The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-06-15

DIDN'T ENTHusE.- following from
the L o OF Pendleton Is good after
election reading: Candidates Galloway,
Davidson and Reid came to Pendletonand
Umatilla county barely uuannouEced.
few Portland printed posters were
stuck up on telegraph posts in Pendleton
several days before their arrival and the
newspapers gen rously published their
coming the day before they showed ur.
The county committee are not, rs yet,
hardly aware of their coming and going
1t was not molested nor disturbed in its
peaceful sleep.
James Sovereign, the headlight OF the
Knights OF Labor, came to Pendleton IN
the quiet hours Of the "knight" un-
heralded and unsung by populists, or the
| peoples party committee. He came in
defense OF the new party-the peoples
rarty-but his reception at the depot
was as cool as q cucumber on ice. Barely
n soul knew he was coming. He hardly
knew he was here himself
Sunday morning there reached town a
| dignifed looking gentleman with q MN
| isterial, but rather well fed countenance,
and an air OF 'honors well won and glo-
ries well sung" After passing rnder the
suspicious glances of the depot loungers
and the Emma Abbott voices of the hotel
rustlers he managed to discover that this
was Pendleton which had been reported
as the headquarters for Eastern Oregon
of republican enthusiasm. He could
hardly believe it. There was no sign of
the truth OF it and he was q Judge OF re-
publican enthusiasm. He had furnished
all styles of it himself at so much style
| He reached the hotel and after little of
I BA HV.whN tNl xf h. al
| ment felt relieved to such ali extent as 20
| confess to the hotel proprietor that he
was a republican speaker of national
fame and his name was Roswell q Horr.
PREFERS DEArH.-J K Todd, was con-
victed OF mail robbery in Southern Ore
gon when + Watson was United States
attorney, in 1898, and sentenced TO i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary at Salem
| for life, and who is said TO he 4 distant
| relative OF Mrs Abraham Lincoln, has
petitioned the president for Il pardon.
! In his letter to the president, Todd prays
! that it be ordered that he be executed
rather than to remain in the penitentiarv
the remainder OF his life. He claims that
he is innocent, and that he was convicted
/ on circumstantial evidence only. The
pardOned clerk has referred the matter
to United States Attorney Murphy for
! investigation. As Judge Deadly is dead,
4 he will have to consult with Mr. Watson
and such OF the jurors as he can find and
ascertain the merits OF Todd's plea.
ISTo THE CAyE,-The Examiner cave
party has been heard from through an
illustrated letter in that journal. The ex-
plorers had penetrated TO depth ofthree
i and half miles with the aid OF lanterns
and picks, the latter being used to knock
the limestone projections out OF the way
to admit OF access TO new apartments
The way is very difficult and good part
OF it is gone over on hands and knees
The caverns are dripping with the sep
age from melting SHOWS at this time OF
iyear. Flash-light pictures re7eal weird
and ghostly chambers, statuary almost
human in its carving and contour. 1t
will take money TO render those great
caverns accessible to the average tourist,
who prefers walking erect in search OF
the curious and rare in nature. More
let'ers are yet to be published N the pa
per regarding these great caves.
1 CARD OF THANKs.-'Ihe family Of f "
Michael, wish 10 express their sincere
thanks TO the friends who 50 kindly as
sisted them in their sad affiiCtion,
alSo to the members Of Charity grange, for
1 their assistance, in paying their respects 60
an honored member of the order.
MRs. f. W.MtcHAEL AND FAMILY.
Brownsville. Oregon.
OLD BooKs.-Richard Thornton has
presented couple Of very old books 10
the museum at the university One was
4 Q h.. aeh in u
The latter is printed on hand made pa
per. Both are clearly printed and well
4 bound and covered with q material which
win last for ages.-Eugene Register.
,The latter is the first book mentioned
older than the one owned by DIR Irvine
Of this city, being year older.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING The United
Brethren church at Goshen was struck
by lightning last Saturday evening. The
lightning struck the steeple and tore of a
inumber OF shingles from there and the
roof of the building, and passed down the
lchimney and entered the stove and
damaged it some. The building did not
catch iire.-Regfster.
| CELKBRArIxG.-Ther republican ratitica-
tion meeting will occur at this city to-
4 ulEllA. II Will OI kpA'A HAAAA +ASAIN
| fire works, and speaking. Last night q
tcouple carloads OF men went to Lebanon
and jubilated hilariously with the citi.
zens OF that populistic city. Seyera
democrats went along. They are taking
the matter philosophically.
LIVE SNORING. Ed Scott, Corvallis
Toughest citizen took several shots a
Policeman McLagan on Monday evening
McLagan returned the fire, but no ont
was hit Policeman Taylor and Franz
Williamson also took one or two snots a
him and Deputy Sheriff Riley followed
suit; likewise Ed Warren. Scott was
finally arrested. 1t was the livest atfaiI
in the history o: Corvallis.
ARRESTED FOR tARcESY.-In Angus
tCharles Nelson secured S4.60 from ParEe
Bros. in manner that amounted T.
larceny. He agreed TO settle the matte
b1t skipped out. Yesterday Marsha
Mimic, OF Salem, arrested Nelson, an,
Deputy Sheriff Smith brought him TO Al
| bany this noon. He will now have t
ansYA. for this old ofTeuse