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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.


The Department OF Justice at Wash
ington has employed special legal talent
TO assist in the prosecution of the case
against the Itata and her crew. The
vessel will be libeled, her crew indicted
ana the case be brought into court to de-
termine whether there has been viola
ton Of the neutrality laws,
Attorney General Miller has given an
opinion to the Secretary Of the Treasury
that the Chinese restriction laws require
that Chinese convicted of illegal entry
into the United States shall be returned
to China regardless Of the fact that they
may have actually entered the United
States from contiguous territory, such as
Canada or Mexico.
A census bulletin issued at Washing
ton, d. G., shows that during the last
ten years the population Of California
increased 1912 per cent. and the school
enrolment S7,S3 per cent; Washing
TOMS population 365. per cent, school
enrolment 5000 per cent. 0regon's
population 1858 per cent, school enroll
ment 1923 per cent.
Assistant Secretary Nettleton has in
structed the acting Superintendent Of
immigration at New York, in view Of
the published fact in foreign newspapers
that destitute Russian Jews are being
sent to the United States at the instance
of officials Of foreign governments, to
exercise especial care in their examina-
tion. The matter, he intimates, may
become q subject of diplomatic corre-
spondence.
The American Commissioners to ex-
anime the condition OF the seal fisheries
in the Behring Sea have been named,
and will soon be on their way to Alaska.
The names as agreed upon are Prof. 7.
@. Mendenhall and Prof. Charles Mar
riam. Prof. Mendenhall is superintend.
ent Of coast survey. and is scientist OF
the highest attainments. Prof. Marian
is an ornithologist Of the Agricultural
Department, and while a young man has
commended himself strongly to Secre-
tary Rusk for his rough scientific knowl-
edge.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has au-
thorized the acceptance Of the offer OF
the master of the Chilian steamer Itata
to pay $500 for violation Of the naviga-
ton laws in having cleared from San
Diego, CAL, without the necessary pa
pers. The settlement has no bearing on
the other charges against the officers Of
this vessel, to-wit. Kidnapping Federal
officer and violating the neutrality law.
The Attorney-General believes an action
may be still brought against the indi-
vidual officers Of the Itata and Robert
and Minnie for violation of this law.
Although the officers Of the Itata have
compromised their offense Of the navi-
CATION law, they may still be amenable
to legal prosecution on the charge Of
kidnapping and also for violation Of the
laws.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-31
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.
Dalton, One of the Alila ,rrain Robbers,
Acquitted at yisnlia, Cal.

James McCarger, adjuster OF the Flour
City Life Insurance Company, has been
arrested at Rochester, N. Y, on charge
Of forgery.
Phil Green (colored) shot and killed
Policeman Clayton, and was In turn
killed by Policeman Niedlinger in a sa-
loon fghtin Savannah, Ga.
An attempt was made to burn the
Platt block, the largest brick block in
Vacaville, Cal, The fire was extinguished
before any damage was done.
News was received at Vicksburg, Miss,
Of the lynching on the Palmyre planta-
tion Of Henry Gentry, negro. He was
hanged for the murder Of coored COM
panion.
A negro entered the atoreaf on old man
named Whitaker at Whitaker station,
Miss, dubbed the old man, robbed him
and took to flight. He was captured
and hanged.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-31
CABLEGRAMS.
The Berlin Press Highly Gratified With
the Kaiser's Reception In England.

The gross income of the Church OF
England is G5,600,000.
Prices Of grain and rice are going up
in India for lack Of rain.
Locusts in Morocco devoured two chill
dren, and are devastating the green crops.
There is little hope that the Sultan
will consent to the Jews settling in Pal
estine.
The production Of coal in India during
the year 1890 shows large increase over
the output of 1883.
The potato crop in Prussia is doubtful,
but the yield Of winter wheat will be 80
per cent. Of the average and the rye 75 . !.
Patti demands higher terms than ever
to 20 to America with Abbey next win
ter. She wants 5000 each night to sing
in opera.
1t is believed that France must import
some $l00, ,000, 900 OF wheat, to make mp
for crop deficiencies, and pay for half of
it in gold.
Dispatches from the Cameroons, West
Africa, say Zintgrof, the explorer, is
meeting with repeated checks by the
warlike natives.
Twenty OF the members of the Saliva
tion Army, who lately caused a disturb
ance at Eastbourne, have been sent to
| Jail for month.
The German government continues to
diminish the working force at the Span
dau arms factory. Notice has been given
Of 1000 more dismissals.
The finest wine crop known in years
! in Alsace- Lorraine and Rhenish Prussia
has been almost totally destroyed by the
overflow of the Saar river.
Another trial will be made with the
kola nut as an article of food during the
next French maneuvers The expert
ment last year was highly satisfactory.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says
that the budget estimates the revenue at
500, 100000 gold and $28,000,O00 paper
and expenses at $l4,000,000 gold and
$35, 900, 900 paper.
Mensignor Felchi, the Administrator
hb tilC fdtiCftll3 iisAn bCDil AulINh NJlVpiEtlg
owing to the fact that he apeculated in
the Peters pence fund, which is found
to be 81 100000 short.
Liberia is reported to be in prosper
GUS condition, making good headway in
civilization and wealth, but the constant
fear that the Republic will be swallowed
up by come European power greatly
checks its progress.
The police authorities Of Berlin are
trying to arrange with those Of other
Prussian towns concurrent action for the
suppression Of the Salvation Army, al
leging its immortality, turbulence and
trayesty on religion.
The latest advices from Constantinople
represent that the Sultan sin o fair way
to lose all Arabia. The Wahabees, who
had been dormant for number Of years,
have joined the insurgents, and threaten
to drive the Turks into the sea.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-31
PERSONAL MENTION.
A Woman who Served Through tho War
Applies for . Pension,

Applies for Pension
Sardou, the French playwright, writes
a hand so fine that 1t almost requires a
magnifying glass to read It,
Lord Wolseley entered the British
army thirty-tive years ago at the modest
pay oil $l.2l a day, and out OF that ne
was compelled to pay for his mess and
uniform.
George Kennon has consented to he.
come editor OF the paper called Free
Russla, provided $4,000 can DO raisea 70
remove the publication once rom Ion
don 70 New YORK.
Bacon was not willing to trust the
present. He wrote In his will; For
myname and memory | leave 1t To mems
charitable speeches, 70 ioreign natlohs
ana TO the next ages.
The purchaser Of the log cabin built
by General Grant will move II only a
short distance from its present site, the
old Grant farm near st. Louis, but will
not let u 50 70 chicago, ne says.
Mary f. Dewey Of Goshen, Ind, served
through the civil war, disguised as a
man, in the Twenty-sixth Ohio Regi-
ment under the alias Of Charles Dewey,
She now applies for q pension under her
real name.
Sarah Bernhardt bears her mothers
name. Her first name was originally
Rosine, which she changed Of her own
accord. She is Catholic in religion,
and until she was IL she was educated
in a convent.
Sir Henrv Wotto, WIN l;ved md
wrote In the seventeanth centnry ala
moi Lova n,ncb ~ an nn;n;oS of a;nlo.
mates, lie said s'An Ambassador ia
an honest man sent To lie abroad for the
commonwealth"
Gordon CUMMING win peither show
b;s hand nnr b;s iastb Ma axnecisd
hacearat eYnosnre has heon sn,nrassad
,Tha sons ara snnnoaaa 10 he hant ca.
cret INF tbis Viii nnt be ral;ablv hnown
I'M / .ady pr,oLe - baard fron,
Ex.sono,or Evort,o ho, il aluo,s WOW,
80 ENtsess's - fss'f - 49, -
on the back Of his head, as ii it wanted
to hide from observation the TACT OF its
being old enough to have heard the first
gun at sumter tired. Mr., Eyarts ages
last, and has decided stoop, indicating
increasing weakness and lack OF vitality,
Edwin Arnold in the days when, even
though an active newspaper man hewas
brlmful OF Hindoo philosophy and liter
ature and thoughts regarding them, was
often known to say to people whom he
met on the street, my dear friend, /
s,, an s,"u ~ see yoai H. ouI tIiy leaiy yoa aase
a;sen .ase'' ne V"' = 'i'e iii'''"'Aya "oun'-
ale' !,
Rev. Melancthon v, Jacobs oi Oxford,
"a, VINO has been called to the char OF
New Testament theologyfn the Hartford
Theological Seminary, preached tor a
number OF years IN the Central Presby-
terrain Church OF pittsburg, iie y The
author OF several works on Biblical sub
lects, and Is said to be man Of great
Evening journal., 1891-04-15

UNTIL this morning the News has
been reasonably fair in It's opposition tt
the Five Commissioners bill The Every
Evening occupied the ground OF unfsil
personal abuse Of those Democrats who
favored the passage of the bill so thor
oughly and 30 viclously that there was
no necessity for the News to engage In
that sort Of opposition. But when the
Every Evening abandoned the field the
News stepped In. The News says:
II is a striking fact in regard to this
measure that not single delegation of
responsible and representative Demo
Gratis OF New Castle county have ap.
peared at Dover in its favor. = =
IL is true that the bill has been through
the hands OF political committee made
up OF New Castle county Democrats, and
consisting Of Messrs Bayard, A. B..
Cooper and l. @. Vaadegrift,
In the first place not single state
meut Of the above is true. The only
statement which approaches the truth Is
the one concerning Messrs. Bayard
Cooper and Yandegrft. That is not q
political committee" They are three
distinguished citizens, one Of them o.
national reputation. who are Democrat
just as they are honest, able, just anC
patriotic men. They were choseI
because OF their fairness, discretlo.
and removal from politics. After refer
ring to that committee disparagingl,
Mr.. Sperry shows the insincerity and tn
bias Of his mind by referring approvlngl
TO four men whom he would have chosei
As "such well known and responsible
citizens Of this county as Messrs vii
liam O. Spruance, Levi G, Bird, Beniami
NIelds and Washington Hastings" Ii
tellIgent and impartial people may talk
their choice between the two committee
but we think t an unfortunate compari
son for the Republicans, and a psrticu
lsrly unfortunate predicament for al
editor Of ordinary discretion to pu
himself into.
Evening journal., 1891-04-15
FATHER AND son ARRESTED.

George and George A Bran Supposed 10
Know Something About the Maryland
Murder.
Detective c. f. Ottey OF the -Pennsyl-
vania railroad company and County Con
stable Richey arrested George A. Bran at
Pilottown. Md, early yesterday morning,
on suspicion Of knowing something about
the murder of Mrs. Granville Richards.
and the shooting of Mr. Richards, near
Colora, Md on Monday morning Bran
Is young, married man, and he and
his wife live with his father &C Pilottown,
about a mile from the Richards home
He was taken from his bed and taken to
Elkton on a special train procured by
Assistant Chief Engineer Joseph T. Rich
ards, the wounded mans brother
The suspect has always borne a bad
reputation, and It is this, principally,
that has led to his arrest When arrested
he was finely dressed BE wore a neat
fitting black suit. cuffs and q stylish silk
bat. Bran claims that he can prove an
allbi. He is "A years old
George Bran, 90 years old, the
prisoners father, WAS also arrested later
In the day. The shoes Of Bran ana his
father have been found, since their
arrest, to fit the footprints seen in The
field a joining Richards s house and 30
calibre revolver found on the young man
containing three exploded shells which
correspond exactly with the bullet taken
from tine passage way.
The excitement over the tragedy and
| subsequent developments was made more
intense last night when States Attorney
Evans received the following messag q
from Conley & Steel. detectives, York
Pa; 1--WE have two men. Answer de.
scription Of burglars precisely One hat
light overcoat last night, and won't tel
what he has done with It. Answer whai
to do
The states attorney wired at onse
asking questions in regard to their dress
which are kept secret, they being tn
strongest clues yet obtained The attor
ney directed the York detectives to hol,
he men until he sent word to releas
them.
Evening journal., 1891-04-15
ROOF noa or nlE.

From thesbeginning Of their party ex-
istence the Republicans have misunder-
stood and mistrested the negro. They be
gan with the sentiments that the slaves
we're "our brothers." that all masters
were cruel; that it was doing Gods ser
vice and accomplishing an inestmable
boon for the slave to abolish slavery, no
matter. how, when, or at what cost
John Brown, as the logical outcome Of
that ignorant and fanatical fury, went
into Virginia to burn and kill, under the
impression that the NEGROES were ready
to rise, to burn and kill too; and needed
cnly the opportunity to assert their
freedom in that manner.
The negroes were not ready in 1853, and
In fact, they scarcely cared fof the in
comprehensive and over estimated
baubee of freedom in 1868.
John Brown sold his life cheap, though
his folly may have fastened the move
ment which ended in the most bloody
and unnecessary war of this or any
other age. He did not understand either
i Nht negro OF Aut Slkuhithnt
Then came an expenditure of billions
Of treasure. the sacrifice Of thousands of
lives, and the alignment Of brother
against brother in cruel civil war TO
free one half the number Of slaves
which semi -barbarous Russia freed a
few years later by legitimate, civilized,
Christian methods. Russia had sense
aud humanity enough to consider the
welfare Of master and serf
With the same frenzy Of ignorant and
reckless fanaticism--that sort OF states
manship which has sentiment rather
than sense for its prompter-the Repub-
licans bestowed the sacred privilege oi
suffrage upon the same bewildered
freedman, whom they had already
stunned to stupidity with freedom.
AS the crazy zealots for the abolition
Of slavery drove the cooler and wiser
people Of the North and Of the Soutl
into bloody war, so the remnants of tn,
he same diseased and disordered senti
mentaistisms insisted that the lat d,
emancipated and notoriously unfit freed
man must vote.
The era of reconstruction, bloody
shirtism. Kukluxism, troops at the polls
murder, riot, rspine and negro legisla
lures with the aid of that modern Egyp
uian plague, the ''carpet-bagger, Great
ing millions Of Indebtedness, came O
with that train of evils which was almos
as destructive and as bloody rs the wa
lRd been.
That period was scarcely pas sed befor
be stlll fickering embers Of the sam
, aerce FIRE of fsnaticism, aping holmes
!, under devil-sent name of 1.-THE God an
{ morality" party, began to debauoh th
+, be-dman with promises. They coul
/, ,ot compel his vote, so they taught hii
sell it for forty acres and a mule
until now the established price is 81 p'
j head.
, Il accomplishing these things the RI
: pub cans have called the negro ''ol
ie col red brother" the nations wards
Evening journal., 1891-04-15

and ''our niggers p But all the time they
left him to fight his own battle unaided,
aud frequently stirred the anger Of the
white people, among whom he was forced
to live, against him.
They set him free; that Is, they kicked
him out into the highway of life without
food, without money, without education
among those very masters whom they
had said we're cruel and malicious, ITO
root hog or die"
When they needed his vote they de-
manded It, or they csjoled bribed, de-
ceived or threatened him into giving it.
They did nothing then to prepare him
20 take care Of himself when they drove
him unwilling into freedom; they have
done nothing since to teach him his
duties as an honest, upright, selfreliani
and self-respecting citizen.
They have done all they could do, they
still do everything they can do. to de
csive him into the belief that the Demo
Gratis aud the white man of the South ar,
his mortal enemies
The Republicans have done nothing
but evil for the negro: they do not con
template anything but evil now, because
they have never understood him, hi
strength or his weakness, his affection
or his superstitions, his faithfulness o
his ignorance; they have never had an,
proper consideration for him.
Russia gave freedom 70 her serfs an,
the wherewithail to make living tn
Republicans gave the negro nothing an,
make him fight TO hold that.
Evening journal., 1891-04-15
WANAMAKFR,.s
olors, Mems Suits to measure

colors, Mems Suits to measure
$22 SO
English Diagonal, wool fin
ished, Mems Coat and Vest to
measure, $40
Imported Cheviots and
Thibets in the best London
styles. Mems Suits to meas
ure, S25.
And all this is for fine Tailor
ing. The day of fancy prices
for Tailoring has moved to-
wards ancient history.
Market street.
Refers or Jackets or any
thing else in the long line of
seasonable over garments for
women. Fit never counted
for more in these things than
it does to-day. An easy touch
all over, no straining, no bag
lging-that's the way all tight
fitting garments are to set See
if they don't. Right stuffs and
colors of course.
Second floor, Chestnut street side.
Physicians have discovered
that the Queen Mary Perfume
Lilac Blossom, is useful anc
delightful in making the air o.
a sick room agreeable. IS anC
As cents. Queen Mary com
mands a repertory of twenty
delicious odors.
Centre Of the store.
Cream Oriental Laces, III
to 8 inches, new patterns
pointed and scalloped. Fine,
quality than you usually see
II to 38c-fully a third unde,
ordinary prices.
Chestnut street side. east Of Man Aisle.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Evening journal., 1891-04-15

VIXEN everybody who is entitled to a
vote In Delaware is accorded their rights
aud exercise them Delaware is as
surely Republican state as Pennsyl
vania. Chester Times.
We have one Republican election in
spsctor On trial now-s Pennsylvania
carpet. bagger, too--for assisting In
counting" at the last election on the
theory that this Is a Democratic state,
Tue doctrine that thine is mine" is 3
bad one; it leads to theft and finally tc
prison. 1t may be good Republican doc
trine, but Cotton came within two Re
publican jurymen of going to prison for
espousing that doctrine. II may be safe
doctrine in Pennsylvania but It is untrue
aud unsafe here; 1t shows that your
morals are as defective as your gram
mar.
Evening journal., 1891-04-15
IT Will MAKE STOCKINGS.

Organic alton of the Delaware Hosiery
Company at Dover Last Night.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, April Is The stockholders of
the Delaware Hosiery Company and a
number of citizens met In the Council
Chamber over the Hose House, last even
ing for the purpose of forming perma-
nent organization of the company.
Hiram Reedy was made president, and Il
A. Harinet Is secretary pro tenn. The
amount of capital stock was fixed at
81 600, 600, the sum of SOS 500 is
heady subscribed. An election for tell
ers resulted in the choosing of ]. H
Bateman and John r. Nicholson. The
charter of the company was read and
accepted. The by laws were also read and
accepted and 200 copies of the charter
and by laws were ordered printed
The stockholders elected the following
directors Paul Sehlossman, s. Ham
burgher, William Dyer, Hiram Reedy
and Amos A. Watson. John s. Collins
and Maurice A. Hsrtwell were elected
auditors. The directors elected
the following officers to serve until
the next annual meeting in
January, 1892: President, Hiram Resdy
vice president, Paul Schlossmaa; solicit
tor. James Pennewill The Offices OF
secretary and treasurer were left vacant
until the next meeting. A vote of thanks
was rendered Messrs Reedy and Dy er for
their untiring zeal and energy in securing
the establishment of the factory in
\ Dover.
The bids for the erection Of the factory
will be given out Immediately.
Elk State Librarian John o. Gooden has
accepted the principalship Of Wyoming
| public schools.
The Town Council has at last served
notice on the negroes who congregate at
the colored school house on Saturday
nights, and make the night hideous BY
their yells and fights. that if these
things do not cease, they will be prose
i cufed
Evening journal., 1891-04-15

THE oandidature OF Hon. O. f. Crisp
Of deorgla for Speaker Of the House
recommends itself because Of his stern
and unempromising position on the
infamous tsr.n Robbery, He said:
would not vote for my own father
for high federal Office II he had been a
Randall OF German tariff Democrat. The
virws Of these men are so utterly differ
eut from mine that we would not pull
together for one moment. La fsct
abhor their doctrine all the more because
] regard j. ae rank Republication com
iuR from the mouths Of Democrats
With the tariff cannot conceive con-
yersation that is not hurtful Bitterly
hsaug the system for the way it is ruin.
inu my section. do not temporize with
ID wvself and cannot encourage others
90 do 80.
There is no question now that the Nc
Kin'ey bill would never have been possi-
be snd thet either the Morrison bill or
tue Mills bin would have become law
and The Republicans would not have won
the last contest il it had not been for che
retroactive. unfair, selfish and dsloyal
course Of the projection Democrats. y
~nen Mr. Randall and his party were
beaten in Chicago, they should have left
the party with Ben. Butler, who was in
Tbs crowd, or they should have cordially
aeeea Cd the platform that Wattersor
Wrote and presented.
Evening journal., 1891-04-15

feeling Of sympathy" among the people
as profound. That is true and proper
Mr.. Bayard is a distinguished, honored
and beloved citizen He is so thoroughly
courteous and considerate that, even Il
he had not held the second place Of honor
Ia this country and long been a man Ct
national fame. he would still
be beloved for his personal virtues, The
people here are obviously interested
deeply and sincerely in anything which
affects him or his family. In the next
paragraph the News has the bad taste to
refer 70 the people who love and admire
Mr. Bayard, and who assembled at the
Old Swedes' buryIng ground yesterday to
show their respect and sympathy thus:
The vulgar crowd ought to have been
excluded from the Old Swedes Cemetery
during the burial of MT. Lewenhaupt
yesterday afternoon. The morbid curios
ity which impels people to intrude upon
the privacy Of sorrow, and mar the
solemn religious services over the dead
is inexcusable Such sorrowful oc
currences as the death of Mr.
Lewenhaupt ought to excite ever
among the ignorant that kind Of sympa-
thy which expresses itself in decent anC
respectful behavior.
True sympathy is found as often ac
companied by lesthern apron as under
silk hat. We feel confident that MIR
Bsysrd estimates both at their tru'
value and we feel cSnfdent, too, that not
a man in this community would offer an,
aifront or do anything offensive to Mr.
Bsysrd. The News has mistaken homes
sincerity rudeIy expressed perhaps, TO
base exhibitions Of feelings which ar
impossible