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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-09-26
SHOOTING wATER SNAKES.
Novel Methods TO Rid the Government
Ponds of These Pests

Ponds of These Pests
Water snakes have become such
nuisance to DIR. Hessel, curator of the
carp ponds and superintendent of shad
propagation. that he has declared awar
of determination against them They
are yoracious devourers of young fish,
living in wait for them in the shallow
water near the bank and gliding stealth
ily up behind each finny victim. which
finds itself swallowed before it has had
time to fairly realize the nature of the
tragic occurrence. One snake will con-
sumo, on an average, at least six little
carp or shad per diem, and at this rate
IL will be seen that few Of them, with
ordinary appetites are likely TO shock
ingly deplete the stock in preserve
within comparatively brief period.
How plentiful these destructive reptiles
are in DIR. Hessers watery domain may
be Judged by the fact that during the
past twelvemonth he has himself killed
| 1000 of them.
The doctors method of killing snakes
| Is peculiar; he slays them with parlor
rife. which is just like an ordinary
\ rifle, save that the bore is very small,
and the bullet and chargs of powder
4
weapon in hand, it is the favorite pas
time of his leisure hours TO patrol the
shores of the ponds with cautious foot
steps, gazing ahead wistfully until now
and then perchance he sees reptile
head protruding from the water. 1t is
a small mark to hit, but the
distinguished curator's aim is un-
failing, and it is his particular
pride always to break the snakes
neck between the base of the skull and
the first vertebra. This accomplished.
the prey invariably gives up the ghost
and the sportsman looks out for the
next
Sometimes he invites friends to joir
him in this manly exercise, but 1t Ii
understood that none of them approach
the doctor in accuracy of marksman
ship. His success may be estimated il
q measure by the fact that he has al
ready cleared the ophidians out of al
the ponds but one or two toward tn
west that are appropriated to carp. HI
, says that people theresbout call then
s'water moccasins," but that they ar
not, in his opinion. actually such. III
knows positively, however, that the
, have destroyed millions of his youni
, fish, which would otherwise have al
l rived at adult age in all probability
3 and lived careers of usefulness in tn
: world.-WasbingtonL Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-09-26

The leaves of the pawpaw tree are
employed by the negroes in washing
linen, as substitute for soap. They
have also the property Of rendersqa.
meat wrapped in them tender SWing
to the alkaloid papain which tdsy con-
tain, and which acts as a s91Fent
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13

MIR. b. F. Dillingham;, acting for
the Oahu Railway & Land Co., pro-
poses a novel plan for securing APP
propriate names for the town re-
Gently laid out at Eva. and for its
principal avenue. He offers an hon
orarium of six-months' pass on the
railroad to Eva and return to any
gentleman who proposes the best
name for the town, and similar
honorarium to any lady who proposes
the best name for the avenue. The
award is to be made by committee
of five consisting of Rev. W. B.
Oleson, Prof NJ. NJ. Scott, MIR. L. R.
Walker, Mrs W. G. Merritt, and Mrs.
B. f. Dillingham;. The competition
is open to young and old alike.
Competitors must direct their COM
munications to Award Committee,
2. o. Box W., before IL NJ, Wednes-
day, May 14th. Each competitor
may suggest one name only. Two
folded slips should be enclosed in an
envelope, one having the proposed
name with the persons nom de
plume written underneath; the other,
having the nom de plume written on
the outside, and the writer's real
name written on the inside. The
latter is not to be opened by the
committee until after the award is
made.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13
The Fischer Piano.

TheJ. & G. Fischer piano for which
the Hawaiian News Co. are sole
agents in these islands, is wonder
full instrument in many respects.
They are noted for their durability
and singing tone qualities, and are
much sought after in this country.
The above company received on the
Australia, and have now on exhibit
ton in their store magnificent up
right grand Fischer piano. The case
is beautifully made and the tone is
superb. 1t is worth while having a
look at and hearing it. President
Harrison gave his mother Fischer
piano for a Christmas present, and
wrote to the firm stating he was much
pleased with the instrument, the
touch and action were all that could
be desired, and the tone was sweetly
sympathetic and powerful.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13
A POWERFUL TELESCOPE.
Southern California to Have the Largest
Obiect-Glass in the World.

Southern California to Have the Largest
Object-Glass in the World.
BosToN, April 14.-An object-glass
for the forty-inch telescope to be
mounted at the University in South
ern California was taken to Cam
bridge to-day. 1t will be the largest
refracting telescope ever construct
ed. From its lofty position in San
Diego it will pierce further into the
recesses of space than any instru-
ment heretofore designed by hand.
The glass was taken to the establish
ment of Clark Bros, who will spend
nearly two years upon it before it
will be ready for use. 1t came from
the establishment of Mantois in
Paris 1t is the biggest piece of
work of the kind they have ever done
or which has ever been done any
where.
1t has a superlatively pure and
beautiful circular plate crown. The
glass Is forty inches IN diameter, or
more than ten feet in circumference,
two and half inches thick, and so
clear that when balanced upon its
edge it is invisible. 1t interposes no
obstacle to the rays of light which
fall upon it, and they pass through
1t absolutely unchanged. When COM
pleted it will have an exact diameter
of forty inches. with maximum
thickness of about two inches; the
curves of its double concave surfaces
are not calculated. The complement
tary glass and the plates for the con-
vex lens, which will be placed about
eight inches behind the object glass,
have not been cast. The tube of the
telescope will have length of about
sixty feet, thus exceeding the Lick
telescope in length. as an object
glass, and also in diameter.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13
neath of MI. w. Il. Seal.

At ten minutes before 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon Mr.. W R. Seal
died at the Queens Hospital from
the effects Of the severe burns he re
ceived the previous evening when
ms residence was burned to the
ground. A report was around town
during Thursday morning that he
was dead but it was without founda-
ton
The deceased was born in London,
England. March. 1884, and went
from there to the Colonies when
Quite a Young man. La 1S49 during
the gold fever IN California he
passed through Honolulu on his
wav TO that State. He staid In San
Francisco for some time and then
came 10 Honolulu. This was about
1852. After remaining here quite a
while he returned to the Colonies
and also visited Manila. He came
back and was employed in Loves
bakery. About 1866 he married Miss
Helen Swinton who with two chill
dren survive him. They are in Oak
land at the present time. He was
book-keeper in the house of Janlon,
Green & Co. and for many years
clerk of the Supreme Court he has
also worked as book-keeper for sew
eral prominent firms here and was at
one time purser of the old Kiiauea.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13

Two Chinese stores on Nuuanu Street
Pretty Wen Gutted.-our Fire Lad
dis Get Promptly to Work.
About twenty minutes past four
A n Wednesday, just as day was
breaking, another alarm of fire was
sounded. This time the location was
ii the heart of the city, the fire hav-
ing originated in the rear of the
store two doors above the Merchants
Exchange, on Nuuanu street. The
department responded promptly, En-
gines Nos. 1 and soon being at the
spot. The first-named engine was
stationed at the corner of Nuuanu
and King streets, and No. 2 between
King and Hotel streets, on Nuuanu.
Both soon had powerful streams on
the Ere.
As near as can be learned the fire
originated in the rear of the store of
Tom Cow. who carried on the dry
goods business. 1t spread quickly
and the next store below, occupied
by Shuey Lun Co., as a tailor shop,
was soon enveloped in flames, which
shot up fiercely through the build
ing The fire. confined as it were to
the rear of the buildings, spread rap
idly. but as soon as the fremen got
their hoses on it was evident it would
not be long before they had the fire
under control Within twenty-five
minutes after the alarm was given
they had accomplished that object.
The Merchants Exchange was dam
aged some, considerable glass being
broken. Both Tom Cow and Shuey
Lun's stores were badly Quilted.
The building is owned by L. Aseu,
OF Kohala. and it is understood is
insured. Neither Tom Cow or Shuey
Lun had their stocks insured. Fire
Marshal White was making thor
ough investigation when we went to
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-13
IRE RECORD.
The Occuire thSearly Roasted to De.'th |
Inme.stressing AFFAIR.
lr Ma

The Occuire thSearly Roasted to De.sth
lnme,stressing Affair.
Wednes6rs- night at ten minutes
past s o'cloak the Bell Telephone
operator turned in an alarm of fire
10 the central station. 1t proved to
be al the residence of Mr.. W R.
Seal at MakG near the baseball
grounds Mr. William Lishman
who lives near BY noticed rather a
bright light in Seals house and di-
rectly afterwards saw a fash of
fire. He then realized the fact that
the house was on fire and went with
al haste followed by a native whom
be Was talking With, to the scene.
he there found in the bedroom that
the bed aud one side of the room was
on FIRE and Mr.. Seal in a sitting
position near the bed without any
clothes on. Mr.. Lishman and the
native tried to get him up by grab
bing him arOand the neck He found
that he could not move him, and the
IRE gaining Roadway with rapidlty,
he called for help. The natives
father came along and the three
managed TO get Seal out Of the room.
The heat was intense, so much so,
that the flesh from Seals hands
actually stuck to Mr.. Lishman. The
latter gentleman though quite sick
himself with a cold, worked in the
most heroic manner. and if it had
not been for him Seal would have
been literally roasted to death. As
il Is he l. very badly burned.
Seal evidently did nbt know any
thing that was going on, and when
they got him outside of the room
Mr.. Robert Lishman appeared on
the spot and rendered valuable as
sisisnce. Blankets were obtained
from Mr.. w. Lishman's house in
which Seal was wrapped up and
taken on q mattress to the Queens
Hospital The house, a one story
building, was burned to the ground.
The department tnrned out prompt
" but their services We're not re
0uired. Company No. 2 went right
out TO the house arriving there and
getting on water twenty-seven min
utes after the first tap OF the bell.
They kept the flames from spread
ing
~ Seal was living alone in the
house, his family being in San
Francisco. He was seen TO be going
home about an hour before the fire
started. A Chinese cook lives on
the premises but he was probably
down town. How the fire originated
i not known, but 1t is supposed that
3 lamp was overturned.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
THE CORY
The Evening Pleasantly Spent in Vocal
and instrumental Music, Etc.

The Evening Pleasantly Spent in Vocal
and instrumental Music, Etc.
Last Friday evening the house OF
Miss Brink was a scene of much ami
nation, the occasion being a reception
rendered by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional society to the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs
Cory. Mr.. Cory, with his usual urbanity
received the guests in the parlor, and the
genial warmth and hospitality of the
ladies in charge made every one seem
perfectly at ease. A thoroughly good
lime was enjoyed. Some excellent mu'
sic was rendered, particularly the instru'
mental duet of Mrs. Parker and Mrs
Tracy; the male quartet, composed OF
Messrs. Carter, Hawkins, Tracy and
Young; a vocal duet by Mrs. Mcfarland
and Mr.. Hawkins; and instrumental duet
by Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Tracy; a vocal
solo by Mrs. Mcfarland; an instrumental
duet by Miss Weitman and Mrs. Tracy
Il vocal duet by Mrs. Haldt and Mrs,
Tracy, and last but by no mean least, a
song by the quartet, Messes. Carter.
Hawkins, Tracy and Young. The above
numbers were exceptionally well ren-
dered. Much praise is due Mrs. Tracy
for erreadiness to fill ur the numbers OF
absentees and otherwise contributing to
the pleasure of the evening.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
BUSINESS BLOCKS,
The New Realty Building, Corner Of
Second Street and Central
Avenue.
TO CONTAIN ALL MODERN APPLIANCES.
1t Will be Built of Native Sand
Stone and Pressed
Brick.
at ChinoOk-The Forcrumer
of Another Source Of
Wealth.

The Great Falls Res lily company has
now under construction Il handsome block
On Central avenue at the corne of Second
street. The entire building covers an
area Of fifty feet frontage on Central
avenue and $50 on Second street. Ahand-
some office will be put in a half basement
Immediately on the Corne and will pro-
oably be used for Geographic purposes.
Two handsome offices will be placed in
the main front on the first floor and three
commodious stores Will be placed on the
Second street frontage. The entrance to
the upper floors of the building is to be at
the middle of the Second street front and
the floors above the first story will be CON
veniently arranged into offices and rooms
with several windows to each apartment.
The arrangement for lighting by day ire
admirable where it is necessary; space
has been sacrificed for light and in no in
stance are there any dark rooms in the
building, This block will be built Of
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
COME TO GRIEF.
The Career ola Quartette of Bank Wrecit-
ers Cut Short.

$50
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-George f.
Work, who was the master mind of the
Work Macfarlane-Plege DUNCAN syndi-
cate, which, it is alleged, wrecked the
Bank IF America and the American Life
Insurance company, was arrested on
Thursday night on II warrant sworn out
by District Attorney Graham and at the
hearing today, in default of 100000 bail,
was committed to Moyamensing prison.
The district attorney also swore out war
rants for the arrest Of State Senator John
J. Macfarlane. Louis E. Pleitfer and
James S. DUNCAN, but Work was the only
one of the number that a constable could
find. The warrant on which Work was
arrested charges him with 'rehypcthecat-
ing stock and with conspiracy to cheat
md defraud depositors and others in
terested in the Bank of America. The
warrant also charges him with similar Of
fences in connection with the American
Life Insurance company.
Senator Macfarlane was president of
the American Life Insurance company
and vice-president Of the Bank of Amer
lea. Louis +. Pfeltfer WAS president Of the
bank and vice. president of the insurance
company, and DUNCAN was cashier of the
bank. Work held the position of assist
ant or advisor to Senator MaCfarlane.
The peculiar and disastrous financial
methods of the quartette reached the eli
max last spring and when they could no
longer be concealed to bank suspended
and the insurance company assigned Il
few days later. Hundreds of people lost
their all by the ruin of the two institu-
tions and when the full truth of the man
ner in which the crash was brought
about became known the greatest indig
nation was. expressed against officers of
companies. Senator Mactarlane disap-
peared and has never returned. Pfeitfer
and DUNCAN were arrested, charged with
receiving keposits after they knew the
bank was insolvent and an indictment on
that charge is still pending against them.
Since thu time an expert accountant has
been at work examining the books and il
was upon discoveries made by him that
the district attorney issued the warrants
for the arrest of the quartette of bank
Wrpckers.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
and stone, for which this district has be-

sand stone, for which this district has be-
come famous, and the finest brick will
be inserted in the walls to relieve the eff
feet. All the modern appliances will be
used in fitting and furnishing the build
ing. The heating will be of the most ap-
proved hot water plan. Electric light
wires and gas pipes will be placed
throughout the building and the fullest
use will be made of the admirable water
and sewerage system of the city. No ex-
pense will be spared to make this the
finest and most attractive, both from an
architectural and builders'standpoint,th that
has yet been eeected IN Great Falls.
| Mendelssohn, Firher g. Lawrie, of
| Omaha, Neb., are the architects for this
work and VIM. Roberts of this city is
| superintendent of construction.
The building of the Great Falls Meat
Co. is rapidly nearing completion. Stone
masons and carpenters have been work.
ing late and early to have this structure
completed before the winter sets In. The
place will be ready for occupancy in
about two weeks.
The additional story to the New York
Cash bazaar adds much to the appear
, auce of that building. Beckon's business
! is much too large for the present quarters
] and he will probably soon occupy the
whole building.
Rolfe's new store next to Joe Conrad's
: is Il handsome structure, and will soon be
ready for tenants.
Bach, Cory Il Co.'S new building corner
Park Drive and Central avenue is pro-
crossing as rapidly as workman can carry
it forward. 1t will be some time yet be-
fore it will be ready for use.
The Great Falls Realty building, cor
ner Fifth street and Central avenue is
now about ready. B. Fl, Powers, the IN
dertaker, expects to occupy one of the
stores this coming week.
No more than a passing notice can be
given at present of the many handsome
blocks under construction or in contem-
, plation by our enterprising citizens.
Al5recht's new pl,te- glass front adds
much to the utility and convenience of
their show room. Cowen Il Co. intend to
add another story to this building in the
spring. The same company are going to
build on the 25- foot vacant lot adjoining
Albrecht's, with fronts to correspond
This will make a very handsome block
when the contemplated changes are car
ried out.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17

New YORK, Dec. 12.-Another import
n document was added to archives of
the Irish history now being made on both
sides of the Atlantic in the declaration
made by the Irish Parliament Fund as
ISOLATION and given out this evening.
This organization by which such generous
contributions have been made has de-
clared, by this document, against Parneil.
The paper is signed by members Of the
executive committee ,includingthe the best
known and wealthiest Irishmen of New
York. The statement is the result of the
meeting held Thursday night, December
18th,
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
1T is THIS FACT.

A fact, by the way, which people early
recognize, which makes our store popular
with the people. They do not have to
wait for certain days to do their trading
because they know that while on every
day We have special bargains, u prices
are all right six DAYS in the week.
The prices quoted on domestic of some
of our comp etitors as special sales are
simply the prices of we have been asking
for the last thirty days. With our low
Spot Cash system Of dong business you
will always find you can ave from 10 to
20 per cent. by buying your goods of us.
Everybody has come to know this is a
fact and they come to us to trade. That's
where they are smart, we are doing the
best for buyers that ever was done in this
section and we nnoun some tempting
bargains in Dry Goods, Millinery No
tions, Boots and Shoes, aud in addition to
the low prices we make on all lines of
goods, we will continue to give you a
ticket with every dollars worth Of goods
and when you have ten tickets you a
return them and get one of Rogers Broth
ers Silver Sugar Shell; with twenty tickets
given you an Engraved Butter Knife or
a fine cut glass Cruit Set worth $3.50;
thirty tickets gives you a set of Rogers
Teaspoons or q Silver Butter Dish or
Sugar Bowl; forty tickets gives you a set
of Knives or Forks; fifty tickets gives you
a set of Table Knives.
We want your business. We will work
for it and when we get 1t we will keep it.
Have you tried our capacity yet to please,
satisfy and surprise? If not, give us a
call. Come once and you will come back.
They all do.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
JOPL|N'S MURDEROUS GUN.
Five Persons Receive Their Death
Summons at his
Hands.
FATHER, MOTHER, DAUGHTER SUCCUMB
DR.. Stewart Loses his Life for Re-
fusing TO Commit Nal
Practice.
FATHER, MOTHER, DAUGHTER SUCCUMB
A Departure From the Straight and
Marrow Path Thus Fatally
Terminates.

FoRT SMITH, Ark, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Jno.
Miller, one of the victims of Charles
JCplin's murdecous gun, yesterday, died
this morning of her wounds, and this
evening, her father, mother and daugh-
ter We're all buried at the same time.
At last accounts the body of the MUIR
derer, Joplin, was still lying where he
fell, no one having touched 1t. DIR. Stew
art was also buried this afternoon, and
the body of Dull, Joplin's first victim,
still lies in the morgue in the city. Jop-
lin has a wife somewhere in Missouri,
and an uncle named Joe Halter, at
Springfield, III. Investigation brings to
light the fact that Joplin seduced Miss
Miller and had called on DR.. Stewart to
commit an abortion. Stewart re.
fused, and told of the affair.
1t was reported that Joplin
was going to be arrested for seduction,
which seemed to have worked on his
mind to such an extent it almost set him
wild. He told a friend here yesterday he
was going to Texas, but ID place of doing
this he shouldered his gun and started
for Jenny Lind, IL miles from this city,
on foot. When he reached that place he
went direct to. Stewards store, and when
the latter saw him coming he grabbed his
Winchester, and as Joplin entered, pre-
sented it and pulled the trigger, but the
gun failed to fire and was shot instantly
by Joplin, who put three loads into his
victim. He then proceeded to Mil
ler's, and after shooting the father, mother
aud daughter, fired one shot at the
twelve-year-old girl as She ran off, shoot
ing her in the hand. He then placed the
muZzle of the gun to his forehead and
pulled the trigger, scattering his brains
around promiscuously. Dull, his first
victim, has a wife in Cheney, Kansas, and
his mother lives at Charleston, Kansas.
He had been visiting relatives in the
lower part of the state and was on his
way home. Joplin has been in this sec
ton some months working in the Jenny
Jind coal mines, and was we'll thought of.
He was a fine specimen of physical man
hood ami was known as one of the best
shots in the west.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17

From late advices we learn that petrol
cum has been struck in the a~rtesjan well
at Chinook, six feet OF oil being at thu
surf ice of the we'll when it attained the
depth of Sl2 feet. In conversation with
Prot. Morrison who examined all the pc.
troleum fields of eastern Wyoming this
summer, he states that wherever the
j%urassic shales underlay the tertiary de.
this section OF the UnitedStates, and that he
considers this strike to be only the fore
runner of numerous other ones of a sim
lar character in Montana, as fully one
third Of the state has surface exposure o
these measures.