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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-24


Walter Hosford of Waldport was in
Toledo Sunday.
Attend the entertainment at the
Woodmen Hall tonight.
Mrs. Murry of Nashville is visiting
her sister, Mrs. G. H. Young.
Misses Ruth Ofstedahl and Clara
Olson visited Newport Sunday.
Misses Vera Starr and Alice King
were passengers to Pioneer W Wednesday,
County Clerk Ira Wade was wooing
the mermaids at the Resort city Sun
day.
George Lewis of Oyster City was
transacting business in the county seat
Wednesday.
Bert Ewing left Monday morning for
Hoquiam, Wash, where he expects to
remain for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. h Hyde went up to
Eddyvlle yesterday morning to visi.
with their sons, Charlie and Frank.
The launch Ollalla took party of
Toledo excursionists to Newport Sun
day. The trip was an enjoyable one,
DIR. Thomas Parker returned to Toledo
Tuesday morning. He has been enjoy.
ing weeks vacation at the Resort
city.
i George Walker, an old.time resident
of Toledo, now of Portland, was renew
ing acquaintance with our citizens
last Saturday and Sunday.
Come let me figure on your bill o
paints. Raw oil, GO cents per gallon
boiled oil, 80 cents; red barn paint, o.
cents; house paint, the best made, 81 6,
in gallon cans; white lead, $775 pc
hundredweight; yellow ochre, cent
per pound; wall paper, 10 cents pc
: double roll. Everything else in pro
portion. Full stock at Krogstad's.
L. E. Dole, who was assessed 5000 il
} the circuit court last week for sellin,
; liquor without license, refused to pay
and baked when he was requested t
work out the fine and he is now Ian
: gushing in fhe city bastile on brea,
, and water. Supervisor Joe Hill, wb
is the commIssary officer, says Dol
talks in strange tongue when he Is
9 sues his rations.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
WESLEYAN EX-PRESIDENT
MAY BE DIVORCED.
Rev. j. w. Roberts Likely to Retire
from Ministry.

Atlanta, Sept. 22.-Rev. ]. w. Rob-
erts, formerly pastor of Park Street
Methodist Church and of Trinity M. E.
Church of Atlanta, and until recently
president of the Wesleyan Female Col
lege at Macon, has, according to we'll
founded rumors, separated from his
wife, and will retire from the minis
try and engage in literary pursuits.
When DR.. Roberts resigned from the
presidency of Wesleyan College i'll
health was assigned as the cause. DR..
Roberts has recently transferred some
valuable property to his wife and it
is said that this was done in accord
ance with an agreement prepared by
their lawyers, and that there will not
be suit for divorce.
Mrs. Roberts retains possession Of
her two children, and DR.. Roberts will
take care of the two children by his
first wife and live with them at Ok
ford. Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
IN WAR between UNIONS
Philadelphia Firm lis Sued for
Breach of Contract.

Philadelphia, Sept. 22.-An interest
ing and rather unusual suit was be-
gun here to-day by a labor union
against an employer for breach of con-
tract. The suit is brought by the
Amalgamated Painters Association, IN
corporated, against Huneker & Sons,
master painters. and the amount of
damages claimed is $4,000.
Huneker, it is alleged, had a contract
with the Amalgamated Assoc iation to
employ only members af that organiza-
ton, which is being bitterly antagon-
lied by a rival painters union, known
as the Brotherhood of Painters, Paper
Hangers and Decorators. The latter
union, backed up by the Allied Build
ing Trades of Philadelphia requested
Huncker to discharge the Amalgamated
men under threat of calling sympa-
thetic strikes on all operations where
Huneker was doing work.
He at first refused but finally de-
cided to dismiss ali the Amalgamated
men and employ Brotherhood workmen.
The suit of the Amalgamated Painters
then followed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
TILTED THREE TIMES
WOMAN ENDED LIFE.
Had Made Attempts when Love Fled
Twice Before.


Twice Before.
New York, Sept. 22.-Jilted on three
occasions by men who had promised
to marry her and having. after each of
the first two times unsuccessfully tried
to commit suicide, Mary Evakory, a
Russian servant, "a years old, made a
third and final attempt to end her life
to-day, and was found dead with a gas
tube in her mouth at the house where
she was employed.
Two yeas ago the woman came here
from Russia rs marry a man whom
she had known in her native land. She
found him married, with a family of
two children, and attempted suicide.
She then paid 5000 to a "Schatchen,,
or Hebrew matrimonial broker. TO ar
range a marriage but the intended
bridegroom withdrew aud the woman
took carbolic acid. Her life was saw
ed, however, and when she had saved
up another 5000 from her wages she
again resorted to the Schatchen, who
secured man who promised to marry
her.
The engagement was announced last
week and the event celebrated with a
party. Later the woman learned that
the man she was going to marry had
a wife and three children in Russia.
She was found dead to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
MORE MEN IMPLICATED
IN CHINESE FRAUDS.
Prominent Federal Authorities May
Have to Go.


San Francisco, Sept. 22.-The Call
to-day says: Three more deputy sher-
ifs employed at the county jail as
iailers and one, perhaps two, deputy
United States marshals will in ali prob
ability be connected criminally with
the unlawful substitution Of Chinese
before the investigation now in progress
is ended
The evidence obtained against them
is said not to be conclusive, but 1t Is
sufficiently strong to warrant some
thing more than suspicion that they
nave been actively implicated In the
illegal traffic for which three white
men and three Chinese are under ar
rest and OF account Of which william
p Gamble committed suicide.
1.-THE Investigation may even go Iuf-
Their. There are strong suspicious mat
Federal officials even higher up man
the men directly charged win me OF
tense Of Chinese substitution exercised
tsclt aeqmescence in the frame
Tbelr actions 90 this matter are De-
Ing scruunlzed with the utmost care
IN the secret service agents engaged
I'M the investigation ana u neea faph.
no surprise if 40 upheagal ~ al lfnHl
Two II the important feaefal DlDesh
IN fhla city should follow
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
JETT MUST HANG
THAT PENALTY IMPOSED FOR
MURDER OF COCKHELL.
LAWYER WANTS NEW TRIAL.
1T THIS Is DENIED WILL APPEAL
TO COURT OF APPEALS.

Reading of Verdict Had No Eject
Much Observation-Disclosures Moth
err Not in Court ROOm-COckren
Was Killed July Fl, 19O2-This the
Second Trial of Jett on Charge of
Murder-FOr killing of Marcum
Was Sentenced to Life ImprisOn-
mcnt.
Cynthiana, KY. Sept. 22-After
trial lasting eight days, the jury in
the case of Curtis Jett, charged with
the murder of Town Marshal Thomas
Cockrell, at Jackson, KY, July 81, 1902,
this evening rendered a verdict of
guilty and fixed the punishment at
death.
When the jury entered the court room
after agreeing on a verdict, quiet reign
ed for a few moments. Jett's mother
had gone away earlier under the i'm
preston that no verdict would he
reached. The reading of the verdict
did not affect Jet, but his brother was
very much distressed. Elijah McKin-
ney served as foreman of the jury,
and after the delivering of the ver-
dict to the court. the jury was poll
ed The death sentence was then
read to Jett by Clerk T. ]. Robinson,
after which Jet was given over to
the custody of the deputy sheriffs.
Col. Blanton. Jett's lawyer, will file
a motion for a new trial tomorrow
morning, and if the motion is over
ruled he will appeal the case to the
Court of Appeals at Frankfort Ky.
This has been the second trial of
Curtis Jett on the charge of murder
In the first trial for the murder Of
John Marcum, Jet and Thomas White
were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Attorney Blanton stated to-nighs that
he will move for a new trial on Thurs
day on the ground of absence of wit
nesses, absent counsel and erroneous
rulings. Sentence will then be passe 1
on Jett and his attorney will be allow
ed until the November term to file his
bill of evidence for the appeal.
Blanton says that Jet has author
ICED him to say that he has nothing to
confess and he will make no confess ion.
The jurors agreed among themselves
not to divulge the proceedings in the
jury room. One juror. however, stated
that for four ballots eleven jurors voted
for the death penalty and one for a life
sentence. All agreed on the fifth bal
LOT
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
FOUR MASKED MEN
HOLD UP AND ROB TRAIN.
Blew Open Express Safe and Got
Possibly $4,000.

st. Joseph Mo-. Sept. 22.-Four
up westbound Burlington and Missouri
River train No. Al, five miles north of
this city. The safe in the express car
was dynamited and the car wrecked.
Officials of the road say the safe con-
tanned but little money. Other reports
say it contained from $1,000 to 100000.
Everything in the safe was taken and
the men escaped in the darkness with
horses.
A posse was organized and is in pur-
suit of the bandits.
Not single shot was fired, the train
being stopped by means of a red light
The engine and express car were UNI
coupled from the balance of the train
and backed half mile where the car
was dynamited.
According to meagre reports received
from the scene of the hold up at mid
night, the instant the train was stop
ped two of the robbers climbed into
the engine, and with drawn weapons
compelled the engineer and fireman 20
obey orders. One of the men uncou-
pied the engine and express car from
the balance of the train. The party
then climbed into the cab, the engine
the explosion followed. The train was
loaded with passengers for the West
and the hold up created a panic.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
MURDER OR SUICIDE
YOUNG WOMAN'S FATE.
Found Crushed on Railway Tracks
at Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 22.-Despondent
and disheartened over conditions, some
of which may never be known, Miss
Olive Rayl, sister of DR.. w. L. Rayl.
of Chenille, whose body was found
badly crushed, and severed into several
pieces on the lake Shore tracks in
Gordon Park early to-day, threw her
self in front of a passing train or lay
down on the tracks to await death.
This was the opinion of the police to-
night after a day spent by the entire
detective force in attempting to I'M
ravel the uncertainties which sur
round the death of the young woman.
The belief of the police that she was
not murdered and her body placed
upon the track is practically substan-
tiated by the coroner. and a second
physician who performed the autopsy
over the body. neither of whom incline
to the theory of murder.
Notwithstanding their belief that the
case is one of suicide the police are
still working on it, and will continue
to do so until further effort in that
direction seems useless.
Miss Ray1 came to this city from
Wellsville, o.. some time ago. to
take up the work of nursing with her
brother, who is a physician, and enter
ed a training school for nurses almost
Immediately upon her arrival. The
only cause for self destruction, If the
death of the young woman proves to
have been such, is disappointment in
a love affair at Wellsville, and this is
also said to have been the cause for
Miss RayIs leaving her home city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
MORE THAN DOUBLED
A. C. /. RETURNS.
Umpire Decides Franchise Is Worth
$2,464,57O.

Atlanta, Sept 22.-Former Governor
Allen d. Gambler, umpire in the arbi-
tration of the franchise tax of the At
lantic Coast Line this afternoon made
his award. The franchise award was
81, 464,570 The road returned the fran
chise at $1,130.922, and the controller
general assessed 1t at $4662, 900. The
reduction in the controllers assessment
was 50, 1877 430, the award for the tangi-
BILE property was $685. 16, the same
as the assessment of the controller.
The tangible property was returned by
the road at $6,961,441. The award for
the franchise tax is $1,000 per mile
and for the tangible property $12,2SS54,
the franchise return of the road per
mile was $1.693.1O, and the tangible
property return per mile was $10,451.
The award of the umpire is regarded
as a victory for the state since the
tangible property remained the same
as the assessment of the controller
and the franchise award was consid-
erably greater than the return of the
road
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
WAR is BREWING
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Nicaragua and Honduras Are Dis
putting boundaries.

New Orleans, Sept. 22.-Advices of the
republic by soldiers from Spanish Hon
duras to enforce the country's conten-
tion that Nicaragua is giving a con-
cession to the Pittsburg, Pa, syndi-
cate granted rights on territory which
belonged to Honduras, reached this
city via the American steamship Break
water from Puerto Cortez, Spanish
Honduras
Last month a commission headed by
Gen. Ordenez was sent by President
Bonilla of Spanish Honduras to Cape
Gracias to notify the collector of the
port there that If the Nicaraguan re-
public did not recognize certain rights
claimed by Honduras along the Wanks
river separating Honduras and Mica
raugua, that war would be proclaimed
by President Bonilla.
The customs officials and military
authorities at Cape Gracias lacked the
authority to act in accordance with
Honduras request so Gen. Ordonez and
his colleagues returned to Tegucigalpa,
warning the Nicaraguans to be on the
lookout for an invasion provided the
Honduras rights were not respected.
President zelaya, on being notified. i'm
media tely garrisoned Cape Gracias.
Unless an amicable settlement of the
boundary dispute is effected there is a
strong probability that war will be de-
clared
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
AT SYCAMORE HILL
SECRET SERVICE MEN CAPTURE
HARMLESS CRANK.
WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT.
WAS SHADOWED. SEARCHED THEN
SENT TO NEW YORK.

He Was Unarmed and Had Nothing
Suspicious About His PersOn-Said
He Wanted to See President and
His Summer Home, Having Read
Much About Sycamore Hill-Gave
His Nationality as Swedish and
President Was Out ChOpping
Wood.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. pa sus-
picious character giving his name as
Samuel Swenyon was held by the Sc
cret service officers at Sycamore Hill
late this afternoon while making an
effort to see the President. He was
turned back to the village, shadowed
stopped in Oyster Bay and searched
and later placed on a train for New
York. He was unarmed and appeared
to be a harmless crank. possibly a re-
ligious fanatic.
Swenyon, who is a slightly built man
about 35 years old, with a reddish
brown moustache, blue eyes and a
strongly foreign cast of countenance,
walked up the roadway leading to Sag
amore Hill about 4:30 o'clock this after
noon. He was stopped by a secret serv-
ice officer. Swenyon told the officer
that he was a Swede, and had come
from New York to see the President
and Sycamore Hill, having read about
the Presidents summer home in the
newspapers.
A short time before, the President,
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, had
gone from the house to the woods near
by to chop wood, that being favorite
exercise of his. The man was turned
back by the officer, who told him the
President was not at home. Swenyon,
who said he was a gardener, looked
curiously about the grounds and then
started on his return to the village
He was followed by another officer in
one of the Presidents road wagons.
Swenyon asked passing driver for
a ride and rode into the village with
him. He had scarcely arrived in Oys-
ter Bay when he was taken from the
wagon by two secret service officers
and examined. Swenyon had nothing
in his pockets except about 81 in money
and a Swedish religious newspaper. On
a piece of paper he wrote his name and
address in a perfectly legible hand.
After examining him thoroughly the
officers were convinced that he was
entirely harmless and that he was
neither an anarchist nor s. socialist
He readily acceded to the suggestion
of the officers that he leave the viii
lage. They accompanied him to the
station and saw him off to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
WHITM0RE EXPLAINS
HIS RECENT ACTION.
StereOtypers Union Not to BE Mixed
in Miller Case.


Washington, Sept. 22.-President
Whitmore, of the Stereotypers and
Electrotypers Union of this city, made
a statement to-day to the effect that
his opposition to the Central Labor
Unions resolutions sent to President
Roosevelt in the Miller case was indi-
vidual and not as representing the
union. He said he went to the execu-
tive council meeting to protest verbally
but that President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor refused
to discuss the case Mr.. Whitmore
said that the Stereotypers Union Is not
and will not be involved in the con-
troversy.
No formal consideration was given
the Miller case at to-day's session of
the executive council, the meeting be-
ing devoted mainly to adjusting dis
putes between subordinate organiza-
tions. 1t is pointed out that while an
official copy of the resolutions of the
Central Lab Dor Union was forwarded by
that body TO the federation last night
the local Bookbinders Union No. 4,
which expelled Miller from its mem
bership, has not reported the matter to
the federation. II was asserted to-day
that this is a condition precedent to a
formal considera ton of the case by the
executive council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
SUICIDE THEORY ABANDONED.
Police Called ON to Find Murderer
of Rich Nebraskan.

New York, Sept. 22.-Coroner Brown.
who is investigating the death of John
d. Fitzpatrick, the wealthy young Me-
braska man found dead, shot through
the heart, in his apartment yesterday,
has abandoned the theory of suicide
and to-day called upon the police to
investigate the shooting on the possi-
bility that it might have been murder.
The position of the revolver. the fact
that Kilpatrick's clothing was not
burned, and the absence Of any ascer-
tainable causue for suicide, led the
coroner to say that he believed the
shooting to have been either accidental
or murder.
Coroner Brown added that theories
that Fitzpatrick had committed suicide
because suffering from kidney trouble
or because he had lost his fortune in
speculation, were disproved, the au-
topsy showing that he had no kidney
troubles and investigation proving that
his speculations had been profitable.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
MANY COMMISSIONERS
TO MEET IN ATLANTA.

Atlanta. Sept Estate school COM
rnissioners of the Southern states viii
meet in Atlanta Oct for the purpose
Of organizing an association. The
meeting was called by A. l.. Whit
field. superintendent Of education Of
the state n Mississippi State School
Commissioner W. y. Merritt Is very
much 90 favor Of the meeting and
states Il viii be big thing for the
south. Commissioners from Hortb
Carolina, south Carolina. Georgia,
Flori9s. Alabama, Tennessee, Arkan-
sac. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and
Kentucky VIII probably b. present a.
me meeting The MEETING va prob.
sbly ~ held 81 me senate chamber "a
fbs CaplteL
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
LOW CAN'T BE ELECTED
SAYS w. J. JEROME.
Says False Note Mt Start of Cam
paign FOredOOms II to Defeat.

paign FOredOOms II to Defeat.
Lakeville, Conn, Sept. 22.-William
Travers Jerome, district attorney of
New York, gave out letter tonight
to r. Fulton Cutting, president of the
Citizens Union of New York. on the
question of the fusion nomination for
mayor of that city.
In Mr.. Jeromes letter are embodied
three letters which he has received
from Thomas A. Fulton, secretary of
the Citizens Union. These letters are
devoted TO enlightenng Mr.. jerome
regarding the opposition within the Cit
liens Union to the denomination of
Mayor Seth Low and assert that MIR.
Low cannot be elected if nominated.
Mr.. Jerome says in his letter to Mr..
Cutting: The false note with which
this whole campaign has started fore
dooms it inevitably to defeat, and it
may be, in a wider view, just and I'LL
timately beneficial defeat. l stand to-
day apparently a discredited man in
our community. The public press is
almost a unit in its condemnation, and
yet there is, I believe not a news
paper in the city of New York whose
reporters on political assignments have
not reported to their desks that
ticket with Mr.. Low at its head must
be lost by a plurality estimated at from
10000 to $4,000.
with this known to thousands in the
city Of New York and the Citizens
Union is about to nominate Mr.. Low
protesting that they believe he can win.
Is there any element of truth and sim
cerity in such a profession?''
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
GIRLS AS MARKSMEN
COULD DO AS WELL,
English Generals Harsh Criticism of
Naval Gun Crews.

London, Sept. 22.-The question re-
garding the accuracy of the shooting of
the British cruiser Powerfuls AZ inch
guns, which, it is claimed, saved the
town of Ladysmith from capture by
the Beers, has brought to the front in
a sensational manner Rear Admiral
Lambton, who gained much commenda-
ton for conveying the naval guns to
Ladysmith just before the garrison of
that place was shut up by the Beers.
In his evidence before the South Afl-
can War Commission Gen. Sir Archi-
bald Hunter, now commander of the
forces in Scotland, who passed through
the siege, declared that the practice
with the naval guns was so bad that
he Offered to take girls out o. school
who would serve the guns and make as
good practice"
Admiral Lambton has now publ Fhed
a statement to the effect that immedi-
ately after he saw Gen. Hunters evil
dence he wrote officially to the ad MI
rally demanding an unreserved apology
from Gen. Hunter. Admiral Lambtol
asks the newspapers to abstain from
comment pending developments.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
railroad increases Capital.

Corpus Christi. Tex. Sept. 22.-The
stockholders OF the ST. Louis. Browns
willie and Mexican Railroad Company
met al it's offices here to-day and de-
81 900. 900 10 81, $50 900, and also 10 amend
les charter 20 provide for the extern
sion OF rs main line from a point AZ
or near SintOn, 20 Houston In Harris
county with a branch from a polnt
not more than six miles distant from
ChenanEo ga BrazOria county 10 Gall
weston, also Tor branch from its pres
ont main line "a kingayille 10 3 point
sixty miles distant therefrom IN Starr
county,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
PARKS CLAIMS
CAUSE DEADLOCK.
Discredited Leader Says He'll Win
Out Yet.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 22.-Late to-
night the Credentials Committee ap-
pointed by President Buchanan of the
international Structural Iron Workers
was stir in secret session, not having
vet broken the deadlock which it de-
yeloped soon after beginning its work
at noon. Just what question the COM
mittee is trying to settle is prohlemati-
cal. but il is believed that the seating
of Senluel Parks and his friends OF
the rival delegation from New York
is the most serious difficulty which the
committee has to contend with.
It is confidently believed that the
Credentials Committee will be ready to
report when the convention meets III
the morning. Parks at midnight stat
ed that the report of the Credentials
Committee would be favorable to his
delega tion. The anti-Parks delegates
while they would not discuss the ques-
ton as freely as Parks did, dlscredit-
ed his claims.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-23
STRIKERS DEATH UNAVENGED.

Norristown, Pa, Sept. 22.-After be-
ing out fifty minutes the jury in the
trial of Harry McEmoyle, a former
coal and iron policeman. charged with
the murder at Nesquehoming, Carbon
county, of Patrick Sharpe, a striker,
during the coal strike last year, brought
in a verdict this afternoon of not
guilty.
Judge Weand Immediately discharged
McElmoy1e who will be called as a
witness in the case of William Bone
mus, a fellow deputy, who will be plac-
ed on trial tomorrow. also charged
with the killing of Sharpe. Bonemus
was a witness for McElmoyle and
while on the witness stand said that
he (Bonemus) fired the fatal shot, and
that he did it In self defense.