Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-04-28
LATER NEWS.


not stay in Cuba il the Americans
leave.
The Asiatic liner, Glenogle, sank
the City of Kingston in fog near Ia
coma.
Sam Hose, a negro, was burned at
the stake in Georgia. He, had killed
Alfred Crawford, a white farmer, near
Palmetto, and outraged his wife.
Major General Otis at Manila reports
that one of the regiments under his
command has received some cable
grams reading Don't enlist boys" "
The Duke of Tetuan, ex-minister of
foreign affairs, has been appointed
Spain's delegate to the peace confer
ence, which is to meet at The Hague
next month.
Contracts were signed in London
Friday which formally transferred to a
single organization practically all Of
the large producing copper mines in
the United States.
An informant of London paper as
serts that the Chinese, European and
even American merchants doing bust
ness in China are helping to supply the
Filipinos with arms and ammunition.
The senatorial elections for the new
cortes was held at Madrid, and passed
off TRANQUILITY throughout the country.
They have resulted in giving the gov
ernment larger majority in the sem
ate than it had secured in the cham Der
of deputies.
President Zelaya has granted an op-
tion, in force until January /, 1900. to
Nh Charles Nicoll, British counsel at
Managua, to purchase the railroads and
steamboats, of Nicaragua, with the
workshops appertaining to them, for
the sum of 6,5OO,O00 pesos (silveD.
At Oakland, CAL, John McCann, a
laborer, was beaten to death during a
quarrel which began during a game OF
dice in barber shop. Cornelius
Townsend, Democratic county cen.
tral committeeman. is accused of strik.
ing the blow which proved fatal He
Remillard, Frank Reardon and Ed
Roach, all suspected of completely in
the crime.
The steamer General Whitney. Cap.
tain Hawthorne, sunk 30 miles east OF
Cape Canavarel, Florida. One boat.
load of l6 lnen, attempting to land at
Mosquito lagoon house of refuge, upset
and 10 men, including the captain,
were drowned. The chief engineer, as.
sistant engineer, fireman and one sailor
were saved. The captains body has
been recovered. Fifteen men in an.
other boat are still unheard from.
Three young girls perished in the
burning of an orphans home at Berne,
Ohio.
Cosmir, the Indian who murdered
Philip Walker, has been captured at
Kamloops.
Fire destroyed the department store
of Ever & Co., at Newcastle, Pa. Loss,
$4,000 insurance, $50, 900.
President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to attend the Ohio state en-.
campment of the G.. A. r. in June.
The American Car & Foundry Com.
pany, at Jacksonville, Ind, increased
the wages OF its 1900 employees 10 pei
cent.
At Sioux Falls, Judge Garland SEN
fenced Bad Elk to be hanged June 1G
for killing policeman who tried to
arrest him.
1t has been decided by the German
government to adopt the English
Thornycroft system of water-tube boil.
eIs in all German men-of-war.
Reading railroad repair.shop me.
chanics and other employees will have
their wages advanced from 8 to 10 pei
cent. Two thousand men will be
affected.
The new sternwheel revenue cutter
Nunivea had her trial trip at San Fran
cisco. She is for use on the Yukon
and will be towed to st. Michaels by
the Bear.
Gomez has determined to announc,
to the people of Cuba his support of Al
American protectorate until such tim,
as stable, independent government m a,
be formed.
Serious student riots have occurred al
the university of Kietf, Russia, the
rioters smashing windows with stones
Troops dispersed the mob and arrested
400 students
The Major investigating committee
of the Missouri state senate, which has
been turning over the affairs of tn,
state and municipal offices in st. Lonis
has made n renort in whirb ~ 6pj