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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06
Told by q Clerk.

Not long ago rubber bands were used
only In government buildings, lawyers
offices and by druggists, but now you
find them serving In all sorts of shops.
Indeed, they are an important adjunct
to even the grocery dealer. They an
swer every purpose as cord and are
very much easier to handle. Besides,
they make a more symmetrical parcel,
and that is the salesman's pride. Take
the interesting box of. candy, for In
stance, the pink cord and blue cord
which for so long a time marked the
bonbon box as Its own, has given way
to dainty ribbons, and the outside
wrapper Is bound with rubber bands,
sometimes Of the narrow thread-like
variety, and sometimes Of the wider
kind. Yes, l think the rubber band has
come to stay. 1 don't know how much
the Irvine and cord industry have been
affected by Its use, but, as far as I can
observe, 1t must be to a considerable
extent.
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cents, than most small cities can show
In a month. In the winding, narrow
streets which run from Broadway to-
ward the rivers they stand so closely
side by side that a gloomy, canyon
like appearance is given the streets
and the man who gazes upward to-
ward the fourteenth, eighteenth, TWEEN
tieth or twenty-second story Is made
to feel his insignificance.
But 1t is within that the greatest
interest lies. The population Of from
1000 to 1900 persons is as varied as
that Of a town. Banking houses han
die, behind handsome marble desks,
their hundreds Of thousands, which go
out to mingle with the country's pros
perlty and develop new projects Of In
dustry and ingenuity. Insurance com
panies pledge their enormous capital
to the lives of men in California and
Florida, and to the safety Of ships
rounding the Cape. The tickers In
many brokers' offices, over which noisy
stock spectators and sober investors
touch elbows, click out the news con
corning the great mass Of world
wealth for bits Of which thousands
daily match their wits and eheir ener-
giles. Lawyers make plans in these
rooms that will free the innocent and
punish the guilty; and promoters sell
South American mines and West AZ
rlcan land rights. The Offices of a
great Western railway system bind
the East and West with bands Of steeI
and commerce. and exporters send
goods from New Hampshire mills to
the Orient. An energetic man with
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06
CHAPTER XVIII.

June was delighted to return home. As
for Tom, his joy Mt recovering her was
exuberant; he could hardly take his eyes
off his darling, and returned for the nonce
to the lover-like demonstrations of the
first part Of their married life, which June
In later days had so sorely missed.
Madge came up to the Hall every day,
and the cousins talked with much inter-
est of the incidents of their stay in town,
and looked forward exceedingly to the ad-
vent Of some Of their London friends at
the end of the month. Mrs. Trevanion
was coming; Dallas was to spend a week
with them, and also a Mr.. Carslake, in
whom Madge took a certain amount of in
%terest, and who had evinced a decided
Partially for her society. In her mind
June had already arranged n marriage
between the pair, as Mr.. Carslake was in
every way desirable, with the exception
of being perhaps rather too old. 1t
would have seemed strange that so very
grave and quiet a maj should attract and
be attracted by q madcap like Madge,
did not the very smallest experience teach
one that opposite and not similar quail
ties most frequently draw the sexes to-
gether.
A week later Mr.. Carslake and Dallas
arrived. Mrs. Trevanion was to have
come on the same day, but her son had
caught a severe chill and had to be nurs-
ed Mt home.
Three days went by-three pleasant
summer days, with blue skies, and a hot
sun tempered by delicious breezes. Mr..
Carslake, Dallas, June and Madge made
a very happy quartet. They rode and
drove, played lawn tennis, strolled in the
gardens, sat under big trees, went on the
lakelet-always together, and yet sufii-
GENTLY apart to be able to carry on their
conversations out of each others jrime-
date hearing. Tom was tremendously
busy with various bucolic Operations, and
no smallest thought crossed his mind Of
there being any danger Aeayipg two
such handsome young\ Ner at
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06
OF BUSINESS
MAKE vERlTABlE CANYONS OF
NEW YORK STREETS.
Each One of the Many Huge Office
Buildings Is a Community In Itself,
in Touch with Distant Parts of the
Earth.

Among the multitude Of interesting
features of New York City, prominent
place must be given the towering office
buildings, which are more numerous in
the lower end Of that city than any
where else In the world. Coming in
on a ferry at the Battery or at the
south end Of West street, there rise
up before you monsters Of brick, stone
and mortar within the walls of any
one Of which is carried on inside Of
twenty-four hours a greater volume Of
business, measured In dollars and
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Dallas was so much in the habit Of do
ing what his friend told him, that, in spite
of dreadful misgivings, he obeyed her.
and when the street door closed upon him
Mrs. Trevanion went to interview Lady
Dangerfield, feeling about as uncomforta-
BILE as she had ever done in her life.
Mrs. Trevanion's manner is so quiet,
and her tone so cool that they have a
mesmeric effect on Lady Dangerfield;
and every word is so true that it goes
home. She stands with her face averted
from the speaker, and a new light begins
to dawn upon her. After all, she has
committed this %escapade in a fit Of pas
sion; his lordship has been very angry,
but he said nothing about leaving her or
turning her out Of the house; she left it
IN an access Of passion; he is not to know
where she has been, unless Mrs. Trevan-
ion betrays her, and that with a pang Of
rage) she is not likely to do, for Dallas
sake. But her head is not cool enough to
reason, so she simply does what the i'm
pulse of temper prompts.
81 have not the least intention of sacri-
ficing anything for Mr.. Broke" she said,
contemptuously, behaving, figuratively
speaking, like the ostrich, who puts its
head in the sand. Il came to say some
thing to him, and he ran away like a cur,
so l can't say it. But 1 suppose" with
sarcasm, "if you can come and see him
there is no reason why l should not do
the same"
Mrs. Trevanion smiled.
"You fatter me very much," she said.
sRtrf pphot n ypr,a &c .., aa.~ l. 4.
not what is permitted to a young. woman
like you"
Lady Dangerield curls her lip supercil-
iously, as though to say:
"You need not think you take me in by
that"
"Well," she remarked. 1--WE may as well
go out together, and / will get into a
hansom."
Mrs. Trevanion turned to her with a
sudden movement.
Just this once" she said, make q
friend Of me and trust me. Let me drive
you home; it will be better for you. And
looking Lady Dangerield straight in the
eyes, think what you will of me, but
when l give my word it is sacred; no one
shall ever know a syllable of this"
II don't care whether they do or not
said her ladyship, recklessly. "And
would not trust any woman in the world
on her most sacred oath. But l think
1t quite possible, for the sake Of your
dear Dallas" scornfuly, that you will
hold you tongue. |. All right; you car
drive me home if yoS like, and then come
back to be thanked Yad blessed by him.
The following morktng Dallas received
a letter from Lady Dangerfield, which
was a choice specimen of invectives, NAL
ice, and sarcasm, but it was dated from
her husbands house, and contained nc
hint of spending the future or any part OF
1t in the society Of Mr.. Broke. Indeed
she went so far as to caution him against
presuming to call at her door or approach
ing her in public. With a deep sigh OF
relief, Dallas tore the letter into fifty
pieces; she was his enemy for life.
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Keeping large quantities of dynamite

Keeping IHrBe quHHtIIIes OF uyHHnIIte
and gun-powder in a wooden store In
a thickly settled portion of an incor-
porated town, in close proximity to
many buildings and persons, is held, In
Rudder VS.. Koopman (Ala.) 81 L. r. A.
4S9, to constitute a nuisance which will
render the proprietor liable for dam
ages caused to other persons In case
of an explosion, ven IL this is due to
a fire which originated without his
fault on the premises of a third per-
son.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06

Coo HE accident at Byron station, Cal, that caused the loss of twenty
three lives apparently because the brakes refused o work, produced
= remarkable conditions The Stockton flyer crashed into the "Owl'
train, and when the big engine struck the day coach o n the rear ofsthe
"Owl' it's speed ws o great that it dashed the trucks ron beneath it, The
engine plunged clear through the day coach, moving it but a rev inches
horizontally, and was stopped by the heavy dining a next Neither train
left the track, although both werela late and the flyer was running at from
sixty to sixty-fve miles an hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06
Stuck on His Books.

Penman-You say you like my
books?
wrlght-Well, I'm stuck on two Of
them.
(Which two?"
'The two l bought. "-Yonkers State
man.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-03-06

1t doesn't cost a cent to be Al
man. but 1t may cost you yo
be q fool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
PISTOL AND HATCHET
WEAPONS OF ATTACK
Two Girls Do the Carrie Nation
Stunt at Winfield,
Kan.


Winfield, Kan, March 31.-The two
daughters of John Osborne, of this city.
armed with pistols and hatchets, while
in search OF their brother, Ed Os-
borne, smashed down doors and de-
stroyed other property at two saloons.
They first visited Art Schmidts place
in North Main Streetand being refused
admittance battered down the front
door.
The bartender attempted to draw bis
revolver when the sisters promptly
covered him with their pistols and he
dropped down behind the counter Be
fore leaving the place they smashed a
number of bottles and glasses. At
Chad. Thomas place, nearby, they
smashed Il large front window when
refused admittance. They were not ar
rested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
BITTER FEUD REIGNS
AMONG KENTUCKIANS
Desperate Battle Results in Several
Fatalities to Howard-ManOs
Factions.

Lee City, Ky, March 31.-A desper-
ate battle between factions of the
Howard Manns feud of Morgan coun-
ty took place here, as the result of
which one man is dead, two mortally
and two desperately wounded.
Nick Strickland was stabbed in the
abdomen and expired an hour later.
Charles Mccormick was shot through
the neck fatally. Clay Rose received
a bullet in his right side and will die.
The other wounded are Billy Manns
and Bob Howard, the former shot
through the right shoulder and the
latter in the left groin.
Strickland and Rose are brothers
in-law of Manns, and figured with
Caney. The Howard boys took ref.
uge in the hotel, which was riddled
with bullets, endangering the lives of
Il dozen guests. The former is a half
brother of VIII Howard. who led the
Howard faction in that battle with
his brother Billy. y man named Bag
ley and Abe Little were on their way
to church when the Manns crowd at
tackled him. The former started to-
ward Strickland, and Rose drawing
his revolver shot Mccormick. The
battle was then opened with vigor,
the participants seeking hiding places
behind trees and rocks. Some thirty
shots We're fired, and when the smoke
cleared away four men lay PROSTATE
on the ground.
1t was an hour before anyone
would go to either of the fallen men
because the uniniured of both fac
tions had retreated to either side of
the creek and continued threats of
renewing the battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
BITTEN BY A WINTER BUG
Polish Farmer Made a Maniac by the In
sect-EntomOIOgist Frustrated,
but Not Insane.

Mendon, Mich, March 80. - Oscar
Ncwasaky, young Polish farmer near
here, became u maniac as the result
of bite by winter bug. The day
after he was bitten his body began
to swell and physicians have been un-
able to give him relief. Professor De
Vos Olinberg, entomologist, came here
at the request of the National mu-
scum at Washington to procure speci-
mems of the bug.
He found nest of the insects in
a bog near Newasaky's home, and
while trying to capture them was bit
ten on the chin, and within an hour
was in semi-conscious condition. Olin-
berg does not show the symptoms of
insanity that appeared in Newasaky's s
case. and the physicians are hopeful
of his recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
ELECTION RESULTS
IN HAWKEYE STATE
Municipal Tickets Voted On in Sec
Ond Glass Cities in
Iowa.

Des MOines, Iowa, March 31.-Muni-
cipal elections were held yesterday in
second-clasS cities and towns of the
state. Party lines were drawn in but
"a small percentage of the elections
Probably the hottest fight in the
state was at Waterloo. where union
labor element tried to gain control
of the ADMINISTRATION. p. J. Marion
was reelected mayor on a peoples
ticket, defeating both labor and re-
publican tickets. The vote was the
largest ever polled in any election in
Waterloo.
Strong tendencies toward munich
pal reforms were shown in many
places. At Carlisle and Centerville
preachers were elected as mayor in
opposition to tickets favoring wide
open administrations. Municipal own
ership exhibited much strength. At
Alta there was hot contest over n
municipal heating plant, which was
authorized by a > to 1 vote. At OF
tumwa democrats reelected T. II.
Pickler mayor by reduced majority.
At OskaIoosa democrats carried the
city for the first time in 20 years,
electing John C. Williams mayor. At
Fort Dodge after Il stubborn contest
the democratic candidate for mayor,
\. II. Northrup, defeated the repub-
lican nominee, J. Bennett, by 1877
votes. The democrats also elected
the city treasurer and assessor. At
Red Oak DR.. w s. Reilly. democrat,
was elected mayor by 2Q3 majority.
The democrats also elected the city
solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
He POINTS
TO PENNELL
Does Judge in His Find
ing in Burdick
Case.
WIFE is CENsURED
But Her Great Punish
rnent is Spoken
Of.

Buffalo. March 31.-Judge Murphy,
in his findings in the Burdick case,
declares the identity of the murderer
has not been proved.
The statement is an exhaustive re-
view Of the evidence brought out dur
ing the inquest. Special attention is
given to the letters exchanged be-
tween Arthur r. Pennell and Mrs.
Burdick. particularly the one con
tanning the threat against Burdick' 5
life. Concerning these the judge
says: altogether these facts would
in my opinion constitute just ground
of suspicion ON which a warrant could
be issued were he alive
Wife is Censured.
In conclusion the judge says: 1T
is our duty to censure Mrs. Burdick,
but great as her wrong has been,
great is her punishment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
SALARIES OF SOLONS
APPARENTLY IN PERIL
Legislative Action II Years Old At
tackled as Void by Ne
braska Man.

Lincoln, March 81. - EX-Supreme
Court Commissioner Ryan yesterday
began a suit - enjoin members of the
legislature from drawing salaries for
the last twenty days of the session.
The suit is based on the allegation
that the constitutional amendment of
seventeen years ago extending the leg
islative session from forty to sixty
days, and increasing salaries of men,
bers from So to 50 Il day, was Illegally
declared carried.
By compromise effected last night
night the suit will not be taken up
until after the session expires by linn
itation on April Z. This will permit
members and employees of the present
legislature to draw their salaries in
full
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
German Officer After the
American Ad-
miraI.
SAYS KAISER'S FLEET
Could Smash Americas
Best Iron C1adS--De-
fiant Words.

Berlin. March 31.-Admiral Dew
ey's criticism of the German navy and
his Iaudation of his own American
fleet raised a storm in Germany which
found vent yesterday in a defiant ar
ticle written by Count Won Revent-
low. The tone Of the article is likely
to embitter still further those Ger
mans whose ruff1ed feathers Presi-
dent Roosevelt is automatically try
ing to smooth down by showing that
Dewey's words did not convey either
the governmental or the general
American public's ideas concerning
the war forces of the two countries.
Count Won Beventlow rather invites a
clash at arms between Admiral Dew
ey's and the kaiser's forces and saws
that in such an event the American
ships. which are really only third
raters. would soon be shot 10 pieces.
Would Like to Smash Dewey's Fleet.
The reply to Admiral Deweys crit
icism is published in the Tageblatt.
1t begins with a comparison of the
German and American navies. In
answer to Dewey'> assertion that
Germans on their warships are una
bic to form a compact. individual
fighting force Count Reventlow SAYS
Germany'S first squadron is homoge-
neous and always ready for instant
service.
1t could smash Dewey's heterOge-
neous assemblage," the count con-
tinues, which has not single mod
ern armored cruiser"
Touching the American naval ma
in, ha Tr,I
Won Reventlow says they were gener-
ally childish and always resulted in
defeats of the hostile fleets. the naval
commanders. therefore. gaining large
newspaper glory.
In conclusion Count Beventlow
writes of the poor craftsmanship of
the West Indian fleet" and declares
that Dewey's ships have AN insufii-
cient number of officers and men,"
The morale Of the American navy. he
adds. is low, as indicated by the nu-
merous desertions." He believes the
United States will have a fine fleet
some day. but they have no such ag-
gregation of warships yet.
German Government is PIacated.
In coutradistinction with Count
Won Reventlow the foreign office is
fully satisfied with the explanations
Admiral Dewey made to President
Roosevelt regarding the admirais in
terview in which the German navy
and the German emperor were men
toned.
No communication on the subject
has passed between the foreign office
and the German embassy at Washing
ton. because the officials here from
the beginning felt certain that if
Admiral Dewey had been correctly
reported the government of the Uni
ted States would do everything prop
er on its own initiative without any
reminder from Berlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
NOT INTENDED FOR BUSINESS
But Just to Let Great IHItain Hookwink
Canady; They Say"


As it is constituted, the tribunal is
peculiar in that it cannot reach con-
clusion that will have binding effect
unless one side or the other comedies
the claims of the opposing side. No
umpire exists whose deciding vote
would turn the scale. Either the claim
of Canada TO part of the sea coast
line of Alaska must be admitted or
the United States claim must be con-
ceded. which shuts Canada entirely
out from the sea, except through
United States points.
A man who thinks he knows the
inwarTlness of the matetr says: 1t
was an open secret in Washington
during the winter, while the Alaskan
boundary treaty was before the SEN
ate, that the unusual composition of
the tribunal was designed to give
Great Britain means of receding
from the claim TO Il part of the Alas
kan coast line without seeming to be
actually retiring and without arousing
the jingoists of Canada, who are will
ing to so TO war rather than admit
that the Canadian boundary runs thir-
ty miles inland along the Alaskan
coast.
sit was said here, and passed from
senator to senator as matter of COM
mon knowledge. that Great Britain
had larger interests at stake, in which
the good offices of the United States
were needed, and that she was willing
to sacrifice whatever claim she might
have to the Alaskan seacoaSt to gain
the good will of the United States in
other directions. 1t was upon this i'm
piled bargain that many senators voted
to ratify the treaty"
The Alaskan boundary was the
stumbling block in the negotiations Of
the high joint commission and brought
its work. to naught for the time being.
Now that this VeXed question has been
referred to a special tribunal, the high
Joint commission will be able, it is
said. to reacn a conclusion on ques-
tions of great moment affecting Can
ada and the United States. A meet
ing of the high joint commission is
scheduled for next September, at which
time the Alaskan boundary tribunal
will also be nj work. The high joint
commission on the United States side
is composed Of Charles w. Fairbanks,
Charles ]. Faulkner. Serene Z. Payne,
John w. Foster. John a. Kasson and
Z. jefferson Coolidge.
AS Foster has been designated as
agent for the United States before
the Alaskan boundary tribunal, it is
probable that another person will be
appointed by the president to serve on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
OVER LINE FENCE
Disputes Between Canada and
the United States Soon to
Come Up Again.
TWO COMMISSIONS TO 60 TO wRK
One on the Alaska Boundary Ques-
ton and the Other on Varions
Other Points,

Washington, March 31.-One of the
great questions of the next year or
two will be the relations of the Unit
ed States and Canada. Unless efforts
about to be made along several differ
ent lines come to naught there will
be a decided Improvement in the eX-
listing relations, both through the re-
moval of vexed questions and through
the establishment of closer commercial
bonds while immigration of Canadians
and emigration of United Statesans
to the northwest will bring about u
better understanding between the two
DeOnleS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
DEADLY WORK DONE
BY A BLAST FURNACE

Pittsburg, March 31.-One dead,
seven not expected to live. two miss
ing and seven others so badly burned
and disfigured as to be almost uurec-
ognizabIe was the terrible result of
an explosion in a blast furnace of
the Edgar Thomson steel plant of the
Carnegie company at Braddock, Pa,
early today.
As far as can be learned the eXplo-
sion was due to a supposed defect in
the electrical equipment of the fur
mace