The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-10-13
A Firebug Conspiracy Discoy-
cred in Chicago.
HE LOVED A COLORED WIDOW,
Destitute Farmers of Western Kan
sas Appealing to Governor
Lewelling for Aid.

now in charge OF army officers
Massachusetts, is credited with having
100000 cyclists, including both sexes.
The water supply is limited in New
York, and the price Of milk has goneup.
Gold-mining in Colorado has been
much stimulated by the decline insilver.
The town OF Perry in the Cherokee
Strip is rapidly assuming city proper
tions.
There are said to be about five contest
ants for every claim in the Cherokee
Strip.
There are about $50 hotels in Chicago,
which have accommodations for 10000
guests.
Three billion cigarettes were smoked
in this country during the fiscal year
just ended.
1t is said good moonshine whisky can
be bought in Eastern Tennessee for 30
cents gallon.
The clergymen Of Kings county, N. Y,
are denouncing the proposed Corbett-
Mitchell fight.
A syndicate OF Populists, headed by
State officials, is buying up newspapers
in close counties in Kansas.
Floods have done immense damage to
crops in Virginia and washed away four
large mills on the Rapidan.
The Federal grand jury at Birming-
ham, Ala, has indicted six Federal Off
GERS for corruption in office.
Deer are more plentiful in the Adiron-
dacks this fall than during any previous
open season for score OF years.
An organization Of Spiritualists re-
Gently met at Liberal, Mo-, and raised
$l00,O for Spiritualistic college.
Captain II. D. spore OF Hudson is or
ganizing bicycle corps for the First
Regiment Of the Texas Volunteer Guard.
A movement has been started among
the A. 0. q. w. Of Kansas to secure seed
wheat for the destitute western farmers.
The big dynamite guns for the defense
Of New York harbor are TO be trained,
elevated and depressed by electric mo-
tors.
The consolidation OF electric railroads
with the establishment Of truck sys-
TEN in New England is one Of the latest
schemes.
The Columbian Celebration Compa-
ny's building at the Worlds Fair cost
100000, and it was sold by the receiver
for $2,250.
A Chinaman at Ottawa will test the
constitutionality Of Canada's law, which
imposes duty Of $50 each on all Chi
nese immigrants.
The Amalgamated Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers in Pennsylvania has
agreed to concede q 10 per cent reduction
in the finishers' department.
In Cincinnati there has recently been
organized a rent guarantee company,
the business Of which is to insure land
lords against loss by bad tenants.
There have been recent developments
tending to show that the Louisville and
| Nashville railroad will soon absorb the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern.
| A Chattanooga electrician proposes to
perfect an arrangement by means Of
which train robbers will be electrocuted
as soon as they touch the express COM
pany's safe.
Already $5,O00,00O have been spent
upon the scheme to carry electric power
for Illuminating and manufacturing pur-
poses from Niagara Falls over the State
Of New York. The first wires will prob
ably be strung along the Erie canal.
4 The statistics Of the shipping Of the
| world, Just published by Lloyds, show
that there is no nation which has made
so rapid an increase in the tonnage o.
steamers registered during the past
twelve months as the United States,
Two hundred and one women availet
themselves Of the privilege Of voting fol
school officials at an election held in New
Haven, Conn.,, on September Is. Th'
ticket they supported was elected by {
majority Of LOO out Of vote Of 1887
The reports of railroad earnings con
tinue to show decrease as compared
Will blt thFilllikp ihSb yOni' ihVip hh
been decrease every week for SOM
time, but the weekly decrease has beer
: growing smaller since the middle Of Au
J gust.
+ A water famine prevails in parts 0
Encinal and Duval counties, Tex. Ii
Q the town Of Aquilares there is much SUI
+ fering. Mexican women await the com
ing Of the trains, and with cans AM
pals catch the drippings under the ten
l der and engine.
The House Committee on Banking ha
( decided to report fayorably on MI
(, Springer's bill providing that before
| loan can be made by national bank +
one Of its officers consent must be grant
Q ed by yea and nay vote Of the directors
A great number Of banks have come :
: grief because Of the borrowing proclivi
ties Of their directors.
> A frebug conspiracy has been discoy
= cred in Chicago, the scoundrels havin
their headquarters in that city. Atleas
eight fires have been traced to these fire
. ~