The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-19
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TEI.EoRAPH To DATE.

leader IS dead.
Among the subscriptions received by
Treasurer Gilfillan for the Garfield me-
mortal hospital are s., ,352 contributed in
London and Paris.
The Mansion house Jewish relief fund
has reached e52, 900. The committee
dispatch 600 refugees to America weekly
at cost of el500.
Business statistics gathered from all
parts of the country show rather unsat-
isfactory condition of trade, probably
caused in part by backward spring.
The postmaster general has left Wash.
ington for brief visit to Wisconsin.
While west he will arrange for putting
on fast mali train from Chicago west.
1t is said that syndicate has been
formed by Jay Gould, Blaine and others
to build . new road from Baltimore and
Cincinnati on the south side, to cost
SIS, ,0OO, 900.
The coal companies at Cumberland
propose to end the strike by putting new
men in the mines Three thousand old
miners have been idle ten months aud
they are not likely to submit to this
without serious trouble.
A Washington special says: The lar
gest contribution through the American
association of the Red Cross for Missis.
sippi valley relief work was from Newton
Edmnnds, of Yarkton, Dakota, and the
next largest from Chas. s. Neal secretary
of the San Francisco stock and exchange
board.
An Inter Ocean Sandwich, ILL.,, special
says: Mrs. J. A. Lay died there ON the
18th, having tasted four weeks. She Ia
lored. under the delusion she was en-
ciente, and that if she tasted till the
ehild's birth, which she believed would
occur in few days, her offspring would
be a second prophet Elijah. A post
mortem examination showed it was a
complete Illusion.
The tanners strike continues in Chi
cago and is assuming the form of lock-
out. Employers threaten to put in ma.
chinery and dispense with manual labor
altogether. 1t is now stated that on
the 18th employers met and agreed TO
stand by each other and all stop work in
case of 8 strike in some of the houses and
discharge all the men. About 500 are
out of employment.
The first meeting of trustees of the
John F. Slater fund for education of
colored people of the south was held in
New York on the 18th. Among those
present were ex- President Rutherford b.
Hayes, Chief Justice Waite and Gov.
Colquit of Georgia. The charter granted
by the state was read and adopted. The
board temporarily organized for its work
by appointing committees.
Fort Madison special: The jury re-
turned verdict of murder In tue first
degree against Polk, Wells and Cook,
who murdered the jail guard, and a ver-
dict of murder In the Second degree
against Fitzgerald, who was an accom-
plice. The trial has been the shortest on
record, lasting only two days. Wells
and Cook are to be imprisoned for life.
and Fitzgerald's sentence will be deter
mined by the Judge.
The damage done by the anti-Jevish
movement, including houses, breadstufs
and other property destroyed, and money
taken away by emigration of Jews,
amounts to $40, ,000, 900 all lost TO Rus
sia. To this mnst be added the losses
resulting from preventing labor and
profit, not only of Jews. but others dur
ing the riots and from stagnation Of trade
generally, which would increase the total
by many more millions.
A Pittsburg dispatch of the 21st says:
Some railroad coal miners of this dis
district recently struck against rednc-
ton In wages and colored men we're i'm
ported in their places. Miners In thirty
three pits to-day resolved to continue the
strike and stop all work if the negroes
are not discharged by June 1st. At
present the strike effects 200O miners,
but If it extends to all the mines, as
threatened, Il, 900 men will be thrown
ont of employment.
The Times recently announced the in
corporation IN New York of the North
American Silk Exchange for the purpose
of stimulating silk culture in this coun
try. To this end they are now negotiat-
ing for $50 acres of land on Long Island
for the purpose of establishing q nursery
of mulberry trees, and for 1000 acres of
land in Kentucky, which they propose to
let in small lots in advantageous terms
to those who wish to raise silk worms
and produce cocoons. It is said anybody
can raise worms and children can realize
as much from their culture as the same
number of men can in raising cotton.
Fire broke out on the south side of
East Chestnut street In Leadville on the
18th and before it was under control had
destroyed the buildings on that side east
of the First National bank for nearly a
block, including Windsor hotel, Academy
of Music and the Palace of Fashion, a
large dry goods house. The front of the
buildings on the opposite side of the
street were charred. Loss about $780,
600; partly covered by insurance. It is
supposed to be the work of incendiarism.
One dead unidentified body was found
and it is supposed that other lives were
lost, as some of the occupants are miss
ing.
The war department has the following:
A Fort Leayenworth dispatch of the 18th
says: The following telegram just re-
ceiyed shows the situation at Mescaleros
agency to be much the same only worse
than it was with Cheyennes. The Mes
caleros must be fed or they will starye
The Indian bureau, IL appears, cannot
feed them and the army must, therefore
feed them. A heavy military force must
be placed around them to make them
starve peacefully. There is time yet to
provide for them, but It cannot safely be
postponed. It should be attended to at
once.
JOSEPH POPE, General Com'dg.
The grand jury has returned new pre-
sentiments against Gen. Thomas Brady,
John W. Dorsey, Stephen W. Dorsey,
Mountfort c. Keredell, Henry NJ. Tur-
ney, J. r. Minor, j. M. Peck and Harry
M. Vail, charging them with conspiracy
to defraud the United States in connec-
tion with the award of star route con-
tracts. Four allegations of overt acts
committed outside the statute of imita-