Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-10
LATER NEWS.
The transport Senator has arrived
at Manila with reinforcements.


created in Havana through the actions
of the Cuban assem- bly,.
The Bethlehem Iron Co.. of Bethle-
hem, Pa, has shipped three lO-inch
guns to Fort Wilson, at the western
city limits of Port Townsend, Wash.
The Allan line of steamers has met
the cut of the other transatlantic lines
by cutting it's rate to $45 for first cabin
and $50 for second cabin to Liverpool.
The congress just closed appropriated
total of over 81, 700, 600 to be eApend-
ed in Washington and Oregon. under
the liver and harbor, sundry civil and
Indian appropriation bills.
Admiral Dewey has raised his flag as
admiral on board the Olympia at Ma
Mia. Salutes were given the flag by
the British and German cruisers in
port, and by the United States feet.
Admiral Dewey now holds the high
est rank in the military service of the
United States army or navy, and ranks
with the highest officers in the princi-
pal foreign navies. His pay is $l4, 500
per year.
The Bombay correspondent of the
Morning Post says: The bubonic
plague is raging here with unparalleled
severity. According to official returns,
there we're 912 deaths last week, but
these quite underrate the mortality.
The Carpenter Steel Company. of
Reading. Pa. has shipped four car
loads OF projectiles of various calibers
to the Norfolk navy-yard They are
intended for both the army and navy,
and some of them will he used for coast
service.
Advices from Juneau, Alaska, say
that new strike in the Porcupine dis
trict has caused quite rush of miners
to the Chilkat country. The find was
made on Talikin creek, which flows
into the Chilkat, about 10 miles from
Haines' Mission.
Negotiations have been concluded for
the building by the Cramps of two and
perhaps three large ships of the Ori-
entail & Occidental Steamship Com
pany, of which company John D.
Spreckles is president. The new vessels
will be about 5000 tons each.
The lives OF nearly 100 persons were
jeopardized by fire which broke out
in the LaCkawanna Valley House block,
at Scranton, Pa, and communicated to
the second, third and fourth floors.
The occupants were taken out safely,
but clad only in their night clothes.
The Eighth United States volunteer
regiment is now being mustered out.
The Covington, KY, postoffice has
been robbed of stamps and money to
the amounst of 100000.
The pope has undergone an opera
tion for removal of long standing
cyst which suddenly became inflamed.
Professor Wallace P. Day, director
Of the Illinois college of music, and
we'll known among musical celebrities
East and West, is dead at Jacksonville,
Fla.
By collision between a passenger
train and "helper" locomotive on the
Southern Pacific near Hot Springs,
Nevada. the two engineers and the fire
men of the two engines were killed.
1t is said the United States has sent
a dispatch to Madrid protesting against
the false statement being cabled from
Manila by General Rios, who formerly
commanded the Spanish troops in the
Philippines.
Among the passengers from Honolulu
on the steamer Australia, were A SOL
diers from the Kansas and New York
regiments, six of whom have been dis.
charged. The others returned on &C.
count of illness.
Rain has fallen in many sections o.
California and the long-continued dry
spell is thought to be over. The pres
ent rain will save the wheat crop il
critical districts and add to production
where growth is favorable.
1t is reported in Madrid that Spair
. authorized General Rios to offer tn,
Philippine republic $500, 900 for the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners. The
offer was Indignantly declined, and tn,
, insurgents asked $1,000, 900.
3 1t is reported on good authority tha
the interests of the Royal Baking Pow
, der Company, the New York Bakin.
!, Powder Company and the CLEVELAND
a Baking Powder Company have beer
, sold to William Zeigler for between
$ll, 900, 900 and $12, ,00O,0 900.
: Affairs are still unsatisfactory il
0 Samoa. The provisional government
9 1T appears, is interfering with the ma
tive and British subjects, and ais,