Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-09-22
THE NEWS Of THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

hLtTlDuLeu 10 anaTCnlSLS.
The revolution in Venezuela under
Castroais gaining strength.
Director Merriam, of the census, ad-
vises enumerators to do some studying.
Cornelius Vanderbilt died suddenly
at his home in New York of paralysis.
Bush negroes of Jamaica have re-.
lapsed into savagery and gone upon the
warpath.
The great council OF Improved Order
of Red Men opened in Washington with
1000 delegates present.
Some of Aguinaldo's officers are tired
of fighting for the Filipinos' cause and
will seek capture by the American
forces.
The yacht Narno has arrived al
Honolulu OH a trip around the world.
She left New York four years ago and
has made nearly 100000 miles.
Oakland, CAL, has accepted the offer
Of Andrew Carnegie to give $50, 00O
for public library building, and will
gurantee the necessary $4,000 year
for its support.
The Portland chamber of commerce
will send Senator Simon to Washing
ton to push recognition in the matter
Of embarkation Of troops for the Phil.
ippines from that port.
At Tuckahoe, N. Y. Terry McGov.
ern, an American pugilist whipped
Pedlar Palmer, an English batam. in
the first round. and wins the title Of
champion in this class.
Secretary Ray, of the interstate com.
merce commission, who has been in
Hawaii investigating the labor situa.
tion, says he is of the opinion that the
solution of the labor problem there is
the employment of free white labor.
Extensive circulation has been given
to lumor in New York that the Chi.
cago & Alton, the Illinois Central and
the Union Pacific have entered into a
com bination and would form trunk
line from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
Chairman Van Horn, Of the Canadian
Pacific, says the Canadian Pacific is
anxious to establish great steamship
line between Liverpool and Halifax tc
take business away from New York
lines, and expects to receive subsidy
from the Canadian government.
An uncensored dispatch from Manila
via Hong Kong says that Otis tried to
shelve Joe Wheeler, the veteran fight
er, by sending him to an obscure post
in the southern islands. General
Wheeler now declares that he will ap-
ply for permission to return to this
country unless there is some change in
the management of affairs In the Phil
ippines.
Northern railroads are involved in a
rate war.
The transport Senator, with 10 off.
GERS and 660 recruits has arrived safely
in Manila.
The steamer Homer has arrived in
San Francisco from Cape Nome with
5000, 200 in gold dust.
Lieutenant Peary had his feet frozen
during his northern trip, but now
walks without llmping.
The banks OF Guatemala City will
ease the exchequer by loan to the gov.
ernment Of 81. 100000.
The French mission at Tripoli, head
ed by Father Foureau and Major Lamy,
has been annihilated by the natives.
The town Of Dyea, Alaska, is to be
moved across Lynn canal on scows t.
Skagway, to augment that growing
town.
Two firemen and child were killed
by gas in vault in Cincinnati The
firemen lost their lives in an effort to
recover the child.
Captain Thomas Phelan, crack
broadswordsman and pistol shot Of
Kansas City, has challenged Esterhazy
to fight him duel.
Recent tests practically assure the
adoption Of the Mauser revolver by the
United States government. 1t is being
used by the German cavalry,
Captain Robert Noble and Captain
Arthur Q. Ducath, aides on the staff
of General Shafter, have been promoted
for bravery at San Juan hill.
The people of Cape Nome are to have
well-equipped refuge. which will be
formally opened on Thanksgiving day.
1t will be the largest and finest struc.
ture north Of Sitka.
The navy department has assigned
Rear-Admiral Farouhar to command
the North Atlantic squadron in place
OF Rear Admiral Sampson. who will
assume command of the Boston navy
yards.