The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-04-04

here, and Eminence, panic stricken. por,
Royal, Henry county. Is reported badly de
auii serious damaged was done Il,
pendiclon, thirty i've miles from Loulsyille, |
The total number killed at Louisville Is about
one hundred.
Ia teerasa Toe.
CHATTANOOGA, March sS.--A report has
rcnched here that tornado struck Graysvllle.
Ca. town eighscen miles south Of this place,
last night thortly aiter midnight. The people
were sleepins aud were terribly frightened.
The root was blown of the large Touring mills
and two houses were blown down. Several
narrow escapes are reported. but no one IL
known. 80 Ear, TO have been Killed.
A cewsrd.
coLFAx. March ss.--A large crowd Of peo-
pie gathered In town to day 10 witness the
hanging Of Blanlon. Since his respite he shows
some Signs Of life. Previously he represented
and object picture Of eowaftlice. Il Is pre-
dicted that he will never be able to walk to the
galows.
sign OF Growth.
WAsniNcToN, March as.--The department
notified Representative Hermann to day that
lIeppner post Office, in Morrow county, Or.
becomes presidential on the FIRST Of the coming
month and will % entitled 10 all the privileges
Of this class oi Offices
nestruesive cyeisae.
NKw YORK, March sS.--A report Just re-
esived here says: The chief operator Of the
Western Union Co. at Louisville has arrived
a, Jelenonvillr. Ind. across the river from
Louisvills. lie reports terrible destruction
their, almost the entire western portion Of the
city os Louisville being In ruins and 1000 &c
/ 500 persons supposed TO have been killed.
This information Is said come over the rail-
way wire between Jeifersonville and Indiana
polls.
LOUISVILLE, March aS.--shouly after (
o'clock tornado swept over this city, wreck
Ing 400 o, 200 houses and killing 400 people
The wini --eame from the ..southwest, The
Union depot at the foot Of svenlh street. wal
blown into the raging torrent Of the Ohio Fiyei
A train OF cars making up for the Louisville
Southern road went over with the bu.lding'
Falls City hall, on West Market street, wal
wrecked. In the hall were TOO people, ant
but fes Of them escaped alive. Many build
ings after falling caught FIRE and the inmatc
were burned. All the streets arc blocked with
debris Of fallen buildings or Telegraph ans
elsetric light wires.
His starms.
MiSSEAroLis, March Teiegyaphlc re
ports from points IN Minnesota. Dakota an.
Iowa show that general snowStoFm pteyaiies
danng the day. The storm was mcst sever
in Northern iowa, where railway traffic !
impeaed. Stock viii suffer TO some extent. Il
Dakota wet snow Is regarded as great bens
fl TO crops now being seeded. The tempera-
tare at all points Is but IiIie below the ieezinI
point.
Peculiar nreai.
SAN Francisco. March s7.--A young gir
named Ida Olsen. employed as domestic q
house on Golden Cato avenue. was anesle.
by the fire marshal 10 day. -Four fires hay
occurred since last Saturday night in the hoas'
where the gss lived and those adjoining bu
little damage was done, % the department sx
tinguished The flames. The gid confessed tha
she had started the ffeS. and said she waited
10 sec blaze.
Brothers Killed.
SusouEHAsSA, Pa. March z7.-A train Q
the Erie railroad killel three acli dressed mel
Alfred Rock this morning. They were broth
eFs, Dietrich. John Henry Blakesy Of Nes
York. Henry disappeared some months ago
The brothers threw up theic work and went j
search q him, They bad just found him an
were returning home when killed,
Peculiar Aeeidens.
MILTON. Cal. March az During hoft
race yesterday ono Of the horses stepped into
hole, making complete somersauli. pilehin
the rider Peter Stroud. nearly .wo rods aud Ia
jaFing him severely. The horse vas killed an
the Ttdsf u IN critical condition.
muggler. prewnsd.
PoRr TOWNSEND. March s7.-Fou
whisky sinugglers, named Frank Muxxy
John Aekcrson. VII lam Bennet ane
Mitchell we're dro.ned between Douglas
Island ard Fort Simpeon recentiv.
over Dag
SPOKANE FALLS, March s7.-A stabblnl
ARRAY occurred on Little Spokane. eigh
miles from this city, this morning result.
Ing seriously. Lee chritS and John Sic
bold worked on the rame ranch chrit
had a dog that got into Sieboid's bunk, and
| the latter kicked him out, say ing he was NJ
deg, and did not propose 20 sleep with one
Chrits said he would XII the aext .aar
who kicked bis dog out Of bed. and In ths
scrimmage that followed, Slebold reeeives
deep knife cut over toe heart. Tn,
wounded man was brought 10 the bospita
this afternoon, and viii probable die.
chrits Is still At large
A ssumbiinE Heck.
WASHINGTON. March z6.-Many repubii
can members Of the l,wer house are very much
in doubt rs 10 what they should do in the case
OF Wyomings admission. The woman suffrage
clause in the constitution Is a stumbling block
that Is giving them trouble. They want tc
! support the report Of the republican majority
Of the committee and yet they do not want to
commit themselves or the party TO woman suf-
frage.
Maiheur County Democratic cenyensiea.
BAKER CRY. March a6.--Thc democ, attic
county convention nominated the following
ticket at Vale yesterday; Representative IL c
Elms, sheriff, N Fell; clerk, 4 ii Test; treas.
urer, ] N Scrg; assessor, X Worsham; coroner
Tnrner; school superintendent, William
Thompson; surveyor, ] K Johnson; delegate,
to state convention. II c Murray, X Beers and
william O'Bnen.
A Big EEeteI
TACOMA, March a6.--President Oakes. d
the Northern Pacific railroad. Is in the city In
spec;ing the company's property. In an in
tsrview he stated tina. a $500 900 summer hotel
to be known as the "rhe Palace" viii be
built in the northern part Of the city, overlook
ing the bay, and affording magnifcan, view
Of Mount Tacoma and the olympic range.
hid ne Suicide.
SALEM, March 27.--A remor came direct
from Lincoln and ZeTa this evening that Var
demon Scott. son Of VIM Scott, now on trial
at McMinnyiilr for the murder OF his wife al
Wheatland, committed su eide this afternoon
by shooting himself.
News Of the suicide was brought here this even
ing by man who had been told this afternoon
at Zena Ivy man from Lincoln, near wheat
land and Scott's home, that Vardemon had
committed suicide. The cause ii suppos I'd 10
have been his connection with the commission
Of the crim..
All Smoke,
INDEPENDENCE, March lz6s-The scandal
Ions charges against n r Gfanlev ,,r.e;<t.,,s "A