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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17
A Hundred And Two.

Last Saturdays Statesman saws:
"Grandpa" John Durbin will, tomor.
row round out lO2 years of his lie, and
Notwithstanding his extreme senility,
he is in very good health. Mr.. Dur.
bin became resident of Marion
county lS45 and has lived here ever
since. He was born in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, on the 18th Of Sep.
tember, l794. In 1920 he was married
and he has been father to ten chill.
dren, one of them being Solomon
Durbin, who resides at the 'red barn"
cross roads east of the penitentiary.
The centenarian is at the home of
Duncan Ross on Howell prairie. He
will, very likely, be one of the voters
in this county at the presidential
election In November.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17

Necessity demands that we insist on
all those indebted to US on subscrip-
tion, or otherwise, to call and settle al
once. We will take wheat, oats or hay
at the highest market prices,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17

Straw hats! straw hats!! from st.
SOC at the Racket Store. Lace curtaihs
70 cts, 81, and Sl.25 per pair. Fig
spools of best thread for Csc, 3 for l0c.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17

IN. 8. DALGLEIBH,
3. .. WALLACE,
,,n,x,,,,,rn II. BAKER,
JooN'iLMhN A. UMPHKEY,
j. r. SMITH,
N. X. BEAMAS.
City Council meets en- the first and thir'
Tn. .<day evenings ofeach month.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17

The above trains stop ut East Port
land, Oregon City, W6odburn, Salem,
Turner, Marion, jefferson, Albany,
Albany junction, Tangent, Shedd,
Halsey, Harrisburg, Junction City,
Irving, Eugene, Creswnll, Drains and
all stations from Roseburg south to
and including Ashland.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17

Good clothing-at low price-at
Bach 4 Buhl's. ....
Call aud see my new stock ofstation.
stR. n. w. AssigG,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-17

Save your Hoe Cake soap wrappers,
they are worth cent apiece.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
coal Contractors INDICTED.
County Commissioners Mixed Up in
Most Unpleasant Scandaf at
chicuoo

CHICAGO, ILL, April 2.-The County
Commissioners in lump, high county
officials who have to do with the letting of
contracts and known members of the coal
firm of Kennefick & Co., were investigated
by the Grand Jury to-day with the result
of indictments against the coal con-
tractors.
The principal witnesses against them
were the drivers of the coal wagons, who
told the jury of the short-weight scheme
by which it Is estimated the shortage
amounted to 400 tons a month. Subpenas
were issued for the whole county board to
appear before the jury, but not one could
be found in the county building or else
where, except three at the county hospital.
The action of certain commissioners in
regard to the letting of the coal contract
and to the charges made recently by
Judge Payne against Commissioner Nc
Nichols are to be probed to the bottom.
Judge Payne appeared before the jury yes
terday and it was said submitted evidence
to show that McNichols had agreed to put
a man on the Grand Jury friendly to a
murderer, for $500.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
ON THE NICARAGUA CANAL
Linden w. Bates Talks Before
the House Commerce
Committee.
Says the Completion of the Big Ditch
Would Prove the Salvation of
the Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-The
hearings on the Nicaragua canal were con-
tinued to-day by the House Commerce
Committee, Linden W. Bates of Chicago
being the speaker. He was familiar with
the reports of the canal company for the
past seven or eight years and had had
frequent conferences with the officers of
the company and those who did the sur
yeying. He was now connected with the
Chicago Drainage Canal. He compared
the dredges used on the drainage canal
with those used on the Panama canal.
The former could do the work of 10000
men with shovels and wheel barrows and
had power greater than all the machinery
and men used on the Panama canal.
Speaking from the standpoint of a
property-owner on the Pacific Coast, he
said he thought the Nicaragua canal would
prove the salvation OF that secti on.
In reply to question, he said that
nearly all the prominent contractors on
the Chicago drainage canal were familiar
with the Nicaragua canal. In his opinion
most of them would like to take part in
the construction of the Nicaragua canal.
They had some $3,00000O invested in
plants at Chicago, and parts of these
plants could De profitably used in Mic
aragua. AS an expert, he saw no reason
why contractors here would not underta ke
the work and successfully omplete it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Flees Across the Country and Is
Pursued by a Crowd for
Five Hours.
THEN HE RIDES STOLEN HORSES
Finally the Unfortunate Man Is Shot
and Expires From His
Injuries.

BELLIOTT, ILL.,, April 2.-John Frank
lin of Fort Recovery, Ohio, an insane man,
met tragic death near here to-day He
and his wife were on their way from Ohio
to st. Louis on a Lake Erie tram, and
when they reached Bloomington last
night Mrs. Franklin was taken sick, and
they determined to return to Fort Re-
covery.
AT o'clock this morning Franklin
leaped from the eastbound Lake Erie
train near Holder while the train was at
full speed. The train was stopped and
held for two hours while vain search was
made for the man.
Mrs. Franklin left the train at Holder
and found her husband. They resumed
their eastward journey to-day, and at 10
A. M, while the train was pulling out of
this place, Franklin fell from the steps of
a car, striking his bead on a railway tie.
He jumped to his ieet and declared that
mob was pursuing him wanting to kill
him.
He then fled across the country pursued
by crowd for five hours. During this
time he ''stood Off his pursuers by firing
at them with revolver. He entered a
farmers stable, took horse and fed on
its back. A few miles farther on
he changed this horse for another.
He was finally stopped by a barb
wire fence. and some one ia the pur-
suing party shot HIM with shotgun
loaded with slugs, wounding him in the
knee and face. His leg was amputated,
and at o'clock he died. The affair caused
great excitement.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Memorials against appropriations TO
NectdridM PURPOSES.

Memorials Against appropriations for
Sectdriam Purposes.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-Repre-
sentative Hilborn to-day presented me-
morals of citizens of Oakland and other
cities of California protesting against ap-
preparations for sectarian purposes.
Hilborn introduced bill to correct the
military record of Frank D. Sweetser of
California.
Major William D. Elderkin, commissary
OF subsistence, will, under instructions of
the commissary general of subsistence,
break up the purchasing station at Los
Angeles by April 80, and will then proceed
to San Antonio, Tex, and report to the
acknowledgement of the Department
OF Texas for assignment to duty as chief
mmlssary of that department to relieve
Major John +. Watson, commissary of
subsistence. He will also relieve Major
Watson from duty as purchasing commits
sary at San Antonio.
Major Charles P. Eagan, commissary OF
subsistence, in addition to his present
duties will, on April 80, report to the COM
manding general of the Department of
California for temporary duty as chief
commlssary of that department to relieve
Lieutenant-Colonel William III. Bell. as
slstant commissary general of subsistence
Acting Secretary Wike to-day sent to
Congress letter from the Attorney Gen.
eral asking for an appropriation of $4,000
Tor repairs of the Government buildings in
Alaska.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California-Original: Howard Rims. Sol
dlers' Home, Los Angeles; Jacob Deity,
SOLDIERS Home, Los Angeles; William j.
Prindle, Soldiers Home. Los Angeles;
John Carr, Elk Grove. Additional: Mel
vim Nelson, Los Angeles. Increase Jacob
Helbach, Los Angeles. Original WIDOWS,
etc.: Helen A. Henton, San Francisco;
Ann Kelly, San Jese.
ashington-Original: Joseph A Har-
pei, Olympia William II. Haas, Camas;
Additional: Willard A. Elyea, Medical
Lake; Loren Wright, Cape Horn. In
crease: George w. Ames, Maple Valley;
James Y. Roe, Sno homish
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Bloodho,ands on the Trail.

LEBANON, Mo-, April 2.-superintend-
ent Simpson of Wells, Fargo q Co. ar
rived here this morning and assumed
charge of the search for the men who
robbed the express-car on the ST. Louis
and San Francisco road yesterday morn
ing. He states positively that the total
amount secured by the robbers was $1252,
ard of this sum nearly $400 has been re-
covered from packages dropped by the
men in their flight. Two packs of blood
hounds have been ordered placed on the
trail, but it is doubted if they will be of
much avail. The belief is growing that
the robbers were men living near the scene
of the hold-up.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
CASE OF GREER COUNTY,
Decision of the Supreme Court
Will Cause Action by
Congress.
Affairs Relating to Judicial Matters
and Land Titles Left in
Tangle.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-The
text of the decree of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the famous Greer
County case, which was not included in
the encouragement of the Judgment made
by Justice Harlan fortnight ago, has
been made public. 1t reads as follows:
The territory east of the one hundredth
meridian of longitude west and south of
the river now known as the North Fork of
the Red River and north of line folio W.
ing westward, as prescribed by the treaty
of 1919 between the United States and
Spain, the course and along the south
bank both of Red River and of the river
now known as the Prairie Dog Town Fork
or south fork of Red River on such line
meets the one hundredth meridian of
longitude, which territory is sometimes
called Greer County, constitutes no part
of the territory properly included within
or rightfully belonging to Texas at the
time of the admission Of that State into
the Union and is not within the limits nor
under the jurisdiction of that State, but is
subject to the exclusive Jurisdiction of the
United States of America"
The decision of the court left the affairs
OF Greer County, now part of Oklahoma
Territory especially those relating to iu-
dicial matters and titles to land in con-
dition which only legislation by Congress
could remedy. To meet the requirements
Representative Cockrell (D.) of Texas has
introduced two bills. One is intended to
validate the judgments of the District
courts in Greer County heretofore rem
dered, and provides, further. that all cases
now pending in the courts of said county
shall be prosecuted to final decision by
the courts of Oklahoma under the laws OF
Texas. The other bill establishes regula-
tions for settlinr public land questions. 1t
provides that actual settlers of March 10,
1896, shall have a preference right
within twelve months from the passage OF
the act to perfect homestead rights to 100
acres, and also to purchase 160 acres more
at 81 25 per acre. Six hundred and forty
acres are reserved within the limits Of
Mangum, Navajo and Altus for townsites !;
two acres each are reserved for every
schoolhouse building or church erected at
the date the act takes effect, and land
Office is established at Mangum.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
English Syndicates Not Ready to
Expend Money While There
Is a Controversy.
MAY LOSE THEIR PROPERTY.
Half the Task of the Boundary Com.
mission Has Already Been
Accomplished.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-British
Guiana papers dated as late as March IS,
which reached the Bureau of American
Republics yesterday, indicate the aban-
donment of Great Britain's determination
to insist upon retaining all the settlements
established by Englishmen throughout
the disputed territory should the Vene.
zuelan claims be sustained. In regard to
these settlements Lord Salisbury wrote
Secretary Olney four months ago that
under no circumstances could they ever
be surrendered to alien jurisdiction.
The Georgetown Chronicle, however, in
its issue of March Is, says: The public
generally and those interested in mining
concerns particularly have learned with
regret that work has been closed down
on the properties of the Winter
syndicate, the Barley syndicate and
the Barima Development Company.
1t is alleged that the reason the
proprietors have decided to adopt this
course is because they do not consider
that in the unsettled state of the bound
ary question their rights are at present
sufficiently secure to justify them in in
curing the heavy expenditure which con-
tinued prosecution of the work would
require.
In another part of the paper statement
from Mr.. Connolly, superintendent of the
Barima Company, is published. declaring
that he had received instructions from
London not to incur any additional heavy
expenses until the Government gave
grants to the property, the company's
solicitors thinking it would be injudicious
in the present position of the Venezuelan
boundary dispute to spend money devel-
oping property which might be taken
from them without compensation.
Other superintendenIs have received
similar instructions from London head
quarters.
The location of these companies is in
the richest gold field that has yet been
found in Guiana, and the capital already
invested there is greater than in any other
locality in the colony.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03

amendment proposed yesterday by Hyde
(R.) of Washington an item was inserted
into the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
new post at Spokane. WASH, and $4,000
for the post at Fort Riley, Kans.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill and amendments to the House
with favorable recommendation.
Evans (R.) of Kentucky proposed the
substitute for his proyiso to his Howard
University amendment of which he gave
notice in committee OF the whole, and it
was agreed to.
On the amendment itself the vote was
taken by ayes and noes, resulting ayes 129,
noes 105
The bill was then passed, and at 5:25
O'Clock, on motion by Cannon (R.) of Illi-
nois, the House adjourned until to-mor-
row
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
DEFEAT OF THE BILL.
Ars Attempt to Legatise the Manu- cftsre
of Liquor In Iosua

An Attempt to Le1atize the Manufacture
of liquor In Iosca.
DES MOINES, Iowa, April I'm the
Senate this afternoon the bill to legalize
the manufacture of liquor IN Iowa was de-
feated, % to 81, with one member absent,
who sent word that he desired the record
to show that had he been present he would
have voted against the bill. All the seven
Democrats voted for the bill. filing ex-
plantations which in substance said they
regarded the measure as very short step,
but in the right direction. They first pro-
posed substitute bill, far more liberal
measure, which was defeated by strict
party vote.
The result was exactly as expected. The
bill had been under discussion for two
days before the vote was reached. The
members from the river counties and large
cities made desperate fight for the bill,
but it was of no avail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
VERY SMOOTH SW|NDLERS
Operations of the Forgers Who
Duped August Belmont
& Co.
With the Use of Chemicals They
Have Often Raised Checks for
Large Sums.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 2.-August
Belmont & Co. declined yesterday to make
any statement regarding the false draft
from Havana by a man calling himself
Manuel Gonzales Mendozea, on which
lutely no trace of the swindler or swindiers
has been obtained by any of the detectives
engaged in looking for them.
A man from Cuba who is familiar with
the methods of the gang of Havana bank
swindlers, of which it is believed Men,
dozea is member, said that these swind-
lers generally secured a ge nuine draft for
a small amount, and with the aid of chem
icals erased the original figures and raised
the draft. This was what they did in the
case of Fernandez Castro, and which net
ted the swindlers $4,000.
Another case in which they did this, and
which has not been printed, is that OF
Banker Boniface Pinion. The banker has
an account with the Spanish Bank of the
island of Cuba. In the regular course OF
business he gave a check for small
amount. When the check reached the
bank it called for $4,000. The signature
was all right, and the money was paid.
AuiOH ouCO thc Udnhf dHo ellc Ddllk lldQ "
stand the loss.
In another case check was presented to
the Spanish Bank signed by one of the
members OF the board of governors of the
bank and calling for large amount. The
cashier, to whom it was presented, sus-
pected something was wrong and asked
the man to wait a few minutes until the
money could be got from the vaults. Then
he went to cali in the police, but the man
decamped. The original amount in this
check had been erased and figures for ter
or twenty times the amount put in.
In still another case the Spanish Bank
paid draft drawn by Spanish army
officer. 1t was for large amount and the
funds belonged to the Government. The
swindler who presented the draft wore the
uniform of Spanish officer, and got away
with the cash.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
OPPOSED TO THE OUTBREAK.
General Lugo Issues a Circular ora Mica
rGgMa's Rebellion.

General Lngo Issues a Circular ora Nica-
ragMu's Rebellion.
NEW YORK, n. Y, April 2.-General
Lugo, Secretary of Foreign Relations of
Nicaragua, has issued circular to his
Governments consuls in the United States
respecting the recent rebellion in Mica
ragua.
After referring to the previous good or
der and prosperity existing the circular
says: "a military rebellion broke out in
the city of Leon, led by the military
authorities of that place, ana few hours
afterward a considerable force of men,
armed with firearms and artillery, at
tackled the cruiser Angela, stationed at the
port of Momotombo, which was preparing
to make its customary run to this city,
carrying small detachment of twenty five
soldiers of the Government forces. The
rebels fired upon the vessel, which, owing
to the sagacity and valor of the troops de-
Tending it, was enabled to get away from
the rebels, reaching this city with one
dead and several wounded, after having
LEFT behind the dead and wounded of the
attacking party"
In conclusion the assertion is made that
the great mass OF the people were opposed
to the outbreak.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
NOTED MEN TO ATTEND.
All Members of er-President Harrison
Cabinet Will Be at the Weddfa0.

All Members of esc- President Harrsson's
Cabinet will Be at the Weddtn0.
NEW YORK, N. Y, April General
Benjamin F. Tracey, ex-Secretary of the
Navy, called to see ex-President Harrison
to-day at the Fifth-avenue Hotel. He will
be the ex-President's best man and his
visit was purely social.
1t Is possible that nearly all the members
of the ex-President's Cabinet may be pres
ent al the wedding. Private Secretary E.
T. Tibbetts said that John Wanamaker
vas expected to arrive from Europe before
Sunday. Ex-Governor Charles Foster of
Ohio has not been heard from yet, but is
expected. General John w. Noble of st.
Louis will be unable to come owing to
business engagements.
The only visitor who saw the ex.Presi-
dent was General Tracey. After a late
breakfast the ex- President paid Mrs. Dim
mick visit. All the stories telegraph
from Indianapolis to tile effect that Mrs.
Mckee, daughter of General Harrison, will
not be able to attend the wedding, owing
to the fact that she had been exposed to
the. measles, were deemed of not sufficient
i'm portance to answer. Russell Harrison
ana wife are expected to arrive before Sun
day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
OUNTEKFEITER ARRESTED.
Has Been Grinding Out Excellent Green
Goods for Many Years.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 2.-The
United States Secret Service agents to-day
captured a man named Emanuel Ninger,
who, they claim, has made counter
feits of United States bills of the
large denomin ations so excellent in
execution as to almost defy detection ex-
cept by an expert. Ninger's house is in
Flagtown. N. j., and it is said that he
ade $40, $50 and $50 bills as far back as
1879. His latest series, however, consists
of 500 bills.
The arrest last Saturday evening of
man named Joseph Gilbert, who at
tempted to pass $50 pen and ink bill, fur
nished the clew which led to Ninger's
arrest.
This afternoon Ninger was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Shields, who held him for exami-
nation on April II under SIC, 900
bail. Later Agent Bogg said that
the prisoner had made a confession and
had surrendered the pens, inks and papers,
which he employed in making what the
officer says are probably the most danger
Gus counterfeits of United States notes in
existence.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
SESSION OF THE coMMIssIoN.
WOrE That Has Been Done During the
Past Three Months.

P0St 1Hree Months.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-Justice
Brewer presided to-day over the first for
NAL meeting of the Venezuelan Commits
sion held for the past two weeks. All the
members were in attendance. After q
careful Individual study of the British
blue book they entered into a discussion
OF its arguments and evidence. To-day's
session is considered the most important
SO far held by the commission, which is
now possessed of all the main features OF
the contention and the principal points
upon which the dispute depends.
The question of sending one or more
representatives of the commission to Eu-
rope to verify the accuracy OF the docu-
ments submitted by Venezuela and Great
Britain was discussed, and while no def
mite action was taken the indispensability
of the examinations OF Spanish as well as
Dutch archives was recognized, and no
doubt is expressed that search will soon
be ordered. The commission has now
been at work three months, and it's labors
are thought to be about half completed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
SHOT down BY DEsPERADoEs.
Officers Fired Upon at the House of Tay-
Tor DeLk.

OUtCOES HtTeU upon at Gc hOWSc VI lay
Tor Delk.
CONCORD. GA, April 2.-Sheriff Quinn
and posse tonight went to the house of
Taylor Delk a notorious desperate, to ar
rest him for robbery and assault. AS the
Sheriff arrived at the door he was shot
through the left side. While Quinn was
lying on the front porch begging for some
one to come and get him, John f. Madden
attempted to drag him off and was fired
on, the ball passing through both thighs,
breaking both legs.
The house soon was surrounded by an
armed mob and threats of burning the
building were made. At 1O:30 O'Clock
Delk, his son and an escaped convict and
partner of Delk's named Tom Langford,
who were the occupants of the house, ran
out the back door, shooting land cursing.
The posse fired, but failed to bring down
any Of them. A posse with dogs is in
pursuit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
For the Indian Schools.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-The
Senate Committee on Appropriations re-
ported the Indian bill this afternoon. The
chief contention in the committee has been
over the Indian school appropriation. The
House went on the theory that there
should be no appropriation for sectarian
schools, and yet appropriated $33, 600 for
Lincoln School and $4,000 for the school
at Hampton, Va, both of which, it was
claimed, are sectarian. Both OF these ap-
propri riations the Senate Committee has
struck out The general appropriation for
schools for the Indians not sectarian has
been increased by upward of $500, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Admissjon of Arizona.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 2.-Dila-
tory tactics on the part of the opponents of
the bill granting statehood to Arizona
prevented a vote being reached to-day in
the House Committee on Territories on a
motion to reporI that bill favorably. A
motion to postpone consideration for a
week was defeated by vote of to 6, but
the session of the commi ttee expired under
the rules at noon without disposing of the
hill