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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15
First that Ever refused Rsm.

There is big policeman at one of
the crossings on Fifth avenue whose
duty it is to prevent people from lmmo-
lating themselves on the altar of their
own carelessness. and to this end he
beckons and warns and invites by II
wave OF his friendly hand or COM
mand of his stentorian voice. At the
same time he smiles In the most reas-
surfing manner.
few days ago. when the mid was
spread in liquid abundance over that
portion of Chicago, this policeman
beckoned to a stately matron of mature
years to cross between an incoming
street car and an outgoing dray. with
several minor vehicles wedged be-
tween. But the matron refused with
severe shake of her dignified head and
waited
Come over. tell your roared the
big policeman, with his regulation
smile.
She waited until nothing movable
was In sight, and without deigning to
notice the man of helmet and visor
sailed past his outstretched hand 4
broad smile was on his weather-beaten
face as, nothing daunted by the scorn
of the naughty dame, he said:
You're the first gur-r-l that ever re-
fused me-
The astonished woman looked at him
in frozen astonishment, but the beam
ing smile on his broad face was too
much for her
Il believe IT," she said. with an an
swering smile. as she went on her
way.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

The children of New York city are
singing the following lines to the tune
of Yankee Doodle:
Do not spit upon the street,
In cars or public places;
This is far from being neat.
And leaves unwholesome traces
Dread disease is spread about
BY such selfish doing;
We will try to put to rout
Smoking, splitting, chewing.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

Some people never know when they
are well off. A Missouri man was sen
fenced to twenty years In prison for
murder He appealed, and on the new
trial the jury sentenced him to be
hanged.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

Here is a lesson in the correct use of
two words that are often confounded:
A fine-art critic was looking over the
pictures that had been submitted for
a public exhibition.
'Well,'' said friend, what do you
think of them?'
"Um-er," answered the critic; some
of them ought to be hung, and some of
them ought to be hanged. detroit
Free Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15
Any Old Thing,

HAS your husband given much
thought to the political situation?" said
one woman.
Yes replied the other: 81 guess
the election
ANY what?'
ANY political situation He says he
needs the salary. Washington Star
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15
WRITES LIKE THE WIND.

Isaac 8. Dement,, the Man Who Dashed
of 4O2 Words in a Minute.
Writing shorthand came naturally to
Isaac s Dement,. the man who broke
his own record of 39T words a minute
the other day AT Quincy by dashing off
4o2 words in the same length of time.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

In ten years $1,Oo0,0OO has been paid
out by the casualty fund of the British
Benevolent Institution to injured rail-
way men and their families.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

Judge-Guilty or not guilty?
Prisoner-Not guilty, boss.
Judge-Ever arrested before2
Prisoner-No, boss. An | nevah done
stole muffin before, needer.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

No wonder there is so much COM
planning in this world: one class of
people have too much to eat, and COM
plain of dyspepsia, while another class
haven't enough to eat, and complain of
hunger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

Wilkes to keep up with, and often ne
cessitates wait on the part of the dog
for his owner to overtake him on some
of the steep hillsides.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

RSTrhe old Zion Church. where ihe sfI cedar s~eyes
kgE IFS rnenffe of gloom Ger my arees9rs graves.
-Where my fsfherend rnother were lont te9olsid,l
And ire whPoor,~ill in re shsde
When my hrne comes 70 say farewell tothe earfh1
IyrouTd like 10 return 10 fhe scenes ofny birfhb
Shake off he old husk leave HE word in ne ireh
FOR Heaven can't be far from he old ZIon chu rch.
bert Inf
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15
A HANDY DOG.

Draws Pr specting Outfit for a Colo
RADIO Miner.
novel prospecting outfit may be
seen once a week at Sawpit, a mining
camp in the San Juan country, Colo
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

RADIO. Every Sunday miner arrives
from Deep Greek, where he has several
claims that are in process of develop
ment. Harry Wilkes is the name of
the hermit, whose life seems bound up
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

There is one thing about a crop OF
wild oats: 1t harvests itself.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15
The Most Difficult

Quericus-what do you find to be the
most difficult things to compose?
Musician-The baby.-New York
Journal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

There is only one part of man that
feels better on Monday than it felt on
Saturday, and that is his corns.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15
1HEMLD Zion |

Yfke old ion Ghurch, ,onihe b9 country road.
es s le sseen7 sssa Es + +: s ss5bs 6 Sfd d
Put the PlorS end the h!IanteD and reeber away
Leenheer he coFonation" fiov ouF from t1e ehors
Bubbin9 over fhe. caves. and UP tofhe sbire.
Whereone ber Of buebirds on Sundeydidpe,rl
To Jon infhehyrn Of lie old Zion Chureh
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-15

SY Tie old Zion ehurch. Down IFS honey old eisles
As fe BRIDE dreS beT es rebes fPPne efsr fo door
Thro fife sunshine hatsyeefened fl oIdosken floor;
Ard our fears offer, flowed when enhoe viii o3eref
Where the bonnie wee bebe, in is Whit c,ffn SLEPT
While he old Rsrson toJd how Deaf IN his search
for Ire jewels food Game 70 old Zion Church |
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
THE REPUBLICANS
. AGAIN IN CAUCUS
Hawaiian Natter Laid Over Until An
neAatiOn Treaty Heard From.
SUGAR SCHEDULE AND TRUSTS
rettigreN Wants 20 rlaee all Articles Con-
tfolled by Trusts on the free List
Allen Advises Legal Procedure

Washington. JuH- THE rcpgbicu
senators were iH caurus Tor more thaA
thrrr hours tonight. aud when adjourn
msnt wna reached ant very much prog
rras had tccu made The Hawaiian
treaty praporltlon wns passed over 10 ue
considered 90 a-oihcr caucus, eco several
s,b,lofs expressed the oplaion that n ii
wac true mat "a, treaty Of aa4"xaioH
VIA 20 bc sent la, % would be absurd
10 enact legislation lo0klag TO ubrnguuoH
OF the treaty of reciprocity. Senators
@ho We're aware of th" progress Of The
agaraouoH treaty did pi feel at liberty
to give The caucus ran Information. a..
though There was much reticenoc OBJ
served. Il was believed that the president
would bo coasultel tomorrow On the sub
jcct of "a" proposed fHty
The canrls var $50 session from to
To- o'clock Is three proposition, only
were under consideration These wo,y.
The luc-uo.y OF what 10 do with IA,
iiaWailaa reciprocity treaty, the advra.
uiuty ol 1grr bo4a'y oa beet sugar.
and The question OF %. 20 ti.truai amend.
m"nt.
Tho Hawaiian treaty question was pas %
rd o,or hu' the sugar bounty proposl.
un1 WAS withdrawn tad thc u-truat
amendment Mas referred 20 the republican
members of the judic.ary committee.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
TILLMAN In THE
FORE ONCE MORE
why is 1t Senate Cannot Touch Sugar
Without Being COntaminated?'
CHANGES IN INDIAN BUREAU
Investigation Into Contraet Methods The
Oregon to 60 10 Victoria Jubilee
Day Railway Land Patents.

Washington. -une IA statement Dy
Hoar i1 the senate today that honest men
In tho senate looked with contempt on
the charges against the senate. drew
from TIllman stirring reply. 10 which
be hkisted that Hoar was entirely mis-
taken. Charges that senator's speculated
N sugar have been made By reputable
newspaper men over their own signatures.
he said. and people wanted the charges
disproyed or the authors punished.
They want 10 know" he shouted, "how
II IS and why It is that the senate cannot
touch sugar without being contaminated. -
Hoar responded with feeling Tie said
he knew the character. purposes and
opinions OF workers OK farms and in the
workshops OF Massachusetts. They did
rot sympathize with these reckless
charges against public men. People oi
other states believed as they did Us
charges" he concluded, are not only
preposterous. but they are infamoust.'
Tillman said he received thousands o!
letters the past ten days from people IN
the South. Wes; and North. and he knew
they did not believe the charges were In
famous
we cannot hide behind senatorial to.
gas" he cried. He believed the charges
and had asked for an investigation; II
the senate decliard TO examine the charges
it stood convicted before the country.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15

although I nm I0t ~ ~ inclined 10 lm-
putS 10 him unpatriotic motives But
Whatever this R0ycrumcat may 90. I am
satisfied TINT this Is one revolution which
viii not gO backward.
Work has already bcso accepted md
established which must result IN the IN
dependence Of Cuba. The scnntes action
dcnring the rclntions bctwecl Spain and
Cubn ia firm nn1 irreyocablc declaration
that there In war So the island Of Cuba.
"1he administration IL subjected 70 the
pressure Of two classes Of Americas cit
'z-us concerning Themselves about purely
business mntters one Il that which II
sald To have t0.O0.o00 and tiOoO0.CO ln-
vested ia th" islagd. The other n the
class which IN this case. az well rs r.
every cnrr like Il. avail Themselves Of
the opportunity uD make money out Of
tho dllcmmna ath d1treWes Of Others
which would have as fhe basis Of Cuban
lrdcpsrd"ncc the issuance of S51.pppJ "a
bof.,is. one-half 10 b" defoted 70 replacing
The LOSSES Sustained by Amcrlca1s aad
the other half TO 10 into the pockets OF
tho boadh0lders and bond-placers. Thh
government I think, "a Ow Ia state
of coHtctoa with thoac influences No
matter how earnestly the preside De-
lieyca ln doing Justice 10 cuba. or how
great HIS desire 10 promote her indcpead-
cncc or his zeai to take care OF our people
and the rights IN the lslaad. he Is hand
icapped by the crowd that are only sock
ing to mako money out Of the mlsfor-
ltunca OF Others"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
DEMOCRATS MEET ~ SPOKANE.
And Discuss Affairs Pertinent to Thar
Future Success

Spokane, Tune IA meeting o. .hr
democratic state central committee was
held here today for the purpose Of 1c-
terminirg what plan should be adopted
II any. for continuing the organlza toi
IN the field Twesty-four out Of tairty.
hye counties were represented a r,so-
luton or manifesto was adopted ,o9-
ton Of which reads as follows "Recoi
MIXING that only in union f. there strength,
We Invite all workers ia the grand cause
OF blmetallism. and honest government 70
labor. earnestly together for the future
welfare. 10th In municipal. state anu
national politics. We hereby pledge our
selves to loyalty and tlreless cooperation
with all other organizations seeking The
same ends
The resolution asks that a state cam
paign committee OF three be appointed
20 arrange for speakers Of national repu-
tatioa to visit the state during the corr.
Ing fall and winter. and that a commit
tee Of three be appointed to prepare
ard promulgate plan Of organization
before January /. 1855 The committee
felicitates itself on its success in the state
in the last election. and commends the
present administration.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.

Washington Juac n. i.-Thc 8, nate debate
o. the sugar schedule Of the tarln oil
proceeded today with only one divcrtlnF
lncldont 90 relieve Jhe monotouy In which
the discussion had laps,d This was the
sharp rX Xehnngc hrtwcra roar u1d ~-'.
man, representing IN, TWO extremes Of
rcrainnal procedure.
Allison. la charge Of the bill. made nn-
other speech IN defense OF the schedule.
prr@o 1tIHE tables which be- declared pruv.
cd that the sugar rrhacrs received less
protection undcr tho syo1t, schedule tnan
und,r the existing law
rviilgrcw spoke az length IN favor of
bis amcadmct 20 place on the free list
articles controlled by trusts, severely ar
rLgning the various trusts.
Alcn urged legal procedure against the
trusts, only one roll call occurred du-ing
the day on ti-hsay's amendment To
place an sugars OF the same basis This
was rejected, % 10 ~ McEnerv voted
with the republicans In the affirmative.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
NEW DOOR COMBINATION.
Manufacturers Incorporate Trust to
Corral the Trade

Chicago, -unc 1.-THE Inter-oceaa
says:
\ nvw door combination has been
formed n g. recently Incorporated
coU9ag known as the Western Door
Company. gi~Jc00 capital and headquar-
tcrs at Rock Island III Frank Adams,
formerly commissioner of the Manufac-
urcrs' Sash, Door AMI Blind Association.
but now OF the Farley Loetscher Manu-
featuring Company. OF Dubuque. Iowa,
is one OF tho iHcorporators He Is coz
sldcrcd one OF the bcst-iaformed men In
the door trade. and ne is really the org
is 10 practically form door trust on
a new plan, as the old trust. formed IN
" Misconsin several years ago. has been
forced out OF exista are hy the courts OF
that state. The first work Of the new
company Is TO combine ~ the sash and
door factories along the Mississippi river.
Most OF the largc factories have already
bccn secured. nad not only the ones OF
hllt lhNlfs hul also Nil lllf ~ feAtTN ana
Northwestern factories win be brought
into the company by purchase or other
wise.
o-n OF the iucorporators. speaking OF
the new combine. Said
"The door business has been run NJ a
loss for over two years. as there are too
many manufacturers for the trade and
many OF them had TO remain closed part
OF the time to prevent overstocking the
market. Even then there has been too
much stock and prices are lower IN pro-
portion than the cost OF lumber. The oh
iect OF the trust is not to restrict trade.
but to put It on paying basis. Branch
houses are to be opened In all leading
distributing markets. Chicago win have
one. There Will also be cne at New York
san Francisco. and also at sydney or Mel
bourne. Australia
There Is to be regular set OF officers
ard directors, consolidated factories
and II is said that Frederick Weycrhaeu-
ser the lumber king, will he president
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
FIRE AT UMATILLA.
Wool Sales Aggregating Nearly Thirty
Five Thousand Dollars.

Pendleton, Or, June H.-It is ascer-
tained that the total loss by fire at Una
tilla Sunday evening was no less thar
SS,O0O, covered only about one-third by in
surance. The fire started by lamp eN-
plosion in the rear room of Means gem
eral merchandise store. Means store and
stock and Kelley's hotel and a. r. Jack :
dwelling house were destroyed.
Tho biggest sale of wool recorded 50
far on the coast this year was made by
Fred W. Hendley, who sold on commits
sion half a million pounds OF wool. It
made twelve hundred sacks, and fills thir-
ty cars. 1t was bought by f. Y. Judd,
for the Hartford wool house of which he
is a member. The wool comes to Pcndle-
ton to be secured In transit The buvecs
and sellers refuse to give any intimation
at the present time what prices We're
paid. further than to say that the total
amount paid was nearly thirty-flvc thou
sand dollars. which would give close to
seven cents per pound.
The summer Normal school for teachers
opened this morning with good attend
ance. and will run three weeks. The citi-
zens of Pendleton subscribed enough
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
ALL LONDON IS
LIKE A CIRCUS
Miles Of Streets Handsomely Deco
rated for the Jubilee.
REAL FLOWERS TO BELusED
In Place Of Temporary Decoratious-x Work
men Getting high kages Eyea Church
Roofs Filled With Seats

New York. Jure ia dispatch to the
Journal from London says.
Six miles OF Lordon today ressnt;ed
the amphitbeatre OF a circus. from
Buckingham Palace up Constitutions Hill
to Plccadnly. down Piccadiily 70 st.
James street, thelce BY way Of Fan Mail,
the Strand and Fleet street to st. Fadis
cathedral. and after that acroas the
Thames By way OF Cheapside KiAg VIII
lam street and London bridge and back
to the palace around through Borough
ham street, Borough Road, Westminster
bridge, Parliament street. whitehall and
the Pail Mall. and the shops. hotels, resi-
dences. churches. parks and public build
lngs are hidden from view by mites AMI
miles cf pine board seats.
Not one foot Of favorable space along
the entire route for the jubilee procession
is left unoccupied. The sloping roofs
OF the churches. the tops Of lower
the gaps between the buildings. every
conceivable place where there is 4 pos
siblllty Of seating a human being has its
row OF seats. Every carpenter in LonIon
Is working along the route OF the prices
sion AID the perme-ent building trade IS
at a standstill, while the artisans OF the
hammer and saw are getting The nnpre-
cedeuted wages OF $ and 50 day.
Some OF the stacds which are wholly
or partly finished have been temporarily
decorated by owners. SC as to see how
they viii look on jubilee day. Some Of
them are most attractive sights. and II
the other owners show the same decora-
tive capacity. this part Of London will
soo1 look like fairy town. Heal flowers
are TO be used In decorations proidssly.
Al one or two stands the box ofEce- has
been opened.
/ In the windows, as a rule, Is model
Of particular sta Il as it win appear
on jubilee day. At present the sale OF
seats is very slack. People are waiting
for the inevitable slump in prices. II
stand-owners get only couple VI 'sa-
leas seat the profits will not be large.
IAs II looks now there will be plenty OF
seats for sale jubilee day for guinea,
five shillings AID one shilling. 'here are
people in London unfeeling enough
to generate glee over the cir instances
that landlords all along the route Of the
procession, who have evicted their ten
ants under the impression thar prices
OF widows jubilee day would more than
make up years rental, will psopa' l;
lose not only on rents, but on money pail
for the erection of the stands.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
CUBA ON TOP.


New York, June li.-A dispatch to the
World from Washington says;
Senator Morgan. In an interview last
night said:
II have information from most reliable
authority that cuba is under the control
Of completely organized civil govern
ment stronger today than 1t ever was
and so established that Il is Impossible
now for the Spauiarls to overthrow Il.
The Cubans have, by the natural re-
sources OF that part OF the island In which
they are dominant sufficient food supplies
to sustain them to the end. The tactics
Of General Gomez IN the meantime baf-
lcs tine spaulards enroctually
In the meantime the situation is 50
grave lu Spain that the government Is
Obliged to keep at home all OF its regular
army OF trained, seasoned disciplined
troops an army Of SO.OOO men, $4,000 Of
whom might have been landed on the
island agd swept It from one end 10 ,hJ
other But that Is now out of the ques.
tlon. These soldiers are wanted at home
to meet dangers that are threatening
the throne. The Spanish government is
afraid to put It In control OF a man not
in accord with Its past policy"
1T is impossible for me even to con-
lecture what President Mckinley will DO
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
NEW POP MOVEMENT.
Want to Establish a Socialist Colony in
Texas

Dallas, Tex, June al, F. Bradley.
chairman OF the populist state committee,
has gone to Chicago to meet +, V, Debs
and his associates In a scheme to organize
a socialist labor cooperative colony to
be located at some place not yet deter
mined upon.
The Chicago meeting to promote the
movement is to be held on June 10, The
middle Of the road populist leaders Of
Texas. It is said, profess to see in the
scheme political advantages to them, and
Chairman Bradley's presence At Chicago
will be for the purpose of trying to get
the colony In his state. General Paul
Nandervoort. late OF Omaha. Ex-Governor
Waite of Colorado and J. G. Andrews,
middle Of the road populist candidate for
attorney general of Colorado, all recently
located in Texas aad are pushing move
ments similar to that on which Debs Is
working.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
THE REAL MAN.
Minister to Spain Not woodford. bu,
Calhoun.

New York. June IA dispatch from
Nashville, Tenn, says that ex-Commis-
sioarr Calhoun. who went to !aye' Igaie
the Ruiz case and the general condition
OF things In the Islaad OF Cuba for Pres.
idont Mckinley, Is the man who Is most
likely TO Toe named for minister to Madrid
and not General Stewart l.. Woodford
Secretary sherman said today: No.
General Woodford's rnme has not been
mentioned to mo by the president IA con.
ncouon with the post OF mlnistcr to
spalo, know General Woodforj, and
he would be an excellent man for the
place, but as understand It Mr. Calhoun.
who has just returned from Cuba. Is n
be sent to Madrid as the representative c
OF this country at the Spanish court
There have been good many conflicting
reports made In regard to this mi3Son,
owing to its Importance at this time /
because the presideat has really had In
mind several gentlemen for the place"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
THE PRESIDENT AT AsHEvnLE.

Asheville. y. c. June l4-Soon afte' :
o'clock this morning the presidential
train resumed its journey homewards,
making the start from shermaa's hill, Al
elevated suburb of Chattanooga. At Mar
shall short stop was made and Mr.. &c
Kinley shook hands with several hun
dred people who thronged the rear OF
the train. After lunch the presideot held
a reception, after which the party took
carriages for the Baltimore house, Van
derbilt's place, five miles away,
a sensation was caused when the pres-
dent, through Secretary Porter refused
to enter the Baltimore house if newspaper
mel were barred out. The doors OF the
Vanderbilt mansion were thrown open to
all but local men without discrtmina-
ton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-15
JAPs IN CALIFORNIA.
They Expect TO Compete a. Farmers
Against the Whites.

san Fra5cisco, June H.-State Labor
Commissioner Fitzgerald. who has just
returned from personal investigation
Of the labor employed in the beet fields
AT Pleasantoa. Alvarado. Watsolyille L d
Salinas. says: 4 find that between %
and IS per cent Of all the labor used 30
the beet fields OF California Is Japanese
and Chinese. with Chinese fast going 20
the wall as against the competition o.
japanese. The calefelds OF Hawaii hive
over Il per cent Of white labor. while
the beet fields OF Califorka show but 5
per cent at present. Japanese bosses il
the fields told me that next year they
will handle the entire industry and that
they can get all the JapaEese necessary
from Victoria. They say, too, that they
expect to become farmers and bid against
the whites IN renting land.