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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1894)
TWO TITLED AFEICAKS. Christianized and Come to Amer ica to Bo Educated. BnnimiineiirUiine from Their BUdlaa They Kcrutn to Thi-lr Native Urad . Unerase I" battle with 'the Ene ' ui!?e of Their People. Tm African rulers sailed on the CaiAisr l.ueaisia recently tar thoir n-'.M? tend. Ono went tQ recover pr vb i'i- w.o 'ffly taken iram him; the tSir tfrVtrcostfifn his province, noyj u-vv'i'in1 1v h lousy and bitter Vfaf. The two arocousins,'6ayathe Kew York Sim. ' l're?c le:ioe in rank 1b taken by the raawjr trf the two, Prince Momaln iU -aqnoi, who has alrcsdy ruled tor nearly two years, whereas uin cousin, tvi-'ii Itesoiaw". limnever mounted the firoi-j thiit is rijhtfully his. Prince J.i,im;.lu lis had -an adventurous his tory. 1 irtWrained in the mysteries of the Grurriuush. a sor,t of Mask-art srhdbl of the, Vei people, in proof of , which he can Show hundred scars of iSk torture knives, he afterward be came Christianized and came to this country. His mother warthen queen regent of the province of Jabasca,.in tliv Vel territory, nortneast 01 uoerw. "While the young prince was pursuing n noNeTe course in an institution in Tennessee- he received word of his The I'inns, a warlike neighboring .tribe, hod atiacked-the qneen'B village anil she had been forced to flee to the wor-.As. The Jabaacana, who are ordi narily c peaceful people, are very brave r.iien aroused, and when they found their qneen nfissjujr fliey beat back the invaders. For ten days they searched the wtHKls,for her, and on the eleventh she an? found, speechless from hunirer and privation. Two days later she died. "Triaee Jlomolu's eiffhteen-year-old nephew, who assumed the throne in his absence, sent word to.hhn to ctiTtK back at once. .. 'Tile rcnsjfre threatcninE our Up- lHM ut truer, ue wituvc. , inmmt u in the land. The' people are crying out for the king to return. Come back and avenjie the death of your mother, the fmeen. Th? prince returned, collected his fhrbtisar forces and in a fierce battle Biirr.alh' defeated the Pauas. That was eighteen jnontJis cro, but still wander i!iz detachments of the Panes kept m a BucrrUja warfare. Meanwhile the jiew ruler instructed his people iu agri culture and succeeded in relieving the famine. He returned ft this country lfist scar, and is now going- back to on-" deorot to eoncluue definitely the Pana v.ar. IJis first business on reaching naiire land will be to meet in'eoa-yi-ution the other native kings, princes and chiefs, the . representatives of , v:ivat ilritainaud the Liberian govern? merit and the Pana leaders to effect a trcntv of oieace. Prince Homoln be lieves there is a grenttiuttire before his country. E eft onlv is the toil fitted for cuiUvatir-n. but rt b said that rich gold deposits lie tJiere. someday the prince pes to establish government gold irriuca. The great enrse of the country, ho sa j-3. is the liquor trade, most of the wars nrhing from drunken quarrels between chiefs. The prince is about twentv-cirrht years old. Hcjsadark r.i"o,vriLh a hih forehead and an in- 'ieiljtrant face". ' In speech and manner ta ill) MCM'VICU junug nmr i-"-n. Uis cousin. Prince Bcsblow, is thirty- five ycar& old. J!e has been a student in tAYilliams college, and was snm ' moiled a short time ago to assnme the - throne, whieh should have been his fif teens-ears ago. Ilia father was king over a tribe of one hundred and fifty thousand Veis, and his mother was tho favorite anions two hundred and fifty tvives. Like his cousin, Prince Besolow is a graduate of the Crigribush, or Lowsembv, as 111s tribe calls it 1;SI his father died and his nncle, Danlu Saw, became his guardian. ltartlu usurped the throne, and after irftcen years ol rulcrship has become tired of it. ,The Panas have beeD very bOLuersome and have carried away in .raids not only his wives, bu even hia . cattle. He wants peace and quiet now, end some time ago he wrote to his i .'pliew tfl return and assume a throne i:itucv.-bat out of repair. So the prince r; on his way to his principal village of j:ei;doo. Ills tirst efforts will De vj:,ter agricultural pursuit and simple manufactures. Then he will endeavor to cdueate his piople. .: ; lioth the princes have ambitions to Christianize the -Vols. They realize, Sl- V Jn.. n once. The doctrines of th Grigribush have taken tad deep root The rulers Iiope'to accomplish their end by Chris tianizing and educating the children. Kot EoffD oo the BUI. : . a. irai " mense advertisement at Nantes a few dfws ago. His next trick, he announced ut n curtain stage of the performance. would be to cut off the head of some wone present, and he invited volunteers to come up and submit themselves to tiiu operation, ft young man who was known to havo quarreled recently with his fiancee presented himself with the resolution of despair, and everything war, ready for his decapitation, when tile lady, who was also present, broke into piercing screams, rushed onto the . -,!uiirm, seized her intended by the v.!rMtaa drajsred him from the hall. ri lie ?H35niioii caused among the audi- tcC'W oeacri wu as thrilling. fibower Jl&tlis for Hones. . They do a queer but very sensible t!tin to the cur horses in Kew York m hot veatlier. The horses are keptout tude. not in the heated stables, and are put in a row. face to the sidewalk. One i'i the stablemen has a hose whieh he t inis on the horses every little while. 'i'v.i stream of water ia sent first on iti-iir backs, pen on tho head, and as i t conies down the row the horses that Ely,! not been wet look up to see when lAeirtern is cciuing. They appear to lie :t, and no yfoadef. Probably many a i..y or girl, walking filets 10 A MODEL, STATE CAMP. PeekeklU eo tke Bite, The neat state of New York, as be fitted her rank among her sistor com monwealtha and, profiling by the ex periences of the railroad riots of 1877, was among tne first to unaertace iu placing of her militia fqreea on a basts of efficiency and to hold the troops ia preparation .for tne sterner ouue qf the soldier, aaya Harper's Vkly. The establishment tome yean ago of the state camp at Peekskill has proved the main factor in -tne surprising im provement im soldierly qualities and the high state of discipline which are now- characteristic of, the national guard of the state. It would be hard, indeed, to And a more picturesque site or one bettaradapted for the purnoaa than the plateau on wbica uu camp la pitched. - , mtuated rigut at tne entrance to us gorge of the Hudson highland on a flat-topped' promontory jutting out from the high hills surrounding n on three aides, the canvas of the tenta, creamr white in the bright sunshine, gleams in contrast witn tne aars ver dure beyond, while, stretching in lake like expanse to the heights on the- op posite shore, the broad river curves, disappearing around the rocky Uluna to the north. On two sides smooth pa rades stretch to the edge of the grassy plain ideal drill ground for any branch of the service, horse, not or dragoons, and the surrounding coun try, wooded and niiiy, crotsea oy winn ing roads and dotted with clearingv offers opportunities lor maneuversanu exercises in minor taotics. . Bard work Is done at the camp. Then is but little leisure and the militia- mftn'n time Is fully oceunled. At five o'clock, with the boom of the morning gun and the sonorous rolling ox the drums beating reveille, the camp w- ens to the work of the day and the long streets of tents swarm with men. as at the call for assembly the com panies spring into ranks and the mo notonous tones of tne sergeants voices are heard calling the rolL Then, as the ranks an broken, the reports an made and the soldiers scatter to make the rough camp toilet and prepare for the morning drill soon to follow, At half-past seven the drums over at the guard tent rattle "Pease upon a J trencher and the companies swing on with measured tread to breakfast in the mess hall, from which they return to police the quarters and place every thing in order for the daily recurring inspection. All over the camp the men an busy as bees, sweeping, rolling up tent walls, making up the beds, re moving rubbish, scouring cups ' and basins, raising tent floors and placing; everything in apple-pie order. RULER ,OF THE NAVY. ; Has reuses Which There It one man in the United States who has more power than the president and all the federal courts ' combined, said a naval officer recent ly. "The -secretary of the nswy tt the n. His power over officers of the navy is autocratic. He can without the aid of a court fine an officer all the way from four hundred to four thou sand a year, according to his rank, and simply to - it the whim of the secreta ry. Unlike officers of the army, offi cers in the navy are not paid a uniform and fixed compensation- In the army the salary of an officer it fixed by law, and no one, not even the president, can deduct a cent from that pay with out a eourt-martkU. In the navy there an three regular grades of pay. In the ease of a rear admiral, "which is the highest nnk in the navy, the pay at sea fa six thousand dollars. On shore duty this is reduced to five thou sand dollars, while if the officer is on leave of absence or 'waiting orders' this is reduced to four thousand dollars. "Now suppose a rear admiral it or dered to the command of the fleet in the North Atlantic The secretary of the navy proposes to visit the fleet He it received on board the flagship with all the honors due' his station, and the ad miral does his best in the way of enter tainment. Suppose again, when the secretary sits down to dine at the ad miral's table he finds that a cheap brand of American wine it served in stead of his accustomed Chateau Yquem. The secretary determines to resent this indignity. He goes ashore nd decides to relieve an admiral who knows nothing of the first principles of hospitality. He issues an torder de taching1 the admiral and placing him on waiting orders. Then on the fol lowing day he determines to punish' him still further, die calls in the chief of the bureau of navigation and directs that Admiral Bowline be given an in definite furlough. That means that Instead of drawing six thousand dol lars a year as he was yesterday, the late admiral of the North Atlantic finds his income suddenly reduced to two thousand dollars, and all because he has offended the ruler of the navy in tome slight, matter. "Cannot the admiral appeal Cer tainly not. There is none to whom he can cry out. The president etas no power jto review the decision! of the secretary of the navy in matters of this kind. - This it an extreme case, of course, but it would not be difficult to point out when lieutenants have had their pay cut from two thousand tlx hundred dollars to nine hundred dol lars by a secretary who had a grudge. .The Pita Cattle. Thefiamoan islands are the natural habitat 6f the most diminutive species of variety of the genus bos now known to the naturalist The weight of the males of these liUiputian cattle seldom exceeds two hundred pounds, the average being not greater thap one hundred and fifty pounds. The females usually average about one hundred pounds larger," are very "stocky" built, seldom being taller than a merino sheep. Thest dwarf cattle on nearly All of the same color-' reddish mouse color, marked with white. They have very large heads as compared with their bodies, saj their WHAT .ARE WE HERE FOR?" Weft nsaataa't Owe ttory of Bow Be Uttered the Vaaiavs Besnark, 'Flanagan, of Texas," Is the name that always brings up a famous ques tion "What -are we hen forr Whether In New York, Chicago or Ban Franoiseo, that name on the "hotel register always brings a crowd of peo ple to tee the man who originated one of the most famous phrases in Ameri can politics, 'The sentence has gone into history ana become a part ol it. it was one of the memorable incidents of one of the most memorable conventions that aver, assembled in America, the Chicago national republican convention wfeich defeated Grant and nominated Garfield. Ever since then somebody in everv convention, large or small, has arisen to ask: "What are wenere torr Web Flanagan, of Henderson, Rusk county, Texas, is the man who said It first of all. Tqa writer tor tne uaives ton Newt the other night Flanagan told the story of . the phrase. This Is the way he told it: , "It was in Chicago in 1880. 1 was a member, from Texas' in the national convention. When the committee on platform and resolutions reported Barker, of Massachusetts, offered to in sert a plank pledging tho party to civil service reform. I arose in my place and said:, "Mr. President, Texas has had quite enough of civil. service re form. Out of thirteen hundred offices in that state one thousand of them an filled by democrats. We believe that to the victors belong the spoils. Every proposition of this sort comes from states that an threatened with a mug wump invasion. 6ir, the boys in the trenches an demanding recognition. Party service entitles them to tome thing at the party's hands. They need the offices and, air, what an we here for but for the offieesf Immediately the delegates and the galleries yelled. They shouted till they wen hoarse, and tt was several minutes before the chairman was finally able to restore order. The next day the incident was In all the papers, and from then till now it hat been traveling around the earth. I have teen it in foreign papen and have heard it time and again in national conventions since then. It was simply a forcible way I hail of ex pressing myself. I sever had the slightest idea that my chief claim to fame should be a chance expression in the .confusion of a great national body." - IDLE AND JOLLY HOBOES. Am liiilmn'i IssprasloM of the last- Mat Wke eemna b Ksples. "This country is doubtless overrun with tramps," said &. L. Lightburne, of Mew York, to a reporter for "the St Louit Globe-Democrat; "but if you wish to eee that class of people in all their glory you should pay a visit to Italy. Three' yean ago a friend and- myself determined to spend a two-months' va cation in that pioturesquc country. We landed at Naples, and, not being over burdened with cash, decided to depend on guide books, oarry our own Umbrel las and satchels and ignore the laza roni, who we hod been told besieged every traveler, Insisting on performing even the moat trifling service for him, lor which he was expected to pay. The lazaroni, however, had no notion of ig noring na. The moment we set foot upon the wharf we wen surrounded by thein. As my friend stooped to pick up nit sane, wmcn ne iiau uropnea. several article! fell from his breast pocket, among which was a revolver. A ragged fellow matched it np and handed it to a gendarme, who gave it np on the payment of one dollar. The erroying of weapons was forbidden in Naples. "We started off in search of lodgings. A dozen or more dilapidated lazaroni dogged our steps, importuning us to allow them to carry our luggage or di rect ut to a hotel. In despair wc-i rashad into a cafe and spent three hours over our breakfast hoping in t h is way to escape our persecutors. We were mistaken. No sooner did we emerge from our place of refuge than they came forth from their lurking place around the corner, and we got rid of them only .when, after a long tramp, we found rooms to our liking. .One of the most amusing sights I wit nessed during my stay- there was the street that it most favored by the lazaroni A long array of small furnaces extend along each aide. ' Over each is a stew pan, and behind it a cook with an enormous ladle, ready at all noun to serve macaroni to custom era. At flnt we wondered how people could live in inch poverty, but, after a day or two, we wondered how they; could help jiving. Food can be had for almost nothing. A third of a pair of trousers and a woolen cap is all they need in the way of clothing, and they live for the most part in the open air. They struck me as being the idlest and jollieat set of human beings I ever ejrenule "Urammer." 1 The "lady commercial" is fast becom ing an institution' in England as else where. She It, generally speaking, quite at smart and resourceful as her male competitor, and her tx gives her an additional advantage. Apart alto gether from the difficulty of sayir.g "No" to a woman, especially if young and handsome, the more drastic methods of getting rid of unwelcome opportunities an obviously out of the question when the ''traveler is one of the gentler sex, and then, of course, the lady is bound tobavc the last word. An enterprising member of the frater nity (or should I rather Bay sisterhood?) called upon a local firm the other morn ing. She was aasnred that the stock in her. tpetial line was foil bp. "But I should like to show you roy samples. I'm sure you'd like them." "Not to-day, thank yon. Besides, we have no account with yonr firm." "I know you haven't, but you'll allow me to open one, won't you? Only a small line for a beginning?" "Noi we positively dca't require anything in tiiat way: just "" ' "Really! Wull, good morning. I'll esU anin In the aitarseon. Gentlemen are more open , , Terribly Burned. .... i Abram Jones, a liomeetaarter living qn his claim on the Brejtonbush river near. DeJrotyi was horribly burned Thursday night nliout lOo'olock. He went lo bed nldtie ns usual and wot awakened by hit house burning. The flumes had caught in bis 'red and had cuuipletcly surrounded him. He nttempted lo-eOeot an escape through the window and- falling In this wut compelled to rush through fluuii and .break down a burning door which be succeeded in doing, although ho burn ed his hands frightfully In the attempt. Clad only in his night ajothe Jio walked 80 roils through the 6 inohes of snow to Ills hottfeot neighbors where help was given und a doctor summon ed, lilt fingerr nails are buniei off, hit beck and Ihtgha blistered and hla face terribly dltngureiL This is the tecoud time withlnotwo yean Mr, Jones' house Iiub been, destroyed by fire.' He Is an industrious and worthy citizen and hit misfortune 1b .greatly deppred. Herald. , To The Public. " Those that never have tried a good house or a cheap house, enn learn where to buy a good artiole olienp. The celebrated W.-L. Douglass shoe, and the Barton Bros', boots and shoes are known try our Eastern friends to be the very beet. We have a line of the Drown Bhoe company, of St. Louis, as well as many other lines, which are told down to the hardest time prices. Our expenses are light and we art prepared 4o sell cheap. We carYy nearly every thiug from a taotlipiek to a locomotive. . Hiram IUkbr. An attemjit to hold up the Southern Faciflceast bound New Orleans express train was frustrated by a quick wltted fireman. After Engineer Pikren nnd Fireman Iiadclifte were ordered to the ground the latter watteiit to cut the train back of the baggnge and express cure, instead or doing .mis the fireman out the- airbrake how, which Immediately set every brake on the train. The robbers then tried to pull out, supposedly for a point where, they had confederates. The engine did nothing except -throw sparks from the rails. After sweating and swearing for over ail hour In an efiort to remedy the matter, the robbers became frightened and fled, The trainmen repaired the cut In the hose and went pu. Any one wishing blank books or envelopes thuuld call and examine M. A. Miller's slock. Hiram Uuker has received his fall stock of ladies' cloaks, and invites the ladies to call and examine them. Mrs. T. 8. Hawkins. Chattanooga, Tenn. soys, "Hhlloh's Vitallzor 'SAVED MY LIFE.' I consider it the beet remedy for a debilitated system I ever used." For Dyspepsia, Liver or Kidney trouble it excels. Price Touts Bold by N. W. Smith. The Brownsville Timet soys a foot race has been arranged between Ells worth Cameron and Billy Kay, of CorvallU. Distance sixty-five yards. EARL'S CLOVEK BOOT, the great Blood, purifier gives freshness und clearness to the Complectiou and cures Constipation, 25 cts., 60 cts., fl. Sold by N. W. Smith. Wood Wanted. All who have taken subscriptions on wood or farm produce are requested In haul it iu as soon as possible, fhr the reads will soon be In bud condition it the ruins continue. Tell your neigh burs that they can have the Expkksb sent to tnem lor wood, fruit or potatoes. enmpie copies Will ue sent free or a, plication Ladies' Coats and Jackets. I am now receiving mjr full and winter stock of ladies, misses and children's garments. These goods were bought for cash and Include nnv cities and staples of the latest patterns. uau ana tee tnem. , Bamuki, E. Younh, Albany, Oregon, Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that contain Mercury, . as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when siiteriiiK it throngli the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable pliyscians, 'as tho damage they will do U ten fold Jo the good vou con' possibly derive from tliem. If all's C alsrrh Cure mannfsctiircd by F. J. Cheney & Co.. fToiedo, 0., contsius no mercury and taken internally, acting directly upon tlie blood andniucoufl suffsees of the system, In liuvitisi Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get (lie genuine. It is taken internally, and mails in Toledo, Ohio,, by I. Cheney it Co., 'Testimonials free. . Ktf Bold byj)ruutists. price 7oc. per bottle. 3 m - eocu. ted 81.011 bottle. Oaeotatadota tit told on a c luursmee pr all drtie- Pt cures Ancipieu,onumpitej toe best Oeuitu sad Qrou uwfc Verts ty! W4tat4H t?S SttT i SAVE , By Buying" Your Groceries, Crockery, Feed and Flour at PEEBLER'S CASH GROCERY AND BAKERY. . "Cash laici For Produce, 854. dam San ' .'" '" Fall Term Commences September 24th. "... .. ,V Normal, College, Preparatory, Business, Primary and . . Music Courses. j I ''!' 1 y ,,. . , ' Circular Containing Full Information regarding Tuition, Courses' of Study, Text-Books, Etc., Chor fully Mailed on Application. S.A. RANDLE, Principal, LEBANON, - - A. H. CRUS.ON - , ..,.. . n 1. 1 Paper Iangingand Graining. To Advertisers: If you wish to obtain the bust return from your advertisements Don't Forget the important inct that The Lebanon Express will give the desired results, us it Is The Best Advertising Medium in Linn County. If you want photos made and liavn't the money Boyd vi lli take your pro duce. " m UECTKIC TtUrKDKc m? t-,tQ6. 1um. ttr aad cXa. Qittiiii MUT I ftttd Mat llr tmtMRA- '.ft uttUiiD BMa mIb to il in j.ynhr. fitif ttUMiie. Cuniylatit, tij ( (uiiniaiwnw, bo mt, woi. t. HQ teeVI. Wtl MONEY! 1894. ; - - - OREGON. .Ml! .'T-v.' i East and South VIA- THE SHASTA ROUTE OF THK- . Southern Pacific Ct. Expreu tniim leave Portland daily ; 11:16 r. M. I l,v...I'urtlaiid Ar. I 8:20 a. 10:2) p. H. I,v...Alliiiy.. ..Ar. 4: 1. H 10:11) A. M. Ar.nao r rancinco uv i imm . Tile above tnium ntoi st all eUliuim from I'orllaml In Allinov iiiulu.ive: alio Taiiaenl, Hlicild. HuIjcv. iiiirriKbiiri. Junction l ily, Irvinf, Kuuoue and all itutloiw tnmi Kuet- ourg to AHiiiunu nti'iiiHive. ' , lloeljilrs mall ilaily: H::i0 A." a."i i.v".i'ortiaird,..Ar. t'tMr.'. ViM P. a. l.v...Allniy Ar. 1 12:30 P. a. 6:60P. . I Ar.Ko'tnirit,.I.T, 7.UU A. M. 1xal nasstiiimr Irolne dally (eieeut Suttflny. . l:li0p. a. Lv...Alliauy Ar. 10:21 a. H. 2:0fi p. m. Ar...U'l'iuion..l,v. :mt.. 8:10 a.m. l.v,..AHiuny Ar. 8: p. a. 0:00 A.M. Ar...lbnnon ,.,l,v. S:3P. a. Dinin$ Cars on Ogden RoiU. Pullman Bi'rriT 8lekpbr AND Second'CliwB Sleeping Can At tached to all Through Traini. West Bid UlvUlon. BkTWIES PoBTLAHt ASD COtVAUU. JlalUrnln dully (except Sunday): "7:aO A7M. I i.vJ,ortliid.T.Ar. 6:36 a. m. t2:lu p. M. Ar,Corvallli, .hi. 1:00p.m. At Allianv and Corvallla connect Willi trains of Ureiion l'acillc railroad, ExpreM traindally (pxcppt Btiodty)! :M) p. m. I Lr...i'oriiaiiri"iAV. ! II :35 a. m. 7:86p, m. I Ar.MfMliinvlllf l.v I 6:60 j. m. THROUGH TICKETS Toi" 10l"u ids and Ku rape can be obtained tt iawett Wei (ram I, A, Ueiinttt, agent, Uataon, .&,, Roasiti, ami. 0.1, i Fih. Ajt. Academy heat, woulo jjks !t, too, hornt at) o efoepifcms! twi rr a,