Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-23
LAT Err NEWS.

exploded. injuring firemen.
A Massachusetts sailor has started
across the Atlantic in four-ton boat.
One man was killed and six were in
jured in railroad collision at Linn
ton, Or.
A Pennsylvania judge has decided
against the sale of liquor to soldiers in
canteens.
England has published her Trans
vaal bluebook. 1t contains warning
to Kruger.
An automobile company has been or
ganized In Chicago with capital OF
$40, 100000
The prohibition on the importation
into Belgium of American meat cattle
has been raised.
Three well-known men, residents of
Cottage City, Mass, were drowned by
the capsizing of their hunting boat.
A Berlin correspondent says that
Duke Alfred of Connaught, heir-appar-
ent in Saxe-Coburg, will abdicate this
year.
Benjamin F. Harding, Oregon's old
est United States senator in point of
service, died at his home at Cottage
Grove.
Rev. H. Phillips, Mrs. Phillips and
Miss Sears and three native converts
were killed in the interior of China by
rioters.
California bituminous coal is to he
electrically treated and made into
bricquettes to compete with the East
EN- coal.
An explosion occurred in the Smoke
less Powder Com pany's factory near
San Rafael. CAL, killing four workmen
and injuring a number of others. A
lighted pipe left by a workman caused
the disaster.
The Portland Oregonian has started
a popular subscription to raise a fund
to build a monument in Portland, COM
memorating the fallen heroes of the
Second Oregon.
Count Henckle Won Donnelsmarck,
one of the wealthiest German noble
men, has gone into the manufacture of
celluloid material for clothing. He
paid 100000 marks for the German
right 10 do so.
A Berlin dispatch says: 1t is an.
nounced i-officially that any in
crease in the tax on American bicvcles
is impossible, because the commercial
treaties with Austria, Russia and Italy
exclude such thing.
Exports from the United States to
Canada continue to increase, despite
the legislation of two years ago, in
tended to give special advantages to
imports into Canada from the United
Kingdom over those from the United
States.
At Zapote the rebel loss ran into the
hundreds.
Mines are again starting up at
Wardner, Idaho.
Hon. Richard P. Bland died at his
home in Lebanon. Mo.
A cloudburst near San Antonio,
Tex, caused loss of life.
The Northern Pacific will drop one
OF it's transcontinental trains.
San Francisco wants her new federal
building built of home material.
Earl Hanohette, son of a former Los
Angeles newspaper man, killed his
wife and then attempted suicide.
Kruger is conciliatory. He will con-
tinue to make concessions. whether
Great Britain accepts arbitration or
not.
The Alaskan boundary difficulties
are practically smoothed over until
the meeting of the high commission
In August
Rather than concede the S-hour day,
Colorado smelters belonging to the
trust have closed down, throwing thou
sands out OF employment.
The tornado which struck Herman.
Neb., also wrecked several houses at
Dane Hollow. Two persons were killed
and ten severely injured.
Sam L. Simpson, Oregon's best
known poet, died as the result OF fall
sustained recently while walking in
Portland. He was 54 years of age.
Major-General Anderson, command
ing the department of the Lakes, has
been mustered out of the volunteer
service and assumed the raLk OF bliga-
general.
In street.corner speech in Los An
geles, Rev. Mr.. Jefffies, father of the