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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Araeo,s yto,im. washed Ashore.

Marsbfeld, Or, Oct. 27.-Early this
morning the life saving patrol found
on the ocean beach the remains of three
unfortunate victims Of the wreck of the
ill-fated steamer Arago. They were
brought to Empire City, and coro-
ner's inquest held. The names of the
unfortunates are: Patience and Speck,
steerage passengers, and Sanders, sea-
man. The three were buried at EN-
pire City this afternoon. The Arago
is still in the same position. An excur-
sion from here today reports the bar
very smooth, and it is probable that
what treasure is in the steamer will be
recovered by divers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
oriental Question Settled.

The Paris correspondents Of the Lon
don News reports that he hears the
czar's visit to Queen Victoria at Bal.
moral resulted in Russia, England and
France agreeing on the basis Of a policy
in Japan and China, while the Levant,
Mediterranean and African questions
are being arranged. The czar wants
the results obtained without bloodshed,
says the correspondent, and is support
ed by Italy and Austria. The sultan
is likely to die hard, but he will be
obliged to yield.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

Mozambique, Oct. 27.-Major Albu.
querque, governor-general, with 500
Portuguese and 100 native troops. re-
Gently went to Manicaland. While in
bivouao at Magenta, he was attacked
by 200 Massiarallos. The Portuguese
made gallant defense. and kept the
natives at bay for twenty-five hours,
but were finally forced to retreat. ow.
ing to lack of water. Two Portuguese
were killed, and twenty-three wound
ed, including the governor-general
The enemy's loss was heavy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Hung Chang Promoted.

Peking, Oct. 28.-Li Hung Chang
has been appointed minister of foreign
affairs. Simultaneously with his ap-
pointment as minister of foreign
affairs an imperial edict orders that LII
Hung Chang be punished for presum-
ing to enter the precincts of the ruined
summer palace, while visiting the dow
aoer empresg
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
The Rebellion Not Suppressed.

Once again 1t is announced that the
Mohammedan rebellion has been sup
pressed, though the missionary reports
do not in any way agree with the off,
cial intelligence. Meanwhile, there ID
a lively rising in Chung Lok district,
about 100 miles from. Swato island.
This is the district where Hakkes de-
stroyed the property of the Basel mis-
sions, for which act the German gov
ernment obtained ample reparation.
So far, no mission stations are reported
as being in danger. and the troops have
been dispa tched to the scene.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Neglected For tifications.

San Francisco, Oct. 2s.-The Even.
ing Post says the effect Of the transfer
of the artillery troops to Angel island
and the placing Of the First infantry
troops at the Presidio leaves the latter
reservation with no one competent to
handle the artillery defenses construct
ed at the Presidio. The government
has spent over So. 900. 900 on these guns
and defense works, which are now vir,
tually neglected.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Fell Through a Floor.

Robert Summers, of Tacoma, a gar
dener, fell ten feet, through a floor,
and died three hours later at the hos
pital. The fall fractured the skull,
and congestion of the brain followed.
He lived in an old building. and entered
a dark room adjoining his own, near
the door of which was large hole, in
which a wheel for cleaning carpets
had once been set Into this hole he
fell, being unaware Of the existence Of
the death trap.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Damage, Awarded Mrs. walker

Dayton, Wash, Oct. 2S.-The jury
in the case of Mrs. Robert Walker
against the o. r. & N. Co. last night
awarded the plaintiff $4,000 dam.
ages. Robert Walker, an engineer,
was killed by the overturning OF an en-
gine near Bolles junction two years
ago, and his widow brought suit for
damages.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Fall Of a scafoId.

New York. Oct. 27.--Six men wer Q
injured by the fall of scaffold at
Weehakee, and may die. The men
were at work on the cooling-house of
the Swift Packing Company, when one
of the joists which supported the scaf-
fold snapped from overweight and
about thirty feet of the scaffolding fell,
carrying the men down.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
A millionaire Armenian.

The most sensational trial ever
known in Turkey has just been con-
oluded in Constantinople. Afk Effendi,
the millionaire Armenian, has been
condemned to three years. seclusion in
fortress. He was accused of being
chief of the revolutionary committee.
This latter was considered not proved.
but his connection with the movement
was established. He was given the
minimum penalty possible.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Turkish Military Preparations.

Constantinople, Oct. 26.-An trade
has been issued levying poll tax Of
piasters per heed on all Mussulmans
and increasing the taxes on sheep to
1k per cent. These taxes, with the
revenue from five protected monopolies.
will, it is estimated, produce 1900. 900
Turkish pounds, which will be used for
military preparations, in connection
with the tone Of the Turkish press
against the Armenians, have excited
Comment
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
British Steamship Founders.

Colombo, Ces Ion, Oct. 2s.-The
passengers and crew Of the British
steamer Taft, which plies between
Mauritius and Bombay, were landed
here today. They report that the
steamer foundered during heavy gale.
September Q, and that twenty.seven
natives were drowned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Au About some Ptxs.

Waterford, Ireland, Oct. 81. - A
quarrel has arisen here by merchants
buying pigs from farmers instead of
through the Bally ybricken pig buyers.
A number of the latter waylaid four of
the merchants and beat them nearly to
death. There is great excitement and
there are fears of further disturbance.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
FiIibus,ers to Be Tried.

Admiral Navarro, presidents OF the
naval court of Havana, has caused no.
tice to be served upon forty.one fill
busters and others, including the crew
and passengers of the Competitor, that
they must answer charges of piracy
and rebellion against the government
Consul. General Lee, in an interview in
Spanish paper, denies having insisted
upon his recall to the United States,
and says his relations with Captain.
General Weyler are cordial.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
A St. Louis Broker Assigns.

L. A. Coquard, a well-known st.
Louis broker. has filed an assignment.
He gives his assets as 500, 900; iiabil-
tiles not stated. but may exceed the as
sets. 1t is claimed that during the last
six months he lost heavily in wheat
and stocks, the total amount being esti-
mated at $500, 900.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
The Tables Were Turned.

DR.. T. w. Bowman, of Savannah,
Ga, tried to kill, his wife. He was
prevented from SO doing by w. T.
Haskell, commercial traveller. Has
kell seized Bowman's pistol and
wrenohed it from him. Mrs. Bowman
and her mother then assaulted the doc
tor. They blackened his eyes and beat
him about the head very badly. Bow
man was arrested and taken before a
judge who gave him twenty -four hours
to get out of the state.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Suicide of a Minister.

Rev. Thomas Stoughton Potwin, M.
A., one of the best-known Congrega-
tional clerymen of New England, has
committed suicide at his home in Hart.
ford. Conn. Rev. Potwin had been in
poor health for some time. and. since
the recent developments of melan-
cholia, had been under the care of DIR.
Stearns, of the insane retreat. While
his family were away he went to IN
upper room and hanged himself with
a rope fastened to the door knob.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 28.-The Sac
and Fox Indian agency. sixty miles
southeast of here, was held up and
looted this afternoon by the same gang
of bandits that looted the town Of
Carney last week. Sac and Fox is only
thirty-six miles from Carney. There
were four robbers, masked, mounted
and armed. They first rode to the
office Of Agent Thomas, presumably to
demand the money to be paid as an
nuity to Sac and Fox Indians next
week. Agent Thomas had $4,000 in
greenbacks ready to pay the Indians.
Thomas was not in his Office. The
robbers then looted the business houses.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
As Was Expected.

Denver, Oct 27.-A News special
from Albuquerque says: Contractor
Hallenbeck. of the San Antonio g
White Oak stage line, brings the news
that the two delayed stages on his line
were both held up on Oscura mountain
last Thursday. The mails were rifled
and the stage horses stolen. The driv-
ers walked to San Antonio, arriving
today"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Must Release sum Yat SEN.

The Marquis of Salisbury has de-
manded the immediate release of Sun
Vat Sen. the Chinese physician, said
to be British subject, who was. ac-
cording to the statement of his friends,
kidnapped while passing the Chinese
legation in London, and is held pris-
oner in the legation on charge of
having been engaged in conspiracy to
overthrow the Mantchu dynasty.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
A Fatal gas ExpIosion,

In Chicago George MoWhorter turn
ed on the gas in his room and lay
down to die. The odor of the gas was
detected by Chalres Collard, who called
George Holt. Lighting the gas in the
room adjacent McWhorter's. they burst
in his door. An explosion followed,
blowing out section of the rear wall
of the building, and burning Collard
badly. Holt escaped injury. Mo-
Whorter died while being taken to tho
hospital.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Galveston Cotton Fire.

Galveston, Oct. 27.-The most dis
astrous cotton fire in the history of
Galveston occurred early this morning,
resulting in the destruction of q. 400
bales, and the warehouse in which
they were stored. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
A coward1y Suicide.

Alfred q. Andrew, a carpenter of
San Francisco, ended his own life be-
cause of misfortunes that had reduced
him to poverty, and left a widow and
three grown children to struggle for
the living he had grown weary of en-
deavoring to make for them. He took
carbolio aoid and died in great agony.
His wife was witness to his suffer.
ings.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
A MIssouri Bank Looted,

Robbers entered the bank at Cass-
vile, Mo-, and blew open the safe, Sc
curing its contents. The amount was
large, but the bank officials refuse to
say how much. The robbery was the
work of professionals.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Ladd's Mill Burned.

Portland, Or, Oct. 27.-The large
feed mill Of the Ladd estate on the
Crystal Springs farm on the Milwaukee
road, east of Milwaukee. caught fire
last evening about $3.50. and was COM
pletely destroyed, with all its valuable
machinery. There was great illu-
mination in the southeast in the direc.
tion of Willsburg at the time. plainly
seen from the Morrison street bridge,
but at the time it was thought to be a
brush fire.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
pao,ared Unoon.titutional.

Orange Park, Fla, Oct. 26.-The
Sheats law, prohibiting whites and
negroes being taught in the same school,.
has been declared unconstitutional.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

An electric boat has been constructed
for the inspection of the famous sewers
Of Paris. 1t pulls itself along by
chain lying in the bottom.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

The ordinary speed Of housetiy is
twenty-five feet a second; but when
chased it often attains speed Of l60
feet second.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

A medical authority states that for
perfect sanitary diet alkaline water
is needed for every person who eats
meat heartily.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

Lieutenant. General Nogi is mem
toned as probable successor to Wis
count Katsura, as governor general Of
Formosa.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
empires

The annual number of births is esti-
mated at SO, 792, ,000-an average num-
Der of 100, 800 day, 4,200 an hour and
70 q minuta.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

It is said that soft wood under pres.
sure becomes considerably harder than
hard wood under pressure.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

Saginaw, Mich, OCT. 27.- Fire
broke out early this evening in the
lumber pile and on the mill plant
premises of the Center Lumber Com
pany, at Zilwaukee, six miles down
the river. 1t spread into a very large
conflagration, which destroyed about
100000 feet of lumber. The saw
mill and salt works were in immient
danger, but were saved, and only
small buildings were burned. The fire
departments of Saginaw and Bay City
assisted in fighting the flames. The
loss will approach $780, 900, and is un-
derstnod to be fairly covered by insur.
ance.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Preyented a Panic.

Chicago. Oct. 27.-By rare presence
of mind, Rev. DR.. James Villa Blake
prevented panic and the possible aw-
full results of fire. which broke out
just as the morning service was begin
ming at the Third Unitarian church to-
day, and which destroyed the main
part of the building. When the pastor
took his place in the pulpit, his atten-
tion was drawn to smoke in the lobby
leading to the Sunday school room.
He remained standing until the organ
ist had ceased playing, and then re-
quested the congregation to retire
quietly by the rear exits. His manner
SO reassured those assembled that a
panic was averted. The church was
entirely destroyed. The loss is $40, 900.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
Steamship "FaralIon .

Sails from Ysquira every days for San Fran
cisco, c os Bay, P,rt Or'ord, Trinidad aud
Hum boldt Bay. Passenger acc mmudaticns
unsurpassed. Shortest route between the VIII
lamette valley and california.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
z
: STAYlNG~
! ~POWER.
4
POW ER.
zNNNSsGS Observation-Disclosures

away from the place the Lord laid out for
you. There's nobody that'll do for your
Aunt Mandy as you have. Your mother
thought sight of her-she was her only
sster-and when she died of the fever, your
Aunt Mandy took you home. You were
only baby, and she has done the best she
could for you. It's all because of those
intirmities of the flesh she's got that she's
we'd been bedridden for ten years? 1t
takes more strength of character and
Christian grace to have staying power than
it does going power, child. Hadn't you
better get right off here and run back to
your work. cross the lots, slip up the back
stairs and take off your Sunday clothes,
put on your workaday dress again, and
kneel down and ask that He give you stay
ing power? There are lots of folks names
written up in Heaven who never made any
noise in the world-folks like you that are
set off in corners and lonely places. doing
some important work for the Lord, of a
kind that don't set 'em up much, may be
but they'll be better known by and by.
Want to get off Desie?"
''Ies, Mr. Davis; guess I'd better 20
back, and try to stick to my place spell
longer"
"Pray for staying power, Delsie. rll
bring your bag around when | come back
from the station tonight
Two years had passed-Aunt Mandy
had accomplished her warfare with the ills
of the flesh. The small amount of property
left had been willed to Delse but it was
going to be necessary for her to earn
something to add to it. The place was
advertised to be sold at auction, and Delsie
sat alone the evening before the sale,
wondering what she was going to do A
knock at the door caused her to look up
and see the old stage driver standing on
the threshold.
"Good evening, Delsie. came around
to tell you about two lady passengers |
had today. The came from the city and
are going to bid on this place tomorrow,
and make what they call a Working Girls
Rest of it They asked me if could re-
commend any good young woman who
would take charge of it for Them they said
somebody that had a faculty for getting
along with folks odd ways and peculiari-
ties. | told EN-, Delsie Downs is just the
one for you She's got lots of staying
power in her"
And that is the way that the name of
Delsie Downs has become, during the past
few years, so sweet so many weary city
worker who found new strength and cheer
by few weeks stay at Good Rest. Her
corner of the earth is no more lonely,
unknown one. 1t is one of Gods beaut-
full hospices which make the way to the
Celestial City so much easier for many
travel worn pilgrim.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
RUNNING ON TIME.

As illustrating the degree of efficiency
to which the present management of the
b. n o. II. II. has brought is motive power
equipment and esprit de corps of the oper-
ating staff, we call attention to the fact
that during the months of April, May and
June the passenger trains and fast freight
trains have almost invariably arrived at
their respective destinations on schedule
time. The very few exceptions to the gen
eral rule were due to causes inseparable
from railway operation, and against which
no forethought can wholly guard. 1t may
be safely said that during the period named
no road in America, comparable in magni-
tude to the B. x o., can surpass its record
for punctuality in train movement.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
A SUGGESTION TO
ARBITRATE.
1t is Wrong to Fight in This Enlight
ened Age.

The little man with straw colored hair
wagged his head Indignantly and spluttered
incoherent epithets while the six footer
stood off and watched him with an express
ion of mingled curiosity and worriment.
II don't know whether l exactly under
stand what you re saying" the big man
remarked, slowly. But guess / have a
pretty good idea of the sentiment. %ss Still
we might as well get together and talk it
over SOS to have everything straight and
plain. You said that had not done Ehalf
the fighting in the war that l claimed Ito
have done. And l retorted that you were
so scared you didn't do any.
YES, sir, you did. And whats more
you reiterated it. And, not satisfied with
that, you said it over.
And thereupon you called me liar.
Yes, sir. And l am sorry; sir, that the
company into which had fallen and the
stress of the circumstances betrayed me in
to the use of a word which should not be
in any gentleman's vocabulary. But its
the only one which fits the subject"
"Letss don't bother about that. We're
both in the same boat on that trip, any
how. You will remember that l gave
way to my instructive love of repartee and
replied that you were another"
"Iou did exactly that"
And then you wanted to fight"
II haven't gotten over wanting to,
either"
STILL even if we were to fight, the dis
pute as to the facts in the case would re-
main unsettled
"A man is generally willing to give in
when he has been licked, )" was the logged
answer.
''But it wouldn't be an even thing.
could take you with one hand like whip
cracker and snap the pegs out of your
shoes
The little man looked him over, and,
quite undaunted, replied:
You We got good chance to try"
Il don't want to do it. | dislike to
leave unsettled this question of which of
us is mendacous blot on the continent
which George Washington once inhabited.
All you want, of course, is to have it de-
cided which Of us is a liar and which is
not"
That's all that it seems reasonable to
expect.
Suppose, then, that we 90 ahead and
determine the thing in a sportsmanlike
fashion. Here's cent. rll flip it up.
Which II you take, heads or tails?'
Heads
"All right. If it comes up heads, I'm a
liar, and if it comes up tails, you're Il
liar
But the little man with straw coored
hair said it seemed good deal like foolish
ness for grown men to behave in that way
and he guessed they'd better shake hands
and call the whole affair off-Detroit Free
Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
PATS ANSWER.

The Irshman, when called upon to rea
son out problem often makes short cut
toward the answer, and thereby prove,
that "brevity is the soul of witt
One day. as Pat, water carrier, who
supplied the little village with water from
the river, halted at the top of the bank, a
man famous for his inquisitive mind,
stopped and asked,-
How long have you carried water for
the village, my good MANI"
"Tin years or more, sorr," was the ready
answer.
''Ah yes! how many loads do you make
in alday?"
"FrOm tin to fifteen, sorr"
'Ah! Now have problem for you.
How much water have you hauled in all,
sil?'
Pat promptly jerked his thumb back
ward toward the river and replied, -
'.All the wather you don't see there now.
sorr'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
NO RUSH.

A story which has the most obvious of
morals is told of a certain public man, a
reader of some eminence. He is-and
knows it-a man of striking personal
appearance. He sometimes trades upon
his external charm and gives the world
credit for noticing him when it is perhaps
Moreover, he fancies that his professional
fame is matter of world. wide import.
Not long ago he went to manufacturing
town to lead in lecture course. He
arrived at the hotel somewhat early in the
day, went to his room and remained there
for a time, and then on sudden thought,
hurried down again to the office. With his
most imposing air he addressed the clerk
"Ah, would you kindly see that I'm not
disturbed while Pm here"
The clerk bent forward, slightly puzzled,
but still courteous.
''The townspeople, you know" con-
tinued the guest little irritated at his
density. "If they come to call upon me
don't care to see them. | don't wish to
meet any one"
The clerk leaned back. He put his
thumbs in his armholes and seemed about
to whistle.
''All right" said he. "There hasn't
been any great rush yet!'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
A Deception Easily PractiSed

is the offer of reward for "any case of Ca
tarrh not cured'' by certain ''cures" or
blood medicines" Nothing is said re-
garding the number of bottles required,
and therein lies the deception. The makers
of Ely s Cream Balm, have Dever resorted
to such devices. Cream Balm is an elegant
preparation, agreeable to use, and immedi-
ate in its beneficial results. 1t cures ca
tarrh. You can rely upon the fact that it
contains no mercury Or other injurious
drug. Fifty cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15

,Jimmie-"Tll tell you what we'll do
Well play lawn fete.
Bobbie-"An' I'll be the man what says
DAM"
Jimmie-'I'm going to tell your mamma.
You swored."
Bobbie-"Didn't nuther. That what
papa allus says when mamma says lawn
fete."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
ML4e. eERqs,se,lDeh.S

DR.. Pierces celebrated book, 1.-THE Common
Sense Medical Adviser" will be sent free to any
cover cost of mailing oni,. The book contains
1908 pages, profusely illustrated and is of ines
Unable value to every woman. veritable med.
ical library, in one volume. Address, Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo, N. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15

GLOW did you ever stop Willoughby' Is
internal gas about that new baby of his?"
introduced him to Jubway.'
"How did that stop it?"
"Jubway's just had one himself"