The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-20

iormally:dcclared at 10 o'clock this morn
! Ing.
vRrnuRo, Oat 10 (aitcrnoonl. body
OF Boers have cut the border fence, adj
vanecd TO the railway aud cut tho telo'
graph wires. Two thousand Beers are
. now occupying the railroad line.
Cars Town, Oct. Is, e;l0 A. MA
dispatch from Vryhurg says lhatan arm.
orcd train has been DESTROYED. II Il
feared that much loss of life resulted.
; The news has been unotiieially con.
! ilrmed.
Boer SympathIxeTa.
CnIcAao, Oct. i2--A special TO tho Re.
cord from Toronto says;
. An attempt made last night to burn
! tho buildings at the old fort. IN which
, large quantities OF military stores are
kept, is attributed by some lucal militia
nv men TO pro- Boer enthusiasm, or more
properly to some anti. British sympalbl
sers, x wcll.known military man puts
forward the view that the French Cana
dian ministers offer mora opposition TO
the Canadian contingent lhaa Ia appear.
ing on the surface.
Our War.
manila. Oct. l9, la 30 4. M.-(icncral
Schwan's expedition, accomplishing its
objects, tho troops are all returning 10
their former position, abandoning the
towns taken
General Schwan 10 en- route from Perex
Desmarimas to LINUS with tho infantry,
while the artillery and cavalry aud all
mule teams are retracing their route
from Malabon TO Bacoor, With tho sig.
nal corps removing the wires.
Big Earthquake.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. IA dispatch 10
/ the Mandetablad from Batavia. capital
OF Java, says violent earthquake has
visited tho south side Of the island OF Ce~
ram, next to the largest oi the Molueeaa
between Booroo aud PapuA, completely
destroying the town ot Amei and killing
Instantly some 1000 people 80 vel: as In
/ juring some 800 others. The dispatch
yet been obtained.
Big Wheat Sale.
La GRASpE, Oct. l2.--The largest sale
OF Grand lsonde wheat Tor tho season 10
that Just made 10 Portland buyers by A.
Il. Conley, the local wheat king, when
10, 900 bushels were disposed oi. Me
Coniey has not made known tho price.
but says the bupeEa came 10 his terms.
since Il had already been announced
that ne held for so cents, II IL supposed
that he did not receive lees.
At Ne mia.
MAsiLA, Oct. II, 8 80 r. M.-General
Schwan's column, having accomplished
its purpose Of puBlshing the rebels, Ia 70.
turning from San Francisco do Malabon
with artillery and the transportation
service.
During the early morning hours today
there. was some firing near Angeles, with
the result that eight Americans were
slightly wound9d. Artillery was used.
They Will Fight
LoSDog, Oct. ll.-If the latest reports
from South Africa are true. the Beers
have not waited for the expiration Of the
time limit, but have already crossed the
border, as they would be entitled to do,
, both by virtue OF the notification con-
, tanned in the last paragraph Of the ulti
matum and OF also Of the British ack-
! nowledgment, which reached Pretoria 90
speedily as 70 justify belief that the
: war party in Great Britain Is In reality
Il
last wdrd and that action can now pro-
oeed.
i A Mass Meeting.
. NEW YoRK, Oct. li.--A great mass
meeting was held in Carnegie hall to-
2 night 70 express sympathy with the Boz
ers in their controversy witt Great Brit.
. ain. The flag Of the T' - .-:rublic
: hung side by side on the bsage with the
Stars and Stripes. The colors OF the
: Orange Free State were also displayed.
. On the plat form and In the amphithea-
ter were. gathered men Of all shades oi
po o'itical faith. Many women were pres
ent.
= England's Interests
} WASHINGTON, Oct. II.-It lis practical
. ly settled that the United States will
look after the interests OF Great Britain
In the TrBnsvall in the event of war.
Although Great Britain up TO q late hour
, today, bad made no formal request for
such action on the part OF the United
States, II IL believed there is an under
standing TO that effect between the two
governments.
/ Minis Indicted.
PEsDLEToN, Or, Oct. 1.-THE grand
juryithis morning brought In an indict-
ment sgainst Edwin Minis, charging mur.
der In the first degree. Judge Lowell
allowed the customary days for the
defense 10 prepare for trial, naming Fri
day as the day on which the plea oi gull
ty ar not gnilty will be entered.
Salem's Small
SALEM, Oct. lI.-Elmer Musser, who
died OF smallpox yesterday, was buried
Looiobt In the Odd FeIlows'icemetery by