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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

done In the brief interval in the spring
when they are casting their foliage
and making ready for their new effort.
This period is of very short duration
and usually happens in May. All dead
branches should then be cut back and
the remaining parts given chance to
break again. Summer pruning OF these
Is not advisable, and fall pruning posi-
lively wrong, for at that date the tree
needs all its energies to carry itself
through the winter, and TO that end
has stored its strength. Gar
dening.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
vlc1oRIA.s JueILEE.
The Extraordinary Event Will Be
Celebrated MagnifcentIy.

The sixtieth anniversary of the coro-
nation of Queen Victoria will be cele-
brated in a magnificent manner in Lon
don. 1t Will be stupendous affair be-
yond question-something unmatched
In the history of Christendom. The
great sovereign, In whose honor all will
be done, is worthy. the homage which
her subjects will pay her. 1t will be
paid gladly and with complete national
unanimity in spite of substantial sac
rifices which it will involve.
1t is not very alluring prospect
which London holds out to strangers
who think of seeing this town en- fete
next June. 1t is distinctly a home
festival which the British empire will
hold in its capital city. Strangers are
not invited not even the rulers of other
nations. OF course strangers will go,
but they must not complain If they find
the accommodations scanty and that
preference has been given to members
of the British family WHO come from
distant parts of the empire. The aim
of every human being in London on
Tuesday, June %. will be to see the
Queen and the royal procession The
number of persons who will be pos
sessed by that purpose on that day
cannot be estimated at less than six
millions. 1t will probably be more 1t
will undoubtedly be the largest num-
ber of men and women ever assembled
in the history of the world. This mass
ing of humanity Will be the marvel.
the memorable event of this memora-
BILE day. The spectators themselves
will be the great spectacle. The most
impressive sight ever witnessed was
the silent multitude, three millions in
number, who lined the Champs Elysees
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

it has nearly driv-
en- the poisonous
paper out of the
N a r k e I. T b e
sticky paper is by
no means danger
Gus, whereas the
poisonous p a p e r
has caused chill
dre n who have
drank the water
from it consider
a b lie displeaSure,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
A Su-rnAfinn.

If every farmer in the great West
were to cut his tilIable land in two.
grazing one-half and cropping the
other, for a series of five years, 1 be-
lieve that agriculture would be bene-
fitted thereby. Some farmers could
grow on one-half the land they are
farming as much grain as they now
grow on the whole of 1t. This sugges-
ton comes from the Iowa Homestead.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
Something New in Soap.

1t is said that French chemist has
made a blue soap which will render
unnecessary the bluing in the laundry.
In ordinary soap he incorporates So
ution of aniline green in strong acetic
acid. The aIkali of the$soap converts
the green into blue.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

to flies.
The wax strip and the sticky stuff are
put upon the paper in one operation by
a machine which was made in sections
in different machine shops, so as to
keep its construction a profound secret.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

The +'Brasher SIG gold piece which
was struck at Newburg, N. Y, in 1856,
was the first upon which "E Pluribus
Unum" appeared
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
The Trouble,

I'm surprised that she is opposed to
the wheel. She rs a broad-mfnded
woman"
Her broadness is not all in her mind,
however."-DetroitJ Journal
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
STICKY FLY PAPER.

1t Pas About Run Poison FIy-Paper
Out of the Mark-t-
The manufacture of sticky fiy-paper
had its origin in Grand Rapids. Mich,
about a dozen years ago. and already
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

The difference between what people
seem to be. and what they are. is about
the same as the difference between the
picture on tomato can, and the to-
matoes.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
HOSPITAL CARS.

Austria Has the System Perfected for
Railroads.
Austria has a complete system of
railway hospital cars for use in the
event of an accident Railway acct
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22

dents on anything like big scale never
occur in Austria. Yet Austria, with its
system of slow-paced trains, possesses
a capltally organized plan of ambu-
Evening star., 1897-04-08
HE HAD A LITTLE LIST
District Government Clerks Thrown Into a
State of CONSERVATION.

The clerks employed at the District build
ing were thrown into q state of excitement
this afternoon by being called upon to state
their politics. The demand came from a
clerk in the office OF the auditor. who had
been, he said, detailed to get up the rec
ord. He carried with him large number
OF legal cap pages with the names of the
clerks, their positions; and the salary they
received placed opposite. When questioned
as to his authority for demanding the in
formation, he said nothing and referred all
inquirers to the auditor. Inquiries among
clerks and the heads of the respective de-
partments elected nothing. Meanwhile the
clerk with his deadly list was traversing
the building.
Application was made to the secretary
of the board for the authorship of the or
der, but he said he knew absolutely moth
Ing OF 1t. Several of the clerks hurried az
ter The Star reporter to find out something
definite of the order. The Star man i'm
the president of the board, through whom
all orders of this character must come. He
had not heard of 1t, and said in passing
that he thought it iIl-advised.
Engineer Commissioner Black deprecated
the movement. He also had not heard Of
1t, was positive that the Commissioners did
not sanction it, and thought such an order
most 1nadvtsable at this time.
Auditor Petty was sphnxlike in his re-
plies He was not at liberty, he said, to
state from whom he. received the order,
but would answer to the Commissioners
Wnen called upon. He had only carried out
Instructions The work suddenly ceased
when 1t became known that a majority of
tne Commissioners opposed it, and nothing
else was done toward completing the list
during the day. The matter worked aincst
a complete Generalization of the clerical
Iorce. and the clerks discussed the subject
the remainder CT the afternoon
II transpired later that the clerk who
mace the Inquiries did SO at the bidding Of
Commissioner Truesdefl CommIssioner
IruesdeH said that there was no signifi-
canoe IN the matter at all; that he had
been told that there was a report to the
enect that large majority Of the em
ployes In the District buildings were dem
ocrats, and he had had the inquiries made
to show that the report was not true.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
A POST OFFICE SCANDAL.
The Philadelphia Omce the Subiec
of COmplafnt

Charges of injustice and irregularities
against the past administration of the
Philadelphia post Office were made by a
delegation from the carriers of that office
today In a hearing before First Assistant
postmaster Genral Heath.
The delegation consisted of Carriers Will
lam NJ. Butcher. Philip Walters, Richard
I. Dearce, Joseph R. Upham and Edward
Van Etten. Representatives Young, Har-
mer, Adams and Bingham were with them.
Messrs. Harmer and Young requested an
investigation and asked that the Injustice.
II proven. be corrected and, IL any viola
ton OF civil service law is SHOWN, that the
full penalty be enforced. Complaint was
made OF decrease in the force of carriers
after 1t had been increased in November,
1874. by eighty-nine democrats who had
been regularly appointed from a demo-
cratic substitute list. The decrease was
ninety-five men, and they alleged that by
this reduction seventy-two republicans and
TOUR democrats (who had failed to con-
tribute to political assessment of 3Ia per
cent of their salaries) were placed upon the
substitute list. They also protested against
the secret agent espionage, and also made
other charges. including one that the force
Is too small
Evening star., 1897-04-08
A N NE w CHAIR M A N
Gen. b. V. Boynton at the Head of the
Chickamauga Commission.
He Succeeds the Late Gen. Fullerton
Gen. DufielL Appointed to the
Vacancy Thus Made.

The reorganization of the Chicka.nauya
and Chattanooga national park commits
sion. necessitated by the recent death of
its chairman, Gen. j. s. Fullerton. was
perfected by Secretary Alger today. Ger
eral Henry V. Boynton, who has assisted
the commission In historical work, was
transferred to full membership in the COM
mission and appointed chairman, and Gen.
Ii. NJ Duflleld was appointed 10 the va
cancy caused by Gen. Boynton's promo
ton.
The other members of the commission
are Gen. A. =. Stewart and Major F. c.
Smith, L. S. A. The latter is secretary
Gen. Du1field, the new member. is a resi-
dent of Detroit. Itch. and is eminently
qualified by education and experience for
Evening star., 1897-04-08
FOUR THOUSAND FORCED OUT.
Effect of Rail strnfsbteners' Threat to
Quit Work.

CHICAGO. April S.-Four thousand men
were forced out OF employment by the
closing of the work of the Illinois Steel
Company at South Chicago last night
This action was taken by the officials to
head off strike. Employees declare they
will resist the lockout. Officials assert that
the works will be reopened next Monday.
Rail straighteners are responsible for the
trouble The officials of the company say
that the workmen broke their yearly con-
tract, which was made a few months ago
rs a result of The strained relations IT
Is said the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers is in danger of
being disbanded but Vice President Davis
thinks nothing of this kind will happen.
General Manager Walker of the Illinois
Steel Company says the strike is but a
dispute among the workmen, and the
company has nothing to do with the mat
ter more than holding employees 10 their
contract.
IL is said that the company has reduced
the scale OF wages since the fall i'm the
price OF rails and the question has been
"A much-disputed point ever since Rail
srsighteners have discussed il with the
managers at different times and threat
thed 10 quit work. as they claimed they
couid hot make as much money as when
the price of rails was above $2O
President Collins of the Amalgamatad
Association was called from Pittsburg nv
The Illinois Steel Company's officials sew
efaI days ago lie heard both sides of the
story, and at last told the workmen ,hat
they must stand by their contract with
the company or the association would not
support them.
Iron workers who were objectinp m tho
Sliding scale of wages refused To piva =
positive answer at that time. YESTERDAY "
they held a meeting among themseIves
and made plans TO stop work. The officials
were informed of the move on the mart 80
the workmen, and at once ordered tba
mills to be shut down. They at once cir
cuiaied the report among the workmen
that the plant would be closed but a short
time. This was good news to the men w. :
.re not interested in the strike. but the
I-I straighteners sent out a story that
the works would be closed for an indefini,e
period. The majority OF the workmen
swear vengeance against the rail straiybt.
eners for closing the works.
Evening star., 1897-04-08

lis new duties He was an active and
Chickamauga and Chattanooga, being on
duty at the headquarters of Gen. Rose
crars ard Gen. Thomas at the tine. and
was otherwise prominently Identified wi. n
the campaigns and battles of the Army of
the Cumberland.
He is an officer OF the Society of the
Army OF the Cumberland. and was its
orator on the occasion of the dedication
OF the statue of President Garfield in this
city. His selection as historian of the COM
mission is highly commended on all Sides
Cen Boynton. the new chairman of the
commission, needs no introduction or words
OF praise i'm this community. where he has
been SO long and favorably KNOWN
Evening star., 1897-04-08
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBTS.

senator Gears Report ON the Bill
Authorizing a Commission.
Senator Gear of Iowa today made a re-
pert OH the bill to authorize a commission.
consisting of the Secretaries Of the Treas
ury and Interior and the Attorney General,
to adjust the debts of Pacific railroads to
the government
The report reviews in detail the financial
condition of the roads and their relations
to the government. The bills for extend
ing the debts of the roads have failed to
pass congress, II Is said. because of its
judgment that the questions are SO commit
Gated that II could not devote the requisite
time to the consideration or reach saftsfac-
tory conclusions. Therefore the committee
Ininks Ii would best express the wishes of
Congress by a plan permitting executive
officers. with the approval of the Presi-
dent to make an adjustment of the owners
of the property.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
MET AN AWFUL FATE.
a White Trader Killed and Eaten in
the New Hebrides.

VICTORIA, B. c., April S.-Australian
advices state that Mr.. Duncan, white
trader, who reached sydney from South
Africa last year, met his death in a
very painful way while trading with Ea-
tives Of New Hebrides. He was tied up to
one Of the trees for three days. being kept
alive and forcibly stuffed with food He
was then cut down, killed and eaten, wo-
men even joining joyfully in the cannibal-
istic feast. There was great assemolage
from the various groups OF islands.
Duncan. 1t appears, was a single man
about thirty-three years of age. He was
a peaceable man, and his friends at Sgd
ney say that he would not draw mis- re-
volver on any account. From those who
know the New Hebrides has been collected
the Information that the natives are very
treacherous, they on several occasions baV-
ing dealt murderously with European v. s.
sells
Evening star., 1897-04-08
Personal .5Meaaion.

Gen. Porter. ambassador to France, has
arranged to start for Paris by the steamer
st. Paul, from New York, on the 9th prox-
imo. Consul General Osborne will start for
London on the same steamer.
Lieut.. w. L. Rodgers of the Alliance is
at 1733 N street on leave of absence.
Passed Assistant Engineer T. W. Kim
kaid of the Terror is kt 1914 Both street.
Gen. Flagler. chief tof ordnance Of the
army. has just returhed from business
trip to the arm0ry al Rock Island, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. II. Wiggin and Miss
Margaret E. Kane Of Cambridge, Mass,
are at the Normandie.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
The Assistant secretary.. Dv,,.,

Secretary Long has amended the naval
regulations governing the duties of the
assistant secretary Of the navy so as to
provide as follows: THE assistant secre-
tary will perform such duties as may be
prescribed by the Secretary or required
by law. All orders issued by the assistant
secretary In the discharge of such auties
VIII be considered as orders Of the Secre-
tary. and will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly."
Evening star., 1897-04-08
TROUBLE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Fight With the Insurgents in Bechu.
analnnd.

analnnd.
CAPETOWN, Africa, April S-A dispatch
from Vryburg says that in an encounter
with the Bechuanaiand insurgents on Tues
day near Kuruman the. Cape, Volunteers
lost five men killed and had six men
wounded.
later dispatch from Yryburg says that
the volunteers have captured and burned
the insurgents stronghold at Gainssepe
Lieutenant Harris was among the killed
LONDON. April S.-A dispatch to the
Times from Cape Town says that adyices
received there from De,agoa Bay announce
that the country bordering on and across
the Limpopo river, forming for many miles
the northwest and northern limit of the
Transvaal, is In open revolt. 1t Is added
that the situation Is serious.
Troops leaving for Delagoa Pay by
the steamer Carnarven. A further rising
Is expected in Maputaland.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
Robert Cunninxham.s Death.

NEW YORK, April s.-Robert Cunning
ham. who had conducted financial news
bureau In this city. died today of apoplexy.
aged fifty-nine years. Mr.. Cunningham
was the pioneer In the present system of
supplying Wall street news to- brokers.
During the civil war be was telegraph
operator In the War Department at Wash
fngton.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
FRENCH NAVAL ESTIMATES.
Proposed Expenditure of Two Mil
lion Francs in Docks

PARIS, April s.-M. Lickroy, the former
mittee of the chamber of deputies yes:er-
Gay of his intention to transform into a
substitute bill his amendment asking for a
naval grant of 2OO.OOO,OOO francs He said
the chamber ought to vote the whole sum-
although the expenditure might be spread
over period of four years
The bill proposes TO establish naval docks
at Saigon. capital of French Cochin China :;
Diego Suariez, near the northern extrem-
ity of the Island of Madagascar; Ajacoio
the capital of Corsica; Porto Vecchio, Cor
sica, and the French Pacific ports
Evening star., 1897-04-08
BE Will Particularly Inquire Into the
Death of Ruiz.
TO CONSIDER TEE GENERAL CONDITION
May Be a Change in the Rules at
the White House.
ROOSEVELT'S NOMINATION

Force of habit carried several politicians
to the White House today. On arriving
there they remembered tie departure of
the President. Several of them who con-
sregated on the front port.co of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion suggested that a steamer
ought to be chartered for the office-seek-
ers. SO they could go down the river to
meet the President on his return. Around
Evening star., 1897-04-08
Resolution. Approved.

Just before his departure from the city
yesterday afternoon the President an
proved the joint resolution making the
appropriation for renewal Of the patrol
81 stem Of the District of Columbia inn
mediately available. and the joint resoI,-
to transport contributions for the relief ~
the suffering poor In India.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
BARRED FROM THE MAILS,
Fraudulent Practices Meet With
Prompt Punishment.

The E. 5. Dean brokerage concern, whose
suspension of operations at New York and
elsewhere already has gained general no.
tice. has been formally barred from the
mails bJ fraud orders issued today by the
Postmaster General. The orders are di-
rected against the firms offices In New
York city. Salt Lake City, Utah, and Via-
cehnes, Ind, and name the following: E. s.
Dean. Z. Dean & Co.. the E. S. Dean
Company, Myron l.. Bernard, Ed ward F.
Farrand and Goslin & Company
The Postmaster General has issued a lot
terry order against the Colonial Savings and
Lean Company of Louisville KY, and w.
j. Hoover. its general manager and fraud
orders against the Metropolitan Collecting
Agency of New York city and the Ameri.
can Collecting Agency Of Rockland, Me.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
MR.. BUCKS aox1NAr1oN.
Protests Against HfslGon Hrmatfon n,
IsSy GA-

EOtestb AxHInht tHf6AGOn1rmntfOn Re-
ceived by Senators.
1t Is understood that the nomination of
Mr.. Buck Of Georgia ss minister to Japan
Is likely to be hung up in the Senate for a
while. Protests against his confirmation
have been received ~ senator's, and the
indication is that a determined fight upon
nim Is contemplated. Eetfers received have
requested that the nomination be hung I'm
in committee until more formal protests.
with grounds Of objection, could be for
Warded = -
Evening star., 1897-04-08
Alleged E.nbexxIer Caurbt

OAKLAND. Cal. April S.-John St Peter
wanted in Pittsburg for the embezzlement
Of funds belonging to the Window Glass
Workers Association. of which he. was
preceptor and treasurer, has been arrested
here.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
Minister Mckenzie Better.

Secretary Sherman deceived a telegram
this morning from Mr..Neill. secretary of
legation at Lima,sPeru. saying that Minis
ter J. A. McKen1fes who has been seriously
III with brain fevef. u much better.
Evening star., 1897-04-08
Dentls Of Col. Best.

Adjutant General Ruggles received word
today Of the death Of Colonel C. L. Best,
retired. in New York city.
Evening star., 1897-04-08

Continued on Second Page
Evening star., 1897-04-08
The Bankruptcy Bill.

Mr.. Nelson fdinn.) addressed the Senate
on the bankruptcy bill He said there was
no public demand for the drastic coIlec-
ton machinery provided by the Torrey
bankruptcy bill When the measure came
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-04-02
COSTLY GAME HEADS.

The Musk Ox tho Most Expensive. the
Dunaioa Hcad Next
The head of the musk on is the most.
costly Of mounted game heads and next
IL the head of the bison. or buffalo.
Fine buffalo heads. well mounted. bring
from. $50 TO $500. A head ut $500, says
the New York Sun, would be one excep-
tional.y large and choice; and fine
head can be bought for $3.50. Fifteen
years ago well-mounted buffalo heads
could be bought for from $50 to 500.
The increase in price is accounted for
by the growing scarcity of the buffalo.
which has now practically disappeared
from the United States. The wood
bisons of the Great Slave lake region
of British North America, which iphabit
woodland or mountain districts. are
rather more numerous than the prairie
buffaioes of this country. but their
numbers are limited and decreasing.
The wood bison is not SO large as the
prairie buffalo. and its hair is straight
err. and very black.
Musk OK heads are held Mt $500 and
upward. One musk on head owned by
q taxidermist in this city is valued at
$T5C.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-04-02
FIGHTING EDITORS.
Berries Who Were Always Ready foi

scribes Who Were Always Ready for .
Personal flcncountsr.
In the eighteenth century, says the
5Gentleman's Magazine. the editor Of
the Daily Courant was deliciously
amused when be wrote: II will give no
comments Of my own in this paper.
Us assume that other people have sense
enough TO make reflections for them
selyes!" Henry Bate. the editor Of the
Morning Post, never picked his words
with care. His savage onslaughts raised
smiles in coffee houses and clubs and
also brought him face to face with
peril. He was composed Of stern stun.
He liyed up TO the motto: u neverapoio-
gize. never retract."
Capt. Stoney, buck of the time.
demanded satisfaction for very per-
sonal paragraph thatappeared in Bates
paper. but he got little. THE editors
choice lay between n horsewhipping
and duel. and he chose the duel. The
two gentlemen, meeting in the Adelphi
tavern, in the Strand, called for n room.
shut the door, and. being furnished
with pistols, fired Mt each other without
effect. They then drew their swords
and continued to fight till the door
was burst open by the police" Bate was
not the only London editor called upon
to use sword and pistol, as well as pen.
and at later date an editor in the
north, bravely focusing public opinion
on the instigators of a dastardly
trade outrage. sat night after night
with n revolver on his desk, prepared
for surprise visit.