Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-31
LATER NEWS

Liver complications, superinduced by
an attack of the grip in February,
caused his death.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Alfred G. Cir.
ard, chief surgeon, has been ordered to
Vancouver barracks. Wash. as chief
surgeon of that department. Acting
Assistant Surgeon T. g. Holmes has
been ordered to new Fort Spokane.
Wash.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon.
don Observer telegraphs that a furious
fight occurred on the Boulevard st.
Michael between parties of Dreyfus
and anti-Dreyfus students. Several
persons were injured and two cafes
were wrecked.
Fifteen hundred employees OF the
Philadelphia clothing manufacturers
have struck for increase of waves. abo-
lition of sub-contractors and an agree.
ment that the wages will not be re-
duced. Other operatives were thrown
out of work, making in all 5000 per-
sons out.
The American army. some 10000
strong. is advancing against the Fill
pino insurgents, mum mbering $4,000.
The Americans are successfully driving
the rebels from their stronghoIds after
stubborn resistance. The American
loss Is quite heavy, but not nearly 50
large as that of the insurgents.
In the storming of the rebel capital
the killed in the Second Oregon were:
Company B, Private H. B. Adams; D,
William w. Cook; l., Charles Herbert,
Guy Millard. Thirty-eight were
wounded. The First Washington in.
fantry had seven wounded, one NOR
tally, Captain Fortson, whose home is
near Seattle.
The Cuban military assembly has
decided that dissolution of the assem-
bly, at the present time would be preju.
dicial to the interests of the army.
The assembly has sent Senior Heire
and Villallor to Washington to en-
deavor to obtain the presidents CO.
operation in its efforts to raise more
money for the Cuban troops.
Spanish officers at Madrid acquaint-
ed with the Philippine islands con-
tinue to predict the failure of Major
General Otis campaign, notwithstand-
ing the American success. They say
that while the Americans will un-
doubtedly win all the battles, they will
lose the campaign itself, owing to the
aptitude of the Tagalos to conduct a
war of surprises and ambuscades.
The United States district attorney
at San Francisco has been instructed
by the United States attorney general
to bring suit against the San Francisco
Dry Dock Company to secure possession
OF Mission rock, in that harbor. 1t is
proposed to establish naval coalng
station there. The dock company
claims the rock under a title from tie
state.
China has fatty refused to cede San
Nun bay to Italy.
Secretary Alger and party have left
Washington on visit TO Havana.
The British, German and American
ministers at Peking have addressed
notes to the Tsung- -li-yamen, demand.
ing settlement Of the Shanghai for.
eign settlement extensions question.
Work in the ruins of the Hotel
Windsor, in New York, continues with
unabated vigor. A great many charred
hnnnd hain h,,k 4.
put together to form entire skeletons.
The Erie Limited jumped the track
10 miles from Akron, O., the engine
and baggage Car going into the ditch
almost instantly killing the engineer
and seriously injuring the fireman anG
one passenger.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains on the Flint Il Pere Mar
quette railroad near New Boston
Mich, in a heavy fog, killed the fire
man and badly injured the engineer OF
the rear engine.
According to a report from Seoul
capital OF Corea, the whole Corear
cabinet has been di SIN ssed and two OF
the ministers have been banished be-
cause OF wholesale changes made by
the cabinet in provi ncial offices.
Queen Victoria is likely to receive
an unprecedented honor by the city OF
New York On May "a. the queen g
birthday, the national, state and city
flags will be flung to the breeze from
all public buildings in Greater New
York in honor of the queen.
General Porter, United States am
bassador at Paris, answering an in
quiry of correspondent, said he was
unable to discuss rumois to the effect
that he may succeed Alger as secretary