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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1895)
, ' ' ' ' " t " VOL VIII. LEBANON OREGON, JANUARY 25,1895. NO- 48 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. .12 00 on T'ffij'iViSli'ii' i' 't,l , qo Bit montbt - no Tluee month! ' 06 JUUleooplen STATE OFFICERS, 3. H. Dolph, I Senators John H. Mitchell,! Bingtr Hermann Oongroahnian Sylvester Pannnyer "r Cleone W. Mcllride Suorotury .if Sun l'hii Molol.a. Treasurer E II. HoEiroy Bnpt. 1'ubllo Instruction Fk O.Baker Bute Printer L:St Supreme Jndgo. II. B. Bun, I COUNTY OFFICERS.' J, J;,N;B"r" N.Hewllmm Recorder .1). F,U.Mi grtlf J.A.MWrn Q..k...,l i'i,,rii,lomlolit.....A K. Rotha'! Tmumrer Surveyor T. t. Fisher C r , A.. .. l",e I Jolin Putti CoirindMinnew, .1 3. M. Waters CITY OFFICIALS. MAYOR all. MONTAGUE. ltC:(ilU)KK A. F. BTOWE. raw ATTORNEY B. M. OAltLAM). TREASURER ,,F,??1'!5' MARSHAL. P. W. MORGAN, fED. KEI.LENBEIttlEll, J. O, REKI),, OOCSUILMEN '1; aniVuEWh! S. H. MYEItH, Q. W.RICK. City Council moots en the first nnd third Tuesday evenings of each moiun. 6eoret ooletlee, mmb TMIT. No. 5. E. O. T. M.-Mool 111 0. A u illl on Thundev evening or unoli weok. Tnuwenl Btr Knuthta re cordially hivlied to toll the tent meeting. J. A. Laubewkh, Cum, OieW.Eict.R.K. urnmnN UNION LOW1K. No. 4M. l.O. O.T. Mnmlay evculliK at U. A. H. Hull at I o'clock. J. B. IIahkh, C. T. AlitiiBuinoii, Seo'y. LKBAN0N LOltOK, NO. 47. I, O. 0. r.-Ueets very aelurdsy evenlmet Odd FoIIown Hull, at 0'eloekp.m. j. w. MENZIKH, N. 0. B, II. SAKUND, Beefy, PEARL BKBECCA LODUE, NO, 47. 1! 0. 0. P.- Ueete at 1. 0. 0. K llall ami ana intra oaue- 4ay eveolnta of each month. ilKH, 0. W. CBU80N, N. Him hattie BIMTOON, Beot'y. i.vaAMiN uinuGNa. M A. f. A A. M.-Moot laujidareveDlnt.onortwforctlio lull moon In nek rath. t-E.HA., y, M, mixta, Sec, , W. M, OWL MKIC'QH CAMP, No. 10, DlvWon of Ore mi, Uoiu of Veleraans-Mtet iu 0. A. K. llall, .. H.t,inl.v evening, eicept the thlnl Uiiiurday of eanh mouth, moelliuj the third Prl ,1.. luuul. All hrothera of the Bom of Vet enu and oommdoof the 0. A. K. are eortllally Invito to meet wllk the Camp. q ' A. fuam, I'lm Beit. "As old m ibebill8"and never excell ed.' "Tried and proven" is the verdict of millions, Simmons Liver Regu lator is the Betters Tha. n ey medicine to which you can pin your faith for a. cure. 'A mild lax-: tive, and purely veg etable, act ing directly on the Liver and Kid neys. Try it Bold by all lrnggists in Liquid, or in Powder to be taken dry or made into a tea. The K1k of Liver Medlelaee. " 1 liuve uhciI yonrHlmmoniLlvernKti llilui i)fl run !OUMctei!tlouHly any it Is the iilhK'i! n.l liver nuidliilnee. I oonilderlt rn. ,:,.rii. i:hllKl lu Itmir. Uio. W. Jos '1 uuuiiia, WiuitilDKton. O-EVCBV PACKAGED M'vi Via Rtanu In red an Pills Notice. All nprwus known tliftn&elvee, in. df blue! tti me will pleune call and sot tit at once uh I need m; money. Ed Kei.leniikrofr, IHK1 U. M UST HIVE. NO. 1, L 0. T. M, UMUientlio'Jd, 4th and Uh Friday ovonlns of cituh month at 7:S0 r. . at U. A. It. Hall. Trim aleat Lady Macoabeoa are cordially Invited to ttend. A. A. HvtiR, IdyR. K. jli Ah BAi.THiimit, Lwly Com. PROFESSIONAL. Sam'l M. Garland. ATTORNEY - AT - LAW. LEBANON, OUEOON. , Veatherford & Wyatt, ATTORNEYS -AT -LAW, ALBANY. OKEGON. . W.S BILYEV, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, ALBANY, OKEUON. W. M. BROWN, Attorney. at-Law. LEBANON, OKECON. RAltL'ti CLOVER ROOT will purify your Blood, clear your com plcctluu, regulate your Bowels and niuke your head clear as a bell. 26c , 60c, and $1.00. Sold by N. W. Bmlth. Insure your property with Peteraou, Ross & Co. They are attents for lbs Old Reliable, Home Mutual, Mew Zealnud, Bprlncfleld of MasaacbuaetU), Cotitineiital, and other gi;od, reliable ooinpatilea. They also have money to loan at 8 per eeiit, in sums Iroui 200 up The Boy Recovered. Any one who hiu children will rejnloe with L. I!. Mtilfnrd, of Plain field' New Jersey. His little boy five years of age, was sick with croup For two duys and tilghls lie tried vnrioUB remedies reuouiutended by friends and neighbors. He aays: thought sure I would lose bloi. I had seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised and thought I would try it as a Ii.hI bope, and am happy to say that after two doses he slept until morning. 1 gave It to him next day and a cure was efleUed. 1 keep this remedy In the house now and as soon as any of my children show signs of croup I give it to then) and that Is the last of the ciotip." For sale by N. W. Smith, druggist. CAHTAIN SWEENEY, U. 8. A Sun Diego, Cul. says: "Bhlloh'B Ca. tarrb Remedy is the first medicine have ever found that would do me any good." Price 60c Bold by N. W. Smith. How's Thisl Wo oiler One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., props,, Toledo, 0, We tlio underslguod have known F. J Cheney for the last 15 years, and belieV' lilm perfectly honorable in ah business transaction and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their Arm, Wbsi & Tkiiax, Wholesale Druggists: Toledo, 0. Waxsiho, Kinnan & Mabvis, 'Wholesale Druggists,. Toledo, 0. Hull's Culnrrli Cure is tukeu internally: acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists, Testimo nials free. A Cure for Rheumatism. For rhuetnatlim I have found noth ing equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It relieves the pain as soon at applied. J. W. Young, West Liberty, W, Va. The prompt relief It affords la alone worth many tlmts tut cost, ou cents, Ita ooutlnued use will etleot s pertnan tnt ours. For sal by Ni YV. Btulth PrggMt V 11 MoV Cruam Baking Powder An agreeable LtzatiTe tad ItnTiWl Bold by Druggists or tent by .map. tto,Mg, and tXOQ per packaira. Bamplet trie. nrfti Tf fS The Favorltt IMT1 KTOI1 nu I1.W KrtMieethana unata.au. For sale by N. W. Bmltli A BIG FIRS AT HALSEY. Foot Building! Burned. It Suppoeed . to Have Been of Incendi ary Origan. Information has reached tit that the cltyofHalsty wat visited last Friday morning by the most, teriout and big gest fire In Its history. About one o'clock flames were discovered issuing from the larga,Aame store building owned by T. J. Black, occupied as a general merchandise store, by Stafford Garrett, on the main street or tnai city. When discovered, it was under such headway that almost everything was burned in the store, and very little was gotten out of the adjoining store occupied by Mr. Clyde McCoy as a drugstore. The telephone apparatus was got out just in time. The names spread serosa the alley to the frame arehout c lliie, lii:merly occupied as an agricultural arehouse, and owned by T. J. Black, then nearly empty. It was also entirely (unturned. Koonts dtPower, opposite MvCoy't, the other general merchandise store was uuiu- Jured. The fire was supposed to be in cendiary, according to the reports. ust how or where It started could not be told, from the headway it had gained. I fore It wat discovered. All the buildings burned, together with the losses and insurance areas follows: Stafford & Garrett, lost (12,000; in sured for (9,000 in the Norlhwest, the L. L. sod U. aud OermaD-American. T. J. Blatk, building 2,000, partially Insured. Clyde McCoy, drug store, loss 11,500, Insured for f 1,000 In the Suu of Lon don; loss on building $800. T. . Black, agricultural warehouse, lots $1,000, no iusurauce. John Cutumiug, warehouse office, $400, no Insurance. Very little of the contents was saved, and it was only by hard work on the part of the vttiiens who formed a buc ket, brigade the flames were coutroled and coufined to those buillugs. As who the lncendsriee were, there does nut seem to be any conclusive evidence. Not All in Need. There are a great many In Nebraska who are undoubtedly in needy circom- stances, but there are a great many more who will take advantage of the oppertunlties and obtuln things they do not need and are not worthy of: In sending supplies for the relief ot the destitute there, care should be taken to send the same to responsible parties who will .ee that the same Is distribu ted where It will do good. The follow ing item from the Oril, Nebraska, Journal, was handed us yesterday. "It Is stated that a man who drew an order for relief from a township super visor traded it out with one of our mer chants, getting fancy groceries, canned goods and the like, winding up with a quart t's worth of apples. He stated that he wanted the apples for mince pies, whereupon the merchant mildly said he ought to have a little vinegar In order to season them right. At this the fellow tapped bis pock.-t and said vinegar was too course for him. He had already provided a half-pint of brandy for seasoning. The fellow was a republican who was used to high liv ing. Probate Record, In estate ofOlney Fry, petition for order of sale of real property filed. In estate of A. V. Garoutie, bond of $1200 filed. In estate of N. C. Mayers, inventory filed. Real property $600. In estate of B. W. Hamilton, final hearing set for March 5. In estate of Jonathan Need ham, ad ministrator dlschargid and bondsmen exonerated. In estate of Owen Bear, distributive receipts filed. ' In estate of Mary Galloway, report of sale of personal property approved. In estate cf A. B. Mcllwain will filed for probate. Provides for equal dis taibution of property to three children H. F. Mcllwaiu, Mrs. W. H. Raymond and Mm. Mack Monteith, excepting sale to H. F. upon certain payment to titters and personal remembaances to each. Appoint, H. VMoIlwain and Btrauder Froman executors. Bonds, $00,000. AWFUL EXPLOSION bEAD STREWN EVERYWHERE Firemen Respond to Their Last Call Shapeless Trunks Quiver and" Die in the Arms of the Living. The O. P. Gale Confirmed. The sale of the Oregon Pacific rait road to Messrs. Bonner & Hainmoud for $100,000 was confirmed lust Satur day afternoon by Judge Fullertou. Ob jection to the continuation were made by J. K. Weittherford and WalliB Hash, attorneys for the creditors and certificate holders, on the ground that the amount was inadequate, but the court promptly overruled their objeo- tious. There was talk of appealing it to the supreme court, but there is nothing In the report.Mesf rs.BouuerA Hammond are at present lu New York, but were representen by Mr. Ed Stone of Port land. Mr. Hainmoud will shortly visit the coast and his future arrange ments will probably be made known. The peoplu generally seem satisfied with the result. Mr. Clark will remalu receiver of the road until discharged by the court, which will not oocur until the $100,000 Is disbursed and lite oase is finally set tled. When in Albany Mr. Bouner said the new company would retain the the present employe! of the road, and tie also taid that as soon as the snow is sufficiently out of tilt mountains they would go over the line eastward to in spect the proposed route preparatory to extending the road into J? astern Oregon. A Qnecr Find. I. Bltzer, the well known butcher, tells of finding some strange things in a cow's stomack the other day. Among the things found were seven I staples and a number of shingle nails, tesids a small gold chain. The latter evidently belong to a brest pin, and what became of the pin Itself li un known. Mr. Bitter purchased the cow from Frank Benson, hut the latter denies that he has been lu the habit of feeding hit uow on gold chains, nails end the like. At yet the owner of the chain hat not been found. Rnteburg Plaiudenler. A Oun Accident. John McGie, jr, came out from Blodgett Saturday, and reports that a son of James Rodinson in that vicinity received servero Injuries Friday from theefleotof the breech of a shot guu bursting and its contents exploding. He was out hunting and the cartridges used are suppoeed to have been filled with dynamite, which tuddsuly ex ploded severely Injuring bit face and taking off wean on siae si n.m rim m A Bad Showing. A railroad official told a business man of Pendleton a few days ago that during 1894 five hundred cars of meat were shipped into the Northwest from the East, the value of each car being estimated at an average of $2,500. A col siderable amount of this meal is produced in the Northwest, sold to Eastern markets and resblpped West In the form of packing house products. F. J. Miller, whose business in the wholesale trade places him in a posi tion to make authoritative statements in this regard, estimates that out of $300,000 worth or prov'sions purchased by traders in Pendleton during a year, $75,000, or one-fourth of the total amount, Is paid to California for. pro ducts that could be produced in this elate. Tribune. Bank of Oregon Matters. A meeting of about fifteen ar twenty of the bondsmen of W. S. Thompson, assignee'of the closed Bank of Oregon, met in the law office of Weatherford & Wyatt last Saturday to consider what course to pursue. The situation confronting lliein was this. By a de cision rendered at the last session of the circuit court it was held liable for shout $2,700, which "'us not kept in the proper channels, but had been paid out contrary to the law and to the det riment of the creditors. This amount Mr. Thompson and his bondsmen are called upon to pay. They claim that the money In question wat not impro perly applied, and decided to procure legal advice and appeal the case to the supreme court. Sold at Sheriff's Sale. The Russ House property owned by G. P. Warner, was sold at sheriffs sale Saturday. It was bid in by Buck uer Bros., of Spicer, for $4,877. - They were holders of a mortgage upon the property. Other mortgages upon it will make the hotel cost them about $6000. The residence property of Mr. Warner was sold to Conrad Meyer for $1,643. A farm of 160 acres near La comb, owued by W. H. MoPherson, wat cold to the Linn County National bank for $618 45- Ccdar Posts. Firstclass cedar posts for sale cheap. Call ou or address Walter Brown, Al bany office, at Frenche's Jewelty ttore lo tee b. A, Nlckersou at Ltbauou. Peterson, Bust Co. have tome BmiiOa B t,iuu, roe great vougu - M1,vt4 0M f bll tplendld farms and city reildenoss for and Croup Cure, Is in great demand. 2.,,, , b8rgIlin ou ,n. installment Pocket sis. contains tw.dty.flv. only . a.lo.Co. ! plan. If foi want farm or town BUTTE, Mont., Jan. IT. Fire broke out in the Butte Hardware com pany's warehouse In the southern part of the city at 9:50 o'clock lust night. Ten minutes later a tci riflo explosion of powder occurred, which "broke nearly all the plate-glass windows in the city a mile away, and shook the buildings to their foundations. Fire men who were fighting the flames at the time were nearly all blown to pieces. Two more explosions followed at intervals of five minutes, each kill ing and wounding numbers of men. The excitement was intense. The fire nttracted a large crowd. Hundreds standing near the sei ne when the first explosion occurred were cut down by the terrible force of the explosion. -The debris from the cars standing near the warehouse and adjoining buildings was scattered high In the air for a half mile away, many flaming articles striking people in the crowd and about the city At 9:55 o'clock the fire deDartment responded to a call from box 72 the call ef death to nearly the entire de- pnrtn ent. The firemen heard a runn that there was powder in the building, hut this was denied and after a mo ment's hesitation they began fighting the fire. At 10 p. m., when the men had harely started to work, an explo sion shook Butte to its very founda tions. Tha.bowder.ln. the warehouse blue up, spreading death and ruin to all near. All but three firemen were killed. Heroes among the spectators, a soon as the stun of lite shock had passed away while some ran in ter rorImmediately began pulling the mutilated bodies of the firemen and In jured from proximity with the flames. From all over the city the people be gan moving toward the fire, and the crowd had greatly increased within five minutes. The second' explosion" almost equal in volume to the first, heigntened the general terror, and spread death and destruction at the disastrous scene. In this explosion scons of citizens were killed and injured. Parts of Ihe of bodles'were hurled hundreds of feet away. One man near the Northern Pacific water-lank was struck by the leg? and-.thlgh of a human helng, driven by the force of the dynamite from the fearful scene. Still, heroes were left to pull theshrUkingwounded and .groaning to a distance, but the people of the town hesitated, There had been more rumors of carloads of powder in the vicinity besides that stored In the warehouse. Fve minutes later a third explosion did come, but It was mild, injuring but f w, All oecnred in fifteen minutes. The awfulness of the scene after the explo, sions is beyond description. It pre sented the appearance of a field of bat tle. Dead were strewn everywhere. The cries and groans of the injured and dying made the scene altogether unearthly. Blood and brains were spattered around, with here and there pieces of flesh. Between the Northern Pacific and Ihe Great Northern depots. a space of three hundred feet, the ground was literally covered with parts of human bodies and with the dead and inlured. It was a scene of utter and absolute destruction, Hojses iu Ihe vicinity wero thoroughly wrecked as if by a cyclone. One rescuing corps gathered twenty seven dead bodies in one pile. Tho rescuers pulled some bodies out still quriverlng. Remnants of human be ings were still groaning, whllo their legs nnd arms had been torn oft'. Shapeless trunks quivered and died in the arms of Ihe living. Every vehicle in the city was brought Into service to carry away the the scores of dead and the hundreds of Injured. Hospitals were filled, spare rooms in hotels taken, sud private bouses thrown epen where it wat necessary, Chief Cameron dlreelt d the attack ou the building, while some firemen hauled the llnesof bote along, Olhert tiarled to tear of the Iran ooverlug.ou the building so they could get at 'the BaiUM, J list m i b'y w f off part ofthecoveiingnnd liadsecured I an entrance, Ihe first explosion came. A blinding sheet of flame forced the roof from Ira fHtt.iiiii(ra nnrl it ahnt. - hundreds of feet into the nir, followed j- ny a momentary ueattiy silence, men came mi awful roar, carrying with it nnnihl.ation to those who closely sui rounded the deuth-trap, mid destruc tion on every hand. , i Sight in the undertaking establish ments this morning are awful. All are crowded with heaps of human flesh. Hero half of a head, and a mutilated trunk below it; lu nnoflier place an armless nnd legless trunk, with the .. face diajigtued beyond all possibility of recognition, Scarcely any of the corpses are recognizable. The com plete roll of the dead will probably never be known. There are twelve dead at the Butte undertaking: rooms; ten at the Montana, and nineteen at the Sherman. Forty-three wounded a e in tho hospitals, twenty-eight of them lu a critical condition.' It Is Im possible to obtain anything like a com plete list of the dead yet. The loss of lifais variouslyestiruatcd at trorafifty to Bcventy-flve, and the wounded will r. probably exceed 150. Robbed by a Lover, RIVERSIDE, Cal., Jan. 18.-A pe culiar case, which occupied Justice Miller's court for two days, ended yes terday in the defendant, C., Mose, being held for trial before the"uperior o 'Ui t ou a charge of embezzling soma $2,000 belonging to Mrs S. .1. Howie . . The latter 1 a prepossessing widow of middle age, who lives on a govern- -ment quarter section near Perris, on which she has built a substantial house. She is also the recipient of a pension, ard possesses considerable personal property. Her story in court disclosed a some- . what remarkable chapter in her life history. About three years ago, one rainy night, a stranger called at her house and asked for,fxd and shelter, She first refused, but eiiubl not hear tn. turn any one away on such a night aud finally admitted him. The next day the visitor, who was Moss, had so gamed her seteem that she listened to . a proposition that they live together w ithoul any marriage ceremony. He prnfetsed to be wealthy and the widow accepted his ofter. Siuce then they Iniyo resided together on her ranch, unci Moss so completely gained the woman's confidence (hat she gave him a power of attorney and practic ally entrusted him with all her posses sions. A few days ago, chancing to be iu Ban Franch-co, she dropped into a bahk' there to inquire abi.ut $2,000 worth of school bonds which she sup posed the bank held for her. She then learned that the bonds bad been paid and Moss appropriated the proceeds. She also learned that Moss collected notes and oilier sums due her. When alio accompanied a constable to her ruueh to arrest Moss, he ink-red her out of the houec, claiming it was bis, At the trial Moss sought to show that he was married to Mrs. Rowley, but the court did not think so. It ap peals that he had been iu Ihe habit of collecting her pension every quarter at w hich time he made oath that she was unmarried. After the court held Moss f lr trial ho started for Penis to get hail, taking Mrs. Rowley's team. She secured Hie attachment, aud a constable gave chase, Moss w as overtaken and com pelled to bring back the team. Moss then took the train for Perris in search of bondsmen, Murder and Attempted Suicide. ATLANTA, Ga., Jau.' 18. John Qiiinu, an ex-convict, killed his wife at Dalton, Ga., and then swallowed strychnine. The dose was so largo tl nit it saved his life. He went to an other neighbor's barn to 'die, but his Agonized groans aroused the former, who went out and found him, Quinn was conscious and told w hat he had done. Neighbors found his wife's dead body on the ft r of their home, and the infant child was curled up on its mother's body, (juinn was sent to jail, where doctors worked over him all day. They say he, will recover. Ho is conscious and has given the de tails of the tragedy. He says that there was no quarrel, but be was tired of life and determined to commit sui cide. He did not want his wife to sur vive him. Killed His Brother and Himself. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 18,-Harvey Morgan, aged 21 years, shot and killed bis brother, Monroe Morgan, aged 25 years, at their huh h about an nour's drive from Sacramento, today. The charge lu the fratrloid't guu blew the top f hit brother's head off. Then he walked into his room and killed him. til wltli the sains weapon, The young (irii weis laueners am uau a quarrf) ( wMUttif Utt t r-tfcltwl, 3