The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-30
'rELEaRAPHIC NEWS


aEnerAnt Of the CeM.
SALEM. Or Oct as,--In the circuit court 10. |
lay, In the suit brought by the state OF Oregon
through the board Of railroad commissioners |
,gainst the Southern Pacific, to enforce the |
freight rates adopted by the commissioners, |
he railroad company fled an answer denying |
any knowledge or information sufficient 20 |
arm belief ~ TO whether or not there was |
board OF railroad commissioners. The com
pany not IN any way consenting to the iusis-
diction OF this court to try this cause, makes
further and seperape answer and defense, all |
legtng that the company by acts Of congress,
Is federal agent and servant. and the regu-
lsiion OF rates is not within the jurisdiction Of
the state OF Oregoni Further allegation IL
made that the road Ia liak OF an Interstate
line ard the attempted exercise OF power by
the commissioners IL Of no force aud effect.
The defendants therefore pray that the suit
be dismissed for the costs and disbursements.
RiEhs n England.
LONDON. Oct sS The frequency Of the
attemps at uainwrecking lately has aroused
feeling Of uneasiness amongs, the people.
There has been several cases Of the Kind
within the raI two days. The elaborate
character OF the Preparations made by the
would be wreck.rs, the solidity Of the OBJ
siruciions placed on the track and the artful-
ness with which the work 10 done 10 avoid
detection. together with the omipoas fact that
all the trains aimed At are express ,r,ius--all
these circumstances seems TO justify the belief
that the ouirsges are the work OF an organized
gang Of wreeksrs,
Lottery Men Indicted.
Sioux FALLS. S ID Oct s5,--The United
States grand jury re,srned eighteen Indie,
ments against the officers and directors uf the
Louisiana lottery. The evidence was all laid
before the grand Jury In the form Of aiiiaavits
and kept with the utmost seeiecy. The de-
partment at washington brought the charges
before this court for the reason that their ef-
forts in other states before the United State.
grand jury has been frustrated. The United
States marshal snd deputies left this evening
tor Now Orleans 10 srrest the President.
vice president, secretary, treasurer aud di-
reoeors OF tho lottery Q. mpany.
A Gssa Example
SroKAsH, Oct o5.-A sensation was
caused today by the unex peoted removal by
the mayor and council of two of the oity
commissicneFs. Messrs Smith aud Wiscomb
The csnso assigned 10 ineficiency and mat
ssntion 10 duty. and ID is given out that
thore is no suspicion Of corruption.
The Chinese nasa &c.
DELAso. Cal Dot % All tha Chinese
here. including washhounss, eto. have btsn
notified that they must leave town within
ten days. They are making arrangements
20 leave tomorrow. MAnv Of them owu the
houses thcy live in.
a nsnied Fight.
SALEA. Mass Oct Alt IL now definitely
known ths, all Efforts to eifee, a eompromiss
betseen the li,igants 10 the Searies viii case
have been withdrawn and that the matter will
not be settled outside Of the courts, II Is knows
also that the amount offered 10 limo,h,
Hopkins TO withdraw his claim upon the estate
Of Mrs Searls was more than $4,000. 600; also
tha, tie amount st stake 10 the contest, in.
stead Of being from $4,000, 200 TO $4,000
ooo, A. has been reported. is more than s6o.-
ooo,ooo. Mr. Sesties is deterni-ed 20 sus-
tain bis part Of the battle with all the powei
that practically unlimited amount of m sne,
and the skill Il can furnish him will give.
avearIess Tramp.
PORTLAND. Oct t23.-PasSengers who esme
In on the Rosebafg local Wednesday nigh,
report quite al exciting ineidea, jus, asov.
the earshops. TSo young tEamps were dis
covered riding the blind baggage. and the
conductor essayed TO put them of, One oI
them was peaeeable enough, bu, the o,hei
drew q revolver on the conductor. The oitieia
did not scare worth cent. and s~on had the
young seapegrsee on the run and he was clad
eaough 20 throw his revolver away and give
himself up. lie was oroueh, down to Port
land.
A Geatiemsn New.
New ORLEANS. oe, ss.-Eugene Graeis
the paying teller Of the I.oairiana National
bank. was tonight declared def,ulier In the
sum Of 100000. The knowledge ofcraeia's
shortage began developing the 9th inst. The
bank will psblish staiemrn, In the morning.
showing that the esriiai stock OF ssoo, 900 1,
uninpsired. They state that Gracias peeu-
lations cover period Of hiieen years. bu, DO
not give the details.
Big Yiseas.
madrid. Oct 73.--Vast tracts q Ian. 70
the sou.h Of the Sierra Nevada are submerged
ONCtuQHCu
and crops In three districts have been destroy.
ed, and number OF peuons drowned. Ter
rible disiresa exists among the inhabitants.
weadsrfaI usrsea;
STOCKTON. Cal Oct 2i.-Two more world
records we're broken on the Stockton track to-
day: The Palo Alto yeaTling Bell Hird,
driven by Charles Marvin, went sgaina her
record of 7:77k and made the mile In s:76 Y
The filly did not make skip in the mile,
Marvin then drove Arion. the year old b,
EIec,ioneer. He went against hi, record Of
3nSH. and made the mile without q skip,
finishing wonderfully strong in z:I4H. Al
the timers agreed. and veteran horsemen said
the record would never be beaten by any
other horse. Ouin iiickok said he never saw
such game finish. lie added: "That Ia the
horse that will make the two minute mark, IL
any horse ever does
ATraia Wreck.
MONMOUTH. III, Oct zI.-Fivs peronns
we're killed and 6f.v er sixty injured in a rail-
way wreck here at O'Clock this morning on
the Burlington railway. The Omaha & Den
yer fas, exoress. which left Chicago last night
ran into an open switch and the entire train
was thrown from the track. Engineer Emery,
and travelling engineer Courtney, WIN had