The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-20
A TerrIlsie Explssisn

ATerrIh,e Explosion
CHICAGO. July l6.-A caisson Of bat
tery F, Second artillery. [ : \, exploded
with terrible force soon after 5 o'clock
this afternoon at Grand and Oakwood
boulevards. Two artiilerymen and one
trooper were instantly killed. Nearly
a score OF other persons, troopers. uesi
dents in the vicinity and passers-by,
were injured, some OF them fatally.
ABesperaie strazxIe.
CHICAGO, July l5.-The American
Railway Union officials have determined
TO make desperate struggle to regain
for that order the prestige il has Let in
the great strike now rapidly approach
ing n close. The executive board of the
union held a meeting this morning, the
object OF which WAS TO map out a course
for the future. After long discussion
it was decided to send out ''rcvivalists"
TO all important sections oi the West.
Six agitators were sent out Saturday, and
il was decided to augment this number.
prewned aI Cornelius.
CORNELIUS, July l5.--Frederick Lick,
the li-year-old son of farmer living
four miles from town, was drowned last
evening while bathing. The accident
occurred in pond on the fathers farm.
The boy is supposed TO have been seized
with cramps. 1t was necessary TO dream
the pond before the body could be re-
covered.
WIN startIe People.
WOODLAND, Gail, July 15.--Everything
about the county Jail wore IFS usual Sun
day appearance today, k+ox and Wor-
den rested well last night and this morn
ing partook of hearty breakfast. Shcr-
III Wyckoff admits no one to interview
the prisoners except their attorneys.
Knox was arrested for conspiracy in
train wrecking on July IL, but late last
night he was charged with the murder OF
Engineer Clark, Attorney Bruner, rep.
resenting the hallway company, said that
the proofs possessed by the prosecution
idisclosed Il plot that wouH startle the
public He said Knox's completely was
proved beyond question.
sound Talk.
New YORK, July 1o.-Among the re-
plies received by the World to n request
Tor views as To the Pullman strike, was
the following from Joseph Medill, editor
of the Chicago Tribune:
81 believe that the result OF this strike
will be OF great benefit to the country.
1t is like thunder storm that suddenly
sweeps up, purifies the atmosphere and
results in better supply OF haalth- giving
ozone. II will result in congress devising
laws whereby disputes between railroads
and their employees will be harmoniously
adjusted. | have great faith in the An
glo-Saxon race to govern themselves"
ATratn Wrecked.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1o.-At / 80 this
morning a freight train of three cars,
standing on an incline switch on the
| Pennsylvania road, was cut loose by
strikers and ran down at terrific speed
! into the Home Brewing Company
stables, causing complete wreck OF
both train and stables. Twelve brewry
wagons were demolished and several
teams OF horses were fairly slaughtered,
A Through Train.
! TACOMA, July 15.-Assistant General
Superintendent Dickinson, of the North.
ern Pacific, returned tonight on No. /
the first through train from the East
and saws the entire road will be open as
usual tomorrow. All passenger trains
were run ON this division today and q
solid train OF tea, which has been side.
tracked for two weeks, was started fol
Chicago.