The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-22
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
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News of the World.
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An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
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the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form.
The fireman was killed and another
trainhand injured by collision of two
fast freight trains near Langtry, Tex.
The Yreka stage was robbed near
Yreka, Cal, by lone highwaym3n.
The passengers were not molested, and
the express box which was broken open
by the highwayman. contained only
$50.
The members of the Washington
state board of horticulture which met
in Tacoma recently say that the reports
OF damage to fruit trees by the severe
cold weather last winter are greatly ex-
aggerated. An abundant yield is now
predicted.
Answering question regarding the
prospects of the government sending
out invitations for a bimetallic confer
ence, Mr.. Balfour reiterated; in the
house of commons, that there was
nothing in the situation which would
lead him TO suppose that anything
could be gained by Great Britain tax
ing the initiative in promoting an in
ternational bimetallic conference
The steamer Edith, chartered by the
Alaska Steamship Company to take
passengers and freight from the wrecked
Willapa to juneau and Dyea, has re-
turned to Port Townsend. The Will
lapa is reported as being a total wreck.
Her hull broke on the rocks and sank to
the bottom of the sea. The loss on
the Willapa and cargo is estimated at
$50, 900; insurance on the boat, S2S,-
900.
Representative Tongue of Oregon is
making an effort TO have anthracite
coal placed on the dutiable list, because
1t comes in competition with the coal
produced in Oregon and Washington.
He prepared and had circulated petit
tion to the finance committee of the
senate, asking that this be done, and
setting forth the reasons. This petit
tion was signed by nearly all the Pa
cif1c coast senators.
The following proclamation has been
issued by the Greek irregulars. who
have begun the invasion OF Macedonia
at Baltino: Brothers and Soldiers of
Christ and Liberty: We hoist the flag
of liberty, the Greek flag. Under its
shadows let US unite, with the watch
word, Liberty or Death The justice
of our cause is recognized by all free
people blessed by God. Let US push
onward, brother Greeks; God is with
u.s.
By collision between two passenger
trains at Harrisburg, N. c., three men
were killed outright and several others
seriously injured.
C. B. Bellinger, United States dis
trict judge for Oregon, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Lord a member Of
the board of regents of the state Uni
versity at Eugene.
The Heldageblatt, the Dutch news
paper of Cape Town, declares that lead
ing officials of the Transvaal speak
openly of war with England as inevit-
able, and aver that it will be carried
right up to Table bay.
A dispatch from Montevideo states
that serious engagement has occurred
between the federal troops under Colonel
z-Casalia and the insurgents near Minas.
The federals are said to have been de-
feated. The insurgents have captured
the town of Sarandi del vi.
Hot winds have taken the snow from
the mountains above Pendleton, Or,
and the Umatilla river is up to as high
a stage as at any time this spring.
Part of the railroad bridge above town
has gone out, compelling the abandon
ment of the branch line between there
ard Walla Walla. The water is still
rising, and promises to do more damage.
Fire greatly damaged the dwelling
house occupied by James Jackson, a rel
ative OF President Andrew Jackson, and
inheritor of the relics of the deceased
president, at Clifton, o. Among the
relics was General Jackson's carriage,
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ber from the old war frigate Constitu-
tion. The carriage was destroyed along
with many other relics, valued at $1o,-
600.
The Turkish porte, in a protest to
the powers against Greek invasion, says
that the regular Greek army occupied
Turkish territory near Grevno and COM
mitted acts OF hostility by destroying
three posts. The protest further de-
clares that these acts virtually consti-
tute an act of aggression and casus
beili, and denounces Greece as an ag-
gressor in the war.
A Salt Lake paper prints what is
claimed to be a confession by J. w.
Fetzer, who is under arrest at Dillon,
Mont, in which he says he killed DR..
G. H. Nichols, superintendent OF the
insane asylum at Washington in 1878.
He says he has ten Or fifteen other vic
tins, but will not plead guilty unless
he can get death sentence. Fetzer
was arrested last week in Salt Lake and
turned over to Montana authorities,
charged with swindling the state.
A cablegram received at the state de-
partment in Washington from Consul
Vifquain, at Panama, announces that
yellow fever has made its appearance