Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-03-10
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

The battle-ship Oregon accompanied
by the collier Iris, sailed from Homo
lulu for Manila February 20.
The sundry civil bill, together with
a large number OF public building
measures were passed by the United
States senate Tuesday.
The American Pottery Company,
with its burden of $50, 900, 900 capital
ization, is likely to fail in its purpose
of uniting the potteries.
Monday congress passed the army re-
organization bill with an amendment
providing that no permanent increase
in the army shall be made beyond 1901.
The German government has ordered
it's warships to leave the Philippine
islands and has placed German sub
jects there under the protection Of the
United States.
According to advices from Genoa,
province Of Barcelona, the number of
disbanded Spanish sailors in Cuba who
are joining the American navy is con-
siderably increasing.
Six econd-lieutenants in the regular
army, just graduated from the mill
tary academy at West Point, have ar
rived at San Francisco, on their way to
Manila to join various regular infantry
regiments.
The Southern Pacific overland from
Portland ran into a landslide in can
yon 45 miles south of Rosebug, Or.
The locomotive and baggage Car were
derailed, and the fireman badly injured.
A tramp who was stealing a ride was
slightly hurt.
A dispatch from Vahi, capital of the
island Of Samos, off the west coast Of
Asia Minor, says that boat belonging
to the British torpedo-boat destroyer
Bruiser has foundered in squall off
Samos. and that eight of her crew were
drowned.
Orders have been issued to the hos
pital-ship Relief, now at New York.
to sail for Manila at the earliest possi-
BILE moment, and to move at as great
speed as is safe. The Relief's cargo
will consist of enough medical supplies
for %, 900 men for year.
The senate committee on naval af-
fairs held meeting Monday for consul
tation on the naval appropriations 1t
was decided to antagonize the house
increase for the navy, and the commit
tee will recommend only six new war
vessels instead of twelve provided iol
in the house bill.
The gunboat Princeton sailed from
Suez Monday for Alden. She is bound
for Manila. where she should arrive in
about three weeks.
The North Dakota senate has passed
bill providing for the appointment Of
commission Of three physicians in
each county for the examination of all
applicants for marriage licenses.
In the federal court in Tacoma Judge
Hanford has ordered decree of fore
closure on the Shelton d Southwestern
railroad. The sale of available prop
erty has been ordered to settle claims
which, all told, amount to nearly $780,
900.
Th extent of the loss by fire in the
suburbs of Manila since February 80,
has been given. Sixty buildings OF
stone and $50 substantial wooden
structures with iron roofs were de-
stroyed. In addition, 5000 Nipa
houses OF the natives were burned.
The Spanish senate has by q vote O
l3O to 7, approved the motion of Mar
shall Martinez de Csmpos, signed by
all Spanish generals in the senate de
manding parliamentary inquiry into
the conduct OF the recent war. The
government supported the motion.
Two commissioners who returned I,
Manila from Malolos, the headquarter
of Aguinaldo, report that 5000 of tn,
insurgents at that point are anxious t,
surrender, and that it is believed Agui
naldo is ready to receive peace propo
sails. The commissioners were sent I,
the insurgent stronghold under fla,
OF truce.
Officials Of the German foreign office
have notified the United States EN-
bassy, at Berlin, that the government
will henceforth admit American
oranges, lemons and raisins withou
examination, and also all American
fresh and dried fruit will be allowed t
pass in bond through Germany withou
being examined.
1t is announced that Germany will
insist that Mataafa be made king q
the Samoan islands. The Unite
States, however, with the approval @
England, is determined to suppor
Malietoa Tanus. Chief Justice Cham
bers will likely be recalled from tb