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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1899)
LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER W. L. DAVIS, Editor. TOLEDO OREGON THE NEWS OF I WEEK Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week Called From the Telegraph Coluuaas. Japan iiaa occupied Marcus island in the Pacific A Philadelphia company is building a bridg) (or shipment to Japan. The Missouri legislature has ad journed after a session of 138 days. In a skirmish with the rebels near Mariquina, two Americans were killed. A clash is reported between General Otis and the civil Philippine commis sioners. Admiral Dewey was given a tremen dous ovation by the Britishers on his arrival at Hong Kong. The Washington state law requiring railroads to accept grain for shipment over competing roads has been de fdnrpd invalid. In tbe Sahara drssert Frenchmen were attacked by Arabs. The tribes men were repulsed, and lost 10 killed, without any loss to the French. Charles W. Whitney and Frank Whitney, brothers, were drowned at Palouse rapids, about three miles below Grange, Wash., by the capsizing of their canoe. Miss Hilton, of Aurora, Or., was dragged from her horse by a maniac Solomon Bachart, her assailant, at tempted to commit suicide by shooting himself. Rostario, a Filipino congressman, wealthy resident of Manila, and for merly Aguinaldo's commissary-general, accompanied by an insurgent cap tain has surrendered to General Otis. The war department is not going to spare any pains in making the return voyageof the volunteers pleasant and comfortable, and the trip across the Pacilio will be made in stylo. Receipts of wool of the 1899 clip at Pendleton have been to date 250.000 pounds. Some wool is selling, and th prices range 2 cents under the figures of last year. The quality of the crop is below last year's standard. A confession, of Claude Branton, recently hanged at Eugene, Or., has been made public in which he admits firing the shot that killed Linn. The confession was left to a minister to be published ten days after the hanging. The Oregon stato grange. Patrons ot Ilusbnndry, convened in its 20th annual session at Portland. Reports show advancement all along the line. The membership is growing fast, and more than uasual interest is being shown by farmers. General Lawton says he has found a letter near San Isidto, written by one of the Yorktown's crew, saying that they were being kiokod, that their hair was being pulled out and that they were cruelly treated in various other ways, and imploring the Americans to hurry to their reloaso. The grain shovelors' strike at Buf alo, N. Y., has been settled, and the men will return to work. The body of II. D. MeGuire, Ore gon's fish commissioner, was found in the Umpqna a mile from where the drowning took place. The section men of tho Grand Trunk railway system lecontly asked for an inoreaso in wages, which was refused, and about 800 men have struck. The ptriko affects tho road fiom Samia, Out., to Portland, Mo. A portion of the Ilwaco Railway Ss Navigation Company's trestle at 11 Waco collapsed, while tho bourn train was passing over it, and the locomotive was dumped ovoi board into the bay, but foitunatoly no one was injured. While digging for relics at the site of old l'oit Mackinac, in Michigan, six complete skeletons were un earthed. ThiH is possibly tho burying place of some of tho victims of the massacre which took plaoe 130 yoari ago. Three Chicago men, employes of the Aetna Powder Company, at Aetna, wore blown to atoms in the explosion of a tank of nitro gycerline. A pipe leading from the engine burnt, igniting some saw dust and leaves near a Hue leading into tho room containing the tiilio-glycerino tank. General del Pilar, one of Agninaldo's peaeo envoys, says: "The instilments are anxious to surrender, but want the nssuiance first that theie will no no putting to death of the lenders in the rebellion, and some proof that Ameri cans will cany out tho general state ments in their proclamation. Privao letteis fiom Riga, province of Livonia, Prussia, leport that Lettish and Lihunanian workmen there quar reled because tho latter worked for lower wages, and street fighting fol lowed, whereupon tho militaiy inter fered. Several workmen were killed, many injured, and a number of house! wore destioyed. LATER NEWS. PvO?a Bonheur, the famous animal painter, is dead ut London, England. .The North Atlantic squadron will make Newport, K. I., its summer quarters. , Cuban soldiers at Havana refused on the first day to accept the $75 allotted them by the United States to surrender their arms. Secret service officers have un earthed the counterfeit face and back plates of a $10 legal tender United States note at Philadelphia. From Ilardeeville, S. C, is reported the burning to death of Jacob Solo mon, his vvifo and seven children, in an accidental fire which destroyed their house. Particulars received regarding the famine in Russia confirm the previous harrowing accounts. Some authorities estimate that as many as 20,000,000 peasants are starving. The Spanish troops have withdrawn from Zamboanga after a battle wit'i the insurgents. The insurgent loss was severe. The Spanish loss was nine killed and 27 wounded. Harry and John Anderson, brothers, went out sailing on Young's bay, near Astoria, Or., in a small boat, and were drowned by the capsizing of the boat when thev were less than 50 yards from shore. Howard R. Kretz, a young man about 22 years of age, an art student of the Academy of Design of New York, made a Btartling and successful jump from the Brooklyn bridge, and came out of the river uninjured. An Oakland, (Cal.,) miner, who has just returned from Copper river, Alas ka, says that he knows of 80 prospec tors in that section who are missing. If not already dead they will die in an effort to reach civilization. Most of them went out in small parties, with only piovisions enough to last them a few months. Rescue parties have been unable to get trace of them. The London Times in an editbtial dealing with the prospect that the re sult of the peace conference will be a permanent arbitration tribunal says: "No government or people have devot ed themselves with greater ardor to the study of the theory of arbitraton than the government and people of the United States. The Americans not only possess great lawyers, but are a community in which knowledge of legal principles is more widespiead than in any other." A Manila dispatch says the approach of the wet season finds the insurieo tion seemingly taking a new lease of life. All along tho American lines the rebels are showing more aggressive activity in their guerrilla style than at any time before or since the fall of Malolos. They keep the United States troops in the trenches, sleeping in their clothing, and constantly on the alert against dashes on our outposts, and then make life warm for the American garrisons in the towns. Colonel Summers, of the Second Or egon, has been promoted to brevet brigadier-general of volunteers, and Captain Case to be major by brevet. CJueen Victoria's 80th birthday was celebratod throughout the British em pire. Festivities wore also held in the leading capitals of America and Eu rope. The coroner's jury investigating the train wreck at Exeter, on the Reading railroad, found thf.t the accident was due to the negligence of employes of the company. The Duke of Arcos, Spanish minister to the United States, and the duchess, wore among the passengers on board tho Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, sailing from Southampton. The naavl orders posted at Washing ton, assign Captain J. B. Coghlan to duty as commandant of the Paget eound naval station, June 80, by which time the Raleigh will bo out of commission. At Oriflln, Ga., the flogging of four colored operatives of the Kincaid mills, by whitecap8, has led to sensational develophments. The mayor has called out the militia to protect the negroes. At Copenhagen, whilo some nion were engaged in tilling shells at a mil itary laboratory, some of them exploded, killing several men and severely injur ing a noncommissioned officer and two woikmon. The laboiatory was de stroyed. Rain and hail has done much damage to tho crops and property in Central Kansas. In Salino county, wheat and other crops for miles were completely destroyed, many buildings weie dam aged and thousands of window lights weie bioken. Some cattle and many chickens and birds were killed. Joohn Burkholder, of Martindale, and L. W. Frank llowser, of Terre Hill, Pa., have been arrested on the chaige of counterfeiting labels of the Cigannakeis' International Union. It is alleged they have been engaged ex tensively in this business for yeais, and supplied a large number of factoiies. James Neill Gresham, a young man from La Grande, shot himself through tho heart while in his room at the Hotel Perkins, Portland. He was a nephew of the late General Walter Q. Gresham, Cleveland's secretary of stato, and a nephew of ex-Governor Taylor, of Tennessee. The young man was in the custody of an officer, and I could not face disgrace SIM UT SANTA M Scouting Party Encounters a Body of Insurgents. REINFORCED BY GEN. FUNSTON Six Americans Were Wounded Filipino ominissioiierg Go Back to Agul nalilo for Further Instructions. Manila, May 27. A scouting party of American troops encountered a body of insurgents at Santa Rita and the Americans being reinforced by Brigadier-General Funston, with the South Dakota regiment, a warm fight ensued. A lieutenant and five men of the Amer ican force were wounded and ten of the insurgents were killed and several cap tured. Genreal Hnghes, who has been ap pointed to relieve Colonel Smith, as governor of the Yisayan district, will be succeeded as provost marshal by Brigadier-General Willston, who re cently arrived here in command of the Sixth artillery. The Filipino commissioners left by a special train yesterday. They will be escorted to their !ma under a flag o truoe. It is expected they will return soon. President Gonzaga, of the com mission, previous to his departure, said: "We greatly appreciate the courtesy shown us. We have spent some time with your commissioners incidentally considering American annexation. ( Its principles impress us profoundly. The plan of government offered the Philip pines seems in theory to be a good col onial system, but why should a nation seek to make a colony of a distant peo ple, who have been so long fighting against Spain to secure the same rights your annexation gives? You fought the same battle in America when you fought against England." Two KngHgnments. Washington, May 27. General Otis today cabled the war department: "Manila, May 27. On the 23d inst. the Third infantry, returning to Ba liuag, was attacked in the morning, noon and evening by a large force of the enemy, suffering in causalties two men killed and 13 wounded. The en emy was repulsed, leaving on the field 16 killed and a large number of wound ed and prisoners. Yesterday, the en emy appeared in the vicinity of San Fernando, and was attacked by the Kansas and Montana regiments, which suffered slight loss. The enemy was driven through rice fields, leaving 50 dead and 88 wounded and 28 prisoners; 50 rifles and other property were cap tured. The retreat through swamp lands saved the enemy from destruc tion. Lawton is returning, leaving with MacArthur on the front regular troops to replace the volunteeis." THE FEUD RENEWED. Gomez and the Assembly Leaders Again at Outs. Havana, May 27. The feud between General Gomez and the old Cuban assembly has been renewed. General Gomez manifesto, issued to the sol diers today, advising them to give up their arms and return peacefully to their homes, will be mot tomorrow by a strong manifesto from a majority of the Cuban chiefs urging the soldiers not to accept any part of the $3,000,000 offered by the United States, but to dsband and keep their arms. A meeting was held this afternoon at the home of General Maya Rodri guez and attended by tho anti-Gomez oflioers in the Cuban army. Strong anti-Ameiican sentiments were ex pressed. Gomez was called a "traitor to Cuba libre" and severely scored for entering into the last negotiations with General Biooke without consulting the representatives of the army. His actions were construod by the speakers as an effort to further his own political aggrandizement. It was voted uuani mously to use all means to prevent the soldieis fiom surrendering their arms. In addition to the manifesto, General Rodriguez will send a personal letter to the soldiers asking them not to ac cept United States money. Tuberculosis Congress. Berlin, May 26. The tuberculosis congress opened in the reichstag build ing today, with 2,000 members present. 01 whom 200 were delegates from Ger ninny. The empress of Germany ii present as a special guest of honor. The minister of the interior delivered the inaugural address. Representa tives of the various countries made brief addresses. All weie applauded vigorously except Surgeon Boyd, who repiesents the medical corps of tho United States navy. Ho was heard in silence. At a meeting of the United States delegates yesterday Boyd was elected chairman. Queen Replies to the I're'sldent. Washington, May 27 The piesider.t this evening received the following cablegram from Queen Victoria, in re spouse to his message of congratulation: "Windsoi, May 27. To the Presi dent of the United stntoa- i o .1 i .vr. urn ucepiy touched by the words of your telegram of congratulation. . Fiom my heart I thank yon and tho American people for . Bvimuitmis or affection and good Will therein expressed "V, R,' TROUBLE MAY BE RENEWED. Bamoan Commission Will Probably Up hold Admiral Kautz Policy. Apia. Samoa, May 7. The Samoan oommission, consisting of Bartlett Tripp, former United States minister to Austria-Hungary; Baron Speck von Steinberg, representing Germany, and C. H. Eliot, C. B., of the British embassy at Washington, representing Great Britain, arrived here on May 13. Their first sitting took place on May 16. The commissioners were engaged all the morning in a conference with Chief Justice Chambers. Nothing is disclosed regarding the deliberations, but it is reported they will uphold the action of Admiral Kautz, the American naval commander. Mataafa sent the commissioners a letter of welcome, and expressed the hope that they would satisfactorily end the troubles in Samoa. . It is understood Mataafa will obey the unanimous order of the commis sion, though it is doubtful whether he will order his followers to disarm, un less the Malietoans are first disarmed. The Mataafans will probably disperse to their homes if ordered to do so, but they will never recognize Malietoa as king, and doubtless there will be further trouble in the future, if the kingship is maintained. Only one or two cases are known of the wounding of natives by the shell fire of the war ehipa, and as liiey have not realized the strength of the Europeans, they may go to greater extremes if war arises again. The rebels remain outside the lines indicated by the admiral, and have strongly fortified a new position, while the loyalists are being drilled and have fortified Milnnuu. A con siderable number of loyalists have been brought in by the warships from other islands. Half the male adults of Samoa are awaiting action on the part of the commission in order to support Malietoa. The Germans are preparing compensation claims. A correspondent reports Mataafa as saying it was the head chiefs and not himself who be gan the war. Mataafa olainied lie has upheld the treaty and said his orders throughout were not to fire upon Eu ropeans, and but for this order the whole party of blue-jacketa would sev eral times have been shot down by large bodies of natives concealed in the bush. DISRUPTION IS THREATENED. Dissensions Have Arisen in the Gigantic Bicycle Trust. New York, May 27. The Herald says: More dissensions have arisen in the bicycle trust and threaten to dis rupt that giant combination. When the hundred or more manufacturers of bicycles and bicycle parts gave options on their plants to A. G. Spalding to June 1, it was understood that such plants as were accepted by him were to be paid for in oaBh by that time. Scores of manufacturers came to this city last week with the expectation of closing their deals with the manager for the trust. They were more or less indignant when they were requested to extend their options to August 1. It now develops that several of theminac'e determined protests against delay, and at least one of the biggest manors in the combination refused flatly to renew his option. More than this, the opposition to the trust, that was led originally by R. T. Coleman, was revived and now threatens to develop more strength than it at first possessed. ONE THOUSAND HOMELESS. fire llurns Over a Large Area In St. Johns, N. u. St. Johns, N. B., May 27. Fire that broke out in a building adjoining the general warehouse of P. Nase & Sons, Main street, north end, this afternoon,' did enormous damago. A leading un derwriter estimats the loss at $500,000, and the insurance about $300,000. The area burned over comprises 15 blocks, or portions of blocks, and the buildings destroyed 150. The district ravaged by the fire was composed argely of tenement-houses, and proba bly 1,000 persons are homeless, a ma jority of them laboring people. Two deaths are to be set down to the fire. A Miss Cunard, an aged lady, residing on Holly etreet, was burned in hei house, and Mrs. Arnold Mowery, who resided a Bhort distance from the ecene. died from the shock. Sir Julian Pauncefote. London, May 27.-The correspond ent of the Daily News at The Hague says: Sir Julian Pauncefote enter tains the hope that the conference will favor the establishment of a permanent tribunal for arbitiation and mediation He says: "What is wanted is to se cure piompt and certain ways to inter national justice. This is the right way to discourage the use of force to further the cause of arbitration. The mere fact of the existence of sucn a tribunal would exert a potent influence in behalf of international juBtioe." Troops at Wallace. Wallace, Idaho. May 20Company JMr8t cavalry, arrived at 10:30 this morning. They are the first troops to be stationed here. Troop L, First oop a nere this after- ! noon, both being oommanded by Major , Smith. They will be used for patrol .duty on Canyon creek and Mullan Comnnn n T .i . ' Tii ' '"r"l.v-"uriri miantry, . is still stationed on Canyon creek. 1 mil resist ffmf I LIS China Preparing fop tyar San Mun Bay. ORDERS ISSUED TO VICERq German! May Also Ite Driven n Shan . Tung Penlnsulu-A pedltlon in Search of Andres. I London, May 29. The ShapoU ,, r- 1 i l . . u 88! wiuem nave ueen issued irora Pe, directing the viceroys and govoino,, the neighboring provinces to m. their forces on a war footing, owin. the arrival of six Italian warshij ing ! w ) tfi jfc San Mun haibor. It is thouhgt J mat. iue imiese propose to drivcm 1 ri I -ii C vaeimana irum onan lung peninsula SEARCH FOR ANDREE. Another Expedition Has Gone to L lor me jiiiHHiiiE Aeronaut Copenhagen, May 29. The eintf lion unuer rroiessor A. a, Natlio: wnion is to search along the northtj 1:1 coast oi Greenland for Profeseoi A rlrpfl, thn mmainr pnrnnnni I..- from Helsinborg, Sweden. Profc Nathorst's relief party sailed on J 3 steam whaler Antarctic, of which! is part ownor. A wealthy Norweji merchant named Ilammes willdeii almost the entire cost of the eipt tion. After carefully examining the reg between tho seventy-third and mta fifth degrees, north latitude, Proles; Nathorst will proceed toward Ci Bismarck, on the east coast nf Rm land, in the hopo of meeting Capti. bneverdrup's expedition, winch Christinia last June on the Fram. theory is that Andree, if alive, is pro amy on tne noitiieastetn coast Greenland. He arsrues that if the n sing aeronaut landed in Greeiiiandar took the east coast route to the son: several vears must elanse licfnm could work his way without ehiptotl nearest settlement. The releif party consists of six scb tifio men besides Dr. Nathorat anli crew of 13. The plan is to lieadfc Jan Mayen, an island in the Am: ocean, and then to follow the ice k, until an opening is found throt;: which the shore can be reached. MUST PRESS THE CAMPAIGN General Otis Told to Fight in Wet Set on and Dry. Washington, May 29. General 0: was told to flab t bv the cabinet tab He was told to press the campaign i an times, in the wet season and or and the cabinet wnn infnrmprt that Olii in pursuance of instructions of the a,:! peace envoys not to attempt toreopc negotiations except on the basis of u: conditional surrender. Inothervtori the negotiations are declared off tin! the Filipinos are ready to quit. Tii substance of the ultimatum to the Fit pinos is: When you desire to re-ente the American military lines, coiuepif pared for an unconditional surrenJe: otherwise, you will not be admitted. The authorities hnva acrnin taken t the .jv.mu j RCUUlli OUVIiiv- troops to the Philippines, and n Twenty-fourth infantry (colored) In oeen siated for service there, w regiments may also be sent. President's Trip West. Washinitnn. ATow .90 PrAsiiled o - , . . " ' I McKinley will visit Oregon during hij summer vacation, unless his preee: Plans are upset. He will bo there ii time to visit tlm vnlci teers after they return from Rlanihl tie win go to Yellowstone Park, amis every state that had volunteers in tl' Philippines, aocording to the preset: puins, it tne Btate troops are aim turned before September. He flW1 to go to the coast and return befc Dewey's return, which will be abo October 1, as he will be in New Voi to receive tho sdmlml. it in claim that this will be a political tour a' fl.n P. 1. 1. .. IK ..I..' "10 6 sounding oi tne ttelt states on the issues of the day. Dewey'a Return Trln. Washington, May 29. Adraiii Dewey todav r.nMml tho nnvv dewtf ment that he will stop at vario' nlaces on his nn ti, tt:i,,.i statti and reach New York about October 1 Admiral Dewey's dispatch did not en werate the points where the 01ym Will touch en rnntn n TJaw York. may be an effort will be made to H certain this for the benefit of some' the towns CPnoniollir lnn tha Mflditf ranean who may desire to take ofli nuiiue oi me viBit of the distinguis" naval officer and his famous flagship. Tile r,. t..., rl... New York, May 29. Coney ian properry to the value of nearly f l.w 000 wnn ilnafn.1 l. a n.lir tl i,nnijuu uj- lire cmv morning, 20 acrea in the heart of summer resort, the district known "the Bowery," being reduced to ash me zuu uuiidings burned were lc" between the Bowery and the oce8; T.I.... ii ..i.J "juawaiK on the west, and ue iron pier on the east. The New York Mutual Life Iner ance Comnanv's inni-nnnA has 0' passed the billion mark