Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-02-05
Record Is of Change and Dealt,
but Also of Felce and
Prosperity.
EATIO15s HAVE NEW RULERS
Many Persons Known in Statecraft,
Politics, Music and Letters
Pass Away.


changes in all parts of the world. Death
has taken rulers and governments have
been changed, men and women Of prom
inence and achievement in many line.
have passed into the silent hereafter
fire ard food have levied their toll
upon human life ard property, gree
and hate have melted to grave crime in
numerous instances. But the record is
not all dark. Mans activities along
peaceful ways have gone steadily for.
ward, achievement has made decided
Roadway. the quiet lives Of the major.
ity Of earth's people have moved on uJl.
vexed by war, pestilence or famine, and
grateful material prosperity seems to
he the portion Of most of the civilized
cations.
Early in February the king and
crown prince OF Portugal were assas.
sinated in a street of Lisbon and the
crown passed to a young son and broth
er, the present King Manuel. The
deaths, in November, of the Emperor
and the Dowager Empress of China
caused change in the ruling head o.
the Celestial empire. A new president
has more recently taken hold of affairs
In Hayti, Bulgaria has declared itself
independent Of Turkey, and the last.
named country itself has made radical
innovations tending toward a constitu.
donal government
The neurology Of the year Is memor.
able for the number of notable men
and women OF prominence In the world
of art, letters and music who have
passed away. Among those to succumb
during 1908 were eX-President Grover
Cleveland Sir Henry Campbell Banner.
man, ex-premier Of England; Tomas
Estrada Palma, Cuba's first president:
Bishop Henry G. Potter and Rev. Nor.
gan Dix of New York, Ira d. Sankey.
Pablo de Sarasate, August Wilhelmj
Edmund Clarence Stedman, "Ouida,"
Joel Chandler Harris, Murat Halstead
Bronson Howard, Victorien Sard0u.
Louise Chandler Moulton, Harriet Hos
mer Chas. Emory Smith and VIM. B,
Allison.
A destructive theater fire and panic
In B0yertown, Pa, the burning OF a
school house in Cleveland suburb.
mine explosions, forest fires in Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
storms and floods I'm various parts Of
the country caused the loss Of many
lives.
The year witnessed the starting Of
Admiral Evans fleet Of warShips on its
triumphal tour Of the Pacific
The horrible developments upon the
mur1er farm Of Mrs. Belle Guinness
near LaPorte. Ind, the unlawful activi-
ties Of the night riders in Tennessee
and Kentucky. and the race riots in
Springfield, ILL.,. nre dark spots upon
the record of the year.
The principal events of 1908 may be
thus epitomi2ed:
JANUARY.
HJury disagrccs in trial of Caleb
Powers for murder of Gov. Goebel of
Kentucky. Jury acQuits Geo. A. Petit
13-Theater fire and panic in Boyer
town, Pa, causes 167 deaths and injury
Of 75 persons. :. Union station annex in
Kansas City burns.
1S-Death of Edmund Clarence Sted,
man. poet E. Three miners rescued after
being buried for 46 days in mine at
Ely, Mo.
19-Death of Chas. Emory Smith of
Philadelphia, former Postmaster General
2i-S1 100000 fire in Portland, Me. =. =. .
Death of August Wihelmj, noted violin
ist
25-Death of "Ouida," English novel.
list.
2S-$t. 100000 fire in Chicago.
30-Death of Burr Robbins. well
known circus man.
FEBRUARY.
king Carlos and Crown Prince
Luis Felipe of Portugal assassinated II
streets of Lisbon. ;. Harry Thaw ac
quilted OF Stanford White murder
Gov. Toole of Montana resigns.
MANUEL ii. proclaimed King of Por
tugal.
3-Death of Col. Thos. G. Lawlor o
Rockford, Ill.
1O-Rurial of King Carlos and Crow
Prince Luz Felipe of Portugal.
11-Anthracite centennial celebrated il
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
12-$23,000 bank robbery in Rich Hill
NO.
15-Marriage of Miss Tcodora Shont
and Due de Chaulnes.
1S-19-Severe blizzard sweeps middl
and western States.