The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-10-11

been shippedby Messrs Krupp from Ham
burg for Cronstadt, The callbcr of tn
gun Is i34 inches, the barrel Is 20 feet 1
length, It's greatest diameter being 6K feel
The range OF the gun II ever II miles,an
II will fire two shots per minute, each sho
costing between f2So and 1900. A. tn
trials of the gun, held in tho presence o
Russian officers at Meppeu, the range o
the Essen firm, the projec,lle. 4 feet lony
and Weighing i,Soe pounds, and pl opelle'
by a charge Of 700 pounds Of powder, pen
e'rated 1914 inches of armor, and wen
t,3t, yards beyend the target. The gun
which Il the largest In existence, and The
heaviest yet exported by Messrs krupp
had 10 be carried from Essen 10 Hamburg
on car specially constructed for the pur
pose"
No NAME FoR In Sunday evening
Thos. Montei,h dieovered strange mar
prowllng around his house. and askeC
him what he was doing. The man told
him Il was none Of HIS business. Ton
denied the allegation and proceeded to In
vestigate the matter. He gave the fellow
a good kick, and on his turning TO fight,
came LaBlaneh on him. Then he had
him arrested aud taxed before Judge
Humphrey. The District Attorney ad-
vised him discharged being unable to find
maine for the offence, and Dillman, as
he gave his name was set a, liberty.
a Bic CuALLRSoK.-w J farry,eaptain
of the vistorious Astoria hose team, Is In
receipt of challenge from the Vancouver,
b. C., fire department, to have the Astoria
boys run against them anywhere on Cana.
dian soil for $4,000 side. Ills reply was
not unfavorable to the project II the
Vancouver team will pay the Astoria
teams expenses TO Seattle or Victoria the
Astoria bows will go and run them for
$4,000 a side. n the Nancouverites will
Come here the Astoria team will pay their
expenses and run them here for $4,000 a
side,-AaerfaN
SoME RKruRNING.-llotelr runners, who
study human nature and recognize faces
seen before, say that numbers of imni-
grants to the Sound and Valley from the
East are now returning to Kansas, Nebras.
ka and elsewhere, willing 10 pass through
more cyclones aud billiards. rather than
endure their disappointment In finding
that the booming coast towns were not all
that could be desired In the way OF home
for poor mar as represented. Stltit Is
hardly surprising that a portion of the
great wave of inning ration should break
back 10 its starting point. E.O.
SOME Coon RULEs-The following
rules are conspicu0usly posted In the rooms
Of Snohomish hotel: Gests must pony
up dollar and g bits before sinin the
book. Gests will leve thar weep'ns SOS
they'll not go of In the mite. Sope &
towl will be found neer waicfin troi No
fitin or shooin allnwed In the bed rumes.
Gests must sign thar names every day x
pay accordingly. Emmy gest how isn't
satisfied with these roofs must mcsey or
stand the consequences.
RIsHARD HIMSELF AeAIS.--Au ex-
change across the mountains puts the
situation in the following exaggerated
but interesting light:
"Parties who have just come up fiom
valley say wedfoot Is again
Itself. That section had experienced the
longest dry spell ever known, water in
= ellis and streams had become scarce and
old-timer's webs had begun to crack from
want Of moisture, but the never.failing
rains commenced falling abuut two weeks
ago, which has brought the country back
10 its natural state, and mud, green fields
and prosperity prevail"
WOULDN'T WORK FOR HER.-"Did you
saw that wood told you about'" asked
The lady of the house Of the tramp 20
whom she had given dinner.
"Madame," he replied, and a look of
contempt fitted across his face, II am
surprised that so good cook and house
wife as you should be so ungrammatical.
You should say, "Did you see that wcodi'
Saw Is proper only in a question refer.
ring to the perfect iiense. cannot work
for one so uncultured for fear should be
Ta-ta."
ALEX DowSINe DEAp.-Hon. Alex
Downing, residing in Linn county, op
Posite Stayton, died Monday after an
illness of sometime. lie was a brother
Of Hon. Geo. s. Do oSning, superintendent
" AN( naN - tNaH "
sterling character. He represented Ma.
rion county at one term OF the State Leg
islature IN an acceptable manner.
THEIR CREAMERY.-The creamery at
has started up again and as
we published an item or two about It's be-
ing failure, we also give this. Il might
be well to remember though, that just now
butter is up:
"The creamery is now running right
along, making 100 pounds of butter per
day. The first batch was sent to Portland
without brand, and the consignee wrote
back TO brand every pound of Il as there
was nothing in Portland to excel It.
Twenty cents per gauge is nov being paid
for the cream"
ITs FAME SPREADs.-EYen the Oyeg0-
Man catches on to our fine woolen mill and
says: "The new WOODEN mill at Albany
Is one OF the most substantial structures of
the kind ever built in the Willamette val
ley. A stone foundation, solid brick walls,
brick partitions. an iron roof all speak of
and Albany has good reason
to be proud Of the enterprise of her citizens
that secured its location there"
To FARMERS AND HoKsEMEN.-Gal-
braith Bros, of GAINESVILLE, Wis, offer for
sale at the Live Stock Exchange, Cor.
Fourth and Ash SITS, Portland, Oregon, a
choice collection OF their celebrated Clydes
dale, English Shire, Hackney and Cleveland
Bay Stations, at moderate prices, and on
terms to suit purchasers. These horses
are all of the highest individual merit and
most fashionable strains Of breeding,
Every animal satisfactorily guaranteed.
MIXING UP.-An expert saye there are
three kinds of foreign pheasant in the
Willamette valley and that our native
pheasantis is really grouse. 1t is thought
that the native and foreign breeds are
crossing and producing various m1ngrel
types.
DHBBrS LosT.--Langdon and Cameron
run 100 foot race in Eugene recently
for $3.50 side. the latter receiving sis
feet start and winning by foot Eugene
sports backed Langdon, and Of course go
mad. People who back foot races now
a-dsys should not get mad.
BEN SPEcULATEs. Ben Brennerhas
purchased of Mr. Ed Houston, conductor