The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-01-20
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. I3.-Tke Southern
Pacific Passenger Department will issue In
z few days tickets that will take the travel
Ing public TO Eastern cities by way Of Port.
land, Or, and Tacoma, then by steamer to
Vancouver, then ever the Canadian Pacific
Road 70 Winnipeg and then down 10 st
Paul and overthe American Inca UnIImit-
cd tickets to Chicago will be $3.50, hrst-
class $6z.s0, sccond-elass $4z.so 70 New
York unlimited Srzo rs, frst.cIsss $3.50,
second.class $50. so.
New YoaK, Jan, Lice Lung, a Chi.
namafi who keeps laundry IN Union Hill,
New Jersery, narrowly escaped lynehing
yesterday. Lydia Gibson, aged II, vert b
the laundry 70 get some clothes left there 10
be washed. The Chinaman was alone and
attempted 70 assault her "A young man, at.
tracted by her cries, broke IN and dragged
her away frem the assailant The girl made
complaint and the policeman, Ia order TO
arrest the Chlnaman, had to get him away
from crowd which was preparing 10 hang
him.
CHIcAoo, Jan. i3.--Wood work IN the
Irving public school engine room took fire
this afternoon. A thousand children we're IN
the building when smo ke filled II, and fora
little while panic was imminent. Though
the pupils left their seats, the teachers held
the doors shut until they could give danger
signals, which the children obeyed. At the
first stroke OF the gong they caught up their
wraps and books, at the second formed in
lsne, at the third, marched In order 20 the
street. Out OF the thousand children, but
one lost bis presence Of mind. lie Was a lad
Of II, and became 50 excited that he threw
slate and books throngha window, and then
dashed bis fist through pane Of glass. Ills
teacher forced him into line after he had
badly cut himself. This was the only acci.
dent, and the building was not damaged
much.
MINNRAroLIs, MINI, Jan. i5.--Reports
from all over the Northwest indicate the
prevailing blizzard Il the worst and most ex.
tended Of the season. It's area oE operations
Is from the Rockies 10 Lake Michigan, but
Minnesota and Dakota are the worst suffer
ers. On roads running west from here all
freights are abandoned and passenger trains
are run atlong intervals though every ef
fort ls being made 70 keep them moving
At Huron, Dakota, the blizzard filled the
air with blinding snow 20 that business men
lost their way on the drive from home 10 the
Office. An inexperienced teacher dismissed
her scholars In the storm nj noon Yesterday,
efforts. Men organized themselves in parties
Of ten each, armed with q hundred feet OF
rope and marching In line gathered all the
lost children IN but one child who Is doubt,
less frozen TO death.
CnARLRsToN, s. C., Jan. T7--I'he earth.
quake shock this morning was generally
felt throughout the coast country and as far
west as August. No damage has been re-
ported.
HAsHiSoroS, Jan. r4.-Senator Dolph
OF Oregon to-day presented to President
Cleveland \ memorial signed by the Pacific
Coast Congressional delegation, asking for
the promotion Of Brig. Gen. Miles TO the
rank Of Major General, 10 iill vacancy cans-
cd BY the death Of Gen. Terry.
ST. PAUL, Jan. IA Princeton special
says Swede living twenty miles from there
Il said 10 have killed his wife and seven
children, ehopping their heads of with
broadax. A boy Of u jumped frotn an up
stairs window and escaped. When asked by
the ncighborN what he had done. the nurd.
erer replied, "What | have intended to do for
q long time"
Sr. PAUL, Jan. Is.--The following deaths
by freezing, In addition 70 the Hist sent last
night, are reported Near Mitchell, UAk,
young man named Munger Mrs Phillips
and son. Of Alpena, Jerrold county, Oak. !;
an unknown man near Aberdeen. OAK. Al
Wiudemere, q school teacher and two pu-
pills Fu;da. Mimi, fs.year old son Of John
Walsh At Tracy. Mimi, Tom Anderson,
farmer, Is missing. Belgrade, Mont. re-
ports the death of several cowboys in Madi-
son Valley. Last night and to-day have been
exceedingly cold all over the Northwest.
AZ Brainerd II was fifty eight below II
O'Clock this morning at Bird Island 3S be.
/ low this morning at Fanbauit ~ below
Last night At Duluth II was 3f below to-
day. Al Clearwater Il was 80 below this
morning.
MtSSgAroLIs, MINI, Jan. I6.-tThe
Journals revised list of blizzard fatalities
shows 81 deaths In Dakot q, i In Minneso-
to, 8 In Iowa, ~ Ia Nebraska and In Mon
tana total r5s, beside IS reported missing.
WASHINGTON. Jan. f6.-President cleve-
land has accepted an invitation 10 visit the
suh-sropical exposition atJacksonville, at Fla.
SEATTLE, w. T., Jan. I6.-Frank Wells,
with n party Of three others hunting deer
on Lummi Island, near Whatcom, became
lost from hts comrades and perished In the
storm of Friday night The ether three,
Chas Wells, Cunningham and Lee. suffer
ed intensely and were rescued.