The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
A pluekx Man.


HELENA, Mont. Feb. r.--one OF the pluck
lest fellows that ever lived in Montena is John
Meyers. lie is 40 years old, and has Just gone
through terrible experience. lie Is COW.
boy, and was hunting for horses with party
on the saltwater river. lie was missing Tues.
day night, when the others came in. Il was
thought that he had opped at some "squaw
mans house, and no fear was felt for his safety.
Two days aiterward the men In the camp
noticed dark object slowly sliding down the
side Of an opposite bluff. II was Myers. both
Of his legs were broken, and his head and face
were terribly lacerated. He was weak from
loss Of blood and the exposure he had under.
gone, dragging himself along for thirty hours IN
the snow.
On His Pas Fame.
HELENA, Mont, Feb 1.-The proposed
new daily at Helena, with Russell u. Harrison
son OF the president.elect, as general manager
and authorized spokesman, seems TO be making
good progress toward realization An effort
has been made to get the republican campaign
paper, the Record, out Of the way, and swal.
lowit, but the managers Of that concern, know
ing the anxiety ofthe new combination to secure
i, are holding the property at an enormously
high figure.
AZ Samoa.
AUCKLAND, Feb. --latest advides from
Samoa say that Tamaseses supporters have
been reduced to 500 men. The British and
American eonsuls have sdeclined TO recognize
the right OF the Germans to establish martial law
The German authorities were willing TO reeog.
nize Mataaie, providing he ruled under German
control.
lie Shielded.
VIENNA, Feb. Lit Is officially announced
that Crown Prince Rudolph committed suicid,
by shooting himself in the head with revol
yer.
Likes Ills Beer.
NEW York, Feb. 1.-The Women's Chris
) tian Temperance Union win be pleased to lear,
that Mrs. Harrison do~s not countenance W
IN public. Her table in the hotel IL one Of III
very lew where claret is never seen. II Is stat
cd here, however, that the general has a fin
/ taste ior ale and stout brown, and as his wife
too ievelheaded TO interfere with any OF hi
plans, II looks as though the country were |,
i sec lop-sided inaugural banquet
I Idaho's Legislature.
BOISE CRY, Idaho, Jan. 3i.-Tbis is III
! ffty.third legislative day. The house passe
unanimously memorial TO congress demandin
statehood Tor Idaho, and measures defining III
!. boundaries Of Idaho county, and relating /
licenses. A memorial demanding settlemen
OF the Indian war claims, and n bill dlvidin
Alturas county were considered in eommitte
j. OF the whole bat without action.
+ lie Resisted.
nuuttS Ian - xvtii..,.. n,p.!s. 49,.
lodged in the clonmel jail to-day, TO undrgo HI
four months sentence. lie refused 10 remoy
his clothing anu don the prison garb and III
wardens did !, by force, aftera fierce struggle
His beard was shaved olIin the same way. Th
struggle 20 exhausted that the waTdenS though
he was going 10 die and summoned priest.
Even In HoBtana.
HELENA, Mon,, Jan. 3I.-Therc have bee
good many remarkable winters In Montans
but the present one takes the blue ribboa owe
all its predecessors. There have not been
evceed a dozen days that could be called col
days since the fall season closed.
A Famine.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2I---Worl comes frol
China to-day by steamer that very consiiefabl
distress prevails. The fac, Is ,ha, many hat
dreds Of thousands Of the inhabitants are in
condition bordering on starvation. So great
the need Of the sufferers that the Chines
authorities have been unable 10 cope with
alone, and have found themselves under n
necessity Of appealing TO the charitable asSis
anee, not Only OF their own eountrymen. but
foreigners ~ well.
Assaslnated.
PLuMAERNILLE, Ark. Jan. 3o-The assa
sination Of Hon. John II. Clayton occurred
9 O'Clock las, night at his boarding hous
After walking the floor nervously, Clayton S,o
ped TO window when an unknown person ou
side fired a load ofbuekshot through The windo
into his neck. breaking 1t, killing hius Instant
: Rad Boys.
ITHACA, n. Y, Jan. 3o.-when il was a
. nounced that the freshmen had invited the Ia,
students met to their class banquet, fifty ma
d students met and decided TO boycott the ba
quet. To-day the freshmen's president stat.
/. that the invitation to the ''co-eds" would
Withdrawn II il would insure the attendance
all the gentlemen. Accordingly the freshms
class will have no women, but will probab
have wine at its banquet.
A Collision.
SAN Francisco. Jan. 3o.-The bar
n Eno:h Talbot, from Port Townsend, III
9 evening eoliided with the bark Oregon
I which was anchored off Alcatraz islam,
The Talbot was sailing up the bay and III
wind died down, leaving her to drii. In o
a flood tide. Part of the mizzen rigging Z
the Talbot was carried away, but the Ore
gon received only slight damage.
TunibIed into the Bay.
San FRANCISCO, Jan. 3o.--Eight friegl
cars on the sea wall track ran over the tres,
into the bay at Washington street wharf Ia
: evening, Fred Smith was the engineer an
George Wilbcrt was the brakeman on the en-
car, which was Of course, the first 10 dump 4
load into the bay. This was done safely an
o as soon as the car had been rightesi and backe
: brakeman Larder on the next car titled h
!. load. The rocks were large and heavy an
their weight carried Larder's car over, the =,
mainder Of the train going with il. Wilde
and Larder were soaked and badly bruised, b,
were not seriously injured. Three other me
had s ducking.
Indignant.
PEsTH, Jan. 3o.-A portion of the populas
: IS still greatly incensed at the passage Of Il
army bill. a grea. crowd gathered ouisid
: the parliament buildings to-day and endeavore
: to prevent the deputies from entering the chan
Der. The hissars were compelled 10 charf