The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-06


Appointments.
DALLAS, Or, Sept, 3-The Columbia con-
ereuce Of the NJ + Church south has made the
GLOWING appointments for the ensuing year,
Oregon ds,rict--J w Craig, p Corvallis,
d Atkins, Dallas, James kelsay, Independence
Evans Wool; Laiaye.te,p A Moses, Tillamook
y NJ Conway; Oregon City, PC Martin, John
May, supplyI Tangent. w III Howard, Albany
u II Conan, Oakland, w II Smith; Jackson.
vile, II c Oglesby, Myrtle Creek, 4 + Haynes
Applcgate, II II Swailord: Brownsville, w l.
Malloy, Lebanon, TO be supplied, Junction, u
Mcfarland; Eugene. to be supplied; Grants
Pass, Il 4 Phipps, Coquille station, George II
Hamleiter; Co1uille circuit, Columbus Derrick;
I.akeyiew, ] W Bryant,
Transferred TO Pacific eonfercpce---Joseph
Emery,
4 California Fire.
UKrAii, Cal, Sept 3,--The largest fire
known here occurred this afternoon, after the
Palace hotel had been fred three times by In.
cendiares. The fourth attempt was successful,
| The annex to the Palace. wooden building,
was soon In flames. The Palace hotel, Wells,
Fargo X Co.. the Western Union telegraph
Office, Reeds theatre and several residences,
followed, The Odd Fellows building was
partially burned, The loss will be heavy.
A Contract Let,
SALEM, Or, Sept, 3.--The board Of asylum
commissioners met 10 day and let the contract
Tor the new wing TO the asylum to Jackson &
lIutehins. II Is claimed that n mistake was
made In summing up the figures, anl they
should have been sjs.S74, instead Of S3o.S
The commissioners decided Il was unfair 10
allow the change, and as Jackson x iIuiehins
declined to 6le bonds for building the new add.
tion for s3o,S74, per hid the contract was le.
J to the next lowest bidder. A w Scott, Of Port.
land, who bid $56,3a3.
A Bis Match.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The seulling match for
I he championship of,he world. which takes
+ place next Monday, between Searle, Of Aus.
tralia, and O'Connor, Of Canada, has aroused
unusually in,eres, here. Odds Of six TO four
are offered that Searle will defeat o'Connor.
A Towa burned.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. s.--The news
; has just been received here that Barker was
almost totally destroyed by 6re yesterday.
The fire started in miners camp three door
a below Zeigler's house, and swept from there up
J the valley, burning all the eastern portion o
= the camp. II is supposed that Ellis, his wifs
end four children were lost. Three men also
i are missing.
: Robbery at sIlYerton.
SILvERroS, Or, Sept. "A man namet
J Peter Frank was robbed Of $50 las, nigh, IL
j. WolfoTd's hotel, while he was asleep in bed
n He rad the money in his pan,aloons pocket
e and leit them under the head Of the bed, an,
x on getting up this morning he missed the money
!, There Is no clue as 10 who the guilty party Is,
:" although there Is some suspicion on his part
&c There were four men sleeping in the same room
he with Mr. FIank, all strangers in town.
Eilxiro Life.
DAYTON. o., Sept. 2.--Samuel c Showlte
aged %, who voluntarily submitted to IN in
jee,ion Of the "Elixir or Life" three weeks ag
hoping for relief from rheumatism, has die
from the effects Of the t.eatmeni. Immediate
iy after the injection his limbs began to swe
he and his whole system Was permeated wit
Al b'ood poison Gangrene sci in. and his nes
Clipped oil in fakes as large as mans hand
and became a horrible object before his death
S, Rnshinx Things.
Of PoRr TOWNSEND, w r., Sept. 2.-Th
" Indian sealing schooner Lotiie, belonging ,
IN aIakah Indians. arrived from Behring sea vi.
" 64o seal skins. The vessel IL commanded
=. Capt Montandon, with an Indian crew, and re
. ports passing The revenue cutter Rnsh durin
'e heavy fog at night. On August ID n
At Lottie hailed m open boat with two white seal
o, men and one japanese, belonging to the seaiin
:, schooner Ariel. When the men came aboaI
a rife was discharged. killing the Japanese.
A Brave sheriff.
san FRANCISCO. Sept. LA CkroRie
special from CteenviIle. Cal. says; Sheri
" Cady, Of I.aSSen county, caught the man ye
:. teTday that robbed Wells, largo 4 Co.,
=, Lassen last week. The Tobber resisted an
~ ~ shot the sheriff three times. The sheriff Sh'
=. him once and then closed In on him and he,
!, him with his pistol. The wounds arc NJ
=. serious, The sheriff recovered abou, $1,000.
eS An Athletic Jaw.
A. CHICAGO, Sept. I,-Major J o kerby, VII
6 is on his way home frvm the e 4 K eneamI
n ment at Milwaukee, in an linieriew on Co
poral Tanners administration Of the penSic
Office, said: "Corporai Tanner was appoint,
10 bis present position because he is endows
Il. with a wonderful giit gab. lie Is known
~ Washington as The man with the athletic jaw
A Prairie Fire.
!. LAC QuI PAKLE, MINI. Sept. H.
prairie fire ten miles wide Is sweeping Minneso
bottom lands. and the town OF Big Stone
"' threatened with destruction, the q mes lhavif
IS reached point two miles southwest Of ther
I Hundreds Of farmers have lost all their h:
er and stock, and the fire, which was started b
q, q, party Of hunters two days AGO, Is beyond COZ
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