Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-10-06
THE NEWS Of THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

les are going to erect works in Ger.
many.
The new torpedo boat Craven has
been launched at the Bath, Me-, iron
works.
A hail and wind storm through the
apple district of Missouri did great
damage to the crop.
Between four and five hundred per-
sons were killed in India by earth
quakes and landslides.
Fire did $4,000 damage in nine
story building in New York. The
watchmen were asleep.
Last British dispatch to the Beers
was pacific in tone and it is said will
clear the way for peace.
Five officers of the Japanese army
are reported TO be assisting the insur-
gents in their war preparations.
There is great excitement in the
Cheyenne Sioux agency over the mur-
der OF Long Haley, by squaw man.
General Manual Guzman Alvarez,
governor of the province of Bermudez,
has revolted against the Venezuelan
government.
The governing body of the Colorado
Mining Stock Association has voted to
reduce the rates of commission charged
practically 80 per cent.
Reports from Guadeloupe estimate
the damage from the recent hurricane
at S5,O00,000. Forty lives were lost
and 25O persons seriously injured.
Rumors that General Otis is to be
recalled are being revived. Major
Genearl Brooke is soon to leave Cuba,
and it is said that he is slated to COM
mand in the Philippines.
The three treaty powers, Great Brit
ain, Germany and the United States,
are considering at Washington the
claims arising out of the bombardment
of Samoa last summer by the American
and British navies.
A new steamer line between Mexico
and South American ports to begin Janu-
ary l, will strive to develop Mexico's
cotton industry and place her in posi-
ton to compete with the United States,
England and other countries.
A head-end collision between a pas
senger train and freight occurred on
the New York Central about half a
mile west of Auburn, and as a result
three people were killed, two fatally
injured and four seriously injured.
The responsibility for the accident is
not yet determined.
The insurgents were routed near Ce-
bu by General Snyder. Seven forts
and quite a number of smooth bore
cannon were destroyed. The Tennes-
see regiment was already aboard the
transport to come home, but disem-
barked to take part in the engagement
Our loss was one killed and four
wounded.
The Kearsarge made II knots in her
trial run.
Otis will hold subig as a base of op-
erations.
Lopez and GA followers surrendered
to Byrnes at Negros island.
Vice. President Hobart is i'll, and
may not again preside in the senate.
The remaining six companies of Mon
tana volunteers have arrived in San
Francisco.
Otis Chinese exclusion act is caus-
ing considerable uneasiness in diplo.
matte cicrles.
Three new cases, making 21 so far
and 6 deaths is the yellow fever report
from New Orleans.
Nealry 10 per cent of the recipients
OF the Victoria cross are military doc
tors.
More bubonic plague is reported at
Alexandria. There are four new cases
at Sparta, Portugal.
The large Dungeness coal mine in
West Virginia, which has been lying
idle for two years, has resumed
A relief expedition has been sent by
the mounted police to Mackenzie trail,
where great suffering is said to pre-
vial.
Dewey's ships are in need of repairs,
and several million dollars will be |
spent in overhauling and remodeling
them.
Mrs. Steinheider, of Dorchester,
Neb., ended her life by winding will
low withes around her throat until she
succeeded in strangling herself.
In accordance with the rights of the
Russian orthodox church. Miss Jul;a