Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-20
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings OF the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.


convention in Massachusetts.
When the cruiser New Orleans
reached the New York navy-yard, it
was found that she was so dilapidated
that it will require several months
work to put her in a seaworthy condi-
ton.
1t is learned that United States Min
lister Loomis has been officially in
formed that the negotiations for peace
in Venezuela are progressing and that
the government troops have been or.
dered backward.
At the Lennox Athletic Club, New
York, Eddie Santry, of Chicago,
knocked out Ben Jordan, ieatherweight
champion of England, after little less
than two minutes in the 10th round of
a very brisk fight,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Vanderilp has issued an order antici-
pating the November interest, without
the discount OF two-tenths of per cent
per month. If this offer is taken it will
release about $50, 100000.
Ex-City Treasurer G. L. Funk, OF
Pueblo, Col, was shot and killed by a
highwayman while going to the depot
to take train for Cripple Creek. His
pocketbook was taken, but contained
only small amount of money.
The Canadian government has sur
veyors in the field re-surveying the old
Russian-American telegraph line from
near Ashcroft, B. c., to the Yukon
country, with a view of establishing
telegraphic communication with Daw-
son.
1t is reported that at the coming scs-
sion of parliament the formal announce
ment will be made of the cession of
Delagoa bay and surrounding territory
in Portuguese East Africa to Great
Britain. The price is said to be $4O,-
100000.
The Standard Shoe Machinery Com
pany, has filed articles of Incorporation
at Trenton n. j. 1t is being organ
lied for the purpose of consolidating
practically all of the important makers
of shoe manufacturing machinery in
the country. Its object is to control
the shoe trade of the world.
Captain Hugh McGrath, Fourth cav
airy, who is reported to have been seri-
ously wounded in the battle of Nove-
leta, p. l., was stationed at Vancouver
post for some months, in command of
troop E, Fourth cavalry, and accom-
panied it to San Francisco when the
regiment was ordered to Manila.
There is big stampede of miners
from Dawson to Cape Nome.
The First Washington volunteers
have arrived at San Francisco
The medical department of the army
considers Vancouver a desirable place
for sanitary hospital
The United States transport Newport
has arrived at San Francisco, 33 DAYS
from Manila. She has 465 members
OF the volunteer signal corps aboard
and l3 civilians.
A cablegram to the war department.
from General Otis states that the trans
port Indiana sailed from Manila with
43 officers and 619 men of the Tennes-
see regiment. The regiment left no
sick.
The steamer Cottage City, from the
North, has among its passengers Sena-
tor Shoup, who has spent several weeks
in Alaska, visiting various points for
the purpose of obtaining information
relative to future legislation for Alaska.
President Galloway, of the New York
Central railway was before the indus
trial commission to give testimony re-
lative to the question OF railroad trans.
portation. He favored a pooling law,
and advocated the prohibition of the
present brokerage system.
A riot prevailed in the barracks of
company l., of the Eighth infantry, at
Fort Smelling. With only dozen ex.
ceptions, the company was locked in
the guardhopse. The trouble arose
from charge of robbery preferred by
Corporal Fonner against Privates Stout,
Kelly and Brazille. They had been in
ST. Paul on spree.
Captain Cope, of the steamer Ameri-
ca Maru, which left Yokohama, Sep
tember 27, reports the transport Tatar,
with the Kansas boys aboard, sailed
two days ahead of him, and should
reach here tomorrow. He thinks he
passed the Tartar Saturday night in
the fog, but he is not sure.
The Maxim. .Nordenfeldt Gun & Am.
munition Company, Ltd, of London,
has shipped two six-gun batteries of
mountain guns to Manila. They we're
inspected here prior to shipment by