The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-05-18
TELEGRAPPHICNEWS
A cyclone.

A Cyclone.
CHICAGO, May iI.~-A cyclone of tremcn
dous fierce swept over Northern Indians
tonight The telegraph wires throughout
a considerable extent are prostrated, and
the extent OF lis ravages can only be form.
cd from few scattering reports. At Wins.
low siding, on the Nickel Plate railroad, q
train Of sixteen freight cars was lifted frem
the track and distributed across the sur.
rounded prairie At Walath q number 0f
houses were unroofed.
Crops In the East.
ST. PAUL, May I3.-After fifteen days
continued rain In Minnesota and Dakota,
the weather has suddenly becsme extreme
" eold,the thermometer registering below
the freezing point, In Southern Minnsso-
Ia the farmers are much discouraged over
the outlook. Seine say they will not at.
tempt to finish seeding. In all the river
counties the ground IL SO wet that farmers
cannot get into their fields, and when u h
dry enough TO work Il will be too late to
SOW wheat. Many farmers have given up
sowing any more and will put their ground
to oats and corn.
Pound.
Los ANGELES, May Is.-N. G. Yocum,
a heavy real estate operator OF Pasadena,
whose mysterious disappearance last fall
caused quite sensation, has been located.
lie is at Monmouth, Oregon, where he has
been living ever sinse his sudden departure
from Pasadena. At the time Of his depart.
tire many rumors were rife, one that he had
been murdered fer money. lie has been
located at many places, but each report, un-
OIL the last, has proved false.
Raging Mississippi.
ST. Louis. May I4.-The river Is steadl.
~ rising here, and the iinhabilan Is on the
American bottoms are moving all of their
portable property back to the high land.
Reports from the north arc alarming, and
II the levee on Madison lake breaks loose
the damage will be In the millions. The
regular exodus has taken place from the
Sny bottom. The entire town of Alexan.
dria, Missouri, Is inundated with five feet
Of water and the damage Is very heavy.Ths
the high lands. \ couple Of miles back OF
town. The Sny levee ID now being patroll-
ed for miles by aentinels, whose duty II Is
to summon assistance when any weak spot
Is observed.
Got Mad.
TACOMA, w. r, May I4.-After four hun
dred ballots had been takea In the attesspt
to elect city e.erkJ ID Coughran,tne new.
~ elected republican member from the
Second ward, went over to the democrats
tonight, and so broke the deadlock and
elected William ] Meade, tho present In.
eumbeat. Col ] NJ Sioie,republican from
the Fourth ward, after scoring coughran,
voted for JeH Davis and then rendered his
resignation and left the council chamber.
declaring he would not sit In body OF
mugwumps. The present council was
elected alter hard fight on straight party
lines,and hence Stoie's indignation.
ExPLopED.-News was received here
Tuesday of the accidental shooting of
Frank Mack. brother ol Vim. Mack, Of
this city. while hunting Yesterday forenoon.
Placing a lighted pipe In side pscket
with some cartridges ono oi them was ex.
pIoded, injuring one of his fingers as we'll
as his body,
Mr. Chas Johnson, who came over from
ScloW ednesday states that Mack Il quite
seriously, II not dangerously wounded
Besides losing the fore finger Of the right
hard something went into his abdomen
and had not been found. The shells were
paper shot shells. in his pocket was a
small gun screw driver. and only part OF
which was found In his pecket afterwards,
and II il thought the remainder Il what Is
In him.
Arr YoU ISsCRRp.-It Is getting dry
and your property should be insured. You
cannot ansrd to carry your own insurance.
The Albany Farmers and Merchants In.
Surance Company can afford to do Il for
you. Being absolutely reliable, backed by
square men, II Is the company to insure In.
CRY DRuo SToRE.-Mr Milt Miller Is
entirely rcnovating his new drug store, re.
fitting II and making In into one Of the neat
est places Of the kind In the state. lie has
one Of the 1000 candle are lights up. and
proposes 10 sell goods at prices TO suit the
trade. Call on him.
Another LEBANoNIAS.--A DEMOCRAT
man Is informed that Mr.. g. w. Smith,
the well known Lebanon stove man, win
move to Albany this year, and start new
steve and TIN store in the place now occu-
pied by Foshay & Mason.
EsGACED.--The engagement of Miss
Bertha Ncugass, of Corvallis and Joseph
Greenburg,of San Francisco,is announced.
The DEMOCRAT unites with friends In Al
bany In extending congratulations.
Our complste stock OF boots and shoes at
cost without reserve.
BRowNRLL a STANDARD.
AN EXPENSIVE FIRE.