Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-04
THE NEWS Of THE WEEK
COmpreh ensivo Review of tho Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns

Talk of wal with Great Britain does
not alarm Washington officials.
Jealousy caused the death of one and
probably another at Long Beach. Cal.
Two cool Americans are said to have
dispersed bowling mob of 400 in
Corea.
Meiklejohn will be acting secretary
OF war until Alger's resignation takes
place.
Mrs. Rich, of Texas, was taken to
Mexico for murder trial, wrapped in an
American flag.
The Catholic archbishop of Cleveland
has issued an appeal to the strikers to
respect the law.
Russia and Japan are reported to be
preparing with view to possible
conflict in COrea.
The Transvaal it is said must COM
ply with England's every demand or a
hot war will follow.
Freight handlers are on a strike in
New York. They ask for an increase
flom II to 20 cents an hour.
The militia was ordered out to pro-
tect Georgia sheriff and Jail from a
mob, who threatened to lynch a negro.
William T. Stead says the peace con-
ference has achieved a great success,
and went beyond the expectations of
the delegates.
The threatened rate war to Missouri
river points has been averted and the
reducedrate tickets have been taken
off the market.
A wreck occurred on the Central Pa
Ciic near Clark's station, Nevada.
Engineer Read was killed and his fire.
man badly hurt.
Dom Paul Kruger rendered his resig-
nation as president of the South Afri-
can republic. 1t was not accepted, and
he later withdrew it.
Information from the lower Yauui
river, at the south end of the state of
Sonora, in Mexico, conveys the intelli-
genCe that an outbreak has occurred
among the Yaqui Indians. In a fight
one white man and 20 Indians were
killed.
At Hattiesbug, Miss, Henry No
walls, negro who attempted to assault
Rosalne Davis, Saturday evening, was
captured near Bond City, Miss, and
later identified by the young lady. A
mob tied him to tree and shot him to
death.
The steamer Bertha has arrived in
San Francisco from st. Michaels via
Unalaska with 81 passengers and about
1000, 600 in gold, $3.50, 900 of which
is in charge of Purser Reyes. The pur-
ser says there is wealth in the Cape
Nome district, and declares there is no
truth in the stories of failure to find
gold which have been published.
Plague and delayed rains are dis
stressing India.
Completion OF recruiting new regi-
ments for Otis is expected within a
fortnight.
A mine explosion near Brownsville,
Pa, killed six and entombed 70 min
ers. who later escaped.
Admiral Dewey has wired his accept
ance to become the city's guest upon
his arrival in New York.
A little boy was shot and killed by
non-union conductor at Cleveland.
Eight hundred troops are now on guard.
An American lady millionaire, was
arrested in Paris for shoplifting. She
was released after paying for the stolen
goods.
The reciprocity treaty with France
has been signed. Concessions had to
be made as Il condition of Cam mbon' g
signing the convention.
Sir Wilfred Laurer refuses to quail
fy his statements in regard to the
boundary dispute, and asserts that he
meant just what he said.
A small boy has testified at Chicago
that he witnessed Mrs. George kill
George d. Saxton brother-in-law of
President Mckinley, at Canton, last
October.
Nez PeIce Indians may make trouble.
The young bucks have threatened to
murder Northern Pacific extension
graders. because the line crosses their
reservation.
Sir Wilired Laurier, prime minister
OF Canada, is to be presented by his
friends with 100000. His salary of
IS, 900 a year is considered insufficient
for his wants.
Hoke Smith favors discontinuance of
the war. He contends that such is the
sentiment all over the South. He