The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-03-09
FRIDAY

AN IMPORTANT DECISION Judge Bel
linger in the United States eircnit cour
Wednesday rendered decision in the cas-
of the Oregon Pacific Railroad eomn.,p,
against the steamer Alice Blanchard to re-
cover salvage. The cause was heard on IN,
libel and libels of intervention. tina answer
thereto and the report of lohn Catlin. referee
1t was ordered and adjudged that the repor
OF the referee be approved and his finding
OF fact adopted by the court. except as TO III,
value of the Alice Blanchard being $50 600
The court found that tn steamer was of tn,
value OF $4,000, and that tie Oregon Pa
chic Railroad company andsAndrew Carl
son and Francis andrea ara entitled 10 tbe
sum OF S3735 compensation for service,
rendered by them. OF this, k22S75 goes tc
tha Oregon Pacific. as ownhr Of the tue
kesoiute, and $3.50 each q Carlson and
Andrea. A number Of other ikteryenors are
allowed from SITS to $50 each. Il /,
decreed that the claimant sllklI. within lG
days, pay into the registry of Tie court the
amount above mentioned, nS#glat execution
Issue against Z D McKsrIana ar d I
sherman, stipnfators on the bond given for
the release of the vessel.
REISsTATED.-Customs Inspectors An
drews and Bill Chambers. who were sus-
pended January 18th by Collector Black. on
the account of the escape of Chinese pas
senger from the Signal. have been rein
stated by the department on recommenda-
ton OF Mr. Black. it having been found on
investigation that they were not 10 blame
for the escape of the chinese. Ii appears
that one OF the Chinese who was not al
lowed to land induced another Of the Chi
nese who wanted to go away TO take his
place on the vessel. and he having got
ashore could not be found The nFM0cRAr
predicted NJ the time that an investigation
would reveal the fact that nj least Sir An
drews, former Linn county man. would
not be found TO blame.
A CHASoHABLE RIyER.-The common
council. and the Business mems assgcia-
ton. Of corvallis. have forwarded a Pc
titIon 10 Hon n Dolph. John II Mitchell.
B.nger Hermann and " Ellis. senator's
and representatives in congress. asking
that they uae all honorable means TO secure
an appropriation from congress.to COM
ple.e the work begun four years ago on
the Willamette river. Just above Corvallis.
The petition recit.es the fact that the reres-
ment built by the former appropriation Is
not Of sufficient strength CT extent 10 con-
hne the river TO its channel during high
water that great anxiety Is manifested bY
the public lest the channel of tie river
should change. and thus deprive the upper
Willamette valley Of cheap transportation
and leave the Southern Pacific without
competitor above Albany
A RELLAxr IDEA II Jewe,, and
others have organized colony al White
Salmon on the Columbia to he run after
Edward Bellamy' s famous idea. though no.
strictly so. some things being considered
lmpracticAhle. Mr. Jewett stated 10 r.
porter in The Ialles: Our objecs Is q hsis-
iness one, having for its objcct liberal re=-
turns for capital invested. The oniv s.5s.
ference between il and other ese-pe-arire
associations Is that In this one The shave
holder will receive tina; pEops-tion II the
proats TO which his shares of stock and the
amount Of labor be has expended entities
him Each member xiIl be worker. ar.d
will follow that Department Of labor 10
which he Is adopted. There will l-s no
drenes in our organization so zeres Is
now owned hy slss association. There will
lie 10 families 10 start wish. and this NAM
her wlli be increased.
BAD Ioryo MEx.--A jacksonville dis.
patch says that Harvey Martin and Prank
fouuasns who were held in the prelisnI-
naTF examination Tor assault and robhssrv.
committed upon George PAilips az Ashland
were brought 10 JacksoDviIls "Wednesday
and placid in the county jail. The sheriff
has in his possession a sluns-sh0:. heavy
rubber tube over tEo feet long. aud a coa-
trivance for fastening on rail and stop
ping a train By some sort q ex.
plosive belonging 10 Martin and Yo0maus
Philips, upon whom the assanl. was made
has almost recovered. He il held ~ .
witness 10 appear against them AZ the fna
trial
PoFuLisT PEiMARIEs.--The primary
meetings Of the popalists to elect delegate.
| 10 the county convention vas lseld ;hi.
afternoon. The four precincts al Nest Al.
bauy. Albany, Eat Albans and Price al
met in one body TO elect delegates Only
twenty voters. all todd participated. II,
following delegates warr elected:
Aihany-Frank Powell and T. Pickle.
West AIoany-J L Hill anil q !. Ree=e.
Price-J B Tillosson. John FIR. Clem.
Thcs Fromaz ard A g Marshall
No one bang present to represent Al.
bany precinct no delegates were elected.
THE Yoor RAIL- CANE to -morros
promises to draw pretty good crowd
Though having an opinion the Man abon
Town has decided not to prophecy the r..
suit. He failes! in the Corvallis -Portlan,
game. as might in this. II may be sal
that the game promises no; to be as on
sided and some imagine; in fast itwi i be
hot contest and the eleven that wins wi
have TO rustic.
The new car, 4 small sized passeuge
coach, arrived from Portland. ard wil) b.
ready for the foot hall game to-mo-ro a
Il contains eighteen seats, and Il is sat
to say viii hold one hundred scope
necessary.
EvANGELIsTIc MEETISe.-1he sermo
at the L ? church last night covered th
following points: ':hc text being "Fh
Resurrection. Christ's death, burial. PIT,
caution of his enemies, the empty toni
Was the body stolen or did he rise from ii
dead-His appearances. The resurrectio
the foundation Of the church. proof of III
divinity of Christ and Of his ability to sa,
all who believe and trust in him. Come {,
night and hear a good sermon. Brin
some one with You. Bible readings at
O'Clock every day.
PoTrERs CLAY.-H r Myers. re,idin
} about mile from Stayton has struck
} mine of potters clay. A Salem paper Civ
} an account of it triple head and says I'll
like of which has not Teen seen in the we,
year or two ago big bed of il was foul
in Benton county between Albany and CO
8 Il z
t Lebanon, and while 1t caused some talk
; the time. nothing ever came of the d
j covery.
|, OF PURITAN BLooD.-Th ins
= Mrs w Hogue were brought from G.
( Wallis this noon and inferred, in the Nj
sonic cemetary. The deceased was 76 yes
Q of age. Mrs Hogue was the widow Of t
l., late Rav I At Hoorna and vau horn