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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
DENVER WATER CHARGES.
Consumers Begin a Reform Movement
in the Courts.


Denver, July 13. - Attorneys for
water consumers began proceedings in
the district court today to compel the
city council to carry out the contract
with the Denver Water Company, re-
quiring reduction of rates to the aver
age charge of St. Louis and Cincinnati,
besides asking for the alternative of
mandamus to compel the passage of
the ordinance provided for in the con-
tract. The complaint asks that injunc-
tions be issued restraining the company
from shutting off water from private
consumers, and also compelling the
corporation, its agents and employees to
desist from influencing the members
of the council to act contrary to their
duty under the contract The COM
plaint charges that the members of the
city administration, especially the
councilmen, secured their election by
making pledge, which they have not
redeemed, to adjust the rates according
to the contract, and the water company
is accused of having, by bribery, Ca
jolery and threats, prevented the pas
sage of an ordinance, which would full
fill the provisions of the contract.
At conference between the mayor
and the members of the city council
today, it was practically decided to
buy the water works. The mayor will
ask the company to name a price and
terms for its plant Immediately.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
A FIRE AT SEA.
The Passengers Did Not Know Their
Danger Till It Was Over.

The Passengers Did Not Know Their
Danger Till It Was Over.
New York, July 16.-The French
line steamship La Normandie, from
Havre, which arrived today, had fire
on board during the passage. 1t was
on July 9. The passengers were at
dinner, and little was known till the
next day of the danger through which
they had passed. Smoke was seen is
suing from the starboard side galley,
about amidships. Search was made
for the source of the fire. 1t was found
to be in a compartment in the lower
hold, about amidships, where were
stored cases of dry-goods, hides and
skins. It is supposed to have resulted
from the spontaneous combustion
among the oily hides. The fire appar-
atus was at once brought into use and
five lines of hose poured water into the
compartment. Volunteers were asked
for to go to the seat of the fire and
learn the exact condition of affairs
The whole crew volunteered to a man.
Ten were selected. The water had
nearly reached the ceiling when the
ten volunteers reached there. They re-
ported the condition of affairs to the
captain, who ordered the water stop
ped. During this time few Of the pas
sengers knew what was going on. The
fire was put out July 10.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
STABBED TO DEATH.
Another Murder Committed in the Walla
Walla Penitentiary.


Walla Walla, Wash, July 15.-
Another brutal murder was committed
in the penitentiary this afternoon, the
victim being William Ellis, and the
murderer William Harrison, both con-
victs. The men were working in the
jute mill, running looms about forty
feet apart About O'Clock Guard
August Henriod, who was occupying a
cage in the center of the mill, noticed
a commotion among the convicts near
the loom where Ellis was working.
Suddenly Harrison grasped Ellis round
the neck with his left hand, and to the
guard it appeared as though Harrison
was striking Ellis with his right hand.
The guard leveled gun at Harrison,
who Immediately loosened his grasp on
Ellis, and, dropping down behind the
loom, crawled about sixty feet away
and hid behind bale of sacks. Ellis
then walked over to the overseer's desk
and fell on the floor. 1t was then
noticed that he was wounded, and that
blood was flowing from his side in
stream. The wounded man was hur-
ried1y taken to the penitentiary hospi-
tai and DR.. J. E. Bingham, the peni-
tentiary physician, was summoned,
when it was found that Ellis had re-
ceived six knife wounds, two in the
right arm, two in the stomach and two
in the breast. One of those in the
breast pierced the right lung. and one
passed entirely through the liver.
Ellis only lived an hour, death result
ing from internal bleeding. He was
only conscious short time, and it was
impossible to get him to tell the story
of the affray, beyond saying that Har-
rison killed him with a knife. They
were on bad terms, having had quar-
rel several days ago.
Harrison was taken to the prison and
placed in close confinement. He was
searched by the officials of the institu-
tion, but they failed to find the
weapon. The penitentiary officials are
now investigating the case.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
PERU AGAINST BOLIVIA
A War Between Them Not a
Formidable Affair.
BOLIVIA AND ECUADOR ALLIED
They Cannot Fight by Sea, and There
Are Great Stretches of Mountain
ous Country Between Them.

Washington, July 13.-South Amer
lean diplomats in Washington are
much interested in the press reports
that Bolivia has presented her ultima
tum to Peru, which the latter has re-
jected, and Bolivia and Ecuador have
formed an alliance with the prospect
of making war on Peru. Peru's for
mer strength has disappeared since her
war with Chile. The Chileans took
all the Peruvian warships, and it is
believed one old transport is all that
remains of the Peruvian navy. The
army is said to number 1000, men.
Bolivia has no navy, and her army is
said to be about the same as that of
Peru. She is entirely inland since the
war with Chile, when Chile took pos
session of those provinces which had
formed Bolivia's coast line. Ecuador
is said to be in good fighting trim, as
she has just emerged from a revolu-
tion, and all her people are in arms.
But her navy is insignificant, her only
good warship having been sold to Ja-
pan some months ago. 1t looks, there
fore, to those conversant with the situ-
alton, that these crippled countries
would not engage in any formidable
war. They cannot fight by sea, and
there are great stretches Of desolate
and mountainous country between
them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
Her Mind Deranged.

New York, July 16.-A press dis
patch from San Francisco recently told
the story, brought to that port by an
incoming steamer, of the shooting in
India of J. F. G. Lester by his
wife. Mrs. Lester declared that her
husband. through jealousy, had made
her life miserable, and that she shot
him through the heart. Mail advices
received here from England tell of Mrs.
Lester's trial in Bombay. The WON.
ans mind seemed to be deranged. The
verdict given was that she was guilty
Of culpable homicide, not amounting te
murder, but at the same time she had
the intention to kill the deceased. She
was sentenced to ten years imprison
ment.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
DEFEAT OF HARC0URT
The Sensation in English
Political Circles.
LIBERAL LEADER IN THE HOUSE
His Successor in the New Parliament
Returned by Nearly Double His
Old Majority in Manchester.

Old Majority in Manchester.
London, July 16.-Sir William Har
courts defeat in Derby was the sensa
tion in political circles tonight. It il
admitted on all sides that the LIBERAL
are beginning very badly. Of III
members thus far elected ninety six arr
unionists, ten liberals and four Parnell
ties. Eight liberal seats have been cap
tured by the unionists and the radicals
have captured one unionist seat, tha
at Perth. As far as outward appear
ances go elections are causing little
excitement in London. There are 6
few idlers in the Strand, where the
Graphic displays a representation Of
Lord Salisbury and Lord Rosebery
climbing ladders to indicate the course
of election returns.
The moral effect of Sir William Har.
courts defeat will be great, as even the
most sanguine conservatives did not ex.
pect liberal majority of 1900 to be
converted into unionist majority OF
!, 100. While Sir William Harcourt
Jared so badly, the Hon. A. J. Balfour,
shO nSW hASU Ao4o VI ouO tlOdSh4ys VIII
is to succeed Sir William as leader of
the house of commons, nearly doubled
his majority in Manchester. After the
result had been announced in Derby at
midnight, Sir William Harcourt, with
his wife. drove to the liberals head
quarters and made speech, saying he
had been defeated too often to be either
elated if successful or depressed by a
reverse. But he did not wish to con-
ceal the magnitude of the defeat which
had fallen upon his colleagues and
himself. Sir William Harcourt's de-
feat is generality attributed to the
prominence which he gave to the local
veto or local option measure.
The Sunday Observer (unionist)
points out that yesterdays returns of
unopposed candidates are as insignifi-
can't as the results of contested cleo
tions. Seventy-six seats had been
handed over to the unionists without a
fight, while the liberals were allowed
to retain only five uncontested seats.
The Parnellite total of unopposed re-
turns has been increased to four by the
uncontested election of John DAILY,
from Limerick. Thus the Mccarthy
ties have yielded without contest a
seat which they were in actual posses
sion of. Judged both by the result of
the contest and the numbers which the
radicals had allowed to go by default,
there can be but little doubt of the final
result.
T. P. O'Connor's Sun says that yes
terday's results were keen disap-
pointment, but that it does not follow
by any means that the whole country
is going against them. The Sun adds:
''The substitution of a popinjay like
the Marquis of Lorne for a politician
so esteemed and man of science so
honored as Sir Henry Roscoe, is dis
creditable to Manchester.
Tomorrow fifty more seats will be
decided including London.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
The International Games.

New York, July 13.-The conditions
made by Cambridge upon which they
would accept Yale's counter challenge
for meeting in New York are in the
main satisfactory to Yale. The follow
ing cablegram was last night sent to
the representatives of Cambridge:
"The conditions made by Cambridge
are satisfactory to Yale, Cambridge to
sail by the next Cunarder, after Au-
gust 81, the games to take place Octo-
Der 5. We would suggest that the $40
yard run be substituted for the 300-yard
run. AS our straightaway tracks are
only 220 yards long. Yale will arrange
for house in New Haven and will put
the Yale track at the disposal of Cam
bridge if the latter wishes
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
NEWS BY THE MIOWERA.
The Natives of Samoa Reported to BE
| Again in an Unsettled State.

The Natives of Samoa Reported to Be
Again in an Unsettled State.
Victoria, B. c., July 16. - The
steamer Miowera brought Australian
advices to June 20. News received
from Samoa at Auckland June 19 was
that the natives were again in an un-
settled state, and were preparing for a
big convention to decide on peace OF
war. It it stated that certain Euro
peans are seeking to stir up trouble
with the hope that the treaty powers
will be compelled to take some meas
ures of more practical benefit to the
country than the system of government
created by the treaty of Berlin.
News has reached Sydney of the cap
ture and murder by the headhunters Of
the Solomon islands of the crew of the
trading cutter Amelia. The crew were
gathering copra, and were ambushed
and murdered. The cutter was then
looted and set adrift to wreck, but did
not go to pieces on the rocks. Ample
evidence of the crime has been found,
and some effort will be made to punish
the natives.
In Sydney harbor, Saturday, June
10, the ferry steamer Cammerey col.
lided with and was sunk by the
steamer Sydney. She sank at once,
but all the passengers, sixty in mum
ber, and the crew were rescued.
The New South Wales parliament is
considering bill not only to restrict
Chinese, as at present, but Javanese
and Kanakas
The Oceanic steamship Company
will, it is said, seek colonial aid fol-
the construction of new and fast steam.
ers to run on the line to San Francisco.
There is talk of guaranteeing a mail
service of twenty-eight days from
Auckland to London
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
The Olympic Mountains Burning.

Port Townsend, July 16.-Big forest
fires are raging in the Olympic noun
tains south of the Straits. The damage
has been extensive. Several logging
camps were burned out, and millions
of feet of fine lumber has succumbed to
the flames. Numerous houses owned
by the poor ranchers have been burned,
but no loss of life has been reported.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18

After hearing at Canyon City, Or,
W. B. Willoughby, of Granite, was
discharged from custody on complaint
of assault and threatening to kill L.
Tyler, the trouble having grown out Of
a dispute over the possession of mining
ground.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
cherokees Want Their Lands Divide

Cherokees Want Their Lands Divided.
Vinita, ILL.,, July 15.-The Cherokee
Indians are circulating petition ap-
pealing to the council for the passage
of laws regulating the holding of their
lands. They desire the allotment of
lands in severalty, and threaten to ap-
peal to congress if denied this right.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
SKIN
Cutictra Remedies

A warm bath with CUTICURA
SOAP, and single application of
CUTICURA, the great skin cure,
will afford instant relief, permit rest
and sleep, and point to a speedy,
economical, and permanent cure of
the most distressing of itching, burn
ing, bleeding, scaly, and crusted skin
and scalp diseases, after physicians,
hospitals, and all other methods fail.
CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS, and
its cures of torturing, disfiguring,
humiliating humors are the most
wonderful ever recorded in this or
any age.
CuTIcuRA REMEDIES are sold throughout the world.
Price, CUTIcURA, soc: Soar, asc.; REsoLvENr, 81.
POTTER DRrG AND CHEM. CORP, Sole Props, Boston.
"Al about the Blood, Skin, Scalp, and HAIR" free.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
Another Highbinder War.

San Francisco, July Is. - Chung
Woy, Chinaman, was fatally shot in
Chinatown early this morning. Mock
Ey was arrested on suspicion. Cheng
Lot, a partner of the Chinaman who
was shot, says the shooting is the be-
ginning of another highbinder war.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
MURDERED WHILE HE SLEPT.
The Head of Miner Is Split in Twain
With a Pick.

The Head of Miner Is Split in Twain
With Pick.
Deming, N. M, July 15.-Intelli-
gence has been received here that John
Quigley, resident of Deming, was
brutally murdered June near Arritas,
old Mexico, while asleep. The deed
was done with pick, the head being
split in twain. His partner, Bill
Davis, is suspected of the crime.
Quigley is know to have had $500 in
gold, a watch and other personal prop
erty, which was taken by the MUIR
derer.
Albuquerque, N. M, July 10
During strike among the coalminers
at Gallup, this county, eight years ago,
Davis acted as deputy sheriff, and, on
a slight provocation, shot and killed a
miner in saloon. He backed out of
the saloon with his revolver pointed at
the friends of the dead miner, and,
mounting horse, made for the Ma
vajo reservation. Officers followed
him, and, after one of them had been
wounded, Davis surrendered and was
brought to this city for safe keeping.
A few days afterward jail-break oc-
CURED, Davis escaping. The country
for miles was secuted, and several of
the escapes captured, but there were no
tidings of Davis. About six months
later the sheriff here received a dis
patch from a woman. in San Francisco,
saying that she knew where Davis was.
Investigation showed that he was
running blacksmith shop in San
Francisco; that the woman, who was
his mistress, had quarreled with him.
and decided to inform the officers of
his whereabouts. He was brought
here, and on trial pleaded guilty to
the murder of the miner, being SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for five years.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18

DIMPLES, blackheads, red and oily skin pre-.
IW vented and cured by CurIcURA SOAP.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
MUSCULAR STRAINS, PAINS

Office over First National bank.
Residence, two blocks west of courthouse.
Office hours, s to 10 A. M, to Bpm.
Sundays and evenings by appointment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Nickname For Aluminium.

The use of the chemical symbol "Al"
has already become very general and Is in
common use. That the original word
will ultimately be succeeded by the use of
the symbol abbreviation is extremely like
ly, but this use cannot be considered a
nickname any more than the use of SYM
bols to designate the other metals.
In speaking of names, 1t is interesting
to mention decidedly novel case, where
a man, who, as an aluminium enthusiast,
honored the metal by christening his baby
son Aluminium, and he further says
should he ever be blessed with daughter
that he will name her Aluminia. His
choice OF names is indeed remarkable, as
Is likewise his reason-that he wishes as
great and glorious future for his chill
dren as is indicated for the new metal, and
in this he has the sincere appreciation of
all those interested in the production and
manufacture Of aluminium and may lit.
tie AL and his sister Nina" keep pace
with the tremendous progress of the great
new metal. aluminium World
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Origin of Punch and Judy.

Boys and girls old and young 10 sc,
JOY immensely The -fla4Sdiifies of Punch
IND Judy show will be glad TO learn that
the exhibition has a serious side as well as
a comic one-is, in fact, a direct lineal de-
scendant of the ancient miracle plays
which our ancestors were foRi of some six
or seven centuries ago. AT least that is
the opinion of the Rev. G. r. Woodwa ard
who on Saturday delivered lecture on
Ancient Carols in the chapter house of
St. Paul's to members of the Plainsong
and Medieval Music society. He con-
tended that the modern Punch and Judy
show with its tambourine drum and
pipe, represented the triumph of virtue
over vice Punch is very like Pons, or
Pounce (Pontius) PLATE. Judy was in
tended for Judas, the traitor, or for Judith,
who slew Holfernes, and Toby was evil
IDENTIFY the dog mentioned in the book Of
Tobit. He therefore discarded the Italian
derivation of the word and held that the
modern form of the old religious show was
simply corrupted edition OF miracle
play which had Pontius PLATE as its hero
London Telegraph
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Why Not "ScIentist?"

IL scientia had not scire behind it, scien-
fist would, accordingly, be every whit as
good as aurist, dentist, florist, jurist, ocu-
list and the old copist, now oopyist
Where INDUCED in license was in oper-
ating, not on the stem of a substantive
but on that of part Of verb, a present
participle. Surely, you would not quarrel
with colloquist determinist, funabulist,
noctambulist somnambulist and ventrilo-
quist, which are only slightly different
from SCIENTIST
Nay, who knows that, when grown Wig
orous, it may not get to be ambitiously
propagative engendering, to become radi
Gated in usage, scientism scientistic, sci
entistically, scientisticalness, scientific, sci
entizing, scientizingy and scientizationp
How do you like the pecti-Academy
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
KoHLsAAr's BREAD SIGNS.
An Amusing Incident Of the Chicago An
archy Scare Recalled.

"Chicago is so thoroughly recovered
from the anarchy scare, said an attorney
while waiting for the court TO arrive,
THAT IL can afford TO laugh at many
things that happened about ten years ago.
II remember that about year before
the Haymarket bomb was thrown the
town was considerably worked up over the
anarchist meetings on the lake front, the
professions with red banners and all that.
There was considerable talk about the So
cial revolution, and the leaders of the
movement were becoming very prominent.
lone morning when camo down town
/ noticed on tho walls and fences big post
ers showing blood red flag with the word
Bread across it in white letters There
was something very significant I'm the de-
sign-the red flag Of anarchy and the
threat of blood behind the demand for
bread. Every one on the car was talking
about the posters and seemed To think it
was pretty serious matter
"Well, sir, those things had been put all
over town during that one night 1t
seemed as If there must have been thor
ough organization of the revolutionists to
put up SO many of the posters l remem-
Der that one of the prominent anarchists
was interviewed as TO the meaning of the
red flags and the demand for bread.
He said it meant that tho social revo
luton was at hand; that the workmen
were organized and would get bread for
themselves and their families even If they
had TO destroy the capitalistic class to get
it. He said the bread placards were simply
put up to give the capitalists warning
"A few mornings after that more post
ers bearing red flags appeared in all parts
of town, but this time each flag bore the
words 'Aerated Bread.
The whole thing was a scheme TO adj
vertise new kind of bread being baked
by III. ii. kohlsaat, who was then the big
baker of the town, although he had not
become so well known as he is at present
1t didn tappear that no intended to fright
en- any enc. He simply chose novel
method of advertising his improved bread,
and people were ready about that time to
attach dark significance to anything that
/ was red.
But the attempt of the anarchist lead
ers To adopt MIR kohlsaat's acrated bread
scheme was one Of the most amusing in
cidents of the entire scare. Chicago
/ Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
ROYAL SERVANTS.
Those az Queen victoria's Household Have
an Easy Time Of IL.

Queen Victorias household Is a large
o. q. consisting Of just under 1000 per-
sons ar the maintenance of whom the
natl, sets apart the sum OF 81, 500, 900
every year. Most OF the posts are sine
cures or fixtures for life.
In the carly part of Queen Victoria's
reign mistress of the robes may possibly
have done a few hours happy work in the
year. giving orders that the apparel of the
sovereign should be carefully preserved
from moth and dust renewing the regal
ermine, velvet and lace at stated times
and seeing that the crowI jewels were al
ways locked up safely aiter "a public air
ing. She could also fix her name to war
rants empowering tradesmen TO sell sew
ing cotton to the royal household and al
lowing Others to put up the royal arms
over their doors because their various
wares were bought by personages of Illus
trious degree. Harriet Sutherland's sig
nature was almost as good an addition to
business advertisements as to the queen"
emblazoned in big gilt letters over the
shops.
Some of the posts are entirely ornamen-
tai, and others have very little duty at
tached to them. Probably the only addi-
tions TO the household since the time of
Henry III drs UWO stedIn apparatus men.
Although there is no longer royal barge
nor any page.ntry on the Thames, there
are still bargemaster and waterman,
with salary each of 81, 900 year. For
the past 200 years there has been no
hawking in the forest of Windsor, but the
office of grand falconer, held by the Duke
of st. Albans has only been abolished
within the last few years.
There are four table deckers, whose sole
duty it is to lay the dinner cloth and see
that the plates, dishes and cutlery are
fairly set forth There is also waxfitter,
who sees the candles properly disposed,
and first and second lamplighter, who
receive the same salary as that of the poet
laureate, which is $500 year. This may
seem shabby payment, but IL must be con-
fessed that most Of the poets laureate have
been overpaid for the stuff supplied.
Then there is the keeper of the swans, A."
who annually pockets $3.50 for looking
after the sacred birds on the royal waters.
Lastly, there is the queens rat catcher, F"
who Is especially attached to Bucking
ham palace. His salary-S75-is provided
outside the civil list. Every session the
house of commons in committee of supply
considers this vote and gravely agrees to
it.-Detroit Free Press.