The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-09-01


Ii whistle. Walter II. Jenks, oi Salen
has refused d government position, tha
of farmer at tho 1T, Biddell India
Agency. Most men are grasplng for an
old government position.
The government is spending $4,000 ol
the Improvement OF the Long Tom rive
up the Willamette somewhere, and hes
itates about improving the yaqulna la,
that will be a benefit 10 the entire state
The end Of the Filipino war Ii again Il
eight, The outlook Is that It will DO |.
sight for several years, for the Indication
irom reports have been that the insur
rection was spreading more than deereas
ing.
Mr., Case, OF this city, nov an octegeu.
arean, has been stndylng the moon for i
good many years an l has discovered that
the face In IL hae been changing until Il
10 like that OF the nex woman,
A Eugeue editor has taken big con.
tract in starting 10 purify the social at
mosphsre OF that city. II he Ia snerese.
tul we have good sized contract Tor him
At Albany.
Too much tain il no, 40 bad AZ one.
California s'yle The rain IN IS damage
one product while bsneftlins a GOOD
many others. but q drouth bust. every.
thing. There is somtthihg ot consol.
atofy order Ia that.
In nes Jersey, last week, an italian
was placed In jail as a criminal, and
when told to take u bath ha reinaed
Preparations were made 10 force l.iu, 10
use koap and water, aud rather than sub.
mtt he committed suicide.
When DIR. Trimble opened his office
thta afternoon after an absence oil Il week
he saw patriotic spectacle OF rare or
Iier. The room was literally filed with
bunting and everything In the room was
"a tue wrong place. IL must have taken |
ne practical jokers several hours TO have |
liked things.
One Of the great things the state press
ssociaiion wants is law requiring a
nan 10 pass an examination before being
llowed to run newspaper. Another \
cheme for commission Tor some moor
elbow whose newspaper Il not paving.
u course the state legislature will not
yer seriously consider anything al the
ind, though II 10 not at all material 10
he men already Ia the business.
The enterprise and entrgy being dis.
lsyed in Seattle In securing the MUSTER
1g out OF the Washington s1ldiers In
nat city deserves to be met with su uecesa.
he REQ. 10 there appreciate the situation
nd will pay oil expenses OF transpor "a.
on. In Portland they wanted the boys
J foot thei, own bills just "a give them
show. The Portland papera continue 4
} refer 10 what was missed. "a
Sa,em has received cffers OF $l87 $50 /
+ her per cent bonds. all from people &
that city. The fact ID An interesting
ID very suggestive tne. IiIt were pos
bic Albaay's bonds drawing elk per n
MT could easily be hoated right among :
bauy people at per cent. BEt this 10 Il
I possible now. As fast as the bonds 4
ature though they should be taken up II
Albany people at reduced rate Of In r
est.
From the Corvallis Times:
Bill Gird saw the Filipino and offered In
n drink. The Long Tom sage car aE
9 only the best Of Bourbon, but the 90
: from the Orient declined the prof ~ ~
cd beverage. 'Humphi" exclaimed a.
philosopher, "He hasn't been civil en-
l." William refused 10 aee anything pm
eresting in the Tagalo lad and consid-
Il himself ewiudled.