The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
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wife of Frank Wyatt. well 10 do young farm.
or. living near Philomaih. committed suicide
this morning She had prepared breakfast
and called hef husband who stepping oal Of
the hoase few moments. heard the report Of
u pistol. Rushing into the house, he found
his fe oa the floor with bullet hole in her
head aud the pistol lying beside hef. The
young couple had bcen married but few
months. Mss Wyatt had been unwell tot
some time and It ia supposed she committed
tho rash act while laboring under temporary
insanity.
california; iosds-
STOCKTON, Cal. May so.-The warm
weather has raaed the water in the San Joa
quin and Sacramento rivers 70 the island levera
are noS IN sreaIef danger than a, any previous
time this year. THIS morning the cast aud
west leyees. seven miles lvng, were again
/ threatened, water from an old river coming
within one foot Of the top, and the waves wash
badly.
I ABis Fai.
! SEATTLE, May 2o.--At $500 O'Clock this
afternoon, tao large three story brick buildings
I IN the course Of construction a, the corner Of
I South Third and Washington streets. fell in
With crash, both complete wrecks. The
buildings were being erected by Brodeek and
/ Sleasingef and Nugent and by ] II Sandefson.
I The hFsI named was ooxIoS and the other
/ ioSSj5. They were built upon made land
and tweR,y foot piles were duvsn for ioanda
tons.
/ uateis la Lilac,
CnttAco, May so.--The three hotels where
/ the strikes occurred yesterday. the Palmer,
/ TremoR, and Commercial. arc running very
short hand-d to-day. The Grand Pacific
hotel signed the scale Of the Culinary Alliance
/ last evening and the Auditorium signed this
afternoon. lio:el help afe in sympathy with
, the striking walters at the fremont.
Warmed Matters.
/ JACKSONVILLE May 2o-Goyernor Petnoy.
CT and State Treasurer Webb spoke here this
evening TO large house. The governor spoke
( IN his usual vein and was frequently applaud
d. Political matters are warming up here.
Raadali's successor.
| PHILADELrHIA, May 2o.-Richard Vaux
was elected To coagress from the Third con
| gressional district to day, 10 I'll the vacancy
caused BY the death of Samuel J Randall.
There was practically no opposition.
q Fashionable Man,
KANSAS CRY, May 2o.-Chy Treasurer
Peaks was suspended from Office this evening,
a shortage between $I7 900 and szo, 200 having
been discovered in his aeco nis.
Drowned nt Corvallis,
CORVALLIS, May I9.-John Kaler young
man employed at the Corvallis Touring mills
met with sad death TO lay. In company
with several other men he was engaged in re-
pairing the dam. Kaler was in a boat placing
plank IN position, when by some means the
rope attached TO the boat became loosened and
It went over the dam. The nan on shore
called TO him 10 hold 10 the boat, but he failed
TO do so, and being unable 10 swim, drowned,
Ills body has not yet been recovered.
Peculiar weapoa.
PENDLEToN, May Io.-Joe Genevieve, son
OF Charles Gcneyi, ve n well known s,ockman
Of Bear creek, sixteen niles fiom here, was
killed about o'clock this morning by a herd
er. The hcrdcr had been discharged and il is |
supposed that the quarrel had ensued over
some disagreement about the herder's wage..
Becoming angered the lerder set upon the boy !
with sheep shears and stabbed h'm TO death, |
II IS reported that Mrs Genevievc. who went
TO her sons rescue was also stabbed and SER
iously wounded
Run over.
ASHLAND, Or, May I9.-A man about
fifty years of age, with club foot was found
this morning covered wiiE blood on the rail,
road track near Ashland depot. His skull was
fractured and the man is not expected to live.
Papers found on his person showed he was the
agent OF an Eastern horiculturst, His name
IS K II Brown. II is supposed that he arrived
here on freight train last evening and while
tne Train was on the lreste he stepped off, no,
knowing The distance to the ground, which
was twenty feet below,
The Life OF "a Tramp.
ELLENsBuRGH, May Io.-Early this morn
ing freight train near Thorpe, seven miles
north of here, ran over man and cut him to
pieces. lie was stretched across the trf
with his head on his arm, apparently asleep.
The engineer saw him, but it was TOO late 10
stop. The remains were brought 10 his CITY.
where the marshal recognized him as ramp
WHO was in the chain gang here lately.
Good Move.
TACOMA, May Io,-In the future slupcine
matches, which have been publicly announced,
are to be prohibited in Pierce county. This Is.
given out auhoritiyely from Sheriff Price. Yes.
terday Deputy Sheriff Hicks and two assistants
stopped the fight announced to take place At
the 500 gardens between Jack Connolly and
"Fido" Mulligan.
Died Alone.
THE DALLEs, May Io.-Wie Dinsmore.
aged IA years, was fonnd under tree dead
four miles from his home near Mosier, last even.
ing. He left Saturday morning. There was
continued search for the hoy until Sunday
evening He was fonnd with broken branch
of the tree near him.