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ALBANY, OUEUOiN. TU1W1IAY, .lANUAlil , l.S'.M
VOL. VI NO. 31
J0 CENTS A WEEK.
1 5
4 . .s? IK sra Wi
On the Threshold ol the
The public is invited to inspect tlie im
mense stock of Dry Goods
W. F. READ'S:
His assortment is bigger than
variety ami prices.
The Highest llarkrt Price Paid Tor
Have removed their entire stock of
Hardware into the new Baltimore
Block. Call and see them.
Thankiriviiio: to Christ ma, s
UXITKD IN
HOLY tiki MM
MR...
Of Liar, County, Or.
Actordu g to the ordinaiee :" '
Ori-jfon, at AUany, Oiiy- i., n -i
Dc-finl.t r, A. !., lS'.t.
WITNKSS:
J. R. W.'I VI.I.KV.
U: C. CAIXAH -V.
To which I l.i ' .'.! if y,
KKV
All people presenting a cerfifioate of ihttes inclusive, will be al:
w.l 14 percent. iUe;;iit i n i'a.i!i pnnha-e?, at the only Fiun; 'vt-' l'iy TIIK FRKkiHT to your
dealing stove store in Albany. hwr " stoves bought here.
F0R 1891
ever before, and lie i.s prepaid
s ?;
MIS-
3 &B
u ri i
IA?STJiIJK FILTEM
Oi Yamhill County, Orj MonU, f s.
an. I the laws of tin State c-r,(..rior k!vi-i ami irtiinos, liai k
!. t - tin: -O'Ji f.v-.n!y ffth; i!a;-.v.-.r:ar.t'-t ! yen?, UiitU'.s
s
lew
Year
to mt'sfy u -b litis in (i ahty
Country Pnnliuv.
T
ISOM
-t:ik
B o ttl er
-rsi-:-; tiik
i M vit.s fo:r" jii:tns, pipe Iio-c, cor
:ijcraml poic!!:iin baths, l-iicin.--.
jflosets, p'uiiihin l.y .acti':;l
work men, Imrilss are rut 1 pry, shears
Uihtern., tii, ei!.p-r ami sheet
nouwarp.
J'tistt-tit' V titer I'Utcr-t.
ers
FK051 BUOWSSVHXE
The Year's Progress in Tisis
Thriving Town.
SKVKKAI. SKV.' KMKIU'KISKg.
A Ro'rosp 'jt, Setting Fo th Some o' tt.e
Crowing Iutlustrits au.t
Ii'iDrnveuifiita!
niiuu.Nsvii.i.i;, -Ian. 1, ls'.il.
Ua:iy rai g tht: bells at i u i.l o ijj: I t
I'ee. :;i. a-i oid father time walked
. li'vvith l.V.I,l. making w.iy for the
now year a hieb made its advent
a:id l"-t Mie L'ojd eiiiensof I'.ro.wis-
ill , v ei- eed !-y peace and pros
perity ; i I'n't! over our lnoun-Hl
city, i e.s Iiiij; at tin- Mt of lir-rlad
fi!i:i!aiiiii, .- how many imprnve
i.ietrs Df ;;.( year, new build-iii-,
addi i n, and I he ndvaiiee of
i m-uv. e.ip isl ;ui I niode:n rti-t !..
i-i ; j1 I '0. a company imr- i
ell i.-i-ti l !i ! i ilbraith farm, ( rdcr-
lit'' on the e:-t. side of ton, and
consiflinir I ceres, of thif !
tr.e t drre ' ni veved aiu
i iid .'ill' in iovmi iui.-; m v known a
! he ! i ilnr.iii -i :i lii ii.i, sales v eie
r-.l; itiv m-.ule. new lin:;s ar
Leitijr built, a ldii in icli to that
;)oi t.on of t.iu n. ilaiis'nan's ad
.liiion, o-i the west :ind north of
town, li s not im-i-ii t-aekward isi
be march -.1 impio i in, i:t, thoii-;and-
of iiii!'a-s w r:h of pmpei ty
i tve b-eii -i !! in ;! i. loe.ility.in w
;r-et-: l.: d :.e v lniili' iiy;-! i-o:i--truried
ami prop--;- y has incr-'ase.l
.icirly i'o iii!e i ..t;.; in Use las'
vear.
in,-: mij'tiii-.kn r.firic it Aii.HoAi).
This :-ys'cin has t iken th-' plac?
it thetild N..rnw (laiiui? syste'ii,
tod we now haw a tooro;it.''.il v
itiiipi ! hi.e i, citing its with
li'pgreat web oi nilrotnU through
out the entire I'liitod States.
Noithcrn I'aeilie ears M'i ailv be
i'.'fn at the liep i', unloadirg or
iec-ivitig f-eiht. Our maiiulae
'.uring nitet"MK httv not been
:ie-,d' cl't or i el r. trailed, u.iui,
the past year, at the he id slami.
tite i:. w. M. i o..
Well known iit nicirhaiill'v
ei.'fi-s for its S'lpelii.r idiwooi
;'.il. !.-- which have alay :!'"'
i. I. The output, as large as ith w
:i il'irii g t be ! i.-t ar, is yel
hai'ii'y al-le to liii the h, created
v oaiid frutii tin- j. I, bur u"d
1 1 i i ir iiiauufaeiun-l', for llhrt
ir'iiy e'o.jant nd ))' a si-m t by
'ihrics. To.1 follow iiu li ires will
jvp s eoe li:!it i ie:l ol' the
iei.-ines.; iran act. d during t;i(
;iti-i yi-ar : V o ! i tit..-h:'s-,i an i
used in m iiiuf-.t' lure, It'i.'.i iti l;-s.
'tacosl oi ti-l'J.i !l . .! ii;ev pah!
mi ii oo - i it I iv -s. si ty in mino er,
for labor. vj;,"o,i. kii-Ii e--.ti-
llilit" il' value ;' Lt:o,!- mall ilf le
!:ile.! :, It'll Oil I. i ids i....s ,(
Uvlll'le III HI V outside '.'' Special
orders, r:ii.d.ig in ai-ioojif ,s from
.:' ; to :ri:i) t ir m- lance, indi'.i'i
ua: Iil.i-iKet- o.-ders, ete., etc.
I'iit-re lias been a :ed to tie- In II
duri'ig the pas' ye.ir, fjur new
!oO:ii--, a new t.w-ier, a (iesstier
rotasy pr.-sj, one ne., gig, al-o
a l iitions to t he wool house, and
last, hut not least, the eh ctri--i
glit ;,! ti.t the dynamo Ijr which
s sooo'icd wi h p iwer fnuu a
!,-IIel, d'Hibln d'scbarge wa'er
rtheel. (.'oiiimei;: is uiiueei ssary
in tills ad. lilioo a-" t'iu rednotjon
in r.it's t iasur :!: : sjieak loUii. r
than word-. Con. ( c.ied to and
opcrv.tcd by tl;i- co.in1 my is the
1 i.O!'K:NO Mil.l.s.
Shipping each week a ear 1 -a I
of extra grade, ro-ier jiroce.ss fl,.:ir,
an I hi,i.i!u.g last year L' l.tMH
bn-helsol wheat, tdso doing a
eoo l u-to'ii nii-l local trade.
SASJI AMI O Oil KAClOI.V
Have at t .e:r mill and ;. l iner,
cut and used, from the r:i v mater
i 1, d'liii's! the pist year, one mi;
iiou ai.d a half lei-t i I ItitnbiT.
Inch lia.i be-n c n cmeil in !l:e
planer, and maisit.Ktuiv of doors,
sash, hoii-e triu.miiig and linish
injf. HKoWXSVIi.I.R TANNKKV
(.'ons'ant in op r.-tioii, duii:
the past year, hae purchased an
immense ipiaut ty ot law hide.
which have 1m en dressed, tain ed.
Absolute! Pure.
TliU po'.vrtar ns'.r v arms. A uiarve
r.mr i j-.str i .i tit w.ioilia j:n.n
more econoioieal tlniii the oriiinar)
kisnl, aiiii cannot he soil! in cornpeti
i.. i. M-itI !ui:llit!ide ot low test, shoit
vi'i!it Hium or phosphate jiowilers
t-.!i! only in fins. Uovai. Hakin "OW
! v Co , IOo Wall -t. M. Y
I.: w is M, Jonxsox A Co.. Agunts,
Porth'Kd. (iregnn.
-SkTr''ft b,
F0W0E1
Vi
frvda.l ;t tiii- indu-ly : nn-.'t
ing with rt-.u !y suU-s.
.a'f oi k srti oi.s.
A laifga and mani:icent build
ing ha been completed daring the
past i'jfftr, i:t a cost of ff.!)tt, oller
iiij: ttig-besl tdueatioiiul f;;cditie-,
an J has been attended during tb
j as I term ! an average of 175
pupiia Mid maiiitained at a
monifyy cost uf $175.
:N''it u. mkkciiaxdii:.
In (lis 1 no we are well irpic-seiib?l,-
by im-n" of cap tal, and
kwiiifm cticivy, i.u f iny a
ciMiiUitt) s'ock of teiieral n.cr-
hadiee, K'o.-t ries, diy goods, etc ,
and 'who have w itlioiit excei'tioli,
(xpressed themselves, as mo:e
titan sati-ifu-d with the resulls of
I'.usiUli&liSiKtlvar.
i:.nk' ni-' i;i;ov Nwvii.i.i:.
Wi b a ..-apital t-!o -k of 4-'r. ;',
haw iliu:;i tho pat ye.ir tra:'?-
; actea a t:e:.eral lM-ikin: !inI ex
; : ilUI-p- 1 ihill. t-A, !is ou'.ted bills.
I i ai'.e ('. )KeCt.:o!IS, rece v -l OP
; osit-. an t l-ou ibt and s-ld
exch r. ge on New Yo k, S: u
l-'raiic ; co, fie. Tie.ir luoks show
a la-jte incre.iS' in general bait!;
ng husitiess il'iring t'.e past year,
and this institution ha hecotue a
nee- s.-ity that the imsitess men
iinnot elo w ithvut.
cnt itcii lait.niN.i.
The M. V. church South in'.
'nilt ami nearly completed, m
S'oi'th i'.roA nsvilie. a very hand
some and convenient vhuivh fdi
!'', at a cosi of !")(!). K.-v.
:eiiick wi;i occupy the pulpit.
I'UK i: now II. i. s: I1MKS.
Uevoied to the interests of
rrownsville, and vicinity. This
paper has don" mucb for tie wel
fare of our community. Through
its inliuemv m.-nv famibes h ive
beeu induced tu selile in oat
nii'ist, :;nd it has pr -M ii to be,
what all ki.ie-a-.;;ke. riirt'iinr go
ihead people want, au a-lvcdistng
uiediit.ii, uiakivtg us i'.cipiainted
with our wauls of the outside
world
lu Miic'uihn this slig'.d retr-i-pec'
f -r '!:";. i ar lstiO, b w-nil 1
I ! we'i lo li'io iiit toe i oniiiii;u:ty
that a t .eti.'b :u many prts ot
i he werhl, bu naiiity has stilierod
tru:o the savi'.geH o; disea posii
! 'lice, l! !od, storm, and famine,
ih'i-i sec! mti has b:-e:i greatly
iiivurt.'. 'ai-e am! plenty ate the
..uc'.. v. .id . an i die pa-t car
as j a-eil- a tiio .l li a.i'. the
i'oot piiulsof lui.-ei y, w ant, or de
vastation. -
EMMA ABIiUiT DKAD,
illX I'lSSKIl .HVIV IN SALT
I. A K i: till,
I'll'1 i';iv;it-it I'rlma llolotn Nfvrr
:'C, fi fit fi-tiil il Si-i i-i-f A 1 1 act.,
(if l'tifi. iiitin ia.
I'o::; I. xi, aau. ". Tio- s.-iioo.-illne--of
r.iuma Abhiil , t h" popu
lar American prima donna, at
Salt Lake City, was telegr:;diei
here ycsteiday, co:ni!a :'
ing stated as pneumonia. ;..;,
in ibe luoruins: a piiv.ito tel -faii!
was received here announcing the
mournful fact that she died at 7 i'.'M
A. M
MisS A 'hot was one of the most
determined women on ihe A'mii
can s1 tu'e to eiev.ile and p-uiiy it,
in whieii respect sii.' well sue
l ( eded so la! as l.er Mil T otllldillH
ivti-v1 coii einel, Ib-r clesrai ter
and repul itio:! 'weie a- imb eln
ished .is iio.se ill any woman ni
die land, an I in her d -ath the
opera'ic prof s-:ou, as weil as
s .cieiy, loses a pure aed iuteliigeii'
woin in
It is aim .s a ye ir ago fiiaf her
husband, th hit- Kitneue. Wether
ill, was taken i!i in ll.-nver, Col.,
and died there from thd fame
. omplaint that cans d her death
I l ey were a devoted coup! '. aiid
hen the deceased prima d r.:ia
vas here ear'y in IV'C usher last
die rem.irk-d th it Ihe o.dy reason
ihysiii; leinair.ed on the s'age
was the ex itemm; it allonle.i
her, and to a degr- e pei mitted hel
lo fog- t her ii ie:iarh;H iuss.
She ii s.-i s- d ;i loiir.ne of about
i,50V'H'. I
All Asj x -i.it -d I 'res' dispatch j
"fsieeiived from Chi. ago this
aftet te.oit as: fi-i!ow: J
At r.oo'i to il.iy Mis. I,. Abbetj
Ciatk. sister oi l.mm.i Abb. tt. '
pru.ia d .ti l i.-eeived die folim in'" '
tcl-,:-::.:
' ' i : i.AtCi. Cm y. I tab. .b;:i. . ;
M;-s Abbot, itied at 7:-tilo'c!o k ;
this mo iiing. I lo ve to-night!
wii'.i Ih-dy lor Chieigo. Do you'
wislnic "loarranae to have "her j
l uri-d iit(;o.ii-este, Mass.. with
.Mr. Wethenll That ws bet ile-
sue. Vp are a"l in great grief
ati l extend t i you all our beartteit
syinp;! i'v. Answer ipiick.
Ciiai;i.i:s II. I'ltA-rr.''
I'' di is manager of tiie limni i
Al.lio' t Oper t t'uuipany, am! it is
the im ndiers of ihe i-oi"i..i.i-.- n
who ::e ret'ets as being oi ;-
giief over her death.
A fuiljie l:i.tir.
Vv'asii;n; ion, Jan. .".The pres
ident to day accepted, the K'Mgna
tmn .f JinL'e William McKeumi,
L'ni'cd -tides cire-iii jmlg of the
Third judicial district of IVntisv 1
yaula, who retired because f age.
Ktoo.ooo I'ne.
Ft i.roN, N. Y., .Ian. ". The Os
wigo Fids tr.nnerv was burned
Vhis afternoon: loss fllXJ.OtHi.
and phit-..! iirfitj tl i'ia:ki I
i'lvOlijJliH KUMV!(i
The Dc-hiinj ea Dispute
suming a G:avc Aj.ct.
V Ii:siKK TO AKIilTKATE.
Pro.ido'jt Hanison a'TOitiSome 'urther
Cuiunaication-U. S. W ir Ve:sM-U
ia P.e.-.,iiu
V. bitixor in, Jan. 5. The pres-iden--
to-tlay transmiited to tl-e
boiis further corrt'stiondenee on
; he subject of the Ivhting sea
controversy between the I'nited
tates and tlre-t Britain. The
-oi-rtxpondem-e eonsigts of ii 1-tter
ir til S:dishtirv . to ratincetote,
dated Augitst. 2, 1800, j,nd one
'roin .- cretH'y Maine t- the Anier
ican -rdi. inter dati d I'ec. 17 last.
Salisbury atgm s that ttlaine mi--i
-, l rpreicd Adam' po'ilion, and
I 'c'.aii s tin1 history of the case
-how a that Kngland a!way denied
!!u-: ia's iiiari;i!i;e juiis liction in
the Ih-hring sea, and that the
tit In ing sea hail no been know n
iy ilia, naii'!', b it as a par ot Ihe
I'acitic ocor.n. lie closes wi,!i the
t. ttemeut that of the diflei-enc-s
.vhich still exist, ids goVer"inenl
is ready to form tin imparted arbi
tration. Dlaine'e letter bigins with an
in-istencc upon the eoirectness of
the position as-unn."! by the I'nited
:ates. lie believes tiie contro
versy turns, upon one pobd.
Ahelhi r the phrase Ta"i lie ocean,'
used in the treaties 21 and 2 iu
eluded the l'ehring sea as con
ondidby Oreat i'.riltiin. If the
I'liited Stat'scan prove to the
contrary, her care is complete a-i I
uii'hiiiatde. thereforn" liiaine en
ters into an exhaustive, a'gumciit.
tcised on Ikiiici oft's hisiory and
m:-.p to show that A lams and Ins
contcinporaiies bad a distinct iin-ier.-tau'iing
thai tlie nbraso "I a
citic ocean'' excluded wa'clier.-.
'lo'.ii the ic.-hring se.i. tin ti known
to ali the world as the sea of K im--cliatka.
ria:ne objects to the
f- 'uiol the proji'.iseit arSiitratioii,
and s:ivs it wrl amount to soni-
'.lung tangible-if iireat Urilian
consents to arbitrate the real
ipii-stioiis iii-;cu-ised lor the last four
years, vi.: What were the right.
-xercisel 1-y Russia in IVbring
-ea, I o.i jar were they : ince-iei
by .'eat r.rttiaii; was Te h: ing
-e.i iucimji-d in ! he IVei-ic oc -an?
iiid not the rniletl States itcpiiie
ill tights '.' what aie the present
ighssof the l iiil.i d Stji'.e.s'.' and
if the cori'C'irfi ltc i of (if at l!-i-i.".!i
is foijfi'l i ii -ccs--:! i y . t tien w b al shall
be t .hp piolei t, l til; it- i-.lei hios
on .' Seeietaiy I'hiine in con
clusion ili-nii. that tin- I'nited
-Ua'os evr claimed Ih-hi ing -ca to
ie a dost it n-a.
.b-.w Ytf;;, bin. o. A spicia!
i ; t nit Anap-il'S. .'ii., says: Com-m-iits
ar-- ai'.ued aiie-ng tiienavy
.iie.T over a r Mtes of oid'-rs t-:u-l!l
t'.il.g from t!:e n;-- di p; i t m
.v'.'hiii the pist few e-eekr. Ii:ict
ii.gthe commi-siotdng ol a war
si, ip at San Francisco, -nd the
oi;ier;iig ot various olhe. cruisers
to I'acitic. rtateis If, ii- iiiditioii,
the rmnor-.-d chartering and nnti
ing of .-even t-ieamcrs lor rev. nue
ciit'er duty in Itchiing sea prjve1
orrect, tie1 I :.! States navy
force will number Jwi-nty-tho-i1
hip--, against the live. Ihitish
gui:l ,i;t ;:i tl oue :irutei v s-ci
at present protecting t:e.t I'tt it
ain's interests in the X- rth !'a -i-:ic
As id 4 Horn the Omaha am!
Yaniic, it is caicu! ited that t n
. :irdtins -re n jw in iii-it on f ,i
umbiliatitui at San Fraucise., in--ido
of lorly dajs. Six warships
are ready for immediate w uk. In
view of the present II- hticg sea
controversy and lite runioi'cd char
ted' g of seven Steamers for reVeirie
cutter duty, the above is 'ieem d
ominous. As the ti-!:i!'.g se:i-o:i
does not begi'i eaiher tlun Mav
he on-ent'iMion of ".vehe war
ships can he effec (l ( lie the
ievenuc cutleis aie le.olv to pio
eeetl t i be '.' ing sea. It is believed
that the Unite ! Sta'is wee in ihe
l'acilie will theti concentrate oil'
l'o:t Tow iis' ii-!.
SAI.Kll NKM'S.
Ait Yuqiil'iH "ailrtHtl 'iiiuan- In.
eira!t-,t Oroiiiun It. It.
ai.i:m, Or.. Jan. . AiUcl-.'s of
ie.co tioi;'.tioti were to-day tiled
itll ihe .-.ee.ctarv iif s ate o' ibe
Y t; u;i '. Seal R-cc ami Alsea
K d w n cuiiipany, ptincipo oHiee
Newport, c.ipitd stock $1. .()()! ;
iiicorj't'ial us, J. 'V. Ibasiielti,
Join liuckley and W. l. Mout.
At Silvertoa Sunday, the recent
ly widened nariow guap, On gon
iiui railway, gained a vii'ag-
ground. The city had refused to
let them widen the side ti.n k run
ning on Water street f-oni the
main line to the miil. Friot and
early Sunday morni'ig the railroad
compa!:y surprised the pet pie of
-i'M'iti.u by putting u large fore?
o! ue:! at work w ideniug the guage.
and before the citizens realized
what was g-ing on the job was
completed. It is expected there
w ill he litigation.
'Superintendent IVr-vning of the
peiiilenliary, has prepared his
ipiarterly and biennial report of
too sla'e prison. The latter is
now in the hand; of the state
printer ami will be submitted to
the legislature. The former will
he tiled with the secretary of Mate
to morrow, and is in brief 113 fol
lows: Gainings, f),50 ; leceipts,
I2!2; cers salaries, !fl,12;
i inents. $2(53. Ti.e; i are 324 con
! vi ts in all. There, were :)i:atthe
' As- ; first of tin quarter, 53 were re
, c ived, -51 dtscharired, ami one let
out for a new trial.
A SI Itl'KISK IN CONOKES8.
T!i. Election Kill DUplaced by
Vote in the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 5. In the
se;:ae this afternoon, the election
hill was taken up. George re
sumed the floor t continue hie
speech commenced last Wednes.
diy, when Stewart moved to take
up the trenate hill to provide
against contracting currency.
leoige said he would yield for
tiiat motion.' A vote was taken
by yt as and nays and the motion
ajree j to, yeas 54, nays20. Jones
of Nevada, AIc.Gonne'l, Shoup.
Stanford. Stewart, ieller, Wttih
bnrii and Wilcott voted with the
demot-nts. The announcement of
the result was received with indi
cations of surpiise and dbapjMjint
meiiton the republican side of the
clumber.
The financial biil was taken up
and Stewart moved to amend it by
adding his tree coinage provision,
lie argued in suppoit of the
amendment. Sherman ssid the
-uddeii and unexpected chatigo of
-ocne and the introduction of 8
iew topic of debate should not
aliow the i evolutionary uieatine
ow proposed (Stewa't's amend
uentj to pass without the serious
::id sober alt'.'i'.'iou of every
-enator.
It is understood thai S.c v.iit
;ml j'el'er . were the principal
movers in the scheme to displace
: he election bill. The democrats
ire rejoicing over the displace
ment ami think it has received its
death blow. Th financial bill
mist now be displaced b a direct
.'"to and has the advantage here-
otoie occupied by the election
"ill. It has the right of way.
Th Ice linii) IV.-iy.
Pesvii, Jan. 5. While an enor
mous crowd was skating on the
r vir lanuh'.! in linda I'lsth, the
e-o gave wav and a number of
people were drowned and drawn
wider the ice.
Olllrial Xiecouition.
WAsiiivcrox. Jan. 5. The pres
i !i ut to-dav recogni.etl cosft F.
' 'ob v is i,v coil-oit to Mexico lol
.in Fi.i .ei-co, Caiifornia, und i'
lependelicies.
STATU AND COAST
i:kikti-'i vi:k'k n the
NuuriiKirx i'icific.
tn Knt;iioi-r Killt-,1 at feiellftioi
'I he A-ittii-iii Sioilli Const liall
road KlrelA lf!iiei.
Sii-K'.Ni: I ai.is. .Ian. -).--It is
i ported at a Luc hour fo night
1 ill a disi.-lrous wreck ha op
.uned on the Northern l'acilie
thite miles from this ci:y. Iia.'l
toa 1 nieii claim tu know nothing
lUmt it A Review r?porter has
g .'lie to the scene of ihe rt iwnted
ccid'-i.t.
i:ki mink hi sixkss.
V It iK l inn Wliieli Kaileil "iVlll
I'ii.v All It Owe.
Ni:w Yoi.k. .Ian. o. The an
uoujic.'uieiif wa m tde to-dav that
Meeker. Howeii Co., who 8113
in tidcl i iriug the recent s'viii
ei:cv in the money inailet.
o iuil! resum.! business at on e
and Aignee Cromwell would pay
!) I c..-it on tb.e .b;i'ar nn all j-in
e'a m-; pre-'etiti d. T '-e lii in.wlrch
is o!i" ! tlie lie-si prominent in
h" city, !i s long been identified
with the Villard i terest and car
ried immense lines of Nortb
A in-: ic.ui st .ck. The firm's lia
bilities mounted tt t.O.M.lHIO.
ItltlaiilAli NKHS.
Iho Aslmia & South (( Iirrc
t'trn Me't niitl Klrt 1tllcerK.
Atokia, .Ian. ". The directors
til the Astoria it Stith Coast rail
road , heid a meeting to day ar.d
elected the following oliicers- J.
ii. A. l!o!by, president; Dr. Alfred
Kinney, tirst vice-president: IS.
Yandiiren, second vice-president ;
I. W. Case, treasurer; exectitive
committee. Mr. Alfred Kinney
ch.iirmtot. !. K. Wi'rren and K.
M. (iroiics.
An Kniueer Killed.
I'ksiu.i ton. .Ian. .". Ciiarlr-s R.
Railey, a loco native engineer, re
ceived injuries yesterday while
uncoupling l-is engine from a mail
car from w hich he died lat night,
'i here iH-iug no hrakcinan near, he
got down to uncouple the engine
and car liiin-elf. lie told the fire
man to go ahead. The latter
started he engine but gave it a
back ward motion. Railey w as
caught between the hook of the
niiii' car ami drawhead of the en
gine and crushed to d.ath.
Sarah Althe Again.
San I i:xt isco, Jan. 5.-I:i the
United States court to-day the
ca-e of David S. Terry and Sarah
Althea Teiry, against ex-U. S.
Marshal Franks for damages, w as
dismissed on account of failure to
prose-aite the case.
Sn Kiai'ciMCti Nevr MHyir.
Sn Fkani isco, Jan. .". Mayor
elect Geo. H. Sanderson assumed
the duties of his oflice to-day.
THE INDIAN WAR.
General Miles Repoited to Have
Been Killed. '
IT PKOTE8 TO UK A MI9TAKS.
M.-gr Hewt of Despwat Flfkt
Conflicting Reporti- Coloa.l Fonyth
BeUiTtd.
Chicago, Jan. 5. A special dis
patch from St. Raul to tih morn
ir.g papers says a telegram
received in that citv reports that
General Miles was killed in a
ba' tie with the Indians. Captain
iiuggine, act i n ns-istant adjutant
general, in chaige ol - army head
tpiar:ers in thi city, has heard no
news reganl-e g th killing ot
General Mi'rs i:iid he does not
e edit ihe repei t. A dispatch front
Gordon, Nth , ins ived this morn
i'ig. says a minor is current thete
that General Miles is killed, but
t tie report is believed to be un
founded. Omaha, Jan. 5. A disastrous
attie is reported in progress
vi-hin three miies of Rue Ridge.
Nothing definitely is learned vet.
A special from RushviUe, Neb.,
-ays that heavy cannonading is
gning on north o there this morn
uig, but news of the battle is not
et received. The Omaha guards,
ho volunteere i their services,
have been ordered to hold them
- les ready to move to the front.
Omaha, .Ian. .". The Ree's cor
respondent at l'ino Ridge tele
graphs as, follows: All is one
continued round of excitement
here, and a:i attack from the
Indians is almost momentarily
xpected. A? to the situation
.ere, considers 1 in its entirety,
o: beat ions that the greatest bat-
10 in Indian history is almost at
and are increasing. Reports of
very scout add new and strong
-ti 'port to these indications that.
ere only emphasized by the
loody affair on Wounded Kee.
General Miles believes exactly
ibis, and has said so ia strong
vok's. Before the terriCc vlarh
nines they want to try and rescue
itieir relatives from the enemy's
camp, and are now interceding
i:h ihe authorities for permission
11 the risk o! their lives to make
he attempt.
Extensive rifle pits are reported
being dug twelve miles west of
tore by the hos-iles, and the re
i ii Us. of a nature that the anthor
i ii s rely upo-i its truthfulness,
i.isl i'uhl tiie hoslilrs but fled
iionses tieloiigiiig to settlers along
Vhite river a:i I finished killing
he last remn.i'.t of the great herd
f government citt'e that ttja-y
tided mi heavily uliout a mouth
:g and have ien drawing tin
i-vr since. Witliout desiring to
!i i'e tiip- si: nation a particle
l.-.rker than it really is, for tjytl
knows the truth is had enough,
ve;j thing constrain' me t fay
chat the danger in which "Pine
Ki L'e agency's wl.i e Hipulate
ii-tnd at this hour, and m ist re
main trail the crisis is all over, is
me of the mos' fearful peril that
can well b; i.uagined. Further
h'oodshed cann tt. m voided.
: fol. i;t. ; i i m fPEXmri.
W.siiiirnx. Jin. 5. The re
port of th- relief of Colonel For
svthe o'' the command of the
evei!' etvalry by General Miles,
is cicti'iiie.l at !r war department
(i-.Vi v. iener..l S-'borield said it
bar I tieen stiggs ed that it would
'i well to Iiki'x into ilie matter o'
hj riglit st Wounded Knee creek
he other day, inasmuch as the re
nort eiatoM tint several Indian
tomeii and ehil iren were killed.
V'Tcordiu ;lv (ieneral .titles, at the
sugg'stio'i f'om h.re. relieved
Colonel For-y?!i of ii's command,
pending the inve-t!ga"ion. The
general management of the fight
i- alsj to be i-Kiketi int , but the
p.tioular point i.i oii-stion is the
death of t le wo nen and childien.
1KS. MII.KS Nxr KII.I.KII.
A tlispatcli received b General
Schotield from lieaTa'i Mi Us at
ti::n this evening iii'lfiate tliat
there had been no nattle wrli the
Indians tonlav. Tha. w- the
atest disiMtch received up toini-i-
trght.
Califurnia I.ealolatnra.
S u KAMKNTo. Jan. 5. The legis
lature convened at nuon tonlay in
biennial sesion. The senate
elected Thomas Fraser, of Eldor
a to, president pro tern., and the
sssemiily chose t raiix Coombs, of
Napa, 8caker. The democratic
'eemliers cat a comnhmentarv
vote for their candidate lor the
same oflices.
A Ixen Miner. Killed.
San A'sdhkan, Cal.. Jn. 5.
F.Ie ven or twelve men were killed
i'i the Utica mine at Angeles camp
to day. A load of men were Wing
lowered on the skip, and when
alxxK 150 feet from the surface
tint rope broke, prec: pi latins; all a
distance of 4'0 feet to the liottom
of the shaft.
The Montana Muddle.
Helena. Jan. 5. The second
session of the legislature of Mou-
j tana convened to-day. The re
publican hoii-e organized Ttl roonjs
provided uy tlie givernor. The
democratic house hired a public
hall and organized there. The
democrats have a majority of four
in the senate and at once recog
nized the democratic house.
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