The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-05-01
There are lsl telephones in use in Sale

There are l34 telephones in use in Salem.
Eugene has hegun arrangements for the
4 b IF July celebration.
1he new Salem WOODEN Mill is 70 he
DEDICATED May vi h a bsg dance
Ma1via Turner is running for eircnit /
Judge On the independent free silver plat
form in the Umatiila district.
Richards & Pringles Georgia NinsireIs.
Including the famous Billy Kersands. Eill
he in Albany on April 30. one week frnsn
today.
The state Insane asylum has 1000 a.
tienks. There are lie officers employed and /
the payroll is 5000 a month The ulcnthly /
per capita expense Is s9.45-
The Albany tannery is nearly ready TO |
begin. Hides are already in the watts and |
in few days the establishment will begin |
work in earnest.
The Young Peoples Alliance Of the |
Evangelical church will bold its ANIMAL
convention in this city the 9th and 2Sth.
A large delegation is expected.
The report circulated today that Pres.
ident Cleveland had been dangerously in
/ jured In runaway accident proved to be
untrue. He wss not injured at all.
| A resolution before the Bav conference
that DIR. G. O. Brown be suspended from
the ministry until such time as he cleared
his character, was adopted yesterday by
i a vote OF 40 10 50.
Il The seyenty-seyenth anniversary of
0ddfellowship in America will be OBJ
served with appropriate services at the
opera honse next Monday evening at 8
yo'clock. Free to all, and the public in
vited to attend.
Mr.. Earl Race has been appointed
If,reman OF the work on the big sewer
drumming from the capitol building at sa-
lena. There were three candidates. The
contract for iron casting for the sewer
l was let to the Albany Iron Works at 25z
Icents per pound. Work will begin April
Base bssh yesterday; Pittsburc-Piits
burg, 8; Louisville. 3. Cincinnatii-Cin-
Iciun til. Z; Cleveland 4. st. Louis
Chicago, 8; st. Louis 4 New York
PhiIadeiphis, "a: New York 8. Wash
Iinst on-brooklyn u; Washington, 8
Baltimore-Baitimore. @; Boston, |.
MoaRIsos's FAUST was presented last
night TO fair but remarkably well salts.
| fed audience. 1t was presented in {
imasterly manner, the acting of VIM. l.
Roberts as Mephiet0 not often beinl
IequalIed. The scenic effect notwithstand
ing the cramped character OF the stag
Twas the best ever presented here, thu
electric displays and the transformation
being given in a startling manner. Th
Broken scene though not complete, a
that was impossible here, was gorgeou
J affair. Miss Martin as Marguerite, in
modest, and nice way does some iine act
1 ing, aud Mrs. Vandenhoff as Martha
whom even his Satanic majestic did no
i want, was thoroughly adapted to th
part. Faust was well performed by MI
Davis Albany is rarely given such
, 4 dramtic treat.
It is more honor to peter out cyclir
over rough road than for an old huntt
that has been on the turf for % yea
] end claims to be q crack shot--especiall
goose hunting, his fayorite shooting-t
get goose the way he did. 1t seen
that he has lost his grip as shot, and 1
his wife is very fond OF geese and he hi
put in the winter faithfully hunting an
trying to kill just one; but it happene
his brother had killed lot and Denv'
hearing of this sends his son and ge
one and makes 1t appear that he kilt
he goose. a bfcyeLisT.