The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-04-04
EASTERN NEWS.
Illinois. Kentucky and Missouri Low
Lands Submerged.
NEGROES TAKEN FROM JAIL AND SHOT
Wire Nail Mills Close Dewn.-Three Per
sous Killed by q. r. Tram.

Two thousand grain porters employed
for higher wages.
The presbytery OF Jersey City has de-
eided in favor Of the proposed revision Of
the confession oi faith.
sappington's Place, hamlet ON the
Mississippi in Arkansas, is under water,
but no lives have been lost.
The French government has decided
10 occupy Whydah. a province Of Da.
honey, on the slave coast
The Missouri antitrust law has been
declared unconstitutional by Judge Dill
Ion, Of the circuit court, at st. Louis.
Ex-Gov. Click Of Kansas declares that
no man should be permitted 10 make
si ,o00, ,0W year. Another blow at the
country editor.
The city council Of Toronto have de-
cided 10 invite the Woman's congress OF
the United States to hold its next meet
ing in Toronto.
The Mersey dock board has decided to
improve the entrances to the north docks
at Liverpool. Tie improvements win
cost E550, 900.
An advance Of ten shilIings a month
has been made in the wages OF Liver
pool steamship firemen and seainen. and
the men will not strike.
A shortage Of several thousand dollars
has been discovered in the accounts OF
ex-City Treasurer Hansher of La Porte.
Ind, who died recently.
The fire in the Morsa Wales colliery
is spreading. There is no hope OF reeoy.
ering tile bodies. The latest estimate is
that at least l0l were killed.
The lowlands in Illinois, Kentucky
and Missouri along the Mississippi are
all submerged, but no reports of suffer
ing OF damage has been reported
A verdict OF murder in the first degree
has been found against Base Ball PLAYER
James j. Slocum. who mifdert Il his wife
in New York on New Years eve.
A thief AT Dallas, Tex, broke a plate
glass in the front OF jewelry store and
made his escape with tray containing
5000 worth OF diamonds and rings
Lord Salisbury has notified Emperor
William that he declines to favor any
scheme BY the labor conference looking
to the legal restriction OF the hours OF
labor.
Neville I'll. Pickthall. who was sup
posed to have been murdered by Bur
ehell, under arrest charged with the mur
der OF Bennell. has been heard from in
Arizona.
The wire nail men of the United
States, with few exceptions, have closed
their mills and announce that they will
not resume operations again until the
oath inst.
The English syndicate now forming a
terrapia and shrimp tlnst in the South
may possibly get along all right, but if il
tackles the eeis there will be some tall
sqiIirning-
Bell Allen and Witherford Trying, two
negroes charged with the murder of Con-
stable BeleIer at Princeton, w. Va
were taken from the jail by a mob and
shot to death.
notwithstanding deniaIs il is stated
that Herr Tisza the Austrian prime min
ister, has resigned and that Count sza-
parry has formed a cabinet, in which he
takes the interior portfolio.
Frank II. Tomkins OF Boston, an artist
of high repute, attempted suicide in the
street by shooting himself in the head
with revolver. His chances for re-
coyery are favorable.
Philip Sellers of Lo1donvil,e. Ohio
has confessed that he was an accomplice
of George NJ. Daviney, the burglar, whe
was shot and killed Y Farmer Justin F
Frensle near Crestline, Feb. 10.
The Frankfort tKy.l lottery is making
a great effort to prevent the state legis
lature from putting ant end to its opera
tious. 1t is charged that its agents have
been attempting 70 bri5e Legislators
AT Kansas CITY Rev. David McGrew
pastor of the colored Baptist church a
Armstrong, Mrs. Andrew Beyman ane
Will Jackson, all colored, were run oyel
by Union Pacific train and killed.
A. A. Courier. cashier of the Equitable
Bank OF New York, has been charged
with forgery and with having receive,
deposits after he knew that his baDl
was insol 'ent. He pleaded not guilty.
The alien labor law bill has been pos I
poned indefinitely in the Canadian hous
OF commons. The cause was that nego
tiations are going on at Washington 70
the settlement of international matters
Ten Cretan refugees have been sen
fenced to fifteen years imprisonment a
Retimo, Crete. A court martial a
Canea has confirmed the sentence. Th
news has caused a sensation IN Athens
The case against w. p. Dickinson,
prominent operator thought to have bee
connected with the recent conspiracy I
rob Mr.. Hutchinson, has been disThisse
by the Chicago board OF trade directors
An unofficial trial of the dynamit
guns of the cruiser Vesuvius was mad
at Philadelphia. Wooden bombs loade
with gunpowder were used, and the tes
i. is reported Ia be eminentiv sasisfactor,
An expedition is now being organize
in New York to add TO the geographic
knowledge of the world facts abos
Alaska. The Frank Leslie Weekly an
Judge Publishing company is at til
head of the scheme.
AT Council Bluffs Iowa, Andrs.
! Houk, gambler and worthless
7 acter, shot and seriously wouns.