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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-15
TO THE PUBLIC
The very costly

TO THE PUBLIC -mT1ses. ras Ssry .ssssszs ssss,z
tor the Introduction OF Dukes Cameo Cigarettes
justified b. the fact of such brand possessing Lesi
innate Claim for favor from that class of Consuu-
who can discrm nate and appreciate Superiority
IN Quality The distinctive merit in this brand
Has Been Acquired by the results Of Long and
PAtien Study, and In the Dukes Cameo Cigarettes
We offer the Fines Quality of Ipers naiiy selected
Bright and Delicate Tobacco grown within the
golden belt Of North Carolina. We justly claim
and emphaticaliy assert that-~e quality OF this
brand Is Unrivaied by any ~ Il &tte at Eny price
ever produced In this counr
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-15

ME To @S Day. Samples worth Sl.60, FREE
~ N Lines NOT under the horses feet. Write BREW
s30 srER's sATsry Rrrs HOLDEN Co. Holly ,HKich.f
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
Notes.

John B. Mariner, alias Marion, woodfords.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Baldwin and vicinity are great places for
election bets. The last bet on the State cleo
tlon occurred Saturday night last when at
7.5O o'clock Mr.. G. w. Rane, Democrat,
wheeled Mr.. w. @. GRAHAM, Republican, to
the corn shop and back on a wheelbarrow
The start was made from the post office,
where large crowd had gathered. The
start was made amid the cheering of the
crowd and the playing Of the band. All
along the route the people turned ont
and cheered, to which Mr.. Graffam politely
responded.
The Brunswick Telegraph says: "Father
German. of st. Johns Catholic church in
formed us Saturday that several cases Of
fever presumably typhoid attended by
deaths have occurred within the past few
weeks among the members Of his church
French Canadians). Several were running
at the time he spoke to us, and we under.
stood him to say that he attended Saturday.
the funeral OF one who had died of fever
He added that the surroundings Of the poor
sufferers were simply horrible"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mrs. ;. z. West. OF Pennington, an ener-
getic elderly lady, has by her own unaided
exertions gathered together since 1880 what
Is believed TO be the largest, most complete
and valuable mineralOgical. conchaIngicai
and historical collection possessed in Franz
lin county II Is particularly rich in rare
cal records. ni'soii-
Deputy Sheriff Alonzo Sylvester, of Farm
iinfEsDa, ~ E, Ia. republican candidate for sheriff
IN FRANKLIN county, Is shown by the official
returns TO have received the highest number
Oh votes on the Republican ticket in that
county. MI. Sylvester has reason to be
proud OF the flattering endorsement of his
iialtntul ian execution Of the laws during the
long term Of his service as deputy. Espec-
lally proud may he be of the strong temper
ahce support he received from those who are
Pleased with his vigorous and impartial en-
iorcement OF the prohibitory law.
A telephone line from Pennington to
Livermore Falls, and telegraph line from
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
A DAZZLING SIGHT.
Eight Hundred Pretty Girls All In a
Group at MontevIdeo.

Marcus A. Mayer, who has been plotting
Madame Patti through South America, writes
to friend in New York about the pretty
girls of Montevideo. He says:
The girls here are the loveliest | ever
saw There is one part of the house where
they only allow ladies. That Is the Cazuela
IL Is the circle just below the gallery, or Pa
ralso. and one of the male sex Is not allowed
there, and ladies are not allowed to wear
Donnets In the Cazuela. The front row is
reserved, and we charge So for these seats.
Inc back rows are for the admission tickets
70 tine CaZuela, and for these we get S1.5O
AT about five o'clock the young ladies' COM
mence congregating at the door, and there
they stand and keep up such a clatter
ana row that the police often compel us to
open the doors and let them In at g. 30
You should see the scrambled They
are worse than men or boys. They take the
seats bsck OF the front row, and those who
are lucky get seat, while the unfortunate
damsels are compelled to stand up. This
ce will hold about 800 women, and 1t it a
beautiful sight to look at them in all the
colors Of the rainb0w-beautiful brunettes
all bedecked with diamonds. At the close
OF the performance platoon of soldiers
nifty men-forms on each side of the door at
tne exit 70 the streets and keeps the crowd
Dack, SO that the young ladies may depart in
peace, and as they go they are met by their
Dr0therS or fathers or some escort to see
them home. You never see a lady on the
street at nisht alone-she Is always with a
chaperone-and you seldom see them in the
daytime alone"
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
THE MApAwAsKA SCHOOL.
Dedication Exercises of the New
Building Last Saturday.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Sept. 21.-Interesting dedicato-
ry exercises occurred at the new building of
the Madawaska training school, Aroostook
county, on Saturday afternoon last Super
intendent of Schools Luce returned yester-
day morning from the Madawaska region,
having been in attendance at the dedication,
besides doing some very successful fishing.
The new building is one story in height, AK
36 feet, and equipped with all the mo dern
appointments. There is main schoolroom,
and recitation room, and its seating capac-
ity is 72 pupils. The cost is in the vicinity
of $500.
Mr. Luce presided at the dedication exer-
cises, which passed off very happily, al
though the attendance was hardly as large
as it otherwise would have been had Gov.
Marble been present. After few remarks
by the chairman, A. G. Fenlason, Esq, the
lawyer of Fort Kent, delivered an appropri-
ate and well written address of welcome. He
was followed BY Major Dickey, the "king'
OIL tne place, who gave an interesting histo-
ry Oh the Madawaska people, their pro gress,
etc.
In conclusion, Mr.. Luce presented the
principal OF the school, Peter Cyr, with the
keys OF the building. Mr.. Cyr responded to
the presentation remarks.
A pretty feature of the exercises was the
singing by the scholars, one song being rem
dered in the French language.
The school opened last Tuesday in the
new building, with forty scholars. and the
number is soon to be increased to sixty
This is larger attendance than in former
years, the average having been in the neigh
borhood OF fifty.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The weavers at the Stafford mill. Fail
River, struck yesterday noon. All the looms
are idle.
John Jameson & Co., oil merchants of
Montreal, have assigned In consequence Of
Dufresne's assignment.
James L. Bedell, the defaulting New YORK
clerk, alleges that he lost over 100000 in the
policy shops of Herman j. Emerson and
Philip Goss, who have been held for trial
At Fleetwood Park, yesterday. Budd
Doble drove the champion PAGER Johnston.
with record of 2064 for halls mile. He
made the quarter in 291 and the half in OO5,
the fastest time on record.
1t is reported in Buffalo that Lake Shore
pay car was robbed of $4,000 Thursday
night, the clerks being chloroformed while
asleep ana the safe being blown open. Rail-
road officers deny the story.
Samuel ID. Hale, the pioneer in United
States trade with South America, died in
Buenos Ayres. Thursday night, aged S4. BE
had accumulated fortune of S15,0O0,0O0.
The Megantic Fish and Game Club have
been on trip to Spider Lake, Quebec, some
OIL the members making an additional trip
into Maine.
Trouble at Aspen, Col, between the mid
land and Denver and Rio Grande railroads
over right of way led to a fight between
the employees in which several men were
badly hurt. A sheriff posse finally took
possession.
An Italian at work ON the water works In
Dover, N. H., has been drafted into the
Italian army and will return to Italy. He Is
afraid of arrest if he disregards the summons
and afterwards returns home.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
MAINE.
A Boom At vInalhaven.

RocKLAND, Sept. 21.-The Bodwell Gran
ite Company of Vinalhaven, have secured
the contract for the Brooklyn post Office and
as the job is large one, it will necessarily
require an increase in the workmen there,
and Vinalhaven win be a lively town for
some time to come. The business prospects Of
that place never looked brighter since gov
ernment work ceased. The Crown Hill
Granite Company, Of Philadelphia, who have
leased quarries there will commence business
on an extensive scale in the spring of 'S9, as
will also the Booth Brothers. Of New York,
at the Granite Island quarries and with these
new developments in the granite industry,
beside the contracts of the Bodwell Granite
Company, the town will be very busy the
coming season.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
MARY AND TIE 'PHONE.
She Looked Into IL and Couldn't
See Anybody There.

A certain Pittsburg household is suffering
from one Of those periodical Affections which
are at times unavoidable, even in the best
regulated families, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. In other words, there is a new girl In
the house-not girl baby, but simply hired
domestic, who Is the cause Of more annoy
ance than any healthy infant could possibly
The other day the housekeeper said to the
Innocent maiden:
=, Mary, go to the telephone and tell Jones,
the grocer, to send up half bushel Of pota-
Mary obsyed. She had seen a telephone
before and had heard people talking
through II, but she had never used one her
SELF She caught the receiver and held 1t to
her ear, and then without ringing shouted
Hello" again and again. OF course she got
no answer. She began to suspect that some
tning was wrong at tne other end Of the line
ana In order to verify her suspicion she took
ner mouth away from the transmitter and
applied her eye to the opening. She was sat
why, there's nobody there" said Mary.
How do you know" asked the house
keeper, who entered just then.
Because looked and looked and I
couldn't see person anywhere aroundp
Mary had an idea that one could see as
well as hear by telephone.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
Shot Gun Quarantine.

NATcHEz, Miss, Sept 21.-The city is in
fever of excitement at the yellow fever re-
ports from jackson and the shotgun quar-
antine viii be established at once. A large
excursion party from Natchez which visited
jackson are shut out from their homes All
trains on the Natchez jackson and Column
bus railroad beyond Hamilton have been
stopped. special train was sent out at II
O'Clock last night TO bring the Natchez peo-
pie from Cooper's Mills, Harrington and
been at Jackson
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
sowdoIn College Republican Club.

The students Of BOwdoin College have or
ganized campaign club to be known as the
Bowdoin College Republican Club. There Is
over one hundred members; the officers are
President, L. J. Bodge; vice president. +. l..
Staples; secretary, @. II. Fogg; treasurer,
+. M. Russell; executive committee, S. L.
Fogg, g. T. Files and Mr.. Foss.
The purposes Of the club are as follows:
To further the election Of General Harrison. To
uphold the American policy Of protection. To re-
strict immigration. TO promote the condition of
the labortng men Of this country. To maintain
OF America.
For the publication Of the ballot.
soldiers.
For the building up of our coast defences.
For the Strengthening Of the navy and merchant
marine.
We condemn the spirit Of the Mills bill and the
policy OF President Cleveland, as laid down In his
december message, and his letter Of acceptance.
finally we heartily endorse the national platform
OF the Republican party.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22

SELMA, Ala, Sept. 21.-A despatch from
Decatur this morning to the Times Mailfrom
DIR. Jerome Cochran, State Health Officer.
says: Il know of four cases of fever here,
and believe there are others. The local doc
tors have at last agreed that we have yellow
fever"
Selma is quarantined against Decatur,
Jacksonville. Fla., jackson, Miss, and all
evening, and adopted astill more stringent
quarantine. The health Of Selma is remark
ably, good, people are hopeful and business
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22

free as the most peaceful citizen, and though
the Canadian police are on his track and his
whereabouts well known to detectives who
have been sent in search Of him. nobody
dares place him under arrest. He is Donald
Morrison, an ex-cowboy from the western
plains, who has the reputation all over Can
ada of being bold, bad man, and not the
easiest kind Of fugitive to capture. The
Canadian police failed to capture him, and
an ex-deputy marshal named Warren, from
the State Of Maine, volunteered to arrest
him.
Warren met Morrison in front of the
American House at this place, about two
months ago, and without ceremony Morrison
drew a revolver and shot Warren dead, he
having heard that Warren wanted to arrest
him. Morrison then took to the woods and
eluded all his -pursuers. Yesterday, while
the Megantic Fish and Game Club excur-
sionists were passing through this place on
their way to Boston. Morrison came out of
his hiding place and walked through the
town as II he owned every house within a
radius Of one hundred miles.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
Not So BAD as It Mlght Be.

Some Of our wise heads predicted that the
sweet corn would be a failure, and 1t is true
that the frost has damaged cur corn, but this
year has been one Of our cold seasons, and
nothing strange has happened. In 1887, the
10th Of June, our crops looked well, but on
that night the snow fell 10 the depth of six
inches, and everything was frozen to the
ground, and the same year corn was sold for
81 per bushel, and white corn at that, but
our farmers have planted and sOwed ever
since, and, with a few exceptions, have
raised good erops
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
The Prevailing Sentiment.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 21.-Since the
development of two new cases of yellow fe-
yer at Decatur an extra number of quaran-
tine officers have been employed to meet in
coming trains. both freight and passenger.
the dirt roads leading into the city are close
ly guarded. The sentiment of the city Is to
adopt the shotgun policy if necessary to en-
force the quarantine, which has never been
relaxed since Spencer's death at Decatur.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
oxford's Loyalty.

An Oxford correspondent writes: AL
though many Of the Republican delegates
returned from the convention wishing that
the nomination had been bestowed else
where they did not come home to sulk, but
went earnestly to work knowing that Mr..
Burleigh merited the support of every true
Republican OF our county. Mr.. Burleigh
proved success as a candidate receivi1Q
456i votes making gains In nearly every town.
Ohly y TWO candidates on our county ticket
Is reelected probate judge aud Geo. NJ. At
wOou, ESQ, OF Paris, the newly elected
county treasurer. Many Democrats who
voted Tor Nj. Putnanaexpress their Intentions
70 either vote Tor Mr.. Harrison or remain
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
chattanooga's InquIsItIon.

To-day there were three or four new cases.
Two of the old cases win die. Two thirds
of the white people have left. But enough
are left to make big epidemic.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
A Floating Body.

Captain Z. ). Fernald Of the schooner Lily
b. Fernald, which called at Islesford, lately,
reported that about ten days after the drown
Ing accident here, while hove to off Matini-
Gus. the body Of man drifted past the
vessel during the night, striking the seine
boat which was towing astern. 1t was OBJ
served by the seaman on watch. but he be-
ing superstitious and afraid that the body il
touched would bring them bad luck on their
mackerel cause, let 1t drift astern without
calling anyone. The captain was not in
formed OF the occurrence till the next morn
ing, when II was too late to secure the body.
a long time In the water and that the head
was gone, Could it have been the body Of
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
MR.. sLAINE's MOVEMENTS.
To Leave for New York Next Wednes.
day or Thursday.

AUGUSTA, Sept. N.-Mr. Blaine is remain
ing quietly at home with his family who are
all here now, Mr.. Emmons Blaine, Of
Chicago, having recently arrived It is ex-
pected that Mr.. Blaine will depart for New
York next Wednesday or Thursday, where
he speaks on the Goth inst. He will remain
in New York during Sunday. departing for
the West on Monday. and making his re-
naming speeches in the Empire States on
his return.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22

Pennington to Strong are the latest proposed
advances Tor Pennington capital to make.
Inc telephone line to Livermore Falls would
eonnect at that place with the line 70 Lewis
Ton, and would give Pennington the tele-
phone communication with the outer world
tnat the town has so long needed and de-
slreo. Inc telegraph line to Strong would
connect with the new line from that place to
nnsh muShsis ana eventually without doubt be
Canadian Pacific railroad. Both of these
nnes OF wire communication would be OF in
calculable advantage TO Farmin0kon and will
undoubtedly be In store for the town in the
near future. The completion Of the new
one step in the proposed Connection az the
Maine Central railroad, to be made bv way
OF Pennington, Strong, Kingfeld. Ensfis and
Megantic. While other schemes of connee-
tlon are elaborately worked up on paper.
this definitely decided upon counection n
being materialized as fast as practicahie
KENNEBFc COUNTY.
The Central State fair to be held in Apvps-
Ia is now an assured fact but the date Of the
first exhibition has not been fixed.
The Kennebec Ramblers have lately adopt-
ed handsome badge, and 1t is generally
worn by its members. 1t Is solid silver with
the design Of a wheel In the centre, topped
by wing. bearing the name Of the club on
a bar at the top and on the bottom the words
"Waterville and Fairfield, Maine.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A team belonging to w. s. Mckay was
stolen Thursday. The team was let to a
couple OF men who were on a cunning ex-
pedition. They left the team by the road
side and when they returned it was missing.
YORK COUNTY.
The eight children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Libby, Of Limerick, met at the old home this
summer. In the early summer they began
TO come, children and grandchildren, five
from California, one from Indiana, one from
Ohio and the others from the towns adjoin-
Ing Limerick. There were eighteen In the
party when all were assembled.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
cumberIand c ounty Fair.

Owing to the continued rainy weather the
trustees of the Cumberland County Agricul-
tural Society have decided to postpone the
fair at Gorham until next month. Beginning
October it will continue three days as first
intended All the attractions advertised for
this week will then be present and if the
weather permits successful show will be
given.
All the races which were to take place this
week are declared off and new entries viii
have to be made for the races in October.
The premiums will be the same as offered for
this week, and the entries will not close un-
til Saturday before the 9th of October.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22

Close by the side of Prince Bismarck's
bath Is a weighing chair, covered with red
velvet, Of tho most modern construction, and
the great German minister never fails to
''try his weight" at least once day, or to
record the result OF his trial in the small
diary he keeps attached by string 10 the
arm of the weighing chair for the purpose.
There was a time when the pripc ce scaled the
somewhat Gargantuan weight Of PAT pounds
but much has happened since then. as his
late friend Lord BeacOnsfeld once remartsd
And, among other things, the prince has
taken not TO "banting," but to a more recent
system Of dealing with ones 'stoo' Too solid
nesh. H. 81 thanks to determined perseverance
he ~ soe osh hsyst1em' 1' tne German chancellor was
last table, in tone of triumph. that he that
morning only weighed 100 pounds.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
Notes.

At Cumberland Mills, Wednesday, the
Presumbscots were defeated by the Gardin-
ers In very interesting game by a score Of
The Bates College base ball nine arrived
IN St. John after a 10 hours ride, at 23O
wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning
they took an hours practice on the grounds
Of the st. Johns Athletic Climb, after which
they were given a ride about the city. At
2.45 Thursday afternoon. the game was
called. About 1900 spectators were on the
grounds and were very impartial In their ap-
plause. The score was Bates, 8; Nationals,
Z.
=. Mclaughlin of Dover, N. H., has re-
eeiyed fattering offer to umpire in the
International League for the remainder of
this season and next year.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
She Paid the Bet.

Mrs. V. Pease. Of Appleton, made bet
with Mrs. Sprowl that Hon. s. J. Gushee
would be elected senator. The condition Of
the bet was that If Mr.. Gushee was elected
Mrs. Sprowl was to wheel Mrs. Pease on a
wheelbarrow from the Grange hall 10 the
post oftice, some fifteen rods. On the other
nand, II Mr.. Gushee was defeated, Mrs.
rease was to wheel Mrs. Sprowl over the
SAINT same ground, with the same carriage. Tues
uay nignt, sept; 11th, Mrs. Pease owned she
was beaten, and appeared at the Grange hall
Win wneelbarrow, assisted Mrs. Spr0wl 70
seat In her carriage as per agreement, and
wheeled her to the post Office, amid cheers
and shouts for Harrison ard Morton.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22

Mr.. Dougherty, of Florida, asked the
unanimous consent of the House to-day for
the passage of the Senate resolution, appro-
prlatlng 100000 Tor the relief OF the yellow
objected.
Representative Kilgore. acting chairman
of the House committee ON enrolled bills,
called on the President this morning and
delivered to him the Chinese exclusion bill,
Mrs. Cleveland and her mother, Mrs.
Folsom, left Washington this morning for
the Adironacks.
At the evening session of the House, an
attempt to secure consideration for the bill
granting Mrs. Sheridan pension, was met
by objections by Messrs Cheadle and Kill
gore. 32 private pension bills were passed
and the House adjourned until Monday.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
Oxford COUNTY EaIr.

The Oxford County Agricultural Society,
which is famous for its agricultural shows,
will hold its forty-sixth exhibition Oct. I'd.
Sd and 4th, on the groudds between Norway
and South Paris villages. Good premiums
are offered, and large entries in the various
departments have been made. The exhibi-
tion of horses will be especially fine, and
there will be some good trotting.
The premiums for brood mares and suck
ing colts, colts, stations, cattle, town teams,
sheep, swine, poultry, farm crops, dairy pro-
ducts, bread, etc., are large enough to call
out large exhibit. The trotting will be for
the following purses:
No. 1-For gentleman's best driving horse not
less than 15 hands high, to be shown to road
%ag3'da; age, STYLE color and general makeup
govern. $2o $40 and So.
No 2-For four years old and under. $50.
No. 3-For three years old and under. $50;
mile heats, best two in three.
No; For two years old and under. $40; half
mile heats, best two in three.
No. 5-For three-minute class s1OO
No. g. For 2.50 class. 500.
No. 7-For 2.4o class. $135.
No. S-For 2.34 class. $176
No. 9-Freefor-all. S275.
The above purses are to be divided as fol-
lows: Fifty per cent to the first horse, 25
per cent to the second horse, 15 per cent to
the third horse and 10 per cent to the fourth
horse. In Nos. 1. 2, 8, 4 and 5, horses must
have been owned in the county thirty days
or more. In Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9, in the State
thirty days or more. Horses distancing the
field, or any part thereof. will be entitled to
first money only. Trotting under the Ma
tional Rules. In all races four to enter and
three to start All nominations must be ac-
companied with fee of per cent of the
purse. An additional fee of per cent will
be demanded from winning horses only, to
be deducted from their winnings.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
THE WEATHER.

Mean daily bar. 80. .042 Maximum ther. ..55.2
Mean daily ther..54.0 Minimum ther. ...53.o
Mean daily hum. ..95,5 Total precip..... 40
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Sept. 21, 1888, 500 P.M)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
1t all stations
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
Shot a Maine Mar.

AGNES, Lake Megantic, Can. Sept. 2O.-A
murderer wanders about this place almost as