The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


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Sheriff NieGraw this morning that gang d =
men armed with Winchester lies were at work n
Al the junction Of the Stuck aud White mines, ps
building dam across the Stuck river m order o.
TO turn the waters into the White river. The
waters In these rivers are unusually high this v
spring and have been osetIlowing the bottom O
lands along their roufses. doing great deal Of
damage 10 crop. The Stuck river enters into y
the puyalap, thus the water flowing down :,
that river uod the whole 81 ruyallup valley y
II Is stated that the crops In hundreds Of acres
are threatened by floods. The White river y
emplies into the Duwamlsh and thence into q
Elliot hay. The double amount Of warer. were !,
Il allowed 10 reach the Sound by this course
would prove extremely disastrous 10 the Aph
cultural interest along this river, which are al
ready threatened with destruction.
Girl Druakard.
SAN FRANCISCO, May o.-~Twice within the !
nst ten days has Leoniine Laymett. "a year
old girl, who lives with her parents, come home ,
10 drunken condition. Her mother states ,
that the child had been drinking a great deal
during the last year and Is now actually q
confirmed drunkard Al efforts other parents
and friends to prevent her from securing In
ioSieating drink have been without avail, aud
as last resor, the mother reported the case ito
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10
Children. The little girl was arrested and to
day was sent 10 school. When asked why she
persisted in getting drunk, Ieonllnc replied
that she liked Il; there was no other reason,
shs said.
u will be startling.
LONDON. May o,--The announcement that
Prince bismarck is about 10 make public the
complete story OF his dismissal nom the cham
cellorship. together with the events which led
up to II, has greatly enraged the emperor. Ia |
| order 10 prevent any seSA onIbnfst on the part /
of the ex chancellor, the emperor has sent
personal letter reminding the prince thai he Is |
liable to severe punishment under IN amend
,nens TO the penal cole Of his own making, Il
he makes public OF causes to be published any
knowledge regarding state matters gained by
him during has official life.
fer iisw Lang.
DENVER, May S.--ShelilI's officers last nigh.
notified the proprie.ovs otevery gambling house
in tho city to close their doors aud appear he.
fore Justice Morris this morning for trial. The
. psopfie.ofs made no resistance, but quietly
told the uaen who were Tlaying 10 leash in,"
then rolled up the cash. turned out the lights
and locked the doors and for the FIRST time 10
many years there viii not be gambling house
! open OF card turned. In The city of Denver
,. o-night
Live Astoria News.
ASTORIA, May S,--The long deadlock be
, tween the salmon fishermen and tanners ard
) Of the Columbia river ended o-day by the &C
/ ton Of leading canaers in agreeing 10 pay 81
apiece foT i,sh. They had previously offered
IS cents and the Fishennenk union demanded
VI IS. Tuesday the union reduced It's price
i TO 81.
!, Tonight Samuel Elmo.e. the atges, can
ner ON the river, advsTsises that be wili pay
81. Others promise 10 lollw suit.
! Astoria subscribed s1oo. 600 IN twenty foaf
] hoH.s as the subsidy for c r Huntington, Who
: agrees TO build from Astoria 10 connection
within he main line of the Southern Pacific
wiihin Two years.
nase Haii ossrasas.
Nav YoKK. May s.-Spalding. .ol Chicago:
IIawley. Of Cleveland. and o'NeiIl. Of Pits
barg. held long secret conference here yes.
.srday. They decline 10 slate the result. but
Z Is known that the ball season, kosh Of the
League and brotherhood, has not been sue
ecssu financially so far and Il is believed that
number Of clubs in both associations will
have tn SO 10 the wall unless something can be
{ done to improve the situation,
: ehiaess usbs
SAN Francisco. May s,--A Chronicle Los
Angeles special says. whA, has long been {.
: pccied iranspired about O'Clock this evening.
: The two warning iaeiioes of Chinatown came
, together and the result vas a riot. One China
man was shot aud killed, one was seriously
wounded, and white bysiandef was shos 10
, the leg.
Anad FIse.
. UricA. y ". May s.--The larger portion
Of chensngo county buildings. located at Pes.
ton, near Norwich. 5arned al midnight Las,
{ night. aud ten inmates. possibly more, we're
burned. The buildings DESTROYED were the
asylum, in which were about eighty inmates.
I and the paaper house and IDIOT ward, In which
. were forty inmates. Boh we're three story
woodsa building in good rspaif. having wings
/ q two stories IN hight. 1hey we're valued al
$4,000; insued for $4,000 and are total loss.
! he horrible part ot the disaster was the bafn.
, ing 81 ten idiots, Who were penned In their
cells and roasted alive. The origin of the fire
was probably smouldenng sparks from a slight
iite which occurred Il ednesday afternoon.
Carlisle q Candidate.
, LExiScroS. May Sex Speaker Carlisle
has declared bis candidacy for the seat made
vacant by The death Of seaolor Beck. In
company with friends be went to Frankfort to-
day 10 present his claims 10 the legislature now
10 session.
A saielde.
sALEN. May S.-John II Jory, an old
pioneer living out in the Rel bills, six miles
south Of town. took an overdose Of morphine
J this morning at 81 O'Clock, with suicidal inten
tons. lie had been physically and mentally
wrecked for some time. lie can not recover.
lie was an old and respected citizen. lie
came to Oregon from Illinois in f847, and has
lived here ever since, and leaves widow, FIVE
! childr,n and four brothers here,
+ aaife .netrepeiisaH.
SEATTLE, Nav 7.--The strike ofthe giaziers
has been settled. the bosses agreeing no, to
force the men to work over eight hours per
day.
; The cigarmakers still on, although an at
tempt win be made to settle il tomorrow,
Several Of the employees announced yesterday
that they would proceed to Gil the places ofthe
ssrken at once, but as yet they have failed TO
do so.
The threatened strike Of the steamboat men
occurred this morning the men leaving the
boats as rapidly as they reached the wharf.
Up to noon about thirty men had quit work,
and as the steamers arrived the others came
off.
A Lively Game.
| BIRMINGHAM Ala, May 7 Three negroes
we're killed in quarrel near One.sta, Blount
county, last night. While dozen negroes
were engoged in game Of cards, dispute
arose, and one knocked another down. rh<
result was general row, in which pistols