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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
Congressman Said TO Have De-
mandGd Money as Loans.
81 A HEAD FOR SIGNATURES
choetaw Explains How $4,000. 900 Land
Lawyer Got signatures-Tribe An.
cry Over Governments Delay.

Jacob l.. Hamon charged that Con-
gresham Charles Il. Creager. Republi-
can. of Oklahoma. under the guise OF
loans. had attempted TO obtain large
sums OF money from J. +. McMurray
after Creager had introduced a bill in
congress providing for sale OF the
Indian lands.
Hamon brought his charges in de-
handing the recall OF creager to the
witness stand before the congressional
investigating committee at MacAles-
ter. Okla. for cross-examination.
Il want To show" said Hamon, that
Creager demanded large sums OF
money from McMurray after that bill
was introduced by Creager."
The bill fIamon referred TO provld
ed for the sale of surface lands TO
private individuals and for the sale of
the mineral deposits to the govern.
ment. Under the arrangement McMur-
ray with his contracts. IL was assert
ed. would have obtained 10 per cent
of the money paid by the government
How the contracts were procured by
which. according TO Senator Thomas
p. Gore. of Oklahoma. s3.000,000 in
attorneys fees was to be made out
of the sale OF lands given TO the In
dams by the government. was related
before the investigators.
W. r. HOLMAN. a Choctaw Indian,
testified he had been employed by j..
F. McMurray. holder of the contracts.
70 go out among the Indians OF Okla
homa and induce them to sign the
documents.
At the same time. Holman related.
he was paid "a dollar a head" for oh.
tanning contracts appointing McMur-
ray to act In tax cases. In this way
McMurray procured 10000 contracts
TO sell land.
The terms were 10 per cent at
torneys' fees" or 100000 profit for
McMurray and his associates. To pro
mote this deal in congress Senator
Gore contends he was offered $685.
600 or $4,000 bride by Jacob l.. Ha.
mon
Holman testified that he. himself.
had signed the 10 per cent contract
because he. in common with other In.
dians. had become discouraged over
the governments promise to sell the
land
81 would have given % per cent to
McMurray." said Holman. "if he could
have got us the money quickly" He
said he believed some of the Indians
would be willing to give McMurray
10 per cent
Questioned further Holman testi.
fed 1t was the belief of the Indians
that their property was worth from
$50 900 900 to s40.000.000. and the nm.
derstanding was McMurray was to get
10 per cent Of this
"is II actually the belief among In.
dams that they have to pay somebody
else to get what the government said
rightfully belongs to them?" That
has become the belief that they have
to give up a good portion of what they
get in attorneys fees"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
German Aviator Fatally injured.

Oscar Helm. German aviator who
was competing in the flying contests
at Johanneisthal. fell $50 feet and
was so badly injured that he Is Ell
pected TO die. He was driving
Wright biplane when II suddenly som.
ersaulted. The machine turned com
pletely over four times in its descent.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
saIesman Weds RIeh Woman.

Mrs Mary d. Train. who gave her
age as seventy years. her home ss
San Diego. Cal. and estimated her
wealth in the millions. was married
In Chicago 10 James Dibs. OF New
York. Syrian linen salesman. agei
twentythree years. Mrs. Train said
that her income from rents alone was
faee0 a month.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
sxOress Train Kills Three BOYS.

Three boys were killed and one in.
jured near East Greenwich. n. l.. by
an express train bound from Boston
for New York on the New York. New
Haven a Hartford railroad Parts of
.se bodies were strewn along the
tracks for 200 yards.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
Chilean President Sees Attack.

President Mont. OF Chile. was a
near observer OF the attempt to as.
sassinate Mayor Gaynor. The Chilean
executive and Nine. Mont were sail
ing on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
for Europe.
As Mayor Gaynor first came aboard
pleasant greetings were exchanged be.
tween him and the Chilean president
The mayor then went to his cabin and
later Joined his political associates on
deck.
While thus engaged Nine. Mont
first noticed Gallagher approaching
the mayor from the rear. She descrlb.
ed the man as looking rather old. with
a grlzzled mustache and gray hair. lie
stood diagonally behind the mayor.
she said, as the shots were fired.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14

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nm nia-Ee, o cunEsrvalIn naGIunl
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wiz Msv+ iIal SUM ssslsartsnc. WIN
its application. II nlfeu 7 Inoizk IA
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14

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circumstance ultt president s1Iit 1I1-
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14

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TO li+s- sl'@lsl-r-gs u liz 1ro--- Uni
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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11

daring the .lattsr's famous visit % City
point. and who. when refused admis-
sson. made threats against the presi.
dent Al the time the man gave the
same Of Smith. but Crook has always
been conndent that Il was none other
than the notorious ourrat. with whose
under normal conditions
10 VA familiar through having lived
IN the same county In Maryland before
the war.
Tue home a ca Crook h the city
a Warrington 10 . veritAbls museum
q relies and msmentoss Of Lincoln
and other ptssidsnta. Probably the
most prissd OF Ill the keepsakes b .
card In llncoln's AAndwriting Which
The presidsnt aA1rsasad 10 ths provost
marsAal general when Crook and IN
oGAsr bodyssard. AlsxaAdss Smith.
were drafted tor service n ~ army.
TIE prsstdsnt wrote that 10 could noa
spare the msa and asksd The above.
nsatioasd olaciai 10 please Az The
matter. This precious BIT of pApss ~
poos1 for ysAss u The vaf depart
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11
The Living Lincoln.

How we'll | remember when Lincoln
lived 1t Petersburg. Ill. carrying the
chain for a surveyors party and work
ing for rs cents a day. The surveyors
wife told me that she often saw him
studying at night. seated on the cellar
door. reading Blackstone often until
midnight by the light OF the moon.
Lincoln always took note Of the
light and dark of the moons. rs IN
shown by an incident which occurred
during his early practice Of Law. A
murder was committed In the neigh
borhood OF the village. and the son OF
the surveyors wife was arrested on
suspicion from the testimony OF an
EYE witness" In the meantime Lin
coin had swung out his single ~ a
lawyer. at Springfield. and on this
occasion nobly did he prove that the
kindness Of the surveyor was not for
gotten by the student who cad Black
stone by the moonlight.
he went to the jail and questioned
the young prisoner. who asserted his
innocence, and Lincoln took up the
case.
At the trial the witness swore tina,
he saw the murder committed.
Might you not be mistaken" asked
Lincoln. A dim light In deceptive.
and II was q dark night"
The witness FASTENED to reiterats
that II was bright moonlight. where
upon Lincoln promptly pulled FROM
among his books an almanac. and said
calmly.
IL In not necessary for me 10 make
a plea. tor no jury can place any -
lance on q witness who will swear
that II Was = moonlight night when
the almanac proves that II q the
, dark Of the moon..-Daniel w. Ayers,
In the National Magazine.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11
1iruolr,

Ztnloln
~ARK were the clouds that lowered over thee.
HP7 Dear land. deep the encirclng gloom.
Blasted the fate Of blood-bought Liberty.
Wide yawned the nations waiting tomb:
When from the West, whittier thy fortune ran.
Up from the woods and plains God raised q man.
The wild bird takes its long. unsrrng fight
BY what strange guidance none shall say:
Stars in their endless courses ride the Night
Sunbeams unfold the curtainsd Day:
Waves Of the ocean find the distant shore.
Winds Of the trackless air blow evsrmors.
No inspiration. faith or prophecy
The ways Of Providence reveals;
No miracle from Lies deep mystery
Its dearly treasured secret steals:
Who holds it in the hollow Of His hand,
He. only He. can see and understand.
Spirit OF Lincoln. givn = while TO men,
To teach and save, thy mission Ger.
His voice it was that called thee once again.
And softly through the open door
OF starry ways. miraculous. led on
And nations bowed their heads when thou vert gone.
W. 7. H.. n ~ OHIO M0gazase
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11

Uncle Joe Cannon tells this new and
characteristic one on Honest Abs"
Lincoln: 1T WAS the lilinois state
convention at Decatur. held to name
delegates TO the national convention
that nominated Lincoln for the prest.
dency. After the prayer q cry WAS
started on the platform: Open =
passageway! Open q passageway!
Let Dennis Hanks and Dick Ogiesby
through! They have some rails that
Dennis HanAs and Abe Lincoln made
Ia 1891
They came up with the rails. which
had a piece OF cotton cloth rolled
round them bearing the legend:
These rails were made by Dennis
Hanks and Abraham Lincoln In 1880.
They were walnut rails. such ~
would be hard to find now. but there
was plenty OF that kind OF dns hard
wood in those days.
AT this stage OF the proceedings
some fellow yelled out: ABE. did you
split them rails?' Said he: Dennis
Hanks says ! split those rails. don't
know whether l did or not, but have
made many . better onel' Then the
crowd yelled"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11

ment nles. but when Robert +. Lin-
coin. son OF the martyr president. was
secretary OF war. be gave II 70 his
fathers old guard.
Another OF Col. Crooks souvenirs u
. mahogany cane made from the rail-
Of the little spiral stairway whereby
Lincoln reached his once on the sec-
ond hoo Of the White House. stair.
way long since torn away. Col. Crook
has some almost priceless specimens
OF the china service which Mrs. Lin.
coin selected for the White House. and
which Col Crook declares to have
been more beautiful than any table
ware purchased before or since for
use on the presidential table. Among
the pieces are a Gun and saucer which
Lincoln used. These. like all OF the
pieces OF this service. are ornamented
by q BROAD maroon band and adorned
with the American eagle and coal Of
arms In coiors.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11

HERE are ye< living from
half Q dosen 70 . dosea
men who may b said -
have known Abraham Lin
coin Intimately and Per
sonally. OF Ill these tor
mer associates Of the martyr prssl-
dent. however. none can rival Col VII
liam H. Crook In the p~osssasion q
vivid and unique r~scollections OF the
war president Moreover. Col Crooks
"reminiscences Of the most interesting
portion Of his long public career have
been kept ever fresh in his memory By
continuous service 1t the White House
In Washington. Of which no has besn
IN attAche for more than twoscoes
years. and where he constantly sees
objects and Incidents that remind him
OF the kindly executive who occupied
the presidential mansion when he 0rvt
took up his duties there.
Col. Crook. who II now In his seven
tieth year. has been for = long time
past the disbursing ofheer Of the prssi.
Dental business establishment, but
during the Lincoln administration he
Wal the presidents bodyguard and
thus. naturally. came more closely and
continuously in contact with the great
American thar did almost any other
individual. Crook wAs little mors than
twenty years OF when the civil
Wal broke out. and - soon ~ he VA
- no enlisted In the union army. Al
The expiration OF his term OF enlist
meat he secured . position on the 20
lice force ~ the national capital. and Il
was while serving In this capacity that
be was chosen a. the principal body.
guard Of the chief magistrate.
Under present conditions ths presi.
dent OF the United States need scarce
~ exchange q word with his secret
service protectors. who usually walk
or ride some little distance behind him,
but Lincoln was wont to insist that his
bodyguard walk by his side. after the
name OF q personal friend rather
than an oficial protector. The presi.
dent took quite a fancy to Crook. who
was young and. n he confesses, q
tribe bashful at the outset. In his
walks about the capital and his nightly
tramps from the White House to the
war department-there was no tele.
graph ONCE at the White House In
those days and the president went TO
the department to get the war news at
hrst hand-Lincoln talked on a variety
of subjects with bodyguard Crook. and
even discussed at times the possibility
II some person attempting to do him
narm. Col Crooks ~recollections OF the
president on these night pilgrimages to
the news center portray a tall figure.
wrapped in a rough gray shawl and
wearing a tall beaver hat Often the
kindly. sympathetic chief magistrate
would draw his bodyguard to his side
and walk hand In hand or arm In arm
with the younger man.
When Crook was on duty at night at
the White House he would take his
station. after the president retired. In
the corridor on the second floor OF the
mansion upon which the presidents
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11

bedroom opened. Often a. he paced
up and down he could hear the great
man sigh or In his sleep after q
day of unusual anguish and anxiety.
Occasionally he would have to awake
the sleeper TT deliver some important
telegram. but Crook declares that LIN
coin never displayed any irritation It
such Interruptions. On occasion.
when he entered the president = room
in response to the usual Come In"
he was surprised to and Lincoln busily
engaged In sewing a button on bis
trousers. Just repairing damages"
explained the droll president. with a
half emile.
Crook. who mad been on duty all
day with the president. did not accom-
pany Lincoln to Ford's theater on the
night OF tie assassination. He always
refers to his absence on this occasion
with deep regret. for he had a special
system o his own for. guarding the
president O. snch public appearances.
and ne I. convinced to this day that II
be had been at his usual station at the
door VI the presidents box. Booth
could never nave passed him. There
would seem to be some ground for
Cooks confidence. for the bodyguard
did Illustrate the plans Of . man who
sought to gain audience with Lincoln
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11
New Lincoln Story.

w" 0S0I
The following unpublished story of
Lincoln's relating Is told by Adlai f.
Stevenson. former ice-%president of
the United States.
II knew Lincoln WE'LL" said Mr..
Stevenson. land he once told me this
story. When he was a boy at school
there was In the class another boy,
who somehow could not learn to read.
II was the custom to open school with
q selection from the Bible, each pupil
reading a verse In turn.
Zone morning the story was OF tho
children OF Israel and the fiery fur
mace. and the verse. with the names
OF the three men who were cast into
the furnace-Shadrach. Meshach and
Abednego-fell to the lot of the little
boy who couldn't read. He made q
stagger at It. but didn't do very we'll.
and VA rewarded by a hearty slap
from the teacher. He cried . little.
then the reading went on.
"All Of q sudden. for no cause that
anyone could see. he began to CRY
afresh. A halt was called on the read.
ing, and the teacher demanded "a
know the cause Of the uproar.
III you don't stop that crying I'll
give you another SLAP said the do.
mimic severely
".An' l don't care II you do sobbed
the boy. That's just what I'm cryins
about. anyhow. I've counted up the
verses. and when It's my turn again
I'll Just have to read them same d.
namea all overt"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11
: Lincoln :.
The Ideal Leader

life: At least we may believe that the
trying period Of reconstruction with
the criminal precipitation OF a vast
horde OF ignorant suffragists upon the
franchise would never have been per.
mitted had Lincoln lived.
So 1t L.. whether we look back upon
what Lincoln did or anticipate what
his wisdom would have done for the
country had he lived. we find In him
that which Is typical and prophetic
Of a greatness only possible In such
a government Of the people. for the
people and by the people as 1t is our
unspeakable privilege to enjoy. And
1t Is safe to say that as the years and
the centuries go by. that souljourney
from log cabin to white house. that
innate greatness OF sincerity for hui
manfty, OF reverence for the sacred,
OF love to a and God will ever
serve to rebuke vanity and sham and
points the way and inspire to that
only true greatness that puts a patent
OF nobility upon people and nations.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-11

~N0UnN the recurrence of an
hG4H other anniversary Of the
M rs birth of Lincoln the COM
SN handing figure Of the
@%A great man Is again
- brought before us. And
1t was commanding-not In the mere
outline of his tall frame or In facial
expression, but 1t was commanding re-
garded as the home Of his great soul.
That is what makes all great men i'm
pressive. What matters 1t to the
reader of history that Socrates was
homely and u%ngainly; that Plato
talked but looked the philoso-
pher he was; that OF the great phi
losopher without whom Christianity
could scarcely have won its way 1t
was said that his bodily presence was
weak and his speech contemplate. or
that the conQueror Of Marengo and
Austerlitz was small In stature? Here.
as In the case of Lincoln. the great
ness OF soul 1t was that gave dignity
to the body and glorifed 1t: the fact
Is, great natures are always impress
sive. In his lifetime Solomon was
honored above all others. He was de-
clared to be the wisest Of men. But
he had not the wisdom that achieves
Just and lasting results: Had Wash
ington, Madison and Monroe been no
wiser, the country could not be what
It Is to day. declares a writer In the
Christian Work. In the measurements
of world-history the years are few
between Columbus and Warrington.
and fewer still between Washington
and Lincoln. Grand. noble. imposing.
the types Of greatness represented BY
the two lives. dearest OF all In this
Land; yet how widely different the
genesis OF each! The one sprang from
the highest rank In social hfe. n 1t
the time It was necessary be should.
On the other hand. 1t Is the glory alike
Of the country and the nan that Lin.
coin sprang from the people. Fos
such = conflict Al vi civil war Lin.
coin wal the best possible. the ideal
leader. The cabin. the bare-footed
boy studying by c~andlelight at night
after the hard work OF the day. 1.-The
r%ail-splitter," Honest Abe"-these be
came watchwords Of inspiration, for
they meant Just what the war for the
union meant: they stood for just that
which the future Of the country most
needed and must have. II the ideals
OF q noble humanity were to be real
iced. And We may nttingly add. and
most truly 30. that the country will
never know what 1t lost when the a.
sassin's pistol ended the great mans