WASHINGTON LETTER.
P'rorn our tvjrular rom-spondont.J
The nil a of tho flat Improvements on
be rlvor iront wan fortunately ovret-JiUrtt-
d. It la tlouhtful Indeed that the
work lifts tKHfii Injured at all. The
, jtfoprrtv damao done iu and about
Mw city by the Hood la almost limited
to tite embankment of the Cutwapcake
ami the Ohio canal, which are om
Vletcly wrecked In many places. Tito
uuml will be abandoned, aa the repair
would cost neveral million dbliara oioro
than the company Is worth. The old
lbd will prolmbly share the (ate of the
, 1'ennnylvaulan canal way, whleh waa
filled In and utilized for arailroad. The
liulthuore and Ohio railway will make
an attempt to obtain nomdMlon.
Tho canal ha chiefly been wacd fhr
the past twenty ywra In the shipment
f eual, and Its abandoment is a great
blow to tho bulnw of the sleepy old
city of (kwKetown. The caual was
, neortheotuetininoeouniry. vucn
Washington wan Presldont he conceiv
ed the scheme of a canal following the
general direction that was afterwords
adopted, Hiul it beoame a liobby with
him. Public Interest was not easily
excltwl in favor of the project however
and it was not until John Adams was
president that tho first ground was
Lroken. President Adams went out to
tieorgitowu through tiic villainous
toad of tuoc daya, with a brass Ivand
and a crowd of several thousand people
and a spade. With -all the jieople
looking on and the band severely lae
vratiiijr the air, Mr. Adams tried to
stk'k the spade in the earth. It struck
a root, but' the Presidents blood being
up, lie Humr aside his coat and struck
jurain and ouain until he had success
fully lauded in a wheel-barrow a pile
f earth. Thereupon the jx'oplu cheer
ed wildly and the President went home
and wrote the whole story, Including
h synopsis of his speech, in his diary.
The pe)ple of Washington were sorely
disappointed that the caual did not go
through the city and it was predicted
that Washington would forever remain
puny village, while (leorgetwn
would go onto greater and greater
glories, time without end. Alexandria
was h proud commercial city at
iliut time. To-ilay the commerce of
both towns is a meagre farce and only
crazy ghosts of great store-houses stand,
-mint and deserted along tite river
fronts for crones to point out and be
wall the past.
Tite local subscription to the Johns
town sutterers fund pour In from all
classes of jeoplc. Politicians and mer
chants vie with each other in giving.
Amid all this graceful and grateful
evidence of human sympathy, there
are however instances of pretty mean
ness and "niggardliness that arc surpris
ing. I saw a subscription list yester
day that had been through the Pension
Jiurcnu. There were two endowments
tlw.a. 4Vi.it ttrnf. In utrilrtnfr nntitruut
t'lHIVl Itilf. HVIU ... n - ..... WTV,
the f irmer being for a contribution of
twertyfive cents, and the latter for
live dollars. I happen to know about
liotli. The man who subscribed U
innts hits been ten years at the pnic
lic crib, draws SlflOOa year salary for
work that would (linjiraeo a rchool boy
and has a pension of $S0 per month.
Jle is accredited curious to record, to
the hiate of Pennsylvania. The wo
man who gave f.00 is a bright, cheer
ful little widow who is struggling
along on fCO, per month with two chil
dren to BUpimrt, one a cripple. I saw'
on the Kinie lint dozens of Z cents sub.
jHtripiion from men whose salary should
make tho .-nim tite merest trifle to them
The inoet miserly class of jieoplti f
know art. ni' iiii Government clerk.
' Wli mi a government, employee legiif;
to Ik over-coiiomieal he l)ecomes an
t. xpert at it. He smokes villainous
tlncc in his ofiice and ls.-gs cigarettes
of hh fellows U smoke on the street,
C ongress should give this sort of peo
ple a cltance to I e generous by return
ing to the issuing of half jeiiee. A
ttriit is too large a coin for them to
give away.
Many wagons are going alwwt town
collecting clothing and other supplies
forthedovasted region of Pennsylvania
Wednesday night a train of thirteen
freight ears left this city with orders
torim toJohnstown on passenger time.
The cars were packed with supplies
from tliis place, mltimoro, and Phila
delphia. - A second train of nine cars
left Thursday night. This train load
was made up entirely here.
Tho President had a busy time Wcd
resday yesterday lietween the ofllec
S'kers and the ti'ccdsof the Johnstown
M'trererd. All day long the War de
partments officials were consulting
'him as to wnat actions to take and he
was In constant wire communication
with General Beaver. The number of
.'Congressmen who called on Wednes
day were laruer than on any former
day for a mouth.
The Pride of Woman.
A clear pearly jind transparent skin
always a sign of pure blood, and all
persons troubled with dark, greasy,
.r blotched skin can rest assured that
their blood is out of order. A few
doses of IJEOO'H BLOOD PUItlFI
Etl& BLOOD MAKER will remove
the cause and tbe skin will become
elesrand transparent Try it, and if
siit isfactlott is not given it will cost you
nothing. M. A. Milter, Druggist.
Hdpwji of Tub Exi'Bia Plettse
nimounce in the columns of your pa
per that we are cofc agents for Bt. Pat
rick's Pills, the most perfect cathartic
nd liver pills in the market. They
not only physic, but cleanse the whole
system; purify the blood and .regulate
tii: liver and bowels; they arc vigorous
but gentle in thttfr action and can al
ways tx drjn tidid upon. JF'or sale by
21. A. Jiltlor.
THE SLAYER OF KING. ,
Portrait or ItUmtMth lteerhlT, Who
l fuMHl to lt IMaronlad.
Following I tlio ginpliio nreount of tho
homing ak Omaha of II. W. King, Jr.,
givi by alias ElUahetb Beectilar, the wotnnn
who killed hlni ami with whom ho haU uvea.
Bhe nuulo tb statement immediately after
ho had committed the murder. Th nor-
fit herewith pnwantod It from Tia Chicago
Tribunal
"I fcft Chicago yMtenhty," she sold, "with
tha bNt of iutontkMM in my hwurt Arriving
In Oiuaha. I btoulrud wliere Harry wn Mr-
kig.aad, u told ho wn boardinj; at IIm
raxtoa I boa in toiu ty moyoniiis
train wboni I happened to mmt that Harry
was nuiiTitd, but uppoHl that 1 was tb
only wlfa. 1 IImii wnt to the hotel aisi
rvsitfrcl at Mr. CllMbeth M. King, and
nkfdfor Harry's room. Theclvrk told a
that it wot Nu. CI, and I went upttaln,
I think to the third floor. In the meantime
I bad naked for a
room adjoining
Harry'a, but was
told that I could
not bare it uutil
later In fhe day. I
wanbd to be clow
to thPU or on tbo
usinio (nor at least,
so 1 could watch
tllr movements. I
nitwd Um bis
Ifo wat wiHi hint,
bat when 1 rappwl
at hit door I did xlizabetu diechijco.
not hnor any voieet 4 .
or talking on the Inrida I rapped several
timw Moro there wat a response Finally
Harry came to tho door in his night olotlies,
anil flicking his head out oskod what win
wanhnL I aid: 'Good nwrniufr, Harrj ; you
wero not expecting to eo mo. were your" II
rrplied: 'No. and I don't care to eo you,' and
nhnt tliw door in my face
"My heart sank for a moment, and I did
not know what to do. A.?ii I said that I
r.iust eo liim, and lie said: 'Uo down In th
parlorand wait until 1 get dresswL' I re
plieii that I would wait there, and 1 did lq
about twenty miuuto ho canio ost. and w
walked to the elevator together. 0ttin in
the cluvator, we descended to the parlor floor,
where wo boil a conversation. At first w
wero Minted. I asked Harry to tako niedowu
to brenkfatt Ho said ha did not want an)
breakfast, and for me to go on down
to the dining room alone, as be bad
to go to the ttoro. I iaiiited ou hi
going to breakfast with me, but br
blaukly refused and aross to bis feet U.
50. 1 Wiid: 'Harry, you are mj lawful liu
taud,and I have a right to demand youi
company to breakfast. ' Ho told: 'Shut upl
There' a girl and tho'il hear you.' 1 said; 'J
don't care who heart me.' At this he pranieil
at mv throat and. grating bis teeth, mid: 'I
could ehoko you off right here.' I tlien
tlmved blm back and Creii The flrtt Khot I
fintl took effect in bit side, I think, for h
tunieil ivilo auit clasped bis baud on hi hip.
After that I was to excited that 1 banlly re
oirinlier jitst what did take place. 1 ihot
wreral timet moro, bnt dont know ex
actly hnw nun v. After tuo Bret tliot
Harry ran around the corner of tho cte
rator cnil started down ttaira. At tbw
tir.Je D were standing at tbe platform of the
el.-v.iter. As Harry reached the hid of tbe
sluii-x 1 wait -lose debi.nl biu. and tbot r
o.?:ttcdly. When I taw bini fall ou tbe stair
nny mid taw the Wood foiinR from hit
iui:tli. 1 rubied to him and laid bis lieail in
mv arms, l:ero bo breatlKl his last. .Inst
ir'fore k-avius Chieapo." C"iiliinitd Mist
Us-ei-hl-.T, "I U'lcirapiietl Slits Duffy' mother
tlw i;u:it-ion her (l.i U;r liter was ta. Tbo ile-i-niii
ttr-t mo Tbo poor girl's motuer
iil b( benrtbro!:cn when 'm heart tbo tad
)!,' ai d here tbe wo;aan broko coiiipittely
lor.11 iu learsaud tuba.
A Cllniblns Slaine IJello.
Hiss Cille ilider t-aaie down to Slow
l:;.m frout KomdgpwocU couuty rxtx'ntly
for tin? esvevial purxof cliiubiuj totho
top "f tbu water works stand pipe, Tbo din
tamv to tl top it eeventy-flve feot, a
reuded l-v means of an iron ladder fixed per
k m'.iculiirly on tbo tida Tco yottug lady
wiVly ii.inmplii'jed tbu feat, wtiica ihowt,
be:i It i eoasidered liuit tbo luyxcduami
to V. ntr fclroet, 175 fuel Uiow, tl:o;-tt pos
Kt a ronrmrliably oool and clear bead.
UiwJtuu Jiiuntal.
Old Time Meotcli Horror.
In tho reipi of James L of Scotland tbort
wasUs-n in EaxtLothia.ovllJasoufewniilet
from Edinburgh, fiiwney Beano, tho ton of
pour but bard workinj fopl" .. Hviiicins
from boyhood a hatred of all,' ,.,anddi
playing overy hind of riciotw quality, boat an
early ao aiiandouoii bU homo mid (led tc
Ualloway. Ho wot accompanied by a fit
cir.iiuiiioii for bis criiiio In the person
of a youu woman, a nativo of the
t.ime vilbi-o. Tho homo of thin pair wat in
a cans of aliont a mile hi length and of con
iidcmblo breadth, the mouth of which wot
naslKd by the tea, tlie tido tometirnes pene
triitins tbo cave a dittaiaie of 'AM) yards. The
victims wera waylaid under cover of night
ou their way from country fairs, or, hi tli
case of itolutetl travelers across the cisintry,
wero openly attacked la daylight. Tlw tame
tool tickeniug mutilation wat inflicted in
each case; the abdomen wat cut open and
,ho entrails dragged out and tbe body carried
to tbo cava To prevent detection tbey mur
dered every traveler tbey robbed, and for
years thoy continued their horrible calling
In tbu manner, tbe chronicler tells at, tbey
lived until tbey bad eight tons and six
uuiixhters, eighteen irraadtont and four
teen granddaughters all tbe offirpriug of in
cent. AlVsr a Ions career of murder tht
gung were captured by King James, who.
rouxed to action by tbe long Immunity of tht
criminals from detection, beaded a body 4
troops and succeeded with bloodhounds in
micartbiiii; from the cave tbe whole vU
tribe, to whom wat meted out a death agree
ablo with tbe life tuwy bad led. Tits wen,
ayatuo historian, bad theirentralls thrown
into the fire, their baodtaud legs Were hot
red from their bodies, and they wero jiee
mitted to bleed to death. Too mother of tu
wholo crew, the daughter ami grandchil
dren, after bing tpectator of the death of
the men, were cast into throe reparate tire
ad eucsumed to atba-Pull SUli UazetUt
O womaaf it U tbott that etuasrt tbo ton
fKiS t'oat agitata wMkwd,J. J. Kous
won, . , , , ., a
THIS -INTERESTS YOU !
Wc invite6u to come and look through otii .Mam
moth Stock of
Groceries, Provisions, Tobacco, Cigars,
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Etc.
PURE GOODS &
Hides. Furs and ail kinds' of Country Produce taken in exchange for (roods.
We Guarantee Fair Treatment to All.
W. B. DONACA.
Comer Brick Store, Main Street, Lebanon, Linn County, Or.
HWKET plOJIE VOTKH,
Jum 17.
Bwcct Home presents a healthy con
flltlnn in business. Our blacksuilth
nhops seem to have considerable work
to tlo, althous,'h the travel Is not large
as vet. lloth hotels seem to prosper
and each their shaa' of patroniif?c.
Real estate transactions scorn to con
timte. Mr. Ely Koyer sold his farm to
Mr. John Mayfleld; cmisiilcratlon t'2,
700. We welcome him to Hweet Homo
andexU'iul him our best wishes for
success, fle has a lino farm for mitt,
especially blackberries. Homo of our
readers will remember tlio JJen ainn.s
farm where wo uetl to go blackberry-In?,'-
Mr. I'liclps has Itouffht a lot and com
menced building. He Is just from
Kansas, and his family consists of wile
and son. He is well pleased with Or
egon. Mr. Ely Hoyer and family started for
Humboldt, Kansas, this morning.
John remains; says he may go this fall,
rather thinks not; there ore more at
tractions In tfweet Homo than Kansas
for John.
Miss Olle Howell Is getting letter so
as to make a few short calls on her
many friends. Olle has hail a very se
rious case of blood poison, but through
the skillful maiiagment of Dr. Lam
berson she is now convalescent. The
doctot has many warm friends in the
vicinity of Hwet Home.
Messrs. Moran & Morris bought of
Mr. Calvin Cooper one lot of Mr. Fin
ley's They are among Hweet Home's
enterprising business men, and mean
business. If you want to And beef cat
tle call on them.
Mrs. Letslnger Is much lietter; she
wus very sick for a few days. Have is
still hammering away; will make a
point If he holds on.
Mr. lllcUnrd Watklna, better known
as Dick, has built a neat little house,
and, It Is thought by aoinc, is going to
take a neat little woman in it soon; no
rumor has it. Time will tell all things.
Hweet Homo lias about $100 raised in
cash to build ft cliurch, besides f200 in
labor. They will try to commence
building about July or August. This
is tho right move in the right diwo
tion. ltcv. Kirkpatrlck waa in our town
last Friday looking after the Interest
of Tub Expnaw. He got five or six
subscribers. He was also desirous of
getting a music class for his daughter.
Her terms are $ a month for a claw of
eight, or $4 a month .for a class of ten.
Any person desiring to attend can call
on A. F. Hamilton for full particulars.
Mr. John Donaca is still confident
ho will some day find a good coal mine
or even something better.
Two prospectors report finding ft
a good quart, ledge. They nro out
at the present and will give their re
port next wcekt
-JO!-
FULL WEIGHTS
Mr. David Watklns, one of the old
pioneers of this coast, died a few weeks
ago. Ho was K0 or more years old.
If you want to make money or
health, buy property in Hweet Home
or vicinity.
Messrs. Amos Kanablc, Lowell
Ames and Carl Morris started for the
hot springs on the McKenzte rlveryes
terday morning.
Mrs. John Davis has Im-oii up to the
springs, mid received much help In
her rheumatic trouble. Hhe Is so as to
attend to the household duties, while
before she went she was unable to do
much of anything.
Mr. It. H. Drltt mid company are
stopping at the Ht. John hotel. Thoy
are classifying the Willamette valley
wugou road land. They are a jolly set
of boys, giving ns some splendid vocal
nud iustniniunlal musiu In the cool of
tbe evening after their days work Is
done.
Geo. Unwell keeps the variety store
where everything needed can bo found
at bottom prlecs.
Mrs. Moran & Hamilton, our enter
prising milliners, have sold out their
stock of g'sids. Business must Ih good,
give them a call.
I'L-its Leap.
To Dlapol Colds,
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the
system eflectually, yet gently, when
eostlve or billions, or wlum the hl:nd is
Impure or sluggish, to permanently
tiro habitual constipation, to awaken
the kidneys and liver to a healthy ac
tivity, without Irritating or Wfakeitiug
them, use Hyrup of Figs.
SWEET HOME
Can and will sell goods as
cheap as tho cheapoat, and
buy all kinds of country pro
duce in exchange for goods at
the highest market price. To
be convinced of this fact just
CALL ON
A. F. Hamilton,
-DKAI.BB IS
DRY GOODS,
Notions,
Groceries,
Drugs,
Hardware &
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Pioneer Store,
Swoct Itornc, - Oregon,
IS OUR MOTTO.
OVERLAND TO CALIFORNIA,
VIA
HOl'TUEUN PACIFIC COM TAN "
LINE.
The Mt. Shasta Route.
Time Between Albany and San Fran
cisco, 35 Honrs.
California txprsii Trains Ran Dally
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
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Pullman Buffet Sleepers.
TOUItLST BLEKl'IXO CA118,
For iieeomnioilatimi of iSeeioid-ClnwH
l.'aaaeiigera, iittiK'hed to
ExurtNH TraiiiH.
T)i P. r, Co' Fcrr)' iiiaki-n cotimi-tlon wl h
nil lti n jfiilur iritlim 1111 Hie Juul Mile IHv. lrnm
foot of K ulrwt, I'uiIIiiikI.
West Side Dlvlalcn.
BifrwKKN
PORTLAND and CORVALLIS
Mall Train Dally (Excapt Sunday).
1 K2 p. m.Ar Corvullli.... I.r....l::t0 p. 10.
At Albany nn-i ( onnlilii conriuct r. Uh traiim of
Ort'KoiiJ'w'lile kullroiHl.
gpr Train Dally (Exaapt 8undy,!
p. W....I.V Zl'ortnuiiZZ7ZJirZm.
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THROUGH TICKETS
To All JTctlntN-
SSDTH AXD EASTJfIA CALIFOEKIA.
WFor full informiilliMi rcmnlini rata, mapi,
ata,, call on company's wunt at Allmny.
K. Kni.lll.KR, K. V. R(KilCIl.
Manager Aut, (I. f. & I'o. Agunl.
J. A. Lam berson,
I'h.vmifiiiH.
Calla AnetWtirtxl Promptly
"Day or Nij?ht.
Office on Main stroot, opj)osllo Mon
tague's Cash 8ture, Lebanon, Oregon.