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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26

Every effort should be made by
people Of Lincoln county to urge
upon our representatives, in congress
to secure the enactment of law
this winter, authorizing the sale OF
lands allotted to Indians where
such Indians have died since the al
lotment was made. 1t is not prob
able that the enactment of a law
can be secured for several years to
secure the abolition of the trust
clause in the Indians title deeds,
owing to the fact that the Indian
department is not favorably dis
posed toward it, and the sentiment
that prevails among the Eastern
congressman upon the Indian ques-
ton. But there could be no reas-
enable objection urged against the
enactment of law providing toi
the sale of lands allotted to Indians
who have since died. There is &
LARGE amount of such land on the
Siletz, some Of it being excellen
farm and grazing lands. Under tn
present conditions these lands can
not even be leased, but must re
main idle until such time as tn
government can be induced to ac
I in the matter. These lands shoul
be sold to actual settlers, as far
possible, and the proceeds turne
over to the heirs of the deceased
Bv this means the lands woul
come into cultivation; the count
and state the advantages OF II
taxes, and communities be built
till they would be enabled to enjc
the privileges of schools al
churches.
I This is an important matter
Lincoln county, and should
strongly urged upon Our delegate
in congress. There would prot
bly, be no opposition to the passa
of such a law.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26

Joseph E. Dodge, master OF the
steamship Farallon, and ri OF the
crew of the vessle, commenced ac-
ton for libel and salvage in the
United States district Court against
the steamer Alice Blanchard. It's
alleged that November II, while
the Farallon was off the coast OF
Oregon she sighted the vessel
flying signals ofdistress. The YES
sci was helpless and drifting toward
shore when the Farallon took her in
charge, towing her to Port Orlord
and later to San Francisco. 1t IS
contended that bn, for this assist
ance the Blanchard and her cargo
would have been total loss. Inc
libellants seek to have the district
court award them proper salvage
for the services rendered. The val
) ne of the Alice Blanchard Is PLACED
at $40, 900 and her cargo at $1,000
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26


Even people Of mature years
whose memory is clear about mat
ters before and during the war have
practically forgotten that Henry
Ward Beecher used his pulpit III
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, as an
auction block for slaves. The most
famous of his "slave sales" was
that of the beautiful girl, Sarah
and it was upon this occasion that
the most exciting scenes ever wit
messed in Plymouth church, or any
other American church for that
matter occurred. Mr.. Beecher was
unusually dramatic: he put hre
into his words, as he stood the slave
girl on the platform beside him,
which fairly burned into the hearts
{ of his auditors. 1t was not long
: before the people became almost
: bvsterical with excitement. But
= Beecher kept on until he was ready
G TO pass the collection baskets.
t Then the auditors gave vent to
d their feelings, and not only heaps
S of money was put into the baskets
Il but men and women took off their
|. rings, unfastened their watches and
d threw them into the baskets and on
V the platform. 1t was a remarkable
le scene, and such one as probably
ID will never be equaled in this coun'
" try. Mrs. Beecher recalls the
I'd event with wonderful vividnes5 III
her article in the Christmas
or Ladies' Home Journal, wheI
be she tells the whole story OF "Whei
On Mr.. Beecher Sold Slaves in Ply
"a mouth Pulpit" The scene itsel
ge is a remarkably we'll brought t
the eye of the reader by strikin
illustration made by De Thulstru
es- from material furnished the arts
by Mrs. Beecher.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26
Number 81.
Toledo Lincoln Thursday November &C. 1906 Nun

Whenever you see some fellow
ripping and tearing around about
something that has been published
about him, you can just set it down
in nine cases out of ten that the pa
per has not told the half of it, and
that the fellow is only making his
kick to try to work a bluff to keep
the balance of it out of the paper.
Owing to the overcrowd condi-
ton of the insane asylum at Salem,
the board of trustees, through Supt.
Paine has notified the county judges
throughout the state that persons
addicted to the morphine habit Will
be promptly discharged, where 1t
does not appear that insanity ac-
companies the habit. 1t has been
the custom heretofore to receive as
patients persons addicted to the
morphine, opium and other habits
of like nature. Governor Lord,
president of the board, is also much
inclined to stop the admission OF
old and decrepit persons, on the
=, ground that it is not only unjust tc
the taxpayers, but practically puts
a public premium upon flial ingrat'
itude.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26

Today will settle the turkey ques'
ton until Christmas, at any rate.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26
d DIRECTORY.
LINCOLN COUNTY.

CGur'; 9dr ;sfter the first Monday in February
3e,dr' Ia,H Iune, me- August, october and December
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-26

Hon. ]. c. Fullerton, Pro: 'ttnruSSv
n r Yates, ..................fro .fros. AIIorney
conrt convenes on 4th Monday in July and
.,Uytb Monday in January OF each year
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27

cided not 10 nominate himself FOR Governor
There TO have been a stampede to him.
Further. Mr.. Platt decided that he could not
prudently put in position whore the voters
Of the State could get at them such close
followers Of his as George w. Adridge Ham
ilton Fish Benjamin Odell. jr. Congressman
Frank S. Black, who has not been closely con
nected with Mr.. Platts machinery, was selected
as the candidate for Governor and duly nomi-
mated. Mr. Black need not feel profoundly
grateful to Mr. Platt. for that gentleman
needed Mr.. Blacks good record a champion
Of honest elections and his repute able
lawyer
Then came the office Of Licutenant-Governor.
Mr. Platt cast aside and gave no support to
Titus Sheard whom he had lured into making
a fight against Warner Miller in Herkimer
County and then into accepting place a
delegate to the State Convention TO which he
was not elected. This was especially cruel treat
ment of Mr.. Shear1 since that individual had
been put up in the Convention earlier in the
day to make some sort Of defense of the Herki-
mer County iniquity, 1t being felt that Warner
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
TINE pPOHJBITTON CAMPAIGN.

baltimore. Aug 2S-Joshua Levering' frohl"
tior candidate for President. VII start III IL"
davs on an extensive stumping tour. In company
Win Samuel Iickie. chairman of the Natohai iIo-
l.,,.f t,o,n,uttce and a few others. he Will make
enocches in various cities of the East Nor'h anu
Wes. In October Mr.. Lowering VIII make 'lI'e
weeks trip through the Southern states. Inc ''ih-
orarv as now planned provides for the opening
meeting at Providence r. J., on Sep'efhDer T.
Hartford and Boston are next IN orue' anu '"," i
,,, c,o,os of Vermont New Hampshire and Maine
min bo covered before Mr.. Levcring reaches AL
bany. y. y From there he will go through west
ern Ncw-York into Ohio. Illinois, Indiana and Mich
igan. , .,., o,.,. T. ho,,o ,,lor,ed
for October g. at which Mr.. leverng Is to make ihc
nrinciDal address. on October II a mass meeting
yIyu he held at Carnegie Hail. New-Yo York city. 10
furthcr the cause Of prohibition. Both Mr. Lever
ing and his associate the ticket. Mr.. johnston.
arc down for speeches at this meeting.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27

stances vote for him for Governor. and would IN
evitably defeat him if he should accept the nom-
nation Mr. Patt's face is said TO have grown
dark as thundercloud as he received this lnteH-
gence. but he finally gasped out his thanks Tor
the frank information, and the delegation left MT
Platts room.
Judge Irving G. Vann, Of Syracuse, VINO mas
been ore of the Strong Judges Of the Court OF
Appeals the present year. very properly was NOM
mated for that office.
1t would be unjust 20 Mr.. Black to say that he
owed his nomination for Governor wholly to the
support of Mr. Plat. On the contrary large
proportion OF the Anti-Machne delegates early
to-day expressed themselves as favorable to MS
nomination. Lieutenant-Governor Saxton be-
fore the convention met, said that he thought the
Anti-Machine delegates mad better cast their
votes for Mr.. Black since he had good record
as a prosecutor Of election thieves in Troy. Mr..
Saxton therefore came to the convention. and.
after withdrawing his own name as candidate,
cast the vote Of Wayne County for Mr.. Black
James A. Roberts another Anti-Machine candi-
date cast the forty votes Of Erie County for Mr..
Black
When the sun rose to-day good many poll
ticians suspected that Mr.. Platt would yet take
the nomination for Governor. About $50 o'clock
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
TELEGR1PHLC NOTES.

Frankfor, Ky. Aug 26.-Governor Bradley yeste:-
day told a caller that extra session OF the Legs
iaiIIrc would be called for some date between No
vcrnber u and December to dispose of the State S
financial difficulties
Ithaca. Mich. Aug. 96.-The regular fregh; train
on the Ann Arbor Railroad, going south was
wrecked about three miles north OF here at o'clock
mis- morning. Conductor Hamilton OF Mount Pleas
ant: brakeman c. Hall. Of Mount Pleasant and r.
Brown were badly injured The wreck was caused
bv a car leaving the track when the train was run
ming about twenty miles an hour.
Cleveland Aug 2.-The ocked-out men OF the
Rrown Hosting and Conveying Company's Works
have voted to return 10 work and the famous strike.
productive OF several battles and riots Is broken.
81 Louis. Aug 26.-Clarence Henning assistant
secretary OF the Fair Association. mas fed from this
~ the Fair Associations money. Henning belongs
"a - DroIninent indianapolis family.
Lansing Mich Aug 2G-Two years ago at the
Instance Of the National Metal Poshers' Union a.
I'ns then Attorney -ticnerdl Instituted proceed
incs against Warden Chamberlain OF the STATE
prison 10 abrOgac confract made Tor the labor Of
five convlcts. holding that the Prison Board
ia no authority contract the labor Of cOnvlcs. in
'r"mnetifion with free labor Circuit Judge Person
.~ilarlaV nled an opinion dlsmissing the Attorney
Gcnsr,l's bill Judge Person says that the Prison
~ rsci,ircs that prisoners be kept at work and.
.Sraforrc nrison labor must come In competition
win freh labor either by contract or otherwise.
>,,ia Ohio Aug 2G-At a. m. 4 dry house at the
,,iari powder Company mills, at Goes station six
,niirs from here, blow up, Killing two men-Cnnrles
I'irpins and Frank Eichc Inc mills ndd Oeen closed
~. lime and the men were probably al the dry
house making repairs. BOth men were married, ana
rIgoins leaves besides his wife two daughters. aged
.r7rte.n and sixteen years The same house blew
~ Ten wears ago killing three men, The shock was
dIstinctiy felt here and the smoke plainly seen.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
OTJET DAY on TIE BROOKLYN.

Boston, Aug. 26.-Affairs were extremely quiet on
hoard tho cruiser Brooklyn to-day. The workmen
s.roled or sprawled about the ship getting for the
FIRST time since leaving Philadelphia the rest needed
nv them before entering into the hard work neces-
cary IN ;o-morrows official tes of the big cruiser 5
can,hu.ics Nearly all the ships guests spent the
day I'm the city. The engineers attached to the
onicial trial board went In a tug from Boston 20
~, cr,,sor this morning and took look at the
on,,inc- rooms TO familiarize themselves with the
Uositions assigned to them for tomorrow The
Lh0irial hoard will not board the cruiser until to-
,onrrow morning The weather conditions are ex-
.llent and give promise to continue so for several
daVs
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
TON,HUGHES & co. ASSIGN
,r FIRMS GREAT STORE CLOSED TO ITS
EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC.

-..,ppisE AND EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY THE
~.,ruRE-PoLCE NECESSARY TO DIsPERsE
TIRE CROWDS NEAR THE BUILDING-A
STATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY THE
MANAGER OF THE BUSINESS
>,rch surprise and excitement were caused in
.,,. city yesterday b. the closing of the great
,.r,r,eflt store at Broadway and Tenth-st,
"a the announcement OF the failure Of Hilton,
,Jusses & Co. the latest successor Of A. T.
s,swart & Co To the general public the an
nounoement was an unexpected shock, although
:, had been feared by n multitude Of the firms
c-editors and employees. 1t meant the immedi-
ate loss Of employment to about 1000 persons,
and the possible loss of money to many others.
II was believed to mean also the end of the
great drvgoods and notion business which was
founded by A. T. Stewart scventy-three years
AGO and the dissipation of a large part Of tho
fortune which that millionaire accumulated.
THE ASSIGNMENT ANNOUNCED.
As soon as tho County Clerks office was
opened yesterday morning there was filed
deed OF assignment by Albert b. Hilton. who
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27

Mr.. Plat summoned his lleutenants about him at
the Worden House and told them that he had
finally decided not to take the nomination The
men present when he made this statement were
Frank s Wtherbee. OF Port Henry: Timothy f..
Ellsworth, of Lockport; John +. Parkhurst. of
Bath; George Dunn. of Binghamton; Jacob
WORTH of Brooklyn: Lemuel r. Qugg. Cornelius
Van Cott, Frederick s. Gibbs and Edward Lau
tcrbach, OF New-York: Louis F. Payn. Of Chat
ham; William l.. Proctor. of Ogdensburg; Will
lam Barnes jr Of Albany; John r. Mott of Os-
wego; Francis Hendricks, of Syracuse; J. Soat
Fassett. Of Elmira. and Benjamin Odel. jr.. of
Newburg Mr.. Platt at once said he would not
accept the nomination for Governor, and there
was ar exchange Of views in regard to the var-
Gus candidates proposed for Governor. The men
suggested as candidates We're Benjamin Odell,
jr., J. Sloat Fass,tt. Francis Hendricks. Timothy
f. Ellsworth Frank s Black. George w Al
bridge and Hamilton Fish II will be observed
that some OF the men named were present.
The debate lasted for three hours. and the
Republican State Convention waited. 1t was
nearly II o'clock before the convention at the
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
ATTEMPT AT LYNCHING IN JERSEY.
AN ARMED MOB STORMS THE HOUSE OF A NEGRO
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT

AN ARMED MOB STORMS THE HOUSE OF A NEGRO
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT.
Morristown, n j. Aus. 26 (speciaD.-Davd Will
,ams a negro. who is charged with having COM
mitted an assault upon Mrs. Hattie Struble,
white woman living the lonely road near Mount
Tabor had n narrou escape from lynchins at the
hands of a mob at late hour last night. but was
saved by the timely arrival Of an officer and his
deputies williams. who bears a very unsavory
reputation in the vicinity of Mount Tabor. is al
legged TO have forced entrance to Mrs. Struble's
house late on Monday night in the absence OF her
husband and chokeG her into insensibilty She re-
rnained unconscious until the next morning. when
she regained her senses and succeeded In sending
word to her father. in Rockaway, who procured a
warrant for Williams's arrest. Before ii could be
served however an armed mob Of fifty men, carry
ing n stout rope marched the house OF Williams,
in the Dover Mountain. The negro, assisted by his
brother John barricade1 the house and refused TO
come out, swearing thai he would shoot the first
man who attempted TO enter. This had the erect
of further enragng the mob. and they threatened
70 burn the house and It's inmates Selling axe
williams opened the door ana made break for
liberty. closely followed by his brother who was
armed with two razors. At this instant Constable
Brown assisted by five deputies. arrived and
pleaded with the angry men not to take the law
into their own hands. Williams and his brother
Iaid down their weapons and submitted quietly 10
ragncd before Justice Sanders. closely followed 10y
the crowd. but no further attempt at violence was
without bail At O'Clock this morning the officers
took him by an old ana nOt-much-uscd road, as
by the crime were in waiting for him on the regu-
lar road to the Jail Mrs. Struble is In serious
condition and may not recover. II she should die
the mob may yet make ar effort to break down the
TAIL and take the prisoner OUT.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27

Miller in his speech Of yesterday had convinced
the people OF the State and even the delegates
here that he had been robbed Of his seat In the
Convention. Casting aside Mr.. Sheard az
though he were a wornout glove, Mr. Platt sup
ported Tlmothy l.. Woodruff, Of Brooklyn for
Lieutenant Governor.
one OF the results OF this action Of Mr. Platt
was the defeat OF Senator Nevada ~ Stranahan.
Of Fulton Oswego County. for the place Mr.
Stranahan was strongly indscreet on Monday
night lie went to Mr.. Platt in'company with
the Oswego County delegates one OF these Os-
wego delegates told Mr.. Platt frankly that the
Republican farmers Of Oswego County and other
counties Of the interior Of the State, who had been
gradually gaining intimate knowledge OF Mr.
Platts political life. would not under any circum-
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27

the store fearing that they would not be able
10 get all that was due them in wages unless
they could see some head OF department. but
the orders admit nobody We're imperative.
Newspaper reporters and representatives Of the
commercial agencies were excluded with the
rest. Policemen formed lines and pushed the
crowds back from the store.
Some Of the employees took the announcement
o. failure as n notice Of their permanent dis
missal, and they hastened away TO search for
other employment, while others appeared TO be
in despair one man tainted in front Of the
store He went away after he recovered. and
nobody appeared to know if he was a creditor
or an employe Of the firm one employe said
the firm owed SO to him. but he had run UP a
bill Of $50 which he might not have to pay, and
he thought he was in luck. 1t said that in
the height Of the season the firm had en-
ployed more than 1400 persons. but that force
Of employees had been reduced greatly OF late.
and that only about 1000 remained at the time
the store closed.
THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE STORE.
Some Of the bookkeepers in the employ Of tho
firm said that the decision to close the store
yesterday morning was rot reached until late
Tuesday night. There had been a line Of
creditors in front of the cashiers window every
had been able 10 collect any bills. Some or the
creditors had made threats that they would at
tach the firms stock. Albert b. Hilton and the
heads OF the departments had meeting on
Tuesday evening and there long discus
sion. IN which II was made plain that the hrn
was hopelessly insolvent. il was said. Then
orders were given to the janitor 10 admit none
Of the employees in the morning
CAUSES OF THE ACTION TAKEN.
Mr. Hilton and the heads of the departments
were at the store again early yesterday morn
Ing and before the time for the employees to
arrive watchmen were stationed at the doors to
keep them closed and permit nobody 10 enteI
The watchmen persuaded many Of the employees
to leave the store as soon they appeared as
suring them that they would receive their pay
before the end of the week and urging them TO
go home Immediately About II a. IN. the fol-
lowing statement, which was understood 10 have
been dictated by ex-Judge Henry Hilton. the
,ather Of Albert Is. Hilton was made pubic Dy
Manly NJ Gillian, the manager Of the store
The parties In interest became satisfied that the
business was not making prOat. j. was there
fore determined TO close II. IL VAS at first sup
posed that this could be done by an ordinary clos
ing out sale without any genera. assignment. WIN
month advanced $4,000 to the irm 10 pay on ac-
count Of merchandise claimed. He has during the
last four years advanced very large sums. lie
.Coutinued IN Eighth
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
WATSON GETTING MAD,
AN ANGRY DEMAND FOR AN OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION

IF BRYAN is ASHAMED OF HIS PoPULIsT NoMI-
NATION HE WANTS THE FACT TO BE KNOWN.
Atlanta, Ga. Aug 26 (SpeciaD.-In his "Peo-
pies Party" paper fer this week Thomas f. Wat
son. the Populist Vice-Presdental nominee
makes a frantic demand upon Chairman Marion
Butler to have the Notification Committee ap-
pointed at St. Louis do its duty. Mr.. Watson de-
clares that 1t Is humiating both to the party and
to him to let the campaign go on in this unheard-
of manner. He says:
If nominees are not notified In person or by
letter and do not respond by speech or letter now
IS the PARTY TO know whether the nominees accept
the nomination and indorse the platform? IL the
National ConN ention at St. Louis did not mean
that Messrs Bryan and Watson should be notiheds
why committee appointed to notliy them :
Why does Senator Allen, chairman or that com,
mitee refuse to do what the Convention instruGlea
him TO do? Is he afraid Mr Bryan VIII repudiate
our support? II so. party has right 10 Know
that fact. II Mr.. Bryan is ashamed OK the votes
which necessary to elect him, we ought 10 know
It. He cannot carry his own State without our
help and II he is ashamed of our help he is not
the man our people have taken him TO be; Let us
have dodgnt, let the committee do It's duty, ana
notify Mr.. Bryan.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
yyJrgRSiL PEACE UNION ~ SESSION.

Mystic. Conn. Aug 26-The meeting Of the Uni
vcrsal Peace Union and the Connecticut Peace So
cietv WAS held at Peace Grove to-day The exer-
clses were opened with prayer and the reading OF
,saIm Christine V. Whipple was appointed secre-
,,rv and Mrs Clara A Bush Of Philadelphia.
..esis,ant secretary. An address OF welcome and
corpratulation was made by Alfred II. Love. prcs-
don't Of The Universal Peace Union Letters Of
erecting and regret were read from Governor Of
a. Iosiah Quincy, Dorman Is. Eaton. The Rev.
Charles g. Ames. Robert Treat Paine william
iovd Garrison James II. Earle, John Clarke Red
ragi Or Dudley a. Sargent OF Harvard; Belya
a lockwood General o. O. Howard and others.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
TO PAY LOSSES IN CANADIAN CURRENCY.

Hartford Conn., Aug. 2s.-The Hartford Fire In
s,rance Company will hereafter pay all claims
accruing in Canada in the currency OF the DO
,oinion AS the premiums paid in Canadian
Nancy the losses Will also be paiC in Canadian
currency This question has been agitatin9 Cana
dian policy-holdcrs OF American companies ever
since the frce-silver declaration of the Chicago
Convention. and the companies have been Hooded
with INQUIRIES as their future intentions In case
fro euver won the political fight next November.
and whether their policies would not be payable In
" denreciated currency. The Hartford is the frs:
OF the Americaa companies 10 ADOPT the poHcy no"
docfded
New-York tribune., 1896-08-27

Worden House dissolved and its several mem-
bers found their way up the hill to the dele
gates who were assembled. In the mean time
there had been a half dozen rumors about the
selection II this man or that for the nomination
for Governor. What had happened was that
members of the conference had come to vote on
the question OF the Governorship The vote
was as follows: BENJAMIN Odell. Jr.. 10: Frank s
Black, .. Mr. Odell thought the nomination
was settled In his favor. and therefore rushed
off 10 the Convention hall to gather votes for
himself Mr. Black appeared at the hall ana
said Mr. Ode would be nominated
But II seems the mind OF the master had
been mised by his obedient followers IL un-
derwent a sudden change as 10 OdelFs oeslra-
Coutinued on Third Page.