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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1899)
5 Uie of a Great Name. F "e.r who have big names and need ready money: lurner ueall, ident of the Produce Lxchanee st ComPan5' used 1,6 Becretray i produce axcango nu ui wio iw gouthern Society. Among tha ? 0f his acquaintance he admires f so much as he does Colonel Wil ' ,de Hertbnrne Washington. A lit fwhile ag ne a8'ted Colonel Wash ion if he niig11 use his namo in a Lcial transaction. Having implicit jth in Beall, tho colonel consented, wflg pleased to receive a short time Card a check for $15,000, his L of a deal made by his friend on strength of the name of Washing- . . 'The machinery moulders of Pitts-, ire have decided to ask the manufac Lra for an advance in wages of at T-t 10 per cent, and the establish ment of a minimum wage rate of not than $2.75 per day. The attend ice numbered over 300, representing .Wry machine shop in the city and al most 1,000 skilled mechanics. The moulders have made no demand for a ige advance since 1889, when they t on their fight after a short strike, jjnce that time wages have gone up tpi down, and all semblance of uni- i rarity has been obliterated. Some of e shops are paying as high as $3 a trhild others Dav 40 to 50 cents less. 1 The Elder Inspiration. I At the close of a forenoon session ot ministerial conference, in announcing jhe opening subject for the afternoon, the presiding officer said: "Elder H. trill present a paper on 'The Devil."' Then he added, earnestly: "Please be prompt in attendance, for Brother JL has a carefully prepared paper and js full of his subject." And the Jlomiletic Review says that it was jome minutes before the presiding offi cer understood the laughter which fol lowed his remarks. (Stunned With Woe. The gentleman with the red, red mse got aboard the trolley car which ,liy:ome mischance had stopped for a .moment. The silence was intense. Hhe little boy looked at the man with the nose. j And the little boy didn't ask his lather anything. j "Merciful heaven 1" muttered the fond parent "I am the father of a freak!" Indianapolis Jo urnal . The Brute! "He tried to kiss me, judge," said the female complainant. J "Did he succeed?" queried the court. IV, Bll. "Five dollars' fine!" thundered the court, turning to the prisoner. "Be more careful next time." Philadel phia North American. The Unpardonable Breach. "Maud, would you like to sue a man for breach of promise?" "Not unless the promise he had made was to buy me ice cream. "Chicago Kecord. Beginning Tuesday last, the Denver Overland Cotton Mills put on a double shift of workmen in response to the de mand for low grade cotton stuffs throughout the country. The company will run day and night. The former force was 250 employes, but this will he doubled as ranidlv as the works can he adjusted to the new conditions. German production of pig iron in the first half of the current year was 4,000,000 tons, against 3,000,000 in the same time in 1898. Secret of a Girl's Beauty I J Gown.. Vi. "TCnuR. formerly r. 1 8outh lota. but now Ident of Salero, Ore.,aayo: hd h.?veI two iwi my daughter weak b -neeked clrl to pale 5 im?n.d h'PlM Invalid h and wllfi terrible headaches, Ui,f,Mlull3r r,w weaker and mori I LrfJri .1 PPIntly without eauie. avail T"a dctora, butall without eoUBht J Sa t plenM friend. I miinA.b?xJ?' Dr- William.' Pink Wul ZT. Peop'. nd to our aur aehM ?f0,5 u und her bead turn i?1"1 Vth8 co,or naD to re- tlmJ.LflI,J)0,M mor- "! by the comnl-?Jmd flt'bed them aba wa Si a rnStl.y rMt'e. and UMlay abe of a Sau hl'7' U7 f "I "td Aom Vlr,J an1 leSly one." Qrt?th OrUonindepcndnt, tjaltm, Dr. Wltll.-.t ni-L Bin. ... n.i. n i. S.,1 r,"'r ,0ld b h do'" ' hundred, U bo hi r;,ct,d' N- t0 cen, Pr ot, WILD VENDETTAS OF THE MOUN TAIN REGION. Three De.peP(,te and Bloody Basin in One County-Hundred, of Teople Killed -War. of KxtermW tioa WaL-cd by Three Fa.uilic. Clay County, Kentucky, Is probably the most famous district of Its size in the United Slates, says a correspond ent of the Chicago Inter Ocean. Kings County, New York, and Cook County. Illinois, are of slight Interest to the general public, compared to the little moonshine borough, whose largest town has only 250 inhabitants. "Bloody Clay" holds three distinct feuds with in its borders. Its simple, uncouth na tives live in a state of continual war fare. Every gathering Is enlivened by a shooting affray. Conditions In Clay County hark back to Scotland's border warfare, when one bugle blast assem bled. Highlanders and Lowlanders in deadly conflict. Very few of the bitter est partisans on either side of the feuds could tell at this time what their quar rels ore about. Fighting with one fac tion or another Is a point of honor with every male Inhabitant 15 years old and owning a Coifs or a Winchester. The three vencdettos now in progress hero are known as the Phllopt-Grlffln Garrard-Baker-White Howard, and the Markum-Roberts. In addition to this the fires of two other hatreds are smol dering ready to break Into flame at the first crack of a rifle. These are the Sizemore-Asher and the Stapleton Btnge feuds. Up to date twenty-two people have been killed in feud warfare in Clay County. In comparison with Ken tucky's two other historic feuds the Prench-Eversole and Strong-Arny, In which 131 people were killed, the loss FEUD 1 Webb's Hotel. 2 and 3 Blind tigers. 4 Little while building Is postofflce. 5Da"gh White's house; Dauph !s snid to have killed John Blake ami Frank Clark. 0 Spot in road where Sheriff White threatened to kill the Inter Ocnn correspondent. 7 Courthouse. Whites arsenal, where they store Colts revolvers, Winchesters, and ammunition (H-The jail. of life in the Clay County vendettas has been slight. Fhilpot-Grifliu Fend. Ia importance the rhllpot-Griffln feud now ranks first. Years ago one of the Phllpot allies called one of the Griflin mountaineers "a liar." The in sult flew from lip to lip. Clay County iok up arms-tbe one party to avenge, the other to repeat the injury. Fight ing rages still, and not many of the bit terest foemen now know the original starting point of their enmity. They are lined up for the Thllpots and the Grif fins, their kinsfolk and retainers, and will fight till the last drop of bad blood has been spilled. The Phllpot-Grlffln feud Is well organized. Each faction has Its recognized leaders. When a great battle Is antlclpntd they have ap pointed gathering places; each day every member of the faction is visited and given the latest news. Every few days all gather and formulate plans, each faction meeting at night at the homes of their leaders. Guards keep vigil; the pistols are laid in the holsters under the edge of the bed, and the Winchesters stand on the stock at tae head. Each has his arsenal, in which ore stored extra weapons, ammunition, etc Both clans have a countersign for night work. If a rhllpot meets a rider In the lonely bills at night he halls him with the greeting of the Phllpot band. If an answer does not come promptly and accurately there Is a blaze of pow der and a midnight duel. The Griffins are equally alert, and all their follow ers are drilled In the proper' Griflin countersign. On ench side the clans men are nil magnificent shots, and car ry the very best of weapons. The leaders of the Thllpots are George, rieasant, Timothy, and the lion, uranvme Phllpot, an ex-State Senator. They are prosperous farmers and tlmbermen. This faction numbers about two hundred, and nearly all live in the "Pigeon Roost district," seven miles from Manchester. The leaders of the Griffins are Sol Griflin and Dave Chadwell, and their faction Is com posed of a little less than two hundred of the Griffins, Chad wells, Bametts and Hamptons. Excepting the Chad wells, all are poor farmers, but are game fighters. They also live tn "Pig eon Roost." two miles from the Phil pots' headquarters. In the fall, two years ago, John Phil pot and his father, Granville Phllpot, met Aaron Morris and William Bundy, TOM BAKElt AND HIS SOX 'jni." his father-ln-law, who accused John Phllpot of having named some of them as "liars." Words grew warmer until the fighting commenced, and John rhllpot waii shot Ly Morris In a hsnd to hand battle with revolvers. Hostili ties went no further until Christmas Day, 1898. Smith Cheek, a "bad" man and nervy shot, kept a little store on House Creek, two miles from "Pigeon Roost." Green and Hugh Griffin, Aaron Morris and William Bundy were as sembled at the store celebrating the day by shooting turkeys, eating cheese and crackers, and drinking moonshine whisky. Up the road came three young Phllpots, "Jim Crow," Pete, and Pleas ant, They rode past the store at a gallop, consulted together, and rode back. REGION IN CLAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY. "Smith Cheek, lemme in your store. I'm the best shot in Clay County, and I kin prove It," shouted "Jim Crow" Phllpot to the Griflin gang inside. "Xo, ye ain't," retorted Morris, "I live In the same county," and with this he fired on young "Jim Crow" Phllpot, and the "flghtin' began." Every man ia the crowd joined the fracas, and when the smoke of battle cleared away William Bundy lay dead, and Smith Cheek, the storekeeper, had "drapped TYPICAL MOUNTAIN HOME. part o' one ear." Not long after that Evans Chadwell was shot and killed by one of the Phllpots, who fired at him from ambush. Battle of Uooker'e Branch. On July 17, 1898, occurred the battle of Hooker's branch, a terrible affray, unequaled In the annals of Kentucky feuds. George Phllpot, his two sons, Pete and Bob, and a nephew, Edward Fisher, started for Red Bird Creek to cut timber. On the way they met "Wash" Thacker, a deputy sheriff, who had a bench warrant to compel "Bob" Phllpot to appear ns a witness before the Grand Jury. They met in a little opening In the forest where the road erosses Hooker's branch. George Phll pot began writing out a bond, the rest of the little party grouped about him. Suddenly Hugh, Harve, and Greene Griffin dashed Into sight on horseback, led by Aaron Morris. As they gaKoped up Morris fired, striking Phllpot In the back. "Pete" Phllpot grabbed a rifle from the wagon and put a bullet into Morris' head, and the leader of the Griffin boys rolled under his horse, dead. While this was going on the three Griffin boys confronted Ed Fish er, getting between him and the wagon. Fisher had a stock of weapons beside him and plucklly faced the three single handed, throwing away weapons as he emptied them and grabbing loaded ones. At last he fell back, dying, and In falling his revolver was discharged, killing Hugh Griffin. Only fonr men were left now, Harve and Green Grif fin on one side, and George and Fete Phllpot on the other. The deputy sheriff had disappeared in the woods at the first fire. The Griffin boys fought desperately, even after they were wounded and unable to aim their weap ons. Both were killed finally, and of the seven who began the battle only two, George Phllpot and his son, "Pete," were left. They were un touched. Since the battle of Hooker's- branch the vendetta has been waged unceas ingly. A few nights afterward Sol Grif fin's house wn surrounded by a posse of armed men, who riddled the cabin with bullets. The family lay down flat on the floor and escaped almost mirac ulously. Dave Chadwell, a deputy snerlff and member of the Griffin clan, was next ambushed and shot to death. Bob Gregory, another Griffin sympa thizer, was shot and killed as he rode along the highway near Manchester. At the trial, a farcical proceeding, af ter the battle of Hooker's branch, Dep uty Sheriff Thacker testified that or ris had fired the first shot in the fight. This threw Thacker In line with the Phllpots, according to Clay County Hi ethics. Accordingly, as he and his half-brother, Jim Smith, rode home, they were murdered on the very spot where the Hooker's branch battle had taken place. Finally Governor Bradley called out troops, and two of the Grif fins and two Chadwells were arrested. They will be tried for participation in the feuds within a few days at Man chester, and it Is expected that they will be released. Then, according to the popular belief, "h-1 will be turned loose again In Clay." The White-Howard Fend. The Garrard - Baker-Whlte-IIoward feud runs back several years. Two of the most powerful families In the coun ty, the Whites and the Garrards, are Involved. At the head of the one faction Is Judge Beverly White, related to va rious lawyers, Congressmen and Gov ernors. Gen. Theophllus T. Garrard, leader of the opposing clan, is a mem ber of a family distinguished in this country and in England. Members of both factions in this feud, with the ex ception of hired retainers, are an ad vance upon the illiterate clansmen of the rhllpot-Griffln vendetta. At pres ent the Whites and their connections hold all the county offices and are in a position financially to carry on the quarrel to better advantage than their enemies. Two of the Bakers are now In Jail at London, twenty-four miles away from Manchester, and active hos tilities have ceased temporarily. M,uch of the fighting in this vendetta has been done by hired men, who received $ 1 a day and their "keep," by which is meant the supplying of ammunition, bacon and corn bread. Of the personal courage of the lead ers of the feud there can be no doubt. The Bakers are said to have Indian blood hi their reins, a fact which may account for the alacrity with which they take to the methods of fighting peculiar to the red men. Susan Calli han, a half-Cherokee, is among their ancestors. Captain "BUI". Strong, who is reported to have slain twenty-live men with his own hand, was her grand son. Dr. Abner Baker, who flourished In Clay County half a century ago, killed a number of men In his time and finally was hanged for murder. , Genernl Garrard a Factor. Gen. T. T. Garrard, who figures ia the present troubles as a friend of the Bakers, performed the same service for Dr. Baker fifty years ago. He tried to get the Governor to pardon Dr. Baker on the ground that his killings1 were the result of homicidal mania, and In recent years he has been giving bail for others of the Bakers when they got into the clutches of the law. The old General declares that he cannot be driven out of Clay County, where he proposes to remain the rest of his nat ural life with his pet cat. but his son, Gilbert Garrard, has had to move away to escape assassination. Efforts were made to have Judge Eversole, who Is related to the Whites, vacate the bench and call a special term of court, to be presided over by a special Judge, to try the murder cases, but the plan fell through. The first killing in late years was on June 0, 1808, when Wilson Howard vnd B"Th Stores was killed, and A. B. Howard, father of Wilson, was wounded. This, it Is thought, was done by Tom Baker, as there had been a dispute between them regarding a $40 note. The next day James Howard: met George Baker, father of Tom, and shot him. Shortly after this Charles Wooten, son-in-law of A. B. Howard, was shot by Sid Baker. In August Tom BakeT met and killed Will White, and Sheriff Beverly White, Jr. Later, in the same month, John Baker was shot by two men from behind two trees on Goose creek. Ills negro, who was with him, was likewise killed. July 10 of this year Tom Baker, who was to be tried in Manchester for the murder of Will White, was taken to the court house under the protection of a hun dred State troops and a Gatltng gun; but while standing In a guard tent in the courthouse yard a shot rang out from Sheriff White's house, directly opposite, and the noted Tom Baker, cousin of Captain William Strong, of Breathitt, fell dead. Court was ad journed, and every one who could left Clay County. The troops then took Wiley and James Baker to the Jail In Barboursvllle. To show what Intense hatred exists, John D. White a few days ago cheered, as Edward Garrard1 passed, for Carlo Brlttan, wh'o killed Edward's brother Daniel ten years ago. Owing to Inadequate State lawa Gov. Bradley has been powerless to quell the disturbances. Martial law he cannot declare, cannot appoint a Judge and a grand Jury from another county, and cannot have a Clay County citizen Indicted elsewhere. The only way a new Judge can be had Is for the Circuit Clerk to hold an election of the bar, and In this case the Clerk Is Da ugh. White, one of the feudists. He cannot take away their arms. In fact, the State laws are such that Governor j Bradley Is less able to prevent further disgrace to the State than any of Its citizens; and yet all look to him to pre serve order. His only course is to call a special session of the Legislature, and either change the laws or repeal the Incorporation of Clay as a-county, and divide it Into four adjoining coun-j ties. How He Crosaed ths nrldjrf. The unaffected modesty which marks the best type of courage "Is one of the most winning traits a man can have, be he soldier or civilian. .; During a re cent battle In the Philippines, a Kausas regiment was brought to a bait at a wrecked bridge. The trying situation Is thus described by a hero of the war, Lieut. Col. Little: "As the colonel was across and my battalion at the bond of the column, my bugler, Berry of Company F, anil I were the first to reach the bridge, and, of course, the first to cross. "I've read of men crossing bridges under fire at the head of columns, and; supposed the sensation was peculiar.! It was not. A man simply tries to pad dle along as fast as he can, and get across. I beat Berry ' over, but we haven't decided yet whether I was the braver or the worse scared." Advertised. A new and verdant postmaster in a small rural town had received instruc tions to advertise all letters uncalled for at the end of a. certain length of time, no obeyed orders by Inserting the following advertisement in the vil-, lage weekly paper at the end of the first week of his term of office: ' There are ten letters In the postofflce that nobody has called for. If them they belong to don't take notice and call by the end' of the month the let ters will be sent to the dead letter of fice. Anybody expecting letters they alnt got can come and-see if any of these letters Belong to them. All take notice. , ' Mrs. Mulligan An' what did hla 'onner say to you this morning? Mrs. Mulcahy Can't you and your husband live together without fighting? Mrs. Mulligan An' what did yer say? Mts. Mulcahy No, yer 'onner, not happily. Boston Traveler. ' luU4Uaioof