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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-20

Mr.. Albert Woods left on the noon
train on business trip after short
visit home.
@. G. Coffman has returned to Man
nington, after spending few days
here.
DIR. Chas. N. Ridgway, of Vaudeville,
who has been for several years at Hos
piual, ILL.,, is at home for visit. He
was in town yesterday.
Josiah Keely who has been here
all week returned to Charleston
Thursday where he will visit his
parents a short time before he re-
turns to his duties at Montgomery.
A BIBULOUs individual whose jag
had reached abnormal proportions was
arrested last night. He had to be
conveyed to the place OF rest In q
wheelharrow, being 80 overcome with
Joy that he couldn't walk. This is
the inst arrest for drunkenness which
has occurred FOR several weeks.
On. SAGA ixoRr's sHe,bal Salve is
aWondsff1l header, will also cure
piles. All druggists sell II.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-20
SEVERAL WILL ATTEND.
MorgantOwn Will be Well Represented
at Charleston at the K. of p. State
Meeting-Big Time Promised.

Morgantown will send several X.
of P's to Charleston next week
to participate in the encampment.
The uniform rank from here will
not go in a body but their officers
will go down. Captain w. j. White
and Lieutenant John Gregg will rep
resent the company. Captain Floyd
Utterback has been chosen as the
delegate to represent the lodge. Be-
sides these Col s. A. Poster will
attend. The occasion is expected to
be the greatest which has ever taken
place in the X. of p. circles in the
state. Several celebrated teams will
be present each of which is the best
of its kind in the world. Many of
.he notables of the order will be in
attendance and will deliver address
es Charleston extends cordial
invitation to all X. of P.'s to come
and taste of her hospitality.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-20
Ayers .Sarsaparilla

began to make new men, Just
as the new pictures of men
began to be made. Thousands
Of people fronted the camera
with skins made clean from
blotch and blemish, because
they had purified the blood
with Ayers Sarsaparilla. It
Is as powerful now as then.
It's record proves it. Others
initiate tho remody; they
can't initiate tho record:
30 Years OF Cures.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-20

DR.. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar.
engagements to remain permanently ut
home hereafter and keep his office open
all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11

Alexs Orof (brothe of Gregory the lover Catherine II
Catherine the Great whom imposing has Just
been erected St Petersburg received from Turkish pacha
present Barb Smoenka whose skeleton preserved this day
the Oof The stud commenced in 700 with the
following collection according the Russian horse breeding
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
Stations. Mares.

Smoenska from Danish got Vulcan, who the sire
Barss Dutch exhibited extraordinary
ting powers and all the modern of Russia their lineage
him. and daughters Smoenska English
Mares Count Orloh obtained England two sons of
Eclipse of Hghr and the winners of the St Lger
1898 of the Derby 1884, Tarta and Dedaus many
others The of roers thus produced became distinct type
about thirty years and curousy enough since that period all
attempts improve the breed by fresh blood whether Arab Eng
h French Dutch have failed Count Alexis unwilling
any his his DEATH ISoS he provided
by his will that should be disposed In S45 prohb
ton removed when bought from his daughter
heess the Krenotan stud and calculated
than sixteen hundred private studs Russia with nearly
To he ConhnueA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
=; X GILLIG, - -
mo. 14258,

Will be permitted limited number
SIG, with usual privilege money refunded desired
Farmers hrst-cass will do we'll
horse be found and when again they
stock that will be valuable
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
Swindle that Failed.

A bold swindle was attempted to be
nerTetrated by two men in California
on wealthy man of ILL.,, but the
scheme wouldn't work, and Horace
Hall aud William Rusk are now in
Jail in Santa Rosa.
The scheme was for young Rusk to
die figuratively speaking, then under
the name of Brown to become admin
ist.a.or of his estate. After this was
done, Hall was to write to Rusk s
parents, telling them that Rusk was
dead, and that Rusk had borrowed
$400 from Hall which Brown, The ad.
ministrator, refused to pay until be
had heard from Rusk's father. The
letter made it plain that it was Rusk's
duty to send the money to Brown 50
be could pay the debt.
Had it not been the desire of the
Illinois farmer to see the remains of
bis son, the game would probably
have worked; but after telegraphing
about the body to Brown and Hall,
and receiving no satisfaction, he be-
came suspicious. Hall and Rusk
bitterly upraid each other for the
failure of their plans.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
TASTED For Ten Days,

The Eugene Guard says; John
Lynch, young man who resides at
the west end of Fifth street, completed
a ten days fast Wednesday of last
week. Lynch has been a sufferer of
intiammatory rheumatism of the
stomach and has tried many remedies
for the cure Of the disease without
obtaining relief. He took course of
treatment from Hermann, the Heal
err" at Portland, among other things,
but to no good. Having been told
that to fast for 10 days would effect
cure of the disease which tormented
him and threatened his life, he re-
solved to try it. Ten days ago he
began fasting and since that time has
eaten nothing and drank nothing but
water. For the first few days he felt
the pangs of hunger, especially when
the smell of cooking victuals reached
him, but after that has. not suffered
from lack of food and has decreased
very little in physical strength. He is
unable to tell just what effect the fast
will have, but is resolved if it does
not cure to try it again, making the
number of days 80 instead of 10 the
next time.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

fault of which he was brought to
Roseburg and lodged in Jail. 1t is
alleged that he met the children Of
| Lewis Ash coming home from school,
and, by flourlshing a pistol and using
violent language, frightened them off
the road, driving them into the
fields.
Last week, Sheriff Gray, of Frank
lin county, Wash, received telegram
from Lima that four little children,
ages s, 10, IL and 10, had left home
without bidding their parents adieu,
and that their apprehension was de-
sired. The sheriff was on hand at the
arrival of passenger train No. 2, and
found the four runaways sitting on
the rear end of the train, where they
were discussing the proprie.y of re.
turning home until the weather
moderated. The sheriff took the four
in hand, placed them safely on train
No. |, and started for their home.
Their reason for leaving home was
because their parents went to dance
and made them 60 to bed.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National bank OF
Hillsboro, met one day last week at
the bank building, 81 of tho 50 shares
ofstock being represented. The call
for the meeting stated, the question Of
the bank going into voluntary liquida-
tion would be acted upon, and at the
meeting this was voted down, the vote
of two-thirds Of the capital stock being
required TO carry the same. The
heavy stockholders were favorable to
the proposition of voluntary liquida-
ton and the organizing of private
bank as the government restrictions of
anatlonal bank are such as to handi-
cap it in undertaking certain lines of
business as opportunity offers.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
Highest Of all Leavenng Power-Latest u Govt Report
RN!a!:!!!! q! Rskasgl! RBskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE


In the estate of A D Knox, lnven.
ventory filed. Real property, $10,874.-
70; personal property, S2,3725O. Total
S13, ,24Z25.
In estate of J G Myer inventory
hled, Personal property, 1929 35;
personal property ordered sold. J s
Van Wrinkle appointed guardian of
John G Myers, a minor. Bond.
$4,000.
In estate of Jos Nixon, John Denny
was appointed administrator.
In guardianship of Jas Drinkard, It
al, bond approved.
In estate of Jas McMahan, executor
was directed to turn over propertv
bequeathed,
In estate of VIM 0 Osborne, ct al,
citation for sale of real property
ordered issued,
In estate Of A H Mccartney, final
account set for Feb 5,
In estate of Thos Holt, Grant Holt
appointed administrator. Bond, $4,000,
In estate of John Nelson, Bond of
$4,000 approved; appraisers appointed.
In guardianship of Helen Spencer,
9th annual report filed.
In estate of D B McKercher, who
was murdered by Lloyd Montgomery,
Peter Hume was appointed admins
traitor and appraisers appointed.
Final account in estate of Jas Knox
appointed,
Final account in estate of Margaret
Myres approved.
Notice received Of discharge of Alice
Cramer from the asylum OH 3montbs
leave of absence. to be in charge of her
son.
Notice received from Supt Payne
that Chas E Hobson was discharged
from the asylum Oh a six months
leave of absence.
Second semi-annual account filed in
estate of John Settle. Executor per-
mitted to pay Mary E Graham month
ly allowance of $40.
In estate of Nancy Biggers, final
account approved.
In estate of Jas Pearl, sale of real
approved.
In guardianship of Melva Miller
and Lila Lewis, w B Hall and John
Foshay were appointed guardians.
Bond of $45OO approved.
In estate of Marion M Lewis, w B
Hall was appointed administrator.
Bond, S66SO. VI Hart, J i Tomlin-
sou and H f Merrill were appointed
appraisers.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
Dynamite Was Thoroughly Warmed

In attempting to thaw out few
sticks of dynamite by placing them on
hot stove, f. Dendauf was instantly
killed, at Black Diamond, Wash, last
Thursday. Thursday morning, about
10 O'Clock, Dendauf who is in the en-
ploy of Lawson Bros, took ten sticks
of the explosive to his cabin, to warm
them up. From that time until noon
he was alone, and the exact manner in
which the accident occurred can never
be known, but during the noon hour,
when all hands were at dinner, ter
rifle explosion was heard. Everybody
rushed out and found the entire side
and part of the roof of Dendauf's cabin
had been torn away and hurled against
the side of another cabin 60 feet dis
tant. The interior of what remained
OF the cabin was total wreck, every
thing in shreds and fragments, with
the body of Dend4uf in the midst.
Some flying missile, presumably bit
of the stove, entered his head near the
right eye, going directly through the
skull and leaving a hole two inches
square; the right leg was broken in
two places between the hip and the
knee, and the flesh of the whole right
side hung in tatters.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
The Eglln Mystery.

The Corvallis Times says that his
relatives and the public now concede
that when James Egliu so mysterious
ly disappeared on the morning of Jan.
2, that he stumbled. into the Will
lamette, and that his body is some
where along the river bottom.
Theories of murder and a hidden
body or skipping the country, that
for time were rife, have mostly died
for lack of corr0borating circumstances
to feed upon, and a settled conviction
has fastened upon almost everyone
that Eglin is. only another of the
numerous unfoitunates the Willamette
has claimed, and that the river will,
in its own good time, give up its dead.
In the ten days of waiting since the
disappearance, no new features have
developed to re-awaken public inter-
est, or to point out new theory, and
none are likely to happen beyond the
finding of the body and its final en-
tombmeht in the six feet of sod that
awaits all human kind.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
Sensational Death.

Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, who sang in
Salem recently and who was heard by
several Albany people, died at Bing-
hamton, N. Y, on Jan. T. Her death
was sensational and sudden, says a
New York paper. She was singing
before an audience and in reaching
the high notes-tor which her voice is
noted as being higher than PATHS
ever reached-the jugular vein in her
throat burst and she bled to death on
the stage before her audience. Miss
Yaw was able to reach the highest
note of any contratrice in the world,
which was due to peculiar formation
of her throat. In straining to get this
note, muscles of the throat were press
ed against the jugular vein and
injured this by abrasion, until the
membrane had worn through, caus-
ing hemorrhage. She had been
warned by the best vocal masters that
the result would be so if she persisted
in singing so high, but their warming
was not needed.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
A Clubbing Offer.

a great many of our readers in Linz
county like to take the Weekly Oregon
ian. We have made arrangements
whereby We can furnish it at a redur.
ton from the regular price to those
who want both the EXPRESS and tn.
Oregonian. The regular price of the
Oregonan is $l,5O per year, and of the
EXPRESS 81 80 when in advance. We
will furnish both for ST. per year in
advance, a saving of one dollar to the
subscriber. The Oregoniau gives all
the general news Of the country once :
week, and the EXPRESS gives all tn
local news once a week, which will
make a most excellent news service
for the moderate sum of So. per yeai
Those who are at present subscribers
OF the EXPRESS must pay in all arrear-
ages and one year in advance to obtain
his special price,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21
Call and see Miller's new stock.

Nfi' VAN nNS A'llIlCl . IGW SuDchs
New subscriptions for the Weekly
Oregonian taken at this office,
You can buy nice, large arm, hand
carved rocker of the Albany Furniture
Company for $265.
There's more clothing destroyed by
poor soap than by actual wear as the
free alkali rots them. Hoe Cake is
pure, and only cents.
Oyeralls with aprons or without, SOC
a pair at the Racket Store. Also have
just received large amount of new
calico. Don't fail to see them.
Necessity demands that we insist on
all those indebted to US on subscrip-
ton, or otherwise, to call and settle at
once We will take wheat, oats or hay
at the highest market pticss.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is
perfect Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood
purifier. Removes biIiousness without
purging. As pleasant as Lemon Syrup.
1t is as large as any dollar tonic and
retails for SOC. To get the genuine ask
for Groves.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

Measure your rooms accurately and
bring size in feet and inches with you.
1t costs you nothing to have your car
pets sewed by hand by the Albany
Furniture Co., Albany, Oregon.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
move the bowels gently, relieves the
cough, cures the feverish condition
and headache, making it the best and
quickest remedy for Coz CHS, Coles and
LaGrlppe. Cures in one day. mo
cure, no pay" Price, 25 cents. For
sale by N, w. Smith.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

It's in town. It's the best;
Won't burn or roughen the skin;
Won't yellow your Clothes"
You will be agreeably surprised.
Sorry you didn't know it sooner.
Thompson's Soap Foam large pack
ages.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

The EXPRESS and the New York
Weekly Tribune one year, for only
$l0O. See display advertisement on
another page, Sample copies of the
Tribune may be seen at this office,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

| have money to loan at s per cent
interest on good farm Or personal
security, j. NJ. RALsToN,
Maston Block, Albany, Or.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

Express trains leave Portland daily:
$3.50 p. M. IN,. Portland. AR. $40 A. M
1910 A, M. Lv." Albany. Ar 1850 A. NJ
l1:45 A. NJ. Ar,San Franci SEQ Ly 700 p. M
The above traiNs stop at East Port
land, Oregon City, Woodburn,
Salem, Turner, Marion, jefferson,
Albany, Tangent, Shedd, Halsey,
Harrisburg, junction City, Eu-
gene, Creswell Cottage Grove, Drains
aud all stations from Roseburg south to
and including Ashland.
Roseburg mal-daily
$3.50 A. M. Lv, Portland Ar, 4:4OP P. Nj.
1926 ?. M. Lv,Albany" Ar, 1;l5 P. M.
$50 P. ". Ar, Roseburg Lv. 500 A. NJ.
Local passenger ain-daiy Except
Sunday.
7:3OA. M. Lv,.Albanyy~"Ar. 9l5A.M.
Sl0A, NJ. Ar, Lebanon, .,..IN. 1886 a. M.
400 ?, M. Lv,..Albany,-"Ar. 5:45 p. M.
440 P. M. Ar. Lebanon ,..Lv, sos P, NJ.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-16
BIMETALLIC ENJOYS.
THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS woLcoTT,
PAINE AND STEVENSON.

The Colorado Senator Has Devoted Much
Time and Energy to the Proposed Con
ference-IIis Nomination Isxpected-The
Duties OF the Commission Defined.
Washington, April 14.-The president
has announced the appointment of
Senator Edward O. Wolcott Of Colo
rado, Hon. Charles J. Paine Of Boston
and ex-Vice President Adlai E Steven
son as commissioners to an interna-
tional monetary conference. These ap-
pointments are made under the act ap-
proved March 3, last, "for the promo
tion Of an International agreement for
bimetallism" and by its provisions do
not require confirmation by the senate.
II has been generally conceded that
Senator Wolcott would be made a
member of the commission. He has
been an active leader in the movement
for monetary agreement and is wide
ly known as an advocate Of the silver
cause His trip to Europe last summer
was generally conceded to be at least
semiomclal as the representative OF the
new administration. His tour extend
ed over several months and embraced
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-16
oorernment mast control nrIne..


The Bankers Magazine for March
finds the origin of our present troubles
about silver in the demand that the
ratio of its value to gold shall be deter
mined by the government. 1t is, how
ever, no proper part Of the duty of the
government to try to fix the ratio Of
values Of the two metals.
"Being, says The Bankers' Maga-
zine, commodities as we'll as money,
and being commodities before and after
they are money, and being money sim
ply and only because they are commodi-
ties, and being commodities because
they have recognized and intrinsic value
independent Of any action Of govern
ment, and even in the absence Of govern
ment, and being therefore severally sub
jcct to all the laws Of commodities the
law of variable supply and demand and
value among others, and these varia-
tions not being uniform for both metals,
it is impossible that government can
ever fix the ratio of their value.
"If, however, it should be insisted
that it is the function and duty of gov
ernment to (try to) fix the ratio of their
values, it would seem to follow as a
logical consequence that, since their
relative value depends absolutely ON the
relative supply of the two metals it is
the primary and plain duty of govern
ment to fix (regulate) their supply by
controlling and operating the gold and
silver mines, the sources of their pro
duction 1t should do both things OF
neither, and it is preferable that it
should do neither 1t is folly to expect il
to do the former without doing the lat
ter. "
This is the truth of the matter in a
nutshell. Unless the government first
acquires all the mines in. the world and
decides how much silver and how much
gold are to be produced yearly, it is i'm
possible to maintain ratio after it is
"fxed" France fixed" it los times,
but it would not stay fixed, and France
has at length abandoned the effort. The
United States has also tried the expert
ment several times without success. 1t
is time the theorists were letting the
matter alone.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-16

First. There is not free coinage
country in the world today that is not
on silver Cor paper) basis.
Second. There is not gold standard
country that does not use silver as
money along with gold.
Third.-There is not a silver standard
country that uses gold along with silver.
Fourth. = There is not a silver stand
ard country that has more than one
third as much money in circulation per
capita as the United States.
Fifth,-rhere is not a silver standard
country in which the laboring man re-
ceives fair pay for his days labor
Sixth.-There is not a silver standard
country in which interest rates are rot
higher than in gold countries.
Seventh. Nearly all civilized aoo...
tries have turned from silver to a gold
standard during the past century. Nons
has turned from gold to silver.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-16
IoWA's GREAT SPEED.
The New Battleship Wins For Her Build
ers s2OO,OOO Bonus.

The New BattIeship Wins For Her Build
ers 100000 Bonus.
Boston, April S.-The battleship Iowa.
the last of the premium built battle
ships of the navy, has earned for her
builders, Messrs. William Cramp &
Sons of Philadelphia, 100000 by making
an average of II even knots an hour
over the regular government course off
the Massachusetts, coast in The four
hours speed trial required by the gov
ernment under the contract.
The Iowa. by her grand work, proved
herself to be superior to either the In
diana or Massachusetts by consider
able fraction Of a knot and is the ac-
knowledged queen of the American
navy II not the most formidable battle
ship afloat.
The following is the Iowa's record:
Elapsed time on first leg, / hour 81 min
utes and q seconds.
Average speed on first leg 1881; time
consumed in turning, S0.45; elapsed
time on return, 1:55 :35; average speed
on return, 17:12:9; total elapsed time for
course, 52:5s; average speed for entire
course II
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-16
MORE INSURANCE FRAUDS.


Details or Gigantic Scheme TO Cheat q
New York Cofupnny.
Pittsburg. April 14-A colossal at
tempt at insurance sWindling has been
unearthed here G.. Linwood Woods OF
G. J.. Woods & Co.. bankers, was ar
rested in his office in the Park building,
the Information being by c. II. Harper,
chief Of the revision department Of the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life association
Of New York who charges Wood with
procuring policies with intent to de-
fraud When Woods was confronted
by the arIesting officer he fell in a
dead faint on recovery he acknowl-
edged that he was "treed" and was
committed to Jail in 5000 bail. Later
he made a written confession In which
he gives the details OF his scheme. lie
says that with former agent Of the
Mutual Reserve he entered into a CON
spiracy to defraud His mode Of pro-
cedure was to insert advertisements IN
the local papers for old men to act as
collectors. He would ask the appli-
cant for bond, but kindly waived the
bond If the applicant would sign an ap-
ploation fer insurance on his life. This
was generally secured, and then Woods
would get some irresponsible man to
sign a promissory not to the Woods
company banking firm, filed out with
amounts ranging from $40 600 to Sl5.-
900 so that consideration for the insur-
ance policy at death could be claimed
to he the debt by the no.e.
II is not known as yet how the apph-
cants passed the medical examination
In Woods desk were found 65 policies
with himself as beneficiary aggregating
5000 0OO Some of the policies were is
sued by the Provident Savings compa-
ny of New York the Fidelity of Phila-
delphia and the Mutual Reserve Fund
Of New York. In the latter there were
policies amounting to Sl50000, the other
$50 600 being in the first two named
Woods had policies on the lives of his
brother and sister and his fiancee The
other policies were all for men over
so years of age and Woods stood 70
realize a goodly sum in the near fu-
ture. Fortunately for the companies
the many policies with Woods as bene-
hciary aroused suspicion and the arrest
was made before any losses were paid