The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-27
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
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A Collision.
SPOKANE FALLS. wn.. sept Defective
air brakes caused fatal collision this morning
At Trent. nine miles east &c this city. pass
ssngsr train was waiting .shcte for the west
bound freight. the engineer ofwhlch saw the
headlight when mile away hu, having con-
hdenee m the ais brakes ran some distance be. i
fore applying them. Finding that they would
not wouldwofk he reversed bis engine and /
whlstled for hand brakes. stacking the speed
10 ten miles an hour, but be could not stop his
trpin, The engineer Of the passenger train
perceived the danger and backed his uain, but
could not yet out OF the way. As the ergine
struck. Lou Hogan, brakeman on the freight
jumped and was caught by a car and almost
instantly killed, A lianlgen, The engineer,
was severely cut on the head. Ed Brennan,
3 iaborer. stealing ride .cn the platform Of
he baggage car, Was injured on the head and
nternolly. The injured men are at the hospital
here.
A Hunt
Dgks PARK, Sep ao,---rhe commissioner.
ship Of pensions is sun unsettled. President
Harrison thinks Mayor Warner the best man
Tor the place, He d expected here tonight
ior another conference. which the people about
| the president say will lead to his acceptance,
General I.uc Us Fair child il mentioned, should
Warner and Merrill decline.
A High Read.
MASlrou, Colo, Sept. ao..-Ths contract
ios bailding the cog wheel road up Pixies peak
was signed yesterday q, Chicago. and on Mon
day work viii begin from The top Of the peak.
A force Of goo men will be set 10 work, and
the road win be running by May. unless the
winter Is exceptionally severe.
The Tournament.
/ TACOMA, wn,, Sept. ao,--The las. race Of
L the Northwestern Firemen's tournament took
place this morning. This was the hook and
ladder contest. Only three teams entered, land
Seattle won the hrt place in 40 Is seconds.
Tacoma second. sai Astoria third. 43 seconds,
The Astoria team was short handed.
I Prohahly o Canald.
; MONTEREY, CAL, Sept ao.-It Is stated
1 that young Fireman, son OF John Fireman, ol
Salinas. while hunting deer In Carmel valley.
: 50 miles from here. discovered the works and
= diggings Of = mine that has been sought over q
hundred years. The mine Is said 10 be very
rich IN silver and gold quas.x. A nnnsher d
people are leaving fos the scene Of the reported
: discovery.
4 a glx Min burned,
), SNonoMisiI. Wtn., Sett. Ig.--Fife slastet
!; in the dsy house Of Bisekmsn iiros extensive
9 ,awmiIls, sash and door factory. and immens'
I inmber yars, at 9 O'Clock tn Is evening, spread
|. ing rapidly, before the Gre department ar
v rived the whole mills were completely enveiop
i ed in flames. Il was feared iof a time tha
!. the city was sure TO burn. bus the ere has beei
kept from spreading by an army OF wofkmei
moving lumber and tearing down buildings
= Losz, $4,000.
Neasle sue OF Then.
SAN FRANcIsco. Sept. io.--when Jus,ic
Field departed ior Portland las, Monday Il ~
T. stated that be was accompanied by t~o depnl
y mashals. who are TO act as body guard unit
or his arrival 10 Washington. The names Of n
" two government officers were, however. nc
3 mentioned. IL was not learned until to.da
~ that David Neagle, who had savei Juesic
~ Fields lie. was one Of the two mem,ios
~ ed.
. The Tournament.
% TACOMA. Sept. is.-At the beginning of,t
cr races this morning, Union Hose Company NJ
- Z. Of Tacoma. was ruled out. aud was iollop
T. ed by Old Town Tacoma. also ruled 90
10 Tacoma No. a. made the coupling In 4
~ seeoads. Nanaimo. was ruled out. This endc
~ ~ the wet test race. and the judges decided ihl
al the ioliowinging was The result. subject 10 9
I. appeal 10 the board Of directors, on behalf
he the Astoria team, who we're said 10 have bes
he unfairly ruled out;
id Vancouver. y c., first, siooo.
Walla walla, second. $500.
New wessmnis,er. third. sIoo.
= In the afternoon the dry test race was ru
and the following was the time made;
Corvalsis-36 as.
Nanainio--jS f-S.
:. Tacoma No a-347.y.
u Tacoma Union NJ 10y 90
n Our Boys. Of waiia waIla-37H. Rui'
or out.
o. East Poniand-3z 4.Ss
& Viciofia-33 I.S.
oi New WestminisieF-j4 as
a. Vancouver. b GAG q.Io.
ls Asoria-3f4s.
M TACOMA, Sept. Io.-This race vas won
10 the Astoria team. time. i;o9 IS; vsneouye
le B c., second in I.Is IS; Seattle third, I'll
a. 4.
u This was followed by the speed tess, 700 Ge
" carts 10 eaFTy not less inan $50 ieet- Of hos
" The race was won by Vancouver, u c IN AZ
- seconds; Astoria tecond. AZ as; Vicion
?, Tacoma No. 2. East Portland and Corvall
" all tied for the third place with score Of /:
~ seconds.
e At the meeiiug q the broad Of directop, u
" vet test contest was decided in favor Of Il
III Asto IA team, with the best record ever mad
The tournament came near terminating in
gen q raj row, but was salicgether great 81
= cess,