The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-05-12
LOCAL RECORD

LOCAL RECORD
THE ORIGIN There is difference o.
opinion as to the origin of the fire We d.
nesday night. Mr. + L Thompson, ,specia
agent OF the Northwest Insurance Comp
any, as stated by the DEMocRAT, was
one of the first present, and has the
| marks on his hands to show that he as
sisted in extinguishing the flames. He
| states that there was no evidence at all
insist that there was a strong smell ol
kerosene; and it is sale 70 say that the
prevailing opinion is that the fire wai
incendiary.
Mr. Beam explains the kerosene from
the fact that the boxes found had beec
used for filling lamps on and says kero-
sene had no doubt been spilled ON them
in that way. Mr. Merrill Phillips dis
covered the fire, and helped break in the
door and put out the fire, and did moi
notice any marked smell OF coal oil.
LABOR MERrINa.-The meeting at this
armory last night was one OF representa-
tive lahoring men, many OF whom have
lived here for years. l @ Dickey, q
pioneer resident of Linn county, wal
/ e'ected chairman, aud Z L Buck, secre-
! tary. On motion OF Mr Frank Kitchen
it was agreed that the price Of labor in
Albany should be So n dag and $50 ,iol
man and team. A paper was ordered
circulated, securing names for the organ
ization under this agreement. !. Frank
Kitchen, George Kearns. Robert Crosby,
] Hansley and Livingston were APP
pointed committee on constitution and
bylaws An adJourned meeting viii be
held Monday night to complete the or
ganiKation.
ZEPH Jon ARRESTED. Deputy Game
Warden W Watts went to Corvallis
yesterday and arrested Zeph Job. the
well known banker on the charge OF vio-
lating the game law by building dam
across the river at Niagara, preventing
fish from passing up the stream. J 3
Wyatt appeared for the state and K
eatherford and c E Wolverton for the
defense. The complaint was demurred
to on the grounds that it did not state
sufficient facts to constitute cause oil
action, and because the court did moi
have jurisdiction but il was over ruled.
Trial was set for May 81 st at this city. The
case will he hotly contested and will be
taACh w blG SupEC4iS
He Was SHOCKED. - Last Tuesday
evening about s o'clock r E Burke re-
ceived heavy shock OF electricity while
replacing an arc light in the Office, on
Commercial street, OF the Salem Light
and Power company. He was grasping
the wire with one hand and caught hold
of the lamp with the other, thus com
| pleting the circuit, and receiving the full
effect Of 2, $50 volts, which knocked him
down bprning his left hand quite sever
ly, in some places to the bone, aud burn
| ing his right hand dalso.--Statssman.
A LINN COUNTY ACCIDENT Across th.
Willamette river Is ball that wears boa rl
on his horns. Al FIVE O'Clock Sunday after,
nocn he had escaped from the pasture and
the hired man was after him. when the ovn.
| er, Adam Radir, came down the lane. re-
turning home from church. Passing III.
lines 10 his wife, Mr. Radir jumped out tc
stop the bull Just as = little dog ASSAULTED
the animal from the rear. The board or
his horns prevented the bull fiom seeing
| what was ahead and in his mad fight from
what Was behind he steened himself straight
for the buggy. The horse didn't xant any
of il. and wheeling suddenly around. Mr.,
Rsdir was thrown from the buggy and her
wrist fractured. She also received severa
bruises about the face and hexd.-1imes.
SALEM Nor IL Ir.-Mr Toabley, ,hs
sport, from Portland, who was in Salem
recently for the purpose of forming team
and TO manage series OF games, has re
turned to Portland. II is hardly probaol.
that there will be any games here thi.
season unless the enthusiasm gets mere
intense than Ii is at present MIR c "
l Watts, the temporary secretary, writes III
from Albany for encouraging news, ans
says they have signed two PLAYERS. Il i
to be hoped that Salem will vet take W
the proposition TO join Portland, Oregor
City and Albany in their laudabIe effort
to encourage '>giIimate SPORT Independ
en-:
THE BEsT MAGAZIsE.-The Review o
Reviews for NAV will be found as striking
ly original and individual in its character q
1ny previous issues of this enterprisinC
periodical. Il strikes out into fresh mex
with Mr Stesd's magnificent characte
sketch of Frederick Selous. the great Afri
Can hunter and traveler-the greatest MIN
rod, in fact, that this world has ever pro
duced. Mr. Stead makes maryelnusly n.
ieresting chapter OF explpits with lions. ele
phsn's ami ether large game In the hear
of Africa. and also shows In his cEn pecu
.irrly viEi.c ami fAcinating woy bow vital,
the work OF great hunter Ike Selous ma
associate itself with the sdvance q civil
zaticn and with the enlightenment of III
Dark Continent.
UP THE SASIIAN.-Tbe Saatiam Lum
herman says: A petition containin
6fty-eight names has been forwarded {
the postal department in Washingto
asking that new postoffice be estah
lish I'd at Breitonbush, seven miles abos
this place.
DIR G G Kelley and S s Train. Of Al
bany spent Sunday at their ranches nel
this place.
\ GETTING IMMIGRAsrs.-T NJ Morrison
foreign immigrant agent, was in Leblanc
on the 25th OF April, and again on la
Monday, looking over the land in tn
vicinity with the view OF locating son
, of his people whom he represents. j
represents good class Of people, beiT
Scandinavians and Swedes, and saye
will locate eight or zen families ne
Lebanon between now and fall. y
Morrison seems 10 be a rustler and wi
no doubt do all he undertakes.
MORE o. p. LITIGATION. Just as v
!. 90 To press we learn of new development
A n o P litigation matters. This time It
!. the Oregon Development company th
,. Is IN II. Tuesday a suit to foreclose
|. mortgage of $1,000 900 against the O
3. Co properties was fled in the Bent
u county circuit court. Brown and BIZ
y are plaintiffs and the o ID Co and t
u Manhattan Trust Co and B w Wilson,
trustees, are defendants. The plainti
also want a receiver appointed for the
d Co. Shortly after this suit was filed
came to light that receiver. Mr. r
y Bensell, of Newport, lad been appoint
ZEE BY the United States at Portland. 1t a
developed that b w Wilson Is moi
trustee in the company; but that
trustee, an eastern man, begun a suit
the federal court at Portland, while In
feet would amount to the same as the 8
filed here. This "ill net effect the pres
arrangements of the o P.-Times.
AN EAGLE Eagles are rarely seen
. this country nowaoays, so when big b
one tapped his wings and struggled a
injured on the river bank near Peoria
week, the passing steamer Hosg stopI
and all on beard crsned their necks to ge