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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
struck by an Electric Car.

In Denver an electric car struck
carriage containing Mrs. John q. Mont
gomery. wife of prominent Denver
capitalist, and two other ladies. The
carriage was wrecked and Mrs. Mont
gomery was sc badly injured that she
cannot recover
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11

While the scenes attending the OPEN
ing of the house were both brilliant
and interesting in the crowds that
thronged the galleries, and the con-
spicuous personages present, the pro-
ceedings themselves were dull and
spiritless, being distinctively routine.
The house met, the chaplain invoked
the divine blessing on the work of the
session, the roll was called, and COM
mittee was appointed to wait upon the
president, and the latter's annual COM
munication was read. The reading
consumed about two hours. The holi-
day nature of the day was saddened by
the announcement of the death of ex-
Speaker Crisp, which Turner of Georgia
formally made to his associates. Out
of respect to the memory of the distin-
guished Georgian. the house, after
adopting appropriate resolutions, i'm.
mediately adjourned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
The Union Pacific Case.

In the case of the. Union Pacific how
ever, the situation has become especially
and Immediately urgent. Proceedings have
been instituted - foreclose first mort
gage upon those aided parts of the main
line upon which the government holds a
second and subordinate mortgage lien. In
consequence of these proceedings and in
creasing complications, added to the default
occurring on the 1st day of January, 1897,
condition will be presented on that date,
SO far as this company is concerned, that
must emphasize the mandate of the act
of 1887, and give to executive duty under
its provisions more imperative aspect
Therefore, unless congress shall otherwise
direct, or shall have previously determined
upon different solution of the problem,
there will hardly appear to exist any rea-
son for delaying. beyond the date Of the
default above mentioned, such executive
action as will promise to subserve the pub
lie interests and save the government from
the loss threatened by further inaction.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
Killed by POachers.

Count Finickenstein. an intimate
friend of Emperor William, of Ger
many, has been mortally wounded ON
his estate. 1t is supposed he was shot
by poachers. He was one of the
wealthiest landowners in Germany.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
Massacred by Kurds.

A Constantinople dispatch says that
under the pretext of revenging an old
grievance. 10000 Kurds raided the
province of Mamourel ul Aziz, where
they burned and pillaged the villages
and massacred the inhabitants.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
Jumped From q Hotel window.

Mrs. Eliza Cummings, aged 55,
wealthy woman Of Hillsboro, O., COM
mitted suicide in New York by jump
ing from third-story window of ho'
FOL
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11

Domestic and foreign
letters, postal cards,
etc ....................
Newspapers, periodicals
q cent per pound)...
Books, seeds. ETC., g
cents per pound) .....,
Parcels, etc. (16 cents
per pound. )............
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
Pacific Railroads.

The secretary calls attention to the pub
lic,s interests involved in an adjustment
of. the obligations of the Pacific railroads
tosthe government. I deem it to be an i'm
portant duty to especially present this sub
jeet to the consideration of the congress.
On January l, 1897, with the amount al
ready matured, more than $13, 900 of the
principal Of the subsidy bonds issued by
the United States in aid of the construc-
ton of the Union Pacific railway, includ-
ing its Kansas line, and more than $6,000,-
600 of like bonds issued in aid of the Cen
trail Pacific railway, including those issued
to the Western Pacific Railway Company
will have fallen due and been paid or must
on that day be paid by the government.
Without any reference to the application of
the sinking fund now in the treasury, this
will create such a default on the part of
these companies to the government as will
give 1t the right to at once institute pro-
csedings to foreclose its mortgage lien. In
addition to this Indebtedness that will
be due January 1, 1S97,--xheFe will mature
between that date and January 1, 1899, the
remaining principal OF such subsidy bonds,
which must also be met by the govern
rnent. These amount to more than $20,-
o00,0 600 on account of the Union Pacific
lines, and exceed 81 100000 on account of
the Central Pacific lines.
The situation of these roads and the
condition of their Indebtedness to the gov
ernment have been fully set forth in the
reports of various committees to the pres
ent and prior congresses, and as early as
1887 they were thoroughly examined by a
special commission appointed pursuant to
an act of congress. The considerations re-
quiring an adjustment of the governments 8
relations to the companies have been clear
ly presented, and the conclusion reached
with practical uniformity that If these
relations are not terminated they should
be revised upon a basis securing their safe
continuance.
Under section of the act of congress
passed March 8, 1887, the president is
charged with the duty, In the event that
any mortgage or other incumbrancez para
mount to the interest of the United States
in the property of the Pacific railroads
shall exist and be lawfully liable to be
enforced, to direct action Of the depart
ments of the treasury and of justice in
the protection of the interest of the United
States by thorough judicial proceedings,
including foreclosure of the government
liens. In view of the fact that the con-
gress has for a number of years almost
constantly had under consideration plans
for dealing with the conditions existing be-
tween these roads and the government,
have thus far felt justified in Withholding
action under the statute above mentioned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
French Would Exclude Our Pork.

At a mass meeting held in Paris,
France, of the organized Farmers
/ Union, the dealers in salt meats adopt
ed resolution in favor of the exclusion
of American pork products, in view of
the fall in the prices of swine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
NO. 80.
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senate.


The United, States senate began tha
second session Of the fifty-fourth con.
gress with crowded galleries and witt;
that accompaniment of activity and Oh
greeting that usually attends the reas-
sembling of congress. But the upper
branch Of congress never puts aside its
dignity, and the meeting developed no
demonstrations of dramatic interest
The reading Of the presidents message
was the feature of the proceedings, and
beyond this no attempt was made to
enter upon the business of the session.
To many of the foreign representatives
occupying the diplomatic gallery, the
message had special interest and sig-
nificance, owing to the part they had
taken in the conspicuous foreign events
to which the president referred. On
the floor Of the senate printed copies of
the message were distributed, and these
gave the senators opportunity of read
ing. There was a small attendance
after the reading had proceeded beyond
the first half hour. After the usual
formality of laying the message on the
table. the senate, on motion Of Hale,
adjourned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
Fatal Ending of a Fued.

A fight between old man Harrison
and his two sons and Morgan and his
two SONS, Tom and Caleb, occurred in
one of the mountain counties Of Ken
lucky. The elder Morgan is dead.
Both sons are dying. Both the Har.
rison boys are also dead.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
The Jury Didn't See Him Shoot.

John Thiel, who was supposed tc,
have fred the shot that entered the
head of a young girl at a wedding party
in Ritzville, WASH, has been acquitted
by jury. 1t was proved that he bor-
rowed the gun, and that the shot was
fired from the gun, but no one saw him
fire it, and SO the jury discharged him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
FRIGHTFUL RUNAWAY.
Mrs Putnam Frustrated When She
Saw Her Aged Mother in Peril

ELrS. Putnam Frustrated When She
Saw Her Aged Mother in Peril
There was a frightful runaway yes
terday on the grounds of the insane
asylum. Two large horses were draw
ing double carriage in which were
Roy Putnam and his mother, AIrs.John
Putnam of Tenth and Jackson streets.
Mrs. Cress of Manhattan, Mrs NJ D.
Henderson of 704 Harrison street, and
Mrs. Woodruff, the aged mother of Mrs.
Putnam. They had gone out to visit
the asylum and were just in front Of
the buildings when one of the horses
became wild at the goading ef hies. and
began kicking: in doing so he kicked
leg over the pole. This increased his
excitement. and Roy Putnam jumped
out to Hberate him. He continued
plunging and almost kicked Roy in the
head. Mrs. Putnam was holding him
BY the bit but he tore violently away.
throwing her to the ground under his
feet, and the bit was torn from his
mouth. This made it impossible for
Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Cress to as
sist in governing them by the lines and
both ladies jumped from the carriage
as the the horses whirled around in a
circle. 1t was frightful to see them
tearing madly across the grounds with
the poor old lady, Mrs. Woodruff cling
ing TO the back Of the seat. She was
unable to get out when the rest did,
and for a few moments all thought she
would certainly be thrown out and
killed, but there were so many men on
the grounds in the direction the horses
took. that they We're finally dragged to
a standstiu by some Of the attendants.
Mrs. Putnam suffered a terrible nerv-
Gus shock on account of her mothers
danger and had to have treatment
from DR. 1IcLauehlan before she was
able to be brought home. Mrs. Hen
derson and Mrs. Cress were each some
what bruised in getting out. but all feel
that they had a miraculous escape
from severe injuries, if not death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
TO STOP A THEFT.
Democratic Party Going Into
the Courts
To Prevent the Stealing Of Its
Name
Y GOLD STANDARD
Democrats Who Want the Name
of Their Faction
Put on the Ballots as SNatiOnal
Democratic Party.

New York, Oct. 2.Chairman Danforth
Of the Democratic state committee to
day confirmed the report that an effort
would be made in the courts to wrest
from the gold standard Democrats Of
this state the title which they have
adopted-National Democratic party.
Certificates of nomination were yes
terday filed with the secretary of state
by candidates Of the National Demo
cratic party. The law prescribes, that
any protests against such certificates
must be filed within three days, after
the filing of the nomination.
1--WE viii file our protest with the sec
retary of state probably tomorrow Z
said Mr.. Danforth. Should he decide
against US, we viii carry the matter to
the courts We believe that the other
side presumes too much when it sets
itself up as the National Democratic
party and not only that, but the name
is confusing and might cause our side
to lose many votes through ignorance
Of the voters"
Another interesting phase was devel-
oped today when Mr. DanfOrth declared
that Senator German would place him
self in the hands of the state committee
and might even take the stump in its
behalf. He has already rendered the
committee very valuable service, Mr..
DanfOrth said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02

a groaB Of horror escaped from passing
pedestrians as the scafolding gave way
and the form of the house painter was
seen to drop through the aiz. He caromed
on the third story cornies, struck the tele-
graph wire in frent Of the second story
windows, plunged into pile of bricks on
the sidewalk and rolled to the pavement
with q thud
Strong Taen turned away their faces. A
woman fazated. The engineer, who was
getting s breath of air in the areaway,
bounded mp the stairs and STOPPED over the
PROSTATE for1a- As he did SO the prostrate
form ross with spring and nearly knock
ed hina of his feet
AREN'T you hurt2'' asked everybody in
a breath.
'Hurtr 70 was the contemptuous response.
''Why. I've ridden a wheel every gay for
i've years. Detroit News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
RED FIRE NIGHT
For Once Kansas Avenue HAii
Be Lit Up
AS TIT Ought to BE Every Eestl-
val Night.
HIGH ROLLERS OUT
With Horn and Harlequin Cos
TUNES TO Welcome
The Advent of LORNA Queen Of
The Carnival.
HIGH ROLLERS OUT

This viii be the red fire night Of the
Festival
This is the night of LORNA the Beau
tiful the Exquisite. the Fairy Goddess
81 Fun. the Queen Of the harnlVal
This IL the night of the tin horns
after o'clocx-and the night for laugh
ter and hiIarity-
f'roliclzers. Her Retinue OF Robust Rol-
Ickers Her Joyous Jingle of Jenuine
but Gentle Jolliers VIII all be here on
Kansas avenue ana other streets, and
permitted To stand en- the sidewalks
and see them go by.
There viii be 25 features and a dozen
bands out to- do honor to OUR most gra-
cious Queen
1T IS expected that between 1000 and
3 600 maskers perhaps 5000, Will be on
the streets with romp and merry ma <
ing
The parade VIII be several blocks ir
length and every feature IS funn- ~
its Intentions. no matter what its re-
suits viii be-
This is the night Of the High Roll
ers'' that you have heard about even
though you may not by some accident
or oversight Be one
For weeks preparations have been
made by Lerina's willing and even anS-
ious slaves In Topeka and they are
prepared to treat Her right.
The parade VIII start at o'clock The
story OF it was printed ia the STATE
Journal Yesterday
After the parade Kansas avenue from
Fourth TO Tenth. or such portion of il
as is needed. VIII BE given UP to the
rnaskrrs end their ravages
Ttis Is the first karuival en m que
thst Topeka ever had and it rAast ba
-emem berad that ie is not time fer
rudeness or criminality. TO guard
against this Charley Holiday and AR
Rodgers Of the police board have 10
day appointed q large number of spa-
ciaI policemen for this night only They
are entirely empowered with the same
authority as the regular officers and
any breaking over the rules OF respeeta-
biity viii be punished by Immediate
arrest. People who expect t1 nave
floats or features of amy kind tonight
must burn red fire with them f0r the
entire distance of the parade. Red fire
viii be furnished free from 109 West
Sixth street this afternoon.
The karnival headquarters there VIII
be closed promptly at o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
A GREAT REMEDY
For suasrsrs from Eilaa

DR.. Redmond, a. specialist ~ the
study and treatment Cf Piles ana rec
tai diseases. recently stated t2at -ne
pyramid Pile Cure, the new discovery
for the cure Of piles, was the most re-
markable remedy he had ever seen o.
tried in one respect, and that was, the
instant relief experienced in al cases,
no matter how severe, from she mo-
ment the remedy was applied. tAls
was the more surprising to nina, be-
cause he had carefully analysed tine
preparation ard no trace of opium, CO.
caine or similar poison could be de-
tected-
Physicians look with great favor up
on the Pyramid Pile Cure. because ii is
operations and because it is so simple,
so easily applied and contains no n1in-
eral or other poisons so commonly used
in pile cures
DR. Estabrook reports that the Pyr-
amid Pile Cure not only cures the var
iOus forms OF Piles. but never fails to
give immediate relief ON the first ap-
plication no matter how severe the
pain or discomfort may be-
People who have suffered from piles
for years are often astOnlshed al the
instant relief experienced from the first
application. Another important adj
vantage is the fact that anyone can
use the remedy without detention from
business OF Interference with daily oc-
cupation. Sold by druggists at so
cents per package
Send for free book on cause and cure
Of piles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
sar15RDAYs PROF. Ahl -E-

4o.oo o. ma battle scene in the
-.,-s--sr stretch BIZ the United States
t---Isr 49, ARMY participated iu by all
-l- = --sr, here battery. cavalry and in
es--+---- Admission free
7.s6 b. m.-Racess four excellent
~aoes The following are the entries.
5 ~ +~1+-FIapnv Thought entered and
5 rv FTag-f-x Eagaman OH Onaga.
f-s- baron. bv Patronage, owned and
r,- II Griffin Cf Lawrence.
.e,,-a owned in Cskal0osa. Bob
4.-rar entered bv Fred Young of
1-,7ea= Csitv Eam.- Canteu. q. grand son
II the great Axtau. owned and entered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
1T COULDN'T BE HELPED.
Unfortunate Experience Of the Edison
Company WIN Have Lights
Tonight.

Last night just before the parade
reached Kansas avenue aabout so OF
the extra arc lights went out like a
flash
The evening before the same thing
had occurred ana the Topeka people
were much worried l-bout it for fear
the visitors would comment There
was not enough light on Kansas ave-
nue to see the pacades wen since the
floats were not as successfully lighted
as they should have been.
"A Journal reporter made an investi-
cation today.
IT'S simply a case of hard luck all
around" said ar AIaunsen, the super
intendent of the Edison company. The
cold facts are we were trying to pun
Brush company refused to take more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
ED HOWE has CAME.n
and NOW the Festivities Tonight VIII
be Complete

And Now the Festivities Tonight VIII
be Complete
When Topeka sent 400 or more of her
High Rollers over to Atchison last
Thursday to blow horns and have a
good time ait Ed Howe's corn carnival
cards We're attached to them on which
was printed the pictures Of two hippo
potami in the act Of osculation- One
was labelled Topeka" and the other
.'Atchison.' Below the picture was
printed this couplet:
They kiss very seldom. the reason is
One kiss is enough to last a whole
year.n
'Atchison did not know Topeka SO
wen then. Today Mr. Howe brought
over a delegation Of 200 or more with
the Atchison Military band of 20 pieces
to attend our Karnival and the first
thing the band played ran something
like this:
such kisses, though seldom. we ind
are The stuff
We've come for another,-one wasn't
enough"
The delegation had several extra
coaches on the regular Santa Fe train
and arrived shortly after IL O'Clock It
Yves met by a delegation of Topeka
gentlemen consisting of Lee Jones. June
Moore, Dr. AGeCurdy and Mr.. Jones
silk hat and q delegation from the press
committee.
The delegation with Mr. Howe and
Charley Styles. Atchisonfs prize coed
locker, came UP town in Or. McCurdy,s
4oIT-An-hand fra2, followed bg the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
UNEXPECTED EVENT.
U. S. Regulars viii Give a Sham Bat
tie Tomorrow Morning.

tie Tom 0rrOW MOrn1ng.
Tomorrow will not be one of the least
important days Of the week.
The United States troops who are
here were not allowed to participate
in the sham battle today because Of the
charge at the gate. But tomorrow at 10
O'Clock Col. Wheaton viii have his en-
tire command. consisting Of four troops
of cavalry, five companies of infantry
and one battery drawn up in line of
battle in the quarter stretch.
The people who are on the grounds
win then be treated to asighto Of the reg
ular army in action All the maneuvers
viii be under fire, and Col. Wheaton
says he has 81, coo worth of blank cart
ridges % use on the closing day Of To
peka's Fall Festival
Better than anything else there will
be no charge at the gate or anywhere
else. Everything viii be free, but on ac-
count Of the firing, horses viii be kept
out of the grounds.
In the afternoon the races viii take
place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
FIRE ABoTE. FLooD BELoW
Terrible Plight of People st Cedar
Keys During the Tidal Wave.

Jacksonville. Fla. Oct. 2-Reports re-
ceived from Cedar Keys tell a story OF
great damage to property and less Of
life there from fire and flood. Early
rumors from there spoke of Cedar KEYS
having been wiped, but fortunately
later and more authentic reports show
that this was an exasgeration. AS 1t
is. however, fifteen persons are reported
drowned. In Mrs. Weidly's house
alone i've persons perished by the food.
including three of Mrs. Weidly's chill
dren and her niece and the latter's
child. Bodies are being recovered from
along the coast and many fishermen
who went out on Monday night have
not been heard from since they left.
1t is feared that fatalities viii exceed
the number already reported The
Florida Central & Peninsula road win
be compelled to build an entire new
track for a distance of four miles
All the wharves at Cedar Keys were
washed away, houses were blown down
and six were destroyed by fire.
Beyond the bar there are q score Of
masts visible Just above the water, and
each top indicates the burial place Of a
sponging schooner and its crew.
In Cedar Keys those who escaped
death had terrible experience When
the tidal wave came and overw helned
the houses. many of the inmates float
ed In the water. ehnging to pieces oe
timber; others clung to tree tops for
hours until the water receded. They
were buffeted by wind and waves ana
many men tainted clinging even while
unconscious with a death grip. All
show the effects in their clothing and
bruised flesh but are thankful to es-
cane with their lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
To Colorado, Montana, Hot Springs
Puget Sound and Pacific Coast
Via Burlington Route

Take the shortest and most desirable
fine to the tar vest complete trains
leaves Kansas City at 1O-4O a. M, ar
rives Billings. Montana, 1850 miles dis
tant, 6:45 next evening; free chair cars
sas city 20 Lincoln through sleepers
Lincoln to Billings Connects with fast
train beyond to Montana ana Puget
sound. Ten to twenty-five hours short
er than other lines from Kansas City.
Through sIeepers and chair cars Mis-
souri, River to Denver; Rio Gfands
scenic line beyond Tor Colorado. Utah
and California
ASK Agent for tickets over the estab-
listed through lines of the Burlington
Route. L. w. WAX ELEY
Gen Pass Agent,
ST. Louis. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02
= oHURoH THAr DEooRATED.
Church Of the Assumption Adorned
for the Festival and Reunion.

One of the most prettily decorated
church properties in this city this week
is that of the Church OF the ASSUMPTION
at the corner of Eighth and Jackson
streets The decorations consist of
na8s, bunting japanese lanterns, as
paragus fern and g0ldenr0d. and We're
arranged 5y the ladies of tine church
on the tower Of the church, on the
pastors $ residence and on tine parochial
school house are placed large flags ana
streamers of bunting float from the
front Of the church Arches of aspara-
gus fern and goldenrod stand at the
SIDE entrance TO the church and the en-
trance of Father Hayden's residence
and 70 japanese lanterns are strung on
wires around the church property both
on Eighth and jackson streets With
the Illumination of the lanterns at night
the grounds presented very pretty ap-
raaranna
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-02

Atchison band The big crowd took
the street cars
The first stopping place was in front
Of the State Journal building where the
band gave a short concert and BIr
Howe was given an Informal reception.
They then went to the Santa TIE build
Ing ana serenaded Mr.. Frey and Jerry
Black
The Atchison people will See the sham
battle this afternoon and attend the
Karnival of LORNA. the Beautiful. this
evening and so back on a special train
at I'll o'clock
The Atchison people should have been
met by DIarsha1's band. but Mr.. Mar
shall was busy with the band contests.
and couldn't possibly leave.