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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09
SPOKE OF ENGLISH g,1ranAruRE


The college section OF ike State Teach
ers Association held its as !iuaI meeting in
Portland last Saturday. Among the in
structers present from Corvallis was ]. B.
Horner, professor of English language
and literature at the Agricultural College
who is one of the best known educators
i'll the northwest. Prot Horner has a
large library and SO far as it pertains to
English and American literature, is pro-
bably exce1led by few on the coast. That
its volunns have been carefully perused
and studied, is evinced by the following
hattering comment from the Sunday Ore
gonian upon Mr.. Hori1er's address before
the association last Saturday:
Mr. ]. B. Horrer, of the State Agricul
tural College, spoke atzlepgth upon the
proper course of study III English to be
pursued by students in s.he freshman's
year at-a college. Tie learned gentle
man gave figures aud facts which showed
a full acquaintanc with the college work
of the state, as well as mastery of the
preparatory work done by the public and
high schools. The speaker emphasized
the Importance of 1ter.,ture il the
schools, stating that rhetoric was only
valuable as it was supported by thorough
and careful analysis of the leading au-
tllors who have written in the English
language. Mr.. Horner wont further and
laid still greater emphasis oil.t the inpor
lance of Continuous study, an English, in
all cases where the other languages are
not pursued. Great interest was taken
i'll the views presented, which may be
expected to take root.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09

and most complete on the 1'ae iiic coast. ri
nanciai difficulties overlook the concern, and
it is now in the hands OF IN assignee, hut Is
expected to be again placed on lis feet, un,l..r
a reorganization.
The attendance at the public school. is
425 pupils, and this numter is grsater thar
at any one time during the whole Of last
year. Last June tuitiof. at the Agricultural
college was made free, .aad the present en-
rollment of 362 Students representing al
sections of the state. exceeds by l0l the
record of the previons year. Til lleger :
eeives an annual state appropriation of 81
500, $4,000 from the sale oi. lands and this
year $40, 900 from the Unistd States govern
ment. The latter amountincreascs annually
at the rate of 81 geo Until the sum reaches
S25, ,0o0. With the SIS, ,00a given he govern
ment experiment station. fYtaI appropriation
rseived by both institutions was about
$4,000. Last summer the power supply of
the mechanical department was increased.
tie water System improved and 81 model
dairy built, equipped with thc --latest improv-
cd machinery.
Philomath, seven miles west OF Corvallis,
has public school and two colleges. That
there should DO two, is ths. sssssit of a breah h
jim the church under which they are conducted.
The Attendance at both issj bout liz, nearly
equally divided between them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09
The Chase Company.

The Chase company have been play
ing at popular prices before good audi
ences this week at the opera house.
Their repertoire includes many of the
best dramas now IN popular favor
throughout the country. They play
here the balance of the week, with g
matinee Saturday afternoon. Their rer
farmances are deserving of the patro
mage of the Corvallis public.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09
Chief of Police Notice.

To all owners of cows, calves, OF hors-
es you are hereby no .tihed not to tie any
of the above name stock in anv way so
they can get on .lther sidew a1ksor cross
walks, on any street in the corporate
limits OF the city of Corvallis. By order
of chief of police
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09

catarrh is constitutional ddf.sa,e and
cannot be cured by local Applications.
Hoods SsrsapariIia is constitutional rem
edy; Gu res catarrh beeabse it purlfes the
blood.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09

Hoods pills are;pbsrely vegetable and do
not purge, pain ssr grippe. Sold by all drug
gists.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Silver Men Inclined to Listen to the Ladies'
Arguments

Arguments
CHICAGO, July 1.-The committee on
resolutions of the coming convention
is to be presented with arguments pro
and con on the question of suffrage for
women, and the subject is to be pre-
sented in no mean manner, If the wo-
men have their way. The half-hour
given the two sides of the argument by
the Republican committee in st. Louis
is but fraction of what they will ask
here. The suffragists, headed by Lille
Devereaux and Mrs. Clara FoltZ, will
ask for an extended hearing. They hope
to be able to convince the silver leaders,
who are expected to control the conven-
ton, that an endorsement of their
movement might gather votes to the sill
yer cause by the influence the suffrag
lists would bring to bear on the male
voter But the suffragists are not to
have the field alone, any more than they
did at st. Louis Mrs. John V. L. Pryor
CT Albany has telegraphed to the audi
torium asking that rooms be reserved
safe to presume that Mrs. Cranwell will
face the suffragists again and battle
against the conferment of the voting
power. Indeed, it is known that Sena-
tor HILL who will be New York's mem
Der of the committee on resolutions,
has promised that the anti-suffrag gists
shall have hearing.
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Late Details of Damage by Seis.
mic Visitation
EARLY REPORT OVERDRAWN
But There Was Awful Loss of Life and
Property
Whole villages Were Swept Away and D.
vastation Of the Rice Fields Leaves
the People to Starve
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
VANCOUVER, July 1.-The steamer
Empress of China arrived last night
with Yokohama news to June IS.
Regarding the recent earthquake
wave, the Yokohama Mail has the fol-
lowing: 1t will be some time doubt
less before the full particulars reach
Toxic of the cruel disaster that has
overtaken the people lying along the
coast of Rikuzen and Ril1uchu. Between
s and $50 p. m. on the 18th a violent
seismic disturbances occurred in thte
ocean that bathes the northeastern
coast of the main island. Accounts
thus far received place the center of
disturbance in the vicinity of the cele-
brated island Kinkwa zan. Following
the coast line northward from Kinkwa
zan we find these reports from the vari-
Gus places on the beach:
Onogawa, Futahama-Many lives
lost, animals destroyed and houses in
undated, but no definite numbers are
stated.
Washgami-Forty houses destroyed;
several deaths.
Okatsu-Fifty persons killed; thirty
houses washed away; prison doors
thrown open and several prisoners sup
posed to be lost, as well as some of the
wardens; quantities of mail matter
swept away.
Motoyoshi Cor Shizukawa)-Eighty
houses swept away; seventytwo
corpses recovered up to p. m. on the
18th.
Kamaishi-Over one-half of the town
swept away; many persons and animals
| killed; telegraph office washed away.
| Miyako-Much injury to life and
property.
Kuji-Same fate as above.
Hachinoye, Minato-Eleven persons
killed, two missing; school building des-
troyed; bridges swept away.
Some accounts speak vaguely Of
| thousand lives lost and 500 houses swept
away on the coast of Ojika and Moto-
yoshi alone, but that seems to be exag-
| Grafton.
One statement is to the effect that
thirteen shocks were felt in the neigh.
borhood of Ishimaki, but they must
have been comparatively slight. Un-
doubtedly there has been lamentable
loss of life and property and large tracts
of rice fields have been inundated and
|
regarding the damage done and lives
lost through the tidal wave:
Onani. Mura (Motoyoshi district)--
Buildings swept away. 90; deaths, 40O
Hashikami. Mura-Buildings swept;
away, 300 deaths, 400: wounded, 10o
| Koidzumi, Mura-Deaths, 1450.
| Utatsu, Mura (Motoyoshi district)-
Buildings swept away 600 there being
absolutely nothing left; deaths, 600:
wounded, $50.
| Okachihama, Mono district-Build-
ings swept away, 40; deaths, 81; wound
ed, 8.
Sendai-In three districts of Motoyo-
shi Ojika and Mono, in Miyagi pre-
lecture, there was most disastrous dam
age done by the tidal wave during the
night of the 18th inst Motoyoshi alone
had 1880 deaths and $50 buildings
washed away.
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ng men were enthusiastically

greeted.
Senator Teller reviewed the parade
from stand which had been erected for
that purpose. Thirty thousand people
stood in the rain and watched the pro-
cession. When the last club had passed
the stand Gov. Mcintyre and Mayor Nc
Murray made speeches of welcome. Af-
ter passing through the business portion
of the city Senator Teller was taken to
the Brown Palace hotel.
Senator Teller then came forward.
and in short address thanked the peo-
pie for the honor they had done him.
He said:
Il believe now that all the friends of
silver have to do in this country is to get
together, and when we get together l
believe the friends of silver will DOM
mate and control this country and place
1t upon a monetary system that is an
American system-a monetary system
that we adopt without asking the con.
sent of Great Britain or any other land.
Whatever the Republicans may do
in other sections, I know that the Re-
publicans of this state believe that the
great American nation is big enough
and strong enough and wise enough to
promulgate a system of its own that is
American without the approval of any
nation on earth. (Applause)
For that, let all the pople of Colorado
be united as one man. When we are
united the other sections of the country
will be united with us and we will accom-
plish that which to some of us has
seemed very remote-the securing, re-
peat, Of a true, honest, American sys-
tenn of finance"
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AT RANDSBURu
The First Death at the Suddenly Famous
Times

RANDSBURG (via Mojave), July L.
Randsburg, probably the richest gold
mining camp in the United States, sit
uated fifty miles northeast of Mojave,
saw it's first fatal accident today. Mary
J. Wilder, fallen sister, whose parents
are wealthy and respected citizens of
Eugene, Or, while attempting to light
gasoline stove in some manner ex-
ploded it, setting fire to her clothing
and the tent she occupied. Before help
could reach the unfortunate creature
she was burned beyond recognition and
died in few hours in terrible agony.
Hon. Pat Reddy left for San Francis
co today to order a twenty-stamp mill
for the Olympus mine in which he owns
fourth interest. A cleanup yesterday
of the Carlock mill at Cow Wells netted
nine and half pounds of gold from
fourteen tons of ore from the Kenyon
mine.
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peared to be continuance of the uncon-
scious state into which Mrs. Stowe lapsed
on Monday. The arrangements for the
funeral have been partially completed.
The services in Hartford will be private
and interment will take place in An
dover, Mass.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in
Litchfield, Conn.,, June H. 1872. The first
twelve years of her life were spent in
the intellectual atmosphere of Litch-
field, which was a famous resort for
ministers, lawyers and professional men
of culture and education. When about
IL years of age she went to Hartford, and
while there was known as rather alb
sent-minded young woman, but a fine
scholar, excelling especially in compo-
sition writing
After her marriage in 1886, and while
living in Cincinnati, she published her
first book. The Mayf1ower, which had
moderate success. Several years after,
upon the passage of the fugitive slave
law, Mrs. Stowe laid the corner stone for
Uncle Toms Cabin, which was published
as a serial in the National Era, and a
few months afterward in book form.
Within six months over 100000 copies
were sold. In England 240, 900 copies were
ordered by the booksellers in one month.
1t was translated into Spanish, Italian,
French, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Flem-
ish, German, Polish, Magyar, Arabic and
Armenian.
In 1852 Mrs Stowe went abroad to
recuperate. Her visit was one continu
Gus ovation, and year later she gave
to the public her Sunny Memories of
Foreign Lands. In 1856 Dred was pub
lished, and in 1858 The Minister'S Woo
ing, pronounced by literary men her
ablest work, appeared in the Atlantic
Monthly. In 1862 Agnes of Sorrento was
published. In 1864 Mrs. Stowe built a
beautiful residence in Hartford, Conn.,.
where she has since resided.
KINDLY COMMENT
LONDON, July 2.-The English papers
this morning all have kindly comment
on the death of Harriet Beecher Stowe
at Hartford, Conn.,, yesterday.
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OPPOSES BLAND
Chairman Taubeneck Insists Upon Straight
Out Populist

OuL fOpuHSt
ST LOUIS, July Hon. II. E. Tau
beneck, chairman of the Peoples party
national executive committee, is opposed
to ex-Congressman Bland for president
and will entertain no proposition for
compromise with the Democratic party
which does not include Senator Teller
for that position.
In an interview with Mr.. Taubeneck
today at Populist headquarters, he de-
MED that he had ever stated, as printed
in Chicago paper on June 80, that Mr..
Bland would be acceptable to the Popu-
lists if the Democrats should nominate
him for president at Chicago.
1.-The Peoples party will not" he said,
Endorse Mr.. Bland if he is nominated at
the Chicago convention. The Peoples
party has more voters who will stand up
and be counted for free silver than any
other party in existence. The Peoples
party is the only party which has hon.
estly contended for the reconciliation
Of silver at 16 to 1. and it is the only
party in existence whose members are
united for this demand. The Peoples
party, for the sake = a union of all the
silver forces at the polls in the coming
campaign, will meet other silver ele-
ments half way, but no further. We will
not surrender our organization or indi-
viduality. If the Democrats cannot meet
us half way on man like Senator Tel
Ter, then that party is responsible for
division of the silver forces in the coming
campaign.
I'VE could not indorse a Democrat for
president and be true to our convictions
and principles. Bland would perhaps
suit us better than any other Democrat
or old party man, but the fact remains
that there is an irreconciliable conflict
between Populism and old political
forces in America, and principles can
not be compromised.
1.-The Democratic party has permitted
eleven different free coinage bills to be
defeated in congress, and this record is
of itself sufficient to cause every genuine
and sincere advocate of a radical cur
rency reform to lose all confidence in
that party's integrity or ability to carry
out it's professions"
"Do you believe that Mr.. Bland, If
nominated, can carry the country?"
mo, do not. do not believe he would
carry five states. He would be almost
sure to lose Kentucky, Tennessee, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and Mis-
souri,"
But could your party. acting inde-
pendently, do any better?"
"a good deal better, though I confess
that we would not win the election"
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will then proceed to Mare Island ana
go out of commission to receive a
thorough overhauling. She was inspect
ed in the orient by Admiral McNair
three or four months ago, and he found
her to be in excellent condition, consid-
ering the length of her service.
The trip from Yokohama was un-
eventful but speedy, the cruiser making
the run to Honolulu in thirteen days and
three hours, and covering the 2100 miles
from the islands to this port in eight
days and three hours. Her average
speed for the entire voyage of $500 miles
was about eleven knots an hour, which is
very good considering that the cruiser
is fitted with the old type of compound
engines.
The cruisers pennant, flag and jack
will be presented by her crew to the
city of Charleston, after which she was
named, when she has gone out of COM
mission.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-02
DONE GONE UP TO De ANGELS
Where Topsy Had Hopes of Be-
coming Good
THE WRITER OF UNCLE TOM
Full of Years and Crowned With Earthly
HOu0rs
Departs This Life to Redeive the Reward Of
Her Earnest Labors to Better Man.
k;na's Condition
ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
HARTFORD, Conn, July 1.-At noon
today Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the
famous authoress, passed way at her
residence in this city. At her bedside
were three members Of the family. Mrs.
Isabella Beecher Hooker, her husband,
DIR. Hooker, and Harriet Stowe, daugh-
ter of the writer.
Throughout the forenoon the friends
of Mrs. Stowe gathered in the room
waiting for the end. Death came with
out struggle and the end merely ap-
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SQUADRON DRILL
Ships Cannot Be Detached for Fourth Of July
Celebrations


Celebrations
WASHINGTON, July lin the exc
cution of the broad plans for the instruc-
tion of our naval officers in squadron
drills and combined maneuvers formu-
lated by Secretary Herbert, the summer
drills of the North American squadron,
which will begin on the 18th inst, will
find their counterpart in a series of
squadron movements, target practice
and fleet drills to be conducted on the
Pacific squadron by Admiral Beardslee.
Because many of the ships naturally
attached to his station have been trans
ferred to the Atlantic station, Admiral
Beardslee will not have as many YES
sells available for the drills as will Ad-
miral Bunce, on the Atlantic coast.
Consequently, in order to be able to
carry out program of any value from
an educational standpoint, he must make
the most of such ships as he can COM
mand, and therefore it will be impossi-
BILE this season to withdraw any of the
ships, even temporarily, from the squad
ron to attend the local celebrations at
various points on the Pacific coast, ~
has been customary in the past.
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TELLER'S RETURN
The Silver Leader Greeted With Enthusiasm
by Coioradans

DENVER, July 1.-Senator Henry M.
Teller returned to Colorado today. and
on arriving in Denver this evening from
Cheyenne was met by a great outpour-
ing of people from all parts of the state.
The demonstration was participated in
by all classes and by persons of all
political beliefs, and it is doubtful If
the scenes of enthusiasm enacted on
the streets of the Colorado capital to-
night have been paralleled in western
history. The explosion of bomb at
the Union depot announced the arrival
of the special train in Denver at 8
o'clock. Long before that hour the
streets were jammed with people. The
towns of the state had sent trainloads
of people to the capital, and the delega-
tions from the counties We'd in the con-
tests of cheering and yelling. Immense
flags and pennants, pictures of the sem
ator and banners of welcome and greet
ing were displayed everywhere, while
skyrockets whizzed from all the high
buildings in town, and the booming of
cannon made deafening noise. An
immense parade had already formed
on the arrival of the train, composed of
military and civic organizations, all
the labor assemblies of the city, wheel
men and many political clubs. The Tell
er Silver club, 2000 strong, formed an
interesting feature of the parade, as
did the Colorado pioneers, the gray
headed path finders being among the
most enthusiastic in line.
AS Senator Teller stepped from the
train there went up mighty howl. The
roar of human voices drowned out the
noise of the bombs. The carriage was
drawn by six white horses and was oc-
cupied, in addition to the senator by
the mayor and governor. Escorted by
the Denver troop of the Colorado ma
tional guard and followed by the cheer
ing Gilpenites, the remainder of the pro-
cession bringing UP the rear, the car
riage moved slowly up Seventeenth
street. A continual ovation followed it's
course. From windows flags and hand
kerchiefs were waved, and from the
thousands on the pavements came lus-
ty cheers. The enthusiasm reached a.
climax at the corner of Sixteenth and
Lorimer streets, where 1900 young men
unhitched the horses, tied a long rope
to the pole and drew the carriage the
remainder of the way This act set the
crowd. wild. and along the route the
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SILVER PLANS
The Temporary Chairman Must Be White
Metal Man

Metal Man
CHICAGO, June 1.-The committee Of
five appointed on behalf of the silverites
to confer with the executive committee
of the national committee made it's re-
port to the silver delegates at we'll
attended meeting at the Sherman house.
The report was made by Senator Jones
as chairman of the committee. The
committee was continued in existence by
unanimous vote. In presenting the re-
port Senator Jones stated the commit
tee was courteouSly received and he
expressed the opinion that the eXecu-
tive committee was disposed to deal
fairly with the silverites. Some of the
other members of the committee We're
not disposed, however, to take so san
guine a view of the situation, and at
least one of them expressed the opinion
that it was the purpose of the national
committee to foist gold man upon the
convention for temporary chairman.
This brought out some very vigorous
speeches, all very much in the same line,
and evincing a determination to have
the temporary chairman at whatever
cost. Senator-elect Money of Missis-
sippi was one of the most outspoken.
1t was informally decided to leave the
matter as the committee had reported
it, agreeing to accept any silver dele
gate of recognized standing who might
be chosen by the national committee.
The plan of proceedings of the silver
men in case of the selection of gold
standard advocate by the committee
was developed during the course of the
meeting. They consider that about one
third of the members of the national
committee are silver men. In the event
indicated these men will present mi
nority report, naming the choice of the
silver men for presiding officer of the
convention, whereupon the controversy
will be brought to an issue Upon the floor
of the convention. 1t was generally con-
ceded that under the precedents there
could be no interference with the ma
tional committee in preparing the tenn
porary roll of the convention. The sill
yer men also discussed the advisability
of abrogating the two-thirds' rule. No
formal action was taken, but the pre-
ponderance of sentiment was so strongly
against change that it was made prac-
tically certain that it will not be at
tempted This is due to the fact that II
is considered that such acourse will be
unnecessary. Several members have
presented figures to show that the change
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bought various drafts at country banks
and turned them over to Creegan and
Becker. Becker was the artist who
raised the drafts, doing his work by
means of chemicals.
The witness related how he deposited
his raised draft and the following day
checked out 500, 900 in gold, which he took
away in four sacks. He put the money
in a valise, and after driving around
town to mislead pursuit, got back to his
lodgings on Eddy street, where he met
Creegan and McCloskey. Then they di
vided the money, Creegan taking $10.-
900 for himself and Becker and the wit
ness retaining the other $4,000.
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will not be necessary. These figures,
on the face of the returns received, place
the silver strength at sos as against 332
gold delegates, but assurances have
been received which lead to the conclu-
sion that the silver vote will reach 600,
and it is confidently believed that the
display of so. much strength will bring
the few other votes necessary to give
the required two-thirds. These figures
are Independent Of contests. The states
which are counted upon to yield the in
crease are Maine, Maryland, Michigan
and Florida.
The silver delegates adjourned to meet
Friday night.