The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-11-28


4 FAULTY TResrrE.-T.ast evening the
Railroad Commissioners OF Oregon, after
having heard the testimony OF thirty
two witnessea on the cause Of the Lake
I.ablsh railroad accident, found that
there was no satisfactory evidence In
support OF the proposition thata rail had
been removed. That the train was going
ut the rate OF about twenty miles an hour
when the air brakes were applied, causing
the structure to give away 600 feet south
of the north approach. The Board ape-
cines the defects OF the trestle as follows
"Bcuts. considering the nature Of the
ground, II being hoggy and spongy, were
too far apart ties were too widely spaced )
guard rails were In state o. decay and
bat few properly tastened,apd rs lrail as
| To afford no safe guard, That much of
the timber in the bent, especially the
caps and eills had more or less decayed,
and that the hents were not securely
sway.hraccd; that some Of the piles sup
| porting the bents were unsound and that
many OF the stringor bolts had been al
| lowed TO become loosened.' Tho con.
clusionB are those generally held by the
public, regardless Of prejudice against
the road. II places the responsibility on
broad shoulders, and probably where il
| belongs. Had tho train bscn wrecked pur-
posely only pure mcanness could have
been the incentive and il il hard to think
Of any one being SO deprayed.
NEEDS ReVoRMiSu.- III there IL anyone
who needs reforming It is the editor Of
the Reform Journal, OF Portland, who IL
| writing up the valley. We do not know
| about Eugene; hut the statement in the
following item, duplicating Albany, Is
not correct. There are no red ilags here,
and merchants, generally, tell the pEao-
| rRAr that business las been better this
year than ever before. Aggregate sales
are larger and more cash is paid. Be-
cause people do not subscribe for re-
form journal, that they probably do not
want, is no sign that business is poor,
J though some probably tell the canyasscr
80 in order 10 get rid OF him; great
mistake. lie-e Is the item:
| To look ut Eugene Il person would
think there was great prosperity. Alter
talking with some OF the merchants aud
laboriug men, We found uniayorablc re-
ports. Several ol the merchants claim
| 10 be closing cut business. having their
red flags out indicating closing out sales.
One Of the Oldest firms in town told us
they were winding up their business as
fast as possible. The laboring men
claim that there il little to DO In town.
Of course this condition is not confined 20
Eugene; Albany, Salem and other val
ley towns are about the same.
PESpLEroS's SrrLE.-The city marshal
issued word to his deputies last night !
that the FOUNDERS" must 20. Officers |
Durham, Culp and johnson made the |
rounds of the saloons as soon as the or !
der was received, and quietly informed /
disreputable characters, whu exc out u /
precarious livelihood by preying upon |
the community, at least the sucker" |
portion OF ~, that the city could easily 1
gct along without thcm-thcir room was 1
better than their company. About /
eighteen ia all were notified 90 leave T.
town Ivy morning. Some obeyCa the Of /
der, but others vet remain. Marshal |
French stated 10 an T.. O. representative I
that his order would be strictly enforced. /
Il. .. The Albany marshals .tyle IL
TO ship thcin ut once, before they 9ccun-
Ulate.
CEoo% Cor@rr.--Two attempts have
been made during the past three weeks
10 burn Dave Rowan's saloon.
About ) O'Clock Monday morning {.
Montgomery barn, on Willow creek. 20
miles aorih OF ptiaeyiilc was burned to
the ground with all its contents.
We learn from parties ~ho came In 10
town Morday ,tat ihc road over Tie
Cascade mountains !, ia lioc travelling
condition; bot little enow-abou, four
inchc.--ior shoi distance. Thts II quite
uuusual for his lime Of year, i
UNCLE \ Hacklcman arrived from al.
blny Yesterday. Uncle abs crossed the
mouniains 10y way of the Santiam route.
lie encountered very little snow and SAYS
that the road Is IN fair travelling condition.
-PdueyiIlc papers.
ENEMIEs oP lIoMEs.-sueh men ~ Val
o Fellows, nov 10 Jail for lcwd in;ersourse
with 4 sixteen year old girl, at Scio, are /,
the most dangerous Of ali men TO sncic'y. |
II the charges, and others, reported, are |
tue he cannot be punished too severely. !
Any man who viii assist In running the |
character and hopes OF any woman, cam
not be condemned too severely. The dil- |
ference between Fellows and scvcra! IN |
Albany IS that he has been caught and |
convicted, while :hcy--just as bad-arc |
no, interiercd With, and some go in pretty |
good society. Their guilt should condemn !
them regardless OF arrest.
Az UscERTANTY. Recently an item
appeared to the effect that Nebraska
man had traded farm there with a
Brownsville man for some Il. {, G. NJ. M.
stock. inadvertently this was mistaken
for woolen mill stock, and commented
on; but il is simply mining stock, and
there ig sufficient uncertainty about any
mining stock TO make the transaction in
terestlng. The owner OF the stock,
though, gets more Of an uncertainty in
getting Nebraska farm, besiegcd by
cyclones, billiards., and drouth.
NEED CLEANING 0UT.--Albany's alleys
are in just about the condition Of thoec
Of Walla Walla. The Statesman says
"A Lowe, the ubiquitous drayman,
thinks seriously Of petitioning the city
council to widen the alleys Of this city.
lie states that there is one Of two things,
viz: he will either have to hire new
driver or compel the council to make
radical change in streets and alleys. II
is very probable the council will recog-
n{Ze his demands"
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