The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-05-27

lated the returns from the state conventions
held to date, and figured on the delepatiens
to be selected. He de ,lares with mnch
emphasis that ex-president Cleveland will
receive the nomination, probably ON the
second ballot. OF the conventions already
held he gives Cleveland 9l5 votes and
numbers the uninstructrd or Cleveland
ballots at lS5. Eighteen states have not as
pet declared preference Tracy divides
them into sixteen for Cleveland and two
unlnstructed. or anti Cleveland. According
to Tracy calculations Cleveland will lack
only about ninety instructed votes for
nomination.
Former Orcgonians,
STOCKTON, Cal May 20.-Frank Hostler,
bartender, was shot and killed this morn
ing by Ivy Clements. young woman with
whom he had been living, She acknowl-
edged the crime on being taken into custody.
and said she shot Hostler because he was
going to leave her. Ivy Clement says she
is Is years old. Her father is d S Hamil-
ton, merchant and farmer ut Silver Lake.
Lake county, Or. She has brother in
Oregon and all her people are we'll off. At
the inquest tonight it was learned that the
deceased was native of Iowa, 2S years old.
and was raised at Chico, this state. His
mother lives at Independence. Or. and a
brother is there. Another brother is county
auditor at Spokane.
Affects Trade.
New YoRK, May 20.-Special kilograms
to Bradstreet's from the leading trade
centers Make it plain that continued and
excessive rains as well as almost total stop
page OF interior transportation DIV wagon.
and in part by rail, in the Missippi and the
Missouri river valleys, have exercised de
pressing influence on business generally.
New orders for staple goods in almost all
instances are for current wants, with an
exception in favor of shoes.
Blaine win Accept
CHICAGO, May ia special from
Washington to an afternoon paper saws
Tom Platt has received assurances that
James Blaine will accept the nomination
for the presidency if it is offered to him.
The exact nature Of the assurances cannot
be learned, 1t is known. however. they are
perfectly satisfactory to Platt. ard that
Clarkson Alger, Fassett and Others, who
held the conference in Detroit yesterday.
discussed them and expressed themselves in
l41Nhlc as cftAisutu WIN t4iffn.
An Exciting Time.
Los ANGELES, Cal May l9.-The excite.
ment over the Evangelist Mills meetings
grows warmer, and keeps pace with the
weather. Ii Is estimated that 5000 attend
ell the services yesterday, and that 600 bust.
ness houses closed to let their employees at.
tend An item not on the programme
seastSAH
SIGN. Rev ) Fleming. who was convict
ed few months since for an attempted as
sanlt upon servant girl. arose and made
confession of his wicked life. For 1--WE
years, he said. he was 4 minister without
the word, a messenger without a message,
and brought reprnach upon the calling of
| the mil istry.
Getting Higher.
ST LOTS, May l9-The weather bureau
reports at midnight that rise of three feet
! Is coming down the Mississippi and Mis-
souri rivers. This will cauSs. the river hers
| TO rise at least one foot within several days.
This means the entire country from here tc
/ New Orleans will he flooded. as the leyees
will not he able TO stand so great body o!
water. Madison, Ill, town Of 800 inhal,i.
tanis was flooded this afternoon, caused by
/ the breaking of the Chicago 4 Alton EN-,
tankment. East ST Louis Is now the onIy
town in the American bottom not complete,
/ " under water.
| That Liquor Case.
SALEH, Or May l9.-Ai the January tern
of the county court. X NJ Tholnpson's pe-
| tition for liquor license at Turner was
| dismissed, the costs being taxed To the PEE
titoners. To secare their payment. Sheriff
Croisan attached personal property belong.
/ ing to some of the fsetitioners. Today. In
the circuit court, the petitioners asked foI
an injunction restraining the sale Of the
attached property. The injunction was
granted by Judge Boise. and the mater
will come up regularly for hearing at thG
June term.
The odd Fellows
ASTORIA, May l9.-The grand lodge oi
the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows elect.
ed the following otiioers today: A ID Hel.
man, grand master. " 7 Williamson
deputy grand master: T Stewart, grand
warden; A \ Gambell. grand secretary;
& Wright. grand treasurer; 2 p Gates,
grand representative; james Cummings,
grand marshal: I Sites. grand conductor,
II c Raymond. grand chaplain: 7 W Rich
es. grand gnari han, and Thomas Gorgan.
grand herald The grand lodge will hold
It's final session tonight
Awaterw Contract.
| La GRAxDE. Or May l9.-The contract
for the construction Of the La Gande city
water works was today awarded to Cum.
mings Cook. nf Aberdeen, Wash. the
contract price being si22.sSl. The Work i.
to he complete within ninatv days aftSr
| signing The contract.
strong Verdict.
RosLYN, Wash may lo.-At 3 O'Clock
this afternoon the ooroner's jury retired
with the evidence in the slope disaster, and
at 6 o'elcslk tha following verdict was re.
| turned.
I'VE. the undersigned jurors. saEDoned
| to inquire into the cause Of the death Of the
| persons whose bodies were fonnd In coal
mine No ], Rosyn. having been duly sworn
| according TO law. and having made such in
QUESTIONS after inspecting the bodies and
hearing the testimony addueed. UPON our
oaths. each and all. say that We find tie de-
ceased lnaming the deadl came TO their
deaths by the explosion of fire damp in mine
No /. We further find tha said explosion
was caused, in our opinion, by deficient
ventilation, all of which we duly certify.
etc
Among the miners the verdict was re-
ssiyea yli4 general satisfaction.
Asaveniy Soet Fa,i.
PORTLAND, May is.-R Il Yonns, Of
| Eugene fell from window in the fourth
story OF the Quimby house to the sidewalk,
about 20 feet below, at o clock this morn
ing. His thigh and one leg were fractured
and he was injured internally. He was
taken 10 the Good Samaritan hospital.
Young was intoxicated at the time. and
was leaning ont of the NinaoY pben he
lost bis balance and fe9. ~" :
Those FioDdS.
| FoRT DopeE. la May ls.-Rain last night
caused heavy damage In this yicinity. Word
Just received from Sioux City reports tha
loss Of sixty-three lives by the bursting of a
reservoir there. The dispatch also said the
damage toproperty in Floyd and in the