The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-14
ITEMS OF GBNERALINTEREST

General Lorgst-eet called upon
General Harrison Monday.
Congressman Mckinley SAYS that he
is in the race for the Speakership.
In Indianapolis there is a belief tha,
Blaine will not enter the Cabinet.
Leaky gas jets are causing the death
OF beautiful shade trees in Baltimore.
Russil is supplying Montenegro
with munitions of war.
A general and immediate strike OF
colliers in Belgian has been decided
upon
The Pope has been advised by
France TO leave Rome i1rcase of a
rupture between France and Italy.
1t is now know definitely that EN-
peror William is confined with ear
complaint and not because of cold.
Lord Lansdowne, viceroy of India,
was received at Bombay with unusual
ceremony at hia landing.
Gladstone, in the House of Com
mons, attacked the Irish policy OF the
Government and Balfour replied.
Boston is holding Fair to raise
money to build colleges for Indians in
Dakota.
A bullet fired at a Chicago mal
struck penny in mis- pocket and was
turned aside.
The agitation in New York against
"going out between acts" grows apace
among New York theater frequenters.
The Press is to be the name of the
new Republican organ 10 be started in
Washington.
A band OF regulators is terrifying
and maltreasing negroes IN South
jackson and Clay counties, Tenn.
The London times is enraged over
the collection OF money in this coun-
try for the defense of Mr.. Psrnell.
Albany proposes TO have a "winter
carnival" and the Common Council
has voted aid to the amount of 81 600.
L. Houston and J. Hazelwood IA
tally shot each other on the steps Of II
church ct Elco, Illinois, Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Greenwell killed her
husband at Grand Tower, Ill Monday.
Jealousy was the cause.
John w. Young, son OF Brigham
Young, and Mormon apostle, will
reside il Washington, d. G., perma-
nently.
Tammany proposes to costrol the
National Bank in which the bulk of
the New York city funds will be de
posted.
The exclusion of the colcred chill
dren from the public schools of Felic-
ity, Ohio, has created a bitter feeling
between The two races.
Bancroft, the historian, IS suffering
from a severe cold aad his friends are
eighty-two.
Proctor Knott of Kentucky is
spoken of as the probable successor
of Civil Service Commissioner Oberly,
who has resigned.
The Democrats of West Virginia, it
is believed, have succeeded in count
ing in Fleming, the Democratic can
didate for Governor.
A Washington Territory colony
plan has been organized in Chicago.
Land will be bought and Chicago peo-
pie viii cultivate il.
Sherman's going into the Cabinet is
said to depend upon the assurance
that Foraker will not be his successor
to the Senatorship.
The Interstate Commission has de-
cided that free passes given by rail
roads as compensation for securing
business are illegal.
Veterans of General Rarrison's
Seventeenth Indiana Regiment-100
strong-hope to have the post oil
honor at the Inauguration.
Jersey City Police Commissioners
removed the Chief of Police before the
I election, because he set his men &c
hunting up fraudulent voters.
( The Commercial Bank of Odessa
has ordered the construction of twelve
gun-boats for use in behalf of Monte
/ negro.
1t is reported that very important
Notifications are being erected in
/ Savoy, outside of the neutral zone o.
the Franco-Italian frontier.
King Milan has returned all of Ma
/ tales presents and ordered that she
shall be addressed hereafter as "Mrs
| Natalie de Keezko."
The plans and specifications of the
! life-saving station on the Pacific Coas
ordered to be built by Congress, are
nearly ready and the work is being
\ pushed.
William Langley Northam died yes
terday in New York. The deceased
was a California pioneer and one o
the founders of Sacramento city. HI
was eighty two years old.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., has de
cided to become an actress, but vii
not drop the contemplated suit aginas
the Blaine family for the alienation o
her husbands affections.
i Rumor in Washington says Viii
/ liam r. Hearst has married There's;
i Powers, a woman with " hom lie wa
very friendly while he was at Harvard
College, and that he has gone to Paris