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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
A Letter From Oakland.

Oakland, CAL, April 5, 1896.
Editor LEADER:
Dear Sir:-Having promised to-
give you a few items from this
place, after 1 became settled, l
thought it about time 1 commenced,
although I am pretty well unsettled
just at present, as 1 was so I'M
fortunate last Monday eve. to loose
my restaurant and all its contents.
We had the misfortune to be near
a planning mill which caught on fire,
and in ten minutes time we were
in the heart of the fire. We were
lust south of the mill and at the
time there was a strong northern
wind blowing which swept every
thing il the block. We had no
insurance and therefore lost every
thing. But thanks to God we have
our health and many kind friends
in this place, and if we wish to try
it again think they would help us
out, but we have not made up our
minds as yet what we will do. If
times get good on the Bay this
spring think it probable we may
come back there, as l always liked
Yaquina, and am always anxious
to get my LEADER to find out how
you are making it.
You think times are hard there,
but l never saw anyone suffer for
the necessaries Of life, but here you
can see lots of it as there is not
near enough work for the number
of idle men in the place.
We have a splendid climate here,
but man can hardly keep fat Oil
climate alone.
Everything is looking favorable
for good crop this season both
for grain, fruit and vegetables.
Strawberries are quite plentiful now
so is all early vegetables, such as
peas, cuCumbe7s and new potatoes.
Fish is selling today for from 50 &c
40 cents per pound as it is Coco
Friday and they are very scarce.
Not much show of man founder.
ing on fish, that has to wori; for S.
per day and support q large family
Take all in all Yaquina is not
tie worse place 10 live III by long
way and am in hopes to hear O
It's booming tl1is spring.
Hoping you all success 7 remain
Yours respectfully
c. GORDON.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16

Benton county politics are rent
sQuarely in the center by the \. p.
y. question. That society seems
to have captured the republicans of
Benton county, boots, body and
breeches. 1t is said that every
candidate on the republican county
ticket is an y. p. A. Benton
county will have one of the worst
campaigns this year it ever had.
When you come TO make a mixture
of politics and religion it gets to be
a bad mess.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
County Ticket.

For County Clerk
B,F. JONES, OF Toledo.
For Sheriff
c. 4. MILLER, Of Yaquina.
For Assessor
HURLEY LUTZ, Of siletz.
For Treasurer
s.A. LOGAN, of Yaquina.
For Commissioner
BARCLAY, OF Tidewater
For Superintendent
MADGE DUNN, of Elk City.
For Coroner
WIN. WAKEFIELD OF Little Eli
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
What Have They Got?

The long fight against Hermann
in his own party is over. Hermann
is defeated man, and being de-
feated by his own party is a dead
politician. The fight has been a
long one and a hard one, and the
means used were not always the
best. On the first ballot at the
Albany convention Hermann was
one vote short of having twice as
many as Tongue, the ran who de-
feated him. But the opposing
forces were all combined against
Hermann. They planned for his
defeat and they succeeded in their
planning. 1t will be interesting
for them to cast up accounts now
that the excitement of conventions
is over, and find out just what they
have gained or lost. They have
lost a man that was able to do
more for his district than any other
man will ever be able to do. This
is only bare statement, but time
will demonstrate the truthfuluess
of it. They have gained the nomi-
nation OF a political trickster that
can blow hot and cold with the
same breath; a man that poses as a
gold standard man now, but who
only last session of the Legislature
was bidding for election to tie I.
S. senate by the free silver thirty
They have taken up a man whose
every interest is identified Will
Portland and the Southern Pacific
railroad. SO much for the party
generally. What the patriots likt
I'll Ford, Warren Truitt and Harry
Miller got out of the deal is an un
solved problem as far as public
know. 1t looks an almighty sigh
like they got a big dose of soup.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
Notice for pLzb bl3caGions

Land Office at Oregon City Oregon.
,,,,,-,,, February u, t>96.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
~ lollowine-aame settler has fled notice Of
Lis intention 10 maxi final proof in support cf
BIS claim, and that said proof will Ae made ie.
lore the County CierN o: Lincoln county, Il;
Toledo, Oregon, on May :, 1895. viz:
ABRAHAM l.. MrNADDEN, ii. I. S7Sa
Tor the northeas, OF section 8, township il :.
range Swrst.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
OF said land, viz; p. \. Miticl, D. !. CnitvOod
James Mcdonald and ". }. Hollister AZ Of
ChitwoCd, Oregon.
ROBERT \. MILLER, Register.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
A Statement of Facts.

best to say nothing Of the matter as
it was a matter for investigation
from another source. But as it is
already public talk we will give a
straight account Of the matter from
the beginning TO end. We do this
TO let the people know the exact
facts in the matter, and to set Alright
one or two serious discrepancies in
the Posts account of the matter.
The record evidence of the matter
is as follows:
On July 7, 1898, 7. w. German
rendered bill to the county for
$40 for merchandise sold the
county and freight and express on
same. The bill was duly entered
in the county court docket and
Journal. and Oh July IS, 1898, was
allowed in the sum of $40, over
the signature of D. P. Blue, county
judge. On the same date a war
rant was issued for the same
amount, as shown by stub in the
warrant book, and the clerks reg
lister of warrants. The warrant
was delivered to Thos. +. Parker,
who signed the necessary receipts
for the same in the clerk Office.
On November I, 1898, the war
rant was presented for payment
and was not paid for want otfunds.
The warrant was endorsed in due
form by Y. P. Fish, deputy treasur-
er. The entry in the treasurer's 5
record shows that the warrant then
called for $40, but this entry was
not made by Mr.. Fish. Who made
that entry we do not know. On
April 4, the warrant WINS presented
by Mr.. German for redemption.
The following is fac-simile of the
warrant as far as words and figures
can give it:
mo. us.
Toledo, Oregon, July IS, 1898,
TO the Treasurer Of lincoln County,
Oregon:
Pay to Thos. German, or bearer,
Two Hundred and Forty, 4o-Ioo
Dollars, ont of the County Fund in
your hands not otherwise appropri-
aled, for court house account.
BY order OF the County Court:
b. +. JONES, Clerk
$4,000. BY J. II. LUTz, Deputy. "
The following endorsements were
maje on the back:
Presented for payment and not
paid for want OF funds, Nov. /, 1896.
Ii. Denliuger, Treasurer.
Per 7.
Trjacipal, $40.
Interest, rs.
Total, Sass.
]. l.. HYDE, Treasurer"
The following Tag was on The
back of the warrant:
Tag: No. us. S46IS.'
Mr.. Hyde paid the warrant ii
the sum of Sc.4o with accrue,
interests. That is the record @
the warrant from the time the bill
was rendered the county till it wa
redeemed.
TO a LEADER representative Mr.
German stated that the warran
came to him i'll the condition an,
shape that he presented it for re
demp,ion. He states that he ha
several warrants, and that he doe
not remember who gave the wal
rant to him. He denies that h
ever presented the warrant for pay
men, until on April 4, last, an
that he never presented a warrar
at any time to the treasurer 70
endorsement.
These are the facts bearing o
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
Notice to Property Owners

Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council Of the city of
Toledo, Oregon, intends to relocate
the grades on Hill Street, Second
Street, Fourth Street, Fifth Street,
Sixth Street and Seventh Street in
said city.
By order of the Common Council.
Dated April 6, 1896.
Attest: J. F. STEWART,
Recorder.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16

The democrats of Benton county
have nominated Virgil Waiter for
clerk, Peter Rickard for sheriff, j.
J, Bryan for superintendent, Asa
Alexander for assessor, l.. l.. Dixon
for recorder, w. a. Buchanan for
treasurer and w. H. Malone for
commissioner. The republicans
have nominated the following ticket:
Clerk. W. w. Brisiow; sheriff, G..
y. Waggouer; recorder, John
Galatly; assessor, Louis Edwards;
treasurer, Fred Clark; superinten-
dent, G. W. Denman; surveyor
Geo. Mercer, and commissioner,
Juo. Buchanan.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16

The democratic state convention
nominated a full ticket at Portland
last week. The convention was
harmonious, the only issue being
on the silver question. The senti-
ment tor free silver predomiuated
by about two to one. The nomi-
nations made were as follows: For
supreme judge, Jno. Burnett, "t
Benton county; for congress, first
district, Hon. Jefferson Myers, OF
Linn county; second district, Hon.
y. 5. Bennett, of WaSco county.
W. Ward, of Douglas county, was
nominated for member of the state
board of equalization i'll the end
judicial district, and J. NJ. Upton,
Of Coos county, for district attorney .
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

The Nanaxer'. Child Played Too Near the
h~ast-nfcrrihie Accident at Chilli
Gothic. q.

hrsst-hor1nie Accident At Chilli
coth~. ..
cHrIrLcormn, o., Aug. "A horrible
accident occurred ut the fair grounds
Wednesday afternoon. A portion of
liagcnbcclss animal show occupies the
tent just Inside the gate. aud big lion
was chained in front OF the tent NJ an
attraction.
Eddie Hard. the two-ycar-old son of
MIR. aud Mrs. 1hos. IIurJ. who have
charge OF the show, WAS playing near
the lion. The brute watched the chilC.
as me- came nearer md nearer. and
finally. with movement auicl;
as lightning. seized the child's
head in its jaws. The boys father
and mother Were standing near 10y and
great crowd of people was In front of
the tent Women tainted and cont IN.
ton reigncd supreme. The father
Sprang ON the lion and with the great,
est difficulty forced the beast To- oper
ats jaws. The top OF the child's head
had been crushed.
panic followed among the crowd
surrounding the tent and the people
who were inside watching the show
Ii was Mt once reported that the liot
was loose, and IL is miracle that ne
one was seriously injured i'm the STAN
pcdc that followed.
Another child happened to bc in the
cage with the other lions during hci
turn mt the time of the accident, ant
was rescued from the angry brute,
with great difficulty. They smellce
the blood. and became excited ut once
Their constant roaring alarmed tn,
crowd in the grounds
Mr.. Hurd picked up the lifclcss form
of his boy and bore IL into the tent
There was great cut on the forcheae
where the lion had first struck dowr
its prey with its paw. and around tn,
top OF the head were terrible wound,
made by the beasts strong teeth
The skull had been crushed. Mrs
Hurd was frantic. Her screams echoed
through the grounds for half an hour.
She seemed utterly crazcd by the acci
dent.
The boys death was not instantape.
Gus and the mother set nursing the
maimed body and refusing all consola.
ton.
Mr.. Hurd was employed by Hagen.
beck To do the talking on the outside.
and his wife posed ns the snake chnrm.
cr.
The child had been left near the lion
by Negro servant. who had been sent
To get bucket of water. and which
some one remarked to the mother thai
IL was playing dangerously near tn,
lion, but she replied that there was nc
danger, rs the lion was perfectly gen.
tie and would not harm any one. An
instant later the tragedy occurred.
The lion was n great pet and hao
never been known to attempt to In lure
any one before. 1t was an especial IN.
voritc with llurd, who patted IL every
time he passed X, going in and out OF
the tent
1t is supposed that the lion was en-.
ragged by the crowds and vented Il,
anger on the first person that came
within reach.
There Is "A woman with the show
who makes regular practice of put
ting her head in the lions mouth: but
that feature will be omitted from the
programme for some time to come.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

ST LOUIS, Aug. "wednesday was
another exceedingly hot day in ST
Louis. At a. NJ. thermometers regis.
tered 50 degrees and at . p. m. % de.
grees was recorded Sunstrokes arc
less frequent, owing TO the dry ntrooa.
phere. Five cases were treated at IN,
city dispensary. Thomas Hoyewell.
residence unknown. was picked ND al
the corner Of Center and Market
streets and treated at the dispensary.
ne died Wednesday evening. The
other cases are not serious. The local
weather forecast Is for continued warn.
weather until Ihprsdnr evening
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug. O. Wednesday was the
hottest Chicago has seen this season and
before the middle Of the afternoon the
thermometer had reached 90. and be.
tween 70 and 20 people had been picked
up In the streets overcome by the heat.
Many Of the eases were bad but non,,
necessarily fatal. Sickness is BEING
produced, and unless there is speedy
change In the weather much trouble ig
expected. Joseph H. Lapham. well
known leading shoe findings dealer.
was the first 90 die from tho heat lie
was conscious Tuesday and died Wed.
nesday from paralytic stroke induced
by the warm weather.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

NEw YORK, Aug. SIT Is now believ-
ed that the vessel mentioned in the
Washington dispatches Of Thursday
night TO the United Associated Press
as having been wrecked on the Falk.
land Islands is probably the City OF
Philadelphia. which left this port ON
Fubruary for San Francisco.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
QUIET FEELING
In the Vicinity at the Stock Exchange
Hackers Have Confidence In the Intrin.
ale value of Diamond Match stock.

In the Vicinity of the stock Exchange
Bnnkers Have Confidence In the Intrin.
ale Nniue of Diamond Match stock.
CuicAGo. Aug. 6.-The feeling in tn,
vicinity of the Chicago stock exchange
was quiet Wednesday morning, the
nervousness incident to the first an
nouncement of the Moore failure hav
ing given place To IA more settled con
dition. Confidence in the intrinsic
value of the securities involved
and of Diamond Match especially. 1,
still felt. Reports of curb sales of thai
stock ut ITO could not be verified. That
the banks will syndicate the stock nj
some figure protective of their loans Il,
still believed to be- the most probable
course after the statement referred u
Is received.
When addressed regarding what n,
thought of the big failure Francis J.
Kenneth said: ut Is the worst outfit }
ever saw, this Moore Brothers game.
Here is failure involving probably
1000, 900 and no one can get "a word oil
information. IL such failure had hap
pened on the board OF trade or the
New York Stock exchange we would
not have heard the end of IL for month";,
and the world would have risen ND an6
cried out against il. No one know,
how badly the brokers are burned. but
j am afraid some Of them are scorchcc
very badly, not alone on the Moorcs
contracts, but because they tailed on
and no one can tell where they stand
until stocks are liquidated."
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

-Several hundred writer's on the sub
jet claim that the italian. with such
changes as naturally come about in
the course OF ages. has always been the
language Of the common people living
IN the boot-shaped peninsula. These
writer's assert that Latin was the Ian
gYage Of literature. the law and the
educated CLASSES. while Italian was
spokcn By thc people.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
Advice 10 the PsnsIoner..

Every old soldier Of this country who
draws a penslOn-75O.OOO OF them-owes II 40
himself and family that the dollar which
he gets shall be the dollar chat will buy lust
as much medicine for his child, lust "a
much bread TO- HIS wife Just as many
yards Of calico for a member Of the farn0y
as the best dollar that this government
has ever supplied.
There are in the national banks Of this
country and In the savings banks over ~
W0,pO Of people who have money on de-
posit. Think OF ST. Who are the debto.s
and who are the creditors7 Ny country
men, the most Infamous thing about fh,s
new promise and this new policy is not
that they would open our minis to silver,
but II is that they demand that the gov
eminent Of this country shall pass n law
compelling every man that has got a dollar
due him 20 accept 10 IN the cheapest dollar
that ne can get 70 pay him IN. fApplause
Stop TO think Of that a little while By your
hresidea. They ask that a law be passed
compelling the labOring man to accept for
his labor the cheapest dollar that tho man
ufecturer can get TO pay him with. stop
and think Of thatl
TO whom viii this cheap money come
like a downpouring blessing from God
WIN 4 come through the poor mani II has
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

CnEIsrIANA. Norway, Aug. s.-The
Nordkalandsblatt publishes a dispatch
received from Spitzbereen saying that
Prof, Andre declares that unless the
wind soon changes he will pack away
his balloon and postpone his attempt
10 cross the Arctic regions until 1897.
as there is no midnight sun after Au-
ouef "a
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
UnIied siates senaiar ,nnIrs fnr nrran.

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 5.--A commit
tee recently appointed by the Henry
VI. Teller club. Of Seattle. for the pnr.
pose Of ascertaining the position OF
United states Senator squire, who Il
In New York. IN the present campaign.
received a reply 70 their inquiry Wed.
nesday afternoon ia which he. without
qualification. declares for Bryan snd
free silver
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
Colorado sIiveT ConventIon.

DENVER, Col, Aug. s.--The official
call Of the silver party state cOnven.
ton has been issued. The convention
will meet September o at a place 20 be-
subsequently designated by the com
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
No Letter Received Prom Prot. TAR

GioUcEsTEn, Mass. Aug. 0-Tbe
statement that letter had been re.
ceived in this city from Prof. Ralph ).
TAR. of Cornell university. Off the
Peary expedition, and that the vessel
ON which they sailed was jammed ir
the ice ON the Greenland coast, Is will.
out any foundation whatever Prof
Tnrr's father said Wednesday evening
that no letter Of recent date had beer
received
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

CmcAoo, Aug. s--The heat Friday
was more oppressive than Thursday.
although the temperasuro die hot reach
the 90 mark. Three dealt were re.
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
FICTITIOUS CRIMINALS,
Young Men Who Tell Ugly Stories
About Themselves for q Purpose.

Young Men Who Tell Ugly Stories
About Themselves for a Purpose.
Inspector .Hollinberger has again heard
from Jack Langdon. Richard O'Neill and
Frank Allen, the men who managed to get
themselves arrested and cared for here on
suspicion Of being implicated in a Dakota
POST office robbery. How they got away
from Camden. n. j., is not known, but now
they are in Burlington, n. j., and Justice
Charles B. Smith addressed the letter to
Inspector Hollinberger asking for informa-
ton concerning them Frank Allen, it ap-
pears, is in custody there and has peach
ed on his companions, probably in the
same way he did before for the purpose Of
having them cared for and furnished trans
portation. According to the informa ton
furnished by the New Jersey justice the
men broke into a fishing house, between
this city and Benning, and they also stole
two or three bicycles.
There is no fishing house in the section
mentioned, and the police here are certain
that they stole no bicycle, but are telling
this story only because they want to get
transportation back here.
Inspector Hollinberger has had enough of
the men and does not want them returned
In his letter to Justice Smith he is going to
suggest that the men be dumped in Dele
ware, where they will be given taste Of
the whipping post for such treatment, which
he thinks will be more beneficial than any,
thing else. He thinks that If the men are
sentenced to different terms in prison they
may be separated, and the authorities of
other places will not be troubled with them
for some time. If they return here they
will probably get heavy sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

ception 10 he faculties IL the Columbian Cow
Mrs. Claude 4, Swanson will not be at
home Tuesday, February A.
Mrs. ]. 4. McCreery will not be at home
Monday, February s, but Mr., Mrs. and
Miss McCreery will be pleased to receive
friends, informally, the remaining Monday
evenings in February.
Mrs. d. B. Street and the Misses Street
Will be at home February Ills.
University to meet President and Mrs.
whitman. DIR. Richardson is president of
the alumni Of the university.
Miss Aukam is slowly convalescing from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Babcock, wife Of Representative
Babcock. No. II B street, will not be at
home Monday, February 8.
Mrs. ]. H. Bankhead of Alabama will not
receive M onday, but the following Monday,
assisted by her guests, Mrs. N. H Perry
OF South Carolina and Mrs. Shober of Biz
mingham, Ala
Mrs Seth NJ. Ackley has returned from
Europe and Is visiting Mrs. r. D. Hitch.
cock. 17OS Q street.
Mrs w. J. Hoffman. 222 street, assist
ca by Miss Katherine Bryant. will be at
nome Monday, February 3.
Mrs. ]. F. Manning OF 174s 18th street
VIII not receive Wednesday, February 8,
put Will be at home Wednesday, February
II.
Col Walcott, U. s. A, end family will
change their residence to 1884 w street the
coming week,
Mrs. VIM. r. Hodges Of 1927 @ street win
not be at home Thursday. February O. but
VIII receive Thursday. February Is, and
VIII have with her Mrs. and Miss Ash
bridge of Philadelphia.
Miss Cynthia E. Cleveland, 1913 M street.
Will give tea Saturday, February Is, from
TO z, to meet Mrs. Edward Rcbey of Chi
cago.
Mrs John A. Bryant and Miss Katherine
February 8.
Mrs. P. v. De Graw will not be at home
on Monday, February 3, but will be on the
10th and 18th instants
Mrs. Edwin II. Fowler, 1925 East Capitol
street. will rot receive on Monday, Febru-
cry 3. but will be at home the remaining
Mondays Of the season.
A leap year ball was given by the S. p c.
Club Thursday night. The club is composed
OF young ladies', who were most attentive
and entertaining to the gentlemen. Dane
ing was INDUCED in, and merry-making
reigned until am, when the gentlemen
were escorted home in carriages The re-
ception committee was Misses ~ Ash, B.
Brlnkley, M. Mueller, T. Pfeiger and L.
Rueth; floor committee, Misses E. Ash, j.
Brinkley, A. Dieterich, c. Preinkert, Mrs.
:; VI. hueth' Jr. among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Rueth, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. Volland, Misses
Chaves, He'll, Geibel, Fitzgerald, Pfeiger, B.
Pfeiger. NJ Rueth. Snyder, Sweeney, NJ.
Volland, B. Volland, Vogel, Monkey, Rous-
ton, Thurston, Bergundthal, O'Niel, Haul.
Hill, Daisonbrock, Boswell, Sullivan, Han
lein, Morgan, Bauers L. and C. Bessler, N
Foster and Miss Lille Rheil of Baltimore,
Md, and Messrs. Birgfeld, Russell, Kraus,
Ashley, Madison. Strausser. Zobel, Lanten,
Amrein, Brinkley, Norris. Downs, Schafer,
Sartholome, f. Raab, w. Raab, Mr.. Hoyl-
berger of Philadelphia, Pa; Ellitt Prof
Ellitt. Reckeway, Fey, Hoff, McGinnis, Car
roll, Schultz, Wi1mayer of Takoma, d. c.;
Campbil, Sincell, Egan, Hohoff, HUM,
Stuart. Grady Bergman, Bellew, Preinkert,
Hartman, Softer and Rueth.