The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-11


''eloek, while II ] Dean. prominent busi-
nan. was riding In buggy with two other
men near the fair grounds the carriage was |
urrounded by four men. The lstter drew
evolvers, ana throwing blanket over Deans
head lifted him from the buggy. They CON-
oelled the other occupants OF the carriage 10 |
itive on. When the four men reached an |
inlnhabi,ed neighborhood. the latter was
to disrobe and bucket oi tar was |
poured on HIM. The regulators then notified |
Dean 10 leave the city inside Of twenty four
hours, or his life would be forfeited. Jumping
into carriage the men drove away In the |
direction Of the city.
A mig naul
ST Louis. Dec a.--The Adams Express
Company. |, is now stated, will lose abou.
s7s 900 by the robbery Of the San Francisco |
night express car, near Glendale. Monday
night by six masked men. Superintendent
Damsel refuses TO deny or confirm the story
that The loss reaches S7S,o 900, but admits that
II exceeds Sac, 900, the amount he first gave
out a. the eompany's loss. The robbers seem
to bave gotten away safely. a. the detectives
failed 10 find any trace o ofthem.
Burned 90 Death
OLYMPIA, Wash Dec a.--one maa los,
Lis lie in the Eessefn Oregon FIRE. The Ere
men thIs forenoon. found In the iorecastle
debris, the charred corpse ola man who proved
10 be the third cook, who was known as
''DuleA Charlie" lie was In bed last night
when the fire broke out and Mas aroused, but
did not &c, out quickly. When about fifteen
feet from his bunk, he was evidently stihed by
the smoke. The Tcmains we're iFinhtfully
burned.
Church and state.
RIO JANEiRo, Dec a.--rhe antaganism be-
.ween the church and the sta'e Ii becoming
acute. The government charges the clergy
with having engaged Ia Vaccinations for the
restoration Of the empire and the clergy accuse
the government Of being hostile to the inter-
ests Of the church. The clergy have never
liked the republic, aud have remained, with
few exceptions. attached 10 :he imperial house
Their feelings Of hostility TO the republic have
been intensified by the irregulariiy In The
payment ofsaiaries. When the official con-
nection between the church and state was
declared abolished The federal government
engaged TO provide for tie payment OF all
salaries to the existing funeiionaEies for the
hierarchy and 10 support the chairs 10 the
semnaries fot one year. leaving IL to the
provinces ~ do as much more as they pleased
IN the interest OF religion. Most Of the
provinces have chosen 10 do nothing, and
where priests have died aiiaTs remain vacant
for want Of salaried ministry.
An Iadspeaassee Fire.
IspErESDEscE. Or Dec 7 Last Tuesday
night. while the citizens sefe hold.g pH-
mary Tor the city election neat Monday, lbe
FIRE alarm was sounded. All rushed 10 the
street TO find w II white,ker's Photographic
gallery to be ablaxe. As most Of the members
Of the hie department were at the mee,iag.
they werepu: 10 some disadvantage In getting
TO the scene. but they soon got eoatrol Of the
flames. II is supposed that some chemicals
stored In q small room. iguited by spontaneous
combustion. II was insured In the Phoeniy
Insurance company for $1,000. The water
system here is q complete success. This a;
the FIRST real tes, sinee the new mains wet
laid.
The SaaEc Cried.
UFIoS. oi Dee 5-Jujge Fee, Of the
eirruii court. last night sentenced Evan
Carver. Who was Gund guilty Of murder In
first degree. TO be hanged. the execution to
take place in the jail yard on January II, 1891
This vas the FRS, sentence OF dea.h ever pass
ed by Judge Fee, and his honor was unable to
refrain from tears. Carver Is young man
about 7I years Of age. lie had nolhIng 10
say. and took the sentence quite eoolly. This
Is the fiiS, instance Of criminal being sen
fenced to be hanged In Union county.
Fiear for ihe starving.
MISsEAPoLis. Minn Dec 3.-The millers
propose sending shipload Of 4ooo barrels Of
-four TO the starving PEASANTS OF Russia. Five
thousand milleu will be asked to cooperate.
The Russian minister At Washington has been
communicated vita. and In bis absence the
charge d. affairs at New York telegraphs tha,
re has laid the matter before his county. The
railroads arc willing TO give transportation
aud the deal will be closed as soon as the
minls.er hears from home. Minneapolis mil
leD will give 400 barels Of the cargo.
ABruiai People.
SHANGHAI, Dec The situation OF Affairs
10 the districts overrun by the rebels shows no
sign OF Improvement. A Mongolian prince
has been murdered by the rebels and ten more
villages Rave been looted. Ia all cases the
Christians have been masssered. The murd-
ererS call themselves members Of the temper
anre league. The eoyeTnment has not been
entirely IN active. A number Of the rebels
have been CAPTURED add beheaded. European
Intervention Is anziously looked forward to by
the Christian population.
Aarrew Rseape.'
NEW YORK, Dec 4.-Russell Sage. the
millionaire, escaped death by miiacle today
His Office end the entire Empire building. in
which Il was, was shaken 10 It's foundations
dynamite bomb hurled by crank who made a
demand upon Sage fer the immediate payment
of Vi, {, 400, 900. Ills ultmatum In the case of
refusal was the death Of the millionaire, of
the crank himself and OF those employed 10 the
office. Never In the history Of the metropolis
has an event occuTrsd thar for time caused
mole excitement on Wall street and 10 ser
Broadway. Fully $4,000 people we're drawn
10 the scene OF the explosion, and fot an hour
the police were powerless to bring order out
OF the cheos. Mr. Sage was somewhat but
not seriously injired. But one person was
Killed outright, he Is supposed to be HID
Wilson, the man who made the demand for
money from Sage and threw the bomb. Ben
amin Morton, who was thrown through
the window, was clerk In the Office. He was
removed to the Chambers street hospital,
where he died at 1890, and Charles w Osbornc
and Flank Robinson wilprosably die, two or
hree others were injured.
Four Trains wrecked.
ICjDENcE, r /, Dec An extraordi-
nary accident ocrur5eJ at East THOMPSON.
Conn, on the New York & New England
railroads main line early this morning -Four
trains two freight and two passenger, we're
piled up in indiscribable confusion within less
:han Ave minutes, and three lives were lost,
while several persons were severly injured,
one OF whom may die. II was caused by
heavy fog prevailing.
Eight Men Killed.
ST PAUL, Dec 4.-Eight instantlyskilled,
three fatally injured and four severly cut and
bruised, il the record which can 10 a large