The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-10

which are claiming possession Of the board
gauge strip on the tide flats. upon which both
seek to erect large terminal warehouses. The
result OF ths decision was to-day boodlesS
battle OF three hours duration, In which 400
men, employed In about equal number by the
two roads, fought in driving rain and In sight
Of hundreds ofspecta,ors, for possession Of the
disputed property.
Bnrned Out.
Los ANGELRs, May s.-sheriT Aguitrs and |
six deputies attempted to capture in Los Angel
es, last night, Jerry Simth. charged with assault,
ing Mrs Mary Ann Simmons. who Is GO years
old, but they were held at bay by Smith. who
welded Winchester the sheriff receiving a
wound IN the arm. Fire was set to the shanty
but smith escaped by jumping from window,
AZ O'Clock this morning Smith was taken IN
the yard Of prominent attorney. whittier he
had taken refuge ailer nis fight. lie was lock.
cd up in the county Jail.
Sweeping Investigations
OTTAWA, Ont, May considerable in.
terest is being manifested Ia political circles
over the announcement Of the sweeping inyesti
cations to be made by the United States com.
mit,ee on trade relations with Canada, Sur
prise Is expressed that the committee Is enpow.
cred to take up the behring sea question, which
TOT three years past has been the subject Of
international correspondence.
Somebody Had to.
NEw foRK, May 3.-At a reception few
evenings ago. rendered Mayor William Warner
commander in chief Of the Grand Army of the
Republic. he expressed himself as much dis.
pleased because the Grand Army men occupied
the rear OF the parade nj the centennial eeiebta.
ton Tuesday.
False Report.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May a,-News has
reached here Of desperate fighting a, Guiana
juala. Mexico, In which thirty soldiers and
policemen and 400 rioters were killed.
CITY OF MEXICO tyia Galveston.l May A.
The dispatches sent out from Texas puFpor,inp
TO give the details Of rioting a Sinaiao aud
SnanaJuaio, are gross exaggerattions. The
perfect At Sinaiao was axsasSiaated Yesterday,
Ills was the only life lost in the affair. The
authorities restored order and to-day eve-y.
thing is quiet.
DR. Webb,
Z
and family viii leave for Portland tomorrow
I in their special train.
! A Daei.
VICTORIA, d C., May s.--For the pas, few
months several dudes have been making them
selves very conspicuous. Las, night eoapl,
Of them had quarrel. which eliminated in At
insult. a challenge and an acceptance to figh
n duel. Seconds were chosen, and the part,
proceeded 10 a secluded spot. The weapon
were pistols. One Of the seconds, seeing tn
affair was likely 10 be serious, distracted IN,
cartridges hon the weapons. The most belli
IeFens OF the principals, detecting this ruse
snatched at pistol, which exploded, the bule
passing through the seconds hand. The partie
sfe well connected and the affair Il bxing kep
quiet, but the police will probably investigate
lndian Uprising.
i Los AScELRs. May z.-Reponx whie
have been circulated during the past few day
regarding an Apache outbreak in Arizona At
regarded at the headquarters Of the departmen
Of Arizona in this city as mere fabrication,
Colonei Grierson. commanding the depaf,meu
stated to day that he had Hot been advised
any trouble
About cleavd Up.
! WAsHiScIoS, May s.--Assis,ant pos,masl
CT General clarkson has about cleared up ii
business Of appointing fourth class postmaster
he rush for changes in the fourth eiaxi pos,
oii'ees Is pretty nearly over. and the bulk I
changes on account Of partisanShip have bee
made. Those for fragrant incompetency hay
also Leen made TO large degree.
A Court House Contest.
CoLFAx. W T.. May a.-on Tuesday ever
ing the county commissioners were served wit
an Injunction restraining them from building
court house in Coliax. The plaintiff Is /.
Hughes. Of the Paloase City Ness. l. !
Platter. eS Delegate Voorhees,, Henry SnIliva
and = X Hanna will go walla Walla TO rel
resent the commissioner The case is 10
heard in Walla Walla next Monday beiol
Judge Langiord.
A GamhilnE Affair.
WAiLA WALLA, II. May I.-on Tue
day at Cen'ervilie, Or, Wis coyle, notorio,
sport, won $50 at poker from Thomas Hart an
Ben Anderson. Coyle caught them cheatir
and demonstrated, witcreupon the later Dire
reVovefs. one OF them firing, the bali graEin
C2y'es cheek. Immediately they made Coy
a give up the money won, and they ran out too
their buggy, which was hitfhed near by, an
escaped TO this city. The men were aueae
c IN This city after desperate resistance,
Related. You Know.
roRr TOWNSEND. W r., May Fran
Mckee. brother Of Presiden, Har,ison's son-i
law, has been appointed deputy collector, vi.
Walter Bowen. William r Learned has bee
appointed inspector, vice Thomas Delaney.
A Good Month.
ASTORIA, Or, May For the first time
+ many years no fatal accidents have occurre
among the fishing fleet in April below Tongu
Point. The rainfall here in ADril was &,
inches. The mean temperature las, rsonI
was $40 degrees.
A combination.
OTTAWA, Ont, May THE Canada
Pacific, st. Paul Il Minnesota and Manitot
roads are about forming strong combination
Hill,oi the latter road, will 60 into the director
81 the CanadiaH Pacific at meeting to be hel
next week, while Sir George Stephens and S
Donald Smith viii become directors of the S
Paul road. The Western business will 90
Vancouver. ID C., via Winnipeg, while the Ea
bound business will be handled via Sauh 81
Marie, this arr ngemcnt being made as q resu
OF the aggressive policy Of the Northern Paci6,
Caused Excitement.
SAN FRANCISCO. May I.--During the cei
tennial exercise at the pavilion last eyenin,
while Frank N Pixley was delivering the or.
ton, scene Of confusion occurred that almo
terminated in free fight between the Amer
can and FOREIGN, t,outtiaffno ,.aea.. A