Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-09-08
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CulIed From the Telegraph Columns.

lesteu pY the Warrlng faquls.
The Prussian diet has closed. No
action was taken with the canal bill.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst is the principal
stockholder in a new California oil
company.
A Japanese paper says Aguinaldo
was killed by General Pho del Pillar
last June.
The military commander of San Girls
tobal has been assassinated by the San
DOMINICAN rebels.
Julia nent Grant, daughter of Fred
erick Dent Grant, now serving in the
Philippines, will wed a Russian prince.
Walter Wellman, the leader of the
polar expedition, has arrived in Eng
land. He is probably crippled for life
as result OF his trip.
A company with capitalization of
$50. 100000 is forming in San Fran
cisco for the purpose of establishing
big enterprises in China.
According to statement just issued
by the California state bank commits
sioner, the increase in assets and liza
bilities is the largest ever shown.
The United States transport Grant,
bearing the Idaho, North Dakota and
Wyoming volunteers, has arrived In
San Francisco. During the voyage
there were five deaths.
1t is rumored that the secret under
standing as to the boundary is merely
to hold in check possible demonstra-
tions at proposition to cede Canada
free port of entry in Alaska.
General Joe Wheeler IN an inter-
view with press correspondent says
ne believes Otis will soon make rapid
progress. He says he likes the Philip
pines and that the impression that the
country is unhealthy is wrong.
James Hamilton Lewis, of Washing.
ton, is about to leave for England to
press upon the attention of the British
government the claims of large mum.
ber of American miners, aggregating
nearly $25, 900, 900, and mostly in the
Atlin district.
Two wrecks in one day were re-
ported on the Rock Island. The east
boud flyer ran into freight train at
Keats, Kas. The engineer and fireman
OF the passenger train were severely
injured. The Keokuk express ran off
the track near Elgin, III. The train
was badly smashed, but no one was in
jured
England has elected Russians from
her lands at Hankow and trouble is i'm
minent
An agreement has been reached with
Germany whereby packages weighing
ii pounds may be sent by post.
Kruger's concessions to England are
go far reaching that it is thought his
resignation will be demanded.
In South America the products of
Great Britain are being replaced by
those from the United States and Ger
many.
While l6 men were descending into
the Couchard mine at Hautecroix,
France, cable broke and all were
killed.
Commercial travellers will endeavor
to have uniform style adopted in mile
age tickets by the railways of this
country.
An Italian anarchist organizer in
New York stated that wolkmen all
over Europe are organizing for
great uprising.
The recent withdrawal OF troops
caused trouble in Panay and Cebu
islands. but robber bands and aimed
Tagals were punished.
A witness, who at the former trial
gave expert testimony that Dreyius
wrote the bordereau, has now declared
that Esterha2y wrote it.
Through the heroic work of the sis
ters only four deaths resulted from the
terrible confagration in the Orphan
asylum at Sparkill, N. Y.
Free trade privileges for 10 years
have been granted Spain in the Sulr
islands. Germany and Great Britain
will also be granted like privileges.
the pups oiesseu the Olympla crew
and sent an autograph letter to Ad. |
miral Dewey. He is much concerned
about war and expressed the hope that
it will soon end.
The Santo DOMINICAN government
has surrendered to the revolutionists.
The rebels reached the capital and
took possession and Huereaux' successor
threw up the sponge.