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ALBANY, OKEGON, TUIgSPAY, JANUAlli 27 18I1
VOL. VI NO. 49
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
A. O. U, W. Safety Lodge No, 13; iiieetn
every Homlay evening at the O. A. K
hall on Kerry street, between Second and
Third. Albany, Oregon. Strangers in tin:
city and transient brethren cordially invited
to attel.d.
Mcpherson Pt No. 6, O A. 11.
Stated meetings at the O. A. K
Hall on the second and r'.surtn
Friday evenings cf each month.
Transient Comrade aie conli
y invited to meet a ith ns
J. F. WHITING.
B. F. Table, Commander.
Adfutant,
Land SurTrjIng.
Plana duirms scbvstlo dokb can ur
tsin accurate nd prompt work by calluu;
upon ex-eounty surveyoi f , T. T. Fisher. He
has complete copies of field notes and town
ship plats, and is prepare I to do surveying in
any part of Linn county. Poslothce address.
Millers Station. Linn cou il , Oregon.
CW. AYERS, ARCliiTF.CT AND SUPKR
. inteodant. OW over First National
bank' building, All-an, Or. Work ecliuleti
from all parts of the count?
1TONEY TO LOAN-HOME CAPITAL ON
good real estate security. For particu
lars esquire of Geo. Humphrey.
a-iroVD nrvn.QR At.kANT. OR CHAS
JX Pfsuler, Prop. Only nrst-sdass house
n the city. Largo sample rooms for com
mercial men. No Chinamen employed in the
kitchen, uenerai axsce our vorvaum.
c
B. WINN, AGENT FOR THE LEAD
ing fire, life and accident insurance com-
HENRY F. MILLLR ya
Vose & Sons pianos meaiung the best fa
vorite and good medium priced pianos at
Will Unk's. Also tins organs and small
instruments and the best sewing machines.
BANK OF OREGON,
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J at W. Bill.
A general banking business trans
acted. RED CROWN MILLS
OM, LiNXItt JL M Prop,
KEW PROCESS FLOUK.
(u)ierior for Family and Baker's use)
Best Siorase Facilities.
Highest cash price aid for wbcatW
ALBANY - OREGON
FOSHAY & MASON
Whelesale and Retail
Bfilisk Bookseller
ALBA-
OREGON
FIRST liHOMBAIK
T"SffiSK. "SKIM,
PRESIDENT L. FLIN
VICE PRESIDENT H. K TorJ
ASHIER-E.W. La,,50s. -
a. a. Ywm, .
l, E. blam, 1; Jw
E- W. Lassdos
Cakhier.
BEMOVAL
Tie llliy
Are now removing their entire stock of furnitme into thnir elegant
new qnartera in th new Baltimore brick. Tliey have added a mugnif
icent line of newest uatterns in lied-room and parlor ants and all kinds
of tine furniture, and will have one of the finest furniture establish
ments in the city. Their prices will he found very reasonable. A fine
line of carpet a I (ought before the raise will be sold at low figures.
SjCT Call and see them in their new store.
L T, lUiOCK&JL HYDE,
JULIUS GRADWOHL'S
GOLDEN UTILE BAZAAB.
HIE LEADINJ CROCKERY, FANCY GOODS AND TOY STORE
OF ALBANY. THE ONLY GEN FIVE ROGERS BROS SIL
VERWARE, FRENCH CHINA 4 MD GLASSWARE,
.BOY'S WAGONS ABY AND DOJ.L CAR,
RIAGESj AND A
General Assortment of Fancy Goods.
Sjiectalty in the finest Teas, Coffees and Family Groceries. He buys
for net cash and carrieulhe largest stock; 1S the Valley.
insurance agent ior 1 ire ana
V. F.
We have in Ski now
the Largest
Headquarters for Furnishing Goods
DKY (HOODS, NOTIONS, FANCY (iOODS
AND FUKNISIIING GOODS
Every shown in Albany. AVe know that we can
please you.
Coninioncinff December 1st We will Mark
Our cloaks at cos,t. Come while the assortment is good. Tina is
really the greatest drive ever offered in Albany. On account of the
warm fall wo find we are overstocked in Gent's Heavy Underwear and
for the next thirty days shall give extra bargains.
We can and will save you money. Call and get prices. A pleasure
to show good. ' ;
RESPECTFULLY, '
Proprietors
Weiine.
EBAD,
the Best as well aj
Assortment of
W. F. READ.
THE DAI IN CONGRESS
The Force Bill Defeated in the
Senate by One - Vote.
DEMOCRATS ARE JUBILANT.
Six Kpnbllcftni Voted With the Demo
crats to Kill the Bill-More
Trouble in the Hons?.
Washington, Jan. 26. The sen
ate met at noon, in continuation
of the legislative day on Thursday
last, the pending question being
the resolution to amend the rules
by providing a method of closing
a debate. ..
Morgai resumed the floor, and
continued his argument begun
Saturday in opposition to the pro
posed rule, : and to the elections
bill, both of which measures he
claimed, "on authority of the
New York Times," would be for
the advancement of Harrison's
project for re-election.
At 1:20 Morgan yielded for a
motion by Wolcott, to proceed to
the consideration of the apportion
ment bill.
Dolph moved to lay the notion
on the table, and the motion was
rejected amid much applause,
yeas 34, nays 35. Senators Cam
eron, Jones of Nevada, Stewart,
Teller, Washburn and Wolcott
voted with the democrats, and
Ingalls was paired with Sanders.
A vote was then taken on Wolcott's
motion to take up the apportion
ment bill and it was carried ; yeas
35, nays 34.
After the apportionment bill was
laid aside, the journals of Tuesday
and Wednesday were approved.
Among the pension bills re
ported and placed on the calendar
was one for Airs. Mary Ann Do
herty. the bill for whose relief was
vetoed by Cleveland two years
ajro.
Dolph ollered a resolution, which
went over, instructing the com
mittee on judiciary to report as to
the power of the minority of the
senate to compel the attendanceof
absentees.
When the news of the senate's
action on the cloture motion
reached the house, the spepker's
gavel was for some time lneUectual
to check the democratic enthu
siasm.
"Another bull run,'
Brewer, of Michigan.
ejaculated
IS THE HOUSE.
The usual skirmish in t!;e
house took place to-day as to the
reading and approval of the
journal.
The journal was finally ap
proved. The yeas and nays were
then ordered on a motion that the
house go into a committee of the
whole on the navy appropriation
bill, but the call' of the roll was
interrupted by information given
by Rodgers, o'" Arkansas, that the
force bill was defeated in the sen
ate. Then the democrats gave
cheer after cheer.
The home went into a commit
tee of the whole on the naval ap
propriation bill.
Kelly, of Kansas, referring to
the democratic enthusiam, said
the news from the senate, he did
not doubt, was good news to the
assassins of John M. Clayton.
Something need be said about the
betrayal of party pledges. If
there was any, it came from those
men who bad been instructed by
their state legislature to vote for
certain bills, and who turned
around and voted against it. After
some further discussion the com
mittee rose and the bill passed.
Sensational Suicide.
Sacramknto, Jan. 26. Lena
Hemmler, a comely German girl
18 years of aee, attempted suicide
in a sensational way last evening.
The girl had taken a heavy meat
clever, stood in front of a mirror
and deliberately hacked herself in
the head. One frightful gash ex
tended almost entirely across her
forehead, while another equally as
long and deep was located further
back. An unfinished letter was
found, in which she said she had
trouble on her mind. She is not
expected to recover.
The Indian Situation,
Pink Kidgk, Jan. 26. General
Miles and staff left for Chicago at
noon, leaving Colonel Shatter in
command at the agency. The
work of disarming the Indians is
to be continued. The Indians will
be conducted to different reserva
tions by soldiers. At the expira
tion of "thirty days if everything
remains quiet, the First cavalry is
to return to California and at the
end of sixty days Major Henry's
command is to go to Fort Robin
son. The Markets.
Liveri'Ool, Jan. 26. Wheat in
poor demand, firm; new winter
7s : eorinu. 5s 8d.
New Youk, Jan. 26. Money on
call easy, closed offered at 2 ;
prime mercantile paper, f5 ;
sterling exchange, strong; 00 day
bills $4.S5 ; demand, $4.874
TUB HOP CKOF.
Diseases and Pests Will Greatly
Diminish It.
San Francisco, Jan. 26. A well
known hop firm in their annual
circular issued to-day, says : The
prediction as to the 1890 crop
which we made in January last
proved only too true. Heavy
runs and resulting floods in S
ramento and other counties
rtolifrYrnta ilrnu'npil nut flip rodts
lil
y "
many bop-yards, and the resu
111
It
snows a laiung on in uicse cou
n-
ties of oyer 4000 bales irom
RMUiina iMTtri At tliat. ttniP
:ie
J IVI AVUO VlWpi a..uav
olun AvnvAaoad a foor tliat. tllO T
we
mgy VAJt '.QOU" s wsa i,sv vw
ciflc coast hop vines might suffer
aqpngine iuu season irom ms-
raoau vtravaloiit ii nt.lipr rnii n t.ricR.
and we have now to record the ap
pearance in quue large quantities
uvougbout uregon anu amuug
t4a of the hop aphis. This pcsl
fnd growers altogether unpre
w.Mw.nA Avwl nHlinillTll tllO ttfll fllTO.
auu aibiiuun .
aie for the 1800 crop was almost
ia,uuu acres, as we iirt-uiuic-v-"
crop in these sections was' groatly
diminished through thefMiis,
aruna vanla ht'intr (VtlltTTIri
kly
tJtii&Land in others surhS
ion
r . -i i .TTtT. : rr-
oi vines as khowc" ' i
nt r,;,.i.-pi if it hfldiTo't IJeeti
e
rc
for
this fact, Oregon would hae shown
a crop of 30,0(10 bales aad Wash
ington 50,000 bales. e oeuevi
for 18SU the acreage will rg;m
show a 5 per cent increase am
th.it growers must expect the re
.f llie aihin. and the'
will he prepared to proiurly resist
its attacks as can oest oe owns.
South Dakota's Semi tor.
riEKKE, S. !., Jan. 2(5. Two
ballots were taken for senators to
dv and Moodv lost two votes.
The house had" a lengthy discus
sion this evening, the fusionists
trying to seat the other four con
testants irom Lawrence coumj.
Blake, of Indiiin.i, was seated in
the place of Fowler, republican,
and the bouse aiiiourncii. ine
opinion prevails that Moody is de
feated, and it is likely Governor
Millett or Senator Melville will he
taken up. The republicans are
greatly depressed over the unseat
ing of Fowler, ami it looks as u
the fusioniats will unseat others.
THE LEGISLATURE
A S1IOKT SESSION AMI UTILE
III -SIN ESS TKINSACTEO.
The Portage Hallway -A Kill In
troduced to Itepenl the Chinese
Pheasant law To Protect Fish,
Sai.em. Or., Jan. 2!. In the
senate among the new hills intro
duced were :
By Hilton, to aid Eastern, West
ern and Southern Oregon agricul
tural societies.
fUy Matlock, to amend law regu
lating the state board of agricul
tural society.
By Moore, to protect laborers in
timber and loirging camps. Also
several incorporation bills.
A message from Governor Pen
noyer referring to a portage rail
way on the Columbia river, was
read and referred to the committee
on federal relations.
The remainder of the day was
consumed in second reading and
reference of bills to committees.
In the house a senate joint
memorial for the survey of public
lands was concurred in and a joint
memorial for better naturalization
laws adopted.
Among the bills introduced were
the following:
To protect lish, by Barnes.
To amend assessment law, by
McCracken.
For burying electric wires, by
Snider.
Repealing Chinese pheasant
law, by Holmes.
For supreme court rejorter, by
Holmes.
Abolishing horticultural com
mission, by Myer.
Sl'RPItlSEI) SENATORS.
They were Unprepared for and Hid
Not Kxpect Important llusiness.
Washington, Jan. 26. Senator
Aldrich and most of the republi
can senators to-day were com
pletely surprised at the action of
the senate in laying aside the
cloture resolution and t.iking up
the apportionment bill. There
was not the slightest expectation
of any iiuportaut vote and one re
publican senator was absent at
tending to department business
when the vote was taken, and it
was with difficulty paiis were
arranged for him. Senator Stan
ford was absent and unpaired.
The future course of events de
pends largely ujion him, as Aid
rich says, if Stanford agrees to
support the rule he will ask the
senate to resume its consideration
immediately. The president sent
to the senate a letter from Secre
tary Noble recommending the
favorable consideration of a bill
appropriating $187,000 to compen
sate the Crow Creek Indians.
South Dakota, for the loss sus
tained in receiving less land per
capita in their diminished reserva
tion than is received by Indians
occupying other diminished reser
vations. Jtectproclty With Hawaii.
New York, Jan. 26. A Wash
ington correspondent says that
early and favorable action in the
house may be looked for on Mc-
K"in1pv'fl liill nmviitintr thnr unfil
ing in the tariff act shall be held
to repeal or impair the provisions
of the reciprocity treaty with Ha
waii. McKinley has strong hopes
that the bill will pass the house
without much opposition or pro
tracted debate.
STATE AND COAST.
Action Will be Taken for the
Opening of the Columbia.
WASHINGTON I K(. I SI. AT! Ki;
Penniyer Tavors a P.irt.".g8 Railway at
Tha DalUs- Koch's Lymph in S.in
FraccKco.
VVAU.A W ali.a, Jjin. 2.;. This
atteinoon at it meeliiit; the hoard
of trade issued thr: following call,
in accordance with the suggestion
of the interior press : "The Wall:
Walla board of trade iui n.s th
comities wintering on the Colum
bia and bnake rivers and all
other counties interested in a free
and opeu river to send delegates to
I he waterway convention to be
held at the city hall in Walla
Walla, Washington, Thursday,
Fcbiuary ", is'.il, to e'evise wavs
and means and mcmoriali.e the
legislatures of Oregon, Wiinhiiig
ton and Idaho, to take such joint
action as villi insure the speed v
opening of the Columbia and
Smtfce rivers to free navigation.
WASH IN ti TON L EG I S L A T I K E.
A -Number of Kills Introduced in
ISoth Houses.
Oi.v.MiiA, Jan. 20. A bill to
divide Lincoln county into three
counties is about to bj introduced
in the legislature. For veirs loca'
j -aioasies between the factious oi
Davenport and Sprague have had
4 bad effect on the county's gen
eral affairs. The best solution of
the dillieiillv is now to be ior e;;ch
faction to go its a-, and the dele
gation has agiecd to recommend
l.llll l.itr P.pnit (ir;mt aiil Iin....lii
counties be created out of the
old county.
The lelature cannot be said to
have fairly gotten to work yr-t.
The session of the house ic''--11101111111;
lasted onlv an unnr :ir.il
the senate held but a short session
this afternoon.
In the house the following biil
were introduced :
To establish a normal school in
Wahkiakum county.
To establish a school of hcicucc
in Spokane Falls.
To provide for keeping highways
in repair.
For the protection of sea gulls.
In the Senate:
Lealizin!? the iiicori:or.tinn of
cities of the fourth flats.
1 roviding for the cession of cer
tain hinds in Kitsap county to the
I'nited s;;at,.g-
The house nassed a memorial
asking congress for 1111 rptiropi ia
tion for a navy yard at I'oinl
Turner or 1'ort Orchard.
1 ' K N X O V E i I ' 3 MESSAGE.
He Favors The Dalles Portage Kail
way Appropriation.
Sai.em, Or., Jan. L'0. (iovemoi
I'ennoyer to day sent his mes.-agi
to both houses of legislature, ask
ing them to pass a resolution urir-
ing Oregon's delegation in congress-
to co-operate 111 endeavoring to
secure immediate aimroiiriutioi!
for the portage railway at The
Dalles aud other jioints on the
Columbia river.
KOCH'S I.YMPII.
r Ive Consumptives llecelre I
Iljec-
tloug in San Francisco,
San Francisco. Jan. io. Five
patients at the city and county
hospital received injections oi
Koch s lymph to-day 111 the pres
ence of Mayor Sanderson and a
number of prominent physicians.
I he patients weie in various
stages of consumption.
To Protect Salmon.
Oi.vmi'ia, Wash., Jan. L'lj. Sen
ator Fulton, of Clatsop county,
urcgon, was here to-day and ar
ranged for a meeting of the speci il
fish commissioners of the legisla
tures of Oregon and Washington a!
Portland next rnday. Senators
Luce and Clough and lvepresenta
lives Megler, Jones and Putney
will represent Washington. The
two committees will endeavor to
draft a uniform law for the protec
tion of salmon on the Columbia
river.
Chinese Will he lto-eniplojc.l.
ruxDi.ETov, Or.. Jan. 20. Offi
cials of the Union l'acilic Co., are
at .uuton to obtain evidence with
a view to the arrest of some of the
ringleaders in the recent crusade
against Chinese. It is reported
here t'at the Chinese will be re
employed as section hands at Mil
ton and that the people there have
been warned that if they counten
ance another attempt to drive out
the Mongolians trains will go bv
their city without stopping. '
A Change Will he Made.'
Pendletox, Or., Jan. 2''. The
register and receiver of the land
otlice at LaGrande, Or,, is in re
ceipt of a telegram from the ccui
missioner oi the g"neral land
oflice saving that entries will not
be received lor lands forfeited bv
the act of September 2'., 1800,
until "specific instructions'' are
received from this office. It i
reported here that The Dalles land
otlice has received and is receiv
ing filings.
The Indians.
Cuicaoo, Jan. 20. Lieutenant
Chamberlain, who arrived to-day
from Pine Kidge.says the slayer of
Lieut. Casey is a graduate of the
Carlisle, Penn., Indian school and
a son of a prominent Sioux, No
Water. TI13 murderer was about
t) be turned over to the soldiers
for trial when the news of the
murder of the Indian Few Tails
by t'e whites was received. The
Indians then said they would de
liver Casey's murdeier when the
murderer of Few Tails was
brought in and both hanged to
gether. Casey's murderer is stil.
being shielded.
Rapid City, 8. D., Jan. 20. A
party of roving Indians made an
attack upon the rauch of Xoah
Xewbnnk? Saturday night, but
when Newbanks and his men rc
turiifd the ; vi !ly they retreated,
blond stains were found in the
snow the next day and it is sup
pi wed some of the Indians were
wounded.
Will Ignore the World's Fair.
Indianapolis, Jan. 2G. The
house to-day, after a long and vig
orous debate, adopted a resolution
to the effect that tUo passage of
the elections bill would render the
world's fair a sectional a Hair, and
if that measure becomes a liw, no
appropriation should be made by
Indiana.
Charleston, W. Va., .fan. 20.
The house to-day, after an acrimo
nious discussion, passed, 40 U 30,
a resolution that in the event of
the federal election bill the state
will make no world's fair appro
priation. Senator St. Clair,
world's fair commissioner, is mak
ing a vigorous fight against it in
the senate.
A liiff Contract Let.
Spokane Fall, Jan. 2(5. The
contract for building tift--live
miles of the Great Northern be
tween Bonner's Ferry on Kootena
;ind Kootena Falls has been let to
Burns A Chapman of this city.
The contract will involve the ex
penditure of over a million dollars.
THE THAW HAS SET IS
AND UltKAT FLOODS
MICH DAMAGE.
CALSK
McKinley Will Visit ItisnKrrk
Volcanic Iisturhauces In Italy
News from the Orient.
Bktssels, Jan. 20. Thaw has
set in here, and floods have .re
suited. The low-lving suburbs of
Brussels are flooded to a depth oi
live feet. Fo d is being conveyed
10 the inhabitants of the Hooded
quarter bv boats. Inundations are
rejiorted from var ous places, all
attended with immense damage te
properly. No lives have been lost
hut people are fonvd to llee fr.in
their homes.
Rome, Jan. 20. Vo'canic dis
turbinees in the sea between
'enoa and Spezzia, culminated
' 0-1 lay in submarine volcano.
Bkissei.s, Jan. 20. A special
declaration to the government a'
Washington formulated by the
Congo state authorities was signed
ysterday. It gives assurance
that American imports ill meet
with the-most favored of thr.t na
tion's trea'ment on entering the
Congo state.
Bl'ki.ix, Jan. 20. It is an
nounced that McKinley will visit
Bismarck the coming summer,
and express personally his admir
ation of that statesman and his
protection policy.
1'l'LLIXO FOR I NO ALLS.
The Kansas Senator Supported hy
the Sold let Element.
Toi-eka, Jan. 20. The first en
gagement will occur Tucslay.
Ingalls will be then elected bv the
senate, there being in that body
thirty-eight Ingalls men, one dem
ocrat and one alliance man. If
the alliance men stick to their
uncus man, thev will have nine
ty-three votes in the house to
twenty-four republican and eight
lemocratio ballots. then on
Wednesday will come the joint
session, when all will deju-ndupon
the ability of the alliance men to
keep their forces together. Ingalls
men are reiving on ttie old soldier
lenient in the alliance throwing
themselves on the side of Ingalls
when he shall march into the
house from the senate chamber.
Some of tne knowing ones assure
ou that no caucus on earth can
prevent this, the Ingalls organi
zation is in the hands of hvj of
the shrewdest men that ever went
into a contest. Livingston, presi
dent of the New York alliance, is
using bis intluence with the
soldier element for Ingalls.
TIil' a'liance is pr serving the
strictest secrecv, holding their
meeting in dark rooms, and it is
Iitlicult to get anything out of
them unless vou have an alliance
birthmark, the alliance grip and
the password.
The Ingalls forces seem more
confident than ever to-night. They
are all working like beavers and
the citv is .'ull of urar.d army men.
all of whom seem to be forlngalls.
Another alliance caucus was held
to-night, every alliance man being
present. The utmost precautions
were taken to prevent anv news of
what was going 011 reaching out
eiders.
Pfeffer, editor of the Kansas
Farmer, was nominated I'nited
States senator by the alliance
caucus on the l!)lh ballot and the
caucus adjourned.
Sfeelhead salmon are ruining
very lively in Coos bay. The fish
are much larger than usual at this
season.
EASTERN STORMS.
New York City Shut Out From
the World.
IMMENSE DAMAGE IS DOME
The Telegraph Companiei Are Damwrtd
About $1,000,000 -Train Art De
layed and Wirea Dowii
New Yoek, Jan. 26. Yester
day's storm was by far the worst
that the telegraph companies here
ever had to deal with. An idea of
the wreckage may be gathered
from the fact that out of 100 run
ning into this city the Western
Unijn had but three wirea work
ing this morning. The Foetal
telegraph company had not one
wire working out from that city,
while the Metropolitan Telegraph
and Telephone Company estimated
2.'i00 of its wires laid low. The to
tal damage to the companies
named will not be far from a half
million. Two weeks of unceasing
efforts will be required to get the
wires back into the condition
which existed before the storm.
In New York City the proper
number of wires down is roughlv
estimated at 4-500, and poles down
250. In addition to the forest of
poles strewn about the streets, as
many more were hanging in a dan
gerous condition. Immense gangs
of men were busy all day remov
ing snow and wreck. It is impos
sible to report any incoming ships
from the highlands or Sandy
Hook, as not only are the wires
down but a heayy veil of mist lays
over the bay. The steamships
Brctagne and Anrania came in
this morning encrusted in snow
and ice. They were due yester
day, but owing to the severity of
the storm, were compelled to
slacken speed.
As far as could be seen from the
barge oflice to-day the bay was
strewn with vessels with their rig
ging and canvass coated with ice.
The damage done to the telegraph
and telephone service in Brooklyn
is estimated at $150,000.
The Jersey City fire alarm sys
tem was rendered useless. The
New York stock exchange vat
completely cut off from all quar
ters but London and "Bear" trad
ers bad great fan in hammering
everything in eight.
v Advices from Seagirt, Asbury
Park, Long Branch and other
points report great damage along
the Jersey coast. The surf cut
into the bluff and beach at many
points. Houses were unroofed
and all wires were blown down.
As far as can be learned no ves
sels are ashore, although seyeral
have been seen in distress outside.
At 10 o'clock to-night the Western
L'nion reported fifteen wires to the
west, a gain of twelve since morn
ing. No communication has as
yet been tecured with Philadel
phia. Washington or Southern
loiiits.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2G. The
snow was heavy this morning and
a number of small freight wrecks
are reported. The damage done
to property by the storm is large.
Throughout New Jersey trains are
obliged to feel their way, as tele
graph poles and wires are all
down. It will take days to repair
the damage. Mails are from one
to ten hours late. The ' greatest
delay and damage is near the
coast. In the country much dam
age was dono by snow breaking
down trees, crushing barn roofs,
etc.
Boston, Jan. 20. The storm in
this city yesterday demolished the
fire alarm and telegraph, and the
entire force of fireman patrolled
the city all night. The telegraph
telephone and electric light com
panies also suffered heavv losses.
The same condition of affairs is
reported from several other poir. is.
New England and Falls River re
Krts that sound boats had had a
hard time, but arrived safely.
At Manchester N. II., the storm
lasted nine hours, 15 inches of
snow falling. Nashua, N. II., re
ports the worst storm of the sea
son with 12 inches of snow ob
structing tracks.
Old Man J one Afaln.
"Bunko" Jones, as the old Sil
verton farmer is called, who has
figured extensively in the papers
this fall and winter, has sued his
wife for a divorce. She must have
obtained wind of it in some way.
for she led a deputy sheriff a hard
chase before he could get service
on her. She has gone under the
nan es of Ella Harbin, J. P. Crab
tree and Shinville. She has three
children at the North school, the
eldest 01 which is called Albert
Harbin, 11 years of aee. It is re
ported that Jones has been dointr
a little bunko work on -his own ac
count in connection with his new
wife. He had a consultation with
her, at which time he showed her
a paper to sign, one of the pro
visions of which was that she would
consent to a divorce. There were
$500 in gold lying on the table
which was to be her reward for the
agreement. She came to th con
clusion that it was as good a thing
HBBne uneiy to come across,
and signed the agreement. Jones
deftly gathered in the (500 and the
agreement, and gracefully took
uib departure.
If Wilcox does not make a na
ture that pleases von. von nul
look no further.
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