The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-06
Miscellaneous Items
(Culled from our exchanges J


(Culled from our exchanges)
The populists claim they will
poll 1900 votes in Linn county
this year.
A hog with a face closely
resembling that of a human being
is owned by Colquitt, Ga,
farmer.
The Western Washington State
Convention of the w. C. T. U. will
be held this year in Chehalis in
June.
Ex-City Treasurer Adolpg Krng,
Of Seattle, convicted Of embezzle-
ment, has been sentenced to seven
years at heard labor.
Richard Nelson, Treasurer of che
Longshoreman's Union at Portland
has absconded with $1,100 of the
unions money.
The gold product of Western
Australia last year was double that
of the previous twelve months.
The prospects for the present year
are most promising.
Iowa's new liquor law provides
that saloons shall have but one
entrance, and that must open upon
the principal street on which the
saloon is located.
The expenses of funerals,
especially as ii concerns the poorer
classesis the subject Of investiga-
ton in New York by those inter-
ested in social problems.
1t is said that the French Anar-
chists, Valiant, Henry and Pauwel
all had assurances on their lives,
payable TO the Anarchist Propa-
ganda in London.
The blue uniforms of Austrian
Army are to be abolished and a
sober gray substituted. Thisis the
decision Of a committee of experts
appointed to investigate and settle
the question Of the best color for
soldiers clothes.
A strange disease is affecting the
cattle in Usage county, Kansas
The disease starts in the hoof Of
the animal, creating irritation
The entire leg soon becomes affec-
ted. The animal grows frantic
gnawing at the part continually
4 and death results in a few days.
The New York Board of Health
is making a practical fight against
the spread ofthe tubercular disease
Acting on the belief that consump-
ton is a preventible disease, in
structions have been issued anC
printed in English, German, Ital-
ian and Hebrew, giving clear direc
tions for proper care and precau-
tion.
The Pendleton Tribune says
1t is estimated that by next Satur-
nay night nearly $4,000 will havt
been paid for taxes at the sheriff
Office. Taxes will become delin-
quent after thatd date. The receipt,
for this week are expected to reacl
$4,000. Total amount to be col.
lected for all purposes is $213,005
The trustees of the Oregon Sol
diers' Home have awarded the fol
lowing contracts for furnishing tn
new home at Roseburg: For fur
nishing blankets to the Alban,
Woolen Mills Co.; for mattresses
the Pacific Mattress Co., of Albany
for chairs and bedsteads, the LIE
Brown Manufacturing Co., of Stay
ton. This speaks volumes for AL
bany's manufacturing industries.
According to the statement of
leading populistthere are in Ia
come and Seattle over 1900 mem
bers Of the industrial army. Som
time ago man representing him
self as an organizer of this orde
was in that city and gained larg
number Of recruits. One man VIII
claims he is member says instruc
tions have been received fror
headquarters that will start con
tingent from the sound cite
towards Washington very shortly
The route taken will be over tn
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railways,