Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-07-07
THE NEWS 0F THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past weeA
Culled F-'m the Telegraph Columns.

New Orleans Will furnish the first
two Of the Spanish court stenographer
Otis asked for.
A new sugar company organized in
San Francisco has 5000, 900 to use in
Hawaiian isles.
One of the Prince Luigi party panneG
out 81, 800 in four days. time at Capt
Nome, Alaska.
After 26 ballots were taken, the Ken.
tucky Democrats nominated William
Goebel for governor.
A Japanese vessel has arrived in
San Francisco and is said to have bu-
bonic plague on board.
Rioting has broken out afresh in
Cleveland. Several street cars were
demolished by the mob.
The government will use shell Of
terrific explosive power in the fall cam.
paign in the Philippines.
The freight steamer Pawnee burned
near Cape Henry, coast of Florida.
Her crew of 81 was picked up.
The ship Selkirk went down on Ape
reef, in the Philippines, with $400,.
600 cargo. All hands were saved.
The Chicago stockyards strikers have
been successful, and have returned to
work at an increase of 25 cents day.
The peace conference will lay aside
disarmament proposals. The Russian
proposals were declared unacceptable.
The varsity boat race was won by
Pennsylvania, with Wisconsin second.
Twenty-seven thousand people were in
attendance.
Vanderbilt has bought another road
in the East. and the rumor is being re-
vived that he intends establishing
new transcontinental line.
An asphalt trust, to control the paw.
ing material output of the world, has
been Incorporated in New Jersey with
capitalization of $50, 100000.
Yellowstone has new geyser. The
size of the opening is about the same
as the famous Fountain geyser. The
eruption plays from 200 to $50 feet
high.
San Francisco authorities have disa
covered counterfeit dies for stamping
certificates of Identification as given at
Hong Kong. They cut an important
part in the Chinese smuggling schemes.
Crop prospects in England and
France have improved.
Fire in the freight yards at Toledo,
O.. did $500, 900 damage.
Rich New Workers are on their way
to Alaska to develop American mines.
A life size statue of solid gold will
be Colorado's state exhibit at the Paris
exposition.
Rear-Admiral Sampson will re.
linquish command of the North Allan.
ito squadron in November.
John Bull is said to be in baG
pinch and Germany and France are no.
far behind. They all need American
gold.
The new French cabinet is being
well received. Two hostile groups
have withdrawn their opposition and
most journals are favorable.
Three hundred native Porto Ricans
have been enlisted in the new battal-
ion authorized by the war department,
and 100 more will be taken.
Aguinaldo expects recognition after
the next election. He has proclaimed
that the present administration of the
United States will meet defeat and Fill
ipino independence will follow.
Since the announcement that about
10000 volunteers were to be mustered
into the army service in the Philip
pines, the president has been deluged
with applications for commissions.
At Poughkeepsie, N. Y, in the col
lege boat races, Pennsylvania four
cared and Cornell freshmen were tn,
winners. The eight-oared race was an
exciting contest between the lthacans
and Columbia.
A dispatch from Pekin says: G. A.
Flitche, interpreter of the French lega.
tion there, has been struck by a China
man. and is suffering from bruises.
The French minister demands public
apology from the tsung Ii yamen.
Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger
Shamrock was launched ut Millwall,
England. AS the Shamrock reached
midstream from the slips, barge col
lided with her, stiking the Yachts bow
above the waterline, and making big
dent.
AT Pueblo, Colo, the Eilers smelt.
ers, one of the trust plants, has resumed
operations with about half the regula,
force. The wages paid out are about