The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-03-01
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WAsHISeTos, Feb. z2.-Reilly, chair
man of the house COMMITTEES on Pacific
railwayD will ask the speaker for a specIal
order under which the substitute agreed
upon by his committee yesterday, for the
settlement of the railways indebtedness 10
TO the government, may be brought be-
fore the house. He says the substitute Is
more acceptable to members generally than
the original Reilly bill. He mentioned
the names Of number Of gentlemen who
opposed the Reilly bill who will support
the substitute. The chief merit Of the sub
stitute, he says, lies in the fact that il will
put into the national treasury about S62,
0O0, 900.
GetNeshin9.
SPRINGFIELD, No., Feb. 22.-The east
bound train on the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco road, due here at 10 s'cIock tonight,
was held up By robbers near Aurora, 30
miles west Of this city, at 7:30 O'Clock
Three men boarded the engine wien the
train was FIVE miles from Aurora, compell-
Ell the engineer and firemen at the point of
reyolyers TO go back to the express car and
open it. The robbers, however, found, 10
their disgust, that the car was empty, the
safe locked and the messenger not in sight.
Pioneer Dead.
SALEM, Feb. 2l.-AIexander Spong, a
resident of Marion county for 40 years,
died at his farm home north of Salem
wednesday evening. He was n years
DID, de came TO Oregon In 1851, locating
! at Oregon City for a short time; thence
moving to ayfayette, Yamhill county.
where he lived for two years, and then
came 10 this county. He was proprietor
OF spong's ferry, connecting Marion and
Polk counties at Lincoln. One Of MS sons
u Captain A. J. Spong, master Of the
steamer Ramona, between Oregon City and
Portland.
Rrei6hf Tzala EeId Cp
cHTLLIcoTHE, Ohio, Feb. 2I.-Aboui
midnight last night, freight train on the
Baltimore d. Ohio Southwestern railroad
was held up rear Figo, II miles east Of
here, by three masked men. armed with
snotguns. and the trainmen we're relieved
/ Of all their Zaluablss. IL il toe general
| opinion that the bandits mistook the
freight for the Turkey train, fasi
freight, due about that tiE-e. and which
carries an express car
i Another Reilly Eli.
WAsHINsTOs, Feb. 2I.-Tbe hoaa
committee on PACING roads today decides
10 report a new bill based On the Reill
bill, bat having certain changes recon-
naended by Chairman Reilly. The com
nittee voted No. 10 make the new bill pub
lie until it could be printed.
kedsetiea In Binder TwInx.
MONTREAL, Qaebec, Feb 2I.-Tbl
binder-twine manufacturers have decide.
upon considerable reduction IN price
owiEg to a reduction in raw material Ef
fssls re hsing made 10 induce ths Dcmin
tsn gsy2Eent ts close the twins factor,
at he Kingston peziisntiaTy. Tie work
vsss essblisb>d b. the late Sir gohi
Thompson 70. special Tezsons, and hzT
act been profitable investment.
Sew Jerse5s Peach Crop
FLENIxGTos, y. J., Feb. 2i.-Out o
265 inquiries sent cut among the larges
peach groxers II this vicinity, 30 sub
stzntially report that the prospects for a
eboEmOzs crop next season are good Th
beds we're frozen several tinEs. but th
growers contradict the statements, and ssS
thai the buds are In kszithy condition
The blackberry crop Is probably killed
Warraor Dead.
! PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2I.-WiIiian G
Murphy. the last Of General Sam Ho1s
tons army in tho war Of Independents O
Texas. diei AZ his honle In this city today
aged IS years. He vas one Of the 50 mel
who took the Mexican fort at Alam'
against $50 Mexic2ns, after thrse days
fight From this engagement oaIy eigh
of his party escaped alive, the res. bein;
batcherei.