The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03
Governors Of the Southern States
to Meet at Richmond.
TAMMANY BRAVES in THE VAN.
Cigarette Manufacturing Knocked Out In
Pennsylvania Negroes Opposed
to Lynch Law.

kOA hi1A IN tAtO As0oss
Halt 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-fve
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
disinfection.
To shortage Of natural gas is attri-
buted great many pneumonia deaths
in PittHburg.
A big st. Louis traderis making heavy
bets that this years crop OF wheat will
be larger than last years.
A bill is pending in the Missouri Leg.
islature fixing maximum price Of $40
. year for telephone charges.
The Virginia State building at the
Worlds Far will be copy of Washing
toms home at Mount Vernon.
The street railway system Of st. Joseph,
Mo-, will be sold under foreclosure Of
mortgages the first week in May.
Reports show that 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
e8, 900 among themselves for the granting
Of an electrie-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 srousing public sentiment.
A bill'has been introduced in the Mis-
souri, Legislature dividing psnitentiary
convicta into three classes and allowing
them a certain pay per day, to be saved
for them Gill the end OF their terms.
Senator Berry Of Arkansas is infu-
enced by ex-Representative Berry Of
California in his action on the debris
bill, and. declines to make change In
the penal clause that has been suggested
by Caminetti.
A company ia being formed for the
purchase Of the New York Times. The
present company Ia capitalized at $780,
600, but the new company will have ST.
0G0, 900 capital, Of which, il lie said. 5000,
600 will be paid for the Times.
A Minneapolis Legislator has taken
the bull by the horns. He offers q bill
making it an oifense punishable by a fine
OF from IS to $25 to manufacture or offer
for sale ''hoopskirts or anything like
thereunto, within the State OF Mime
sofa"
The molders at Whitely's reaper and
mower works at Muncie. Ind, demand
an increase Of wages, and say that il the
company does not accede to their de-
mande the whole factory will he tied up
and |, 900 hands idle.
Tammany,s banners, so ingloriously
borne in Chicago when Cleveland was
nominated, will appear in the van Of the
inaugurst.ng parade. II is estimated
that Tammany's expenses for Cleve-
land's glorifcation will aggregate $780,
600, refreshments not included.
The Railway General Managers AS
aociation has given official notice in adj
vance Of any demands from the employees
that they will not be disposed TO con-
aider any demands for an increase Of
wages. The association represents
twenty.one railroads entering Chicago.
The estate left by DR.. Norvin Green,
President Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, ia estimated at $3.50, 1000,
mostly in stocks and bonds. He owned
fonr fine places Of real estate in Luis
vile, two farms in Carroll county, KY,
another four miles from LouiHville and
one near Madison, Ind. >.
Mr.. Cleveland has received letter
from President Harrison, couched in the
most friendly terms and proffering the
Inequalities Of the White House before
the inauguration. Mr.. Harrison also Of
fered to aaaist Mr.. Cleveland in every
way in his power In regard to public
business and matters Of state.
The publication Of . dispatch announc-
ing a Triple Alliance between the United
States. Russia and France has caused
considerable talk, but there 10 nothing
more in the TACT than that treaties have
been entered into, hut they do not ma
terialiy differ from those entered into
with Great Britain, Germany and other
Powers. fA ,8
The new Weet-bound tariff, which
alter a months session the Transconti.
mental Railroad Conference formulated,
has been given out. There iaa an average
reduction Of 20 per cent on all freight
rates from st. Paul to Spokane, . reduc-
ton of from IL TO 16 per cent on Coast
ratea, and from 2 to 7 on rates to Mon
tana, while the only East-b0und yeduo-
tlon 10 to be on lumber, from bb 10 By,
aud the East bound lumber rate tslChi-
eago and st. Louis remains at 80 and
TX respectively.