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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
Passenger Train wrecL.d

Texarkana, Ark, Aug. 2I.-A mes.
sage has just been received here to the
effect that a north-bound passenger
train on the Kansas City, Pittsbure g.
Gulf rairoad went into Lite river. so
miles north of here. A switch engine
with crew. has left for the scene. The
wreck is between stations, and it is not
kown how much OF the train went off
the bridge. 1t is known, however, that
the baggage, mail and express cars
went in.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
DESTROYED BY A HURRICANE
Red Bay, on the Island OF
Andres, Swept Away.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST
The Storm Reached n Velocity of 1O5
Miles an Hour-Relief for the Porto
Ricans s-Great Distress.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 2hr--Ac'
cording to Miami dispatch to tn p
Times. Union and Citizen. Captain Dill
Ion, Of the steamer Cocoa, states that
the town of Red Bay on the isand OF
Andres, 30 mics southwest of Nassau.
was swept away in the recent tropical
hurricane, and about 800 lives lost.
An eyewitness of the storm estimated
that the loss Of life on the island was
fully 600. Scattered through the
wreck Of houses at Red Bay after the
storm subsidized, he said, were hundred
of corpses Of persons of all ages and
classes. Captain Dillon said the wind
blew at the rate of 80 miles an hour at
Nassau. with an occasional gust which
reached velocity of 105 miles an hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
EXPLOSION IN MEXICO.
Killed Five American Engineers and
Three Mexican Firemen '.'.,


Chicago, Aug. 21.-A special to the
Record from Tampico, Mexico, saws:
BY the explosion of boiler of a loco
motive on the Mexican Central railroad
seven men were killed and three others
fatally injured. The locomotive was
standing on the sidetrack at Cardneas
when the explosion occurred. 1t was
OF a special pattern and of great size,
being used to haul trains up the noun
tain.
Among the killed are four American
engineers who were in the cab. Their
names were Simon, Fitzgerald, Hussy
and Gibson. Another American en-.
gineer named Lokhart was standing
near the locomotive when the explo.
sion occurred. He was hurled a dis
tance OF 100 feet and was fatally in
jured. The other men killed were
three Mexican firemen and woodpass-
ers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
Fight With Rebels.

Manila. Aug. 22.-One lieutenant oi
the Twelfth infantry was killed and
another was seriously wounded while
reconnoitering last evening north OF
Angeles. The Americans encountered
a large force of insurgents and drove
them from ther position.
Lieutenant Cole, of the Sixth infan-
n.y. with 80 men, encountered 100 in.
surgents intrenched in the mountains
oi the Island of Negros and routed
tnem' after an hour and half OF se-
we're hghting. The Americans had
shree men slightly hurt. Nineteen
dead insurgents were counted in the
trenches. Six rifles and a quantity of
reserve ammunition were captured.
Inc insurgents recently cut the cable
IN haguna de Bay, leading to Calamba,
on the south shore Of the lake, but the
preak has been repaired.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
FLOOD AT EDMONTON.
The Saskatchewan River Rose Forty
Feet in One Day.

st. Paul, Aug. ia Winnipeg.
Man., special to the Pioneer Press
says: An Edmonton dispatch says the
Saskatchewan river has overflowed.
rising 40 feet during the last 20 hours,
and continues to rise fast. Already the
bridge piers are four feet under water.
and electric light boilers covered
Floating islanIs of wood are passing
down. The ferries have broken awav
and no mail has arrived. Thousands
of feet of lumber is adrift. At present
the water is rushing over the Hudson g
Bay Company's flats. Two and half
inches of lain fell in 20 hours. The
end is not yet. The loss will be great.
The historic steamer Northwest, one of
the Hudson's Bay Company's best
boats was broken from her moorinos
struck the middle pier of the bridge
and went down the river total wreck.
The river is full of drift, miners
shacks and effects. Citizens on the
river bank are moving out.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Comprehensive Review OF the Import
ant Happenings of tho Past Weok
Culled From tho Telegraph Columns.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Or URIo oUs ZzARD.


Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 13.-A spe-
cial to the Times from Chippewa Falls,
Wis.,, says; Lumbermen who arrived
from the northern part of Chippewa
county report consid cradle loss Of stock
suffered by the farmers in that section
due to the blizzard which ragged in
northern Wisconsin. From various
statements received it is estimated that
at least IS cattle and sheep died from
exposure to the storm and cold. Street
car service here and on the interurban
between Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire
is entirely suspended. Three. crews of
men have been at,work all day, but
cannot clear the track before to-day.
Train service is still demoralized, and
on no road running into the city are
trains on time, and will not be before
to-day. Farmers residing south of the
city have succeeded in making a road
through the drifts, but in all other d.
rections roads are yet impossible.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. ia Black
River Falls (Wis.) special to the Dis
patch says: One of the heaviest snow
storms in recent years swept over this
section of the state Monday and Mon
day night. Sixteen inches has fallen
and the highways are in terrible con-
dition. Railway traffic is not serious
ly interfered with.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
DELEGATES AT, DETROIT.
The American. Federation of Labor
opens Its Session with Near
ly 200 Present.

Detroit, Mich; Dec. 12.-Nearly 200
delegates, representing all branches of
trade unionism, with an estimated total
membership of nearly 100000, were
seated at writing tables, scattered over
the floor of Harmonic hall, when the
nineteenth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor was
called to order. =
After adoption of a resolution of
sympathy for President Gompers, the
annual report of President Gompers
was read by Vice President Duncan.
In his report President Gompers
noted revival of industry and said it
was cause for congratulation, espe-
cially as thewages oforganized workers
have been increased and the hours of
labor in many cases reduced. He re-
ported the growth of unionism during
the year as gratifying. All divisions of
labor and the questions at issue were
touched upon by the president. Mr..
Gompers said the toiling masses had
ever yearned for a period of universal
peace, and if that time ever came it
would be welcomed by them. He took
strong ground against expansion and
miltarism.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
POSTAL SAVINGS BILL.
Outline Of a Measure to be Intro
duced in the House by Mr..
Lortmer, OF Illinois.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Representative
William Lorimer will introduce his
postal savings bank: bill in the house
to-day. The bill is substantially the
same as that which he introduced last
year, excepting amendments which
were insisted upon by the subcommit-
tee on postal savings banks. The bill
provides that the system shall be
known as the "postal savings depos-
itory.'' Any person may become a de-
positor. No deposits for a less amount
than one dollar will be received, and
the deposits ofany individual shall not
exceed $500 in any one year. Depos-
itors shall not receive interest on sums
in excess of $1,000. Interest shall be
paid on deposits at rate to be fixed
by the postmaster general, but not to
exceed rate of two per centum per an
mum.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
ALL HANDS PERISH.
The steamer Niagara Undoubtedly
Wrecked on Lake Erie-Slx-
teen Lives Lost.

Buffalo, n. Y, Decs lit is now GER
tain that the Canadian steamer Mag
ara, Capt. Henry McClory, foundered on
Tuesday evening last, about eight miles
east of Long point, Lake Erie, with all
hands, numbering l6 persons. Tugs
sent out from Port Colborne and from
Buffalo to search for, the missing steam
er have returned, bringing with them
great quantities of wreckage picked up
near where the steamer is. supposed to
have foundered. The, wreckage in
cludes a part of the Niagara's deck, por-
tions of the cabin, deck beams, other
material, and a quantity of shingles
marked PARRY Sound" from which port
the Niagara sailed for Buffalo. Judg-
ing from the amount of wreckage that
has been found, the Niagara must have
broken up badly in the storm. It is the
opinion of lake captains that the boat
went down in deep water about eight
miles east of Long point, as none of her
spars has been found, and if she had
gone down in shallow water they would
be sticking uD.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
WEEKS SHIlllI
The Important Happenings Of .
... Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
.@ :. West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.

F1FTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
In the United States senate on the
11th resolutions were introduced call
ing for an expression of sympathy for
the Beers; to prohibit combinations
between corporations to control inter-
state commerce, and for q constitu-
tional amendment to make the presi-
Dental and congressional terms end
and begin on the last Wednesday in
April, instead of March 4. Bills were
introduced for the coinage of the
American product of silver and to pro-
hibit the transportation of goods con.
trolled by trusts. In the house bills
were introduced for postal savings
banks; for cable to the Philippines,
the cost not to exceed $s,oo0,oo0, and
providing that the names of states
shall be given only to battleships and
first-class cruisers. Debate on the cur
rency bill was opened, Mr.. Dolliver
Qa.) speaking in favor of the measure
and Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) in opposi-
ton.
A bill was introduced in the United
States senate on the 18th for the
amendment of the law creating the
interstate commerce commission. Sen
ator Pettigrew introduced a resolution
asking for information whether Ad-
miral Dewey ever recognized the SELF
styled Philippine republic. The nom-
ination of Leonard Wood to be major
general of volunteers was confirmed.
In the house little was done aside
from the debate on the currency bill.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
THE EAST.

In New York Miller and Waller won
the six-day bicycle race, the score be-
ing 2,744, breaking all previous records
for six days by over 500 miles.
In the United States the visible sup
ply Of grain on the 11th was: Wheat,
5G,2s2, 900 bushels; corn, II ,246, 900 BUSH
els; oats, 6,o77,O0o bushels; rye, 1,344,-
900 bushels; barley, 100000 bushels.
Tor the apprehension. and convic-
ton of the members of the Maysvile
(Ky.) mob who burned Dick Coleman
to death, Gov. Bradley has offered a
reward of $500.
In Boston Thomas n. Hart (rep.)
was elected mayor by 1900 majority
over Gen. Patrick A. Collins (dem.).
Trains collided near Monmouth
Junction, N. j., and Charles S. Speg-
Ter, engineer. John Henicker, fire.
man, and Henry Sagbaum, brakeman,
were killed.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

In Washington Capt. J. C. Ayers, of
the ordnance department, U. S. A., was
killed by a fall from his bicycle and
being run over by team. He was a
native of Wisconsin.
In the fiscal year ended June 80 last
the coinage by the mints Of the United
States, says Director Roberts in his
annual report, was greater than in any
previous year, the total being $685.
177,1so of gold and SIC, 6,4s5,5e4 of silver.
E. P. Wood, United States navy, died
of typhoid fever at his home in Wash
ingtona He was in command of the
gunboat Petrol at the battle of Manila
bay.
In the II months ended November
80 the total exports from the United
States amounted to $644,O26.34O.
against $500, 6,5oo,235 for the same Pc
1od in 1898.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
TO AMEND CONSTITUTION.
Gov. Pingree Calls an Extra Session
of the Michigan Legislature
to Meet December Is.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 14.-Gov. Pingree
Wednesday sent out call for an extra
session of the legislature to convene
Monday, December Is, Ito consider the
submission of an amendment, or
amendments, to the constitution which
will lpermit the enactment of laws which
will provide for the equal taxation of
all property by the assessment of the
same at its cash value and such other
matters as shall be submitted by spe-
cial message" -.z.
The call for the special session tells
of the passage of the Atkinson railway
taxation bill by the last legislature and
the declaring of it : unconstitutional
last spring by the state supreme court,
and says that because of that decision
constitutional amendment is neces-
sary "before laws can be enacted pro-
viding for equal taxation of all proper
=
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
TAYLOR INAUGURATED.
Takes Oath of Office as Governor Of
Kentucl<y-Win Try to Secure
Repeal of Election Law.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 13.-William S.
Taylor was inaugurated as governor at
noon. The crowd was much smaller
than in past years, due to the weather,
which up till Monday night was rainy,
followed Tuesday by a December biz
zard. The inaugural ceremonies were
simple. Retiring Gov. Bradley, in the
course of his speech, said that he hoped
the Goebel election law, which had
brought so much turmoil to the state,
would be wiped from the statute books.
Governor-elect Taylor, in his inaugural
address, said: -
1.-The verdict rendered by the people last
November was the mandate of the people
In favor of civil liberty. It was the tri-
umph of the people over the merciless, re"
morseless partisan machine erected to
enslave them'
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Thousand. Killed by Earthquake.

Thousand. Killed by Earthquake.
San Francisco, Dec. 13-The Bulletin
says: The disaster that overlook the
Island of Ceram on the I'd Of last
month cost the people of that district
immense loss in life and property. The
steamship America Maru, which ar
rived Monday from the orient, brought
advices from Ceram. and reports that
5000 people were destroyed on that is
land alone when the dreadful earth
quakes OF November shocked the Jap
anese coast and agitated the islands ad-
jacent to the empire.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

The nose is playing. an important part
In both real and mimic life nowadays.
Having been prominent feature - in
fact, having been the center of attrac-
ton on the stage-it is now coming to
the front more conspicuously than be-
fore in other ways. A New York man
who had the misfortune to lose his nose
and who contracted with dental OPP
orator for false one is wrathy because
the false nose does not fit, and he
threatens suit if his money is not re-
turned or new and better. fitting nose
is not furnished him. And who can
blame him? .,:' :' :" z r. ....
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
LATER NEWS.

Senator Gallinger IN. H.) intro
duced a bill in the United States SEN
ate on the 18th for the codifcation
of the pension laws by a joint COM
mission of jurists and members of the
G. A. r. A bill to establish tele-
graphic communication between the
United States and Hawaii and the
Philippines was introduced by Senator
Lodge (Mass.). The house adopted a
resolution providing for holiday re-
cess from Wednesday, December 20, to
Wednesday, January 3, and continued
the debate On the currency bill.
Trains collided on the Jersey Cen
trail road near Laurys. Pa, and four
men were killed.
Salt Lake City and vicinity experi-
enced a severe earthquake shock, but
no damage was done.
An International Farmers union was
organized at Binghamton, N. Y, to
maintain the price of farm products.
Gov. Pingree issued a call convening
the Michigan legislature in special ses-
sion on the 18th inst. to take the nee
essary action to submit to the people
a question of amending the ccnstitu-
ton.
At Jones, La, a mob stretched a negro
to telegraph pole for assaulting a
white woman.
The British public has been startled
by reports from Gen. Methuen telling
OF serious reverse at Magersfontein.
The losses are great and include Gen.
Wauchope, the marquis of Winchester
and other well-known officers. It is es-
timated in London that Lord Methuen's
forces amounted to 1900 men and per-
haps more.
The prohibition national convention
will be held in Chicago June 81, 1900. O.
w. Stewart, of Illinois, has been elected
chairman of the national committee.
Gov. Poynter has appointed ex-Sena-
tor Allen to fill the senatorial vacancy
in Nebraska caused by the death of NJ.
L. Hayward.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, United
States volunteers, has been appointed
military governor of Cuba.
Manila advices say that Mabini,
former secretary of state in the so-called
Filipino government, and Aguinaldo's
ablest adviser, has been captured by
Gen. Macarthur near Rosales. Gen.
Iirona, commanding in Cagayan, VOL
unfairly and Internationally surren-
dered the entire province to Capt. Nc
Gala of the cruiser Newark. Aguin-
aldo, in disguise, has deserted the rem
nant of his army and is in hiding in the
province of Benguit.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
WEST AND SOUTH.

Mary Meehan died at Maple Park,
ILL.,, aged 100 years.
The election commissioners signed
the election certificate of William S.
Taylor and he was declared governor
elect of Kentucky. His plurality is
1883.
In the United States the cot ton prod
uct the past season was II, ,1s9 ,295 bales,
an increase of 291.34S bales over 1898.
In Madison the University of Chicago
football. team defeated the Wisconsin
university team, thereby winning the
championship of the west for 1900.
Mark Chamberlain and Drew Stew
ems, high school students, broke
through the ice and were drowned
while skating at Mortified, Minn.
William Elliott, a Baptist clergy
man who in 1916 established at Pella,
Ia.s the first Baptist college in the
United States, died in San Francisco,
aged so years.
At Mishawal1a, Ind, new building
fell, killing Charles Schmidt, the con-
tractor, and Oscar Nicholas, a work
man. :
The American Federation of Labor
began its nineteenth annual conveu-
tion in Duluth, Mich. .~ 4
More than ten inches of snow fell
at La Crosse and in other portions of
Wisconsin, delaying all trains. ~
4 In his annual report the governor
OF New Mexico estimates the popula-
ton Of the territory at 26o,500, and
makes q plea for statehood. ....
..E Before a large assembly William S.
Taylor (rep.) was inaugurated govern
or Of Kentucky at Frankfort. # q
At Wheeling, Mich, Theodore Nell
son, aged 60, shot and killed his wife,
aged 2s, and then tried to kill him
self, but failed. Domestic trouble was
the cause. .s=:g s 5T.5. sss .&5%
#* In Chicago Fl. a. Angel, member Of
the board of trade, was suspended for
fve years for 9 skiinning' an order
in oats whereby he made $3.50.
The Southern railway in Georgia is
sued general orders that all employees
{ must g, stop using cigarettes or resign
their positions. ss. s:..5ssss
81 The total receipts from al sources
Sof the island of Cuba from j January /
to November 80 were $13 ,484,252. .lIz.s
The national ant thrust convention
will be held IN Chicago on Lincpln's
birthday, February IL. 81 .Ss. s
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
MINOR News ITEMS.

Admiral and Mrs. Dewey have taken
a pew in ST. Paul's Roman Catholic
church, Washington.
seat in the New York stock ex-
change was sold on Wednesday for $4O,-
600, the highest price ever paid.
The Pittsburgh Baseball club has
bought the pick of the Louisville team
for a sum said to be $25, 1000 cash.
The entire crop Ut sugar cane and
beet for 1S99-190O will amount to about
100000 tons-about the same amount
as last year.
Mrs. G. A. Burling, mothar-in-law of
Rear Admiral William ?. Sampson.
died at her home in Rochester, n. Y,
aged 76s years. :
The empress of Germany is stanch
defender OF the Bible, and deprecates
all sighting remarks at court relative
to the church or the Scriptures.
Exports and imports at the five prin-
cipal ports of Porto Rico for the months
OF May, June and July show balance
OF trade in favor of these ports of $347,-
sS2. 1-,.-...- 49,. ..'.- j.. =. -.
William Cleggett, of Rochester, N. y,
was killed by an elephant at Jackson.
vile, Fla. The animal sought revenge
because Cleggett had given it tobacco
two days before. l. :... .:. .:z.- ). ).
Nearly every gracery jobber and
wholesaler in Missouri, Kansas, Okla
.homa and Indian territory was repre-
sented at meeting held in Kansas
City to organize against trusts. .,.s. ( 4
!. =. Miss Belle Flemming, Of Pauls Val
ley, I. 7. is only II years old, and vet
she has been admitted to practice law
t the bar of the United States court
Of the northern district of the terri
tory. y
In celebrating the tiftieth anniversary
of: his profess orship Prot. Virchow, Of
Berlin, said he owed his scientific repa-
5tation almost, entirely to his American
and Japanese pupils, who continued his
researches. .i.,ss.z2<
s.. Ex x--sherih Weis, Of Dayton, 81, has
received by mail ssion from ON
resident Kruger app ting him .
.brigad dier general il. the sBoer army.
Weir is q personal fiji end Sofs Kruger's.
and once visited him IN Af frica.
M Osiris, wealth ysician, has
presented to he Inst itute of France
q sum represe enting al annual income. me
ct $6, 900 for triiennial priize of 10000
for the most stremarka able work, IS dis,
coYery st general interest especially
inSthe fields OF surgery and medicine
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

Lille Deyereux Blake made public
statement that women are eligible to
appointment as enumerators and as
clerks in the compilation Of the census
sof 1900; as they were in the census of
1880 and Of 1890. She does this in the
belief that women generally are igno-
rant of the law in this matter and in the
hope that Q great many more applca-
lions will be made when the facts are
generally known. And in this she is.
right, no doubt What q rare oppor-.
.tunity Sc will give women enumerators,
81 learn the ages Of all the other women
IN their district! S Sz#3
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Railroad Sold.

T. Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 79.-At 1880
o'clock Tuesday afternoon the Sioux
City g. Northern railway and its prop
critics were sold under an order Of the
federal court by Howard S. Baker, spe-
cial master in chancery, to William
Stewart Tod and Robert E. Tod, of New
York, Of the firm of J. Kennedy Tod &
Co. The road was sold for $1,50o, 900.
The sale was to satisfy bonds of 81, $780,
900 and interest due and accrued,
amounting to $4OO. .OOO. -.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

"The father of the house," as the
member having the record of the long
est consecutive service in congress IS
called, is Representative Alfred G. Har-
mer, of Philadelphia. AS such he had
the honor of administering the oath
of office to the new speaker and the
privilege Of selecting his seat before
the drawing of the others began.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

During the excitement attending q,
|scontroversy over religion in Butte,
Mont. &, etween =. s.$Gharlebois, divine
healer, and Malach !, y Dv,ye Il he latter
attempted to strike the healer and
sropped dead before he could do 50.
alsharlebois says he appealed to Heaven
~ protec ction, and believes that Dwy-
sdeath WA an act Oh Proyid ence.. The
gsoroner's phys sieian, who mad e the ex-
,inat lon 3sa vs. TIM q denth was due to-
eeft disease. DWyer was 6s years5of
md 4 weii-l nownso Old time resident
T. Hutte Charleboix has created sem
/ Ion III some cnres effected