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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1899)
11 LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER Tl. E. COLLINS, Editor. TOLEDO OREGON HE NEVS OF THE WEEK ComprehcntiT Hevlew of the Import ant Happealng of the Pat Week Called From the Telegraph Columns It is rumored in London that Salis bury may resign. Dewey will spend all of August at Mediterranean ports. Talk of wai 'with Great Britain does not alarm Washington officials. Jealousy caused the death of one and probably another at Long Beach, Cal. Two cool Americans are said to have dispersed a howling mob of 400 in Corea. Meiklejohn will bo acting secretary of war until Alger's resignation takes place. Mis. .Rich, of Texas, was taken to Mexico for murder trial, wrapped in an American flag. The Catholic archbishop of Cleveland lias issued an appeal to the strikers to respect tiie law. Russia and .la pan aro reported to be preparing with a view to a possible conflict in Corea. The Transvaal it is said must com ply with England's every demand or a hot war will follow. Freight handlers are on a strike in New York. They ask for an increase f i om 17 to 20 cents an hour. The militia was ordered out to pro tect a Georgia sheriff and jail from a inob, who threatened to lynch a negro. Willi am T. Stead says the peace con ference has achieved a great success, and went beyond the expectations of the delegates. The threatened rate war to Missouri liver points has been averted and the reduced-rate tickets have been taken off the market. A wreck occurred on the Central Pa cific near Clark's station, Nevada. Engineer Read was killed and his fire man badly hurt. Oom Paul Kruger tendered his resig nation as president of the youth Afri can republic. It was not accepted, and lie later withdrew it. Information from the lower Yaqui river, at the south end of the state of Konora, in Mexico, conveys the intelli gence that an outbreak has occurred among the Yaqui Indians. In a fight one white man and 20 Indians were killed. At Ilattiosbntg, Miss., Henry No vals, a negro who attempted to assault Rosaline Davis, Saturday evening, was captured near Bond City, Miss., and later identified by the young lady. A mob tied him to a tree and shot him to death. The steamer Bortha has arrived in Ran Francisco from St. Michaels via Unalaska with 97 passengers and about $1,000,000 in gold, $750,000 of which is in cliaige of Purser Keyes. The pur ser says tlieio is wealth in the Cape Nome district, and declares there is no truth in the stories of failure to find gold which have been published. Plague and delayed rains are dis Etressing India. Completion of recruiting new regi ments for Otis is expected within a fortnight. A in i ii o explosion near Brownsville, Pa., killed six and entombed 70 min ers, who later escaped. Admiral Dowey has wired his accept ance to become the city's guest upon his arrival in New York. A little boy was shot and killed by n non-union conductor at Cleveland. Eight hundred troops aro now on guard. An American lady millionaire, was arrested in Paris for shoplifting. She was released after paying for the stolen goods. Tho reciprocity treaty with France has been signed. Concessions bad to be made as a condition of Cambon's signing the convention. Sir Wilfied Lanrier refuses to quali fy his statements in regard to the boundary dispute, and asserts that he meant just what lie said. A small boy has testified at Chicago that lie witnessed Mrs. (Jeorge kill George D. Saxton brother-in-law of President MoKinley, at Canton, last October. Nez Peice Indians may make trouble. Tho young bucks have threatened to murder Northern Pacitio extension graders, because the line crosses their leservation. Sir Wilfred Laurier, prime minister of Canada, is to be presented by his friends with $100,000. His salary ol $8,000 a year is considered insufficient lor his wants. Hoke Smith favois discontinuance of tho war. He contends that such is the sentiment till over the South. He does not want the flag to tun, but , would have the Filipinos promised complete independence. LATER NEWS. Martial law is suggested has a method of settling- the Cleveland street car strike. Fire at Tapper lake, in the Adi rendacks, destroyed a hotel and 15 buildings. Yellow fever as broken nut in the National Soldiers' Home, near Hamp ton, Va. Twenty governors will attend the trust conference to be held in Chicago in September. Cubans are finding fault with the census commissioners appointed by the United States. President McKinley will tender Ad miral Dewey a reception when ho ar rives at Washigtion. Private James A. Doyle, of company D, Second Oregon, succumbed to dys entery at the Presidio. Because a volunteer would not re enlist, General Otis denied bin a per mit to go into business in Manila. The tripartite committee has abol ished the kingship of Samoa adjudging it to be without authority and useless. The 80-knot .torpedo boat destroyer tioldsborough, was successfully launched from the ways at the Wolff & Zwicker iron works at Portland, Or. The Ilarriman Alaska expedition has rtnrnpi. The expedition, belli from a scientific and pleasure point of view, was an entire success. A journey of over 9.000 miles was made. The Nebraska regiment and two bat teries of the Utah aitillery, have ar rived in San Francisco. The Nehras- kans have 100 wounded men. Their losses including sick, amount to 204. They say they have had enough of Philippine fighting. The rumors regarding the formation of a Chino-Japanese alliance are semi officially denied at Pekin, and it is as serted that the envoys recently sent to Tokio were appointed simply to prove the friendly relations between the pow ers. A Paris dispatch says two automo biles beat the Paris-St. Mole express train in a race between those cities, a distance of 220 miles, making the best time ever recorded for an automobile. The distance was covered in 7 hours and 48 minutes. General Otis has informed the war department of the arrival at Manila of the transport Valencia. There were no casualties en route. The Valencia sailed from San Francisco, June 29, with headquarters B and M, Fourth cavalry, and F and II, Twenty-fourth infantry, in all 10 officers and"454 en listed men. The California volunteers have sailed for home. Dreyfus is reported to be seriously ill with a fever. Amerioau stocks now command con fidence throughout Europe. Caroline islanders want to be an nexed to the United States. President Heureaux, of Santo Do mingo, has been assassinated. The body of the late Robert G. In gersoll was cremated at Fresh Pond. N. Y. The fight between the linseed oil combinations lias been amicably ad justed. The messenger boys' strike in Pitts burg has been settled. The boys claim a victory. At Hartford City.Ind.. Ralph Sholby, a 9-year-old boy, was thrashed to death by his playmates. Otis reports another engagement with bandits in Cebu, in which Ameri can forces were victorious. A Chicago negress is alleged to have attempted the stealing of four children within an hour. She is now in jail. Four life-timers in the Columbus, O., penitentiary wero so unruly that special steel cells were built for their incarceration. Otis has been cabled to send volun teers homo as soon as possible, it being the desire of the president to have no delay in the matter. William H, Proctor, who went to California in 1849, remained there 15 years and accumulated a fortune, is dead in Brooklyn, aged 84 years. It has been decided to discontinue the use of coal as fuel on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road and to substitute coke for it on all locomotives. United States manufacturers will be benefited by our now treaty with France. Farmers, however, will re seive no help, as maximum duties will stay on agricultural products. Tho Illinois Central has a new com petitor on business from Chicago to the gulf. The St. Louis &, Southwest ern is building a connecting link to L'liioagoand Eastern Illinois. llev. John Morrison, pastor of Cal vary Presbyterian church, of Portland, died at Cain Wiley, near the Grand Canyon hotel, in tho Yellowstone Park, where ho had gone on a pleasure trip. Tho New York Herald's Washington correspondent says Root will lie only nominal head of the war deiartment. The colonial secretaryship is the ie sponsibility for which he is really elated. FRICTION WITH GEN. Ill Given As a Reason for Secre tary Alger Resigning. ROOSEVELT WROTE A LETTER That Letter and the .Resulting Confer ence Touched Affair In Philippine! and Cuba ai Well. Washington, July 31. The interest ng statement is made in connection with tne departure of Alger from the cabinet that Governor Roosevelt, of New York, wrote a letter urging his retirement, and also that General Otis be relieved In the Philippines and Brooke be succeeded by Wood as mili tary governor of Cuba. This letter was written to a member of the cabinet prior' to the last geneial outburst of anti-Alger talk, some weeks before his actual resignation. There was friction between Roose velt and Alger, in connection witli the famous round-robin Roosevelt partici pated in getting up, while he was with the rough riders at Santiago. Secretary Alger criticised Roosevelt for a letter of protest he wrote to the seoretary in this connection, and there was consid erable excitement over the matter av the time. This is said to have been entirely made up by the two men after Roosevelt's return from the war, but Roosevelt never approved of the man agement of the war department. Roosevelt, in his letter to the cabi net officer, was very severe in his criti cism of the general couise of the wav department, and insisted that the ad ministration could not afford to be held responsible for Alger, nor to continue the military policy in the Philippines or in Cuba. He urged that vigorous and effective operations be insisted on. This letter was shown to the president at once, as it was intended to be, and flora this was started the renewal of the demand for Alger's retirement that resulted in his resignation. When the president sent for Roose velt, as he did some time before Alger resigned, it is stated that the object in calling him to the White House was to talk over this letter and try to reach some understanding that would avoid hasty action in tho matter. It was supposed, after this interviow between the president and Governor Roosevelt. that the whole matter would go for two or three months before final action. and the immediate and sudden resigna tion oi Alger is attributed to friction between him and General Coibin, be cause Alger desiied to copy certain documents in the department for his personal use,, an act which Cobrin is said to have successfully resisted by an appeal to the president. Invited to Titenma. Tacoma. Wash.. Julv 8 1. Pmui.lnni C. S. Mellon, of the Northern Pacific railroad, in talking today of the rail road situation on the coast, said: "We have offerod the O. R. & N., which is in the Union Pacific system, to let theiu run into Tacoma over our tracks from Portland, and to give them terminals here, so far as we have nnv say in the matter, at very leasonable terms, inev may accept our proposi tion. The terms are entirely satisfac tory. If they aro not, we will make them satisfactory. It would be to our interest, as well as theirs, to let them run in over our tracks, rather than build an additional line. W e would rather divide the cost and ex pense of maintaining one line than to pay all tho cost ourselves Tim trof fio between here and Portland for many years can all be done over the one line, and not bo crowded; As for terms, we will make terms that are satisfactory." Four Killed, Seven Injured. Halifax, N. S., July 31. Foui men were crushed to death, seven seriously injured, and a number slightly hurt In the wreck of a construction train on the Midland railroad, in hauls county, this afternoon. A train of flat cars was proceding slowly along some new track, when one of the conter truck! jumped the rails and the others behind piled on top of it. There were 25 or 80 men on the train. All those on board tho car that first left the track, four in number, were instantly killed. One or two of those injured ate in a dangerous condition. The siMidii happened 13 miles from Windsor. 6KCRETART OF WAR AT.OER. A SOLDIER'S TALE. inversions on the Battle-Field When the Fight Was l.iiglnir. During the first engagement while the company was filing at will into the woods ahead, says Sergeant King in the Minneapolis (Kan.) Messenger, a for lorn water buffalo, the Philippine beast of burden, meandered into the rice field directly in front of the line. The writer immediately directed his fire toward the buffalo, with no appar ent result. Afterwards, during a lull in the firing, we shamefully confessed to having wasted our strength in this ignoble manner and were surprised to learn that every man had done like wise. At all events, the beast made good its escape, for it patiently plod ded ahead until the timber swallowed it up. During the charge at Calocan, a frenzied pig, of diminutive size, clashed from beneath a bamboo hut and, apparently, judging that all the commotion was for his benefit, thought best to retire. As the pig dashed past the writer, we gently assisted with a shove from the butt of our gun and thought no more of it for some time. Afterward, upon glancing to the rear, we saw four or five soldiers in hot pur suit of the same poor little swine. It is laughable, even in times of peace, to watch another man chase a bog, but when men forsake their place.?, forget the loar of conflict, the hum of bullets, the shouts of the victors, and the wails of the wounded, to grapple with an eight-pound shoat, the scene becomes ludicrous in the extreme. We took the trouble to learn that the pig got away. At Calocan the rebels had mounted two monstrous muzzle-loading guns captured in former times from the Spanish. They attempted to fire one of these, with direful results. The Americans collected the remains of 20 rebels killed by the explosion of the gun. The insurgents had not the cour ago to fire the remaining cannon, which was loaded and primed when Calocan was captured. The natives had loaded the gun with a complete curiosity shop. The cannon was filled with scissors, knives, coal, pieces of brick, nails, bolts, a theimoineter, a horseshoe, a car link, a piece of rubber hose, and, to crown it all, a large quantity of hoop iron had been driven into the muzzle so tightly that it was necessary to file it before the charge could be drawn. A double dose of powder was found, and also a quantity of dynamite. No won der the other cannon exploded. THE ALUM BAKING POWDERS. Nuinei or Some of the 1'rinclpiil liranili Sold in this Vicinity. Tho recent discussion in the papore of the effect upon the human system of food made with alum baking powders and the opinions that have been pub lished from noted scientists to the effect that such powders render the food unw holesome, have caused numer ous inquiries for the names of the vari ous alum powders. The following list of baking powders containing alum is made up from the reports of State Chemist Nicholson, ol Nebraska, the City Chemist of St. Louis, the Food Commission of Minne sota, or other reliable authority: linking I'owtleri Containing Alum: Contains Alum A T, , -''"I'K'S Mfg. Co.. ChioiKo. CALUMET Contains Alum Calumet linking Powder Co., Chicago. HOME Contains Alum . I1,'n,,eI"Rkin J'owdcr Co., San Francisro WASHINGTON Contains Alum Pacific! Chemical Works. Tacoma. CRESCENT Contains Alum Crescent Mfg. Co.. Seattle. WHITE LILY Cont ains Alum .,r-, 1, rerrera A Co., Tacoma. BEE-HIVE Contains Alum nJ ,""'ll,!lon Co- Hn" r'nmelxco. B0N Contains Alum . (Jr,mt ('hl'mit'"l Co., Chicago. DEFIANCE contains Alum v,n,Tr Vl"'w A Sl,lcc ('"- Portland. PORTLAND Contains Alum Ucno & Bullls, Portland. In addition to these, it is learned that many grocers are selling what they call their own private or special brands. These powders are put up for the grocer and his name put upon the labels by manufacturers of alum pow ders in St. Louis, Chicago, Kansaa City, lacoma, San Francisco and ele where. The manufacturers, it is said find their efforts to market their goods in this way greatly aided by the ambi tion of the grocei to sell a powder with his own name upon the label, especial Iy when the grocer can make an ah normal profit upon it. Many grocers, doubtless, do not know that the pow ders that they are thus pushing are alum powders which would be actually contraband in many sections if sold Without disguise. It is quite impossible to give the names of all the alum baking powders in the market. They are constantly appearing in all sotts of disguises, un ler all kinds of cognomens, and at all kinds of prices, even as low as five and ten cents a pound. They can be avoid ed, however, by the housekeeper who will bear in mind that all baking pow ders sold at twenty-five cents or less per pound are liable to contain alum, as pure cream of tartai baking powders cannot be produced at anvthing like this price. d Knnngh Now. IIosband-Don't bother me, my vf dying 'K,,itil,al economy. jou neeuir; work so' hard at it. Goodness knows, you're' sufficiently strong on the economy pail 1 of it now. -Le Petit Journal. ' I l K I tuc nnrinrn vmnm uk mi i in i Hiir 1 1 i r i 1 1 1 lii i ii. iii MIL mil.HIJI II I I I I llll II HI .1 i I ,ltuu ii n i -- villi 1 1 Has Broken Out in the Na. tional Soldiers' Home. THIRTY CASES; TH"ree DEATHS Tho Government Ha, Etabll,h,4 Vigorous Quarantine and Will p,' vent the Spreud of the Malady, " Newport News. Va.. Ann i are 30 cases of what is believod to I! fcoumuo jvuuw lever at tlie Natioy Soldiers' Home. II Oil I Tin m nti... three deaths from the disease we're re- purmw luuay. mere were several o'Jw desihs at the institution yesterday, int it cannot bo stated tonight that all o them were caused by yellow feVer Newiiurt News and Hamilton win i "in uuar. antino against the soldiers' home to morrow morning. The 'ovHn,n,nt ... ihoiities at Old Point have ulWy iiiiutueu ii m Birp, Hun no stranuers an allowed to enter the reservation Quarantine Oflicer Ilobsmi, of tliii port, went to the soldiers' home to. night ami veiified the statenint thai there aro now 30 cases of the disease at the home, nnrl tl Hit there v.t-o t' B deaths from the malady today. While no one outside of the soldiers' home knew anything about the existence of yellow fever until today, it is said thai the disease made its appearance three days ago. Tho most rigid quarantine regulations will be enforced to prevent the spread of the malady. The news has created great excite ment in Newport News, Old Point and Hampton, and the most vigorous meas ures will be adopted to prevent ill spread. There are 4,000 old veteiam at the home, and several large esctir sion parties went there last week. Noifolk, Va., Aug. 1. The board of health has quarantined against Olii Point, Hampton and Newport New. Police ofliceis have been sent out along the water front to watch for tug,, steamboats and other craft. There is much excitement. Governor Woodfln, of the soldiers' home, confirms theie port of the existence of fever there. Hampton has been quarantined fioa Old Point, and the trolley cars stopped tunning to tho former place tonight. RAN INTO A WRECK. Cause of the Siiianhup of the Chicago K lira an u K f unlruiruw.in w heS Port Jervis, N. Y., Aug. 1. Tl.eV cident on the Erie railroad, growing out of the landslide a mile east of Lackawaxon last night, was notsoser ious as at first reported. Only the fire man and engineei of the detailed en gine of the westbound Chicago express which turned over on the track weie killed, though a number of passengers on the express, the vestibule passenger train lor Buffalo and Cleveland, which left New York at 7 o'clock Saturday, were injured. The wreck, which 'occurred shortly before midnight, was preceded by a cloudburst and storm which lasted two hours. A section of tho bank fell on the eastbound traok diiectly in front of the freight train. Several trees went down with the rocks and earth, the freight cars and engine turning over directly across the westbound tracks of tne line road. Sixty freight cars con Btitute the train, but onlv 22 were de railed, and the debris was piled upon tne westbound tracks just as the tin cago express put in an appearance, tun ning SO miles an hour. The ensiine oi the express train crashed into the wreck, and tliebamzaue car. combina tion and buffet nr mwl Inn Pullman sleepers were piled up on the tracks immediately in front of the wrecked freight cars. The first sleeper was split in two parts as a result of the accident, and the passengers were thrown 30 feet down a bank. Fire at once broke ont, and four cars of the express train ami nine ol the freight cars were burned. IV a r I Looked For. Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo, Aug 1. The situation is critical. An out break is momentarily expected. The friends of the government are under arras and ready for action to protect property and peace. A feeble attempt was made to seize the body of Presi dent Heureaux by the assassins, K8 mon Caceres, Manuel Caceres, Horacio Vasquez and Domingo Pichardo, who are in the country about Mora, with their followers. The burial of Presi dent Heureaux was conducted with fitting honors. Governor Pepin has assembled troops in Moca, and the governor of La Vega real has 1,000 men. The minister of the treasury has ai med at Moca in hot haste. The gov ernment is taking steps for the protec tion of business and the finances oi th country, and expects to carry out the contemplated cancellation of the stale hank notes. In Puerto Plata there ii an urgent demand that the govern ment send a sufficient force to Moca to hunt down the assassins of the ptesi dent. Pmlocta 1 . . . . .l.nlB - . w.vca nova ueen maue to mem""", of the administration against the propoA ltion tooiva rQn.,.i t ,.t onirf 1 even temporarily, on Lynn canal, uch action would be coucoding h'' right to such a port. c