The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-21
CONDENSED rELEeaArnio NEWS.
From Thursdays Daily.

CONDENSED TELEGRAfhic NEWS.
From Thursdays Daily.
Another terrific wind and snow storm
set In last evening on the mountains and
around Reno, New. The ground Il again
covered With snow and cold weather pre-
walls.
One ef the llvellest battles seen IN San
Francisco for some time, occurred II the
gymnasium Of the Golden Gate athletic
club iasi night. Pete Mccoy aud Charlie
Gleason, middle weight, fought six fierce
rounds resulting In victory for the form
er.
A collision occurred yesterday morning
on the Alabama and Great Southern near
Coaling, Ala, between special excursion
carrying over thousand passengers and
an accommodation. Engineer DoolIttie
was Instantly killed, and ssme ten or fifteen
persons on the accommodation badly hurt.
James ] corbllt, formerly instructor 10
boxing at the Olympic Athletic club. San
Franelseo, Who reeentlv met Campbell III
Portland, has arrived in New Orleans and
taken possession cf his quarters IN Carroll
ton, ten niles above the city. coFbltt Il
matched 10 meet Jake kllrain In a slx-round
contest with s-ounee gloves, for purse oi
$3soo,at the Southern Athletic club,l that
city, February 18Th.
Several points are much exercised over
the fact that immigration agents from Ore
gon and Washington, especially the latter.
have been In California during the winter
trying TO induce the people 10 settle In the
Northwest. One California immigration
agent sald Yesterday: "rhers are north
ern agents In this city who arc at work day
and night. In Los Angeles there II an
agent who cfEers TO those who will &C to
Washington free transportation, regardless,
L would seem. Of the prospective settlers
financial account or general standing.
These Washington people are getting posi-
tive results, can assure. you. II Il no ex-
aggeFation TO say that they would induce .
monthly emigration Of at least 400 persons
II there we're The usual transportation iaeil.
tiles 10 the north"
From Fridays Daily.
J ID Laman w4s yesterday appointed
postmaster at waila waiia.
In The senate yesterday, on motion OF
Dolph. the bill appropriating 100000 lof
public building IN Portland Was passed.
The grand jury, after considering the
mysterious knIfIen murder, at Trenton. y.
J.. yesterday. found no bin against d.
kniffen or Miss Purcell. Both were re-
leased.
At the request OF Solomon HIrsch, Amer.
lean minister at coostaatInople, the porte
has Just imprisoned Ia his palace, Moussa
Rey, the kurdlsh chief, charged With rob
birg and outraging Christina Armenia.
Adsices were received AZ London yes
terday that the troops Of King Meneik, oi
Abyssinla, had an engagement with ths
forces Of General Paseoula. The battle
was severe and Paseoula was badly wound.
ed and his army defeated
The southern half Of the great wholesale
block owned by b Farweil s. Co was
gul,ed BY firc yesterday morning At chica
60. The occupants were Taylor Bros, hats
and Wolf Bros, s,clothsng. Loss,haif million
dollars, insured
From Saturdays Daily
A severe snow storm set IN .. coIfas
yesterday afternoon.
The ttermer Devonia arrived from
Glasgow on the 18th after a very stormy
passage. Captain Wilson said that Ia
twenty years. experience he never saw
aaeh sxcStf.ev ae Has t.FS.Rftad s.s the A.
lantic o.ean this winter
A passenger train on the Monon route
Indiana. coliided with freight train near
Mitchell yesterday morning. Englneei
DIiward, Fireman GedInger. and Charles
Wright. mail agent. were instantly killed
Six others were seriously injured.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the report OF
the spe ciai commission Is a more complete
yindication of the Parnelilte's and more
sweeping condemnation of the Times than
the most sapguine home rulers ventnred
TO hope for.
a new code OF rules was adopted by
Congress Yesterday By stric. party vote
Of I6I TO f4y.
The following bills were among those
introduced yesterday In Congress. One
appropriasing $4,000 for frst order
lighthouse et the north head OF Cape Dis
appointment. Washington. One appro--
priatlrg $4,000 for United States reve-
nue. cutter for service on the Pacific coast,
with headquarters at astoria.
A conference was held yesterday at Chi
cago between two Chinese diguitaries and
representatives Of big mining company a
machinery firm of Frazer 4 Chalmers.
Negotiations were formally entered into
looking TO the construction of three hun
dred stamp mill In the mountains of China.
II Is stated that these mills sci up complete
will cost nearly four million dollars. The
Chinese informed them that there had been
discovered the richest and most extensive
gold beiring lead In the world. They
claim thatnot a ton of ore taken out has
yielded less than $1,000 while much Of It is
better.