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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01
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cess Out ID Dakota-
Why don't college men do well out in
Dakota? Because the countrgss too big
for EN-; they can't fill up the room ont
there. I'll tell you one reasbn why the
natives don't take to en- We built
railroad out there. me and bill Slearey
we're progressive crowd out in Da-
kota-one Of the finest roads you ever
saw. It was only hlszr d miles long.
and hundred MT - much in Da-
gotta, but It nas-a raiIro3d from top 10
hpttom. We'd made pile O money,
ne and Bill. and we abo{1t wned Zero
slley, and when the cotlnfry began to
get settled up we said we'd give EN-
railroad, and we did That railroad
cost sight o. money. but 1t was worth
!. We didn't stop at nothing to make
IL nist-class The Zero Waller q
iceDo 2:s railroad We called ii. Cars
All = pd yeneerkd. yellow plush
cushi se seats. every thing tip
.op. 70 have silver mount
,ngs on ts, but Bill wouldn't
Lave 'na., mixer, Bill Is, and
no snos's en- train robbers
ssoppeu 'no ey'd tear the cars
Well. W ~sr-,,1-,. :, -,,.s'sIs,, Essta~..
roao, Win IN to call out the sta
ions GENERALLY do that i'm
,iie y es'' VS. IS. sent East for
oraAe'ash, al rdered college grad
usss7s' sof ioing to have every
s.aal tue Dsss a EN- sent cut there
al al trained UP as-> for the FIRST trip
ihes was s1z uns ios-iug set Of boyF
= sou 7 an. - see w. got
gold buttons an Id silver bad
did look encouraging wa
now / tell you. ssnd I said to Ra.
morning We WAS going TO pull cut on
the first trip. .-Ball this is a great coun-
try; we beat the world on every thing
we tackle"
Bill wasn't SO cheerful. He ANT !
| feather-brained man. you know. ana he
don't often let his feelings run away
with him I never knew him to warm
up over any thin but Iniuns He did
used to get litt worked up .s>s them
critters in the arly days. Well. he
said he hoped every thing would turn
out all right, but he wasn't going to yell
before he got out lof the woods.
We had a crowd on the first trim
Every body was there. Every thing
worked well when we started Buttfe
thing I wanted most was to hear the
brakeman call cut the station That
was what I was waiting for. I had
white posts put up just where / wanted
him TO open the Or and shout out the
station / began o get nervous when
we got near Bee 4t-riss seBeatrice. .
some people call it, don't object to
that if people like it. but we pronounca
it Bee at-riss out there, to rhyme with
mattress, you know Bee-at-riss. We
named it after Sheriff Bowie's little eiil.
As | said, I began to get nervous when
we got near Bee-at-riss. I was afraid
he'd forget about the white post, and Il
didn't want to have the whole thing
spoiled.
But he remembered it. and nv heart
just jumped when he threw the door
open suddenly. Then that internal
college dude screamed out. ..Bay-a-
tree-chay, Bay-a-sree-ehay. this sta
ton is Bay-a-tree-ehayt
] went into the telegraph offce and
telegraphed down to Friezedale for the
lynching party And that's Why you
see so many college mems graves out
in Dakota, young mann Il Tribune
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01

-Euring a very bad performance
of Hamlet" by transforming
party in country theater the audi
ence in its entirety commenced TO hiss.
with the exception of one man. At
last the man next to him said: ''Why
don't you hiss this show?' 1t would
hardly be fair" he said, as / came
in with an order; but If they don't do
better pretty soon, I'm hanged if /
don't go out and buy ticket and join
you"
-Smjith-"Partner, that was
mighty powerful sermon that minister
gave us yesterday on business honesty.
| can name some people in this town
who ought to have heard it. BY the
way, how much glucose are you mixing
with the sugar nowP" Bjones-
About two pounds to one." Smith
''Well, perhaps you'd better make ii
half and half Bjones-Deacon Bari
told me that minister was rank new
departure man." Smjith-..Is that soa
Well, well, don't take any stock in
that sort of heresy- Say. Bjones, l
guess we won't make any change in
the sugar at present. "-SprinQfeid
Ua1i0s1
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01
-There Is a Massacbusetts r,ai

There is Massachusetts maiden
so modest that she would not look at
salad dressing. Express.
-Customer-.sWhat yo' charge for
gittin fotografs tookP Photographer
..Imperials. Sc per dozen; duplicates.
IS per dozenn Customer--.sWall. J
guess rIe ies hab haf dozen duplica
toolen. - 4Farper's WeekLy.
-Sharp-.What is the
day of the week. Ketchum?s
(who is not on the eve
-.sFriday. / spEpose
Sunday; ali the otf
2n-Detroif
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01
He Was a Good Judge.

..ATy FRIEND" said the man who
lighting cigar. to the proprietor
store. that clerk of Sours sold
cent cigar to the fellow who has JUS.
gone out. and he took it from the same
box from which he sold me this i've
center. He must be a poor Judge of
cigars.
John is all right. replied the pro-
He never makes mistaken a Gus
toner. = Chfco9o Tri6une.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01

-" Well, Uncle Cicero, what makes
you look so glump" Yes, suh; to tell
you the trufe. my ole woman has be-
gun TO make buckwheat cakes and she
hasn't got into the swing of it yet,
sab. IN i. World
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01
A Diploma That Talked.

A young man entered a Woodward
avenue car one day last week and be-
gan to distribute leaflets to the passen-
gers. His manner was quiet and he
had not the appearance of being a
crank. Each person approached took
the tract so gently offered, and at least
made show of reading it. Only one
man rejected the free offering.
''You had better be at work" he
said. rudely; that's my religion"
The tract distributor made no
answer until he was rid of all the
tracts. Then he turned to the
grumbler and held out his two hands
without speaking word.
They were horny and calloused with
hard work. His appeal was more elo-
auent than speech. Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01

The proper mode of treating muck
is to dig it up in the fall and let it re
main exposed in order to permit the
frost to pulverize it and also to allow
it to undergo a chemical change.
When in a fine, dry condition it is
superior to all other absorbents for
use in the stalls and for saving the
liquid manure.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01

All the speeches and ado Cresses de-
livered during the past twenty years
or so by Albert Edward are to be pub
lished. They will be known as the
prints of Wales--PhiIddeiph Ledger
If the problems of the time are
properly dealt with, it would be found,
at least in our own favored land, that
Poverty and Progress" would not be
used a correlative terms by any politi-
cal economists. Thrift and economy
among the laboring classes you'd GO
far toward the reduction of waste inn
providence and criminal carelessness in
regard TO provision for sickness and
old age; ard go far also toward solving
the labor problem.-Ars. M. j. Gorton
The young men and women who
can look poverty fairly and squarely in
the face, are too few. We want more
of the young men who can wear old
clothes tillthey can pay cash for new
ones, or who are willing to walk till they
can afford to ride. We want more of
the young women who are willing to do
their own work till they can afford t.
pay somebody to do it and who will live
uncomplainingly in one room till they
can afford to furnish two.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01

The banana peel has at length
found rival. A Portland, Ore, man
slipped on a wet leaf and broke his
shin-bone. A curious feature of the
accident is that he walked around for
two days before he knew he was hurt
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-02-01
"a LITTLE NONSENSE" !"

The plumber joke is now brought out
And Ess the summers dirt brushed of it,
The umpire gets rest again.
On deck now comes the weather prophet.
D1afaas no8ta.soo.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02

OF a mayors clerk, the birth of Marcele
Papillion is registered without the final "le"
to her baptismal name; and, as this puts her
down as of the sex mascuiine, when the
time for conscriptiou comes her name is
drawn and she Is called op to do military
service. Before this, the son of neigh
boring druggist has been pronounced,
by the same official, to be agirl because his
name is Camille, and as it took
the boys father eleven months OF continual
law court exercises to clear mp the deceptive
record, il is believed that il will take Nine.
Papillon quite as long q time, legally, to es-
talish the facts that her daughter is not. So
Marcelle goes into regiment to do duty
with the other soldiers. This is the basis of
the plot, but IL does not begin to indicate the
amusing ideas which flow out from it.
1t is customary for my conferes Of the
Frenah press to dwell more at length on
the plot than on the playing; but, when it
comes to such q performance as the one of
last night the acting is really of more inn
portance than the piece itself 1t certainly
is bright and witty play, and here and
there are exquisite lines. There is also, or
there appears to be, raison d. etre for the
going and coming of all the actors but he
will be clever who can make a satisfactory
analysis of the plot. IL is ever so much
easier to speak of the artists, and it can be
done by declaring that each aud all were ey-
cellent.
Moreover, besides the fun that is in the
piece, and the admirable way in which II is
played, strangers, particularly those from
across the channel and from the other side
of the Atlantic, will see at the Porte Saint
Martin theatre some very fine scenery, not
to mention the Moorish dance La Kaabe,"
in which Nine. Llllika, and charming
group of young women give pretty diver
tisement. 'r
The initial performance of Donizetts
"Maria di Rohan," ut the Gaitey the
atre, last evening, was a notable
even. believe this is the first time it ever
has been sung in Paris, and it's production
shows that impressario Sonsongno is deter
mined to present only the gems of the Italian
repertoire. With but two exceptions the
cast is not up to the Pnrisian standard, al
though the orchestra accomplished wonders.
Nine. Cepeda sang the part of Maria very
successfully. The role of Enrico was taken
by M. Theric, who sang. well but who
acted the last scene too tragically.
The audience was not very large, but it
numbered many notables, among those
present being M. Rouvier, minister of
finance; DR.. Carlo Gardini, Mile. Belocca,
the distinguished contralto; Mile. Cal
vemme and Mile. Beer, Mr.. and Mrs. Little,
M. and Nine. Maurice Lefeyre, DIR. Oscar
Perggruen, the eminent Vienna critic; Nine.
Kavarey and NJ Ross
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
GOSSIP FROM BERLIN.
The Samoan Conference An Amer
lean Victory.
OFFICIAL PRESS iRRiTATED.
Feeling Sore That Germany Has
Been Worsted.
THE SUBJECT DlSTASTEFUl.
The Pope Faints, Falling Back In
His Chair.
HE MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT.
His Physician Reported to Have Said
So-lf the German Strikes Spread,
Severe Measures Are to
Be Taken.
HE MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT.
Germany Yields Gracefully.

[CopUight, 1882 by Ne,D York associated Press ]
BERLIN, June 1.-After the seventh
sitting of the Samoan conference Wednes-
day last, the American commission was in q
position to cable to Secretary Blaine the de.
finite acceptance by tho German and English
governments Of the Washington proposals
limiting the German indemnity and the Sam
moan rights to levy import duties and some
of Mr.. Blane's amendments to the clau ses
relating to the internal Samoan policy. The
Washington governments aiming at the pos
sible independence of the Samoans has not
the sympathy of the German official mind,
which better comprehends measures to pro-
tect European interests and to extend Eu-
ropean influence, but after slight hesitation
the German commissioners have in
variably yielded whatever concessions
America asked in the direction of
Samoan autonomy. On the other hand,
the Americans have conceded practically
nothing, adherng to their original claims
The general results of tne conference do not
afford the foreign Office and the official press
q theme for congratulation. On the con-
trary there is visible irritation over the
delay in the conclusion of the treaty negotia-
tion. The truth is that no special honor will
accrue to the German government from the
result OF the conference, so it does not wish
the matter to be kept before the public.
The Cologne Gazette affirms that the re-
cent crown councils decided that the sever
est measures should be taken in the event of
the strikes spreading. Hhe temporary re-
sumption of work by the miners since the
arrest of the workmen's delegates from
Bochum, has been enormously attributed to
fears of the governments action. The dele
gates will energetically carry on the agita-
tion throughout every coal district in Ger
many. 1t is expected that the general cleo
tions will be held in the autumn.
Advices have simultaneously reached
the Italian embassy here and the
leaders of the centre party that
the pope's health is seriously affected.
1t is SAID that during the recent consistory
he tainted, falling back in his chair, to the
CONSERVATION of all present. DR.. Ceccarelli,
the pope's chief physician, is reported as
saying that he may die at any moment.
Premier Crspi is credited with design to
occupy the vatican in the event of a conclave
meeting of the cardinals abroad.
The emperor appears to attach small i'm
portance to the reception of the Shah of
Persia who is due here on June 9.
Herr Tusan gel, editor of the Westphalia
VolKs Zeitung, has been arrested. Papers
found in his house revealed the fact that he
prepared the proclamations of the strikers.
Several of Captain Wssman's officers in
East Africa are down with smallpox. Those
stricken die without attendance. The stock
of vaccine lympth is exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02

COMING WHITSUNTIDE
No More Dinners Till the Seventh
Sunday After Easter.
A DISSERTATION ON DANCIN6I
Have Modern Young Men Abans
..- doned the Exercise?
POLITICS TAKE A BACK SEAT.
But the Newspaper Correspondents
Cares Never Bit.
,LlTIos TAKE A BACK SEAT.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.
The Gentleman Who Furnishes Many
Items Kicked Up a Row-He
Would Go Out TO Dine
With w. ii. Smith,


lCopprfght 1889 on James Gordon BcnncttI
LONDON, June 1.-[N New York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. The political
void Is turning its back on London
for the next ten days. To night will see
the last of the grand dinners and res
ceptions until Whitsuntide has passed.
good deal is crowded into this last night.
There will be no end of dinners, besides
Lady Kimoorne's party, Mrs Bischoffs-
heim's dance, and any number of 'small and
earies," so called because they are neither
small nor early. Dancing is now put off to
so late an honr that by the time the bana
strikes up, the young men who know how to
dance have gone home.
One Of the difficulties of the hostess of our
day is to find dancing young men. Is it that
the new generation think themselves superior
to this form of exercise, or that they prefer
the club and the cigarette2
Arc they TOO lazy to dance, or don't they
know howe Whatever the explanation may
oe, certain it is that at most
balls, nowadays, young ladies find
it no easy matter to obtain
iudcous selection of partners. Cynical OBJ
servers would perhaps say that married
women are cutting out the unmarried girlsl
There is good deal in that and it is a
comment, especially if it could be treated
with entire frankness and without fear of
breaking windows IN ever SO many houses.
l confess, however, that l. for one, should
be afraid to enter too deeply into it. Another
Thackeray would be required, to do it full
justice.
Wel then, the political shutters are, so to
speak, put up for nearly fortnight, ana
do not hear any expressions of sorrow or
regret as the usual industrious correspondent
who has supply of lively paragraphs Tor
the London and provincial newspapers, finds
himself compelled to fall back on Lord Ran.
dolph Churchill. -,
Never was there man who contributed so
much to help news agencies float, and to maka
up respectable weeks bill for the penny.
aliner.
What has the leader of the young demo-
cracy been doing nows
1t appears that once this week he did not
go out to dinner, and once he did, and each
incident is dealt with in the most masterly
manner by skillful journalists. He failed to
go to w. H. Smiths and never apologized.
Great is the wrath of Smith in consequence
and he cries aloud for vengeance.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
Preparing For Monday.

CHICAGO, June Especial Telegram to
THE BEE. States Attorney Longnecker
Chiet Hubbard, Coroner Hertz and lawyers
Mills and Hynes had any number of consul
tations to-day. The gentlemen were consid-
ering and reviewing the testimony in their
possession, and adeciding what should be
presented to the coroner's jury on Monday,
and how much should be kept secret. Al
though no one who attended the meetings
would say word with regard TO the result,
1t is understood that no particularly new or
sensational evidence will be introduced. 1t
is understood that the Pinkertons and the
city police, to certain extent are working
together on the case The agency had the
first look at the private papers, though, and
have been working hard on the murder
. theory ever since the doctor disappeared
while the city police made no efforts to cap
ture the mnrderers until after the DOCTORS
body was found. The Pinkerton's know
more about the actions of the suspected par
ties in the case than is generally supposed,
and, if anything important or any startling
move is made, it is likely to be by the private
agency. The authorities did not try to con-
ceal, to-day, the fact stated in these dis
patches last night that William ]. Starkey
is wanted, and that an effort will be made to
get him from Canana. One of Starkey's
friends said, this evening, that Starkey has
no connection with the case ana doubts not
that he will readily come back here and tell
what he knows about Cronin, if the state
will guarantee him immunity from prosecu.
ton on the old indictments in the bribery
case, which caused him to flee to Canada.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
sCANLAN's DENIAL.
He Did Not Charge That Irish National
League Funds w ere Stolen.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The many assertions
that evidence relating TO Cronin's murder
and to the alleged huge defalcaton in the
Irish National league funds had been discoy-
cred by Mortimer Scanlon in the books Of
the defunct Traders bank, of this city, while
he was in charge as q court officer, were de-
med, tonight, by Scanlan himself, who in
written statement over his own signature
says all such statements are absolutely
false, and attaches letter from Sheriff
Matson stating that he (Scanlan) was never
a deputy sheriff, was never custodian nor
in any way connected with the effects of the
Traders bank
Upon the truth of the Traders bank story
has rested many Of the sensational reports
that have recently appeared as to the sup.
posed motive for the murder of Cronin.
Aside from this statement of Mr. Seaman,
there has been no important developments
iu the case to-day. Chief Hubbard said to-
night that that the police are pursuing the
investigation with all the vigor possible, but
that their progress Is slow
NJ j. +. Beggs, a young attorney, is re-
puted to be 'senior guardian" of the Colum-
ba club, or camp 96, of the Clan-na Gael.
1t was by this camp, rumor has it, that DR..
Cronin was tried for treason. The police, it
collect evidence to connect the camp with
the removal of Cronin. Mr.. Beggs was
seen by reporter, this afternoon, and Ques-
toned as to his connection with the Can-na-
Gael. He said the oath of the order prohib-
tied him from giving any information
about the members or as to the position oc-
cupied by himself. Referring to the state.
ment made by Luke Dillon, of Philadelphia
that the chief executive of the order would
be asked to remove the pledge of secrecy
from the members so that the organization
might clear it of the charges which have
been made against 1t in connection with the
case. MIR. Beggs said he hoped the oath
would be suspended and added.
"If the Clan-naGae does not acquit itself
Of connection with this crime it will be
wrecked and the Irish cause in America will
perish with it. If the oath of secrecy is re-
moved, it will be acquitted of completely in
the crime, as its members and books will
make it so plain that the Clan ma. Gael, as an
order, had nothing 10 do with the murder
that such thing will never be thought of
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
An lndictr,ent.

CHICAGO, June 1.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE Am echo of the Michigan Cen
tral manipulation of rates last fall in favor of
Broker Counselman was heard, to-day, in the
United States district court. An indictment
against General Freight Agent Mackay, ex-
Assistant General Freight Agent Street,
Agent Sommers, of the Blue Line and Messrs
Nicholas and Griswold WIS issued for ser
vice. 1t was impossible to learn the com
plainant, but it is Thought the action is
brought by the board of trade, through the
Interstate commerce commission. The
Michigan Central officials had left their
offices when the news Of the Indictment be-
came known, and nothing could be learned
of the stand they will Take 1t is the first
indictment brought under the interstate
commerce act and will bs watched with in
tense interest The highest penalty for the
alleged manipulation is . 5000 fine. The
peniteutiary penalty in addition is only ap
plicable since March, When the act was
amended.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
RAILWAY NH wS.
A Feeling of Uncertainty.


CHICAGO, June 1.-Special Telegram to
THE BEE. I-One universal feeling of uncer-
tainty is expressed by tie officials of the
western roads, Already there is talk of the
west-bound rates to Omaha, Kansas City and
ST. Louis being pulled down in sympathy
with the 40 per cent cut of the Burlington s.
Northern. An official call for meeting of
the Western Freight association, next Tues
day, has been issued, ani several officials
stated their belief that rates would then be
again lowered instead ofAraised. The fol-
lowing is semi-official statement sent out
by the Southern Pacific: *
"The Canadian Pacific railroad, on
account of the extraordinary differ
entails allowed them by the trans
continental association have been Sc
curing not only the trans-Pacific traffic with
the United States, in connection with their
steamers at Vancouver, but an extremely
large share of the Pacific coast traffic both
east and west bound, with the result of di-
verting the trade between New York, Chi
cago and eastern cities and California from
the American roads to the Canadian Pacific,
and it is generally understood that other ad-
vanta yes not permitted the American lines
by the Interstate commeroe law are offered
by the Canadian roads, for this traffic The
railroads of the United States have to face
the inevitable result of the entire loss of a
large traffic destined to California, or insist
upon some protection against foreign corpor-
ations. This protection having thus far been
denied them by the Interstate commerce
commission, halt is about to be called, and
the Southern Pacific cotnpaDy has given
Leeds, chairman of the Transcontinental as
sociation, notice OF their withdrawal from
that association. The Indications are that
the transcontlnental traffic will be handled
by the American lines even il they are com
PEELED TO meet competition, through Canada
over roads subsidized by the British gov
ernmentp