The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-26
L. E. & H. J. HAMILTON.
MONDAY

Last Saturday Fred Reis, shipped 4
Oklahoma fifteen Celestial Iheasants.
TIE remainder Cf the hand returec
this nool leaving the waves to furnist
music.
The stars and stripes we're rs:sed over
the capitol OF Hawaii On August l2 on
which day it became American territory
Bill Matlock, who has a h-exery at
Skagway, has purchased ground OF the
Prebyterian church at Juneau Tor a
brewery at that city.
A La Grsnde Chinaman took a novel
way of committing suicide, by drinking
bottle OF ink. Many men commit sui
eide in business and in literature with
ink. but in q different way.
The chairs belonging TO the opera
house company can be bought for 81 80
a set of six, one third OF the COST price.
Call on J. Gradwhol.
This forenoon Mr. A. ]. Hamplin. a
brakeman on No. 50. was coupling some
cars when the pin flew against his left
hand, smashing it badly, so thst he WAS
obliged to quit work and 70 to POrtlpnd
on a lay off
The regular business meeting OF the
w. Z. I. q. will e held in the hall on
Thursday Aug. q, 1898, at P. NJ. All
who are interested in our work are in
vited to attend.
More eastern tourists are in the north
west this year than usual viewing our
magnificent scenery and sp' endid pros
poets, no doubt caused by the Hispano-
Americana war.
Two members of the I4th regiment
Howell and Robert MeConn. Il is re-
ported that Ed Snow. OF this city, who
Joined the regiment in 1895, swas wound
ed.
The supreme court has ordered that
the So, 200 Eastern Oregon insane asy-
lum warrant be paid. That was the
price the state paid for 620 acres, which
could probably be bought by a private
person now for half the price
a couple of boys near Coburg, the
first OF the week, who were bucking
straw from threshing machine, in
dulged 10 friendly scuffle Their ma mes
were McGraw and Springgate. By come
means the latter's wind wss shut off and
1t took two hours OF hard work to bring
him to.-Guard.
A cutting affray took place near Hal
sey Wednesday morning. A young man
got into an alteration with an Italian,
with the result that the foreighner gave
him several stabs with a knife. DR.
Smith dressed both wounds, which were
not dangerous. Both participants were
working with Garrett & Isom's thresh-
ing machine Times,
At the meeting of the Albany Fruit
Growers Union held last Saturday after
noon, the resolution being considered
wnen the DEMOCRAT went to press was
not acted upon. Instead a COMMITTEES
consisting of Prof. Lake, S. N. Steele, j.
T. Peebler and Miss 4ayne, was appoint
ed on constitution and by laws. They
will prov de for th- management. OF the
union, with plans for shipping fruit, etc.
The steamer Alice Blanf hard, Captain
Broderick Warner, arrived at San Fran
cisco last Saturday from Olipperton is
land, after passage of IL days, with
1l50 tons Of p1lyerized posphate rock.
Among er passengers is Theodore Gus
man, who has been on the desolute is
land for nearly thirteen months. MT.
Gusman figured in a somewhat heroic
light on Clipperton q few months ago.
when he rsfueed to haul down the Amer
lean flag when ordered to do 30. The
Alice Blanchard used to run on the va
quina route.
The elders OF the First United Presby-
terian Church are endeavoring to tecure
a minister to fill the pastorate imade va
cant by the death of the Rev. NJ. NJ. Glib
son. They have been in correspondence
with the Rev. DIR. Jameson of Mon
mouth, H., and have received word to
the effect that he would supply the pull
pit for month. DIR. Jameson will ar
rive IN this city the latter part of next
week.-Examiner S. +.
The Democrat has received circular
from the California Bankers Association,
announcing convention in San Francis
co on September 10, 16 and IL. Some OF
the things desired by the association
will be to secure the exemption from
taxation of state, county and municipal
bonds, and a uniform law on negotiable
paper. Eventually they will want ev.
erything exempt from taxation in which
they deal if they keep on.
J. B. Horner, professor of English lit
erature in the state agricultural college
at Corvallis, returned yesterday morn
ing from the East, where he has beer
since the latter part of June. Durin,
his absence Professor Horner ATTENDED
the National Educational Association
held in Washington city, and spent tn
remainder OF the time at Harvard uni
versity, the schools Of Boston, and Chi
cago university. In speaking of thes
schools, he said that while they probabl
cope with the best in the world, and ar
rapidly extending their influence in eV
cry direction, it can be readily seen tha
the spirit of American literature, whic
first alighted at the Hub. has take
wings for the farther West - is comm
our way; and manufactory is followin
closely after.