The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-30
THURSDAY
LIFE AT INDrrrNpRNcE.-A very liyel

LIFE AT INDErENDENcE.-Ave very lively
affair occurreiin Independence yesterday
A trial was in progress before Justice
Irvine in which Ben Hayden and his
sons had caused to be placed under arrest
two Jordan boys, for assault with q
dangerous wearon, they having Ia a
quarrel, it seems drawn pistol. During
the course OF the trial Clel Hayden came
,.aEd, walking up behind one OF the
Jordan boys. drew a pistol. Some one
threw up his arm and the bullet went
through the stovepipe and lodged in the
wall. Ben Hayden then jumped on the
boy, and, with the help Of officers, at.
tempted to overpower Clel. About this
time Bill Hayden came on the scene, with
pistol in his hand. In the the mean
time, the crowd had rushed out of the
building, and the door not being large
enough, they also went through large
glass front. Bill Hayden was tackled
by an officer and several bystanders,
and, after s.Iugg'e. the pistol was
taken away and he and Clel were taken
to the county Jail. In attempting to
put them in, Tom Lowry. and Marshal
Williams knocked him down, and then
locked him up. A large crowd witness
ed the whole affair and the frantic ef-
frots OF those in the courtroom TO escape
was the subject oil much jest.
Nor TINpIcrED.-United States Marshal
Grady, who went to The Dalles last night
to take into custody Klein, Savage and
Gibbons. implicated by Kleins's confess
sion in The Dslles express robbery aud
the previous robbery Of the postoffice at
The Dalles, this morning telegraphe6
United States District Attorney Murphy
that the Wssco county grand jury had
exonerated Savage and Gibbons OF COM
plicity in the express robbery. They
will be brought to Portland by Marshal
Grady on the United States charge OF
robbing the mails. In the state courts
the testimony of an accomplics without
corroboration is not sufficient to con-
klein's confession. il believed by jury,
a verdict Of guilty under the United
States laws. For several days there has
been an impression that the Wasco
county grand jury would fail to indict
Savage and Gibbons, on account OF the
lack of testimony corroborating the con-
fession Of klein.-Telegram.
A powerful newspaper syndicate has
been formed which proposes to give the
northwest the best newspaper it has
ever had. The start has been made by
buying the Pasco News at ss5, coo. the
Spokane Review at $1,000. Sheridan
sun at 5000 and offers are now pending
for the Tacoma Ledger, News end Union |
at pool prices of Sl90, 600. says an ex-
change. The Milton Eagle will be
bought later, and thus the syndicate |
will control the leading papers from the |
great lakes to the Pacific. Among the |
organizers OF the syndicate are Col F /
Parker, F. ' Smalley, Alfred Holman, \ |
w Durham and II G Guild. + G. Hull |
ofthe Eagle will also take a hand as
soon as he conyinces his foreman that
the proper way to run distribution roll !
ers On Campbell press is ''katiywam-
pus," and not straight across on the |
roller raek--Athena Press When the |
DExocRAT is reached We will state right |
here that any offer of less than 81, zoo, GOO |
will be rejected.
STILL ECoSoNizNG.-Eyery few days |
new reports of economy on the part of |
the are received The Grants Pass |
Courier says: The railroad company is /
economizing in the matter OF locomotives |
and crews. Instead OF = ''pusher" to each |
passenger train between here and West |
Fork, "hog" engine viii take the trains ]
clear through between Roseburg and |
Ashlsnd. thus dispensing with tNo loco
motive crews. Ii 10 thought that En- |
to take the long runs. The round house |
is 70 be closed up and the tank will be |
filled at stated intervals by a section
hand running the engine.
ANOTHER RIVER BoAT.-The steamer
Gray Eagle, which is being bnilt ct
New berg. is ITO feet long with twenty
feet four inch beam She is q freight
and passenger boat, xith draught Of
fourteen inches. The owners OF this new
boat are Captain Carey and Engineer
Kemp, Of Corvallis. The engines and the
boiler in the Gray Eagle, are what used
to be in the Aneita, the owners OF the
Gray Eagle, having purchased the Aneita
and having transferred her machinery
to the new boat. THE is the same ma
ohinery that was used in the steamer Il
c Young, which, will be remembered,
was burned some time age, at Doves
landing, in order to secrre the insurance.
weeks and will ply on the upper viii
lamette.-Jourral.
SURE or PAPER An Astoria dispatch
Gays that in short interview with Mr
Karr, representing Chicago capital, this
evening, he states that the road is sure
tc 20, as soon as the preliminaries re-
garding terminal and shop grounds are
settled. 1t is also understood that as
soon as everything is settled, Mr. karr
will start arrangements Tor the manu-
featuring Of tin plate here.
An ALBANY MAN Cor lT.-J B Tillotson
OF Albany, the successful bidder on the
Waldo bridge, went out last week to be-
gin construction He is sure oi finishing
the structure by the 18th OF December
though he has until the 1st OF January
TO do it in. After the latter cate he is to
pay $40 day for each days delay. The
lumber will be obtained at Benefits
mill.-Grants Pass Courier.
COLLAR BONE BRoKES.-A Seventeen
year old son Of Mr. Abraham, living
8 miles across the river in Benton county,
had the misfortune to have horse fall
with him yesterday breaking the right
collar bone in a serious manner. He
was brought to the Office Of DIR Aaston
who ret and dressed the broken bone.
EXCURSION The 90 of this city
will give an excursion TO Jefferson next
Saturday evening The train will leave
Albany at 6:3o m. Special work will be
done with the @ y F o Jefferson, after
which The excursion party will return TO