The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26
EASTERN PARAGRAPHS.


the Chicago authorities,
El Paso, Tex, is excited over rich
strike Of gold in the neighborhood.
There is movement in the Ohio Leg
islature to tax certain classes OF street
cars.
A new oil well near F0storia, o., flows
1896 barrels day, and the section is
wild.
The Boston subscription fund for the
relief OF the unemployed amounts to
$40,525.
The municipal expenses OF Chicago
last year were $422, ITO more than the
receipts,
The opposition to lacking the internal
revenue bill onto the tariff bill is getting
stronger.
The Chicago papers call the San Fran
cisco Midwinter Exposition dainty
little fair"
Five Kansas counties have compro-
missed with the Atchison Company on
the tax question.
Many farmers are feeding wheat to
their hogs in Western Texas rather than
sell ii at 30 cents q bushel.
The gross receipts Of the Illinois Cen
tral ior December were II ,702, 500, d de-
crease Of $l0l 600 from 1892,
The erstwhile Worlds Fair hotels OF
Chicago have been changed into flats,
and 1000 Of them are now occupied.
The total yield Of wool in this country
last year amounted to 384 /, ,l68, ,8B6 pounds,
the largest American clip ever raised.
Philadelphia's School OF Industrial
Art is holding an exhibition Of laces.
There are 1000 pieces in the exhibition.
Recent census figures SHOW that the
population Of the city Of Washington
has increased $4,000 during the past
year.
Acknowledgement 0lney has decided
that Chinese laborers may legally go
through this country to any country OF
destination.
Among the unemployed are 1900
men and boys who are waiting for the
Hudson river to freeze over, 70 that ice
cutting may begin.
The membership Of the Boston Fruit
and Produce Exchange has jumped to
800; new fields Of enterprise were
broached the past season.
An attempt by the Carnegie Steel
Company to roll a six-ineh beam Of alu-
minium at Homestead has failed, but
another trial will be made.
Nova Scotia is suffering from decline
OF the wooden shipping industry. The
registry OF the province shows shrink
age in the last year Of nearly $1,000
tons.
The difference in ages between the
oldest and the youngest United States
Senator is forty-four years. The oldest
Senator is Republican; the youngest
is Democrat.
The Kansas Supreme Court has made
decision that where the holder OF
mortgage assigns It TO nonresident 10
avoid taxation hecannot collect the debt
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by legal process.
Theodore p. Haughey, President Of
the indianapolis National Bank, who
was indicted on 1877 counts on embezzle-
ment, forgery and bank-wrecking, is af-
ficted with insanity.
A preliminary fund OF 100000 has
been pledged by business houses in
Atlanta, Ga, for the "Cotton States and
International Exposition" which It il
proposed to hold in that city in 1895.
One dollar from Washington to Balti.
more is the promise Of the projectors OF
the proposed electric road. The Presi-
dent Of Che company states that the
road will be in operation next septem-
Der.
The Atlanta Exposition will possibly
be graced by pipe tower that from
plans made by n. 5. Paul, o plumber,
will measure 1,l50 feet In height. lis
intended to be higher than the EiiIel
tower.
1t seems incredible, but It IL IL fact,
that men cannot be hired in Chicago to
work on the drainage canal ut wages Of
10 cents al hour. The number Of the
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