The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-06-09
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
ny TEI.EGRAPH TO DATE.

An explosion IN SaWmllI at huckerS-
vile, Va, on the ID inst, killed one man
and badly injured several others.
The decree abolishing expectation du-
ties on gold and silver coin, bars and ore,
and increasing importation duties on all
foreign goods, rs published by executive
decree, viii so into effect in Mexico the
first of next November.
James L. Harvey was hanged at Car
rolton, Va, on the 81 inst. for murder.
The gallows was erected in q field and
the execution was witnessed by 1000
people. VIM. l.. More, who was to have
been hanged at the same time and place,
attempted suicide IN the morning by TAX
ing morphine and viii die from its ef-
fects.
Hon NJ. A. Otero died at his residence
In Santa Fe May S1st of heart disease.
Death was sudden and unexpected. De-
ceased was prominent man in the polit-
ical history and commercial development
of New Mexico, having represented the
territory IN congress for q number of
years. The remains will be taken TO
DenYer for interment.
John Roach is president of the United
States and Brazilian steamship lines.
with American built iron ships, and sail
ing under the United States flag, organ.
lied by prominent merchants of New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Rich
mond for the purpose of running a semi
monthly line of passenger steamships be-
tween the United States and South Amer
lean ports.
Inquiry at General Sheridan's head
quarters as to the truth of the report that
he had left prematurely fishing party
In Michigan because of telegram from
Washington that General Sherman was
about to retire from the army, which
would place Sheridan at its head, elected
the information that General Sheridan
left Point Aux Pellee merely because he
had remained there as long as he wanted
to-
In the house of lords the marquis of
Salisbury said he had received informa-
tion that 600 soldiers were erecting
earthworks around Alexandria and that
the British government would not permit
the fleet TO interfere. Salisbury remarked
that If they allowed the works to be con-
tinued grave consequences might result.
He hoped the conference at CONSTANT
nople would be a short one. Lord
Granville replied that the government
was fully aware of all the circumstances
and must be left to Judge how it is best
to fulfill her duty.
Atragedy is reported from Yell county,
Ark. Lazarus Brooks and James K.
McGhee, farmers, quarreled over land
suit, and McGhee learning that Brooks
would win it became furious with pas
sion, and finding him IN the woods hunt
ing cattle In company with 10 year-old
boy, after few words shot him dead with
q shotgun, and as the boy started to run
sent shot after him, breaking his arm,
but not checking his fight. McGhee
then reloaded his gun and placing it
against the forehead Of his PROSTATE VIC
tim, shot the charge into his head. He
then walked of and Is still at large.
Indians returning TO Arizona are sup
posed to be trying to get back on San
Carlos reservation again. Mexican troops
are making it very warm for the hostiles,
and they have returned to Arizona. a
recent report states that band of thirty
Indians is in White Stone mountains. in
the vicinity of Nelson station on the
Southern Pacific railroad. A courier
who arrived on the 1st from Camp
Rucker says that two brothers by the
name of Hunt who were en- route to
Mexico were jumped by hostiles num-
DEIluR SC4 VI 0AACCAs 64A OnC va
the brothers was killed, ten miles south
of Camp Rucker IN Chiricahua mouH-
tains.
A New York despatch of the 1st says:
Although there Is some talk TO day of a
more favorable turn to the labor troubles,
many of the foremost business men OF
this city regard the situation as very
significant It is said by western men
who have been In town this week that
trades unions and other labor organiza.
tions throughout the country have at
tanned more widely extended system oi
cooperation In strikes this year than
ever before. So complete is the organ.
ization. they say, that not merely 10, ,00(
but 100 900 men in different trades cGr
be moved to one strike simultaneously
or by platoons, as circumstances, in the
0pinions of their leaders, may make ad
visable. It is said that June 1st has
bet fixed on as the day on which 9
freat number of iron and coal workers
to strike. IL is at the same time the be
lief of some well informed men that ovel
production and continued deprivation
Of foreign markets will before mex
December cause stoppage of many in
dustrial works and force others to worl
on short time, and that the suffering anG
discomfort resulting from such stoppage'
will tend seriously to increase the dis
content of the operative population
Those who hold this reproach republican,
that they have SO entirely neglected
during this long session of congress II
reduce taxes and reform the tax system
The following dispatches under date o
June LIST record tremendous labor strikes
The iron and nail mills of Wheeling, W
Va, and vicinity shut down this evening
for an indefinite period, the proprietor
having refused to sign the new scale o
wages for employees, which would TAX
effect tomorrow. The Whitaker shee
iron mill sigued the scale this evening
and will be the only mill in operation to
morrow. By this stoppage 5000 me-
will be thrown out of employment
This morning the warfare between
labor and capital in Pittsbnrg began il
dead earnest. Fires in every iron mil
In the city, with one exception, hav
been taken ont and mills shut down
The exception is the Union iron mills O
Carnegie. Bros. 81 Co., who signed Las
night They will continue to rum. hay
ing contracts on hand that must be filled
This is generally considered bad break
and calculated to weaken the lines c
the manufacturers. 1t Is one OF tn
largest iron mills, and has capacity G
35. 900 tons year. The steel mills ar
running as usual. Most of them hav
signed the scale, but as they do not EN-
ploy many puddlers it is not though
that their signing will have any effect o
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