Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-03
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CulIed From the Telegraph Columns.

The Continental Tobacco Company,
at Louisville, KY, purchased $138, 1903
worth of revenue stamps last Monday.
This is an Unprecedented sale of stamps.
The sultan of Oman has revoked the
grant of coaling station to the French
under the British admiral's threat of
bombardment. The French consul has
entered protest.
A number of young men in Sacra-
mento, CAL, are organizing colony
to settle on the island of Guam. They
propose to engage in the raising of the
staple products of the island.
The advance guard of the North At
lantic squadron, composed Of the flag
ship New York and the battle-ship In
diana, arrived at the Bermudas Tues
day. The squadron will proceed TO
Havana.
The Central Union Gas Comp pany has
been organized under laws of Virginia.
to control the natural gas wells and
plants in Ohio, Indiana and Southern
Illinois. The capital stock will be
$24, 600, 900.
The Duke of Orleans has unexpected
ly arrived at Brussels. 1t is reported
that he considers the moment oppor-
tune for a moparchistic attempt in
France. He will consult with the
leaders of his party.
Francis H. Bawo. head of the great
china and glassware exporting house of
Bawo & Dotter, is dead in Germany,
aged 60 years, of apoplexy. His per-
sOnal acquaintance throughout the
United States was very large.
A hot skirmish occurred near the
Manila waterworks on Tuesday. in
which. on the American side, two COM
panies of the Washington volunteers
were the principal actors. The insur-
gents were driven into the Jungle.
leaving 8 dead and two wounded. Two
Americans were wounded by the explo-
sion of Springfield rifles in their own
hands.
Chaplain John R. Thompson, of the
First Washington infantry at Manila,
died Monday.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of Missouri,
has taken the prescribed oath and en-
tered upon his duties as secretary Of
the interior.
The house committee on appropria-
tions has ordered favorable port on
the bill to pay Spain $40, 900, 900 for
the Philippines.
Agoncillo, the Filipino delegate, ar
rived in New York Monday from Mon
tIeal. Agoncillo expects to sail for
England III few days.
The senate committee has reported
favorably an amendment to the sundry
civil bill providing for the laying of q
cable from the United States to Hawaii
and the Philippines.
Many French newspapers are bit.
terly assailing M. Loubet. the new
president, but the better class support
him. and confidence in the stability OF
the new government is increasing.
Samuel II. Stevenson, d. D., one oi
the Oldest Presbyterian ministers in
the United States, is dead in Bloom
ingtOn, ILL.,. at the age of SO. He wal
near relative of former Vice-Presi
dent Stevenson.
A fire in the little city of Por
Washington, Wis, destroyed $500, OO(
worth of property, and rendered 81
families homeless. A chair factor,
covering two blocks was destroyed
throwing 600 men out OF work.
The revolution IN Nicaragua II
spreading. General Mena, at the heat
of 700 insurgents. is near the town o
Rama. The insurgents are well armed
with small guns and are expeotin,
Gatling, Krupp and Hotchkiss cannon
Michael Milano, the prosperous pro
prietor of bootblacking establishment
IN Tacoma, committed suicide by tirinI
two shots from revolver into hi
brain. Fifty-two dollars was foun
on the body. Family trouble was th
cause of the act.
A new town has been laid out i
Alaska, 20 miles from juneau, whic
il is expected will be the gateway t
the Atlin goldfelds. 1t has bee
named Taku, and is situated on TAX,
bay, four miles from the mouth of tn
inlet of that name.
The Italian bark Barbara Luigi wen
ashore February on Little Baham
bank and is total loss. Three of tn
crew were drowned and two perishe
from exposure. The captain and eigh
OF the crew have arrived at Nassau, n
p, and report the loss.
Mrs, Howe. of Gresbar n, ,,,