The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-12
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NEWARK. Sept. S.-Msry Iie,hea sud
Marie BtoWa,daughless Of preaiinsb, residents
Of rleasaE,ville. fought a prize fight in six
teen feet fing, pitched in an OIL barn IN the
outskirts ni that village. a, O'Clock on San
day morning. The cause oi the hght was
rivalry Tor the attentions Of young man named
George Woodward. Thirty eight rounds were
fought. in which both giFls we're severely pun
ikhed. but neither had the advantage. and the
combat vas declared draw. The com m5atantz
were stripped 10 the waist. Every part of
their bodies exposed 10 view bore trace Of pun
ishment The refree, seconds and spectators
were all female friends Of the principals. Wood
ward has since declared he will have nothing
20 DO with either Of the girls.
PoTiIands Population.
PORTLAND, Sept. S.--Tbe following census
fgure' were given at a meeting oflhe Chamber
Of Commeree last evenings The re-enumera-
ton shows that MaItso nah county contains
I7S,2s7 inhabitants. This shows clear gain
ofi4,257 over the las, botched census enum-
Grafton. OI the 7S.aS7. Portland and suburbs
contain 62,442. This would leave I2,SiS for
the county cat side the city, fully one half Of
which belong legiimaiely 10 Portland and sub
uFbs, AMI are only separated from them by
ina .inary boundary lines. According 10 this
perfectly correct an fair basis oi estimating,
there would be 6475 inhabitants 10 add TO tins
city and suburbs, thus making total oi 6S,oI7.
Indeed there is every reason FOR the statement
that not more than 6Soo inhabitants reside in
the county outside the city limits,
Terrible ExpiasIon.
SPOKANE FALLS. Sept. 1.-THE dreadful
explosion Of dynamite At the Northern Pacific
yard. last night was the all engrossing topic q
conversation In the city to day. Curiosity
caused hundreds to visit the scene Of the acci-
dent during the day, Egar crowds watched
the work Of removing the immense amount OF
rocks thrown down by the explosion into the
cut below under which most OF sthe bodies Of
Of those killed were found. The scene of the
explosion presented a fearful appearance,
General Foreman Charles Bot, states that IL
men were in the gang at work on the cut in
that ledge, OF that number IS are dead, 3 in
the hospital, and it has 50 far been impossible
TO determine the whereabouts ofthe other 10
men, OF these many supposed 10 be burt will
probably be present at the roll call TO morrow.
Until then The number Of missing cannot be
determined.
Make Them Happy.
JACKSONVILLE, Or, Sept. 1.-THE long
contemplated railway connection between this
place and Medford Is at last about 10 material
ize, The $40, 900 bonus asked by the Corvallis
company 10 build The road has been paid in.
Jacksonville and Medford have each deposited
81 500 in cash, and 5000 in Jacksonville mum
Opal bonds have been guaranteed by ten lead
ing citizens Of Jacksonville in the sum Of $500
each.
Gold tn the Calipoota,
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. IA water tank tha
has been used to haul water for a tbreshing
machine near this city this fail was being re
pnired on the 5h inst and upon the sand being
washed out q fine prospect Of gold was found,
having been dipped up from the Calipooia, just
below the bridge in this city, thus showing the
bed Of the river to be full OF float gold, coming
down some forty miles from the ledges above
US,
Curious Fatality,
New YORK, Sept. Ethel Curtis. a Ie
year old iypewriicr and stenogrupher, was
smoking cigarette in bed at her home on
Lexington avenue this evening. She fell
asleep, the cigarette dropped from her hand
igniled the bed clothes and the girl was terribly
burned about the body. She afterwards died
OF her burns at Bellevue hospital,
Death 0f guIiiyan's Father.
BOSTON, Sept. 7.-Mitcbael Sullivan, aged
65, father Of John L SullYan, the pugilist, died
this morning oftyphoid pneumonia.
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