The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


cally begun yesterday when orgsnlked labor
ok It's holiday. were no, made apparent until
is morning, when the men failed 10 resume
orls at many shops The Black toadm the )
Itinsty Of McCormaeks Reaper Works had
luch the same appearance to day aa Il had
,ur years ago None but strikers could be
zen md they had entire possession, Every /
lan, boy aud grl employed in The maleabe
Ion works on Twenty SIKH and Rockwell
Ifeels Is out, The total number Of employees
! 1900. No particular reason was assigned
y the men for quitting work.
sei mermaaa rheuah.
WASHINGTON May a.--Rertesenta,iye
sayres OF Texas, and bland. Of Missouri, have
,ovcred into the treasury the money stolen by
sileot,. which the court Of claims determined
sas due them during The discussion of the
Sileoit bill in the house, These gentlcNnn
held tina, the members and government SHOULD
suffer the loss OF this money. A. there was
no other way for the department TO accept tle
money il was turned into the conscience fund.
Other members believe that they are not en-
titled to this money and purpose 20 introduce
q bill authorizing the sergeant nj arms TO cover
into the treasury At the end Of the session any
money remaining IN his hands. rhey will
then decline TO draw money to their credit ior
November salary.
Libel suit.
WAlLA WALLA. May 7.-The libel salt Of
John Picard vs. the Daily Journal and NJ A
Carts. the poor house keeper, was on trial to-
day. Picard sued ior damages Of s3s,ooo
against each party for defamation Of character,
In card signed Carts, II was published In the
Journal that he, Picard, bad buried persons
whose friends paid him he presented funeral
bill Of the county as paupers. There was not
much evidence, the ease turning on law points
principally the examination ol witnesses and
law sqaabhles occupied the entire day. Ar
gnments will begin 10 morrow. There Is little
doubt that the verdict viii be for the dciend-
ants.
Forest Fires.
MINNEAPOLIS, May a.--Specials from vati
Gus parts Ia the Northwest indicate quite 4
general trouble from forest fires. The mos
serious are In the vicinity Of Ashland, Wis,
and nrainefd, Mlnn where valuable propefi,
Is In danger The extensive lumber malls o.
CT Governor pill4hnfy. at Gull river, MIMI
are in imminent danger.
s;ade a Holiday.
CHICAGO. May MAY day. with its dem
oaslralion BY organixed labor in behaf Of al
eight hour work day has come and goae. an.
the predictions Of riot and hloedshsa aud al
almost universal strike have not besI realized
Labor. indeed. was In great measure sns.
pended. hut lhose who dropped their tools 10
the day did not do 70 Tot the purpose oi tskinI
up sticks and paying stones and indaiging i
Iiolous demonstrations. Thousands Of then
quit work fsT the day 10 march in the gFea
parade; and many more thousands made It
holiday.
Ifish water.
SPOKANE Falls May 1.-THE Spokan
river and tributary branches have raised 10
higher poia, than has ever bccn known before
Navigation on coepg d'Aiene lake Is practical
y suspended. and some Of the bridges over th
Spokane river in this city are deemed in dan
ger Of being washed away " the food increase
rhe river ha. bCen rising At the rate Of lhTe
inches aday oflals. Booms oflogs are bein
damaged.
NsmInafes miIi.
NEw YoRK. May 1.-THE Sun this moSnir
in double leadel editorial, says, New yor
win be en,iteIy unanimous In the nations
democratic convention Of is9s, The eniit
delegation vii be earnestly. enthusiastically
uncha ngcAbly In favor Of nomination II
salesman whose democracy is most genuine
whose genius has been proved By much expeFi
enee and by many battles. II Is almost need
less 10 add that the statesman 10 whom We &c
fer Is David Bennett Hin. No other man i've
20 North America who can carry the state 1
New York by majority 70 sure OF so large =
tha. which Is ready In support Of ID D Iiiil.
BADLY PanIshsd.
SAN FRANCISCO, May The Chronicle
San Diego special says, a morning paper state
that il has just come 10 high; that party {
Chinese who las, week attempted 10 xmuggl
themselves into the United States from Lowe
California, cor lost on the desert and had
terrible experience, one Of the party dying {
thirst and exposure. They found the ffon,ie
70 closely guarded that they stole TO the east
ward and got into desert. Here they got los
and wandered aimiessly around Er seven
days. suffering greatly.
Nos Determined.
SAN FRAscisco. May &c P Huntington
accompanied byA n ToNns anI Franei
Fessenden, re,eFaed from Oregon to day
While in Oregon the proprietor Of the South
ern Pacific 10 that state was carefully inspeete'
uia what new roads will be completed /
Oregon has no, YET been determined.
erca, Eyeat
LONDON, Nay I.-Mary Anderson viii ar
rive here early in May, Her marriage wit
Navarro will be solemnized at Bromp,on ora
tory, The rush Tor seats has already begun
Among hsr hridemaids " II be a daughter q
Lord Lyltcn and the brides sister.
Final Decision.
SALEM, April 3o.--1'he county courts q
Polk ard Marion counties, in joint session her
skis afternoon, reached flnai decision in sh
matter Of the construction Of the bridge acros
the Willamette at Salem. The cost i TO B
about 5000 in al, i,szo, 600 being appropnal
ed By each county. and the same amount yot
- - tA% SttJ VI oaittlf bG tuAtSIlAf Qt III
old bridge goes TO the contractors 70, SII.c
and the balance win be paid jointly by Salen
and Marion, Hoffman & Bates, Portland, &c
The contract. The bridge win be three spans
all steel, and is 10 be completed by Decembc
4,
The Eight uOnr Move.
CHICAGO, April 3o.---To -morro~ Chicago
will witness denomination Of workingmeu il
the eight hour cause under the joint auspicc
Of the Trades Assembly and the Genital Labo
Union. Some Of the organized leaders pre-
dict that $4,000 people will march in process
SION, but this is probably an excessive estimat,
a conservative labor man says al least 90, ,ooe
laboring men will be in line. About 100 trad.
organizations will take part, besides larg,
number Of miscellaneous workingmen.
The Pishermen.
ASTORIA. April 80 Yesterday morning .
steamer came down from up the river, bringing
the body Of Jack Hayman, the fisherman killed
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