The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-31
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
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Fresno county. twas purchased at " 57K co
,es GENITAL. Last year the first consignment dc
xas received here June s,snd brought 81 3IH | III
per GENITAL. Never before has wheat been &c at
:eived at this port In May and indications tls
therefore point to an early harvest. The stock G.
of old wheat In this state win be taken june L. ~
Il Is thought there will be little new wheat Of,
Iered before July,
Jury Dlmgrced.
wAiLA wALLA, NJ y a4,--Thejury In the zc
case Of James Gordon Cooper, charged with s.
the murder Of Thomas Davis, last November III
below the city. was unable 10 agree, and were q
discharged this morning, irour being for and !,
eight against conviction, The sentiment Of the .
Is favorable 10 the prisoner. y
Moving Northwest. y
iiELENA, Mont, May z4.--During the last I,
fort night considerable number Of emigranis q
have been passing through Montana, Gu route q
to the British possessions. travelling by wagon.
Il has been aSeertained that they are Moimons
from Utah and Idaho, and that there destination
Is the country through which the Gal, rpilway /,
passes.
Famous Woman Dead. !.
BosToN, May a4.--f.aura Bddgman, deaf, 4
dumb and blind from Two years Of age, ma dc q
widely famous by Charles Dickens In his
"Amercan notes." and also by many public
references to her wonderful intelligence, died
to-day at the South Boston asylum, where she !
had long dwell, aged 90 years, Is
A Clue.
CHICAGO, May a4.--it was .earasd to-day
that the police had struck quite an important
clue In the Cronin mystery. 1, seems beyond
doubt that they have discovered the place where
Cronin was murdered, vacant cottage In
Lakeview.
Nicaragua Canal.
Ngw YORK, May sA.--The Nicaragua
Canal Company has announced that The steam.
ship Alvena. TO sail for Greytown. Nicaragua,
at noon May as, will carry about hfly men and
quantity Of implements and stores for the
Nicaragua Canal Construction Company, being
the pioneer expedition for the commencement
OF the work Of building the Nicaragua inter
oceanic canal. Similar consignments oi men
and materials for the prosecution of work viii
oliow one another at short intervals,
Fort Uanby.
VANCOUVER, w T.. May s5.-orders have
been issued from the department headquarters
rees,ahlshing For, Candy. which was aban.
doned In December. 1887. Mayor John Eean
Of the First artillery, will command the post.
which Is TO be gauisoned by battery OF ar,il.
ley trm the Preside Of San Frt neiseo.
foHr Animals 10 heIProteeted.
WASHINGTON. Msy z3.-Seere,aFy windcm |
to-day signed the sailing orders OF the revenue
steamer Rush. directing thai she shall salI i'm.
mediately upon the receipt Of her Instructions |
to Ounalaska, and then cruise diligently In !
behrng sea for the purpose Of warning all per-
sons agains, entering such waters for the pnr
pose Of vi>latng section 1886 oi the revised
statutes. and aTreS,ing all persons and seising
all vessels found to be. or to have been. sngag.
ell In any violation of the laws Of the United
States therein.
That Horse.
SPOKANE FALLS, May a3.-rhe press cor
respondent a, Helena having ,elegEaphsd a
statement that the horse SPokane was no,
ehfisIened in honor Of the me,ropiis Of Eastern
Washington. bot ioF Montana villag,, !, is
proper TO state that there Is village OF post.
Office in Montana bearing that name. The
word Is Of Indian origin a-d was applied to the
powerful tribe inhahiiing this region. From
this the awiftsst and most beautiful river on the
the majestic city located al It's greatest falls was
called Spokane. and was for q time the home
OF the racer. Naturally. also. people Of this
n city are proud OF the king of the turf, who 50
). nobly bears the magic name, and resolved TO
decorate him, Mr. Armstrong also owns hogseS
. named Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, all pro.
gresEive cities Of Washington.
win be Acquitted.
o HELENA. Mont May s5.--David collard
i 4 saioon'keeper charged with the murder eI
81 Charles Campbell. was arrested yesterday by
&c Sheriff HeyfTon, at Noxon, Missoula county.
About J O'Clock yesterday morning he heard
noise in the chicken coop and got up, opened
n the door, and saw man near the chicken
80 house. Hegos out his revolver aud fred tao
, shots for the purpose Of frightening the man
away. Collafd ssys tha, he didn't intend 70
u kill anybody. The night was very dark and
he couldn't see any one when he hred. Two
- Of the chickens were found with their neckS
wrung the neat morning
The accused Is confident that he win be ca.
oners,ed. The murdered man hal been seen
around the chicken coop on two or three oeea.
!. sions during the pas, few days
d Rich W y Ladd.
II SAN FRANCISCO, May sz.-Eaors are being
!" made in the East TO raise funds fos the further
endowment Of the Presbyterian Theological
seminary In this city.
From Rev. /. NJ Seho6eld II Is learned that
:. w Ladd, Of Portland Or, had contributed
$4,000 towards the endowment Of the semi
nary.
DR.. cronlns Body foaEd.
:. CHICAGO, May as.-The dead body Of DR.
Cronin. the Irish-American who strangely dis
: appeared from his home in Chicago two week,
. ago, was found this evening some distance norit
. oithe city, in sewer on Evanston avenue. A
bloody towel was wrapped abou, the head, tui
o the body was stark naked. A Catholic emblem
which the doctor always wore next bis skin,
, suspended about the neck. was untouched. II
the head were dozen cuts, which had severed
4 the sclap and indented the skull
al Another Spokane
q HELENA, Mont, May az.-Spokane Falli
: has been claiming the honor Of having given IL
Is name TO the winner 6. the Kentucky Derby anc
b the Clark stakes, and in the exubeFance Of il
pride has gwen the victor handsome trophy
y . But It Is a mistake. Spokane was not named
: after the city by the waterfall, but after the
village OF Spokane in Lewis and Clarke county
vi A Fight.
z SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-A fight to
finish between Joe McAultie. OF San Francises
and Tom Lees. ex-champion Of Australia for
purse Of sIaso, took place ,o-nieh, under tn,
auspices ofthe Golden Gate Athletic Club
Lses was knocked out in eight rounds
Insect Pests.
SALEM, May a2.-The state board Of horti
culture finished its session here this afternoon
3 The several alcommissioners have discovered tha
= the work Of combating the fruit pests was in
= auguraicd none TOO son. Besides the greer
- aphis and Goblin moth they find the "San los
- scale" gaining dangerous foothold in III,
n riu III.