The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-10
Considerable Excitement in Ohio
Over a New'Big Gusher
CRUSADE AGAINST KISSING
Chicago 10 Have an Exhibition Of the
Tactics and Maneuvers Of the
British Army.


jefferson Davis body may be moved
from New Orleans to Richmond, Va.
The Milwaukee gas works has been
bought by Boston syndicate for ST.
500,000.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee has
declared in effect that bucket shops are
gambling houses.
All arrangements are now believed to
be complete for the enforcement OF the
Geary exclusion act.
There are only about thirty members
left Of the once mighty tribe Of Choc-
taws near New Orleans.
A movement is on foot in Rhode lei
and for the erection OF monument to
the Indian Chief Massasoit.
A sweeping reduction has been made
in Canadian canal tolls, greatly sdvan-
tageous to the United States.
The Virginia State building at the
Worlds Fair will be copy OF Washing
toms home at Mount Vernon.
Tennessee will abolish the convict
lease system, build q new prison and
work the men on State account.
Brooklyn's alleged boodlers are said
to have been reindicted to anticipate
dismissal OF the first indictment.
1t lie reported that there is danger of a
rabbit plague in Kansas, and the inhab-
itants are rejoiced ct the prospect.
The Missouri Legislature is consider-
ing bill to compel circuses to exhibit
what they represent on their posters.
Illinois farmers claim that the late
sleeting 30 injured wheat in Eastern II.
linois that there will be scarcely half q
crop.
St. Louis has more miles paved with
granite than with any material. and next
to the granite comes the Telford pave
ment.
The Ohio State Board OF Health has
started crusade against kissing, invok-
ing women not 10 kins each other or
their babies.
The Commercial Exchange at Leayen-
worth, KAN, passed strong resolutions
in favor OF opening ot the Cherokee
Strip at once.
The Georgia Agricultural Society has
adopted unanimous resolution urging
the reduction Of cotton acreage and di.
versitied crops.
| The Ohio Legislature proposes to put
in an electrical voting apparatus, similsi
to the device used in the French Cham.
Der Of Deputies.
New York's Chamber of Commerce
has appointed representative commit
/ tee to entertain prominent foreigners at
tending the Worlds Fair.
Where leases on Broadway, New York
are expiring this year rents have beer
markedly increased. This is especially
| true OF the retail district.
The Governors Of Southern States arr
to meet in Richmond two months henc'
and plan TO attract homeseekers an(
capital to their respective States.
The Union Pacific has not only paiS
off $l0,OO0,0 900 OF ita collateral tfus
notes, but 1t has managed to 20 through
the year without borrowing . penny.
The failure Of gas regions is attributet
by experts TO overwork. In the new re
xions which are being developed onll
v one well ID permitted TO forty acres 0
land.
At WarReld, KY, recently, a girl, aget
9, who BECAME offended at eomethin
\ young coIored man employed by he
father had done, deliberately shot hin
A dead.
4 A bill has been introducedin the Min
nesota Legislature providing fine Q
/ 5000 and five years' imprisonment 10
1 every member Of that body who accept
\ a railroad pass.
I The American League Of Wheelmei
has passed q resolution providing tina
those subordinate leagues wishing 1t ma
allow negroes to become members Of III
league and those not desiring it can ba
them out.
The Arkansas Legislatures Htrugglin
with the convict lease question. A bi
has been introduced providing for tn
abolition Of the whole lease system an
requiring the State TO take entire chare
Of its wards.
The Fall River Crescent Mills are to !
! sold. The stockholders had discovere
! that the Treasurer had written 6ctitior
assets In the books to overcome u
. Losses By manufacture.
Special Treasury agents are lookir
D into the large influx Of Cinnamon arri'
ing In the United States from Uuba an
other West India IHlands. II is believe
: that large numbers Of Celestials fro
B Cuba have been landed along the inle
. Of the Florida coast by Spanish smu
. glere, as il done on the Pacific Coast
. the United States from British ColuE
: bia. M
g The investigation by order Of Il
4 Mexican government into the cauee
i the recent uprising Of the Yaqui India
o In atfll in r,rovtaes IL hag already be<