The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-07-15

4:Su alter the DEMOCRAT had gone to
press news was received here OF the ar
rest of Charles Wilson, the fiendish
murderer of Mamie Walsh, in the Che
halem Valley, about fifteen miles from
McMinnville. Two brothers named
Carter discovered him hiding in barn
and took him in charge. though be
fought with a razor, and had his arm
broken by the blow OF club. The tar.
get gun he had stolen near Dayton was
OF no use, there being no ammunition
with it. Wilson was taken to McMinn-
vile and then by Sheriff Kelly and
others to the state penitentiary where
he was lodged last night. The news
IN short time was the talk by every.
body. The slow tread of the law will
worry the public. Wilson should be
given an immediate trial.
The Statesman tells of Wilson's arri-
val there as follows: "By o'clock last
night hundreds of people had gathered
on the big bridge across the Willamette,
all anxious to catch glimpse of Wilson,
the murderer. The news OF his capture,
as published on the Statesman bulletin
board, had spread like wildfire and re-
| port was soon started that he would be
brought over last night and put in the
penitentiary for safe-keeping and OF
course everyone was eager to see q man
who was SO cold-blooded as to murder
and outrage defenseless girl. who had
given the officers the slip and who had
escaped the vigilance OF the officers who
were on his track. 1t has been a long
time since one man has created so much
excitement in the Willamette valley as
Wilson. At 9:45 conveyances drove
rapidly across the big bridge, and in the
center vehicle was Wilson. Those in the
other carriages were officers of the law,
among them being Sheriff Kelly and
Deputy Morgan, OF Multnomah; Sheriff
Warren, OF Yamhill. and about o dozen
special deputies. At once upon arrival
at the state prison the doors opened and
as quickly closed and the much-wanted
murderer was safe within the enclosure
OF Oregoa's state penitentiary.
| OLDEST PIoSEER. has The
honor of entertaining for b,ief time the
earliest living pioneer In Oregon and
Washingt,n On, Nicholas Dupuis, of van-
couver, Wash, who mas arrived with his
wife and daughter, Mrs Jardine. of Port :
land, on visit TO his son, Joseph Dupuis
of this city. Mr. Dupnis has seen eighty
two winters, yet Is a well-preserved old
gentleman, all but his eyes, once keener
than hawks. now peer through spec
taclss. and his head is crowned with
snowy white. He came to the coast with
a Hudson Bay expedition from Montreal
no later than 1888, travelling in canoes
over the old river route Since then he
lcrossed ike plains twice ir. wagons, once
In iSss and onee In 1859. bringing his
family out on Ike latter trip He Is tami-
r.sst rhs
traversed ii on hunting and trapping ex-
peditions before the DAYS of civilization
dawned, and built in 1896 for the Eudson
Bay Company the old Fort walia Walla
where Waliuln now stands OF course he
can rslzit many interesting incidents of
old times, and knows the origin OF the
names of many Of our rivers and local.
ties. For instance. the word umatilis, he
states. sPrsng from the French word
italia meaning row-iockS At The
mouth of .he Umatilla the expeditions
used 10 stop 10 procure hard wood for
row locEs. and The stream was called the
ITALIA or Row-lock river.-E o.
| HARRIsauRe.-Mrs ] r Hendrix was
called to Albany yesterday by the illness
of her daughter, Mrs w II Davis.
barney May came up from Portland
yesterday evening TO spend Sunday with
his parents He celebrated the Fourth IN
Albany and returned 10 Portland Tuesday
morning.
They have sent ios the engineer to make
the hnai survey for the ditch, and the
directors, who have full management, as
s6res us that the work Is TO be rapidly
pushed TO completion. The surveyor Is
expected to be here next seek.
II ] F Mccartney and family took theiI
departure for Portland Wednesday morn
ing. Mr. Mccartney had been either
Of Harrisburg for many yea-s,and through
) judicious management he has amasSed 4
Snug little fortune. The community will
greatly miss these good people.
Harrisburg still maintains her reputa-
ltion as shipping point. Fifteen carloads
: of wheat by May s. Senders. three car
two-carloads by Salem dealers, iargs
amount of lumber by the Lumber Co., Ia
. all abou, IS carloads :iave been shippee
this week.-Courier.
. Thar FisHwAY.-Hon John Mimic
: who introduced the bill for q fishway a
Oregon City, " hich passed the house s
!, the last session Of the legislature, say
: the proposed ishway would be WORT
! sl5O, eco in annually furnishing summe
S food TO the inhabitants OF the uppe
/. Willamette valley, and the effects o
the fishing interests OF the lower Colum
bia would be OF still greater value b
: the added area OF breeding ground th
\ willamette would furnish. While =
friends OF useful legislation should unit
in getting the necessary passway COZ
t structed over the falls at Oregon Cit
: there is need OF more thorough attentio
e al the present law TO prevent creation I
q artificial impediment, such as the Ma
= CARA Milling company has done in th
y North Santiam. There is crTing need ,
fmore work being done by that compan.
| as some fish may get up by the .preser
: structure when the river is in full stag
2 it is utterly impossible for fish to so
Z during the ordinary summer stage
y water. The people above this artifici
- cataract are Justly complaining. State
., man. At Albany the Oregon City fl
" ladder Is the one OF great Importance.
A LOUD CELRHRAT1os.-The boomir
;, city of Florence,do.n by the wild wave
in Lane county, began celebrating u
" 4th in a very loud manner. A CORE
pondent OF the Guard tells about il
. follows: Some persons. with more p
: triotism than judgment, placed lar
Z; :, quantity of giant powder in the street
the center OF the business portion
a town, and at about o'clock in the NOR
:" ing exploded it, blowing out the windo'
in two sides OF the Morris hotel ,breakil
lis all the large plate glass in the front
no Meyer q Kyle's store and blowing in I,
he doors and all the windows OF VIM Kyle
~ residence All the windows on the we
e. side Of Catl ey's hall were broken by |
he conclusion and windows in all the bull
gh ing. within several blocks more or Il
broken. Show cases, clocks and Chi
wear we're more or less damaged and t
whole town was in a state oil confusI