The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-09-08
An IMMENSE WHALE. The lar,a.t

nlu n ohe oI tiie largest ever seen on the Pa
cihc coast, washed ashore at Tokelund las
monday. The news was immediatel,
brought to South Bend, says the Herald
ana the afternoon passenger boats wer,
crowded to their greatest capacity by tn,
ster fish. The fish came in on the hiol
tide and lies inst little below Chas Fish
er's bath houses. 1t was alive and kickinf
and did not finally surrender its lease on ex
lstence until Tuesday about noon. Meas
ured with tape line the whale showed an
extreme length of ia feet and inches
with a waist measure of I6tSfeet. Ii,
weight Is estimated at 57istons, and the
blubber and whalebone to be worth at chr.
rent prices, oil. $9, 995: bone, $1,000. mal,.
ing neat total of Sl0,995. From tht
transverse lines on the baleen. its age was
estimated at 9S6 years. The pectoral fins
are twelve feet long and seven feet broad
the mouth is twenty-four feet long: the
blow holes eighteen inches long. and the
halt hundred bathers in the water at the
time It came ashore say the noise of spout.
ing was deafening and the spray elected
ascendlng at least 50 feet IN tbs air The
tnreshing or the tail ON the water in the
struggle to regain the channel was heart at
Neuowan S cannery at the mouth of North
river, four miles away. The tongue Is Of 4
soft and piiable nature, Just "a feet in
length-a source of constant wonder 10 ali
the ladies.
BROWNSVILLE Miss. Lille McHargue.
OF Albany, is visiting with Mrs Geo w
McHargue.
Amos Tussing. our popular young at
torney. started ON Tuesday morning for the
World 5 Fair and other eastern points.
Mrs H Waters left this place Tuesday
morning for Fresno. Calf. where she goes
with the intention Of remaining permanent
y. Her husband viii join her shortly.
John Barr and family, of Sweet Home
were IN the city Wednesday, visiting with
/ his sister. Mrs John Harrison, He saws he
threshed 66S bushels of wheat from l6 scres.
which had been farmed each year since
1855. ''e
On Friday, September s. 1898. grand
reform rally will be held at Brownsville.
AT this gathering those who are willing
to enlist IN that mighty army Of s.TYIIers
and Toilers. T" now being organized ali over
our country. viii do so and a permanent or
ganizatlon will be effected Many promi-
nent members of the alliance. grange and
labor organizations from different parts of
the county will be in attendance. Hon
Chas Miller, Of Marion county, and Prof b
+ kamp, of Albany, will be present and
deliver addresses. s.-Tmes.
An O. P. MovE.-Word from Corvallis
Is to the effect that from good sources IL il
learned here today that the Oregon Paci6c
railroad Is to put on two steamships be-
tween Yaquina and Honolulu. The ssnau-
ers viii be not less than 1000 tons cauacity
and are to have coed passenger accomuao-
dations. The scheme has been on foot for
two months and has practically matured.
The outward cargo win be wood specialsies
and other classes of freight The inward
cargo has been arranged for and viii nav
the company handsomely The officers Of
the Oregon Pacific would say nothing upon
the subject, one way or the other. only that
nothing was impossible nowadays. At all
events, there is a great deal r,ere 10 tha
matter than fiction" If there Is any moner
to spend We would look for it to be used on
the Eastern extension.
A REuSIox.-On last Sunday. the 9th
inst. at the home of G w Wilson near So
davllle. there was held family reunion
and dinner in honor Of the f0rtieth birth |
day II MTs Fannie ciaypcOi. at Haxney.
who Is here visiting friends ard relative.
Mr. and Mrs Wilson are aged respectively /
% and 81 years. They were married Nov
Z, 1874. Their living children. ten in num-
Der were all present except Mrs Jos Clay /
pool and VIM Wilson, Of Crook county. |
There were twenty-one grandchildren pres /
ent. three grandchildren. and a sec
ond and third cousin There were alb 4
sent seven grandchildren. one great grand ]
child, two daughters -in-law and two sons
ln-law. The eldest great-grandchild used /
a tabie-fork at dinner that is valued for It's !
age 1t Is steel fork with genuine buck
horn handle. and was the property OF Mr. L
y w Wilson's grandparents and IS known /
to be near l25 years old.-Lebanon Advance
wrrH WHEAT AT THIRTY CExTs.-AI
Pendleton gentleman who has Just returned /
from the Grand Ronde valley is authority i
for the statement that the farmers of that K
section Of the state will resist the collection u
OF debts, If commenced before wheat appre-
elates IN price. They complain that wheat
brings from three to four cents less in La
Grands than In Pendleton. With the high
est market price there at thirty cents, theS |
argue that they are justified in demanding
IN indefinite extension of time. They win
act jointly In the matter. first asking for
consideration at the hands of the creditor
class. Should there appear to be any ten
dency to crowd the mournefs they will
march IN a body, or by proxy in the shape
of committee of representative farmers.
to the county court houses and inform the
sheriffs and deputies that attempts TO serve
attachments and executions will be met by
the most earnest protests. And any move
towards selling under execution viii be the
signal for a small-sized rebellion, in which
words will be scarce. and not cold, but hot
lead will predominate
THE FOREST FRRs.-A peculiarity Of
the forest fires up the Santiam is the fact
that mostly old stumps and dry leaves etc.
are being buried, while the green and val
liable timber is not injured. The Demo
erat Is informed that little or no damage
has been done. 1t was reported that the
Santlam Lumber Company had lost a good
many thousand dollars worth of timber:
but Mr. Brown, the Albany member of the
company, states that no damage at ali has
been done to the company's property. The
present fire in that vicinity started from a
cabin, which was burned.
A Low WATER TRIr.-The river stesm-
er, Three Sisters, arrived this morning
from Portland with several tons Of freight. |
Captain Young informs us that she expert
1.ANCA A4ettc VI Ato i4Oubic Al kelllER up the
river. This is the first trip ever made by
boa as large as the Sisters from Portland
to Corvallis at this time of the year. Ow-
ing to the fact that no freight is moving
at present, the Three Sisters will be tied
up here for ten days or two weeks. News.
VERY EcoEsTRIc.-Capt John Davis,
who formerly resided in Lebanon. and who
mysteriously disappeared from Winchester,
Douglas county, several months ago. spent
the night of August 18th in Lebanon. He
gives no reason for leaving Winchester so
suddenly, but says he just struck out and
walked to Red Bluff, Calf. and then went
to Iowa to see his SON. He walked from
Portland, although he is well of. He
struck out afoot the next morning for Eas-
da.
BLows TO PIEcEs.- Word was received
last night of the terrible death OF VIM De-
yce, brother of L w Deyoe, Of this city,
now at Elk City. He was working on the
Harrison Flat mines, and was taking 25 |
pound box Of dynamite from under his
bunk, when it struck something so as to |
cause an explosion, resulting in young De-
yoe being torn to pieces, parts Of his Lody |
being blown completely off. Il was a |
frightful affair. Mr. Deyoe Yves % years of |
age, and was recently in this city