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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
The Monitor Ram Puritan.

New York, Dec. 14.-One formid-
able addition to the navy of the United
States was made today, when the moni-
tor ram Puritan was put into commits
sion. 1t is thirty-two years since the
keel of the Puritan was laid, and four
years since she was launched. Now
that she is ready for service, she is re-
garded, for defensive purposes, as su-
perior to navy vessels of the first class,
while for offensive warfare she is lit
tie inferior to f1rst-class craft. She is
800 feet long and 60 feet wide, and
has displacement of 6,200 tons. Her
equipment consists of four 12.inch rifles
in barbette, six four-inoh rapid fire
rifles, six six-pounders. two one
Founders, and two revolving cannon Of
thirty-seyen millimeters.
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House.

Third day.-The house held three
hour session and passed dozen bills of
minor Importance. Among them were
the following: To extend five years
the time in which the university of
Utah shall occupy the lands granted
it; to authorize the use of the aban-
donsd Fort Bidwell military reserva-
tion in California, as training school
for Indians; to provide for the location
and purchase of public lnds for reser-
volr sites in Montana, South Dakota
and Wyoming; authorizing Flagstaff,
Ariz., to issue bonds for the construc-
tion of water system. The Shafo1th
bill, for the protection of forest reser-
vations from fire, was defeated.
Fourth day-Pending the preparation
of the next appropriation bill, the house
again today devoted its time to the con-
sideration of bills on the calendar, but
only two were passed during the four
hours session. One of them was bill
to protect musical compositions under
the copyright law. The other measure
made law was to prohibit the sale of
liquor in the capitol building. A bill
advocated by the delegates from the ter
ritories, to modify the law forbidding
the alien ownership of lands in the ter
ritories so as to give them the right to
acquire under mortgage and to hold for
ten years, real property, was defeated.
Fifth day-Beyond agreeing to two
weeks holiday recess, beginning De-
cember %. the proceedings in the house
today were alomst entirely devoid of
public interest. Most of the day was
spent in struggle over the bill of
Morse of Massachusetts,, to render the
laws relating to the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the District of Colubmia
more stringent. The opposition was
inclined to filibuster against the meas
ure, but it was finally passed. Sew.
eral minor relief bills were passed.
The reported assassination of Maceo,
the Cuban patriot, and its effect on the
attitude of the country toward the
revolutionists, was almost the sole
topic of conversation on the floor before
the house met. and there was general
expectation that some radically sensa.
tional resolutions would be introduced.
No resolutions, however, were offered
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER,
Downing, Hopkins & Co.'s Review ei
Trade.


Portland, Or, Dec. 15.-The for
eign news regarding the wheat sit
uation has been uniformly bullish
during the week past. Seeding in
France and Central Europe has been
stopped by cold weather, and the acre
age planted will show a decrease COM
pared with last year. The reduction
in French acreage is estimated at ten
per cent Advices from the Argentine
report crop prospects worse, and esti-
mate their exportable surplus as smaller
than last years. Australian require
ments for American wheat during 1897
are estimated at 100, 200 tons, or 81
100000 bushels. The news from In
dia is rather more favorable, but the
real scarcity there will not be felt until
next year. The position in America is
even stronger than in Europe. Two
small crops in succession have followed
a large reduction in surplus yields
from previous crops. The amount of
wheat still in first hands is estimated
at 65, 900, 900 bushels less than in De-
cember last year. The quality of much
of the winter wheat remaining is too
poor for milling purposes. The de-
mand from interior millers for wheat
from centers of accumulation continues
brisk, and their advices indicate that
supplies of red winter wheat for mill
ing are practically exhausted. The
speculative conditions have changed
considerably during the week. Longs
have been eager to secure profits. The
volume of trade has fallen off materi-
ally and the market has lacked specu-
lative support. The result was de-
cline to 1890 for May wheat on Thurs
day, which was followed, however, by
a rally on Saturday to 80 78c, making
the loss from week ago trifie more
than one cent. The local sentiment is
bearish, temporarily. and with the ap-
preaching holidays and lack Of general
trade values may sink little lower.
We regard conditions as warranting
higher values next year. and on any
further decline in prices consider wheat
to be safe and profitable purchase.
During the last week the corn mar
ket ruled weak in tone, prices showing
decline of about 20 per bushel.
Liquidation by longs, cold, dry weather
Throughout the West, and consequent
increase in offerings by country ship
pers all contributed to the heaviness.
In order to effect sales, holders were
obliged to make sacrifices. Sentiment
continues conservatively bearish in
view of the large supplies at points Of
accumulation and lack of speculation.
The oats market showed the effect of
liquidation, sales prices declining 1c,
closing with a slight Improvements.
This cereal has many friends, as the de-
mand for cash is good, while supplies
are not overburdensome.
Provisions have been fairly active
during the past week on the hog esti-
mates. We are of the opinion that the
consumption of the product will be
large the coming year, and advise pur-
ehases of May product on breaks.
Prices are low, the trade selling pro-
duct relatively cheaper than the live
hog; therefore do not believe there is
any profit to be made in selling on the
low basis of a Sc hog.
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Ex-QUEEN LLtUoKAL Nj.
Has Arrived in San Francisco From
Honolulu.

1s8o ACTlt6u HI 6Ah TAuClbCO z ToM
Honolulu.
San Francisco, Dec. 14.-Among the
passengers on the steamer China, from
Honolulu, today, was ex Qaeen Liliuo-
kalani, of Hawaii. Much speculation
was INDUCED in by the passengers re-
garding her destination, about which
she was unoommunioative. 1t was
freely said she was en- route to Wash
ington to plead with President Cleve-
land and the congressman for American
Intervention in Hawaiian affairs look
ing to her restoration to the Hawaiian
throne.
On the ex queens behalf it was said
she was merely on pleasure trip to
the United States; that che would ex.
tend her trip to Europe and that the
trip was taken with the full knowledge
and consent of her government at
Honolulu, which recently granted her
full pardon for her completely in the
native uprising of one year ago.
When the passengers disembarked
from the steamer, the ex-queen went to
the California hotel, where no intima-
ton of her coming had been received.
She had to wait until apartments could
be prepared for her. She absolutely re-
fused to discuss her plans and give any
reason for her sudden departure from
Honolulu. 1t is intimated, however,
by Colonel McFarlane. the queens
agent here, that she will represent to
the president that the Hawaiian repub-
lie has been a failure, and that ma.
jority of the Hawaiian people would
welcome a return to the monarchial
institutions Lilioukalani has been
under the surveillance of the Hawaiian
government ever since the last native
uprising. She seems to have taken
advantage of the first opportunity given
by the pardon to leave the islands.
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Palma Confirms It.

New York, Dec. 15.-Estrada Pal
ma made the following statement: 81
received telegram from my agents in
Jacksonville, affirming the news that
General Maceo and staff came In con-
dict with Ahumada, Weyler's lieuten-
ant, and were murdered. DR.. Zertucha
was present. The news does not sur.
prise me. because the first reports OF
General Maceo's death were so contra
dictory that saw mystery in them. ]
was inclined to believe the news was
false, but that if General Maceo had
really been killed it was through the
assassin's knife. 1t seems now he has
been murdered"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
MAKING THE TARIFF BILL
Ways and Means Committee
Will Soon Begin Work.
PROGRAMME DECIDED UPON
fhe Full Republican Contingent Will
Work Together on the Measure
The DifhcuIties That Are in the Way.

fhe Full Republican Contingent Will
Work Together on the Measure
The Difficulties That Are in the Way.
Washington, Dec. 14.-The house
ways and means committee will begin
work before the holiday recess upon
the tariff bill, which is to be the chief
feature in the policy of the incoming
administration, and will endeavor to
perfect the bill so it may be presented
to the house of the ffty-ffth congress
early in the special session which Presi.
dent Mckinley will summon for re-
vising the tariff laws.
This programme was formally decid-
ed upon tonight by a conference of the
Repu blican members of the committee,
held in General Grosvenor's rooms at
the Cochran hotel 1t giyea seal-ofi-
cial confirmation to the announcement
recently made that the president-elect
had concluded to have an extra session,
and that the republican leaders had
abandoned the Dlngley bill, the tenn
porary measure which was passed by
the house in the last session and amend
ed with free silver substitute by the
senate. AL Republican ways and
means members attended the conference
tonight, except Steele, who was de-
tanned. They decided that Chairman
Dingley shall call meeting of the
full committee for an early date. at
which the formality of giving the min
ority members an opportunity to vote
r,,op tho prooro ynpoo ujil n, opoctad
The proposition to be laid before the
committee is that hearings be given by
the full committee, at which all parties
having an interest in the tariff will be
invited to give their views, the hear
ings to be commenced within a few
days.
Apart from this official plan, the Re-
publicans determined to take up the
framing of the bill themselves, the
usual course pursued by majority
party, soon after the hearings are un-
der way, and to work to that end in
formally at once.
There will be no subcommittee given
charge of the measure. but the full Re-
publican contingent will work together.
According to the trend of discussion,
'ne reciprocity policy is to be made an
important feature of the Republican
system, even more important than it
was in the Harrison administration, if
a practical scheme can be devised. The
reciprocity features of the tariff will be
woven into the original bill. In the
last Republican tariff they were mostly
afterthoughts.
Tonight's conference was of two
hours duration. and the participants
said they had agreed unanimously on
the policy to be pursued. "a moder-
ate tariff bill" they explained, was to
be the object. "A moderate bill is un-
derstood to be one whose average rates
would be somewhat lower than the
rates of the Mckinley bill of 1890,
though considerable average advance
over the Wilson-Gorman duties. and
the committeeman said they would not
hesitate to advance rates beyond the
Mckinley bill in cases where expert
ence had shown the advance to be ad'
visable.
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An Enp,,sh coa,tnp station.

San Diego, Dec. 14.-The steamer
Pacheco, which arrived from Lower
California today, brings news that it is
currently reported at Guyamas and
Mazatlan that the British are taking
steps to establish coaling station at
Clarion island, off the coast of Jalisco.
Mexican officials displayed some con-
Germ over the report and had dispatched
the steamer Oaxaca from Guyamas to
the island to ascertain whether the
story was true. The rumor was that
quantity of coal had -been taken to
the island and a landing was being
built
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
killed by woman,

Indianapolis. Dec. 15.-Mrs Grace
Dolan, comely white woman, about
"a years old, shot and killed Henry
Jackson, young negro porter en-
ployed at the New York store, at her
home, on Liberty street.
Her husabnd was away from home,
and Emma Ott, a young friend, was
staying with her. The negro, whom
they had never seen before, tried to
climb into the window, but Mrs.
Dolan fought him off with a curtain
pole. He returned. cut by this time
she had got revolver and frightened
him off with threat to shoot
When they thought he had gone the
women ran out to give the alarm, but
found him rushing back towards the
house with brick. He forced his way
into the house and Mrs Dolan pulled
out the revolver and fred three times,
killing him. She was placed under ar.
rest
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
scbooners Co,,id.d in the DARK.

New York, Dec. 16-The Clyde
steamer Saginaw, Captain. johnson,
which arrived today from San Domingo
and Turks island, brought from the lat
ter port Captain Records, Mate Thomp-
son and five of the crew of the schooner
Amelia P. Schmidt, of Bridgeton, N.
j., which sailed from Wilmington, N.
c., November 1, for Jacmel, Hayti,
lumber laden. Captain Records reports
that on the evening of November 80 he
was run into by an unknown two mast
ed schooner and his ship became water
logged. Captain Records and his crew
stood by the vessel until the 9th, when
they were rescued by the brig Gabriel.
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Daring seaman.hip.

South Bend, WASH, Dec. Is Yes
terday morning the iron vessel Midas,
from Marysport, England. bound for
the Columbia river, for orders, came
into Willapa harbor in distress and is
now anchored off Tokelund. She had
been driven too close in shore to beat
off, and when first seen at the North
Cove lighthouse, she was in the break
ers. Before the tug could get up
steam to go to her assistance, the vessel
was seen to head directly for the en-
trance to the bay, and pass over the
south spit without injury.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
waiting to Be Hanged.

Frankfort, KY, Dec 15.-The court
of appeals today reaffirmed the decision
of the lower court of Newport, KY,
sentencing Alonzo Walling to be
hanged as an accomplice Of Scott jack
son in the murder of Pearl Bryan last
June. 1t is quite likely that the date
fixed for the execution Of both men
will be about the anniversary of the
murder, early in February.
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TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.
An Emmigrant Steamer Lost With Ala
on Board.

An Emmigrant Steamer Lost with Ala
on Board.
Vigo, Spain, Dec. 1.-THE italian
steamer Salier. formerly the property
of the North German Lloyd Company,
foundered off Corruna Celerbsdo, on
the Spanish coast, in the recent heavy
gale.
There were 210 passengers on the
Salier. Her crew was composed of
sixty-fve men. All on board perished.
The Sallier's passengers consisted of
I15 Russians, 35 Galicians, 81 Span
iards, and one German. The steamer
was bound from Bremen to Buenos
Ayres, via Corrunna and Villagaroia.
The passengers were mostly in the
steerage.
The Sslier was brig-rigged iron
steamer, and was for many years in the
Atlantic trade between New York and
European ports.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senate.

Third day.-The senate, by the de
cisive vote of 35 to 81, adopted a mo-
tion to take up the Dingley tariff bill.
Unexpected and surprising as this ac-
tion was, it did not have the signifi-
canoe which the vote itself appears to
convey. Immediately following it,
Aldrich of Rhode Island, one of the
Republican members of the finance
committee, moved to recommit the bill
to the committee, and this motion was
pending when. at o'clock, the morn
ing hour expired, and the matter lapsed
as though no vote had been taken. Nei-
ther the bill nor the motion to recon-
NIT will enjoy any privilege or prece-
dence as the result of the action today.
Early in the day three sets of vigorous
resolutions for Cuban independence
furnished an interesting feature. They
came from Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Mills of Texas, and Call of Florida,
and while differing in terms, breathed
the same spirit of recognition by the
United States of Cuban Independence.
Fourth day-The senate got into the
regular channel of business today, tax
ing up the immigration bill and partly
perfecting it, and also hearing the first
of the speeches on Cuba, these of Gull
lom and Call. The immigration bill
was not passed upon up to the time of
adjournment, but the senate agreed to
what is generally known as the Lodge
bill, as substitute to the house meas.
ure. The substitute requires that all
immigrants over the age of IA years
shall be able to read and write their
native language and shall be required
to read and write in the presence of an
United States official certain lines of
the United States constitution.
Fifth day-Cal renewed attention
to the Cuban question by three resolu-
tions, one being a bitter denunciation
of the manner in which it is alleged
General Antonio Maceo had been killed,
while under a flag of truce. Other
resolutions by Call requested the presi-
dent to demand the release Of United
States prisoners at the Spanish penal
settlement on the island of Ceuta, and
also asked the secretary of state for a
list of Americans held in Spanish pris-
ons. The three resolutions went to the
committee on foreign relations. Sew
.eral spirited political colloqui occur
red on the floor during the day.
Aliens speech, protesting against in.
temperate criticisms of populism in Ne
braska, led to passage at arms be-
tween him and Hoar, in which the
Massachusetts senator declared it was
a novel departure for senators to appear
as representatives of political parties,
instead of representatives of their
states. In the course of Aliens re-
marks, he paid glowing tribute to
William J. Bryan, as the foremost
citizen of Nebraska. and the greatest
orator since the days of Webster and
Clay.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
suItan's Idea of Reforms.

Constantinople, Dec. 15.-The am.
bassadors of the powers have sent a
joint note to the porte, demanding the
recall within forty eight hours of the
porte's special envoy to Crete, Saad-ed-
Bin Pasha, who is accused Of thwart-
ing the reforms projected there. These
reforms Included the nomination of the
Christian governor of Crete, which
was accorded economic autonomy, with
the payment Of tribute to the sultan,
thesreorganization Of the gendarmes by
European officers and the independence
Of the Judiciary Of Crete by the crea.
tion Of high court at Canea.
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No praotica1 Result Expected.

New York. Dec. 14.-The Posts
London correspondents cables as fol-
lows: The truth about the reported
agreement for the settlement OF the
Turkish problem is that the powers
agreed upon a joint peremptory demand
on Turkey for specific reform on the
return of Neidloff, the Russian ambas-
sador, to Constantinople. But Russia
absolutely excludes ooercive measures,
so that no practical result is expected
in reliable quarters.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18

Columbus, Ind, Dec. 16.-Elder 2.
T. Sweeney, in his sermon at the taber-
nacle Sunday, created sepsation by
exhibiting a warlike spirit and declar-
ing that if the Spaniards had murdered
Maceo, the Cuban general, as report
ed, the United States government
should lose no time in acknowledging
Cuba's independence and leaving moth
ing else undone to wipe every vestige Of
Spanish rule from the American cent?
nent. The utterances was followed by
great outburst of applause.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18

Honolulu, Dec. 14.-About 480 half
pound tins of opium were captured by
customhouse authorities here. They
were found concealed in tins Of soda
crackers in shipment of ia cases,
per Mount Lebanon, by the Portland
Cracker Company and the Washington
Feed Company. Morris and Lowden,
of the latter company, are under arrest
They probably did not know the opiuln
was contraband.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
rne Butte Company Formed.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 17.-One hun.
dred and six able-bodied men of Butte
tonight signed the roll which calls on
them toad the insurgents. Resolu.
tions were adopted condemning the
methods of Spain in the war and pledg-
ing cooperation of the Cuba Libre Club
and calling ON the representatives in
congress to do all possible to have
Cuba's belligerency recognized.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18

John De Roboam, 18 years old, the
eldest son of Emil and Rosa De Ro-
boam, county hospital contractor, liv-
ing one mile east of Jacksonville, Or. !,
returned from Medford the other even
ing, and, without apparent cause or
provocation, shot Schuyler Hammond,
an employe of the poor farm, who had
been sent out to take care of the team
driven by young De Roboam. The
ball took effect in Hammond's right
arm, below the elbow. Young De Ro-
boam has been arrested and placed in
Jail to await action by the grand jury.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
The Rebellion in Madagascar.

Paris, Dec 14.-Advices received
from Antanarivo, capital of the island
of Madagascar, announce that the in
surgents, during the night Of Novem-
ber 18, looted Ambohemanga, ten
miles from Antanarivo. The lnsur-
gents captured forty prisoners and all
the cattle. The English residents had
a narrow escape from being massacred.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18
secretary Olney has received cali

Secretary Olney has received cable
grams from the United States legation
at Petropolis, Brazil, announcing that
Brazil has accepted the rules for the
prevention of collisions at sea, framed
at the maritime conference held at
Washington. The chief maritime ma
tions of the world have now given
assent to the International rules, and
they will go into effect July 1, next
year, a humane end that has been
reached only after protracted negotia.
tions.