The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-12-02
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Proceeding Slowly
WAsHE9ToE, Nov Pa special meet
ing Of the cabinet was held at 10 O'Clock
tonight. All the members we're with !
the president except secretary Long,
who WAS out OF the city. The meetingl
was called by the president in order that |
his advisers might consider with him ad |
vices received this evening from the !
American peace commissioners at Paris. |
1t is understood the advices are counter |
proposals informally made to the Am.
ericane by the members Of the commits
sion OF the Madrid government.
The First at Havana
HAVANA Nov 25.-The United States
transport Florida arrived at Mariana
beach today. General Greene and staff
went TO Mariana early to superintend
the landing OF the American troops. The
Florida had on board four companies Of
the Second volunteer engineers, which
Tampa for Havana. The troops landed
by half past nine o'clock at the Mariana
wharf, with colors flying.
Crushed To Deaih
GRANTS Pass Nov. pa man about
% years of age was this morning crushed
70 death near Wolf creek by log rolling
over him. There was no one near when
the accident occurred, but the indica-
tions are that he iooeened the log TO let
it down a steep embankment, and in so
doing slipped. A small limb caught in
his clothing and turned him over sever
al times as 1t rolled down. Hc claimed
to hail from Mexico, but did not give his
name. No papers of Identification were
found on his body.
Race Risfs
ASSlsrox, Ala. Nov. 25.-The city has
quieted down alter last nights ri0ting,
aud it is believed the full effects OF the
shooting has been learned. Two negroes
were killed and three wounded. and six
or eight white enlisted men were aeri-
ously hurt. Two members OF the u hite
provost guard, who were missing last
night, reported for duty today.
Bfz waats
Ngw YoRK, Nov 25--A dispatch 10
thetdersid IRON Washington says:
There is reason 10 believe that the ad-
minis ration would be willing to pur-
chase from Spain rot only the Philip
pines. but all of the Carolines ard the
I Peles group.
Dead Gnataa
= LAS Or. Nov. 2j.-An Indian Is re-
Vi.-l To have lie n found dead in the
Ii between Dallas and tile Grand
.,onde reservation yesterday. There
~as a bullet hole in his head. The par
/ ucalars are meager.
! BUEIIxGTox, Nov, "a Darlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern passeagel
train Was derailed six miles north o
Burlington today, while rounding
curve. A day eoach contained about a
passengers rolled over twice and Iandes
right side up in q ditch about so fee
away. Mrs Catherine Davis. Of Colum
bus Junction, and Amanda Harmes. .
years old were killed, and IS others Sc
riousay injured.
raayed I'm sasw
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2i.-On q fel
knee deep in mud, the University {
Pennsylvania football team this after
noon defeated Cornell by . score u TO {
The wind which had been blowing stro
from the northwest nearly all day, SUD
denly shifted TO the west Just before pga
started, and instead Of presistant driI
Eling rain, q snowsgorm Of almost bli1
zaFd proportions, set in and continue
without a let-up until the game ha
, been concluded.
saamfasas b@wHEaM
. sax Francisco, Nov 2s.-The eight
annual Thanksgiving football lame b,
tween the university Of California an
the Leland Stanford university was pla
ed this afternoon IN the presence of 30
600 spectators, and after 4 DELAY Of seye
years California achieved her first foo
bail victory over Stamford, By score
= % O. In three games ehe score ".
tied, and four times Stanford won.
The RasAwtn FIRE
San Francisco, Nov 24.-TheTRaldEi
hotel. Tor nearly thirty years one OF Ii
principal landmarks Of San Francisco.
6 no more A fire which broke oat in Is
! east end os the b1ilding shortly after
: O'Clock this morning. supposedly In ID
: property room Of the Baldwin theste
totally destroyed the immense struciur
The loss Of life, so for reported. hs
been miraculously light But two deaf
having occurred as far as known.
Il A Fsss Beat
, PogrALAD, Nov a4.-The torpedo hos
! avis. today gave her builders, Wolf
wicker, cause TO celebrate Thanksgiv
inc day by proving herself the swiite'
craft OF her kind ever built on the Pa
ciic coast. No; only did she make be
: official trial trip OF two hours successful
". but she ran st an average speed (
33ls knots an hour-a full knot in a
cess Of the requirement.
: Asaceas Turkew
RSsEBrRo. Nov 24.-At Cleveland la
evening John Burkhsrt and Lee Marsts
bad At disputs cver 50 cents worth
lpickets- MarsS~Es USED 3 picket. an
BurkhArt a broken pocket knife VIII
which he stabbed Marsters near the lei
nipple, inaicting a dangerous woun'