The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-06-08
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The Oregon and California delegation
arrived at st. Louis Thursday, and are said
to be solid for Cleveland and Thurman.
Senator MiichelI's joint resolution pro-
vidlng for the appointment BY the Secre-
tary OF the navy Of commission csmpos-
cd Of three competent naval officers, to
select q suitable sic for a naval station,
navy yard and docks on the Pacific Coast,
was on Thursday taken up In the Senate,
and after being defended By Mitchell, who
presented lengthy letter from the admiral
Of the navy In lis support, was passed.
The Union Pacific r r Is threatened
with strike, as the result of recent ar
rangements allowing the Burlington 10 run
Kansas City, ST. Joseph & Council Bluffs
night trains over the Union Pacific bridge
at Omaha.
The Grant Memorial University, OF
Athens, Tennessee, At its commencement
Thursday, conferred the degree Of doctor
of laws on Leland Stanford, Senator from
California.
The residence II Mrs. Lee Jereme was
entered by burglars Tuesday night and
SIo.ooo worth OF diamonds stolen. The in
mates OF the house were chloroformed
Mrs. Jerome caused n sensation some
weeks ago by marrying the head waiter OF
a hotel. She is worth half a million.
General Sheridan's condition Is very
critical and he cannot liyc long.
At the Prohibition National Convention
a. indianapolis Thursday Clinton d. Fiske,
of New Jersey was nominated for Presi
dent and John a. Brooks, of Kansas City
for Vice President. The woman suffrage
plsnk was nailed into the platform after a
stormy debate.
A collision occurred on the Cheyenne &
Northern branch of the Union Paci6c,near
Bordeaux, Thursday, between work train
and a passenger engine, which resulted in
the death of Passenger Conductor May
field, and the probably fatal injury of En-
gineers Brooks and Marsden, and the Sc
rious injury of four other employees.
Word has just been received at What
com, w T., from a reliable source that
railroad building to connect Bellingham
bay with the Canadian Pacific and Seattle
will begin soon.
Seattle Is to have $z,ooo,ooo steel and
iron works.
Wheeler +. trottcd I Ito miles at ST
Louis Friday in l47H fastest on record
DIR. VIM. Pepper, professor of the univer
sity of Pennsylvania, returned to Philadel
phia Friday from his hasty visit to Wash.
ington, where he was called into consulta-
tion BY the physicians attending Gen
Sheridan. DIR. Pepper expressed some
what hopeful view ofsthe Generals condi-
ton and says though desperately i'll there
is chance for recovery.
Secretary Villas Friday in the case OF
Lyons VS.. Ivers, Lakeview land district
decided an important case, and one which
involves the town site of Harvey City,
lie holds that pre-emption cannot be made
of lands upon which there is trade and
business at the time of entry.
AT Friday mornings session of the Re.
formed Presbyterian Synod of the United
States, held at Pittsburg, resolution was
adopted deprecating the publication oi
Sunday newspapers, and instructing the
Presbyterians to prosecute, by proper dis,
cipline, all members who advertise in the
same.
DR.. Colvig, dentist residing in Ore
gon, and father of Mrs. A. c. Cawley, who
recently figured in the Falling murder case
sat San Francisco, where the wife of Falling
unortally wounded her husband, has to al
appearances fallen in very lucky, and If all
can be proved, as it is expected, he will be.
Erome the possessor of a snug fortune oi
$a0csDoo. This figure represents one-sixth
4 of .laEf fortune left by the death of his
grandfather, who died number of years
I ago in France.