The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

cut his leg while choppinR wood. lie was
helped by friends to his home and bed. |
This evening his wife, in delicate condi-
tion, went out TO milk the cows, and wis
kicked nearly 10 death by ono Of the brutes. |
She managed TO crawl 10 the house, where, |
without 0 helping hand, she gave birth TO
twins. Shortly afterwards the twins died. |
The burden Of grief and pain WINS Too much |
for the mother, and she died an hour later
The father in u frenzy OF grief endoavored
to rise from his bed and started the injured
leg bleeding, Before he could roach the
side of his dead wife and babes he bled 10
death.
VIII There be War.
WASHINGTON Jan i0.-There WINS Il lull
in talk today. with reference TO the Chilian
matter, on tho house side Of the capitol. The
disposition was 10 await the receipt Of the
presidents message before endelyoring TO
form decided opinion on tho snbject. The
feeling expressed wna nearly oil OF disbelief
in war rs the probable outcome OF the trouble.
A number Of democratic representatives who
were talked with deprecated war with 10
small nation rs Chill, and said the United
States IL large and strong enough 10 over
look great many things ratAcr than TO
proceed 10 extremities.
Uawise wisdom.
New YoRK, Jan io.-William w Wis
dom, manager Of the Stark Medicine Com
pany. has disaggcared, and since Decem.
Der 80 all truce Of him has been lost. Mr.
Wisdom cnme 10 this city from Portland
Oregon.
Fatal street Car Accident.
SEATTLE, Wash Jan l9.-W II Schell. a
conductor on the Madison-atreet cable road
was lied about O'Clock this morning by
the collision Of n runaway car with the car
on which he VIA riding.
ATerrisIe Expiosisn.
CATLETrsnuRo. Ky Jan ia powder
mill ut Central City exploded this morning
with terrific force. The sound was heard nj
Ironton. twenty-five miles away. Window
glass was broken in Catlettsburg. This IL
the third explosion ut the Phoenix mill in
three months. and the most destructive.
The cause will never bc known, as all the
workmen in tho mill were killed. IL has
been ascertained that the first explosion wis
in the glazing mill. where there were ten
tons Of powder. Successfully the packing
hoase. magazine, four wheel mills. and
chr loaded with gtInpowder went hurting in
fiery fragments through the mir. Not
vcstigc OF the entire place remains.
a Dsabie Lynehing.
FoRr SMITH, Ark Jan 49, Deputy
United States Marshal Leggctt has just
come in from the northern part Of the state.
where he WIS chasing moonshiners, He
reports double lynching. which occurred
in the mountains PeteI Baker, a farmer,
was found murdered in his housc. Ills
wife and man named johnson let the
country. but both returned few days ago.
The ncighbors suspected them Of putting
Baker out Of teo way. The couple were
captured, lashed together back 10 back and
then hanged by the same rope until dead
seeking xetsrieiy.
WAsniS0ToS. Jan Ex-senator Dolph
has received n telegram from the lion l. NJ
0lmstead. Of Baker City. Or. asking the
senator 10 obtain for him, in case Of "A war,
permission 10 raise a regiment Of cavalry.
as this section contained the best material
in the world for that arm of the service.
Senator Dolph referred the letter 10 the sec
retary Of war. saying thnt Judge 0lmStead
was n veteran Of the war II the rebellion.
and amply able 10 carry out what he pro-
posed.
war Probable.
WAsAiSGroS. Jan Secretary Blaine
in the course Of conversation conducted
with friend today left il TO be inferred
that that the probability Of an amicable
settlement Of the difficulty with Chill was
mighty improbable; in fact he briefly
hinted as much when asked kow the latest
phase of the quarrel the gross insult 10
Commander Evans. Of the Yorktown, hal
affected the situation. In Washington the
feeling Of impending war is rapidly assum.
ing the aspect Of n certainty.
RIssdy Tree.
MonLE, Ala Jan 49, Harry Hinton
who was implicated by Bob Sims, as Il mein.
bcr Of his gang. and captured two weeks
ago, WIS taken from Jail and hanged 10 the
tree upon which the other members met
their death. Neal Sims, the only male
member Of the family now alive. was sur
rounded by a posse in swamp last night,
but escaped.
The Terrible grippe.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan is.-Therc are
20OO cases Of Ia grippe in this city today
one.ffth Of the entire population, including
| four Of the best physicians here. Funerals
are NO frequent that undertakers have
brought help from adjoining towns 10 keep
rp with their business.
ON Mig Scale
WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-THE plans Of
operations in the South Pacific continue TO
be discussed by the war experts Of the navy
department, and there is n very active CO.
operation between the wnr and navy de-
partments IN 10 the plans and preparations
for this defense OF our own coasts, and M 10
the transportation Of troops 10 the Chilian
coast. These plans contemplate n much
larger display of force than has hitherto
been deemed necessary. Instead of fleet
of fourteen or fifteen vessels and 1000
troops, it will be found. IL n declaration OF
war comes, that the authorities have plan
which will make IL possible for the concen-
tration Of n feet of twenty-five or thirty
vessels and the transportation Of 100000
men to the geat Of trouble.
A slasher Caught.
New YoRK, Jan l7.-"J ack, the Slasher,
that mysterious individual, who since De-
cember 20, last, has amused himself, by
cutting the throats of drunken men with a
razor, and has been the terror of night
travellers in the Fourth ward, was captured
at an early hour this morning red-handed.
He inveigled his victim, drunken man,
to an unfrequented street and then catching
the man around the neck with one hand,
with the other he drew keen razor across
his throat He then skunk away, but an
officer. who had been watching him for
some time and who had been unable to come
up in time to save the drunken man from
injury, gave pursuit, and with the aid Of
other officers soon captured 'the slasher y
The prisoner name is Henry G Down. He
is we'll connected, so far as his family is
concerned; but his habits have long made
him social outcast. and for two years OF
least, he has had no other home than the
cheap lodging-houses on the Bowery.
| The he els
DEL RIO, Tex Jan l6.--A prominent
stocl1man from near Langley reports he saw