The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-13
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WASHINGTON, Nov 6.--Senator Mitchell ID /
again Publishing the matter Of slecting United
States senators by direct vote of the people.
lie said to day,
/ au a. earnes, In the fghl as ever, aud on
the first day of the session, ur as soon there
AMER as posi- be, shaii introduce my amend
ment, and have Il referred 10 the committee
on privileges aud elections. suppose they
will wrestle wish Il and that We shall have a
report on Il In some form Or other befole the
seasion closes.
A Terrible Earthquake
wAsHINcroN, Nov GA telegram from
the Japanese governmen, today was received
by Tateno, the japanese minister, giving an
account Of the earthquake whirh occurred In
Japan on the aSih OF October. II seems
from this report The damage caused by the
earthquake was confined almost entirely to
the periee,ures ef Alehi and Gih. Nagoya IL
the ehiei city in the Alehi prefecture aud has
population Of iSo.oso. There are very large
cities In The Gifu prefecture. No other rarts /
OF Japan. According 10 this information.
$500 persons were killed. 5000 were injuredl
$4,000 houses were totally destroyed and Ia.-
600 bayly damaged
AR. u, Accident.
SRArTLE, Nov 6.-Thomss W Major, an |
engineer. was terribly injured ln an sceident
on the Columbia s. Puget Sound railroad At
O'Clock this morning. lie was bringing In |
a train OF twenty-five cars with coal from |
Cedar mountain, When about three miles
from Renton, the engine struck COW which
had isllen into the cattle guard. aud after
rolling the animal along for 100 feet os more
The eaaine len the track aud plunged DOWN q
hkeen loot embankm nj int1 Cedar rivef
The four tfainmsn, who wsrs in the cali,
escaped serious injury, except Engineer Msjoi
who may te;9vef.
An Expert Tax.
LONDON. Nov 6.--The st Petersburg cor
respondent, Of the times telegraphs that he
learns from The best sources that q heavy ex-
rors tax will be imposed on cheat, probably
three weeks hence. All the ministers, except
Vishnegefadsky, minister Of hnsnee, favored
the total prohibition OF expectation. therefors
. modification !. still possible. The long
warning given exporters win result In active
trade In the meantime.
rhe Russian Fansise.
Sr PETERSBURG. Nov 6--The governor
Of Mimi NovgoEod declares ihroughou, the
province all supplies Of provisions are exhaus,
ed. that the peasants VIII soon be without
food, and that {. Soc, 900 pounds Of grain viii
be required greater part Of which must be
| imported. The difiealiy Of transportation
win render timely help almos, impossible.
4 fearfuI Accident.
BUTTE. Mont Nov 4.-Those killed In the
terrible accident. which occurred at the Ana
conda mine lew minutes aiter midnight this
morning, were James oDonnel. Charles NJ
Evans. John Richie. James G. Sullivan, 7
Malligan. Michael MeAvesy. James Roach,
| William Martin aud Dennis Shauchnessy.
Jerry Harrington Is injured. but not fatally.
Al the goo foot level, a large sumber Of men
were waiting 10 be raised 10 the surface for
their lnneh. In this case II Is believed tha,
not less than twenty started on the terrible
! ride to death. When between the 900 and
800 foot levels, James o o'Doanell. who was on
the upper. los. his self possession and fell
over the side Of the cage. lie fell between
the cage and the wall Of the shaft. down 10 the
lower deck ef the esge. where he struck the
mea erowaed there N saeh way ss TO Lnock
almost q u Of them of. Altogether eight men
which is isoo Zee, belo~ the surface. T~o
others ~sre brought 10 the surface badly ia-
jufed. and one OF these died in short time.
| The bodies brought 10 the surface were SO
msngled as to be sesrsely recognizable. except
by their clothing.
mig Robbery.
la CRANDE. Or Nov "a robbery which
exceeded The reeen, RntetpTise asait in the
amount taken was perpetrated upon the
Farme. 3 Mortgage and Savlngs bank of Sum =.
meryille. this county, last night. A. tic
cashier Was leaviag the bank about 9 O'Clock
last evening he vas met AZ The door by two
men With saeks over their hea ds, who present.
ed pistols 10 his head and ordered him 10 go
back aud open the sale. lie stepped back
into the room aud they followed him, pulling
down the blinds and lighting The lamp. They
dnplayed great eooiness, not only taking ell
the money 10 the safe. bat examining the
papers as we'll. they secured $4,000.
what Ne Lsfs.
SALKN. Nov S.-The will Of The late r S
Wallace will be fled for probate tomouow.
{, was made in 1855 in Chicago. There was
no eodicil. eIeert one substituting II Albert
Of Salem. for Chicago man as one Of ,he
executors. The will :s = lengthy document.
and very carefully prepared. Il bequea,hs all
Of the property TO the Ihfsa executors and
trustees. lie directs that his business be
conducted as nearly as possible in them opin-
ions as be would conduct Il. and The profits
from The sane to be given 10 his wife and
children. each to share alike. The property
Is worth $4,000.
Failures en- the Coast
SAN FsANcrsco. Nov 5.-The BfaJs,rsei
mercantile agency reports ioJ failures 10 the
Pacific coast states and territories for the
month OF October wfh assets Of SsoI.Io7 and
Liabilities. &42I.IJ3. a. compared with I7z for
the previous month with sSsets Of sj7o. o.6io
and liabilities Of S747.47S.
APIesident Chosen.
VALPARAISO. Nov S.-Tbe chilian liberal
presidential electors yesterday INST and elect
ed Admiral Jorge Monii as president OF Chill
for the next Eve years. lie will be in7ugl-
rated at Santiago dc Chile December 80, 1891.
The Eiestts.s.
WASHINGTON, Nov s.-Republlcans gen
orally rejoice ever the result In Ohio. claiming
that II is vindieatinn Of the new tariff law,
end they are disposed 10 regard the reversals
in the other states as the result Of local dif-
feIences in the party. The democrats are
rejoicing over the result In New York, M,ss-
achusettr and Iowa, and assert that |, shows
sieody and reliable growth OF that party
Easern democrats are particularly jubilant
over the result Leleving iha: !, will preserve
| the domination Of eastern influence in the
psrp. In New York ~ republicans, "a
democrats and Independent we're elected 10
the senate aud 65 democrats. 81 republicans
and Independents ts the assembly. In
Massachusetts, joiat ballot the vote will be I73
republican, and To6 democrats. In Iowa the
republicans have the house and democrats the
senate.