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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
RATE DECENTRALIZATION.
Serio. Times Ahead for Some Of the
Western Lines.

serio. Times Ahead for Some Of the
Western Lines.
Chicago, Sept. 22.-Unless the stock
holders of the Western roads soon take
action similar to that which resulted
in the formation of the Joint Tariff
Association among the trunk lines of
the East, there are serious times ahead
for some of the Western lines. The
situation among Western roads has
never been worse in their history than
it is today, and it is telling severely on
their revenues. Each line is putting
in reduced rates to secure business as it
offers, and indications are that rates on
all commodities of consequence will
soon be down to bedrock. The daily
bulletins issued by the agent of the
roads in Washington show that the
tariffs issued are failing In their reve-
nues to the roads, and in the opinion
of some of tho conservative traffic off.
cials of the Western roads, the only
thing that will remedy the situation is
action by the owners and investors in
the road and demand that the presi-
dents take action that will, in a short
time, end the decentralization.
The Western Freight Association is
the latest Organization of the roads in
freight matters, and Commissioner
Midgley, of that organization, found it
necessary to issue last week personal
appeal to the roads to inform his office
at the same time the information ia
sent out to the interstate commerce
commission, Of the proposed reduced
rates. Numerous instances have oc.
Cured where members of the association
have given the commissioner no notice
Whatever of their intention to cut
rates, and his information has come
from the agent at Washington. He
asked the roads to notify him stimuli.
taneously with the notice sent to the
commission, and to continue the prac.
tlce until better conditions can te in.
augurated. One of the prominent
officials Of one of the great Western
lines said today:
II am convinced that if the stock.
holders and investors do not interest
themselves in this matter before long.
some OF the lines will have great diff.
Guilty in avoiding bankruptcy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
GAVE THE WRONG ORDERS.
Collision Between Two Railway Trains
Near Butte.

NeAr
Butte, Mont, Sept. 22.-By a COLI.
sion between the Union Pacific express
train, from Salt Lake and the West,
due here at 1885 A. NJ. and a mixed
train on the Montana Union, bound for
Anaconda, near Rocker, four miles
west of here, at IL o'clock this morn,
ing, the engines Of both trains and ex-
press and smoker of the Union Pacific
train, were wrecked, and quite number
of people seriously injured.
All of the injured were on the Union
Pacific express, which uses the Montana
Union tracks from Silver Bow junction
into Butte. The passengers hurt were
all in the smoker, which was tele.
scoped for third Of its length by the
express car.
The accident is attributed to con.
tict of orders. The trains were to
have passed at Silver Bow junction.
1t is said that the dispatcher subse.
quently released the Union Pacific and
Jailed to change the orders to the
mixed train.
Inc trains met on straight piece of
track, the express going twenty five
miles an hour and the mixed train
hfteen miles. The engineers of both
trains reversed, and put on the air.
brakes and then jumped with their fire.
men. None Of them were hurt. Both
engines were demolished. The express
car OF the Union Pacific train jumped
the track and telescoped the smoker.
The passengers of the mixed train
were in the rear of the train and es.
capped with shaking up. The injured
were all brought to this city and taken
to the hospitals.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
To Prison for Life.

San Francisco, Seps. 2S.-Oliver
Winthrop, the chief conspirator in the
abduction and robbery of James Camp
bell, the Hawaiian millionaire, was
this monring sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for his crime. Cambpell
was one cay last month inveigled into
cottage at the west end of California
street where he was robbed of all the
money he had on his person and kept
for two days, the robbers, of whom
Winthrop was the leader, making re-
peated attempts to force the aged mil
lionaire to pay ransom Of 100000 to
secure his release. This Campbell re-
fused to do, and the conspirators finally
released their victim for fear of being
detected in their crime. Winthrop
was subsequently arrested, at the insti-
cation of Camnbell, and was tried with
the above result.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Assessed Valuation of Street RailW'l'
Considered.

Assessed Valuation of Street RailWST
Considered.
Olympia, Wash, Sept. 2l.-AHM
ney Grosscup, of Tacoma, Representa-!
the Tacoma Railway & Motor COn,
pany, appeared before the state boar
OF equalization today and called after
tion to the fact that the cable roads D
Seattle were assessed at 1000 ml'.
whereas in Tacoma they were ASSESSED
at $4,000 mile, and asked the bos'
to adopt measures to equalizs tnss
values. Mr.. Grosscup, while heN
learned that the state board was Do
officially cognizant of the number
miles of any street railway or the is''
per mile at which it was assessed I'd.
W en- the board made the state levy
simply determined what amount ea0i
company should pay, and the coanE
auditor computed the amount due irVD
his county ON the basis of the asse',
ment, as equalized by the county o0slO
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Would Set Up a Republic,

New York, Sept. 23.-It is whisper
ed around the city that an influential
and farramifying conspiracy exists to
overthrow the dynasty of China and es-
tablish republic. While the Chinese
empire is in no imminent danger. there
is an organization with headquarters
in New York which has for it's ulti.
mate object its overthrow, but will
content Itself for the present with an
agitation looking to the betterment of
the Chinese people. This organization
has its headquarters in New York and
large and influential offshoot in San
Francisco, and branches in every city
where Chinese abound. Its members
are banded by solemn oaths, and no
Chinese are admitted who are not in
telligent and of good moral character.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
This Dog Deserves a Medal.

James Feenan, we'll. borer, who re-
sides alone in small cottage at Berk.
ley, CAL, narrowly escaped being
burned to crisp, while asleep in his
home. He was saved by little dog,
who kept up a frantic bowling and
tugged at his masters clothes until he
awakened him. In escaping from the
house Feenan was seriously burned ana
Is now in serious condition. The
hremen who were battling with the
hames had a narrow escape. Some
giant powder that had been stored in
the house exploded and blew to pieces
all that was left of the building.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Tale OF Brutal sayaRery,

The state penitentiary board of Ar.
kansas has ordered the discharge of a
number of state employees for cruel and
inhuman treatment to convicts in their
charge, Two colored convicts had es-
capped and when captured they were
severely whipped. Iron rings were
welded about their necks and one end
OF chain fastened to the rings and the
other to their waists. They were un.
able to straighten up when member
OF the board saw them. The chains
were drawn so tight the men were un.
able to raise their heads and were com.
PEELED to work in that condition.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
A GIRL KILLED HERSELF.
Drank Laudanum Because OF Her Love
for a Fickle Youth.

Drank Laudanum Because OF Her Love
for q Fickls Youth.
Kansas City, Sept. 22.-Vive May
Walton. the 17-year.old daughter of a
barber, committed suicide last night
by swallowing two ounces of lauda-
mum. At daylight this morning her
body was found in dooryard short
distance from her fathers home. Miss
Walton was enamored of George W.
Duffy, a laborer. The tragedy fol-
lowed sensational scene in a ball
room, whittier Duffy had gone in the
company of several ladies who are
visiting his mother. Miss Walton ap.
peared at the ballroom very much agi-
tsted, the tears rolling down her cheeks,
and, taking young Duffy by the arm,
led him ont of the room. Then she
handed him two.ounce bottle labeled
laudanum. She told him she had
swallowed the poison. She also hand
ed him note which he thurst in his
pocket. Duffy then dismissed her and
returned to his pleasure. When the
police learned of the suicide, they
found Duffy and obtained the note. In
it the girl declared she intended to take
her life because of her love for the tickle
Duffy,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
A WAR OF EXTERN|NIII|
Weyler to Commence = W!
orous Campaign. II
oEATH-DEALINe YELLOW s,v.

over Fifteen Hundred Patient, .
Military Hospitals-Guerrlll, :,
Join 1nSurEent" and Loo, til. 7,
Havana, Sept. 21.-Thers v,, =.
animation in the captain.general,,
ace yesterday. General Wevlo, ~,
conference with various co,nn,aS
OF columns, also with tho co,nm,n%'
officer of marine and and the ch;S,
the medical department. Tba..
ferenoes are the precursors Of an
preaching campaign, which is iutsniI
to be vigorous and resolute,
Captain-General Weyler will ,,,,,
personal command at Pinsr dsj IA
Ahumida and Palmeroa, taking cb,,I
respectively of military and ncIis.I @
affairs at Havana. Among o,be, m..
ures General Weylcr thinks OF sr0,s '
ing as a prelude to the campaign /, n
revocation of the edict of pardon, oSil
ing families having connections in N
ranks of the insurgents to mOye M
other provinces, and making coucaphl
ton in villages obligatory, copsdprD]
all persons found in the country A, s,j
mics or supporters of the enemy
Captain General Weyler's order j
Gently issued putting line officers !
command of regular guerilla and hi
unteer forces, is bitterly resented MI
in consequence thereof many desertjOI
are occurring.
At Sagua la Grand, where CAPTAIN
lr'gyen and Quintero. of the revulJ
army, were lately appointed, ons.tblJ
of the men have disappeared. AtCsn
rons, a Santa Clara town, the lta
Spanish guerilla went over to the .,
emy in a body few days ago, and n
turning with the insurgents, ami,t
the latter to capture a government tot
in the suburbs. They then raided ID
town, looted stores and raneacked van
Gus private residences, seized the lou
archives and carried off the municiys
seal.
At Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba
mounted Spanish guerilla force srns
with Mauser rifles at the expense
Bayamo merchants, recently went uI.
to the rebels. joining Calixto Gardl
The captain is a nephew of Garcia, an
obtained his commission, from Martin
Compos, former captain.general
According to the latest informaia
Maceo has moved south of his fOrnt
position. No steps will be taken
follow him until the commencement
the concerted operations above reterrt
to.
Captains Carrerez and Oliverette,
the Sauga la Grand guerilla fOlG
who have long been the ter'-r Of re;
dent naturalized aliens and nativepil
ticos of that vicinity, have been relieV
of their commands and both throw
into a local fortress to await COll
martial. Carrerez is alleged to ha
captured and shot prisoners Of war
we'll as pacificos, without the formal
of trial.
According to the official retuII
the number of men suffering trc
yellow fever in the military hOspit
throughout the islands is 1906. 7
death rate is said to be under 10 :
cent.
La Lucha, this afternoon, says
governor of the Spanish bank i''
sponsible for the actual monetary q
fiict. He went to the palace yesterd
in order to confer with Captsin'G'
eral Weyler, but was unable TO
him. and it is rumored the goVeII
Of the bank has been dismissed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
FAIR OPEN IN GLORY.
The Public Throngs the Great Expo.
sition Building.

Ahe Fupnc Throngs the Great Expo-
sition Building.
Portland, Or, Sept. 22.-The Ore.
gon Industrial Exposition was opened
Saturday night amid blaze of snlen.
dor and glory that more than insured
Its success, and the verdict of the pub.
lie which attended, 5000 strong. was
that 1t meiited the claim of being the
greatest and most attractive exposition
ever held in the Northwest. This YER.
dict was not difficult to arrive at. ga
the marvellous transformation that the
big building has undergone has made
1t hundred fold more attractive than
the bleak, barrack.like structure, light.
ed by glarish arc lamps, that is remem. =.
bered of former years. The peonls
were surprised; the new music hall
and the new promenade surprised them
exceedingly, but it was an agreeable
and happy surprise, and they went
away delighted. Mayor Pennoyer for.
maily opened the exposition with a
orief address. and pressed the hinton
which started the machinery in motion
Inc fair will continue until October
H. and the various nights will be re.
plete with attractions
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
A Mrsterlous Shooting.

Arnold Flosch, of the cloak manu-
featuring firm of Bernard Pasternek &
Co., of New York, is in hospital
with three pistol.shot wounds. His
son, William b. Fosch, is in custody
on suspicion of having attempted to
take his fathers life. The shooting oc-
CURED in the apartment of the elder
Fosch, at the Hotel Peleter He lived
there alone, his wife having died three
years ago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Not n Hostile Act,

The Brazilian minister in Rome has
cabled to Buenos Ayres that he has had
conference with the Italian minister
OF foreign affairs. The foreign min.
lister declared that in sending the
cruiser Piedmont to Brazil, the Italian
government had not intended any hos.
tile act against Brazil, being assured
that full satisfaction would be given
for the insult to the Italian flag.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

A storm of wind, hail and rain,
which swept the eastern part of Penn
sylvania Saturday night was the most
severe that has visited that section for
a long time. Scores of buildings were
unroofed, some utterly ruined, thou
lands of panes of window glass and
many skylights shattered, and apple
and other late crops almost destroyed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Ed Cranes Suicide.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept 22.-Ed
Crane, once noted pitcher of the New
York ball team, committed. suicide at
the Congress Hall hotel here last night
by taking dose of ohloroform. Crane
had been in hard luck of late years,
and was penniless and despondent. He
was 80 years Of age. A widow and
one child survive him.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
ANOTHER NH|TECAP OUTRAGE
An Ohio Farmer Most Cruelty
Treated by the Mob.
BEATEN AND BURIED ALIVE
The Family Was Under Threats and
Afraid to Communicate to the
Authorities Their Story,


Toledo, O., Sept. 22.-The whitecaps
have created another sensation in this
county by whipping man named
Huntsman, who lives at Holland sta.
tion, ten miles from here, and burying
him alive. According to report, the
story has only just leaked out, although
the outrage was committed September
8, The family was under threats and
afraid to communicate to the authori-
ties the story, but neighbors learned of
the facts and informed the police today.
The facts, as reported to the police,
are that two of the Huntsman children,
coming from the postoffioe, were picked
up on the road by two men in a buggy
and accused OF stealing pocketDock K
containing $50. The next night, a
party of men came to the Huntsman
house, and, after calling Huntsman out
of bed, seized and dragged him out.
side and beat him and misused him in a
frightful manner. Then they carried
him to grave, and, putting him in it,
covered him with earth.
After awhile, they dug him up again,
and then beat and abused him q second
time, and finally buried him again.
Then they dug him up the second time
and again lashed him and drove away.
The two children were also lashed.
The affair occurred about midnight.
Huntsman is respectable, we'll. to-do
farmer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
An Expedition From Mississippi

Mobile, Sept. 21.-Senor ]. g. sav Nv
raj, an sttache Of the Spanish lessu0I
OF Washington, has been here severn
days. He has informed the custom
house officials here that he has lnla
nation that a large Cuban expedi.l-
party has assembled on the Mississipp
coast with view of sailing in q oH
or two,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Work of a Mexican Mob.

A mob attacked the American Pres.
byterian church in Amusa Calienta,
Mexico, and broke windows and doors
with stones. The minister's house was
attacked. The mob also broke every
window in the college in the same
city. Minister Ransome has been ap-
pealed to to use his best offices with
the government to secure the punish.
ment of the offenders.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

Three men of Brighton Park, Chi.
cago, were injured, one of them seri.
ously, by putting powder in stove to
dry. They were preparing to go hunt.
ing and placed the powder in the
oven and forgot about it. The build.
ing was completely wrecked and their
escape from Instant death is considered
miraculous.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
A Judge on q Strike.

st. Johns, N. F.. Sept. a2.-It ia
announced that Sir James Winter
Judge OF the supreme court, is about TO
resign to resume the practice Of law be.
cause OF the recent reduction of sala.
ries making it impossible for him 70
support the dignity Of the position. He
ment for amounts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

TIE private banking house Of Gardi-
ner, Morrow & Co., the oldest bank in
Central Pennsylvania, has closed its
doors. owing to the general depression
in business. The firm says it expects
to pay every dollar of its indebted.
ness
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Impure Water In Schools.

The public schools of Chicago are
liable to be closed at any moment on
the order of the health commissioner,
because the water supply afforded them
by the board of education without
filters is impure.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
A Woman Firebug.

Ethel Woods, an unmarried lady Of
about 22 years, of Dsnville, ILL.,, has
been arrested for arson. Her lover,
George Allen. deserted her, and it is
charged that she attempted to burn
down the house in which he slept.
When the fire WAS discovered the whole
side Of the house was in flames.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

A fire broke out in the stereotyping
room of the Chronicle building, San
Francisco, which destroyed $4,000
worth of property before it was extin-
guished, the firemen being handicapped
by the height of the building.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
Four Killed and Six Injured.

-Four men were killed and six badly
injured in collision ON the Cincin.
natl, Hamilton & Dayton railway,
near Connersville, Ind, by paycar
and freight train. The paycar was fol-
lowing the regular freight, eastbound.
Both were running as extras.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

New York, Sept. 2l.-The reoClo' s.,
OF the court of common pleas show m'' M
T. j. lyman, the dynamite suspeO' ~
der arrest at Boulogne, has been CIV
zen of the United States since Angus
1883.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24
A Mysterious Fire.

The stock Of woodenware, household
goods, ETC., Of the Carlos Unna Com.
pany. Of Portland, Or, was damaged
to the extent Of about S., by fire.
The firm is unable to account for the
origin Of the fire. The stock was in.
sured to the full amount Of the loss.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

f. j. Fowler, Of stillwell, o. T
,Iund MS runaway wife in st Joseph
NO. ana shot her and shen shot him.
self. Both are dead.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-24

Three times as many herrings are
consumed as any other kind Of fish.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
RACE TROUBLES IN KENTUCKY.
The Killing of n Oung Negro Arouses
Others to Madness.

Mayfield, KY, Dec. 24.-The threaten
ed race troubles which have excited
this neighbOrhood for a few days past
eliminated early this morning in the
shooting near the railway depot of
VIII Suet, a negro aged IS years. A
number of guards We're watching the
incoming train for negro refugees. and
when three negroes alighted they were
ordered to halt, but refused. One of
the deputies fired and Suet fell dead
in his tracks.
The killing of Suet has aroused the
negroes to madness and they swear to
wipe out the town tonight. Today the
town council held an emergency meet
ordered to remain off the streets after
8 o'clock tonight Hundreds of farmers
came to Maylield today and We're
armed to assist in saving the town II
hostilities commence.
At o'clock this afternoon the citi-
Zens held IA mass-meeting and organ
lied into companies for mutual de-
fense against the negroes.
The massmeeting this afternoon ad-
opted resolutions denouncing the lynch
ing of George Finley and Jim Stone,
the killing of Suet and the burning Of
property.
Up to a late hour tonight everything
was quiet with a few guards patrOll
ing the streets. and not a negro In
sight. Most of those who came here
from neighboring towns have returned
to their homes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
TURKISH TROOPS REVOLT.
Threaten to Plilage Town Unless
Provided With Pay and Clothing.

ConstantinOple. Dec. PA few days
ago regiment of Turkish troops from
Yemen, Asiatic Turkey, embarked at
Hodeida. on the Red sea on board 4
government transport EN- route for Con-
stantinople. When the ship reached
Moudania on the Sea of Marmora, at
which port they were to disembark and
proceed by rail, a journey of six hours.
to Constantinople, the troops seized the
captain of the vessel and put him in
irons. They then informed the COM
manding officer of the regiment that
they positively refused to land until
they received their arrears of pay
amounting in the aggregate to 100000
piastres and proper supply of cloth
ing instead Of the rags they We're wear
ing.
The Vail of BrOusa was notified at
once of the demand of the soldiers and
that official sent the sum of 10000
piastres, but this the troops refused to
accept and threatened to pillage the
town of Moudania unless they received
what they demanded AS the soldiers
were fully armed and tiercely deter
mined, the Vail sent 5000 piastres
which he held in reserve for deposit in
the national treasury, accompanying
the remittance with a note stating that
the sum was all that he had at his dis
posal and also sent a supply of cloth
ing. After receiving the money and
clothing the troops landed.