Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-05-05
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

the Taylorvle Jail at Pana, Ill. for
the murder of his aunt Jane Brunot,
made second confession duplicating
his mother, Anna Brunot, in the crime.
James and Joseph Caldwell, brothers,
living on ranch near Williams port,
N. D., quarreled and James shot his
brother to death with 1ihe. He then
committed suicide by drinking car.
bolic acid.
Edward Scott stabbed his son at
Jamestown, N. Y. The father had
been drinking and abusing the young
mans mother, which resuled.ain a
quarrel. The victim is in a critical
condition. The father is under arrest.
AdviCes received at New Orleans
from Bluefelds, by the steamship Jarl,
state that pandemOnium reigned in
that city the night of A pril Is. Drunk
EN- native soldiers paraded the streets,
firing at inotfensive citizens and into
houses. Several persons were wounded.
The first street-ralw ordinance
which provides for Accent fare, 10 per
cent compensation to the city and the
option for municipal ownership has
been introduced in the city council at
Chicago. The company seeking a 20.
year franchise under these terms is
the Chicago Western Elevated Railroad.
The members of the Samoan commits
sion have arrived in San Francisco anG
will go to Apia on the transport Badger
Judge Tripp the American represent
ative says that the commissioners are
in thorough harmony in their desire
to avoid international complications
and, are in accord on the main issues
involved.
John Page, n years old, living al
springdale, Wash, applied for a pen
sion. His son, James Page, company
ID, Second Oregon volunteers, was
killed at Manila. March 10. He was
so years old. single, and the sole sup.
port of his father, who is widower.
This is the first application for pension
filed in Washington on account OF the
late war.
story has reached Victoria from
Alaska to the effect that party of six
returning Klondikers, one of whom is
said to have been bringing out consid.
cradle treasure, have been drowned
near Fify-Mile, where the river trail is
now impassable. The story was given
at Skagway by late arrival, but it is
uncontirmed by the other late comers.
No namnq WpIa Uivpn
Governor Gage has appointed Dan
Burns as United States senator from
California to succeed Stephen NJ.
White.
Ex-Governor Richard J. Oglesby fell
dead near Lincoln, Neb. lie had been
in i'll health for some time, but the end
was unexpected.
Daniel E. Brewer, prominent Chi.
cago physician, in a lecture, advocated
the establishment OF Tarpeian rock in
Chicago, unless the city secures a new
code of criminal law.
The jury in the Windsor hotel fire
at New York, brought in verdict that
the fire was caused by accident. The
police still have $40, 900 worth of un-
claimed jewelry and other valuables
recovered from the fire ruins
Major Francis b. Dodge, of the pav
department, recently relieved hom
duty Mt Denver, has been selected by
the war department to disburse the So
100000 allotted by the government for
the pay of the Cuban troops.
The United States Worsted Com
pany, with capital of $40, OOO, 600.
and the American Plumbing Supply (&
Lead Company, with an authorized
capital of $50, 900, 900, have been in
corporated under the laws of New Jer.
sey.
N. Nj. Dyer, captain of the cruiser
Baltimore, now ut Manila, will return
at once on account of sickness, and will
arrive in Boston, June 80. The family
has notified Baltimore city officials,
and they will present him with
sword.
The president has appointed Colonel
James II. Smith of the First California
regiment, to be brig0dier- general of
volunteers. The regiment is now i'm
the Philippines. General Smith will
be assigned to one of the brigades of
General Otis army.
AT Springfield Mo n bold attempt
was made to release from the county
jail Jack Kennedy, Bill Ryan and Bill
Sheppard, who are held here pending
trial for the recent train robbery on
the Kansas City, Fort Scott Il Mem
phis road, near Macomb, Mo.
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