Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
LATER NEWS.
Much damage was done by wind
and Iain storm at Dscorah, Ia.


with $3.50. 900 in gold dust from Cape
Nome.
Five people were drowned by the
capsizing of the schooner Savidge near
Detroit, Mich.
1t is said the trust conference at Chi
cago will be a representative, non-poli-
tical gathering.
Nebraska has raised $35, 200 for her
brave regiment and will bring them
home in special train.
The seat Of the Yaqui Indian war has
been removed to ground advantageous
to the Indians.
Eight hundred tons of supplies left
Philadelphia on transport for the
Porto Rico sufferers.
Seattle won first place at the annual
meeting of the Pacific Northwest ath-
letic Association at Astoria.
The secretary of the interior has is
sued orders to restore to public domain
the land once reserved for the Columbia
river boat railway.
Two Indians and one white man we're
hanged for murder at Dawson last
month. Phey were the FIST legal exc.
cutions in that country.
General Merritt, after talk with
President Mckinley, stated to a corre-
spondent of the press that there would
be no change in the commanders of the
Philippines.
Two French lieutenants were assas.
sinated in the Soudan, where they had
been sent to take command of column
OF troops. Revenge is thought to have
prompted the act.
In a head-end collision between troll.
ley cars near Philadelphia thirty peo-
pie wore injured. some fatally. Care
lessness of the motorman is given as
the cause of the accident.
The Twenty-sixth regiment at Platts-
burg. N. Y. has received orders to pre-.
pare to leave for Manila within week.
Like orders have been received by the
Thirty-frst infantry at Fort Thomas.
Ky.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, who COM
mands the German squadron in the Pa
citic, will visit San Francisco, on board
his fagship after he leaves China!9-
President Mckinley has extended him
an invitation to visit Washington.
Nh. s. S. Peterson has purchased a
site at Port Angeles, WASH, and if sat-
isfsotoIy arrangements can be made he
will put in operation 81 ingle and
hollow.ware plant of gigantic proper
tions, which will give employment to
70 persons. The matter of granting a
franchise to Mr.. Peterson was favor
ably considered by the council at its
last meeting.
The Colorado volunteers have az
rived in San Francisco from Manila.
General Davis says the deaths from
the storm in Porto Rico will reach
1900.
The partner of Alex Mcdonald, the
Klondike king. denies the latter's
bankruptcy.
The meat combine has forced New
York butchers to raise the price three
cents pound.
According to news received of the
fleet now in Beiing sea the whaling
season was not great success.
The California Passenger Association
has agreed on rate OF $37. so to the
Missouri river for returning soldiers.
An emblem of badger four feet
long. cast from Spanish cannon, will
adoin the new battleship Wisconsin.
At CaIbondsle, ILL.,, striking miners
were arrested for violating the courts
injunction against interference with
mines.
Illinois wants deep waterway to
the Gulf and river convention will
be held in Chicago in Ootorber to Or
ganize.
The anti-expansionists talk of put.
ting a national ticket in the field
against Mckinley as Continental Re-
publicans.
Eighteen thousand unstamp ped cigars
were captured at Tampa, Fla. The
factory has been carrying on q profit
able traffic for some time.
The automobile is to be given test
for war service. An experiment will
be made in carrying messages and mail
from Chicago to New York.
In brush with the insurgents who
again attempted to retaks Angeles, the
Americans lost two killed and l2
wounded; the insurgents loss is esti-
mated at 800 men.