Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-02-17
LATER NEWS.

The Spanish government has decided
not to sell the Caroline islands.
The secretary of war has given orders
for the mastering out of the Third regi-
ment of immunes, now stationed at
Santiago and vicinity.
The Notifications appropriation bill,
as it will be recommended by the COM
mittee, carries 81, ,744.798, as against
estimates of $l2, 151, ,19S.
1t is said the administration will
uphold Chief Justice Chambers, at
Apia, in his selection of Malietoa Tan
US as king of the Samoan islands.
The secretary of war reports that
sickness in some of the American regi-
ments in the Philippines is high as II
per cent, but the average is about 10
per cent.
The report of the war investigating
commission is in the hands of the pres.
ident, and the commission is dissolved.
During the investigation 500 witnesses
were examined.
Many accounts of deaths from freez-
ing are reported from the East. At
Bloomington, Ind, ]. W. Hinkle, who
has served several terms as sheriff, was
frozen to death while going to his
home. Near Dayton, O., Martin Duffin-
ger suffered like fate while feeding
his hogs.
The Filipino junta at Hong Kong
has issued a statement in which it is
claimed that the American soldiers
precipitated the recent battle at Ma
Mia, and that the bombardment of the
towns of Malate, Paco, Santa Ana and
Malabon caused the slaughter of 1000
women and children.
A contract has been let for two 12,-
000-ton steamships for the Pacific Mail
steamship Co. They will be the larg-
est so far built at an American ship.
yard, their dimensions being greater
than those of the American liners St.
Louis and st. Paul. They are to ply
between San Francisco and China.
The supreme military court, of
Spain, which has had under considera-
tion the loss of the Spanish squadron
at Santiago de Cuba on July last. has
decided to prosecute, in connection
with the disaster, Admiral Cervera and
Com mandant Emilio Diaz de Moreu,
ex-captain of the destroyed cruiser
Cristobal Colon.
Chinese rebels are raiding Christian
churches and driving out missionaries.
AT Chang Yang and Lechuan the Ro-
man Catholic chapels have been burned
and the houses of the native church
members have been destroyed. Several
hundred children under the care of the
Roman Catholics, ale said to have
been drowned by the raiders near
Kueifu.
There seems to be an idea in Paris
that Japan will make trouble for the
United States by surreptitiously aiding
the Filipinos.
Many of the recently disbanded Cali
fornia volunteers are enlisting in the
regular army. being desirous of going
to the Philippines.
The controller of the currency has is
sued call for reports Of the condition
Of all national banks at the close O.
business February 4.
1t is reported that the executive com
mittee of the Cuban assembly will cal
Gomez to account for accepting the
proposition from this government rela
tive to disbanding the Cuban army.
A freight train on the o. R. & N
was wrecked near Corbett, Or, BY
running into landslide. The fire
man and tramp were injured
Fifteen cars were piled up in heap.
Duke d'Arcos, formerly Spanish
minister to Mexico is likely to be legis
lated by the Madrid government as it
minister to Washington to exohang
the ratifications of the treaty of peace
Stanley Brewer, single, aged 30, wa
thrown under his wagon, loaded will
wood, near Eugene, Or, and killed al
most instantly, He was found at mid
night with wheel on his back between
the shoulders.
Wolff & Zwicker, the Portland ship
builders. propose to build fioatin,
dry-dock capable of raising a 5,00O-tol
vessel, providing the state of Oregon
or the city of Portland will guarantee
bonds to the amount of $250,000.
1t is reported from Washington tina
the war investigating committee viii
severely criticise General Miles on hi
conduct during the late war with Spain
The committee will report that Miles
statement about chemically prepared
beef is not sustained by any evidenc
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