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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27

Special business notices in Local Col
umDs % cents per line. Regular local
notices 10 cents per line.
For legal and transient advertisements,
81 90 per square for the frEt insertion and
so cents per square for each subsequent
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27

WILL practice in all courts Of the
w State, and give special attention to
collections. Office in 0,Toele's Block.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27
Albany Bath House.

VVHR UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fnlly Inform the oitisens of Albany ana VI
einity that 1hsyetaken charge ofthis Establish
nont, and, BY keeping clean rooms and payin
strict attention TO business, expects ~ salt n
those who may faver as with their patxonAza
Having heFetofoss carried on nothing bat
First-Ciass Hair Dressing Saloons,
We expects 30 giye sntire satisfaction to a
ohilSisn snd Ledass' Hair neatly CO
nd Bkamposed. jos WEBER.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27

The name OF Hos s.ei;sf's t9mseli II: ers
IL heard IN every dwei.lng. u ilnrsA place
in every household ard { "a sss as
sounded Throughout the Wee western
Hem. pine .. - GENE Al iuV % an, a
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suey hao sour s,Ensen, 80 ape ~
soma =. an e<es sg . god usnurens
and - a remedy fo- me. n.s-tu- fsver
and na!ed 0lssa,ss.
Fer sa's by a Druceis.s and Dea.es :
Esne.a y.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27

Ifa dime with a hole IN 1t Is w rt,
FIVE cents, dime with two holes ID
it ought 70 be worth ten cent
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-27

l6l X CALVERT ST, DALTIMoRE, Nd.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
GALVESTON.
Celebration OF San Jacinto Day
by Military ana Firemen-
List of Officers.EIectI In
Grand Lodge X. of p.

Special Telegram.l
GALVESTON, April 21.-The forty-sixth
anniversary of Texas independence has
passed of pleasantly. The day wa:
ushered in at 6 o'clock by firing the
national salute of twenty-one guns, by
the Galveston artillery company. At IL
O'Clock the firemen, with their decorated
engines, began to parade through the
principal streets. A musical concert and
hop was given by Washington fire COM
pany No. 1, which is now in progress at
the Pavilion, and that OF the Washington
social benevolent society is going on at
the artillery hail. a..
Cotton receipts to-day are 1899 bales.
The local spot market closed quiet and
unchanged. Sales, 269 bales. Futures
opened quiet and steady, and closed
barely steady at decline of two to seven
points. Sales, 800 bales. fa4IJf
The Knights of Pythias adjourned to-
day, and a great majority of them left by
the afternoon train for their homes. The
following is correct list OF officers elect
ed in secret council yesterday-officers
elected installed: Grand chancellor,
Max. Elser grand vIce-chanceilor, H. j.
Labatt; grand prelate, w. II. Sutton
grand master of exercises. T. B. Hanna
grand keeper of R. and s., P. s. Wren
grand master at arms, III. n. Spalding
grand inner guard, G. c. Wilson grand
outer guard, j. Lemfournie.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
PUBLIC OPINION.

There is some probability that the
late lamented Colonel j. w. James
will be an issue in the next political
campaign in Missouri.
Mahone's attempt to hold up an
administration party by the tail in
Virginia appears to have met with
an unexpected difficulty. The tail
has given away.
The boarding house keepers IN
Washington are the only people
in the country who are elated over
the fact that congress is to remain
in session until the first of July.
The Indiana managers of the tele-
phone line are considering the idea
of connecting each county scat with
all towns in their respective coun
ties, and charge toll for using the
same.
Down south they are just finding
out that there is a coin so small as q
cent, and the Atlanta Constellation is
trying to get it into general circula.
ton. Heretofore no man in Geor.
gia could buy less than five cents
worth of peanuts.
NJ. ii. DE Young, editor ofthe Sar
Francisco Chronicle. the leading he.
publican paper ON the Pacific coast
predicts that the veto of the anti
Chinese bill will result in soliC
Democratic delegations being sem
to congress from all the Pacific
| States.
The fact is that these two sharT
politicians (Mr. Blaine and the Pres
ident) have some views in common
They both look upon politics as a
game, and do not get angry as Conk
ling does with any person who doe:
not agree with them, will not hesl
tate 20 take advantage of any false
move made by the other. 1t is {
pity that there is no real issue be
fore the country to lift it out of tn,
arena of personal politics.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
FORT WORTH.
Killed at Work-san Jacinto Day
-Another Account of the
Train Robbery.

Special Telegram.l
FORT WORTH. April 21.-JeG Brown
was killed to-day, about II O'Clock, by
the caying in OF q bank from which he
was excavating gravel. He was u labor
ing man and was very popular with his
fellows.
San Jacinto day was not observed here,
except by the closing Of the banks.
The Texas and Pacific train, bound
east, was robbed about ninety-five miles
west of here this morning. The train
was boarded at Ranger by eight
brigands, who arrested the conductor
and engineer and made the
Texas Express messenger open
his safe. While they were pilforing the
safe, the conductor made HE way 10 the
passenger coach and woke a. some ru u
gers who were on board, and they went
out and opened fire on the robbers, who
promptly returned 1t. 1t soon grew too
hot for them, and they left precipitately.
They secu. d about three hundred and
hfty dollars from the express company
but nothing rom any one else. IL IL
thought one or more OF the robbers were
wounded. The rangers are in pursuit,
but no arrests have been reported yet.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
VOL. XII.

Mr.. Hewitt's plan is simple and to
the point. He proposes to recon-
nit the commission bill to the ways
and means committee, and have it
return a tariff bill within thirty
days, or sooner if practical, based
upon the following instructions:
First-To admit raw materials,
chemicals, and alcohol for use III
manufactures, free.
Second-To substitute specific for
ad valOrem duties as far as prac-
ticable, upon the average dutiable
value of imports during the last
three wears, after which no
higher rate of duty shall
be imposed than shall be neces-
sary to compensate for the difference
in the cost of labor at home ana
abroad expened on these products,
deducting the cost of transportation,
and the rate of duty shall not III any
case, except on luxuries, exceed %
per cent of such dutiable value.
The information necessary to sub
nit bill in accordance with these
instructions, is easily obtainable. 1t
has been demonstrated, beyond con-
troversy, by a comparison of wages
that the skilled American workman
is not better paid than the skilled
English workman, taking into ac-
count the living rates of both coun-
tries, and other matters pertinent to
the solution of the question and the
submission of a proper bill are as
easily demonstrable. There should,
therefore, be no tolerance exhibited
on the part of congress for the COM
mission bill. 1t should be defeated,
for il is device only to prolong the
tease the monopolists have on this
country for four years. Mr.. Hewltts
plan presents the means of obtaining
speedy remedy, and if it does not
provide such an immed ate reduc-
ton as could be wished, it, at least,
does so to a certain extent, that will
bring relief to the millions of con-
sumers in this country, and gives
promise of further reduction in
the future. But apart from this,
it leaves the question where it can
be taken up at any time, whereas
the adoption of the commission
bill commits congress to a de-
lay, until Its report is submitted,
which entails upon the people a con-
tinuance of the burden of taxation
under which they now labor. What
the country needs is public men
who will take hold of public meas
ures in style which means some
thing, either one way or the other,
These dilatory movements are q
curse on legislation, and they ought
to be discountenanced at Austin, as
we'll as at Washington, for we would
manufacture great men here as well
as there.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
AFTER the Chinese question, til,

AFTER the Chinese question, the
Pacific slopers are mostly in
terested about annexing the
Sandwich islands. Those ad-
vocating the measure main
tain that ultimately the subject will
be presented in such way, by the
assumption of a protectorate by
some maritime power like England,
for instance, that the United States
in self defense will have to annex
the islands, and that it might as well
be done now, when all trouble could
be escaped. Those opposing the
scheme, contend that il the islands
were incorporated in our country,
the vexed Chinese question would
have to be all fought over again, as
the importation of coolies is rec
ognized industry in the islands.
Moreover, it is held that the scheme
of annexation is u job, in which a
few capitalists on the coast are in
terested as, with the islands part of
our country, they would enjoy even
greater advantages in the sugar
monopoly on the coast than they
now hold. The question, however,
in all its phases is an interesting
one, and is engrossing the attention
of "slopers" only second to the
Chinese agitation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
SAN ANTONIO.
Brought in for Treatment-Mr.
HambIeton says He Didn't DO
Ito Marry Belle
school Site Purchased.

Sr ecial Telegram.]
SAN ANTONIO, April 2l.-Mr. ]. ID
Heard was brought in this morning from
the camp at EIlinsworth. He was shot
in the abdomen on Tuesday, and is here
to have the ball extracted. A Mexican
named Duaz was shot at the same time.
The assailant is in custody.
Dan Crowder, who was injured In tine
back and foot at Newlin's camp at the
end Of the extension, by the falling o.
bridge work, came on in the same special
for treatment. aasa il
Mr.. John T. Hambleton denies that he
took part in the assault on Alderman
Schreiner, and w. Dignowity is willing
to take all the blame OF the transaction.
Yet the fact remains that there are seps-
rate Indictments fled In each case.
Mr.. Isaac Marchant. q gentleman we'll
known and respected here, is shortly to
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
state Democratic Executive Com
miftee.


Geo. W. Smith, Kaufman, chairman.
T. W. Fort, Newton, Jasper county.
Geo. F. lngraham, Nacogdoches.
+. j. johnson, Shelby, Shelby county
VIM. Aubry, Marshall, Hanson county
|. L. N. Crawford, Dallas.
A. N. Taylor. Clarksville, Red Rivel
n. ". Finley, Tyler, Smith county.
T. T. Gammage, Palestine, Anderson
county. 81
H. S. Randall, Bonham, Fannin county
J.N. Rushing. Kaufman county.
J. r. Jester, Sherman, Grayson county
T. II. Murray, Mckinney, Collin coun
w, C. Holland, Dallas, Dallas county
Captain c. Fouty, Corsicana, Navarro
W. ii. Harmon, Bryan, Brazos comfy
Sam. T. Robb, Trinity. Trinity county
z. Harris, Wharton, Wharton county
E.P. bill, Houston, Harris county.
c. C. Sweeney, Galveston, Galveston
Joe. W. Gordon, Caldwell, BurIesor
Enoch Breeding, Rockdale, Milan coun
ma. Oats, Cleburne, johnson county
JIM. Hogshead, Fort Worth, Tarrani
Geo. P. Miller, Hamilton, Hamilton
john t. Coffee, Georgetown, William
SON county.
b. d. Orgain, Bastrop, Bastrop county.
Thos. Porter, Gonzales, Gonzales coun'
DIP. Mari, Atascosa, Atascosa county
W. z. Race, Uvalde, Uvalde county.
Bryan Cunningham, San Antonio, Bex'
AT county.
county. .-f .r.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS
Details of n Daring Train Robbery
at Ranger, on the Texas and
Pacific Railroad-The OFF,
cials Profess 10 Know
the Robbers.

Special Telegram
DALLAS, April 21.-The Texas Il ain
robbers have scored another signal vic
tory. They came out of their rendezvous
IN the canyons and mountain Businesses
OF the upper Brazos country last night,
proceeded west a few miles, and when
the train from San Francisco, on the
Texas and Pacific road, pulled up at
Ranger station, Just west Of what
Is known as Conyer's Spur, they took
possession. There were five robbers,
four of them beardless youths, dressed
like cowboys, and the fifth (the leader
stalwart man, with the appearance OF a
desperate, wearing a heavy red shirt and
large black slouch hat. None were
masked, but all were armed to the teeth
with Winchester rifles and Colts large
improved revolvers. Four of the gang
corralled the conductor, George Hare,
the fireman, the engineer and the brake
man alongside the engine, while the red
shirted leader boundeui into the
express car, commanding the mes
senger to throw up his hands,
which was complied with, as the
Smuzzle OF pistol was presented TO his
face. The colored porter took in the sit
uation, and made a dash for the passen-
ger coach. where he reused three sleeping
Texas rangers, who have been travelling
on the train several weeks, as guards, in
anticipation of q robbery. When they
reached the outside the robbers opened
fire on them, keeping the captive tram
men as breastworks. OF course the
rangers returned the fire. but without
effect, as to render the fire effective
would have killed the train men. Con-
sequently, none OF the combat
ants were hit, but stray
bullet hit the telegraph operator,
who was returning to his office, making
a slight wound on the back Of one of his
hands. After the leader had robbed the
express car, the gang retired in single
file, making the train men follow be-
tween them aud the rangers until they
! were out of danger. 1t was nearly an
hour before the last of the train men got
back to the cars.
The robbers did not molest the United
States mails or passengers, the unexpect-
ed presence of the rangers preventing a
part of the plot. The express car was
riddled with bullets. The messenger
states that the robbers secured less than
five hundred dollars. 1t is generally be-
lieved, however, that a very large haul
was made, but that the railroad and ex-
press people do not propose letting the
loss be made public.
The rangers accompanied the train to
Weatherford, where pursuing party
was sent out; but up to this evening no
arrests are reported. Railroad officials
profess to know who the robbers are
and predict their capture.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.

Unlike the measure of Mr.. Rea-
gan, looking to federal law by
which the charges and the conduct
of railways in all the states may be
regulated, the proposition to estab-
lish commission to look after gov
ernment tariff is proper and safe,
because it belongs to the rights
which may be properly exercised
by the general government. But
while this power is right, it may be
that the purpose of the proposition
is to interfere with adverse
tariff legislation. and to pre-
vent 1t If possible. The bill provides
for the appointment of nine COM
missioners, and apart from every
other influence that may be brought
to bear, it may be presumed that
they will be none too ready or
prompt to submit q plan to revise
the tariff, when it is remembered
that their salaries, while engaged
on the work, or investigation, will
aggregate $500 day, besides Incl
dental expenses. Moreover, when
their plan is submitted, It is not at
all assured that 1t will be adopted,
but q long discussion, entailing fur
ther delay, may be expected. That
discussion might as well be had
now, and plan of revision might
as well be adopted by congress now
as then, for, in fact commission or
no commission, the plan of revision
adopted will be, after all, one formu-
lated by congress. 1t very similar
to bill now before the legis-
lature, providing for a railway COM
mission, which shall look into and
report to the next legislature its
impressions. IL provides for post
poning action, and this Is what the
tariff commission bill before con-
gress probably undertakes to effect,
for it now originates no final power,
The recent speech OF Mr.. Hewitt on
the subject Of tariff, which has at
tracted widespread attention, aud
which has so commended him that
his nomination for governor of New
York by the Democrats Of that state
is almost assured, demonstrates
how easily revision of the
tariff can be made at once
and disabuses the public mind ol
the necessity OF any delay about 1t
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
SAN SABA.
Possibility OF Disaster TO Small
Grain-Death of Judge
GuiOn's Mother
Personal.

Special TELEGRAM.
SAN SABA, April 21.-The weather con-
tinues warm and dry, with no prospects
of rain. Unless we get q good rain with.
in six or eight days, the fall wheat will
be failure. Up TO the tenth of this
month the prosper was very promising
but it is gloomy at present. A great
amount Of wheat and oats was planted,
and a failure will be severe disappoint
ment to the farmers.
Mrs. Cornelia Guion, the mother OF
Judge John j. Guion and Mrs. DR..
Gregg, Of this place, died last night, and
was buried this evening.
DR.. u. P. Holman. Jr., got his leg badly
bruised to-day, while running cattle.
Mr.. Hackworth, who was adjudged in
sane, is so bad that he has to be kept In
Jail.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
A GYMNAST,s LONG FALL.
The Sensations of a Man who Felt
that Death was Very Near.
From an Interview with William Hanlon. !

From an Interview with William Hanlon.i
We were playing in Havana. The
same people go to the theater every
night, and they demand constant changes
in the bill. My brother Tom was taken
sick suddenly. His ladder was up in the
dome ready for 1.-THE leap for life," and
the people began to clsmor to have ''it
done" finally agreed to do it. The
feat consists, after the performance of a
variety of tricks on the ladder, in swing
ing yourself into motion and jumping to
a taut rope, running from a ceiling at an
incline to the wings. The jump was a
long ore, and the house was very quiet
when began to swing preparatory to
taking the leap.
threw myself at the rope, and when
l was in mid-air i saw it was no go and
that / was done. | struck out desperate
ly with my feet, in the hope of helping
myself forward, but l only reached the
rope with the tips of the fingers with my
left hand. Both hands and Jth feet
were extended in spread eagle
form, if you like. l ought TO
have struck the rope with both
hands fairly in the center of my body,
with the legs across the line, so as to dis
tribute the strain of sustaining my weight
over my whole body. AS it was, it all
fell on my left arm and my body swept
in toward the rope like whip-lash. OF
course let go, and then began to turn
spirallv like a cork-screw and then go
down. / instantly realized that must
not land all spread out. 1 gathered my
left arm close in to my body, pushed my
head forward and drew my legs together,
struggling to get into shape to fall on
my side did fall just that way forty
feet on a wooden stage. NV arm was
driven into my side and rib was bro
ken. The arm was shattered and / was
laid up for many months.
While 1 was going down, in an instant
saw over again, as vivid as life, every
fall that / ever witnessed. They came
up in my mind, one right after another,
like successive flashes of lightning, and
seemed to be experiencing all of them in
my own person. But worse than every
thing else, great Geal worse than the
shock of arriving, was the terrible shrek
of agony that went up from the audience.
1t was like one heartbreaking wall of
agony. l can hear it yet, and hear il
every time think of the accident
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
THE FORD BROTHERS.
They Plead Guilty TO the Murder
of Jesse James, ana Are both
PardOned.

ST. JOSEPH. Charles and Robert
Ford were arraigned in the circuit
court upon an indictment charging
them with the wilful and premedita-
ted murder of Jesse James. The
courtroom was thrOnged to suffoca-
ton. AS Judge Sherman finished
reading the bill, and asked of Rob-
ert Ford, "Guilty, or not guilty?''
he exclaimed, as If he had been wait
ing for the judge to finish the read
ing of the indictments, Guilty" and
then turned to III. III. Craig, police
commissioner of Kansas City, with
a cold, scornful smile, after
which ne turned upon the crowd.
Charles Ford also pleaded gull
ty in the most unconcerned
manner. Judge Sherman then
briefly passed sentence upon them
omitting all formaliti s: "You
each of you, shall, OH May 10, 1882
be taken to some convenient place
and be hanged by the neck until you
be dead"
The boys smiled as the judge
finish the sentence. Without furth-
er formality, they were taken back
to Jail. Their pardon was granted
by Governor Crittenden. 1t is eX.
pected that on receipt of the pardon
the boys will be quietly rema ded
before daybreak to Kansas City,
where they have friends. Fears are
entertained by Timberlake that their
stay in ST. Joseph will be attended
with extreme danger, and the Jail
has been closely guarded ever since
their confinement, aud no suspicious
applicants have been admitted.
Mrs. Jesse James to-day by order OF
the probate court, received her hus-
bands arms from Marshal Craig,
and returned with them to Kansas
City tonight.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

opening of the university will form
an era in the history OF popular
state education. Every father of a
bright and ambitious boy feels and
appreciates this. Without the uni
versity, hundreds would be COM
PEELED TO plOd OH without that edu-
cation for which they pant as the
means of honorably distinguishing
themselves and of usefully filling
positions from which they would be
forever cut off on account of their
poverty. With the university will
commence a new chapter in the pro-
gress of the state.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THE Panolo Watchman thinks
that loss of public buildings by fire
is due somewhat to the fact that y. M.
Roberts Is governor. The best way
to satisfy the Watchman would be
to allow it's bow-wow-rical editor to
appoint all state officers to act for
one term. The administration would
be so vapory that nothing in all its
reach could possibly take fire.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
No More Crop Reports From the
Cotton Exchanges.

MEMPHIs.--In all probability the
cotton exchanges Of the sce1n1ny
will discontinue the system that has
been in vogue for number of Years,
Of issuing monthly reports of the
condition of the cotton crop, and
other crops in their resbective ter
ritories. The unreliability Of these
reports have been so manifest In the
past that the proposition Is now uD-
der advisement by the principal ex-
changes south to discontinue them
altogether. What other mode will
be adopted, If any, has not yet been
suggested, but strong effort % be-
ing made to abolish the prcsentsys-
tenn, and with every prospect OF its
accomplishment.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

RECENT examination of the tomb
of Abraham Lincoln divulges the
fact that the body of the dead presi-
dent is petrified. Probably nothing
could have been more pleasing to
Mr.. Lincoln than to have known
that bis body would increase stony
properties.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THE wife of DIR. FELTON,, of Georgia,
is said to be one of the best informed
persons in political matters in the
state, and the doctor does as most
wise men do; he allows himself TO
be guided by the advice of his bet
ter half.