The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-12-24

Durrant has been sentenced for the
third time to be hanged The date is /,
January Z. He should either be hanged |
on that day or discharged. The agony
has lasted long enough. The public is |
tired.
U. w. Watts writes TO Albany friends |
advising them not to start for the Klon- |
dixie urtil at least the middle OF January.
The DEMOCRATS advice is not to start at |
all unless foot loose end in position to |
do go.
A Seattle paper sa~s the population oil
Seattle is 73, 900 and that OF Tacoma 35.-
600. Now will some Tacoma paper give
the population OF the two cities. A com
parison will be OF interest.
A portion OF the Eugene fremen are
In favor OF the council changing the
form OF electing a chief and assistant en-.
gineer. They want the mayor TO ap-
point them instead OF having them elect
ed by popular vote OF the iiremen.
We are too green to burn. The FIRE
insurance companies collect about $751;
a year in this city. and We don't have
tire Losses on an average oil s. COO a year,
and maintain a good fire department be
sides.-Salem Journal. Ditto Albany,
only not so much.
Letter. big Chicago wheat man, pre-
dicts that wheat will 20 to 81 so bush
ell in that city. That would mean 81 25
at least, in Albany. Just wha: Mr.
Letter lie basing bis predictions on is not
known. i. is easy TO predict
A man reached Pendleion this week
from the east, on his way to klondike.
who so far had spent S. towards getting
there. Trampiug may do in the U.
B., but when he gets up into Alaska he
viii iind that it takes something else be-
sides gall TO get along.
Condor has no marshal, and the town
/ is run vide open. Recently the toE-
| council ordered the marshal to stop ali
| games OF chance and rambling, and rleal
the town OF tin horns. The marshal
not wishing TO depopulate The town
handed in his resignation.-i'rinevills
/ Journal.
In speaking OF his Central & Eastern
road and his new plans for making con.
nectlons with the wheat fields OF Eastern
Oregon and Washington Mr. Hammond
said: The o. 9. & Z vii! tap tha, ter
ritorF and will make connections with
the Astoria road II necessary.
Mabel Fuller. OF Eugene, met Ed. s;
Clsire ~ q ball in San Francisco, e.,
years ago, he wen. TO New York. Sh,
came 10 Eugene. They corresponded
i An engagement followed. Recently sb,
went 10 SeE York 20 take part in . wed
ding. He got hold OF the wedding RIM
and pawned it, She bad him arrested
The court discharged him silly girl.
The DENoNRAT candidiy admits that ]
doesn't take any siock IN this $3.50. 60
reliei hlll that 10 being Fallsoadei thyongl
congress. IL is very doubtful ii the eat
nation iasiiGes IL. aud i, looks yerI
much As II q is scheme TO fleece .ht
government, which by The way has "a
surplus !or The Purppe.
Tie Eagere Journal has made q bonn
application 10 the following current JOKE
4 little girl approached the stamp win
COS At the posEotiice the other day an
called for len postage s.smps Cierl
Brs,ow asked her what denomination
she xished AMI che replied u don
know. but mamma il = Methodist and
reckon she wants that kind.
From the Roseh1rg Pisinde2ler: Dur
ing . thunder Storm or Thursday last il
the Willamette valley. 4 ssi, OF light,
ming accompanied by q d-@feniug peal o
thunder shook the earth and playeS
around the rails and wires inimediaie.,
in front of the south bound local nea
junction city. tn such sc extent iha, th,
engineer tbui of steam and Was loath
to proceed until he sAw that the rails wer'
nog twisted out OF SHAPE by the elec,ri,
current. The electrical display Sas pro
nounced equal IA those OF the efe,
east.
Skagway has had lie first election
Seyrn directors were chosen 20 ruu tn,
town There xere two tickets in thi
field aEd about eight hundred votes wer
cas-; thongh the Telegram gives the mum
her ss 1850. The names OF the ticket
have q modern sound. Independent, Nh
nicipa. and Citizens Municipal. DR.
Litilefeld and ii. +. Britiin formerly o
Portland, were on both tickets, like gen.
uiue politicians, and OF course were elect
ed.
A woman writes from Pampart City
on the Yukon river. about honsekeepiu.
in the k.ondike. II. is impossible Il
escape the dirt. Every pore of the ski
is filed with il and ali clothing is ruin
ed. There is some sort OF miEesAl de
posit-gold perhaps-which acts upoI
the skin and clothing and grinds int
them. Washing does not remove il
but produces a gummy substance, which
the strongest soap won't cut. This !,
the hardest thing have 10 endure
| Here is the history Of the pnrTant cas-
chronologically, emo sing the laws de
lays in California:
April II, lSe5-Dusrant arrested fol
numbering Blanche Lamont and Minnie
| Williams.
April l6-Corouer's inquest.
| May 32-Iniormstion for murder filed
| in the superior court.
July Cease brought to trial; seven
weeks wasted in securing jury.
September 3-0pening statement "a
jury by district attorney.
November l-Verdict OF murder in first
degree.
| November S-Day OF sentences post
| poned to 22nd.
November 22-Day of sentence post
poned to 27th.
November 27-Day OF sentence post
poned to December 8.
December ll-Death warrant issued ;
day of execution set ior February 81,
1896
June %, 1896 Up 30 this time attor-
neys for defense occupied in preparing
: transcript on appeal for filing in supreme
, court.
February, lS97-Supreme court heard
arguments and affirmed the conviction.
April 3-The iemittitur filed in super
ior court.
June ll-Day fixed for execution, but
a few days before. the federal courts were
asked for q writ OF habeas corpus, which
the United States supreme court finally
denied.
November ll-Day fixed for execution
again.