The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-05-16

James rainier was nanSeu at concord,
+ \. H., for the murder of Henry White
house, fellow workman, ON May ~,
/ 1885.
The state Of siege on the Island oil
Crete has been raised and martial law
has been abolished. The Christians on
the island are jnbilant
At Lincoln, Neb., the large clothing
establishment of George w simmons
was closed by the sheriff Liabilities,
$ll5 900; ASST Is, 5000.
Rev 7. A. Lange, belonging to the
Methodist Mission OF Canada, was
stabbed to death by two burglars at his
residence in Toxic, China.
II is reported from san Antonio, Tex.
that Chicago syndicate has purchased
all the street railroads in that city, the
purchases amounting to $l,500,000
Charles f. Wright, who last August
killed Sheriff Marshall and deputy
Thurber, has been sentenced at Ben
zoma, Mich, 10 Imprisonment for life
The new one-eent daily paper. the
Evening Graphic, has appeared in New
York. The editors and publishers are
Western journalists. 1t Is Republican.
A motion for want of confidence in the
Jesuit estates act was defeated in the
Canadian parliament-32 to 100 Six
Conservatives voted against the govern
ment.
human head, supposed TO be that OF
Hiram Sawtelle for whose murder his
brother is under arrest, has been found
IN the vicinity of the tragedy near Bid
deford, Me.
Freedmen, Rau 4 Co, shirt manu-
facturers OF New York, have failed. and
their property seized 10y the sheriff
The liabilities are estimated at 1878 900 ::
assets about $275 900.
The Homestead Bank of New York
has closed its doors. Bad business is
said 10 be the cause. The bank has a
capital oi $40 600 II is said the ,iepos-
itors will be paid in full
Light ompany of New York, has been
acquitted OF causing the death of Henry
Harris, who was killed 10y coming in
contact with AN electric light.
Charles Dietrich, son of Lewis Die
trich, a wealthy and prominent citizen
OF Milwaukee county, blew OFF the top of
his head with a douhle-barreied shot
gun. Temporary insanity.
w B. Lindsey. assistant postmaster
at Helena, Ark, Is short in his accounts
s., 500. While an inspector Was in the
Office Lindsey secured skiff and es-
capped down the Mississippi.
Henry c Raymond, highly respect
ed citizen OF Sing Sing. y. Y, was ar
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mission to 90 into AN adjoining room.
where he fatally shot himself.
Minister Lincoln is much improved in
health and spirits. The loss OF his son
pulled him down greatly, but lie is now
recovering his ordinary demeanor and
transacts business in his usual way.
Miss Minnie Palmer, the actress, and
her husband Mr.. Rodgers, were thrown
ont OF their carriage at Brighton. Eng
land Miss Palmer was slightly bruised,
and Mr.. Rodgers had an arm broken.
The first edition of the new afternoon
daily, the Evening Post, was issued i'm
Chicago. 1t is published by the Even
ing Post company, whose president is
James W Scott. of the Chicago Herald
While the duke and duchess of Elim-
hurgh were attending the ceremonies of
opening the electric exhibition i'm Edin-
burgh. the jewels of the duchess were
stolen from their apartments in the Bal
moural hotel
At Omaha, by the explosion of can
of gasoline, \. b. brakes tailor shop
was badly damaged and the proprietor
burned to death. Forty girls were cut
off from escape and nearly lost their
lives. None were injured
A Norwegian sailor named SundsualI
is lion of London society Just now.
He navigated a small boat from Chris.
tiania, in Norway, TO the Thames single
handed, and thinks of continuing his
cruise to the United States.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
cided the Michigan liquor license law
unconstitutional on the ground that the
bill as passed by the Legislature was diff
ferent in wording and provisions from
the bill as signed by the governor.
More bridal couples are said to have
visited Washington this spring than
ever before. One OF the hotels makes a
present of a bouquet to each bride that
enters its dining-room, and its flower
Dom Pedro and g. w. Childs of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger are warm
personal friends and frequently exchange
letters. When the Emperor used to
visit this country he always made it a
point to be the guest of the wealthy ed
tor.
Greenleaf, the notorious Seminole out
law, who has eluded all efforts to arrest
him for the past eighteen years, has been
jailed at Fort Smith. Ark He has three
cases of murder pending against him,
and has killed four of his own tribe
since.
The Gloucester City National Bank of
Camden, n. j., has closed its doors.
The suspension is supposed to he due to
the failure of the Bank of America i'm
Philadelphia with which it has dealings.
The officials declined to make any state
ment.
share company, with considerable
working capital, has been fioated in
England 10 work patent for what is
called the sterilization" of milk. that
is, the destruction of the bacteria through
which certain diseases, notably typhoid
fever, are spread.
There We're forty-six cremations at
Woking, England, last year, double the
for 1885 In Paris the number
reached 5000. but this included bodies
from the hospitals and anatomical lab
oratories- The nse OF crematories is
also increasing in Italy and Germany.