The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-12-21
THURSDAY

tails from the caves of Josephine. The
specimens seemed to have been formed
by the artistic hand OF man rather than
that OF nature in the darkness OF under
ground ages and silence. The delicate
tracery of one specimen in particular
engages the attention of all observers.
This piece grew or rather formed In one
OF the still pools of clear water, where
the high water mark was never affected
by rise or fall and the coral or whatever
1t is, is as level at the water surface
Though sawn to the utmost accuracy.
George was over at the caves this fall
and explored as far into them as any
body. which is Substance OF 1000 feet,
although Capt A b Smith claimed TO
have driven in twenty-five miles'with a
four horse team and the Examiner svsr-
red that seventy miles would not find
the end. The utmost distance which
any reliable person has been a BILE to
penetrate is 1000 feet and this is done
by crawling on hands and knees, climb.
ing over bowlders and wading numerous
cool pools OF clear mountain water
Grants Pass Courier,
AsANsr Foor BALL.-The faculty
the state university yesterday passed an
order that it will endeavor TO prohibit
the game next year. The plan is to
have meeting OF all college presidents
ia the state with one representative stu
dent from each college, to decide wheter
the game be suppressed all over the
state and, If not, TO formulate more hu-
name rules for regulating the games.
The game billed for Eugene Dec Is, b.
tween the Monmouth normal school and
. l. kr,&. l. A. l.
cIared off. and also another. arranged
for between the second ii of the state
aud the Drain normsls, who
were to play on the same date. The Cor
wallis Times saws II is stated that the
Forest Grove university boys have de-
clined to PLAY foo. ball with the D A c.
team next Saturday.
To SETTLE N OREGON. o D
Crane, publisher OF the Arcadia, Neb.
Courier, who has been in Oregon for
several weeks, and has located for the
present at The Dalles. saws there are 80
families on the road headed for Oregon.
and that between 400 and Eve hundred
families from his section of Nebraska
will soon start 70 find homes IN the
All OF these come from
Valley county, Neh, the next year. Cap
tain Crane says there will be general
stampede from that section and an un-
precedsnted emigration rom Nebraska
and Kansas for Oregon and the North
west These people are sired OF the un-
OF farm life in Nebraska, ana
say they want to find . place where
crops will be grown without irrigation,
and they don't care how much il rains
at the next place they locate.
The UNITED PREsByTkKrAS church
was filled last night with people who
gave Srs Peak most earnest attention
She preached one of the most effective
sermons of her series. Her text Was the
Parable OF the great supper" or the
excuses given for not becoming chris-
tian. Such summing up of excuses
and such q complete overthrow Of every
shade or Kind of reason forEo, accepting
Christ we have never heard before. II
vac an entire sweeping away and throw
ing overheard of every impsdiment in
The sinners way TO Christ The Bible |
reading yesterday was so well attended, |
that the audience room OF the church |
bad to be used. instead Of the lecture |
room as heretofore. Services ct 80 |
this evening. Bible reading at 3 o'clock !
each afternoon. All are most cordially |
welcomed to these services Come.
FoR VAGRaSoy.-:he trial of Siraud |
Long, tor vagTancy, is being held a. the !
city bali before Recorder Doris City |
Skipworth appears for the city, |
while Bilyeu & Young are attorneys Tor |
the dsfendent. The case is being tried |
before the jury. At the time of going TO |
press the examination Of Witnesses was |
going on. A large crowd is in attend |
Guard. Long is former
resident Of Albany, being a son Of John
Long.
Ii THREE COUNTIES Corvallis |
Times Gays: ''0ne joint school district |
IN Lobster valley is made up of q terri
tcry from three counties, Benton, Lane |
aud Lincoln, and the people OF that sec-
ion residing in the two latter counties |
are anxious TO annex themselves TO Ben |
ton. They are community to them
selves shut off from the outside world by
barriers, and it would be con- |
yienent for them to be united under one |
county government.
AN ORDER DfssBgyED.-The las, city
ordered Mr. John Schneer TO low
sr the sidewalk in front of his stable and |
remove the hay scales from the street,
which he proceeded not TO 60. and !, Is
aid viii not. There is a difference of |
opinion about such improvements. Some
declare that snaving been allowed 50
long an expensive Improvement should not !
oe required Al such \ time as the present
others that Second street having become a
live business street the walk needs 10 be on
grade and scales gotten out of the way.
A contest will probably result
SoaE EXCITEMENT prevailed in the gall
lery during the Dickens carnival las.
night. One OF the Dickens characters
after the grand march took seat there,
being on the front row. He left very
tall stove pipe hat on his head. A re-
quest TO take IL off by a gentleman be
hind him, who claimed he couldn't see
over SO high hat was not responded 10,
the man knocked it off to the
floor below. The Dickens man therefore
began to take his coat of. Hhsn through
the Intervention of several peace was re-
stored, but il looked like a storm for a
Karl's Clever Roo, will purify yorr
blood, clear yorr complexion, regulate
your bowels and make your head clear
rs bell. 25c. soc, and 81. 90