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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
The venezuela Commission.

Hagerstown, Ind, Dec. 31.-The re-
port that Richard FL. Alvey, chief
justice of United States court of ap-
peals, District of Columbia, has been
requested by President Cleveland to be-
come member of the Venezuela COM
mission, is confirmed. The request
was made Thursday last in Washington.
The proposition took Judge Alvey by
surprise, and he begged for time to
consider the matter before committing
himself. This the president granted.
He is at home in Hagerstown, and will
be here until his court meets the first
Monday in January.
Tonight Judge Alvey said that he
had not yet fully made up his mind
whether he would accept or not, for
many of his cases would come up be-
fore the district court of appeals at the
January term. Because of his heavy
judicial duties, and for other reasons,
he hesitated about Immediately accept
ing the presidents offer. He is heart
lily in accord with the PRESIDENT 8
views, and feels under obligations to
further Mr.. Cleveland's policy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
Let Bygones Be Bygones.
Boston Journal

If fraction of the administration s
vigor had been manifested two years
ago it might not be necessary to speak
out so plainly now, and the country
would have been saved some humiliat-
ing experiences. But better late than
never is sound maxim. We can
afford to let bygones be bygones.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
In BOSTON.

Boston, Dec 26.-There was a no.
ticeable reaction from the panicky con-
dition of last weeks market at the
opening this morning. It is believed
the worst is over. The advance in
prices noted during the first few minu-
tes of business was not seriously broken,
and a feeling of greater confidence was
apparent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
G. R. FARRA, M. D.

of Second and Adams.
Residence on Third street in front of court
house.
Office hours to sA M, and to 2 and to 8
p M. All calls attended promptly.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
THEVENEzUELAAFFAIR
A London Paper Publishes a
Mass of Matter.
AS THE ENG LIsH WOULD VIEW IT
Similar to One Made by Spain
for Gibraltar.

London, Dec. 31.-The Chronicle
publishes a mass of matter on the Vene
zuela affair, including maps in posses
sion of the colonial office, extracts
from the American papers which have
arrived by mail, and an article by
Frederick Harrison, declaring that the
Venezuela claims is on all fours with 8
Spanish claim to Gibraltar. Harrison
says:
If the United States can persuade
| Venezuela to submit to a bona fide
boundary settlement and to drop he1
swagger about Charles V and Philip II
of Spain, and can enforce an award
when it is made, the quetsion could be
settled in a month.
The Brussels delegate to the Vene-
recently visited The Hague, and ex-
hausted every channel without success
in support of the Venezuela claim.
Five years ago the British vice-consul
at Ciudad Bolivar, examined the Span
ish records and proved the British as
pect of the case completely"
The Berlin correspondent to the
Standard says:
81 have excellent reasons to state
that the reports Of an agreement be-
tween Russia and the United States
about Venezuela are unfounded. On
the contrary, the czar was painfully
surprised at President Cleveland 8 mes
sage, and any war involving England
would be unwelcome to the Russian
court, on the approach of the corona
tion."
The New York correspondent of the
Times, while he affirms his previous
convictions that there is no longer any
feeling for war with England at present
in the United States, says there lies a
real danger for the future. He attri-
butes this partly to the personal char
acter Of the president or that quality of
it (which his friends call firmness and
his enemies stubborness. /"
The proposed meeting of the Ameri-
can society for the purpose of an ex-
preston of the people for an amicable
settlement of existing differences be-
tween England and the United States
has been abandoned in view of the i'm
proved situation.
The Order of Crusaders has for
warded, through the Hon. Neal Dow,
Mother Stewart and Miss Frances Will
lard, a New Years greeting to the
Temperance Workers of America, with
the hope that the war will now be
averted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
Montana Mininr Dividends.

Helena, Dec. 27.-Montana-l listed
mines paid in dividends during the
month of November the sum of $780,
600. Up to and including November
this year the listed mines of the state
ten in number-have paid $1,654,-
14O. This does not include the Ana
conda, which has paid more than all
the other together. 1t is estimated
that the mineral output of Butte this
year is worth $31 900, 900.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
RUSSIA AND SPAIN.
The Former Country Expresses Its ol
ti1ity to England.

The Former Country Expresses It's Hos
tility to England.
London, Dec. PA dispatch from
Moscow to the Standard says:
''The entire Russian press discusses
the chances of conflict between Eng
land and America with an ardor ap-
preaching enthusiasm, and in tone
of frank hostility to England. All the
morning papers have editorials breath
ing Christmas sentiments of peace and
good will, with reference to Venezuela
and Armenia
A dispatch to the Standard from
Madrid says their correspondent UNDER
stands that Spain will not object to the
American commission consulting the
Spanish archives about Venezuela, but
will clearly intimate that this is an act
of courtesy which does not imply the
slightest admission Of the Monroe doc
trine.
No Sympathy From Austria.
New York, Dec. 27.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Vienna says:
The conviction is gaining ground
here that President Cleveland has COM
mitted huge blunder. The comments
of the press are becoming more severe,
especially since the ''Krachs'' on the
Vienna bourse, which resulted directly
from the presidents message. Not a
journal in Austria takes the side of
Cleveland.
"When we consider the sympathy
formerly felt in Europe with the
United States it is considered that a
grave error has been committed at
Washington. fear it will be long
time before the effect it has produced
will disappear. Such is the opinion Of
an Austrian diplomat. s
It is said that his opinion is shared
by Counts Kalnoky and Golushowsky,
whose sympathy with England are
well known. The comic papers do not
spare Cleveland, and are full of jokes
and cuts in which the message is
ridiculed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-02
In Venezuela.

London, Dec. 27.-The Times has
dispatch from La Guayra, Venezuela,
saying:
Meetings approving the attitude of
the United States and antagonistic to
England continue to be held.
A decree has been published, order
ing the immediate embodiment of the
militia in the various states.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20

and of the various departments of the
Government has had method in it. The
science of war itself has been in a
revolutionary stage Fearing no for
eign enemy. Congress has wisely await
Cd the progress OF invention before
finally completing its plans FOR nation
al defense.
one of the results is that our fight
ing equipment, whatever its size or
strength is Of the most modern char
ectcr. our navy ranks low numeri-
cally. but IL is composed wholly OF the
most modern and powerful ships of
the various classes represented in ii.
and in lighting strength it RANKS fifth
among the great navies Of the world.
The capacity OF the United States 10
produce warships and material is now
surpassed but by England alone. our
navy gun shops, ship yards and armor
plate foUadr.os have capacity that, in
casc ot emergency. could speedily be
enlarged TO match those Of Great Brit
ain or any other power.
Great preparation has also been made
within the past few years for the pur-
poses OF coast defense in case OF an
unexpected and undesired foreign war.
At WatCrvllet. y. Y, Uncle sam has a
gunshop that is TO be matched only by
that Of the great Krupp at Essen. Ger
many. The Government now has on
hand q large stock OF modern rihed
guns OF all cal.bres for both naval and
coast defense purposes. The present de-
ficienCy Of our warlike preparations fOI
defensive purposes is rather in sun
mounts than in guns. The Government
now has, however. at Watertown.
Mass. : factory where gun carria ges
and prOjectiles of the most modern
type can be turned out in great guam
tity Two hundred and nifty men are
now employed, building carriages for
eight, ten and twelve inch guns, con-
Verting old-fashioned mounts and MAX
ing projectiles for all calbres, from the
vicious rapid-fire TO the deadly 1000
pound deck-piercing slug for the coast
defense mortar During the past week
five immense disappearing carriages
were shipped, TO be placed in a new
battery ut Fort Wadsworth. y. Y,
where the guns are already waiting to
be mounted.
The question is often asked. Why
should the United States prepare for
ware The proper reply is. Why should
Europe keep on extending its enormous
armamentsH Doubtless old world jeal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
Momeu,s Rights in Indiana.

The legal rights of women are no.
where in the union more liberal than in
the State of Indiana. In a recent ad-
dress by lawyer before the Woman's 5
club in Indianapolis these We're thus
formulated: Since 1851 a married wo-
may may hold real or personal property
the same as II she We're unmarried. she
is now permitted to become surety or
indorser for her husband. or any other
person. She may carry on any trade or
business. and perform any labor or
service on her separate account, and is
entitled to her separate earnings Her
legal condition is one OF comparative
freedom and independence. The POLICY
Of the law Of recent years has been 10
remove her disabilities, and at the
same time 10 protect her from machi-
nations of those who might seek to
take advantage of her inexperience and
of her willingness 10 sacrifice every
thing material for the sake OF those
she loves"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
presldents Who Joked Not.

Jackson was always aggressive. un-
compromising. serious.
Tyler was cross. sour, unapproach-
able and irritable.
John Quincy Adams was a Puritan
through and through. with a caustic
AMI bitter wit, but no humor.
John Adams was impulsiye and iras-
chile, but too much in earnest ever to
be humorous.
Benjamin Harrison is credited with
having no sense OF humor. although he
does not object to joke II the point
is explained to him.
buchanan could never see the point
of a joke and regarded all jesting as
ill-bred. His strong point was dignity
and politeness.
Washington was the embodiment Of
gravity. 1t is said that he seldom
smiled. and never laughed. a man was
once so careless as TO slap Washington
on the shoulder, and the poor fellow
was frozen stiff by the icy stare of his
excellency.-Cincinnati Commercial-Ga-
Zette.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
GAMBLING IN MEXICO.
Many who Ret DO Not Know what is
Coming to Them.

Many who Ret DO Not Know what IL
Coming to Them.
Enter a Mexican gambling saloon
when things are a little slack and you
will see the habhues OF the monte ta-
bic discussing the topics of the day.
while they roll their cigarettes and loll
back in their chairs as II they had met
for no other purpose. Seated on chair
a little removed from the table is a
man who has probably inhabited the
gambling saloon for days past. He is
now overcome with sleep, and as he
sits with his legs crossed and his head
rocking from side to side. one wonders
how he can keep his scat or how IT is
that his greasy tall hat does not topple
off
Then you will see an unshaven. ILL
kept fellow. nursing his knee and mood
lily gazing at the roulette table for
hours, while the croupier rakes in the
coin and hands out the winnings with
machine-like deftness and accuracy.
No one ever suspects the croupier
Nine out of ten of those who bet and
win have no idea OF what is coming to
them. But they take what the croupier
gives them as a matter OF course. He
has no inducement to cheat, for the
must win in the long run. come what
may.
\ Chinaman may saunter in to give
some animation to the table. He asks
for no chips. but wagers hard, cold sill
Yer. Where the Mexican lays one dol
lar he will lay five, and oftener than
not he wins. with the absence OF un-
dignified hurry and eagerness peculiar
to the Oriental, he does not take his
winnings at once. but produces n cigar
cite, rolls and lights IL, and then lays
hold of his dollars You will be sure to
see at any table mild lunatic with pa
per and pencil before him, noting each
point. and slowly laying the founda-
tions of a new and infallible system
AS II there were any way of obvlatlng
the laws OF nature.
Now and then a young gambler will
enter, bringing with him into the heavy
laden atmosphere n gush OF fresh air
from the street. He will bet and have
Il run of luck that will draw to him the
attention of all the black-luster eyes
that surround the table. One or more
will gradually sidle up to him, and with
parched. trembling lips ask him where
he is going to place his money and ask
leave TO follow his lead
Where but round the gambling table
do you see so many and such striking
examples Of statuesque immobility?
You count not by minutes but by hours
the time that gray-haired votary of
chance has sat with his hands folded
on the table and his eyes fixed on va
cancy. And how much longer will he
stay in that posture? Perhaps until
the lamps are turned off in the gray
morning or until he summons up en-
ergy enough to stagger off to the pawn
shop to raise a pittance. And that man,
who has sat so long with his head
buried in his hands. what is he think
ing Of? Perhaps of the home as II was
once and as 1t might have been still.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
Care of the feet.

The skill of the pedicure is now called
into requisition nearly as often as that
of the manicure. Many persons have
their feet carefully and systematically
looked after. and the nails of their toes
as nicely kept as the nails Of their fing-
ers. The visiting pedicure is a distinct
profession in the large cities. Unques-
tionably the care OF the feet has much
to do with their condition as regards
comfort and service, Tender feet can
be somewhat hardened and rendered
less susceptible by bathing them every
morning in tepid. not hot, water into
which a teaspoonful OF eau de cologne
has been put. The occasional parboil-
ing in almost scalding water. which is
still provincial practice for the soften
ing OF corns and other excrescences is
harmful. and increases in the end the
very troubles for which It seems a tenn
porary relief.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20

fcient war resources both to defend its
coasts and territory and to make its
will respected in n just cause.
II Ia satisfactory to know. therefore.
that our nation possesses the ground
work OF most effective defensive and
offensive war machinery. The naval
gun factory at Washington the army
gun factory at Watervliet n. Y. the gun
carriage and projcctile factory at Wat
ertown, Mass, the rifle factory at
Springfield. Mass, and the great pri-
vate shipyards, gun foundrles and ar
NOR plate works In various States are
unmatched of their kind in all the
world
IL seems strange that so much Of war
preparation should have gone on i'm this
country so quietly during the past few
years, but the utility Of IL is very APP
parent Mt the present time. For mere
purposes Of self-defense, the United
states is strong. and 1t has no ambition
for foreign conquest.
Doubtless the war scares that now
weekly affect the civilized nations are
more or less sensational There is al
ways lingo" class. so-called, ready
TO call for a clash of arms at all times.
Modern nations seem to be afflicted
with the idea Of trying to be imncnse-
ly superior to each other in war max
Ing power. The chance is that the na-
tion which has made the greatest pre-
paration might prove to be the weak
est In case Of war The science Of war
is essentially modern. new war
would produce new methods and new
weapons. That nation is strong at .he
present time which has preserved its
resources has ready supply of the
most modern war material. and has i'm
its shops and factories the power to
manufacture speedily the new weapons
and devices that modern war would
call forth. And that. most happily. is
the present condition Of the United
States.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
A Good Pointer.

That pointer Of mine is n great dog"
declared Howard Vernon, as he petted
his 800 dog Glenbeigh. Il can always
depend on him. When he makes a point
l know that he has scented bird. and
] know that he will not move muscle
while l have a chance at that bird.
l was hunting quail up at Point Reyes
last month, when l lost Glenbeigh. l
knew he must be pointing in the brush
somewhere, but I looked. everywhere
for him and could not find him. The
next day resumed the search with no
better success. but on the third day I
found him in a dense thicket, standing
perfectly rigid with his tail sticking
straight out behind and one foot up 4
quail had run into n hollow tree. and
the dog stood at the opening. The quail
dared not come out. and the deg. true
20 his training. wouldn't move. lie had
been standing in that position. without
SO much as moving n foot. for sixty. five
hours, and when I tried to lead him
away he could not walk."-San Fran
cisco Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
Tame Wild Animals.

Some Of the people who live on the
edge Of the Maine woods have been be-
twiNt the devil and the deep sea-" as
the phrase is. with the game law on
one side OF them and the disposition of
the protected animals to be neighborly
on the other Said woman in the Pis-
cataquis backwoods:
"A deer can be tanned as easily as
any other animal and sometimes they
are bound TO be tanned whether you
want them or not. A few years ago a
young deer came out with our cattle
and grazed round with them and came
up TO the barnyard at night. He didn't
seem n bit frightened. and l gave IL
some milk 1t drank readily and next
day wanted some more. l could pat IL
and fondle il as well as I could a cosset
lamb. 1t stayed around with our cat
tie for several weeks when one day a
game warden came and said was liza
BILE TO penalty for keeping the deer
and feeding il Then l tried to drive IL
away. and the way he would come up
in spite Of my threats and attempts to
scare il, and coax for milk was pitiful
to see. l had the hardest work TO
make him so away. and for a long time
he'd keep coming back TO our place"
a similar case occurred in Portland
last summer. where a seal came TO a
fishernan's boat and followed il for
n number of days and wouldn't drive
Off.
These instances Of tame wild" ami
mails reminds a Maine gentleman OF
what he saw in Mayfield a few years
ago He was driving through that
town. and at a place where he stopped
his hostess. handsome young woman.
asked him if he wanted to see deer.
Taking a dish with some grain in IL or
something Of that sort. she went down
the lane to the edge of the woods and
stopped. calling in a low tone some
name. Presently a fine large buck
came out OF the woods and trotted up
10 her as tame as any colt could be.
He stuck his nose in the dish and
munched the food. while she patted his
neck and talked to him. When she left
him TO come back to the house he fol-
lowed her TO the fence and seemed real
ly anxious to so to the house, too
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
poNNErs OF GLASS.
A Trip Through Rain storm Never Dam
ages Them.

Science Is ever adapting materials
from the vast laboratory of Nature to
practical use. We have almost arrived
at rediscovery Of malleable glass. AT
all events. glass is now ranked among
our textile fabrics. In Venice a man
ufacturer is turning out bonnets by
the thousand from glass cloth. They
have the simmer and brilliancy OF silk
and are of nearly any color. They are
impervious to water. For n long time
in Russia has existed a tissue manu-
facture from the fibre of a peculiar
flmentous stone from Siberia. BY
some process II is shredded and spun
into fabric. soft to the touch. and of
exquisite pliability. durable in the ex-
treme. When soiled, as IL is indestruc-
tible by fire, IL is simply subjected to
heat sufficient to drive out all the dirt.
In the case of the glass silk. however,
II will not stand such extreme heat II
may be made clean again by simply
brushing with hard brush and soap
and water. when IL is none the worse
for being either stained or soiled. The
material is now to be had ih white.
green. lilac. pink, and yellow. 1t bids
fair TO become fashionable for evening
dresses. The new fabric is rather cost
ly. IL is also made for use as table
cloths, napkins and window curtains
1t is even claimed that glass is capable
OF being made into a fabric which may
be worn next to the skin without the
slightest discomfort. An Austrian is
the inventor of this new textile-Lon-
don Invention.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
Combs of High Degree.

From the little, unobstructive inch
and half combs that used 10 plaster
back refractory bangs during the Ma
donna craze, the side comb has de-
veloped into five or six-inch imple-
ment, encircling half the head and vari-
ously ornamented and filigreed. The
teeth are fine and far apart, 10 suit
soft or coarse hair and variously grad
ed, being perhaps only half inch deep
on one end and two inches on the other.
In the matter Of coiffure. sweet sim
plicity has been relegated TO the back
ground, and authorities predict that
feminine heads at the opera and other
evening functions this winter viii be
works OF art.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-20
CRANKY GUESTS.
Experience of Hotel Clerks In Deailpe
with Some of ypsm.

Experience OF Hotel Clerks In Dealinr
With Some of ypsm.
81 cannot sleep in that room," said
a guest at hotel in this city last even-
ing as he walked to the desk in the Of
fee and threw the key upon 1t.
What is the matter with it?" asked
the clerk.
There is nothing the matter with II,
except that the bed is in the wrong
place." the guest replied. For more
than twenty years l have slept in a
bed with the head toward the north,
and IL has become such a habit with me
that 1t would be actually impossible for
me to sleep with the head in any other
direction"
1T will be impossible for me to give
you room containing bed with the
head in that direction" said the clerk.
The hotel is we'll filled tonight. and 1
have onlytwo vacant rooms. but l will
have the bed turned for you" Calling
a porter the clerk instructed him to
turn the bed in the gentleman's room.
so that the head would besto the north.
The guest followed the porter upstairs.
and as nothing further was heard from
him ii is presumed that he retired and
slept peacefully.
Htit 10 llO d1tOOiiNltts lOI NdSNtSs
said the clerk. turning to the reporter.
"and the funny experiences we have in
the hotel business would fill a volume.
Before the night is over we may have
calls for beds with their heads turned
TO every point of the compass. and, OF
course, we are obliged to accommodate
every one"
Il remember an instance like this
several years ago. A man slightly in
ebriated came into the hotel one night,
and. producing a pocket compass. said
that he wished & room where the head
of the bed should be placed to the
northeast. We sent two boys with him,
and they turned the bed as requested.
The joke was that the compass was
furnished with a little stop. which held
the Indicator in n certain position. 1t
so happened that the gentleman's bed.
which had been carefully placed north
east according to the compass, was in
reality placed with the head to the
south. The man discovered his mistake
next morning. and was cured of the
fad. ad."-Philadelphia Bulletin.