The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-02-08
YAQUINA.
Prompt Action Needed.

The report of Capt Symons, OF the Q s
corps of engineers, is attracting attention
and causing general comment. II is q
slam on the Bay and the whole William
ette valley is affected by it. There are
reasons to believe that the report is
made for personal reasons, that the cap
tain has an animosity for the Bay, or per-
haps owns property elsewhere, which he
wishes to benefit. While he declares
that Yaquina is unworthy of further i'm
provement be favors appropriation for
other places affected by the same alleged
drawbacks. Again his report is full OF
mistatements which it does not need an
engineer to detect. He declares the letty
above high tide. 1t is not yet. At high
tide the water rushes through the rocks
In streams. His theories in reference to
the extension of the jetty in connection
with the reef and the workings of the
eddies are undoubtedly wrong and made
as an excuss. Tie whole business bristles
with prejudice. According. to his own
report the jetty has added six feet to the
washed in the tide out would soon take
erly extended, and several more feet
auOtu " tue ucptA Va tuc WasSt as sA0
bar. So plain Is the case that there is
something behind the report that there
should be prompt Investigation of the
matter. Messrs Hermann and Mitchell
should be given the true condition of
affairs and the report withheld for. an
investigation by unpreludicsd experts.
Yesterday was the anniversary of Hor-
ace Greeley's birth.
A new bill In the state legislature abol-
ishes free scholarships in the o A c. 1t
should pass
One of the building features of Albany
this year will be handsome residence by
Mayor Finn on his pleasant block on sth
street.
The Willamette river promises to be
TILED with steamers the coming summer.
An item elsewhere shows that the S P
appreciates the fact.
One of the fool bills of the present leg.
islature calls for branch insane asylum
in Southern Oregon. One ought TO be
built especially for some Of the members
of the legislature
Mr. Frank Simpson, of this city, is now
at Fresno, Calf, working for the horse
man Monioe Salisbury. Among the
horses on the string Is AK with a record
OF 2:o32<.
An item in yes,e=saz'z Oregonian states
port in favor of Calapooia county. Even
go through the Senate.
Mrs Lillian NJ Watson was lined $50
and costs for contempt of court at 0aven-
port, Wash, last week, for marrying
within six months after being granted .
divorce, contrary TO the ststute and the
special instruction of The court. The
same law prevails in Oregon and is yiolas
continually
A Sodavi.le correspondent of the Eu-
gene Guard says: Mrs Mccartney has
sued MessTs DR. Jones and C.esher for
damages for taking the bell of CT the c P
church in this place, she having held q
mortgage against said church a, the time
the bell was taken.
The entertainment to be given Friday
night by the w z Cis icing looked for
ward to as a great treat. Mrs Reilly, of
Salem. ~ho Is already in The city, will be
the eea,ral figure in the program, an as
surance OF something first class.
At Hodges s. McFarland's may b. seen
small bedroom Sc. made from a maple
bed slat. 1t Is complete in its makeup
and displays ine workmanship. An in
teres,ing thing about 1t is the fact that 1t
Was made in the county Jail by Mr. Frank
Peck, arrested tyr stealing horse from
John Schmeer, and entirely with 4 jack
knife.
r R Ryan, owner of the Willamette
Truck and Dray Company. has begun
action against the Southern Pacific Com
pany for SII 900 for injuries sustained at
the depot on January 2oth, 1894, which
necessi.sted the amputaiion of his right
leg and Otherwise inluring him. Mr. Ry-
ans attorney is II ] Bigger.-Journal.
The four or FIVE inches OF the s.beauti-
full that Is with us at the present time.
became so packed, frozen, thawed eut, and
frozen again, on our sidewalks during the
week just passed. as 10 almost require the
use of skates in order 10 afeich up" at The
place you start for. Bumped heads, and
damaged heels have been quite common,
|-Prineville Review.
General Lord Wolseiey makes q mos
important contribution 20 the literature oi
the China-Japan war In an article fol
the February Cosmopolitan, he discusses
the situation and does not mince matters
in saving what China must do In ihis
emergency. Two other noted foreign
authors contribute interesting articles tc
this number. Rosita Mauri, the famous
Partisan danseuse, gives the history oi
the ballet, and Emile OLIVER tells the
story of the fall of Louis Philippe. From
every part of the world, drawings and
photographs have been obtained OF the
instruments used to torture poor humanity
and appear - illustrations for a clevel
article, by Julian Hawthore, entitled
Salvation via the Rack /" Mrs Reginald
de Koven, Anaioie France, W CLARK
Russell, Albion w Tourgee, and William
Dean HoweIls are among the story teIiers
for the February number of The Cosmo
poliian.