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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-28

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Egan, of Marion county, spoke as
follows: believe the school aids can
be made practicable.
Supt McElroy thinks one cheap school
aid Is good teacher.
School organization, by Mr. Roberts, of
Silyerton. He thinks the teacher in
opening the school in neighborhood
should visit the patrons prior to opening
should find out what his predecessor has
done should have his work outlined. It
IL hard to find school perfectly organ
lied.
Song-The Old Mountain Tree. Recess.
General discussion What are proper
incentives to study
No one method can possibly answer. We
need the broad, general methods.
Prof Gilbert, OF Philomath, said n
pupil should be complimented on his
good work.
Mr. Longacre, of Buena Vista. thinks
we don't need very many incentives.
Mr. Hunsaker, OF Marion county, said
Let the teacher study the mind Of those
about him. He don't think a child
needs any incentive.
Mr Hickman said: Induce the pupil
to see the beauty OF knowledge.
Mrs Williams, OF Polk county. Qave
some excellent ideas.
Mrs g 9 Lewis, Of Marion county,
spoke at some length.
Mr. Bell, Of Roseburg, said that scold-
ing is barbarous. snpt McElroy and
Others spoke on the same subject.
Queries. lis dancing q proper thing
for teachers? Mr. Leatherman couldn't
give an opinion. Supt Curl thought 1t
was not right.
Supt Baker Thinks if eating meat Of
fends, don't eat it.
Adjourned to meet at 80 at the opera
house.
The largest attendance ever at any in
stltute in the state Was reported. being
3l4 50 far, and more expected
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-28

Comparative Merits Of a Mixed and
Graded School, was introduced by Prof
w i VanScoy, who says, don't believe in
confining pupils to a certain course, but
think 1t should be flexible. Summing ii
up, "a mixed school is an irregular school
with some good results, while a graded
school is systematic and definate in its re-
suits" Prof ] r n Bell, Hunsaker,
Prof Longacre and others discussed at
some length upon the subject.
cussion, Legal Rights and Duties of Teach
ers, followed by Prof d v s Reid, who
very ably discussed the subject at some
length, reading from the school law and
same. Profs Wright, Bristow
and others following, all giving good
points.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-28

sr Ionss, N b., March af.--Tremendous
excitement prevails here concerning The British
modus visendi with The French Government.
Telegraphic communication with all import
ant centers shows that the people are profound.
" stirred Al the invasion of the rights Of this
colony. at would be better TO be under the
French iag as French subject than be q
British subject under French ruie' Il the Nenti.
ment expressed on all sides. "Glye us nnnexa.
ton 10 the United Safes Il a cry more fre-
uuently heard now than ever before.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-28

SALEM. March zo,-The machinery :for
salem's electric street car line commenced ar
irving today, and il viii not be long before
the line will be completed and cars running.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-28
A Prize Fight.

MILWAUKEE. March st.-charles d Colby
to-day resigned the presidency Of the wiscon-
SIN Central Railroad Company. AMI T. II Alb
bolt was elected president. Il Is believed that
Colby win soon be chosen pgesiden, Of the
Northern Pacific.
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Alaskan siattsrs.


WASHINGTON. March Io.-Mr Delphi re
cured passage Of the bill for ports Of entry in
Alaska last evening Building to cost 81 200
are TO be erected for the government,
OF Porter, United States marshal for
Alaska has asked for an appropriation OF ssooo
for repair Of the foundation Of government
buildings at Sitka, which be says are in a dan
gerous condition. The attorney geaeral this
morning transmitted the letter, with request
for an appropriation to the house.
Too Bad.
LONDON, March Io.-Thc St. Petersbureh
correspondent oftheDaily News says: The
Russirn government is disagreeabIy impressed
~ the meetings held in England and America
denounce ouuages committed upon cxies in
,iberia.
Drunken Fred,
CHICAGO, March zo.--Lieutenant Frederick
Schwatka, Of Aictic and Mexican exploration
frame, was arrested Monday night on State
Street while under the influence IT liquor and
booked for disorderly conduct. After cooling
OF IN cell he was releaed and Justice Brad
well imposed fine Of So.
The strikers.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Io.---The st. t..sing
lion molders gained something Of victory to-
day when they induced Ial bur four Of the
forty six molders brought out from the East by
the foundries to quit work, The non union
molders were taken in charge by representa-
tives Of the Ironmolders Union and escorted 10
the latter head quarters, where they will Le
taken care Of.
Unfortnnafe Miners,
HURLEY, Wis, March Io.-A great FIRE is
raging in the Germania mine. Five miners
have persisted and all efforts to stay the flames
are unsuccessful. The unfortunate men are
James Thomas, his son, Join Thomas, Hugh
Waller, Jimmy Sullivan and William Banks. |
all miners, The loss will reach SIoo, ,ooo.
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Hissaceessor.

BERLIN. March ro.--General Won caprivi,
commander of,he Tenth army crops, has been
appointed chancellor Of the empire, TO succeed
Bismarck,
bismarck, in his note 10 the emperor ten
dcring bis resignation, alleged that old age and
falling health with the reasons for his desiring
to withdraw from public life.
To days papers call attention TO the fact
that while taking lunch yesterday with the
delegates to the labor conference. Bismarck
gave cordial greeting to Jules Simon, the
head Of the French delegation, and had long
conversation with him. He has invited all The
French delegates TO dim with him to. morrow.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-13
Afraid OfServicc Pension.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 3.-After
q talk yesterday betcen Senator
Davis and Representative Merrill,
chairman of the two committees on
pensions, it was believed that an
agreement would be finally and for
mally reached to-day by the confcrecs
on the general pension bill. But
when the House conferees came up
this morning with the instructions
of the Republican caucus of last
night to maintain the principle OF
service pensions, it was manifest that
agreement could not be secured un-
der those conditions, and the vote to
report disagreement to the respec-
tive houses was adopted. The ser
vice pension feature was the only
one of importance upon which the
----eNs.naa nolIld not agree
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Carlisle on the Sub-Trcasury.

Under the date of last Saturday,
Senator Carlisle, of Kentucky, has
written long letter to the Farmers
Alliance ir Tuskegee, Ala; in regard
2r ta iH Congress III rai}} aail}H ffesss-ee,zl
Carlisle says: "The whole scheme In
it's general form and design is vicious
in principle, and if adopted would
prove in practice ruinous to every in
terest it is intended to benefit"
He says further that it is plan to
compel the government to issue and
distribute money for the benefit of
the people living in the rich and pro.
ductive counties, at the expense Of
the people living in the poorer and
less productive ones. Moreover. it
is q plan to enable unscrupulous
spectators to take advantage
of the farmers pecuniary neces-
sites and extort eXorbitant prices
for food from people who reside in
cities, towns and villages.
The plan, if adopted, he says,
would throw the country into pro
found confusion twice year, enrich.
ing some by initiation of currency.
and banlaupting others by contrac-
tion of currency and decline In
n,.iceS
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Smitten by a ThundcrbOlt.

A special from Cairo. Mich, says:
At seven o'clock last evening four
farmers were struck by lightning
four miles west of here. T. N. Fag-
gett, Edward Goodchild, VIM. Hol-
mes and Matt Fingle were engaged in
performing an operation upon a young
horse. A thunder storm came up
suddenly and bolt of lightning
struck in the midst of the men. AS
Mrs. Faggett looked from her door
she saw the forms of four lifeless men
upon the ground. Goodchild and
Holmes were dead when assistance
arrived, although no marks or traces
of the current could be found upon
their persons, Goodchild was q far
mer thirty seven years of age, and
had q family of five children. Holmes
was thirty one years Of age and un-
married. Ringle and Faggett are re-
epYering. It was one of the worst cleo
section. ii'
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"A telegram from San Antonio,
Texas, says: A sensation has been
created throughout the South by the
announcement from Rev. Virgil
Maxey, the noted Southern rovivalist
and Baptist minister, that he will go
on the stage September 1st, he hay
ing been engaged by II. Suits, the
theatrical manager, to play prominent
parts during the coming season. Mr..
Maxey, in an interview, stated his
object to unite the pulpit and stage.
He will be on the stage six days in
tho week and preach on Sundays.
He is nephew of ex-United States
Senator Maxey.
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CROPS GUT TO PIECES.
A FearfuIIy Destructive Storm Strikes
PickGns.

PIcKENs, S. c., June2.-Thc most
terrific hail storm that has been known
in this section for years, passed
through last night about midnight.
AT this early hour not many people
have come in from tho country, but
reports from mile and half east of
this place say that tho crops are on
tirely ruined. Your correspondent
was on the farms of Judge j. III.
Newton and r. G. Robinson, Esq,
Just one mile cast of here and found
their cotton corn, etc, literally torn
to pieces. Plenty of hail stones could
be picked up in tho woods and low
places i'll the field as large as partridge
eggs this morning. Your correspond
cut mQasE. - .; drift of.baiIo stones
measured about eight inches.
What of the crops the hail did not
destroy, the wind and rain ru ned.
The extent of the storm cannot be
estimated, -Greenville News.
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ONE OF EcYPTs PLAQUES.
Antpidemic Of Crawflsh Making Mississip
z ~ pi Planters MiserabIe-

An Epidemic OF Crawflsh Making Mississip
e N% pi Planters Miserable
kFarming operations in the vicinity
pr Egypt, Miss, are greatly retarded
Eby the crawfish, which burrow in the
fields and keep the surface broken
|and wet. They bore under ground
70 the depth of two OF three feet, so
that the hogs can not get at them,
else they would not live to do any
damage. At the bottom of their
holes they have q CONSPICUOUS nesting
place, where hundreds of them nest
together and whence they bore to the
surface in every direction. So great
O pest have they become, that plant
er of the vicinity, Mr.. Adam Carlisle,
conceived the idea of enlisting the
negroes to exterminate them He
offered 10 cents hundred. The ne
groes took lanterns and hunted the
craWish As4l,t Mrduhd' 'fhc mouy 4ls
u s16H4 holes Mr. Charlsle paid
'Slit $30sfor two nights catch, and
abandoned the plan. He thinks of
establishing colony of raccoons on
his place, as last desperate resort.
The Choctaw Indians used to set up
poles with crosses on them for the
convenience of the owls, which are
famous crawfish hunters, and thus
their little crops were fairly protect
ed; but owls are too scarce to be en-
ployed on large plantations, and the
planters are therefore dcbarred from
this means of protection. The craw-
fish question is serious ono to them,
however ludicrous it may appear to
people at distance.
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A Natural Bridge I'm Arizona.

Natural bridge, on Pine Creek, in
the Northern part of Gila County, is
one of the greatest natural curiosi-
ties in the United States, cqualing if
not surprising the natural bridge of
Virginia. It spans the creek mt n
height of about 200 feet, and the
walls of the canyon rise above it on
either side 700 or 500 feet, and on
one side form perpendicular preci-
picc. The bridge is of lime forma-
ton, and the inside of the arch,
which is some $50 feet across, is worn
by the waiter ns smooth as though
chiseled by the skillful hands of q
stonemason. The arch on top is
nearly, if not quite, 400 feet in width,
1000 feet in length across the canyon,
and at the thinnest part only six feet
through. About the centre of the
arch is q hole large enough to admit
the body of man, and through
which one can look down into the.
crystal pool of water 200 feet below
Boston Transcript.
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Without TOrs:uc or Pnlntc

Geo. Watson, Texas ranchcr,
reached New York the latter part of
November with consignment of
polo ponies from Grason county
They were part of purchase by
james Gordon Bennett and Lord
Lonedale, and were to be shipped to
England. Watson had cancer of the
tongue and went to the Charity Hos
pital. 1t was decided to remove his
tongue, lower palate and lingual
glands beneath the tongue. On the
afternoon of December 2 the opera
ton was performsd BY Drs.I-E.
aeYelal months Watson took nourish-
ment through silver tube inserted
in his esophagus just below the
right ear. He was unable to articu-
late at all for a month following the
operation, and the first words he ut
t6fed were shouted at q troublesome
cat in his ward in the hospital. His
Language was idiomatic and emphatic.
There are no outward Indications to
show that Watson is tongueless and
palateless. His speech is hampered
a great deal, however, his articula
ton being defective. He will always
speak somewhat inarticulately. The
greatest loss to him is the loss of all
sense of taste and smell. Swallow,
ing solid is very difficult task fol
him, as he has lost the power tc
gulp food, which the tongue gives
Watson was official interpreter fol
Indians at Washington twelve years
ago. He speaks OF spoke, tho
| Comanche, Priste, Ute, Shosnono
and Arapahoe lingo. III was in the
ranks of the Texas Rangers ant
fought on the Confederate side dur
ing the civil war.
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fp(ItI01 md the Current News Of the Day.
HOMICIDE IN PlckENs.
Col. John G. Griffin Stabbed to Death by
s. Stephcns.

Coi. John y. grimm StaDDed co Death by
s. Stephens.
PICKENs, June 2.-The first murder
for the town of Pickens was COM
mitted Saturday. David s. Stephons
stabbed John g. Griffin in the left
breast, infiicting q mortal wound, of
which Griffin died two hours after
the blow was struck. Stephens had
been employed by Griffin to
attend to his mills on Town creek,
near Pickens, and lived with his fam
lily in. Pickens, next door to Griffin.
The contruct for saving the lumber
for Clemson college had been award
ed to Griffin and II. w. Gillespie.
On May 26 Griffin removed the saw
part of his mill from Pickens to Fort
Hill, and had been absent all that
week. He returned n little after sun
down and called at the postofice for
his s-mail--1SfmUrT1ss Store, near by,
and had been using some pretty
strong language about what he was
boing to do for Griffin, if he did not
gring the saw mill back. But no one
had any idea of violence. AS soon as
he saw Mr.. Griffin he called him, and
meeting up with him he (Stephcns)
began to say how he understood the
contract. Griffin did not agree with
him, and they walked on down the
street talking together until they
reached tho house of Mr. Stephens.
At this place negro, who says he
was near by, testified that the lie was
mutually passed, and Griffin struck
Stephens blow with his fist, when
Stephens struck him back, and, as
Griffin advanced again Stephens
stabbed him with knife. Griffin
then turned back up the street, cry
ing "Help! help! I'm murdered" and
called to John p. Boggs, the nearest
one to hm, to come quick.
Boggs, thinking he had been disem-
bowelled, ran ard met him after he
had walked about twenty-five steps,
and eased him down on the street.
On examination he found the wound
as above described by the blood gush-
ing out. Drs. Williams and Earle
werc soon OH the scene and had him
carried to his house. An cXamina-
ton convinced them that the wound
was mortal.
The remains were buried yesterday
afternoon with Masonic honors, ut
the Hagood burying ground n,rth Of
PickCnS.
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Cleveland Far Ahead.

AUGUSTA, Me, juno 5.-Yesterday
the Boston Globe correspondent cir
culated among the delegates to the
Democratic State Convention slips
asking several questions, including
the following: "Whom do you favor
at the present time for President in
1922" Two hundred and twenty
one of the delegates returned answers
showing the following result: Cleve-
land, 1876; Hill, 28; Carlisle, 8; Whit
ney, 20. Second choice Cleveland
"a; Hill 60; Campbell 8; Carlisle 16;
Whitney IL; Voorhees, 2; Gray 8;
William L. Putnam, of Maine, 8; Pal
mer, of Illinois, 2, II. @. Mills Q.
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WAR TO THE DEATH.
Col. John j. Dargan will Fight Col. Earle
"to tho Bitter End

Col. John j. Dargan will Fight Col. Earlo
"to tho Bitter End
Some years ago an acrimonious
quarrel occurred between Col. Earle
and Col. Dargan of Sumter. It cul-
minated ia challenge from Drgan
to fight. The challenge was prompt
ly accepted, but friends interfercd,
tho matter was left to a board of ar
bitEation, and the dificultY adjusted.
saili chat II : Earle came out for Gov
ernor he woula;xlo all in his power to
defeat him. The utterance seemed
so ungencrous that mapy adnirers of
both men refused to believe it.. Col.
Dargan places the matter beyond disS
pute by the following letter to the
World Budget:
Editor of the Budget: It is to bo
regretted that what said of my OPP
position to Col. Earle should have
gotten prematurcly into print. 1t
was said at n picnic, it is true, but i'll
private conversion, and was not i'll
tended for the press
When Col. Earle announces him
self regularly as candidate for gov
clnor, / shall conceive it to be my
duty to oppose his election, and shall
give to the public the grounds OF my
opposition.
l am trying to do my part towards
securing a good State government
| and l am not to be restrained III this
work by any personal considerations
whatever. / am not of those who arc
'.for anything to beat Tillman," but
| of those others who are for anything
to advance the cause of the people in
our State and National administra
| tions.
I can be depended upon to fight
vigorously against both Tillman and
Earle "to the bitter end;" and against
anyone else who may come out for N
office that / Iconsidcr Unfit fora proper
discharge of it's duties.
Respectfully,
| JOHN j. DARGAN,
Stateburg, S. g., May 81, 1890.
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KISSED THE WRONG MAN.
The Ludicrously Painful Experience of IL
Young Husband.

The LudicrousIy Painful Experience of IL
Young Husband.
There came near being q tragedy ut
tho union depot at Indianapolis the
other day.
A pleasant faced little woman went
to the station, equipped for n journey.
She was young and pretty, and her
young husband went down to sec her
safely off. The woman was nervous.
Finally, the train came i'll.
1t was moment OF great excite
mont. The couple hurried out to the
gate. Hundreds of people were
pushing and hulrying. The little
woman lost herhcad completely. At
the big iron gate her husband had
to stop. The gatcman took her ticket.
She threw her arms about her hus-
bands neck frantically, turned
around and started through: then.
with final 'good- bye" turned quick
ly back and, like flash, soundly
kissed the gentleman.
She didnot discover her mistake, but
the crowd broke into great laugh,
and it was n question whether the
husband OF the gateman was the
more embarrassed. They looked ut
each other red rs fire for moment
then laughed and shook hands.
''It's all right, she thought it was
me-" explained the husband, turning
| a~Inv.
was observed to grow peIrs1vt, "'aau
u far-awny look would come into his
eye whenever he had a little leisure
to think
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CIeoDatra's Ashes.

CHICAGO, June 3.-Alexander Tag
Gaferro, of Alexandria, Egypt, writes
to the directors of the worlds fair
that he is in a position to furnish
them an interesting exhibit. He has
sent the officials photograph of q
sarcophagus which he asserts is that
of Cleopatra. 1t was recently dis
covered in Caesars Camp, near Alex
andria, by archeologists. When the
sarcophagus was opened the contents
were in ashes, with the exception of
the skeleton, which is still preserved.
Mr.. Taghaferro says he is prompted
to negotiate with the exposition au-
thorities from notices which he has
seen in the newspapers from the
United States announcing that the
Khedivo of Egypt has been asked by
the directors of the exposition for
the mummy of Ramises. His price
is 100000.
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RETURNS FROM OREGON.

A Republican Representative and Lcgisla-
ture and Democratic Governor.
PORTLAND, OREGON, June 3.-Rc-
turns from the State are very incom-
plete. The election of Herman Gre
pubIcan) for Congress is assured.
The Governor is in doubt with the
chances in favor of Pennoycr tDem-
oerat). Tho Republicans elect the
remainder of the State ticket and q
majority in both branches of the
Legislature.
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SWEET by a CYCLONE.
Reported Destruction of u Nycstc crn Village
and Loss OF Life.

and Loss OF Life.
LINCOLN, NEB., juno 4.-Mcagrc re-
ports received from Bradshaw, n
hamlet of some four or five hundred
inhabitants about fifty miles west of
this city, state that the town was
swept away late last night by cy-
clone. Six persons are reported killed
and, twenty-five ormore injured. The
telegraph wires arc down. No fur
ther particulars can be learned.
CHICAGO, 10 A. Mp to this hour
no confirmation of the reported de-
struction of Bradshaw, Nebraska, by
a cyclone last night can be obtained
and it is thought that the rumors
current last night were exaggerated.
Nebraska was visited by a terrific
wind and rain storm but as far as
heard from there was no loss of life
or serious destruction of property.
The village of Bradshaw is situated
in Hamilton County, about twonty
miles northwest of Hastings. Last
night advices said six persons there
were killed and over twenty-five in
jured. Telegraph wires throughout
the West are Grip, I'd by the storm.
OMAHA, NEE TT ,ecial to the Bee
reports tfAH clone about ten
o'clock las., Aplcw down every
house in the nttlc town of Bradshaw
asTHtee 3f 800 inhabitants. Five per
sons were killed outright and scveraI
injured The wires ,,rc down in that
section and particulars are not yet at
hand.