Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-01-27
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

was given a hearing before the house
committee on commerce. The hearing
was in accordance with recent deter
mination of the committee to hear all
persons concerned in an isthmian canal.
King Humbert, of Italy, has signed
a decree amnestying or reducing the
punishment of the rioters who took
part in the disturbances last spring.
About roo persons who were sentenced
by court-martial and about 1900 who
were condemned by civil courts have
been liberated.
The secretary of the interior has for
warded to the senate the papers bear
ing upon the proposition to remove the
Northern Cheyenne Indians from their
reservation in Northern Montana to
the Crow reservation. The secretary
states that the Cheyennes are averse to
they be allowed to remain where they
are, and that legislation be enacted
looking to the improvement of their
condition.
Herr Schmidt, a socialist member of
the German reichstag, has voluntar-
lily informed the public prosecutor at
Madgeburg that he was solely respons-
ible for the publication in the Social
ist Volks Stimme, of the article pur-
porting to be conversation between
the Prince of Bagdad and his tutor, on
account of which the editor, Herr Au-
gust Mueller, was sentenced last week
to 40 months imprisonment on the
charge of lese majeste. The whole
case must now be reopened. The
Madgeburg court interpreted the allie
CORY of which Herr Schmidt confesses
the authorship as an insult to the Sec
ond son of Emperor William, Prince
Fitel.
A most daring attempt was made by
three youths of Boise, Idaho. to wreck
the Oregon Short Line pay-car a short
distance west OF Mountain Home. A
heavy log chain had been tied around
the track, but was fortunately dis
covered and removed by some section
men before the pay-car passed the
point. A search was instituted in the
neighborhood, which resulted in find.
ing Emmett Allen, Hugh Breen and
John Richardson, boys of Boise, rang.
ing from 16 to IS years of age, in hid.
ing near by. They subsequently con.
fessed to the attempt at wrecking the
pay-car for the purpose of getting the
money. They are now in Jail al
Mountain Home.
Commissary-General Eagan has sent
to the war investigating commission 6
revised statement in place of that orig
inally made in response to Miles
charges. He has omitted the objection.
able portions.
Austria's hesitancy in raising the
rank of her diplomatic mission to the
United States is due entirely to her de
sire not to give offense to Spain. In
formation to this effect is in the posses
sion of the state department.
West Point appointments are to b,
made by the present congress. Ont
will be from the first Oregon. The lis
will include eight cadets, all of whom
must enter West Point next June. NJ
further vacancies will be filled unit
1900, when 5S cadets will be named
The present class will graduate Febru
airy l5.
Commodore Watson, now in com.
mand at the Mare island navy-yard
has applied for the command of tn,
Asiatic station to succeed Admira
Dewey, when that officer shall hav,
ceased duty. Dewey will retire from
active service next December, provid
ing the law be not amended in his in
terest.
French sentiment is once more beinj
worked up against the United State
on account of the Spanish war. Hos
tile newspaper criticism, which ten
porarily was shut down by the victor
les of Manila and Santiago is now re
assuring itself in consequence of tn
difficulties which President McKir
ley's vacillating policy has caused i
the Philippines.
The steamship City of Macon, frol
Boston, brought into Savannah, Ga
Captain Kennerly and the crew, min
men all told, of the schooner Aloha, {
Bath, Me-, abandoned Saturday nigh
$50 miles southeast of Georgetow
light, in n sinking condition. II
Aloha left Fernandina week ago wit
cargo of phosphate rock, bound ft
New York.
At Pana, H., the scene of the r
cent labor trouble, Ike lngles shot al
killed Dave Evans, a fellow-neg,
miner, at the Springside mine. III
trouble arose over dividing their wage
Frank Jones and James Palmer, noi
union white miners, were assaulted t