experiment since Catholic
emancipation, namely, the initiation
of the local government act, which
really, in many of its features, is an
extension of the emancipation acts and
policy.
The war department has come to the
conclusion that it will be necessary to
accord General Brooke, military COVER
nor of Cuba, the assistance of special
cabinet approaching in functions the
late autonomist cabinet of Cuban ad-
ministration of the civil affairs of the
island.
The situation at Iloilo is grave. Fiji
teen hundred natives, fully armed,
are at Melo, a suburb of Iloilo. Seven
teen thousand more, it is reported. are
awaiting orders to embark at several
points on the island OF Negros, 15
hours sail from Iloilo. All the women
have Withdrawn, and many families
have taken refuge with the Americans.
Unless congress should pass a law
authorizing him to remain on the ac-
tive list, Rear-Admiral Dewey will be
placed on the retired list on Decem Der
26. 1899. Only one other retirement
will occur this year, that of Commo.
dore H. l.. Howison, now commandant
of the Boston navy-yard. There is a
strong sentiment in naval circles in
favor of the passage of a law which
will permit the retention of Admiral
Dewey upon the active list for 10
years, as was done in the case of heroes
OF the civil war.
The American line steamship Paris,
which has arrived in New York from
Southampton, after tempestuous pas.
sage, reports that Tuesday, Decent Der
81. in latitude 1929 north, and longi-
tude 31:29 west, at $3.50 in the morning.
she sighted a steamer flying signals of
distress. She proved to be the British
tank steamer Vindobala, Captain
Clark, from Rouen, France, Decem Der
Is, for Philadelphia, in ballast. She
showed the signal letters, "Must aban.
don vessel" The Paris rescued hel
crew, and no lives were lost.
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. is to wed
Miss Virginia Fair, of San Francisco.
Only about $4OO worth of property
was recovered from the wreck of the
Maria Teresa.
Gold shipments from Australia fol
the year 1898 amounted el2, $40, 900
Shipments to America increased by
e2, ,000,0 900.
A deficit in the German beet sugar
crop of at least 350,00 tons is figured
upon by United States Consul Diedrich
at MadgebuIg. He says that the bacl
ward season resulted in deficiency.
} Negotiations are progressing in tn,
matter of the payment OF the Cubal
troops, so that on laying down the
arms they may be enabled to ente
upon civil pursuits and earn thei
living. Probably no further approp1ia
tion by congress will be necessary t.
enable the president to carry out tn
plan, if it should be decided, as TIN
l money will eventually come out of tn
revenues OF the island.
| Immediately upon the ratification o
a the peace treaty by the senate, tht
president will recomm end to congress
the enactment of legislation looking t
the settlement of the claims of Ameri
can citizens for damages sustained i
: Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spans
| possesslons WHloH lOTlueu lne seat
! war. Claims to the amount of $40.
: 900, 900 on this score have already bee
u lodged with the state department.
q Near Austin, Tex, passenger trai
8 escaped a serious wreck through the in
tervention of bird Some one ha
tied n rail securely across the track. !
!, few miles before reaching the spot
bird, blinded by the headlight, fle,
\ against the glass, Lreaking and extin
y y gushing the light, which necessitate
. running slowly to the next station
The train, at reduced speed, struck tn