The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-21

facts that show up the present TRANSLUCENT
system cf assessment In good style. Ac-
eording TO the rolls complied and on file IN
the Office si the Secretary Of State Una.
lilla county Is assessed SsSo.ooo more than
Multnomah county on money notes, ,scct'si
etc, aud yet Multnomah county claims
ST. 900 more indebtness than UmalIlla
county. Isn't that wholesale robbery
Another case Union esuntya money etc,
are assessed a. Si4o,opo more Than that oi
Marion county. and lhe Indebtedness Of
The latter ID $oso,ooo more than that Of The
former. The indebtedness In Linn county
IL three times as much a. the total OF mon.
ey, notes and daceounts. Mnltnomah coun.
ty'a assessment on money, noies and ae.
counts last year was $t.733,34o. and yet In
the face OF that u Il claimed that real es !.
tate transactions OF Portland, With popu.
latlon OF 6o,ooo, amounted 10 $4,000. 400
during 1880 her manufacturing output
$4,000. 900, that S63,ooo. 900 Ii invested Ia
wholesale and retail trade, not Including
banks, and the last Statement of her ten
principal banks shows a capital OF $6,iso.
600, with surplus and undivided profits
amounting to 81, $3.50 33.or total bank
capl,alIn those ten principal hanks If S.
stS.7so "a. These figures arc ali astonlsh.
Ing, and II Il not to be wondered nj that
well known Albany man few days ago
should state that he couldn't conscientious.
" take the oath 10 make an asl slesstnrnt
under the present sys.em. which Is injustice
iiseif
TIE GIRLS DEBATE The young ladies
OF the EuiaxIan Society OF the State Uni
yersliy have just debated the question,
familiar 10 even Hotentots. "Reselyed
that the women OF the United States
shoald have the right oil suffrage" The
question was decided by Prof Balm In the
negative. The following are given as the
principal arguments on each side:
Affirmative That women have TO pay
taxes, which Il taxation without feprc
sentation; that women are trying 10 get
rid Of the curse OF rum, thar they are
moro competent 70 vote than foreigner
or negro; that In the history OF the cru /.
Aades the women were OF great benefit 10
the army and that they would make the
government better
Negatlve-The influence OF womea In
politics caused The downfall Of Rome !;
they are not phyeicaiiy strong enough 10
compete with men, thsy would lose many
eourtesas which are shown them; the
arc only seeking Office, they arc easily
discouraged. women have not the braI -
In that direction, there woald be rivalry In
every household, and II would destroy
woman's influence with waywaFd boy.
NoSK At ALL.-The oregonIan OF the
9Th Inst. under the head OF Slaughter ol
the irnoeents," has an article regarding
the killing Of Chinese pheaaanis. and SAYS
Some 60 indictments were touna against
persons IN Linn equity and that no action
was taken on them, as Judge Boise ex-
pressed what may probably be called an
'uniudlcIaf opinion to the effect that the
law made for the proteetie II Monaghan
pheasants only protected those originally
brought here, and not their youag.
A. matter Of fact no indictments were
made at Ill, and "a nearly as we can learn
no effort was made 10 secure wholesale
indictment Of offenders. The truth Is,
though, that the slaughter Of Chinese
pheasan,s (lew call them inpoeen,s, has
been about as general as that Of any other
birds. and probably more have beea killed.
YAeciSA BAY.-The Kate & Anna is
laying on her beam ends, bang up against
the hulkhead II Oystersilie, aud full Of
water.
During the past stormy weather Va
quina Bay was about as muddy a. Rider
Haggard's river near the Amber city.
While In this condition tsc bay would
have been bully poEd for German carp.
The cave In OF the bluff that took place
In Yaqnina last week Il worth thousands
OF dollars 10 the railroad COMPANY. A
thousand dollars worth Of powder would
not have ACCOMPLISHED what the rain did.
The rock and dirt fell into the bnlkhead
just where Il was wanted.-R Republican.
A LOTTERY CRY. ~ Those who are
-bucking" ct the Louisiana lottery. and
their nameA are not iew, are In suspense
owing to tie blockade OF mail foptes, says
the Guard. In Eguene several clubs have
been organized, besides many individuals
who privately ana s.ealthily take chances
IN the gambling operation. The drawiag
TUESDAY took not less than $500 from En.
gene. Many who look aghast at ordinary
gambling games devote their spare mouey
Investing In the deluslve. demorelixing lot
teri. The following are the numbers
drawing the principal prizes In the Inuisi-
ana OF the nth: First prize. 74sIe; zd,
44i35; Sd, 3ooro; 9th, 747es; 9th, 6oo67
nth, S76oi.
MIsrAkES.-A travelling correspondent
In The OregonIan Of the 9Th instant stated
that every bridge on the Santiam had beer
washed out, t,excep,lng the Jefferson bridge
whereas,as nearly as can be learned, mol 1
single bridge was destroyed, and all stand
though some Of them are somewhat dam
aged, particularly the approaches. In th
matter OF bridges the greatest damage b
the county 10 the loss of part Of the Browns
vile bridge on the Calipoola. The tota
loss In the county Is comparatively small
less, as matter Of fact Than the estimate
placed on any of the neighborlng countie
Linn county gets off remarkably WE'LL
| A SMALL Saturday at the deps
a small sized battle occurred between Tn
Gle Sam and Wells Fargo. The former
let the truth be told--had wrongfully an
unlawfullY appropriated the large true
which the latter used for Inland traa
along the s. Z. platform, and loaded It vii
fifty or sixty matt sacks full Of newspaper
magazines and packages. Wells Farl
ordered an attack on the enemy and
muscular activity did the Boston tea az
unloading the truck promiscuously, mus
to the anger OF Uncle Sam. who storme
some, but did not order counter attac
Il vas at least amusing for the audience.
i A BRIpsE ScHEME.-Tn Lane count
the Springfield bridge washed out Al
lodged near the Eugene bridge, the a
proach to which also went. The circnn
stance suggested bright idea, and Il
County Court las let the contract for bull
Ing an enlarged approach to the Euaei
bridge, using the Springfield bridge as
economic measure. Il 10 to be built
: twenty days. So we are informed by
gentleman recently from that vicinity.
UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
The wife of VIM. Miller, on the island o
posite Fairfield, gave birth to child
the rafters Of building few nights az
Her husband was alone in the house, al