Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-09-08
LATER NEWS.

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The presidents census proclamation
does not impress the Cubans favorably.
Santo Domingo City, tile capital,
has declared for Jimines, the revolu-
Zionist.
A Kentucky desperate carried out
his threat and killed an officer sent to
arrest him.
The rebels attacked Angeles with ar
tillery, but were driven off by Colonel
Smiths men.
New England silvelites eulogized
Aguinaldo and denounced the Ameri-
can war policy.
The matter of abrogating the Clay.
ton.Bulwer treaty will soon be taken
up with Enlgand.
The Beers are rushing supplies to
the Natal border to be prepared to
strike the first blow.
The transport Morgan City, bound
for Manila with reinforcements for
Otis. grounded at Nagasaki. Japan.
Dreyfus' friends say the tide has
turned and the prisoner cannot now be
condemned. His innocence is almost
proven.
The United States hospital ship Re.
lief, which recently arrived in San
francisco from Manila, has been con.
demned.
The Kansas regiment has left Manila
for home. The Iowa and Tennesse
regiments are now the only ones left
in the islands.
While mentally unbalanced, Henry
Emde, Chicago carpenter. shot and
killed his wife and fatally wounded his
5-year-old daughter.
A member of Admiral SIMPSONS
staff says he does not want to retire.
The admiral is in good health and
wants to stay with the squadron.
AS a result of row between strikers
and repair gang at West Pittston,
Pa, John Pollock, was killed and
eight others were severely injured.
Kruger has backed down from the
position he had taken. He has agreed
to the proposed conference at Cape
law.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, proph-
estes that expansion will be the SAL
vatiOn of cotton, and is about to start
a crusade in the South to spread the
new gospel.
The secretary OF the interior has or.
dered that sheep be excluded from the
Rainier reserve in Washington. Graz
ing is considered injurious to for ests.
This decision is but a precedent, and
it is said it will be but short time
until sheep are excluded from all the
forest reserves of the country, includ-
ing the great Cascade reserve in Ore
gon.
The demand for lumber is unprece.
dented throughout the country.
The battleship Wisconsin will be
ready for her trial within fortnight.
The famous petrifed forests of Ari.
zona may be set aside for a national
park.
The Union Pacific will increase its
capital stock and buy the connecting
line to the Pacific.
The Nebraska boys were given a
rousing reception at Omaha and
throughout the state.
The lawyers in session in Buffalo
favor the new bankrupt act, but be.
lieve creditors should have better pro-
lection.
The taking Of the census in Cuba is
said TO be preliminary step to the
establishment of republican form of
government.
Tie governor OF Vermont wanted
heavy cannon for the Dewey salute and
has ordered them shipped from San
Francisco.
There is active recruiting everywhere
In Peru and the government continues
to send troops to the interior. Busi-
ness is at standstill and mines are
shutting down.
An agent of the British government
who is in Seattle on business says that
Kruger does not want war, but will
likely be forced to it by younger blood
which now practically controls his cab.
met.
1t is reported in Manila that Agui.
naldo has ordered the rebel generals in
the province of Cavlte to close in ON
and attempt to take the town of linus,
and it is added the troops are concen-
trating around the town from the lake