Lincoln County leader., June 23, 1899, Image 2

LINCOLN COBNTY LEADER
W. L. DAVIS, Editor.
TOLEDO OREGON
I m OF I WEEK
' Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Fait Week
Culled From the Telegraph Colimni.
A bear escaped from his pit in the
park at Taeoma.
A torpedo factory blew up at Mari
etta, O., killing two.
Six thousand garment makers are on
a strike in New York.
A cloudburst occurred near Viola,
Wis., damaging crops.
A salnion cannery at Vancouver, B.
C, burned; loes, $70,000.
The supreme lodge of Workmen are
in session at Indianapolis.
T. G. Shaughnessy is the new presi
dent of the Canadian Pacific.
Whites and Howards, of Kentucky,
planned an attack on troops at Lexing
ton, John D. Rookei'eiier and James J.
Hill held a conference at Seattle Tues
day. Portions of a body are being found
all over New York. Another murder
mystery.
J. R. Orr, a Californian, on his way
to Klondike, was robbed of $1,000 in
Vancouver, 13. C.
Now York Manhattan railway must
pay $2,750,000 taxes by a recent de
cision of the court.
The company which lost the City of
Faris, has ordered two new boats to be
built in this country.
With the present transport sorvicea
it would take four mouths to get 35,
000 troops to Manila.
Transports bringing the Second Ore
gon liomo will first touch at San Fran
cisco to land other troops.
The famous Wells Fargo war caso tax
lias boon ordered back for rehearing iu
the California supieme court.
The Manila fleet forced the rebels to
abandon their gnus, who, howevor,
clung on stubbornly for four bonis.
General Luna and his aid-de-camp,
Lieutenant Pasco Ramon, were assassi
nated by Aguinaldo's guard, at the lat
tor's headquarters.
Lawton's troops had a severe engage
ment wit'i the enemy in a strong en
trenchment at the crossing of Zapote
liver, near Bacor, Cavite province.
Ho drove the enemy back with a heavy
loss. Our casualties are some 40, ac
cording to Otis. Press dispatches give
the loss us GO.
The French cabinet has resigned.
Mexico will produce $12,000,000 in
gold this year.
A Chicago Chinaman lias taken ad
vantage of the new bankruptcy act.
Louis Urick is the name of the man
killed by tho snowslido on White pass
early in Jun
During a drunken street brawl in
San Francisco one man was killod and
three wounded.
Captain Henry Nichols, commander
of the Monadnock, died of sunstroke
while on duty at Manila.
Artillerists manning the coast de
fense gnus have been instructed to in
crease their target practice.
Tho municipality of Havana has pre
sented to General Maximo Gomez a
eeititicate naming him us an adopted
sou of the city.
The Second Oregon regiment, with
the signal corps, has sailed rom Manila
for Portland. They are expected to ar
rive about July 13.
Great Biitain is taking steps to pro
tect her shipmasters and seamen fioui
boarding house keepors.
Yellow Jack is oroating a panic in
Mexico. It is unusually virulent this
year, the mortality exceeding CO pel
cent.
Tho United States government lias
granted Spain the privilege of rausoni
ing the Spanish prisoners held by the
Filipinos.
Tho war department has under con
sideration an order sending the Twon-ty-fointh
and Twenty-tifth infantry
to Manila.
Admiral Dewey has roquostod that
tho money raised to buy him a homo
in Washington be used to establish
home for soldiers and sailors.
The administration is being severely
criticised by the Faster n press, who
says the rebellion iu the Philippines
should be put down immediately.
Mew Richmond and Board in an, Wis.,
were nearly wiped off the map by a de
structive cyclone. A number of lives
were lost, and tho property Iosb is enor
inous.
The Pacifio ooaHt gunboat Marietta,
which accompanied the Oregon on
her famous 14.000-mile run from Cali
fornia to the West Indies in the early
days of the wur, has arrived in New
York.
LATER NEWS.
San Francisco will welcome the re
turn of the Second Oregon.
At an Omaha tire a powder magazine
exploded, injuring 11 firemen.
A Massachusetts sailor has started
across the Atlantic in a four-ton boat.
One man was killed and six were in
jured in a railroad collision at Linn
ton, Or.
A Pennsylvania judge has decided
against the sale of liquor to soldiers iu
canteens.
England has published her Trans
vaal bluebook. It contains a warning
to Kroger.
An automobile company has been or
ganized in Chicago with a capital of
$20,000,000.
The prohibition on the importation
into Belgium of American meat cattle
has been raised.
Three well-known men, residents of
Cottage City, Mass., were drowned by
the capsizing of their hunting boat.
A Berlin correspondent says that
Duke Alfred of Connanght, heir-apparent
in Saxe-Coburg, will abdioate this
year.
Benjamin F. Harding, Oregon's old
est United States senator in point of
service, died at his home at Cottage
Grove.
Rev. II. Phillips, Mrs. Phillips and
Miss Sears and three native converts
were killed in the interior of Cnina by
rioters.
California bituminous eoal is to be
electrica'ly treated and made into
bricquettes to compete with the East
ern coal.
An explosion occurred in the Smoke
less Powder Company's factory near
San Rafael, Cal., killing four workmen
and injuring a number of others. A
lighted pipe left by a workman caused
the disaster.
The Portland Oregonian has started
a popular subscription to raise a fund
to build a monument in Portland, com
memorating the fallen heroes of the
Second Oregon.
Count Ilenckle von Donnelsmarck,
one of the wealthiest German noble
men, has gone into the manufacture of
celluloid material for clothing. He
paid 400,000 marks for the German
right to do so.
A Berlin dispatch says: It is an
nounced semi-official ly that any in
crease in the tax on American bicycles
is impossible, because tho commercial
treaties with Austria, Russia and Italy
exclude such a thing.
Fxports from the United States to
Canada continue to increase, despite
the legislation of two years ago, in
tended to give special advantages to
imports into Canada from the United
Kingdom over those from the United
States.
At Zapote the rebel loss ran into the
hundreds.
Mines are again starting up at
Warduer, Idaho.
Hon. Richard P. Bland died at his
home iu Lebanon, Mo.
A cloudburst near San Antonio,
Tex., caused loss of life.
The Northern Pacilio will drop one
of its transcontinental trains.
San Francisco wants her new federal
building built of home material.
Earl Ilanohette, son of a former Los
Angeles newspaper man, killed his
wife and then attempted suicide.
Kruger is conciliatory. He will con
tinue to make concessions, whether
Great Britain accepts arbitiation or
not.
The Alaskan boundary difficulties
are practically smoothed over until
the meeting of the high commission
In August
Rather than concede the 8-hour day,
Colorado smelters belonging to the
trust have closed down, throwing thou
sands out of employment.
The tornado which struck Herman,
Neb., also wrecked several houses at
Dane Hollow. Two persons were killed
and ten severely injured.
Sam L. Simpson, Oregon's best
known poot, died as the result of a fall
sustained recently while walking in
I'oitland. He was 54 years of age.
Major-General AndorBon, command
ing the department of the Lakes, has
been mustered out of the volunteer
service and assumed the iatk of biiga-dier-goneial.
In a street-coiner speech in Los An
geles, Rev. Mr. Jeffries, father of the
new champion pugilist, said ho hopod
his boy would soon get licked, and he
would then see the error of his way
and seek salvation.
Ten persons dead, 25 injured, five of
whom will die, and half of the re
mainder suffering from very serious
wounds, sums up the list of casualties
resulting from the cyclone that
wrecked Herman, Neb.
Henry O. Havemeyer appeared be
fore the industrial commission in
Washington in connection with tho in
vestigation of trusts. He contended
that the tariff is the most gigantic
trust of them all. and robs the poople
of $34,000,000 annually. With the
tariff off, he says, refined sugar would
be 8 cents a pound.
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Aguinaldo's Men Completely
Routed at Zapote.
REBEL LOSS OVER A THOUSAND
Filipino Arienal mid A nuimnitlon Cap
tured at Imu Aalntlon of Lnua
Confirmed by Otli.
Manila, June 17. Irnus, which 18
now occupied by General Lawton, but
which resisted the Spaniards for
months, is naturally a strong position.
The rebels left behind shells and pow
der, evidences of their hasty retreat.
The rebels started to move the Fili
pino arsenal, cartridge factory and
powder mill at linns Monday, and
barely succeeded, when their army re
treated to Buena Vista and Perez das
Marinas.
The mayor of lmus, when he surren
dered the town to General Lawton,
said the insurgents were hard put for
ammunition. This is not confirmed,
for their dead had belts and cartridge
boxes half filled with ammunition.
A monk told General Lawton that
4,000 rebels were defending Zapote,
and that each had sworn upon a cruci
fix that he would only leave the field
dead. General Lawton thinks that the
defeat tinder such circumstances ac
counts for the demoralization of the
insurgents.
The Twenty-first and Ninth infantry
are returning to Manila. The Fourth
infantry, Thirteenth infantry and
First Wyoming infantry have been
sent out to reinforce Lawton and to
hold the towns.
Saltpeter by the ton and thousands
of pounds of antiqnated artillery am
munition and brown powder were un
earthed in the powder-house, and large
quantities had been dumped in the
river by tho fleeing army.
The panic-stricken rebels have gives
up several of their best defensive posi
tions in their wild flight southward.
Cavite Veijo, Agninaldo s home; Novel
eta and the entire region where the
Filipinos once thrashed the Spanish,
were deserted after the battle of Zapote.
Captain Cabell, of General Whea ton's
staff, with three companies of the
Twenty-first regiment, reconnoitered
in the direction of lmus. The rebels,
who were apparently expecting an at
tack, retired, leaving behind them 20
Spanrsh prisoners, who joined the
Americans. The rebels have gone to
the mountains along the lake. Accord
ing to the native stones, they carried
100 dead and 800 wounded through
Bacoor after the recent battle.
The natives are now flocking into
Bacoor, and it is probable there are
many soldiers in plain clothes among
them. The whole section is practically
without food, and General Otis has or
dered tlie distribution of rice and heel
to the inhabitants.
Many people still refuse to credit the
stories of the assassination of Genera)
Luna. by a guard at Aguinaldo's head
quarters. The failure of the Filipinos to follow
up the peace negotiations strengthens
the impression that their overtures
were merely to gain time and then
lure the Americans to show their hand.
A small detachment of rebels entered
the rear of the American lines, three
miles north of Calumpit yesterday, and
destroyed the telegraph wires and some
railroad track. The Third artilleiy
and the signal men have repaired the
work of the insurgents. There was a
skirmish at San Fernando yesterday,
in which there was heavy firing, a
large force of insurgents taking part.
The Independencia, a revolutionary
organ of May 20, a copy ot which has
just been obtained, prints an interview
with General Luna, showing the argu
ments he used to keep up the spirits of
his followers. He represents the Fili
pino cause as prospering "beoause the
Americans have gained only a hun
dreth pait of Luzon by hard lighting,"
and says the women and children till
ing the fields within the American
lines give the proceeds of their wok in
support of the Filipino army. He is
said to have further remarked: "More
Americans will be killed by ambus
cades, surprises and disease than in
battles. I detest war, but we cannot
accept peace at any price but inde
pendence. The Americans suffered
for their own independence, and in
their own hearts they appreciate why
we resist tl.em."
Ag-itlnaldo Reported Amtamlnnted.
Chicago, June 17. The Tribune to
day prints the following:
"London, June 17. An unconfirmed
report is circulated heie that Agninal
do has met a fate similar to that meted
out to General Luna two days ago.
Dotails of the assassination are lack
ing. However, as the report was
brought into Manila by a native, it
finds some believers there, and the
London papers have made every effort
to verify it, hut so far have been un
successful. It is supposed here that
the murder was done by Luna's
friends."
Washington, June 17. Genera
Otis has cabled confirming the assassb
nation of General Luna, whioh he re
gards as bound to have a good effect,
as his large following will now un'
uoubtedly be for peace.
Honor to ArchbUhop Christie.
Portland, Juno 17. Alexander
Christie, archbishop of Oregon, was
welcomed to his new see yesterday, not
only by Catholics, bnt by Protestants
of every shade of belief. And never
was a more genuine or enthusiastio
weloome accorded a prelate. ' From tho
time of his arrival, at 6:30 P. M., he
was in the hands of a joyous crowd of
priests and laymen, and not till after
midnight was he able to retire. The
church chimes in the Catholic towers
of Portland pealed merrily as he was
escorted to the archiepiscopal residence
on his way to the installation cere
mony. In the evening as many citi
zens as could crowd into the Marquam
assembled to welcome him. He is de
lighted with Portland, and was-much
moved by the warmth and fervor of his
reception.
Trade With Jamaica.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 17. The
end of the local fruit war, and the col
lapse of the English scheme for mon
opolizing the Jamaican fruit trade,
leaves the Boston Fruit Company mas
ter of the situation. This development
has caused widespread gratification. It
is generally regarded as the first fruits
of the leciprocity between Jamaica and
the United States which is so much de
Bired. It is felt that the presence of
the fruit company will diaw into the
island other American enterprises as
soon as treaty relations render assured
a permanent market lor Jamaican
products in the United States.
Turks Invade Servla.
Belgrade, June 17. A number of
Albanian bands, assisted by 2,000
Turkish regular troops, are reported to
have attacked a number of Servian vil
lages in the Javonitza district. It is
added that during the fighting a large
number of men were killed and wound
ed on both sides. The Turks, it is
pointed out, being in superior force,
overpowered the frontier guards and
now blockade three villages. A force
of Servian regular troops has been or
dered to the scene of the conflict, with
orders to repulse the invaders.
War on Automobile.
Chicago, June 17. The Soutl'i Park
commissioners have issued an order
excluding from the driveways and
boulevards all vehicles propelled by
electricity. The main reason for the
action of the commission was the
alleged effect of the machines upon the
horses, the animals, it is claimed, be
coming frightened at the sight of the
automobiles and threatening the lives
of the occupants of other carriages as
well as pedestrians and cyclists.
A Settlement Reached.
London, June 16. Ambassador
Clioate has received from tho foreign
office a communication on the Alaska
question, which is understood to be a
satisfactory temporary arrangement ol
affairs. The officials of the foreign
office, while unwilling to disouss the
details, assure the press that the
Alaska difficulties are practioally
smoothed over until the meeting of the
high commission in August.
More Men for Otli.
Washington, June 17. The admin
istration is waking up to the necessity
of a larger force in the Philippines,
and consequently is organizing three
regiuient8 in addition to the regular
forces. While it is stated that these
three will be followed by others il
General Otis demands them, it is be
lieved that General Otis has had an
intimation that he should not ask for
troops.
Will Form a New French MlnUtry.
Paris, June 17. M. Poincare in
formed President Loubet this morning
that he would accept the task of form
ing a cabinet, ilo would take the wai
portfolio in addition to the presidency
of the council.
M. Meline, in an interview with M.
Poincare, strongly urged the latter to
form a cabinet whose main plank
would be the settlement of the Dreytus
affair.
Famine in German Ent Africa
London, June 17. Advices received
here from East Africa show that fam
ine is more prevalent in the German
possessions, owing to the drought,
which also prevails alarmingly in "the
British protectorate. Hundreds of
women and children are dying of star
vation, and the resident whites are
wholly unable to cope with the dis
tress. lledotilm Capture a Holy Carpet.
London, June 17. The Cairo corre
spondent of the Daily News says: A
party of Bedouin Arabs recently at
tacked a convoy of Egyptians with the
holy carpet of Mahomet, between
Mecca and Medina. A fierce conflict
ensued. Four soldiers and three civil
ians of the convoy were killed, and the
rest fled. The Bedouins hold the car
pet for ransom.
Arbitration of Venezuela Honndary.
Paris, June 17. The first formal
meeting of the Venezuela arbitration
commission opened this morning The
sessions Bre to be held in the same
looms in whioh the Spanish-Amerioan
peace commission met.
Italy Demands Satisfaction.
London, June 17. The Italian gov
eminent, says the correspondent of the
Daily Mail, has demanded satisfaction
from France for the arbitrary arrest at
Nice of the Italian general, Giletta,
taken into custody there on charse of
espionage.
M MINISTER TO 8PI
Hon. Bellamy Storer Is
ceived by the Queen.
NO FORMAL SPEECHES
made
Pnbllo Kept in Ignorance of the R
tlon In Order to Avoid DI,Bgr,'
IuoldenU-Preaented by the rttm '
Madrid, Jone 19. The newly,.
nni.n fail TTnifo1 Cni T
r'""" umico in i n iBter k
Spain, Bellamy Storer, was received i.
formal audience by the queen re-eut
today. There were no speeches.)
only a few cordial phrases were .
changed. Two state carrimx
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the royal stables conveve.l Mr ...
from the Hotel do TiOino to the palat,
ana iook nun uacK to tlio hotel after
tin audience. Premier Silvela pi,,
sonted Mr. Storer to her inajestv
There were no crowds abuut ,
paiaoo, jur. btorer's reception beic
unannounced in order to avoid diengree'
able incidents.
Tho fact that there were no epeec'na
is not surprising, as this is the pructic
when ministers are received, gpeectti
are only made in the case of nmU..
dors. Nevertheless, the queen reset;
was very amiable and compliments
towards Mr. Storer, and inanired coj.
dially concerning the health of PikI
dent McKinley.
ESCAPE FROM DEVIL S ISLE
Prisoner Chooae Alinont Sure Dentin,
ea Katlier Than Couflnemeiit.
New Yora, June 19. A dispatch tt!
the Journal and Advert isei fioa
Kingston, Jamaica, says: Afewdiji
ago a little boat containing four mi;
lowed up the mouth of the Esseqmln
river, in uritisli.Guianafrom the opa
sea. The men had been buffeted ate
at sea for three days and nights, iti
out food or water, exposed to the fiem
rays of the tropical sun. They wei?
reduced by the terrible privations tLtj
had undergone.
The four men were French convict!
who had escaped from the penal settle
ment at San Jean in Maroni, Cayenne,
off what is called Devil's island, wl-.es
Dreyfus was confined. It appears tU
they eluded the guard, stole the prim
canoe, got together a little food u
.water and put to sea. The fooJ acl
water were washed overboard, Imttti
men preferred the rigoisof hungetui
thirst to the penal settlement.
They got to New Amsterdam, DulA
Guiana, whicli they reached after peril
ous adventures and much suffering.
The oldest fugitive is a Boulanger ad
herent, exiled seven years by Presiden!
Carnot for political reasons. He
a professor of rhetoric at Paiis. B;i
companions are an aitist. an optidas
and a landed propiietor, all men whs
were once in good positions. Their
ages range from 87 down to 21 vears,
The British Guiana police have no;
arrested the men, and thev will not It
Bent back to Cavenne. Formerly tee
French prison authorities used to sen!
descriptions of escaped prisoners totli
neighboring colonies and demand the,
return. This practice his been aban
doned in recent years. The four
caped convicts have gone into tlie in
terior to search .for work.
RIO GRANDE FLOOD.
Does Much Damage at Laredo
I'ointi Above.
Laredo, Tex.. June 19. The Rii
Grande today reached the high
stage since 1896. The water works ar.l
ice plants were flooded and compel!
to shut down, causing a suspension
work at several places. Many lionsti
of poor people along the banks on Dot
sides were flooded or washed away1
the contents swept down the river
Three human bodies were seen floats
down the river, but owing to the 8i,;
ourrent, they could not be recovered
Many dead animals and large quanti
ties of garden and farm pioducts
being cairied by, showing heavy I"8
auove.
San Antonio, Tox., June 19. Tb
flood which lina duvnetn tu.l the K:
Grande valley has caused a In" c!
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property mat will approximate tv.
000. The first news from Bracket:,
which was laid in inins by the A'1
Wednesday, was received today.
dispatch says that the entire tow" ;!
wiped out and all county records Hie
stroyed. Tlie people are homeless,
are being sheltered and fed on miliM
lations by the negro cavalry troop ;
Fort Clark.
BAKER-HOWARD FEUD.
A Baker Succeed In Killing a Ho
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ruin AmuiiBii.
Chicago, June 19. A speoial tot':(
Tribune from London? Ky.,
News was brougth here to the ehV
that James Howard, n member of tlf
celebrated Baker-Howard feud, "
shot from ambush and killed neai
Chester last night. Howard belong
to the White and Howard faction"
the Baker-Howard feud, and hanbw'
uHpeoten of tiring the shot last
that killed Tom' Baker, while ucW"
Kuru m tne courthouse yard.
No details nf tl.n HI!!., have rC3f6'
ed here, but the story was told bj'
tellable man who lives in Clay count.'