The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-28
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tAcKsoS, Miss. Sept. 2o.-Three unmis.
taxable cases of yellow fever developed
here TO day. The panic of 1877 was not
comparable to that now prevailing among
the citizens The news Of suspicious cases
OF fever did not get out until I O'Clock this
afternoon, but before s O'Clock hundreds
had left town by rail aud other roads, and
many more are preparing 10 leave The
two banks in town paid out over $4,000
each after banking hours this afternoon, to
their deposiioss who are leaving.
Very Peculiar Death.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept so.-~While trying
to-avoid being kissed a woman, George
Vindic of Baltimore, fell down stairs and
was killed. This Is probably The first In
stances OF the kind on record. A man
sometimes Is willing 10 give bis life for a
kiss, but never TO avoid one.
Gigantic wheat steal.
MrsNEAPoLIs, Sep,. 7o.-w G Hanley,
commission dealer, of the firm of Peter
so & Hanley, was arrested about midnight
on warrant charging him with stealing
10000 bushels of wheat from the Mime
apolis union eie 'ator No. ,. II was first
discovered that $1,000 bushels of wheat had
been stolen by oyerloading cars. Ianley
has been ID. e. Moak x Co.'S cashier and
bookkeeper. They are grain dealers, and
have suspended, a large amount of their
paper having gone To protest yesterday.
Others are suspected OF completely ,includ-
ing we'll known wheat men, and IL was said
the announcement of the names would
cause profound sensation BY the advice
OF his attorney, Hanley efused to talk
Fool and Ills money
NEW YORK, Sept 2o.-- A fine. looking
well-dressed man was arrested last night
by the police, and locked up on charge of
intoxication. lie had over 5000 in his
pockets. When he recovered he desc
himself as A. V. Hyde, a clothing merchant
OF Salt Lake City, and said he belonged to
Mormon family of that place, and was
stopping with his wife at a hotel In this city.
He had been here [ week and had been
drinking heavily, and the money found In
his possession was all that was left OF SIS
ooo that he had brought with him. Ia
court this morning he was discharged.
Petition From Corvallis.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. Ex-senator Dotph
has presented to the secretary of war a
petition of the citizens of Corvallis and vic.
Unity, praying for an order for the expendi-
ture of so much of the appropriation for
the purpose as is necessary to reach the
Willamette river above Corvallis to pre-
vent the threatened cut off. The chief Of
engineers has approved the project for
such Improvement and directed the com
inencement of work.
Coming West.
New York, Sept. President T. F..
Oakes Of the Northern Pacific viii start
for the West on Monday, accompanied bv
Henry Willard, who has not been over the
read since its opening in 1883. vilIard's
GO ntrol of the property is not less absolute
than at that time.
Treaty Rejected.
WAsHINGToN, Sept Representative
Kilgore, acting chairman of the house
committee on enrolled bills, called upon
the presidentthis morning and delivered to
him the Chinese exclusion bill.
WAsHINoToN, Sept aI.-Ihe president
has received official information of the re-
fusal Of the Chinese government to ratify
the amended treaty,
I'm nowrecF wing my sprlDg and sumner
1 resas toods Cal early and secure barpn il