The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-08-18

papers that no profusely adv rliaed this
route a. feasible one 10 the KlondIke
goldtlelds.
Coed for MIS-, May.
PoaEaY, Wash, Aug. i0.--f. W. D.
Mays, editor OF the Washington lnpe
pendent, a populisi, newspaper 0f this
place, narrowly escaped With his life this
afternoon. He received 4 chAstisenent
at the hands oi his wife. VINO beat him
viciously with stove hook and then at
tackled Tim with butcher knife. Alter
the melee MAYS caused lhc er.est OF his
wife on charge ot insanity. which
charge was promptly dismissed NY the
examining PHI s.clans with the report
that the accused WAS evidently much
saner than the complainant.
Our Pensions.
WAsnISoroS, Avg l0.--The report oi
Commissioner Of Pen ions for the fiscal
year ending June 30 Ast. shows total dis
buFscments II sl3s, sb3 ,82s, leaving a
l,alance Of Si. $50. 1888 in the treasury out
OF the 10000, 900 appropriated. The
tuial number Of pensioners on tbs 4 ck-
~ June 80 was 9l,9i7. decrease ol
2'06. There were 40,tel Games added 10
the rolls and 4S. 1856 dropped.
A Fatal Hurricane.
Ss. TmoMAs, Aug. l0.--Thc island OF
Montael rat. British Wrst Iadiea. was
completely devaststed by u hurricane
Monday. All the churches, estates ani
villages are destroyed ard nearly 100 per.
sons killed. In addition, many are IN.
iuFed and rendered homeless. Terrible
distress exists among the sufferers.
win Nos Visit England.
I.oNDoS, Aug. ll.--Admiral Dewey, In
response TO an inquiry made By the Daily
Mail, sends the following;
..Regret cannot visit England. Must
arrive In New York October l."
Hunting the Eremy.
manila, Aug. 10. 5;l5 r. NJ. Official
reports received here from the scene oil
the receut fighting with the Filiplnos
say today Was spent In Reconnaissance,
during which the American troops found
q few oi the enemy, but theTess we're No
engagements Of importance.
Otis Report.
MAsiLA, Aug. 0.--MscArthur, with
1000 moo, attended the insurgent army,
5000 strong, concs ntrated around San
Fernando, at 8 rs this morning, Al 10
O'Clock q. m. ht had driven II iiye miles
In the direction OF Angeles. Casualties
few. The attack was ordered for the 7th
instanL rain did not peimit the move
Inent at that time. The railroad from
Angeles north is badly washed by un
precedented fools Of the last six weeks,
and IL beyond tine ability Of the 'nsnr
gents 10 rcpairit.
A Canadian wrees.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 0 The Ottawa OK
press, which left Montreal at $50 this
morning for this city o1 the Canadian
Atlantic railroad, was wrecke near Co.
teau Junction while running At a fast
rate. Seven people were killed.
After the Dynaniters
CLEVELAND, Aug. 0.--Five hunnred
business men OF Cleveland held an anti
boycotred meeting this afternoon In the
chamber OF commerce room. at which a
fund OF SIC, 900 was started TO ferret out
the criminals who are .dynamiting care
and creating discord in the city. In q
few minutes not less than $4,000 waviub'
scribed.
El.ctriSit y at Warm Springs.
WAsHIEoToN, Aug. 0.--The contrac,
for furnishing an eIectric.light plant for
the Warm Springs Indian agency, Ore
gon, has been awarded to Franklin x.
Anson OF Salem, Or, at s204S. The
plant Is TO be in running order by octo-
ber ].
At Manila.
VANCOUVER, b. G., Aug. 9.-Manlla
adyices received on the steamship En-.
| press OF Japan say that typhoons and
| rains have turned the city, wet enough
at the best Of times, into an immen Q
pond, with cutters over o efoot dep II
muddy water. Samploc district wal
completely flooded, so that the people
were forced into the upp'r stories OF tie
houses.
A Wallace Murder.
| WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. o. Charlei
Bohnenberger, private, troop y, sixtl
cavalry, shot and killed Joseph Mcbride
a bartender, In dancehall this morning
Bohnenberger had knocked a dancenal
girl down, when Mcbride interfered,
striking him several times. Bohnenber
ger fired five shots, one grazing Nc
Brides temple, the other four all strik-
ing In his breast.
iLOST-ladies gold watch. near Mitch