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Lie oi fear eaaaple" bargains or
sale by Real IMe Ageney of
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Good hoase and lut oo 34 street;
fiM loeetion. Price 2,600.
House and ona lot oo 5th street;
good location. Price 91.050.
House and one lot only two blobks
from Front street. Trio- $3,000.
20 acre of fioe fruit land netr the
city; all in cultivation and choice
f rait. Prioe $200 per acre.
2 Que vaoapt Iota in the center of
tfia city; no better location; a fioe
bargain. Price $2,500.
New bouse aud one lot on 4th
street; splendid bargain. Prioe
fl.400.
Honse and one lot on Baker street;
good location. Prioe $2,000.
60 ores of land near the city; ell in
cultivation; good buiiuiogi. Prioe
$130 per jre.
KM acres witbia 3 roilas of the city
and every foot io cultivation; jiood
buildings; large orchard; tbia property
will double in value in le-s than one
year. Prioe $100 per acre.
2 vacant lota oo 4th
street. Prioe
tMOaaeh.
Hons and two lit ia EUi.iV A't- f
P. ajisn !
Honse and 1 lot on Ellsworth St.;
fin location. Price $3,500.
Housn and 1 lot on Lyon (tract.
Price $4,000.
320 acres within one mile and a
. k&U ai. ah asty Koaitai a flet bar
gaia. Prioe S)5 pr acre.
120 aerts withiu two milea of the
hy; all fine fruit land and all ia cul
tivatiou. Price 9150 per acre.
6 acres near the city; good house;
all in cultivation. Prioe 91800.
The above u only a few of the bar
gains wa have oa our list. We have
. vacant lota ia all the additions now
on the market, which can be had
. very reasonable.
Our list of ga.vleu Mid fruit laud
aear the city ia the very best now on
the markot, and the prices are lower
than can bo hM ol any other agent in
tba city.
To be convinced of tkat fact, all
you will have to do is to call at our
office and let a show you our bur
gains. We have money to loan ou real es
tate at as low rate of interest as can
be had anywhere and oo the moat fa
vorable term?.
Those who have property to Bell
ebenld call on us, as we are advertis
ing more in the Eastern States, and
hare been doing so for the last five
years, than all other agents com
bined. BURXHART & KEENEY,
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ALBAKi'. - - OREGON
Towoseiid I Wilson,
Toaowiog is a partial list of the
property we have for sale:
A x.ew cottage, 6 rooms, 1 large
lot; price $1600.
One -ot, unimproved, on 5th street,
$373.
Several tracts of 6 and 10 acre lots
1 miles from Albany; per acre 8300.
One lot with twn sry house on
Water street; trice f 1500.
Cottage of 5 rooms, 1 lot, on First
street; $1500.
Two story house. 2 lots, Chamber
Iain & Maston's addition; $1350.
A honse with 6 rooms, 2, lots in
Elkins addition, $850.
1 lot on 2d and Main streets, $950.
Two story honse on 4th street,
12200.
1 lot on Washington stree ; 8850.
A good stock, tarra of 1500 aires, 3
miles from railroad station; SSOOptr
ere.
One farm 3 miles from Shedd, first
ctaee wheat and fruit land, 140 acres,
$6000.
A farm of 825 acres 4 mile from
railroad- $30 per acre; can be divided
la lota to nit ptuohaaere.
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This powder never vanes. A marvel
ot purltytrength and wbolesamenesa
More economical then the ordinary
Winds, and cannot be sold in competi
tion with multitude of low test, short
weight alum or phosphate powders'
Sold only in c-ins, Kotai, Baking r'ow.
Den Co.. 1W. Wall st.. N. V.
Lewis XI, Johnson & Co., Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
Wtt DAVIS, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND
soieon. Can be found at his office
room is Strahan'a block, Fir; street, Albany
Oregoo-
CI cTkeELyT riiYSlCIAN"AND VRr
i. ifpon Albany, Oregon, oce in Pierre's
now block. Oflke honrs, frcni A. M. to 4
r. v.
1 J. BOSKITCK, VtKi.AKV hlK-
I eollfg, and r.,tuibtr ot tbc Or.lrrio veterin
ary medical Rixii-ty, n prepared to treat the
disease of all tlomeetlmted animals on
seientifl princlpl4. OiF.ce at An larsbail's
Uverr stable. Hi sijence tt h r.nd Crlapocia
rtre"U, Albany, Oregon.
DB. H A. UcALISTXh IIOVKUI'ATIIIC PUr
aleian and surgeon lies removed his
orfloc Into Crawford's bloch. All cal!s prompt
ly attended to,
DRO. A. WMT.SEY, PHYMCIA.N AM)
9iiron. Graduate i( Bellcvuc Hofpi
tal Medical College. New York City. DiFeascs
of women a spei Ulty. Office in at residence
oa 7th street between Cahpooia and Vine,
Albany Umou.
DR.il J PA TOw. PHYSICIA.N AND
Surgeon, filuraberg's Block, Albany, Or.
Female diseases a specialty. t; i t o iound
n the offlce day or night.
lTTOKSr:i..
V A.
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HEIiP.Y. attorney at-law. Sdccu)
ttution iriven to to'.lcctinn of cLilras.
Office with J. J, Whitnev.
JN DCKC4X ATTORNEY- T LAW
. and notary public. Ofcu in lbs Strahan
biovl, rooms No. 1 and i.
d. n. . BLACKBrs. o. w krioiit.
BLACKBURN, & WRIGHT ATTORNEY AT
Law, Albany, Oiepon. CM it in Odd
rellow's Temple. Vill practice in all courts
X the slate, and give special attention to all
WOLVERTON CHARLES E. ATTORNEY
at Law. Albany. Or. Office in rooms 13
and 14, Foster's Block, over L. . Main's
suns.
JVL. WEATHFKFORD, ATTORNeY"aT
. law, Albany, Oregon. otHce in the
Fllnn Bt ek. Will practice In all the
courts of thestatc, and give special attention
to all business
JAVKS P MEAD, ATTORNF.Y-AT-LAW
and title examiner, Albany, Or. Will
practice in all the courts of the state. Ab
stracte of title furnithed ou fhert r.ftioe.
Ten years exi"rience
REVERE HOUSE, ALBANY, OK. CilAS
rieiffer, Prop. Only tirst-eclats house
in tho city. Larga sample rooms for com
mercial men. No Chinamen employed in the
kitchen. General staje orn fo Corvallis.
Albany Opera House,
FRIDAY, APKIL 4.
Trans-continental tour f the urea
LEVY CONCERTS,
Comprising the following eminent
Holoists :
JULES LEVY,
The greatest cornet jlayer in the
world.
STELLA LEVY,
The dirtinriiishel American so
prano. WILLIAM J. LAVI.N,
The great American tenor.
EDWIN M. S1IONERT,
The eminent pianist.
Under the mnnogemcnt ot the
Stayton Lyceum Bureau, of New
York and Chicago.
Tickets 50c, 75c and $1.00. For
sale at Blaekman's.
Albany Opera House,
THURSDAY EVE., APRIL 3D.
The Fisk JuMee Singers
Under the auspices of the Y. M. C.
A. The organize 1 company of
Jubilee Singers from the I'isk L'ni
vernity. Nashville, Tenn., will gjvc
one of their fip.mdi 1 concert per
formances. Prireg nt n(imiH4inn !0 n-n.l T".
cents. Ticket1- on sale at Black-
man s.
Winiun's IHrily
"Another wonderful discovery bus
been made and that too by a ladj in
this county. Disease fastened its.
clutches up n her aud for seven ytitrs
she withstood its swerest tests, li .t
her vital organs were undermined and
death scerued imminent. For three
months she couched incessantly nd
could not sleep, She bought of us u
bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery
lor ccnsuniplion anu was so muco re
lieved on taking first (lo?e that she
slept all night and with one bottle hue
hten miraculously cured. Her name
Is Mrs. Luther Luts." Thus write W.
C. HamiiiktCo. of Shclhv. N.C.
Get a free trial bottle at Fosliay A
Mason's Drug Store
Nice seedless oranges at Ken
teji'8.
.irEWeicBAeaiJ(
Ist KealEaUte for Few Dajs OnJj
b? Bwrkkart Jlalln.
We ofTer for salo 64 acres ot - at
choice fruit land at there is in Linn
county. This piece of land lies near
the city and cannot be duplicated in
price, quality i of- soil or '.location.
There is about 40 acres of this . -land
planted.in fruit trees, part of .which
are in good bearing onditicn. .There
are good improveJmcnts on this place;
good fair house and ' a Wo. 1 barn.
The land adjoining this place has sold
lately for 300 per acre. , This excel
lent piece of land can be had for a few
daya only for $150 per acre.; .
We. also have a ten acre , tract of
iYu.it ioud which lies nearthe citv.
prunes, bar t lot t pears and choice op-1
pies. 4 of each. This piece of land is
first-class nnd being so c ose to the
city makes it very valuable. This
bargain can be had for a few days
only at $'200 per acre.
We alsohave a nice suburban resi
dence aud 6 acres of choice land, 4 oi
which is set out in fruit. This land
lies beautifully nn'l is just rolling
cnongh to drain it well. The land
adjoining this property is laid out in
town lots. This ia an excellent bar
gain and can be had for $1800.
We have a very fine two-story
housn and lot of 100 feet front by 100
tcet deep, situated ou one of the best
streets in the city. This property is
first-class iu every respect, and is a
bargain. Price ?340O. Easv terms.
40 acres of excellent grain or fruit
land situated within C miles of the
city. This land is all clear and every
foot in cultivaiiou. Price $40 per
acre.
A Barc.u.. -Wo have a good
house and one excellent lot situated
iv thin two blocks of the court house,
winch is offered dirt cheap. This is
a No. 1 location and is worthy of in
vestigation. Price $2,500.
Oood 1J story house and otic good
corner lot on First street, situated
within six blocks of (hi business cen
ter of the citv. P.ice 81000. This
will lie good business property iu a
thort time.
Small two room house and one lot
in Abbey's Addition for 8225.
25 foot front on First street iu the
liubiutss part of the city, the best
bargain ia the city, for 850 per front
foot.
A good new cottage centrally lo
rntel in the 2nd. arid it ion and one
good corner let for $2100.
" i;ood vacant corner lots centrally
located in '..'iiil. addition for S2500.
A K"od new cottase and one cood
lot ri the 2nd addition. A bargain
for $1250.
A new house and 2 good lots in
Elkins addition for $350.
A eood house and 1 cood lot in 2ud
addition, between Jefferson and
Montgomery streets for $1950.
A good small cottage on 5th street,
in 2nd addition and one i?ood lot for
$1050. Half cash balance on time.
22 feet front on First street, in one
of the beet business blocks now pav
ing good interest on pries askee1, on
easy terms.
Home and lot on 4th street, Hacklo
man's second addition at $1000 A
good bargain.
Lota and blocks in Ooltra's Park
addition for sale on the installment
plan $30 cash balance 10 per month.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
stockholders nt the Albany Street
Kul way Comiany that a meeting of said
stockholders is hereby called to meet at the
olBce of aid company, the sau.e being In the
Real Kttate office of Burkhart & Keeney in
the city of Albany Id Linn county, Oregon,
a the hour of seven o'clock In the afternoon
en the 1st day of April 1S00, to vote on a
proposition, authorizing the filing of supple
mentary articles of incorpoiation for said
c impany, empowering the company to ex
tend iu lines of roads to such points and
places outside of the corporate limits of the
city of Albany, and in aurh manner and at
such times as the board of directors mar
hereafter determine, and tn operate the same
as provided for in the original articles oi
incorporation of said conipiny.
L. I'LINN,
President of the Albany Street Railway
Company.
C. (1 BURKHART,
Secretary of the Albany Strcii Railw ny
Company.
H)atcd March ISth, 1S90.
Stock Holder' Meeting.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the annual meeting of the
Albany Mining and Milling company
will be held at tho office of L 11 .
Montanve, secretary of said oompany
on the 28th day of April, 1S90, at the
hour of 4 o'clock P. M. for the pur
pose of electing seven directors to
serve for one year from the date
thereof, and for snoh other business
as may cntne before such meeting.
By order of the president.
Dated March 2S. 1S90.
L. II. MONTANVE,
Secretary.
Mil. ELLIS, PHYSICIAN AND SL'Rr
. goon, Alliai.y Oregon.
t'onlmrlorannd Builder' Notice.
SEALED PROPOS ALS WILL BE KECEIV.
id hy the cashier of Hank of Oregon at
Albany, up to 12 oVIm-it noon of Saturday,
April till, for furnishing material and labor
necessary toerect "Rank of Oregon" building
in Albany. The building is a couihiimion of
pressed brick and curb sand stone. I'lnnsaml
Bpeci"cations can be seen at the otHce i.f the
architect, C. W. yers. Rn0m in First
National Hank building, Albany, (jr.
Land Harveylng.
PARTUS CESIRIMO BURVKTINO DOM CAM 03
tain accurate and prompt work by calling
uoii ex-county surveyor r, I. I. tinner. Ho
nan complete copies of field notes and town
ship plats, and is prepare I to do surveying in
any part of Linn county. I'ostofncc address,
Millers Station, Linn cou ity, Oregon.
Piano Tuning.
PARTIES DESIRING PIANOS TUNED
shoulU call upon Prof. D, Van Horn
nf this city, the well known and rsllabl
piano tuner He is ws'l known to the people
f Albany and the entire State, having had
years of experience in this business, also in a
pianoforte manufactory, and has no equal in
that lino of business. It always pa) to
patronize home enterprise and the pnblic
should remember that they can now get
pianos tunod in a more skillful manner in
AlbanT than elsewhere in the State, Leave
orders at Will It Link a
Schindler'S "-fwjiltititf
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- - Willsbimrin Asbft.
prjTTixovp -rjetxitwei batj&
Opitm Ssifirer-Ofihisst AniMhi Prte if
v $400 -Watlaelsir for Day's ;
;" V. .jf tju!
-PoiaiiAsViaJ. 'l.-At lite
hour to-oight fire was discovered
toe : Tarnlfbinii room of u.
rJchmdler's - iBrnj?ae factory rt
Willaburg.aboaJt five miles from tbia
3ttr jj.taeitf.a- aiW.wtW U not leave a house or tree
sent to this city for aid, but it was
impossible for t.ie engines to reach
there in time to be ol service.
In a short time the flames spread
to the factory an 1 sjon enveloped
the varnishing room, factory
proper, engine room and dry
house. In an hour the buildings
were practically burned to the
ground. The loss will be between
$30,000 and $40,000, fully insured.
The cause of tho fire is thought to
he spontaneous combustion.
moke: striking.
I'nion rnclfic Switchmen Want an
Advance.
Portland, April 1. The switch
men on the Union Pacific in this
city, The Dalles, LaUrande and
Pendleton went on a strike this
evening on account of the com
pany's refusal o accede to their
demands for 10 per cent, advance
in wages.
folno dead.
An Old Citizen Dies
Cabin.
Alone in III
Orovii.le, Cal., April 1
-Sain-
uel Huston, an old citizen of this
town, was found dead in his cabin
last night. He was 64 years of
age and has no relatives on this
coast, but has a sister in New York.
Vouchers hae been found repre
senting $104,000.
DEADLY CHINESE.
The Hired
Assassin
Vocation.
Tiles Hi
Sn Francisco, April 1. The
inqueBt in the case of Gy Ah Wy.
tho Chinese highbinder buried
here yesterday, was held to-day.
Hoy Ching was positively iden
tified as the man who did tho kill
ing, but Chung Chuck wan de
clared to he the principal who
offered him $400 to commit the
murder. The jury charged Chuck
with tho murder and Ching with
being accessory before the act.
PtTTINO tr KATES,
Hound Steamer Lines Combine
t
Advance Fares.
Tacoma, April 1. Tho Pugel
Hound steamboat companies have
combined on an advanco of about
30 ter cnt. in fre ght and passen
ger rates, becinning April 5th.
II. J. C. Wall iSc Co., who are
beleved to have been conducting a
swindling scheme here for the past
month, left the city a short time
ago, nnd arc now paid to be in
Spokane Falls. Their scheme is
to advertise in Eastern papers,
oilerim? to furnish situations on re
ceipt of $1, tho appl cant to receive
$85 or one month's alary in ad
vance. Wall's partner goes by the
name of Vernon.
orior SMI COLEKS.
Custom OMrcrs Make a Large
Haul.
Tacoma, April 1. Custom in
spectors Cohlenty and Billings to
night captured " fifty pounds of
opium in n trunk belonging to a
passenger who arrived by the
Seattle train,
Roberts' Trial Postponed.
Portland. April 1. In the state
circuit court to-dey the trial of W.
C. Roberts, on tho charge of em
bezzlement of about $8000 from
William Dunbar & Co., was indefi
nitely postponed, presumably on
account of 'he absence of impor
tant witnesses.
Nino Hour Work.
Sacramento, April 1. Over 200
men in the quarries at Rocklin
went out on strike this morning.
They demand nice hours to be a
davs work.
THE "CITY OF PARIS."
The Vessel I Not Badly Damaged
-She Kail for Liverpool
London, April 1. Agents of the
Inmun line have telegraphed from
(Jueenstown as follows: The
flooded compartments of the City
of Paris are all pumped drv. A
close examination showed the
bottom of the vessel to lie unhurt,
and alt her bulkheads are sound,
except those in tho engine room,
which were somewhat damaged
from the pounding of the broken
machinery. The port engines are
in working condition, and the
steamer left Queensland lor Liver
pool to-night.
MEJIOniAL"TO GARFIELD.
It Will Be Dedicated in Cleveland,
Ohio, on May 30.
Cleveland, April 1. Ex-President
Hayes and Hon. Amos Town
sond, president and secretary of
the Girfield Memorial Association,
lave issued an address, stating
ih&t tbe memorial structuro in this
ljJtir will ho HtuliVntcul 1av tlllli
IBRTr.Jinnil intnltniv all AnnmvAil
Je8 in the United states to )ar-
"Arrtneementa are being effected
wjh the railroad companies for re
djced rates of fare.
DkSOLATIOX IXKB5TICKY,
afll Farther Detail of tho Terrl-
ble Tornado.
i Glasgow, Ky., April 1. The
ews last received from the lower
part of this and Allen counties is
lltat the tornado Thursday did im
mense damage. The storm swept
everything before it. Tracks from
in wiatu oi uuu yaras to nan a
standlntrr "Seventeen lives Are said
to have been lost in Allen county ;
dwellings, barns, timber and
fences arc destroyed. The money
loss is heavy.
Litchfield, Ky., April 1. News
of the damage in the northwestern
part of this county and tl.n south
ern part of Bieckinridge has just
been received. Many houses
were blown down and four persons
are reported killed.
Near Hartlord, Kentucky, two
peisons were killed by a" falling
house.
Henderson, Ky., April 1. It is
estimated that over forty persons
have been killed or fatally wounded
in this vicinity and twice as many
injured.
rU'MBEEH ON A RAMPAGE.
Thy Demand More Wage Be
cause They Caa.
Chicago, April 1. Plumbers to
the number of 1000 struck to-day
for an advance in wages from $3.15
per day as a minimum to $3.75.
Nearly every Khop in the city is
affected. To-night & shops had
conceded to the demand of the
men.
Ht'NSHINE AGAIN.
The Damages by the Storm Being
Rapidly Repaired.
Louisville, April 1. Tho sun
came out bright this morniug, and
has been shining all day. The
work of repairing tho damages by
the storm has gone forward ener
getically. The health otlicers fear
a great increase of disease as the
result of a lack of water to flush
out the sewer connections in case
there should he a water famine.
COUNTRY'S CROPS.
THE EASTERN YIELD WILL BE
VERY SHORT.
A 8nmmarlsed Statement Issued
from Reports Taken from East
ern Wheat Growing Mates.
Chicago, April 1. The Farmers
Review, to-morrow will say, in
part : "Outside of Kansas, reports
Ironi our crop correspondent, of
wheat is very discouraging. Par
ticularly is this true of Illinois and
Indiana. But six counties in
Illinois estimate the present con
dition at one hundred per cent.
In all other counties the reports
of damage range from 10 to 00 per
cent. The average condition of
wheat in that state outside of these
eix counties is about 30 to 40 per
cont. below the usual average at
this season.
The same state of allaii n prevails
in Indiana, only seven counties re
porting the condition as good.
Ohio reports i-how a decline in
tin; past few weeks.
Kentucky reports show a falling
off of about 12 per cent, from the
Usual average.
Tho average for Missouri falls
about 6s per cent, lower than the
last repoit.
In Kansas reports hhow a slight
change.
In Michigan and Wisconsin the
condition of what has continued
toffecline. But two counties in
Wisconsin report tho condition at
100 per cent. Tho other counties
have suffered from 10 to 50 per
cent.
The general averages from the
reports received are summarized as
follows : Illinois 7d per cent., Ohio
88, Indiana 70, Missouri 84, Ken
tucky 87, Kansas 82, Wisconsin 72,
Michigan 07.
W.1NT TO BE NATURALIZED.
ThoChlnee of New York Trying
to Become Citizen.
Sew York. April 1. A iiuniDcr
of Chinese residents of this city
hare issued a call to their country
men here, asking them to unite in
trying to secure naturalization priv
ilefes. They claimed that the legislation
by which they are deprived of this
privilege is unconstitutional.
Big Railroad Purchase.
New York, April 1. An official
announcement has been made that
thii East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia railroad had contracted for
tho purchase of tho Lrlanger ays
tero, comprising about 1200 miles
of nad at a cost of $550,000.
THE MARKETS.
San Francisco, April 1. Wheat
quiet; buyer season 12'J?8' ; buyer
1800, loti.'i.
Liverpool, April 1. Wheat
dull; holders oiler moderately
coiiiornia o. i, s((s ;?l per
cental Red Western winter 6s
10d.
,rm,
CONGRESSIONAL.
Spring' Elections in Illinois,
Wisconsin and Kansas.
COLORED WOMAN ELECTED.
Memphis Ei-Eeg'.ater 0:s Wrosg
GsrmanyWantj MeatRsllrosd
Men Serenada Bitmarck.
Washington, April 1. Th sen
ate to-day passed the house bill
authorizing tho Mississippi river
commission lo purchase, or hire,
such boats as are immediately
necessary to rescue the inhabitants
of tho-overflowed districts.
Representative Turner 'to-day
introduced a preamble and joint
resolution for the better protection
of human life on the Atlantic
ocean. He called attention to the
recent accident to the City of Paris,
and said that the rivalry between
the coraeting lines of steamers is
so keen that considerations o;- the
safety of passengers are often lost
sight of entirely. A resolutionjwas
offered to instruct the president to
talk with foreign powers in the
interest of Atlantic travel, wita a
view of securing their co-operation,
and the establishment of an ef
fective system of ocean patrols.
The house to-day passed the
fortification bill. The amount ap
propriated by the bill is $4,521,
678. The naval appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the cal
endar. A resolution that the idaho ad
mission bill be made n special
order for to-morrow and Thursday
was passed.
The previous question wasorder
ed for 3 o'clock Thursday.
The deatli of Representative
Willser, of New York, was then
announced and the house ad
journed. IN THK SENATK.
In the senate to-day htewart
introduced a bill regulating the
manufacture, sale and imiortation
of lager beer. Beer containing
anvthing except hops, malt and
water is designated as adulterated
be?r. The bill imposes a tax on
breweries and dealers in adulter
eil lager beer, and they are
liable to heavy penalties for failure
to take out license.
The senate to-day by a strict
party vote confirmed the nomina
tion of Judge Swain aud attorney
Stripling of tho northern district of
Florida.
MINICIPALgELECTIONH.
Kansas titles Elect Omelal and
Hahool Boards.
Topkka, Kas., April 1. Elec
tions were held to-day in 60 cities
of tirt, second and third class for
councilmen and members of the
school board.
The chief interest attaching to
the elections was the exercise of
suffrage bv the women at Man
hatten. They had a ticket in the
field. Prospects are it was elecsed
over the three other tickets. They
had control of all the election
machinery, having appointed
women judges nnd clerks of elec
tions at all precincts.
At Leavenworth the women
nominated candidates for council
nnd three for the school board on
the republican ticket. The demo
crats ran a strait male ticket and
it was elected with the exception
of one councilman at Emporia.
The women wero worked up to
the highest pitch in political ex
citement over the candidacy of
Mrs. Jackson for re-election as a
member of the school board. The
issue was one proposition of
opposition to Mrs, Jackson to re
duce the salaries of school teacners.
Mrs. Jackson's platform was
"good salaries for good teachers."
Returns to-night indicate her
re-election.
COLORED LADY ELECTED.
Toi'EKA, April 1. At Salina,
Kansas, the female suffragists
nominated a woman candidate on
the school board. A colored
woman was run by the anti-suffragists.
Tbe suffragists were de
feated and the colored woman
elected by an overwhelming ma
jority. ELECTION IN CHICAGO.
The Democrat Make a Clean
Sweep.
Chicago, April 1. The demo
crats made a clean sweep of offices
in the principal township election
to day. In the recently annexed
town the republicans maintained
the lead. The demociats also
made a decided gain among the
aldermen. The new city council
will stand 44 democrats, 31 repub
licans, 2 independents and 1 independent-republican.
A FATAL ROW.
Colored Men Go at Each Other for
Blood.
Charleston, W. Va., Apr 1 1.
A general row occurred here
among a lot of negro miners, while
at a dance early this morning.
Three were killed and others hurt.
Milwaukee's Election.
Milwaukee, April 1. The indi
cations are to-night that Geo. W,
1'eeV, tho democratic editor of
Peck's Sun, has been elected
mayor over Mayor Brown, renom-
.rtatcd by tho republicans. The
Luthereau and Catholic clergy
were very active in sunnortins the
democratic candidates, who were
pledged to repeal tho Bonnet laws.
Tho democrats have elected Peck
for mayor and the entire ticket bv
5000 majority.
DEFAULTING REGISTER.
He Slope and Leaves a Shortage as
Well a a Vacancy.
Memphis, Tenn.. April 1. The
grand jury this afternoon brought
in twenty-lour indictments against
Ben Pullen Jr., cx-city register,
for embezzlement to the amount
of $75,763. He has disappeared.
AFTER MEAT.
They Prefer Foreign Meat to Oo-
lag Hungry.
Berlin, April .1. In conse
quence of a meat famine purveyors
are urgging Bundezrath to repeal
the law against the importation of
foreign meat. Restaurants raised
the price of meat 20 per cent, to
day. FEARFCL ACCOUNT.
Cyclone Horrors Increae as the
Reports Come In.
Chattanooga, April 1. A dis
patch from Garratville, Tenn.,
gives the following news of rav
ages of the cyclone :
llie loss aggregates $.A),lKK).
Milton college, all the churches
aud two hundred houses are in
ruins and the people are home
less, destitute and suffering.
GERMAN POLITICS.
Cowardly Murderer Hanged In
Hungary.
Berlin. April 1. The Reichan-
ziger announce the appointment of
Baron Buberstein as the foreign
secretary of state.
A man, convicted ot the murder
f S women, was hanged at
Ozegedin, Hungary. He exhibit
ed great cowardice on the scaffold.
nonor to Bismarck.
Berlin, April 1. To-day is the
75th anniversary of Bismarck.
The railway station at Freiderich's
Kue was almost blocked by tne
enormous number ol people
awaiting the arrival of the prince.
Twelve hundred railroad men
to-night marched to Bismarck's
residence, when the ex-chancellor
was serenaded with patriotic
songs. After thanking his visitors
the princo wa'ked the entire length
of tie procession. He evinced
considerable emo.ion, and was
obliged to wipe away tears from his
eyes.
Treasurer Archer I Guilty.
Annapolis, Md., April I. The
special legislative committee to in
vestigate the accounts of Treasurer
Archer have drawn a paper inform
ing Governor Jackson that there is
sufficient proof that the treasurer
is a defaulter. Thev leave the caee
to the governor for action against
Archer for mal-feasance. The lat
ter is still very iil.
Publle Debt Statement.
Washington, ad il 1. The
public debt interest hearing debt is
$802,122,532. Tho total cash in
the treasury is $62?,76l, 791.
Congressman Dead.
Albany. N. Y., April 1. Con
gressman David Willser, of the
24th district, died at Onenta this
morning.
The Caar I Slrk.
London, April 1. A dispatch
from St. Petersburg says that the
czar has been attack sd by a sud
den illness.
Golden Rale Baxaar.
Julius Gradwohl has decided to
add to his mammoth stock of
crockery ind fancy goods a com
plete line of groceries. lie has en
route a large invoice of sugar, and
will keep a complete assortment of
choice groceries, and the best of
coffees and teas to be had in the
market for the benefit of his
customers. He will also enlarge
his hardware department. He in
forms ns that he buys all his goods
for net cash, which w ill enable him
to sell goods as low as any house
in Oregon, and there is no need oi
pcoplo going abroad when they can
do as well at home, or even better.
MABEL ITEMS.
Mahkl, March 31.
The weather still keeps cool, and
vegetation is rather late this
spring.
L'ncle "Tim" is having la gripjie
at present.
Ed. Bradford started for Astoria
this morning to work through the
fishing season.
Charlie Cleaver cut the end off
his left thumb some time ago and
had the piece stuck on again, but
it didn't grow on, and he had to
go to Eugene and have it removed
a short tune ago, blood poison
having set in. It is iossible he
may have to loose his thumb, but
it is hoped that he will get along
without any futher loss.
Grandma Russell, who has been
spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. T. A. Riggs, is going
to etart to Henpner in a few days
to visit her children in Eastern
Oregon and Washington. She is
76 years old and camo to Oregon
in 1848.
The bast brands of cigars
SatOum TMYriakjsa.
at
WASTE OF v WATERS.
They
Continue the
Dveastatiou.
Work ef
HOPES FQR THE COTTON CROP
1 Orevaass KtlUves 8oms Portion:.
Ths Isnndatba BtUl Spreading
-The End Not Yet.
St. Louis, April 1. Information
as to the state of affairs in tho
flooded Laconia Circle section of
country between Helena and Ar
kansas City states that ti e people
have been on the tops of their
houses for weeks, and many are
nearly starved to death.
Many of their-c&ttle are washed
away and drowned.
The citizens of Helena sent a
steamer Thursday to aid the peo
ple, and Friday ment over the
wnole circle in skiffs and trans
ferred the people fiom trees and
roofs to gin houses, all of which
are packed with people. Two hun
dred in some of them. Many
planters are utterly ruined.
Information from the part cf the
tornado swept county in Southern
Illinois and Kentucky has been
received to the effect that fifteen
families in Bay bottom, near Gal
conda, Illinois, have been render
ed homeless, and most of them are
injured. The storm literally swept
the growing wheat from the
ground. Dwellings were wrecked,
and ail barns and outhouses de
stroyed. Several hundred head of cattle
were killed in Livingstone county,
Kentucky, across the Ohio river
from Galconda. Many houses wero
wrecked, and one person killed and
mauy hurt.
LEVEE BREAK RELIEVES S.)M.
Helena, Ark., April 1. Owing
to a break in the levee nt Austin,
Miss., Helena has received eoico
relief., the river falling slightly.
still hopes for cotton crop.
Greenville, Miss., April 1.
The mayor to-day appointed a
committee to look after those in
the overflowed iortions of the
citv.
The stock exchange to-day sent
a report to the Associated Press
saving that should the flood pass
off in 30 days a good crop can be
made.
Fine Suiting.
W. R. Graham, the tailor, has
opened the largest and finest lineof
suitings ever brought to Alliauy. It
includes patterns for full suits or for
coat?, vtfcta or pants separately and
embraces Fi.ine of the finest nf im
port I sand of a class not seen here
beiorc. .Mr. Graham employes skilled
workn:cu, and quarantecs a good tit
ss well as the beet quality ot goods.
Those desiring something teally fine
ahuiM call and inspect his new
pattern?.
Arrident Insurance.
The business or professional man
knows that the mechanic, the railrosd
employe and the man who travels
ought to have an accident policy, for
they ere in dangerous business, but
what risk docs be run? None, of
course except of being thrown from
his oairtae, or falling down stairs or
down a btreet trap, or slipping off
steps or walks, or getting drowned
wniie boaticg oi bathing, or having
hi city building collapse or burn up,
or being roasted or trampled to death
in a theatc-r fire or panic, or happen
ing to be iu a train wreck i.r steamer
explosion, or on a horse or cable car
smashed by a train r by getting un
braked ami running away.or a ''grand
stand'' caring in and killing him, or
being bitten or gored by stray dogs
or cattle, or blown to 'pieces by a
boiler lie happens to be near or a
bursting election caunon, or from an
elevator giving way, or a tew hnndred
other things we hayc not space to re
couut. The truth is the special dan
gers of occupation are supplementary
to a vast roll common to all humanity.
and to which in some regards the pro-
r : i i .i.. . . ,
iespiuuai classes are me most exposeu.
To procure reliable insurance i
event of accident, call on C. li. Winn
Albany, uregon, and bavc a polic
written in the Travelers Iusurauce
Co., of Hartford, Conn.
Choice Acre Property.
We have just finished the pur
vey of 80 acres of land 4 miles
southeast of this city in to 10-acro
tracts. This soil is very rich and
is peculiarly adapted to fruit grow
ing and gardening. Having re
cently bought ihis land for the ex
press purose above named, we
will sell for a few days at a bargain.
When we say this land is four
miles out, we mean four and not
six. One acre is worth more of
any man's money than ten acres)
of 'mountain, gulch and swamp
land, which is being sold ia
Astoria and other towns at fabsi
loua prices. Wallace t Cusick.
A fine display ot millinery has
lieen inspected and admired by the
'ladies of Albany at the millinery
opening of Mrs II J Sower, in the
Fioman block, during the past two
davs. She has purchased the stock
of Mrs S A Wayne, and the latter
will assist Mrs Sower in the trim
ming department. The Etock cm
braces, besides a magnificent line
of millinery and trimmings, a fine
assortment of babies' clothing, fan
cy goods, etc.
See Ludlow's ladies $3 shoe at
Barrows
widths.
& Searls', all lasts and
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