Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1893-03-03
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
Governors Of the Southern States
to Meet at Richmond.
TAMMANY BRAVES In THE VAN.
Cigarette Manufacturing Knocked Out In
Pennsylvanla-Negroes Opposed
to Lynch Law.
TAMMANY BRAVES in THE VAN.

A sewing-machine trust is being
formed in the East.
Half q million year Is to be spent to
protect New York's water supply.
The amount OF tobacco chewed in the
United States last year was eighty-five
tons.
Crusades have been started in Georgia
and Massachusetts for the determination
Of dogs.
The Vanderbilts are said to be after
control of all the railroad traffic in New
England.
The city Of Philadelphia is likely to be
sued by immigrants for goods ruined in
disiniection.
To shortage Of natural gas lie attri-
huted great many pneumonia deaths
in Pittsburg.
A big St. Louis trader is making heavy
bets that this years crop of wheat will
be larger than last years.
A bill is pending in the Missouri Leg
isialure fixing maximum price OF $40
a year for telephone charges.
The Virginia State building at the
WOtiu 4 dtf Will U5 . CDpy Vi Wds4luE-
toms home at Mount Vernon.
The street railway system of st. Joseph,
Mo-, will be sold under foreclosure of
mortgages the first week ii May.
Reports show thar the prices of farm
ing land in nearly all sections Of Western
New York are steadily decreasing.
Governors Of Southern States are asked
to meet at Richmond, Va, April 2, to
consider plans to develop the South.
Testimony has been introduced before
the special grand jury at Newport, KY,
TO show that eight Councilmen divided
s., 600 among themselves for the granting
Of an electric-light contract.
The colored citizens Of New York city
have started movement in opposition
to lynch law, and they intend to form
branches in all large cities for the pur-
pose OF arousing public sentiment.
A bill has been introduced in the Mis-
souri, Legislature dividing penitentiary
convicts into three classes and allowing
them certain pay per day, to be saved
for them till the end of their terms.
Senator Berry OF Arkansas is infiu-
enced by ex Representative Berry of
California in his action ON the debris
bill, and declines to make a change in
the penal clause that has been suggested
by Caminetti.
A company is being formed for the
purchase of the New York Times. The
present company is capitalized at $780,
600, bat the new company will have ST.
OC0, 900 capital, Of which, il is said, $780,
900 will be paid for the Times.
A Minneapolis Legislator has taken
the bull by the horns. He offers bill
making it an offenee punishable by a fine
of from $6 to S25 to manufacture or offer
for sale .shoopskirts or anything like
thereunto, within the State of Mime
sofa"
The moiders at Whitely's reaper and
mower works at Muncie, Ind, demand
an increase of wages, and say that If the
company does not accede to their de-
mands the whole factory will be tied up
and ,0v0 hands idle.
Tammany's banners, so ingloriously
horne in Chicago when Cleveland was
nominated, will appear in the van OF the
linaugurating parade. 1t is estimated
that Tammany's expenses for Cieve-
lands glorifcation will aggregate $780,
l10, refreshments not included.
The Railway General Managers AS
socation has given official notice in ad-
vance OF any demands from the em ployes
that they viii not be disposed to con-
slider any demands for an inc, ease Of
wages. The association represents
twenty one railroads entering Chicago.
The estate LETT by DR.. Norvin Green,
President of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, is estimated at $750, 10,
mostly in stocks and bonds. He owned
four fine places OF real estate in L us.
vile, two farms in Carroll county, KY,
another four miles from Louisville and
one near Madison, Ind.
| Mr.. Cleveland has received letter
from President Harrison, couched in the
most friendly terms snd profering the
hospitalities of the White House before
the inauguration. Mr.. Harrison also OF
fered to assist Mr.. Cleveland in every
way in his power in regard to public
business and matters of state.
| The publication Of a dispatch announc
ling Triple Alliance between the United
States, Russia and France has causec
considerable talk, but there is rothini
more in the fact than that treaties have
been entered into, bnt they do not ma
terially differ from those entered init
with Great Britain, Germany and othel
Powers.
The new West bound tariff, which
alter months session the Transconti
mental Railroad Conference formulated
has been given out. There is an averagl
reduction Of 20 per cent on all freigh
rates from st. Paul to Spokane, redue
ton OF from IL to l6 per cent ON CoaR
rates, and from 2 TO on rates to Mon
tana, while the only East-bound reduc
| tion is to be on lumber, from 65 to 90
and the East bound lumber rate to Chi
cago and st. Louis remains at 90 an