The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-10-05

Train Mrscker.s Trial.

Train wrecker's Trial.
WOODLAND, CAL, Oct. 2.-The Ameri-
can Railway Union men, charged with
having wrecked the Southern Pacific
train at the trestle west of Sacramento
July u, when five men were filled, were
arralgned in the superior court this after
noon, and all entered pleas OF not guilty.
Worden, who has secured new counsel,
had his case set for October II. The
cases OF the other defendants viii be set
for trial later.
New Evidence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. New evidence
has come to light against the Sacrament
to tralnwrecker, Worden. A boy named
Alfred Weston claims that on the day
the train was wrecked he was on his way
from Sacramento to Davisyille, ard that
as he was entering upon the bridge to
cross over he was stopped by band OF
men, one of whom he positively identi-
fes as Worden, and ordered to go back.
Instead OF doing so he hid in the tules
and was an eyewitness TO the whole affair
OF wrecking the train.
A Big Cscisne.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. "A terrible
cyclone struck this city at : 80 this even
ing and almost devastated the business
portion of the city. Several people are
known to have been killed and many are
injured. The main portion of the busi-
ness center, bounded on the south by
Railroad street, on the north by the
river front, on the west by Center street
and on the east by Commercial street,
is practically in ruins, and the amount
of damage is incalculable.
Kaiser Held.
MEDFoRD, Or, Oct. 2.-The case OF 4
D. Briggs ys. L ] Kaiser was np before
| Justice Waltens In this city topay. and
resulted in Kaiser being bound over TO
the grand jury in bonds fixed at $l00.
| This is the case wherein Briggs charged
Kaiser with criminal libel. After the
evidence for the prosecution WAS all in
| Kaiser, rs his own attorney, moved that
! the case be dismissed, which motion was
denied and he was bonnd over to the
grand jury, which meets in December.
! ATraIn stood mp.
TusooS. Oct. Notwithstanding the
! fact that territorial law i in force
which makes train-robbery q capital OF.
tense, a gang OF desperate characters
have revived line OF business. which,
il was believed, would never again dark
en- the pages Of the CRIMINAL history oi
Arizona, by holding up, ael o'clock thi.
morning near MAricopa. sS miles wes, 81
Tuscon, the eastbound overland. tn,
robbery was not success. II was plan.
ned all right; il was carried out all right
hs- fins s.N
point, was a failure. The robbers sc.
cured less than 500.
Treasury Receipts
WGsHfxGTOy, Oct 1.-The frs
months receipts OF the treasury depart,
ment, namely, for the month OF Scp:em
Der, under the operation OF the new tar
III law, were made public today. TIL,
aggregate receipts Tor the month wer,
So ,62l ,2Ss, as compared with So, $50.
15s Tor September, lSe3. AS compares
with August, 1891, when the receipt
from internal revenue assumed abnoyIn
nj proportions, because OF the large with
dEawaIs oi whiskey in anticipation OF tia
increased tax OF 2ooents per gallon, tter,
i in round figures decrease Of SIS. 600.
600.
! &stsE1I
Nav GogG, Oct. 1.-The iourreyme,
tagloTs ~ho have been on strike for /.
weeks, 70 resist . reduction oi 10 pc
cent IN wages. had 3 meeting yessersla'
n 81 East Thirty-shird street and de
cided to give up the fight and return 4
! Work unoondin0naliy. Oniy four mcg
chant ;ailors promised 10 keep on pay
ing the old rates Of wages. The uniol
has spent $1,000 in this figh; and il
/, treasury Is exhausted.
, Mixed ChIaese Affairs
SHASoaAI, Oct. 1.-The emperor {
China will very likely bc de.hronei i
,, favor Of Prince kung's son, who vii
treat with the J3panese. Ii Hun
Chang has been superseded in the 81
premc command by General Sang Tsing
Of the province oi Human, who has NJ
oeived full powers. Ii Hung Chang n
tires disgusiei TO Pao Ting, the capita
r OF the province oi Chi Ii. His zllc<e
. detection 20 thc japanese Is only can
8 yassesi consequent 70 The call 81 Prime
{ kung.
: Bisastrsns storms
, HAyAxA, Oct. lowing 10 the excess
. i've rains, with fall Of TO- the 28d an
of 2i2 the 2sih, the rivers sagca, Yabu
= Yahusito and Mayaneya. have fioode,
the surrounding country and inuniate-
the towns Of Sagua, Crcnees, Ia ia.
Si;iesto and san Domingo. Al Saga
, the water i from Is to Is feet deep. an
! 5000 families are homeless. The inhah
iiants have sought salvasatioa on tn
!. roofs Of the twostory buildings, whicl
alone are not under water. The loss O
: lie Is estimated at 90.
Et= q. "a Receipts
DENvEE, Oct. Over $4,000 va
paid out today q. the Denver mint Fo
? gold. The la' gest amount ever paid q
!: any singls day before, since the mini wa