The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-15
RADICAL METHOD FOR RELIEF.
Amount and Mileage Of Railroads
in the Hands of Receivers
at the Present Time.

Inc rate OF tAXatlOn just liked III NEW
York is the lowest in thirty years,
Active measures are being taken to
enforce the health laws of Kansas.
Another gas well with powerful flow
has been struck at Stronghurst, Ill,
Governor Turney OF Tennessee is out
in proclamation denouncing lynching.
About $1,000 men who were idle in
Pittsburg two weeks ago are at work
again.
During this year Tl4,636 silver Treas
ury notes have been redeemed in silver
dollars.
Senator John Sherman has decided to
say very little at present upon the money
question.
| A sea turtle, weighing 1000 pounds,
was captured near Portland, Me-, the
other day.
Frick, the Carnegie manager at Pitts
burg, has had his salary Of $50, 900 year
reduced to s35,000
Senator Peffer has asked that the sal
aries Of all government officers above
81, 900 year be reduced.
Atlanta is about to celebrate her if
tieth anniversary. Her population is in
close neighborhood OF 10000.
Much dissatisfaction is found with the
registration requirement by intending
settlers in the Cherokee Strip.
The counties OF Western New York
report plague of grasshoppers that is
doing much harm to the crops.
Last year the total valuation Of the
railroads Of Kansas was $50,000,000.
This year it is increased $l0,000,000,
r. D. Kathrens, Secretary of large
oil company, says that the supply of pc
troleum in Wyoming is inexhaustible.
Railroad Commissioners OF Kansas
have not yet been able to secure seed
wheat for the western part OF the State.
Francis Murphy, the well-known tenn
peranee advocate, claims that the exces-
sive use OF intoxicants is on the decrease,
But 1000 men are now employed in
the Santa Fe shops at Topeka, Kan.
Last year at this time 1900 men were at
work.
There is an organized kick all over
Kansas about the celebrity with which
the State Board Of Pardons is letting out
criminals.
Secretary Hoke smith has declined 10
execute asphaltum mining leases on the
Indian reservation in Utah. He says it
is illegal.
Railroads with mileage Of over 49,
0OO miles and capital Of $l,0oU,ooo,0Vo
have gone INTO receivers hands IN thls
country TINS year.
The Jayanese village in Midway Plai-
sance at the Chicago Fair is unable to
meet the exactlons OF the management
OF the falr, and VIII Close
The city of Cleveland has filed a claim
TO land on the lake front occupied by the
Pennsylvania, Lake Shore and Big Four
railroads and worth $2,000,0O0.
Rome. N. Y, reports fall Of hail
stones weighing one quarter OF a pound.
Every exposed window was broken and
roofs damaged. Rain fell in torrents.
Tha Non, yo.L srntbao boon maL;,o
stnd,, S w" ~ ,ba ID dohts 81 M the vor;ons States
and a Snds ~ that ] IN tbe last o ,en vears there
anu anu hn aun ',at tat.I aasaaso ' W W $IG ooo aoo
""u "epn M p" So .e'o ~ :,,, y.''pso'O'o, ,. :,
W. W. Ugilvio, sle iliiiiile li hihg u
Mnn;toRa aa, e'sea and Northwsst r % Canada T tbis ia
m".oDI ,,narot "hont g. trant,, hnshaia nar oc-a
ys"' 80 a. J .iaId W abor, 10 ooo i,oo bmah
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eis.
The recent munger rIots III NeW
York had their eomical SIDE one oi the
loudest clamorers ior bread, VINO was
taken INTO CUSTODY Dy the ponce, was
aearcieu, 'ls, anu was io''i'u W ''"'0 ''' ~
NE pochets'
New York's DOCK Commissioners nave
built on several different piers peoples
pavilions. In these structures IRON pll-
lars support the root, the building being
open on each side TO let the breeze enter.
The paylliona cost SS,oU % each' ana are
to serve as pubic proinenades'