The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-24
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


oWHt again.
WASHINGTON, May zI.-TheTe is some talk
about town that John Swift. Of California,
may be recalled from the Japanese mission and
given place in President HaTrison's cabinet.
The speculation on this point is based on Attor-
ney-GeneraI Miller's elevation to the supreme
bench. II this be done, Swift may succeed
him. The president is very partial TO Swift.
A Peenliar Obstruction.
LEWISTON, Me-, May 2I.-The first train
over the Canadian Paciics new line through
the Northern Maine backwoods had rather a
strange experiences. The train was broueh, to
a dead stop in the woods by millions ofcaierpil-
lars, which took fancy to crawl ON the rails,
and dehed every device essayed for removing
them, until another Locomotive was sent TO the
rescue. Moreover, droves Of huge mosquitoes
swooPed down on the train men and drank
their blood. The caterpillar covered the rails
for eleven miles.
IIIrSeh and Mitchell.
WAsHIScTos, May zI.--The Epeaing Star
says editonaIly: 'rrhe nomination Of Solomon
Hirsch, for the Turkish mission, removes Sena-
tor MitehelIs most dangerous rival for the sena.
torship in 1891, and removes ell doubts Of the
latteT's return TO the senate" Mitchell, il says,
may be depended upon TO secure Hinch's con-
hrmaiion.
Bore Everybody.
" ''iHCTos, May 10 1T seems that Mrs
Hai e, y well as the president. is not free
from Tie annoyance Of Office seekers. Her
all fasu =.
seekers to use her influence with her husband
in the writer's behalf.
SenI.ing Race.
SEATTLE, w T., May 2o.-william O'Con-
nor, Henry Peterson, Albert Hs nm and George
w Lee, the carmen, arrived in Seattle this
morning, and have already begun training for
the race which is to take place On Lake WASH
ington on Memorial day. The course will be
three miles and turn. II is expected that Jacob
Caudaur will join the company. O'conner
says that the course on Lake WaShington5s the
best he ever saw, and that he expects the race
to be one Of the greatest aquatic events Of the
year.
Big Jump.
New YORK, May zo-Steve Brodie, the
bridge jumper, jumped over the Passaic falls
this morning and came out without damage.
For the past three months Brodie has enter
tained the idea that il was necessary, in order
to perfect his record as jumper, TO rival the
late Sam Patch, by jumping from some .fihe
places from which the latter jumped. About
March Brodie went to Rochester TO Jump
from the Genessee falls, where Patch lost his
life, but was dissuaded, as the water was only
FIVE feet deep.
Cyclones Nearly Everywhere.
WILKEsBAKRE, Pa, May zo.-A terrific
wind and rain storm, which afterwards turned
into cyclone, swept through the Lackawanna
valley this afternoon. Many houses were wreck.
ed, fences blown down, barns demolished, and
whole orchards ruined The houses occaIied
by Charles Robinson and Charles White were
swept from their foundaGc-s $ and all Of their
inmates injured.
She IL Married.
JACKSON, Mich, May 2o.-Great interest
was aroused in society circles yesterday when
the rumor became current that Mrs Emma
Folsom, mother Of TX President Clevelands
wife, was to be married to day 10 Henry Z.
Perrine, a merchant OF Buffalo, The wedding
was solemnized at 9 o'clock this evening, Rev.
X b Balcom, Of St. Paul Episcopal church
officiating,
A Big Race.
FRESNO, Cal, May 2o.--The Fresno Fair
Ground Association is displaying great energy
in preparing for the two miles and repeat race
for $40, 900, to be run September 20.
The conditions Of the rare proyiae that the
entrance fee shall be 70 per cent Of the purse,
The purse will be divided into foar p1rts $40,
600 to 60 to the winner, 5000 10 the second
horse, $1,000 to the third. and $1,000 10 the
fourth. Three horses enter, two to start.
A Close state
HELENA, May Io.--The contest for supre-
macy in the constitutional convention has been
close and the count Of the vote, based upon re-
turns from IzI precints, shows that there is |
very little difference in the strength Of the two
par.ies. The spirit Of partisanship was not
very distinctly developed, however, and light
vote was polled, the total from the E2I districts
about nine-tenths Of the territory, being 1863 /
democrats and 7o75 republicans; Green, labor |
I23; Ralston, independent, $50; |
Kennedy, independent, "a.
Ofthe IS districts Is delegates being elected /
from each, making rs membersl the democrats
are certain Of IS, the republicans ~ and the