The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-09
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A Spirited Circular from Gen. Weaver tc
Greenbackers.

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A Spirited Circular from Gen. Weaver to
Greenbackers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 2S.-The following
circular letter has been addressed to
Greenbackers of the union by their can
didate for president.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 81, 1880
To the Greenback Labor Men through
ontethe United States: | urgently request
that you have struck off by the thousands,
for circulation in each county, full extracts
from Mr.. Bayard's New York speech, in
| which he says the democratic candidates
for president and vice president and the
democratic party are in favor of his bill
to destroy greenbacks, and that they will
carry out that policy. Publish the Bayard
resolution with full extracts from his
speech so that people may know Just
what it is that the democratic party and
its candidates are pledged to carry out,
The issue is now fully made up. Let
every greenbaeker In the union arouse
himselfto the real situation and brand as
an Infamous traitor to our holy cause any
man without regard to his former stand
ing in our party, who attempts to transfer
voters to either of the old parties.
J. b. WEAVER.
A Sad Case.
WARSAW, Ind, Sept. 29.-Three weeks
since, Annie P. Shaftin, daughter of di-
rector in the First National, secured $500
On forged check. Her father imme-
diately made the discovery and failing to
keep her away from married adventurer,
thought best to have her arrested for
forgery. Three days after being jailed,
she confessed that G. L. smith. a married
man,was the forger. He was arrested,
gave bail and since has been trying to
secure bail for Annie but failed This
afternoon he went to the JAIL shot Annie
dead and killed himself, devotion said to
be the cause.
A Scheme of Great Importance to Oregon.
New YORK, Sept. 29-The Times prints
an article headed Another Great Rail-
road" giving the history of the Oregon
Pacific Railroad Company and the plans
of the eastern capitalists to push it for
ward. 1t is proposed to go to work at
| once and finish the line from Corvallis to
Yaquina bay and to construct 20 miles
| from Corvallis eastward, the entire 130
miles to be equipped and in running or
der by September l. 1881. A line OF
steamers will then be put on to run from
Yaquina bay to San Francisco.
a Murder Confessed.
MANTIToMAc, Wis. Sept. 29.-Annie
| Stroker, who has been on trial for the
| murder of her employer, Miss Nancy
| Haywood, to-day was visited by her
mother, who, holding mp the Catholic
| cross and adjuring her to tell the truth,
| got from her a confession of the murder
which confession she subsequently made
in court. She said that Nancy scolded
her and called her crazy, which SO exas-
| perated her that she pushed her down on
| the floor, and picking up an AK struck
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her lifeless, dragged her out into the
| yard and concealed her body. The girl
| is only seventeen years old and can
neither read nor write. She has hitherto
shown no signs of grief.
Fire at Fort Dodge.
FoRr DODGE, Ia, Sept. pa destruc-
! tive fire occurred here last night. The
dry goods store of Hall & julius, boot and
shoe store of Crosby & Co., hardware
store of Prussias and First National Bank
were burned, besides smaller buildings
Loss estimated at one hundred thousand
dollars; insurance, fifty thousand,
A Generous Action.
LOUISVILLE, Sept, 29.-Col. Clark has
asked the Louisville Jockey Club to re-
store to the turf 4. G. Moore, who shot at
him and was expelled from the track
| therefor. The cause is poverty of Moore
! and his family.
| The Mormon Woman Suffrage Case.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 29-Last night argu-
ment was heard in the supreme court in
the woman suffrage case. but no deci-
sion given. Ifdecided against the women
it will cut the Mormon vote short 1900.
The Blenders Again.
ToPKKA, Ks, Sept. 30.-Gov. st. John
to-day, on request of the county attorney
of Labette county issued requistion for
the Bender family. 1t is not known on
what state the requisition is made, but
the governor declares belief that no mis-
take has been made this time, and that
the Blenders have really been found.
They Bow Out the Gas.
IND: ANAPoLIs. Sept. 30.-James Forester
and wife from La Porte stopped at the
Lyle house last night and on retiring blew
out the gas. This morning Forester was
found dead in bed and his wife's life is
despaired of.
E.P.R. II. Co. Election.
New York, Sept. 30.-The ANIMAL meet
ing of the stockholders OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad was held to-day and the
following were elected directors to serve
one year: Fred'k Billings Charles b.
Wright, Benz. p. Cheney, Johnston Liv-
ingslone, JOS Dirwor.h, Joseph 2. Potts,
hlcAAHueI 1HIlOiSiiJ iIuSi NntCuiioSh1
Ashbell IL. Barney, VIM. r. Garrison,
Henry j.. Johnson, Robt. Harris, and
James b. Williams. Resolutions were
adopted requesting and advising the di,
rectors to provide as early as in their
Judgment prudent for the construction,
completion and equipment of the COM
pany's railroad to fhe western terminus
on the Montreal river to Puget Sound,
and for that purpose to use and employ
all the resources of the company as far as
required and to execute such mortgage
and mortgages on the whole or any part
of the line of constructed road and lands
granted by congress appertaining thereto
as shall seen to the board of directors
best calculated to accomplish the early
completion of the enterprise. The newly
elected directors organized by electing
Frederick Billings president; Samuel
Wiikeson, secretary Robert Belknap
treasurer, and George Gray, general coun-
sci.
Chinese Embassador.
New York, Oct 1.-Among the passen.
gers for Havana by to-lay's steamer, the
Saratoga, is a member of the Chinese EN-.
bassy to the United States Spain and Peru
in passport given by his imperial Chin.
ese malesty's envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentIary. The name and
title are given as ii. Il. Tong Ling Kane
| intendant of the circuit of the empire oi
China He goes to Cuba for purpose:
connected with the embassy, one of the
principal objects being investigation o
the coolie trade.
Wheat Crop of the Northwest.
MINNEAPoLIs, Oct. 1-In the aggregate
wheat in Minnesota and Dakota ha
turned ont better than expected three
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