Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-04-07
LATER NEWS.

1t is announced IN Madrid tnat
Count de Villa Gonzalo. former Span
ish ambassador to Russia, has been ap
pointed Spanish am bassador to Great
Britain.
Samuel Haler, 38 years old, a tick
etseller with Buffalo Bill's wild west
show, was shot and probably mortally
wor nded by William H. Holland, at
New York.
Oscar Straus, the United States min.
lister at Constantinople, has had an au.
dience with the sultan. The interview,
which was protIacted, was of the most
cordial character.
The secretary of interior has APP
proved patent of 3,194 acres in the
Walla Walla, Spokane and Olympia
land districts, Wash, to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company.
1t is announced that the Paris Fig.
arc. which is publishing daily the evi.
dence given before the criminal cham.
Der of the court of cessation in the
Dreyfus affair, will be prosecuted.
Miss Mary Wilson, prominent
young society woman of Augusta,
Kan, committed suicide on learning
that Alva Dix. her lover, had been
killed on the battlefield of Malolos.
The Third United States volunteers
(Ray's immunes) has arrived at Savan-
nah, Ca, from Sagua de Tanamo, on
the transport Sedgwick. The regiment
will 60 into detention camp at Sapello.
The body OF Austin Bidweii. the
Bank of England swindler, was buried
at Chicago. The body of his brother
George was shipped to Hartford, Conn.
Both men died recently at Butte.
Mont.
While suffering from nerovus trou-
BILE, Rear-Admiral Charles e. Carpen-
ter committed suicide at a sanitarium
in Boston. At one time he enforced
American demands on China by firing
upon a Chinese vessel.
The Chinese authorities have mott
fed the British consul at Tien-Tsin
that the whole foreshore recently
opened at Port Ching Wan Tao is re.
served for Chinese mining company.
The British legation has enetered a
protest, pointing out that this action
lenders the opening of the port nuga-
tory.
The whole country between Malolos
and Calocan is now full of friendless
women, children and old people, who
are returning to their homes, carrying
white flags. The Americans are trying
to gain the confidence of the inhabi-
tants by proving to them that, if they
will return and attend to their ordi.
nary work peacefully no harm will be-
fall them.
An event of interest to all Ameri-
cans, whether foreign or native born,
will occur in Cincinnati during the
week of June 10. The 2lst annual
convention OF the Music Teachers AS.
ISOLATION, organized foi the purpose of
encouraging American musical art,
progress and professional fraternity,
will then hold it's sessions. A large
attendance is promised.
Ecuador has decided to 60 to the gold
basis.
Immense damage to Texas crops by
frost is reported.
The maple sugar crop of Vermont
will be a total failure this year.
q presidential boom in behalf of
Richard Olney has been launched.
Five bodies were recovered in the
ruiEs of the Armour felt works, at Chi
Cago.
Washington gossips are busy with
the name of General Macarthur as a
presidential possibility.
Admiral Dewey is said to have
cabled to Washington a requisition for
more men and more ships.
Plans are afoot to Ieorganize the
National Red Cross Society, with a
view to greatly increasing its scope.
Brigadier-G General D. A. Flagler.
chief of ordnance, is dead at his home
at Old Point, Va.
Claude Holland, a victim of the
Santa Fee wreck, at Lang, KAN, in
1897. has just received $ll, 500 in set
tlement of his claim against that com
pany.
A positive statement to the effect
that the Philippine group was offered
by the United States to England on
certain conditions has been published
in London.
The steamer Rowena Lee, with
about 81 pass engers. besides her crew
of 30, exploded opposite Tyler. Mo. =,
and immediately sank. with all on