Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-21
LATER NEWS.

| ing miners.
Bleak winds and pneumonia breed
ing fogs are threatening disease to Ore
gon's brave soldiers camped at the San
Francisco Preside.
To July l, 1899, the United States
government has paid in pensions $2,-
523, 428.212.9l. Nearly double this
sum is yet to be paid.
The civic federation of Chicago that
will investigate trusts, has sent letters
to 450 trusts and com bnations asking
20 pertinent questions.
Fifteen Austrian coal miners, who
came to this country in violation of
the COntIact-labor law, are being de.
ported from Nebraska and Iowa.
The Indians of Oklahoma Territory
are largely engaged in dancing, in
spite of the efforts of the government
to prevent the practice and trouble is
feared.
Another trolley strike is on in Brok-
lyn, N. Y. So far it has not been as
effective as the strike of 1895, but there
is no telling how far-reaching it may
become.
At LibertYville. ILL.,, following a
family quarrel, Mrs. George Treiter
shot and killed her mother, Mrs.
Christian Foss, wounded her husband
and killed herself.
The new treaty between Argentina
and the United States gives reduction
in duties on Argentina sugar, hides
and wool, and on American canned
goods, timber and certain foods.
Captain Andrews, "the lone navi-
gatior." who left the Atlantic coast in
June for England in l2-foot boat,
has been picked up 700 miles from the
Irish coast in an exhausted condition.
Japan is now on new basis, and the
friction of extra erlitoriality is at an
end. New treaties between Japan and
the United States and European and
South American countries have gone
into effect.
A bad derailment occurred at Blue
cut. near Delta, Cal. The car on
which Governor Geel and party we're
returning from San Francisco jumped
the track, and narrowly escaped going
off bridge. No one was seriously in
jured.
Tinplate workers throughout the
country, to the number of nearly 50,-
600 have resumed work after an idle
ness of two weeks. They will receive
an advance of 10 per cent and 20 per
cent further because of the recent rise
in tinplate.
The English annual naval maneuvers
have begun.
Agricultural implements have ad-
vanced in price.
General Joe Wheeler's seat in con-
gress will probably be declared vacant
An industrial commission will in
vestigate the smelter troubles in Colo
RADIO.
Great Britain's argument in the
Venezuelan boundary dispute is com.
pleted.
A war department order permits sol.
ders' families to purchase fuel and
supplies at post prices.
A tube trust has been formed. 1t
will be the third largest steel and iron
incorporation in the world.
Subscription books have been opened
in this country and Europe for the gold
loan to Mexico. 1t will amount to
$ll0,095, 900.
The president has appointed Colonel
Alfred E. Bates paymaster general of
the army, to succeed General Asa B.
Carey, retired.
The Second Oregon regiment has ar.
rived safely in San Francisco. The
health of the regiment is good, and
there were no casualties on the trip
over.
Seven persons already have died at
or near New York from lockjaw, result.
ing from Fourth OF July pistol acci.
dents, and others are in precarious
condition.
The Atlantic liner Paris. which was
stranded on the Manacles, off the Eng
lish coast, and given up for lost, has
been foated and is now safe in Fal.
mouth harbor
The cruiser Olympia from Colon bo,
Ceylon, has arrived at Suez and has
entered the canal. Admiral Dewey
said that his men and himself were in
very good health.
A copy of the Independence has
reached Manila containing the speech
which Aguinaldo made during the re-
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