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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
DIRECT FROM ARMENIA
The First Intelligence
at Hand
Concerning the Cruelty
of the Turks.
An Associated Press Correspondent
Renders Conservative but
Thrilling Report.

LONDON. Feb.2.-A letter has been
received here from the special cor
respondent Of the Associated Press,
who was sent to Armenia from Lon
don to investigate the reported Ar
menian atrocities and who, at pres
ent, is in Armenia. For some reasons
that will be readily understood, the
name of this correspondent is with
held, but he is newspaper man we'll
known in America and he was in
structed to make an impartial inveSi
cation Of the stories told of Turkish
cruelty. The Associated Press CORES
pOndent spent a week Or more in
ConStantinople before starting for Ar
menia, during which time he investi-
gated the reports current there and
continued his journey.
His first letter contains the first au-
thentic news from Armenia direct
and says:
"Whatever secrets may lie under the
snow on the Armenian mountains, it
seems beyond dispute. from what I
have heard from many lips that the
published stories Of ferOcious butchery
and red horror in the Sassoun vii
lagos have at least a reasonable foun-
dation Of truth, and that any change,
authorized by further. investigation,
will deal more with numbers than
with the degree of horror"
But from what the correspondent
says in the latter part of his letter,
there are two sides to the Armenian
story, as he remarks: "But no matter
what light was thrown upon the spas
modic wickedness of the Turk or upon
the ingenius deviltry of the revolution
ary conspirators, we find that it is
still the innocent that suffer most"
The Turks declare that the Armen-
ians have inflicted shocking outrages
upon Turkish men and women and
from what is already known of the con-
spiracy methods, it is quite likely that
the story is true.
For instance, it is reported that as
means of melting the Turks to COM
init outrages, that will bring down the
wrath of the civilized world, the Ar
plenians have thrust gun cartridges
into the bodies of living Turkish men
and women and have exploded them.
Armenian peasants, to the number
of several thousands were tending
their herds and f1ocks in their summer
pastures in the Sassoun mountains
along the borders of the Kiruisdan,
when band of Kurdish bandits,
searching for their winters supply of
provisions. raided their stock. The viii
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
TO SUSTAIN THE DUELLO.

Berlin, Feb. 2-In the debate on the
anni7redolutionary Ibil yesterday, a
centarist member moved to amend the
paragraph relating to the glorifying of
crime SO as to make it apply to duel
ling. Conservative speakers contended
that duelling was part Of the exist
ing code of honor, and was good for
society and could not be abolished.
Auer, a social-democrat, said it was
the code of brawling, not the code of
honor. Nieberding said that the gov
ernment originally had intended to
have the paragraph apply to duelling
but abandoned the idea because no
glorificaticn of such practice had yet
occurred. The motion to amend was
adopted by vote of ii to 13.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
OLYMPIAN SOLONS.

Olympia, Feb. 4.-The senate lacked
a quorum today and adjourned until
the morning. Introduction of bills
comprised the only business in the
house. Among the most important
were those to abolish the salary for
county officers, and making all war
rants payable from the general fund.
Abolishing the state land commission
One bill, by Taylor, a strong A. z. A.
member, from Pierce, prohibits the dis
play of any but American flags in pro-
cessions on the street or parades OF
any kind.
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HARD AT WORK.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The senate sue
ceeded today in making good progress
ON the appropriation bills without being
led into an extended financial debate.
Hale, Chandler and Aldrich, made
brief speeches denying the current re-
ports that senators were purposely de-
laying the appropriation bills in order
to cut off financial legislation. These
senators asserted there was no such
concerted purpose, and that the repub-
hcan senators stood ready to aid in
advancing financial legislation.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
THE "QUADRANT' CASE.
The Famous Oregon Land Suit Set.
tied in Favor of the Railroads.

tACo LII l. avn VI IuS hdi1lOCuSs
San Francisco, Feb. 1.-The United
States circuit court Of appeals rem
dered a decision today in the case of
the Oregon & California Railroad COM
pany and the Oregon Central Railroad
company against the United States in
favor of the railroad companies. The
case involves 100000 acres Of land in
the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon,
valued at $1,OOO,OOO. 1t has long been
known as "the quadrant case" The
action was originally brought by the
United States to enjoin the companies
from asserting title to the lands in
question, which had been forfeited
by an act of congress in 1885.
In 1870 congress granted certain
lands to the companies to aid in the
construction Of a railroad from Port
land to Astoria and from the junction
near Forest Grove to point near Nc
Minnville. By the terms of the grant
the companies were to be given a
tract of twenty miles on each side of
the completed road and patents were
to be given by the secretary of the
interior as soon as the line was COM
pleted in sections of 20 miles.
The United States contended that
there were two roads, one from Port
land to Astoria, and one from Forest
Grove to McMinnville; that the first
was not complete and that the lands
in the quadrant at Forest Grove were
not earned. The compaies contended
that there was but one continuous
road from Portland to Astoria and
McMinnvilIe, and that the construc-
tion Of the road from Portland to
McMinnville entitled them to the
lands.
The court took the view that there
was but one road intended as evil
denced by the use Of the singular
noun "road' in the original grant, and
in the forfeiture act of 1885. The
court decided that the company had
earned the lands. The case was there
fore reversed. and sent back to Circuit
Judge Bellinger of Oregon for further
action
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
REPORT FROM LONDON.

London, Feb. PA Shanghai dis
patch says the attack opened at s
o'clock on the morning of January Both
Four forts fell into the hands of the
Japanese i'm a, short time after the
fleet opened upon them. The Japanese
turned the guns Of the fourth fort cap
tured on the Chinese fleet and the in
land forts. The Chinese fleet confined
its efforts to shelling Japanese troops
advancing on the forts by land. A
Chinese war ship subsequently shelled
and silenced the fourth fort
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
A HOUSE DIVIDED.

Sam Francisco, Feb. 4.-Chief Arthur
has been in conference with the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers all day. No
final decision has been reached. The
Southern Pacific Co. refused 20 recede
from Its position and it's officials am
nounced THAT the cut in wages would
be enforced Arthur has advised the
engineers not to strike and it Is UNDER
stood one-half the members Of the
brotherhood favor following his ad-
vice. while others are vigorously adyo-
Getting srtke.
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TERRIBLE CONDITIONS.

Kansas City, Neb., Feb. 4.-The des-
titution among the Kansas and Okla
hama farmers is becoming more evil
dent and urgent appeals for help from
the outside world are being made.
The Kansas senate today amended
Sutton's seed grain bill passed in the
house last week, so as to give $4,000
for the purchase of seed to be loaned
to the settlers and $4,000 in cash for
the relief Of such as are at present des,
tituta Of food, fuel and clothing,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
WHEN CORPORATIONS DIFFER.
The People Begin to Realize ON the
Rates Made in Rivalry.

Seattle, Feb. IA further cut was
made today in steamer rates to Call
ifornia by the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company, which reduced the rates
on the steamer Mexico, from Seattle
to San Francisco, to $40 for cabin and
81 for steerage. The Mexico has just
returned from Alaska and was going
to San Francisco anyhow, so low rates
were made to get a few passengers and
take them away from the Farallon
which sails alt the same time tomorrow.
The new steamer company has just
been Incorporated with $4,000 capital
to run the WillaIa to Alaska, begin
ming in March, and sharp rate slashing
is promised on that route
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
HONORs TO WILSON.

Spokane, Feb. limited States Sem
ator-elect Wilson arrived home this
afternoon. A brass band was in wait
ing at the train and Senator Wilson
was escorted to a decorated carriage
drawn by four white horses and with
Mrs. Wilson was driven to his home.
This evening a public reception was
held at the Hotel Spokane.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
HoMEwARD BOUND.

London, Feb. 2.-Three survivors of
the Elbe sailed today from Liverpool
for New York. Before leaving they
requested that bodies OF relatives on
the Elbe, if recovered, be buried in
England. Miss Buecker, the woman
survivor, said today that when she
tried to get into the boat near which
she was thrown by wave, a man in
the boat shouted, 'ePush her off. She
was finally dragged into the boat. She
declares. no fog prevailed when the
collision occurred.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
DENNY IN AMERICA.

New York, Feb. 2.-Secretary DENLY,
Of the United States legation at Shang-
hal, arrived on the steamer Paris from
Southampton today. He was much in
terested in the news that Wei-Hai-Wei
had been captured by the Japanese,
but made no comments. He said he had
nothing of interest to impart regarding
the Chino-Japanese war
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
THE COMING GBONDS.

New York, Feb. 2.-Assistant Secre-
tary Curtis is closeted this morning
with Assistant Treasurer Jordan and
the representatives Of the foreign
banking houses, which will probably
take $1OO,OOO,OOO bonds the govern
!nent conternplates issuing. He is also
IN .1irect communication with Carlisle
by telephone.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
A RARE CONSULTATION.

Woodland, Gal, Feb. 4.-When the
cases Of Knox, Mullen and Campton,
the strikers accused Of wrecking a
train on July 4th, in which four SOL
diers were killed, was called today,
District Attorney Hopkins said he had
consulted many heavy taxpayers and
all of them had advised him. in view
of the improbability of securing con-
viction, to- dismiss the cases. The
court. accordingly. discharged all three
defendants, :. = 81 { s
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
"WHEN THE CATS AWAY"

Brooklyn, Feb. 2.-The withdrawal
of all the soldiers was succeeded last
night by a series of petty assaults and
attacks on cars. A few scalps were
curt, one nose broken, and a large num-
ber OF car windows Smashed. There is
no truth in the report that a man was
beaten to death in East New York last
right. No wires were cut last night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
THE MADAGASCAR WAR.

Paris, Feb "A dispatch from Tam
atax, island Of Madagascar, via Zanzi-
bar, announces that the Hovas recently
commenced the bombardment of Tam
aitav, which for some time has been
occupied by French troops. Shell fire
from the French cruiser Papin ana the
fire of the French land battery silenced
and dismantled the Hovas' guns.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
HOLDING THEIR BREATH.

New York, Feb. 4.-The Evening
Posts London cablegram says: Amer
leans opened sharply today and de-
clined on the less sanguine view taken
here about the negotiations for the
new loan. Much uncertainty exists
about the expected loan, the situation
apparently being that the leading
financiers here are awaiting decision
from Washington as to the terms Of
the issue.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
FOREIGN GOLD ONLY.

Washington. Feb. 2.-There is no
longer amy doubt that negotiations are
about to be completed for the sale in
New York of $1OO,OOOOOO of 4 per
cent 30-year bonds. While the pros
pective purchasers are New York par
ties, it is known that the bonds are
expected to be disposed of by London
bankers, and to be paid for entirely
with foreign gold.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
NEW YORK MILLIONS.

New York, Feb. 2.-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks show tte
following changes: Reserve, decrease,
So, ,12S,55O; loans, increase, $186, 800;
specie, increase, $37 300; legal tender,
decrease, $12,645, 700; deposits, de-
crease, $12,547,4 400; circulation, in
crease, $4,000. The banks now hold
$36. .751 800 in excess of the require
n1ents of the % per cent 1ule.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 2.-Oficer
Deverau this morning shot Officer
Fenton ait the Holyoke police station,
killing him instantly. He then shot
himself, dying Immediately. No rea-
SON is assigned.
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AND THEY WILL KISS.

Paris, Feb. 2.-Le Memorial Diplo-
matique declares the emperor of Ger
many and the king Of Italy have ar
ranged for an interview for the purpose
Of fixing the minimum number of
troops each party ito the triple al
lance is to furnish in the event of war.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
UP AT OLYMPIA.

Olympia, Feb 2-The legislature de-
serted the city this AFTERNOON to spend
Sunday at Tacoma and Seattle. The
fish committee meets the committee Of
the Oregon legislature at Tacoma to-
morrow. The senate held no session
today.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
A LIBELoUs CHURCHMAN.

Seattle, Feb. 2.-Rev. M. II. Nichols,
a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
church, was convicted in the superior
court of criminally Hbeling Rev. T. B.
Ford, the presiding elder of the Meth
odist Episcopal churches Of this dis
trict. The trial lasted three days, and
the court room was packed during the
entire time
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
AS IT SHOULD BIZ.

Woodland, Cal, Feb. 2.-The cases
Of Knox, Munner and Compton,
charged with trainwrecking, will come
up in the superior court on Monday.
From a semi-ofhcial source it is
learned that they will never come to
trial and that the cases will be dis
missed on motion Of the district ait
tOrnoy
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
PENDING DISCUSSION.
A Canvass of the National Senate on
the Silver Question.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Three day of
next week will be given to discus
sion of the new administration finan-
cial bill in the house. The committee
on rules will report rule to devote
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to
the bill and have the vote taken Thurs
day afternoon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
THE EARrH's MARKETS.

Liverpool, Feb. 4.-Wheat, spot,
steady; demand poor; No. 2 red winter
4s Sd; N. 2 red spring 81 11ad; No. l
hard Manitoba IS Id; No. California
Sa
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

Sam Francisco, Feb. 2.-Wheat, No.
standard, S1Ac; choice S,Ac; milling
S7Ac "a epic; Walla Walla 7219c q
74c for fair average quality, TIC a 80
for blue stem and 6711a for damp.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
REBELLION BROKEN.

Pansma, Feb. 2.-The government
forces have defeated the revolutionists
in the state pe Tolima. fapturlpg 400
prisoners, IS
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New York, Feb. 4.-Hops quiet.

san francisco Feb. 4.-Wheat, size
for No. shipping and S211ac for choice;
milling grades S714c @ 921zc;. Walla
Walla 721ae a 75c for fair average
quality; TITO d SOc for blue sten;
and 671ac for damp.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07

London. Feb. 4.-Hops, Pacific coast.
f. 15s.
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New York, Feb. 2.-Hops quiet; state,
common to choice, old, Sc @ &c; Pacific
coast, old 31ac q &c; new Sc q lie.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07

Liverpool, Feb. 2-Close, wheat, spot
firm; demand poor; No. 2 red winter
Is 47ad; No. 2 red spring 5s 1ad; No. 1
hard Manitoba IS Id; No. California
5s
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27
A NEGRO HACKMAN's oFFENsE.
A Lady Left on the Road for Refusing an
Extortionate Demand for Money.

A Lady Left on the Road for Refusing an
Extortionate Demand for Money.
a good portion of the people OF val
dosta have been considerably stirred up
over the action of a negro hackman,
who has fled the city to escape the pun
ishment which, in all probability, he will
vet have to suffer. William Hollis is his
name. During the last few years he has
accumulated a considerable am ount of
property. He is one of the best known
negroes of that city On Thursdays noon
train from vannah, Mrs. Ratcliff, wife
of a section master of the Plant system,
came to the city to visit her parents,
who live few miles above here. She
employed Hollis to carry her and two
children to her fathers home, and the
negro told her that he would do so for
$3.50 When they had gotten about two
miles from town the Legro told her she
would have to pay him more money, as
the distance was farther than he expect
ed. Mrs. Ratcliff added fifty cents to
what she had already paid him. They
had driven nearly five miles from town
when they came to Cherry creek which
was considerably swollen by the recent
rains, and the negro stopped his team
and demanded of her more money. She
had no more and he began firing pistol
to brighten her. She jumped from the
hack with her two children, and at this
iuncture TWO wagons came over the hill
toward them. Hollis turned his team
reward town and returned to the city,
leaving Mrs. Radcliffe and her children
on the roadside by the swollen stream.
She was taken up by one Of the farm
wagons and carried to her home. News
of the affair was brought here late FRI
day and fuller reports were received yes
terday. An effort was made to capture
Hollis, but he had left the city. His
house was guarded last night, it is said,
by a detachment from the vigilant COM
mittee, and should he return, it is rea-
sonably certain that he will catch the
worst thrashing negro ever had in this
county in an age. The city council will
revoke his license and he will be given
a few hours after the cowhiding in which
to leave town,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27
THIS Is FROM ATLANTA.
That City May BE Blown Up ct Any Mo-
ment.

That City May BE Blown Up ct Any Mo-
ment.
According to letter which an Alaba,
milan has written for the public prints,
the goodly CT izens of Atlanta may start
upward, temporarily, at any minute, and
without warning.
This communication imparts the start
ling information that there is a regular
mine of munitions of war beneath some
portion or other of the Gate City, with
the springs, which will touch the whole
business off, ready to be sprung.
The Albanian is now endeavoring to
negotiate with the War Department for
a contract to remove the cOmbustibles
and explosives The following is his let
teri referred to-
81 belong to the Seventh Mississippi
Regiment, a part of Folks old corps
After having participated in great
many battles in 1864 we, on May -,
commenced our campaign in Georgia, at
Dalton. That was hot and swift cam
paign.
DAY and night we fought until about
september 3, when the Yankees COM
snenced t. harass our left wing, compos
ed of Hardee's corps. We were in
Atlanta then, Ny regiment in Folks
corps was left to hold the center Eof the
army at Atlanta. But on the night l
refer to we were ordered to get ready to
march out from the Gate City.
lone of the first things to be done by
way Of preparation was to bury all the
large cannon, bombshells and torpedoes
that we had on hand. This we, did as
expedtiously as possible, and the whole
deposit made big heap. With all the
torpedoes we fixed the springs ready
for exploding.
II have often thought of this day S
work. Iahave not seen Atlanta since
the war. and | sometimes think that
maybe some large and costly buildings
have been lbuilt over the spot where
these explosives are buried. l am the
.only man living that helped bury these
things or that knows where they are
buried and my desire to dig them all
a again IS therefore easy 20 be under
stood"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27
A QUEER STORY.
Fred Douglass Said to Have Had Designs
ON the Presidency.


on the Presidency.
A queer story of Fred Douglass am
bition has come to light since his DEATH
# is alleged that he had designs upon
the presidency His plans were concur
red in and supported by very nearly
every prominent colored politician IN
the country. They contemplated that
the blacks should withdraw from all
other political affiliations aud become a
disticct party to themselves. Douglass
calculated that. as the census put the
black population at 100000, there
must be 100000 black voters who
would vote for him for president. He
believed the campaign of 1896 would
bring out at least five presidential can
didates to divide the white vote-the
democratic, the republican, the popuiist,
the prohibition and the free silverites
With the whites so divided and the
blacks polling practically solid vote,
he believed the black party would be
able to capture number of states, pos
sibly not enough to secure the presiden-
CIV. but certainly enough to bring him
into greater prominence than he had
ever enjoyed. 1t is asserted that he
would certainly have made presidential
campaign if his plans had not been cut
short by death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27
A MurderOus Nation.

According to recent statistics, we had
in the United States last year $500
criminal homicides against about 500 in
Great Britain.
Now, there 3an be no reasonable ex-
cnse for such a black record for this
country. The reproach falls upon every
section. In the north most of the blame
is laid on the foreign element, and in the
south is laid on the negroes.
This explanation does not satisfy.
These wholesale murders should be stop
ped, and if educational methods fail we
should remodel our penal codes and
make justice more certain and speedy in
our courts. 1t is ridiculous boast to
claim that ours is Christian and law
abiding nation when we have nearly
10000 criminal homlcdes a year, to say
nothing of the fact that there is hardly
a month in the year when the militia Oh
the federal troops are not ordered out in
some locality to suppress various kinds
of disorder.
The trouble is that in every state in
the union there is an impression that a
murderer has about nine chances in ten
of securing an acquittal, or light SEN
tence with q Communication or pardon.
This is the cause of so many lynching.
When we remove tie cause the result
will go with it,
When we add to our murders other
crimes, it is plain that our criminal per.
centage is altogether too large. We
must turn over a new leaf or take back
seat among Christian nations. tlanta
Constitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27
Can svmpathize with the Hen.


From the St Louis Globe Democrat.
William Godson, of Albuquerque, has
given up his attempt to sit in a chair
perfectly quiet for twelve consecutive
hours for seven days, aud loses bet OF
500. When he left the chair last night
at midnight he was petty nigh played
out,
His limbs were swollen and it was
painful II him to move his arms aHd
neck. His eyes were badly strained and
he presented WORKOUT appearance.
He sent word to his hacker that he
was more dead than alive-in fact, is
now un Ter a doctor. He ssood the test
for five days, making sixty hours.