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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
PLAN TO END THE WAR.
Sugar Trust Would Buy Cuban Island
From Spain.

Sugar Trust Would Buy Cuban Island
From Spain.
New York, June 23.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: A
story is current that the sugar trust has
evolved or accepted an ambitious sug-
gestion that Cuba is substantially for
sale, and might as we'll become sugar
plantation for a gigantic corporation
supported by the sympathy and interest
of our country. In other words, that
we might have a West Indian Com
pany, as England had, and a Hudson
Bay Company, each of which aided in
the extension Of British empire.
1t is said the Spanish minister to the
United States cabled recently to Madrid
reports of the disposition of our gov
ernment to decline to interfere by
force and also to support Cuban auton-
omy, and that this cable prevented the
recall of Weyler, when change in the
Spanish ministry was in the air, and
prevented sending to Cuba Campos,
who, having closed the ten years. war
with cash in hand, might do the same
job now by the same means much
cheaper than Spain can keep 200, 900
soldiers in the field.
Colonel J. ]. Cook is the gentleman
credited with the Imagination to con-
ceive the capture of Cuba with cash as
a measure of peace.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
WILL MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT
The President Determined to
Revive the Treaty.
is PRoFITINe BY EXPERIENCE
L New Treaty Has Already Been
Drafted to Serve as Basis for the
Coming Negotiations.

A New Treaty Has Already Been
Drafted to Serve as a Basis for tn Q
Coming Negotiations.
Washington, June %. - President
Mckinley has determined to revive the
general treaty of arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain.
He has already turned his attention to
the subject, and under the direction Of
Secretary Sherman, the matter has pro-
gressed to the extent that a new treaty
has already been drafted to serve as the
basis of negotiations. In the draft
which is to be used as the basis there
are said to be none of the Objectionable
points which caused the failure of the
Oiney treaty. 1t is not in contempla-
tion that the treaty will be submitted
to the senate before next December.
and there is reason to believe that the
attitude of the senate toward new
treaty will be fully canvassed and un-
derstood before the treaty is signed.
It is understood that the initiative in
the present case will be taken by the
government, as the failure of the former
treaty, by the inaction of the senate,
left the subject in such condition that
the British government did not feel
disposed to renew negotiations until
first invited by the United States.
Sir Julian Pauncefote leaves Wash
ington next week for Great Britain.
1t was understood at first that the am
bassador would take copy Of the new
treaty with him, but this will not be
done. 1t is expected, however, that a
draft will be in, London at no distant
day, in whicn case Sir Julian Paunce-
fote will be in communication with the
foreign Office to consider the terms Of
the instrument.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
On San Nicholas Island.

Long Beach, CAL, June 23.-After
nearly three weeks sojourn on the
barren island of San Nicholas, party
of relic-hunters reached Long Beach
today, loaded with skeletons, skulls and
ancient implements and ornaments of
stone and shells, the remains of pre-
historic tribes.
The party found 81 skulls buried in
the sand of the island, but were only
able to secure three entire. They made
one excavation 30 feet square in which
they found nine skeletons in crouch
ing attitude, as though men, women
and children had been buried alive. In
another place they found the remains
of hundreds of bodies that had been
burned.
Evidence was found that the island
was inhabited by two or more different
races. one of which was of great size, a
peculiar characteristic being gigantic
jaWbones.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
FREE LIST REACHED.
The Senate Is Making Rapid Progress
on the Tariff Bill.


Washington, June 23.-The senate
made giant stretches on the tariff bill
today, covering Sc pages and establish
ing record for progress during this
tariff debate. The last two schedules
of the dutiable list, covering paper and
manufactured sugars, were completed,
with the exception of the paragraphs
on hides, gloves, coal and some lesser
articles, which went over. This ad-
vanced the senate to the free list, which
was taken up at P. M. and completed
in three hours. Early in the day the
wool and silk schedules went over with
an agreement that wool would be taken
up tomorrow. After that the tobacco
schedule, the reciprocity provisions
and the internal revenue portions of
the bill, as we'll as many isolated para
graphs passed over, remain to be con-
sidered. The progress was SO marked,
however, that for the first time there
was feeling that the end was not far
off.
There was little debate today, the
main topic of discussion being matches
and fuses. On the latter item an
amendment by Pettigrew, reducing the
rate to 10 per cent, came within one
vote of passing, against the protest of
the finance committee, the vote being
a tie, "a to "a. While the free list
was under consideration Bacon gave no.
tice of an amendment placing cotton
ties on the free list, and McIlaurin
gave notice of another amendment tax
ing raw cotton from the free list, thus
completing the action heretofore taken
of placing duty of 20 per cent on cot
TON
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Oakland Bookkeeper Held Up.

Oakland, Cal, June 22.-Edward
Eliason, bookkeeper, was within a
few doors of his home last night, when
a tall man leaped at him from behind
a clump of trees. The young man was
grabbed by the throat and thrown
down before he could give cry.
Then the footpad searched his victim 8
clothing, taking all his money and val
uables. The robbery was committed
about midnight, in a thickly settled
portion of the city, which is well light
ed by electric lights. As soon as the
robber had secured his plumber he re-
leased the man and watched him start
for his residence, having warned him
to make no outcry.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
THE PREMIER DENOUNCED.
Spanish Manifesto Demands That the
Cuban Reign of Terror Cease


London, June 23.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Times says: The
Spanish liberals have adopted an atti-
tude, which will probably create pro-
found sensation. both here and in the
United States, but which is little cal
culated to improve the situation. At
a meeting of ex-ministers of the liberal
an energetic speech, denouncing the
home and foreign policy of the premier
and his conduct during the recent crisis,
which Sagasta insisted had led the peo
pie to criticise the decision of the crown.
The meeting resolved to issue man.
ifesto, declaring that the liberals would
persist in abstaining from all relations
with the government, SO long as the
Duke of Tetuan is retained in the cab
met. The manifesto will also assert
that the liberals were the authors of
the first colonial reform scheme in 1894,
but curtailed it in 1895 in order to OBJ
tain the support of the conservatives.
The manifesto will characterize the
proposed reforms of Canovas as made
quate and suggest the replacement OF
Captain-General Weyler by governor
who will continue the war in accord
ance with civilized practices, the stop
ping of the reign of terror and devasta-
tion of property in Cuba, and the ap-
pointment of a civilian as royal COM
missioner, with full powers distinct
from the military authorities, to. exc
cute reforms of the widest autonomy in
political, administrative, economical,
tariff and legislative matters, compati-
BILE with the preservation of the i'm
perial sovereignty.
The manifesto will promise to go very
far in the direction of sacrifice of
Spanish commercial interests, and of
sharing the burden Of colonial war
debts in order to secure peace.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
SENATOR PERKINS VIEWS.
Prefers British Columbia to the Ha-
waifan Islands.

Prefers British Columbia to the Ha-
waifan Islands.
New York, June 22.-A dispatch to
the World from Washington says: Sen
ator Perkins, Republican, of California,
is strongly disposed to join his Demo-
cratic colleague, Senator White, in op-
position to the proposed annexation Of
Hawaii.
81 am familiar with the islands,"
said he, "and am very doubtful as to
the wisdom Of this policy. There is
not yet seen touched upon. Within
the last year or two there have been
large number of merchant vessels built
on the Clyde for the Hawaiian trade.
They fly the Hawaiian flag, but are
English vessels. Under the proposed
treaty those ships would naturally be-
come entitled to American registry, for
they would come in with the islands.
There is nothing in the treaty to pre-
vent them from coming in, nor to pre-
vent the Englishmen from building
more vessels in anticipation of annexa-
tion and claiming American registry
for all of them. In that case they
would probably soon take away all of
our coastwise trade and render idle for
some years our American shipyards.
tThere is another, and perhaps more
important question involved. The an
nexation of Hawaii would, it seems to
me, utterly ruin the beet sugar indus
try that is now beginning to assume
considerable proportions in California
and other parts of the West. With
coolie labor the Hawaiians can produce
sugar and refine it for 2 cents pound.
Beet sugar costs anywhere from ~ to
4 cents pound to produce, and we
could not compete. Then, too, the
planters of Hawaii have trust just as
tyrannical and importunate as the
sugar trust, and it would not be long
before the two Joined forces and had
the whole country at their mercy.
II shall not set up my personal views
against those of the majority of the peo-
pie, but am far from being an enthu-
siastic annexationist. The idea that we
need Hawaii as a coaling station is
foolish, because ships going from San
Francisco to Japan or China would
have to go 500 miles out of the way to
touch at Hawaii. 1t would be much
more convenient to establish coaling
station at one Of the Aleutian islands,
which already belong to US and are
within rs miles of the path of ocean
travel.
II do not appreciate, either, the
argument that we need Hawaii because
of its strategic value. The islands are
1900 miles from San Francisco. Eng
land has at Esquimalt fortress which
she is every day rendering more and
more impregnable, and which is much
nearer to San Francisco. would be
much more favorably disposed towards
proposition to purchase British Co.
lumbia. 1t would be much more valu-
able to us than Hawaii"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
DRAGONS IN THE AIR.
Successful Trials of Flying Machine
I'm Germany.


Successful Trials of Flying MachineL
I'm Germany.
Berlin, June 22.-NavalS experts at
Kiel are now testing the practical use
of dragon-shaped airships, which may
be put on board vessels for use during
naval engagements and in reeonnoiter-
ing. Some of the balloons rose 600
feet, remaining fast to the deck CT the
torpedo boat steaming IA knots an hour,
enabling the balloonists to make obser-
vation of stations of vessels at great dis
tances. The observations made were
communicated by telegraph or tele-
phone from the balloons to persons on
the decks of the vessels below, enabling
them to change the course of the latter
accordingly. The whole series of
experiments occupied fortnight, and
were eminently successful.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins & Company's Review
of Trade.

OF xT8u6s
There were a number of considera-
tions in the wheat market to unsettle
the ideas Of traders. The uneasiness
over the July deal on account Of the
small stocks has been one Of the factors.
1t was started by the discovery that
trades in July would not settle with
one Of the prominent elevator concerns.
and the conclusion was at once reached
that this concern had bought enough
July wheat to develop an interesting
situation with local contract stocks Of
wheat SO abnormally low. Not only
are local stocks and the American visi-
BILE away below last years. level, but
the recent decreases have each week
been greater than expected. On account
of the good cash trade the local out
inspection has been heavy, and each
week large percentage Of the local
stock is moved out. The position taken
by the board of trade directory on the
elevator question was inclined to add
to the uneasiness regarding the possi-
bility of July squeeze.
Among the minor considerations
have been the changes in the weather,
the reports of locusts in the North
west, the good spring wheat -four trade.
In general way the market has been
unsettled and easily Influenced in either
direction by a comparatively small
volume of trade.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Both sides Prepared to Fight.

Topeka, Kan, June 23.-Both sides
in the suit filed by the federal govern
ment against the Kansas City Livestock
Exchange to dissolve it under the anti
trust law, have filed briefs in the
United States court for Judge Foster to
read. 1t is expected decision in the
case involving the charges for yardage
and feed by the Kansas City Stockyards-
Company will not be handed down un-
til August or September.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Fatal Powder ExpIosion.

Windsor Locks, Conn.,, June 21.-At
1880 this afteroon quantity of powder
in building belonging to the Hazard
Powder Company, at Hazardville, ex-
ploded and three men were killed.
The dead are: Richard May, a work
man; D. Stratton, head mechanic; R.
M. Pierce, overseer Of the mills. The
building known as the cracker house
was blown to pieces.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
San Francisco Markets.

Potatoes-OregonB Burbanks, so q 75c;
Early Rose, 60@70c; River Bur-
banks, 50@65c; sweets, s1.25 per
GENITAL.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 1890; do
seconds, 15@151ac; fancy dairy,
LAG 15c; seconds, 13@14c.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, 8@s1ac;
fair to good, 7@74ci Young America,
5000; Eastern, 14@151ac.
Wool-Choice foothill, 8@10c; San
joaquin plains, 1890; do 10 months,
1890 per pound.
Onions-New, red, 60@70c.
Eggs-Ranch, 10 n @ 15c per dozen.
Hay-Wheat and oat, $7@10; best
barley, $6.50@8.0O; alfalfa, $5@8;
clover, $6@s; compressed wheat.
Sc. 5O@1O.O0; straw, 35@50c per bale.
Tropical Fruit-Bananas, $1,000
400 per bunch.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, navel, $500
Ga. so; seedlings, do, 25@2.00; COM
mon lemons, 75c@$1. so; fancy, $500
@2.25 per box.
Apples-s1.ab@s per box; Eastern.
90. so per barrel
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Interested in pinrr.e.. scheme.

Lansing, Mich, June Ex-Governor
Pingree's fame as the originator of the
scheme for the poor has
crossed the ocean, and his plan is being
adopted in several European countries.
Letters have been received at the ex-
ecutive Office from Budapest, Hungary,
and from Nottingham, England, re-
questing information regarding the
plan. Copies of the message which the
governor delivered to the Detroit COM
mon council upon the subject when he
was mayor of that city, were sent to
the inquirers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Their Brains to Science,

Chicago, June 23.-Professor Fred
erick Starts devoted pupils, forming
the grewsome autopsy of the university
of Chicago, have entered into a secret
compact to give their brains to science
when they die. Accompanying the
cerebral tissue will be minute mental
history Of the subject. This will in
clude truthful statement of the per-
sonal virtues and vices. By careful
examination of the brain tissue and the
written key it is believed that manifold
shades of character may be located in
their respective parts Of the brain.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Minister to Spain.

Washington, June 23.-The presi-
dent has nominated Stewart L. Wood
ford, of New York, to be minister to
Spain.
The president also sent the following
nomination to the senate: Julius
Goldschmid, of Wisconsin, to be consul
general at Berlin. Howard M. Kutchin,
of California, to be agent of the salmon
fisheries Of Alaska; also a number of
promotions in the army.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Ha1f-Breed's Inheritance.

Seattle, Wash, June 23.-Emma
Kroner, half-breed Indian girl, pow
erty-stricken and an inmate of the
refuge home in this city, today fell heir
to $35. 900 through the death of a
brother in California, of consumption.
She is the daughter of Boston, Mass,
white man named KRONER, who came
West years ago to avoid a scandal in
his family affairs, and settled on 160
acres of land at Port Gardner, now the
present toMnsite of Everett.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Bullion Silver Down.

Silver bullion continues to fall. It
went down to 60 cents an ounce several
days ago, the lowerst point ever touched
except for brief period during the
panic of 1894.
The steady decline during the last
quarter of century has attracted a
great deal of attention throughout the
world. South American silver coin is
fairly flooding European markets. The
price of silver has fallen to 76 rupees
in India, the lowest on record.
China was considered the stronghold
of silver and was one of the best GUS
toners the miners have had in late
years. but she is preparing for the gold
standard and only took one-tenth as
much silver this year as she absorbed
during the corresponding period last
year.
Following Peru, japan, Russia and
Chill, the Argentine Republic, as well
as other South American countries, is
preparing to adopt the gold standard.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Davis viii a Forgery.

San Francisco, June 19.-During the
trial of the Davis will contest today, a
sensation was created by g. R. e. Max
well, paying teller of the First National
bank, of this city, who was called as an
expert to pass upon the signature of the
alleged will. by declaring the signature
forgery and expressing the conviction
that the forgery was committed by
Alexander Boyd, partner of the sdece-
dent, who holds the same relation to
the legatees as did Davis.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Queen Bexins Her Jubi1ee.

London, June 22.-Queen Victoria
began the celebration of her jubilee
Sunday, as was befitting her entire car
eer, before the altar of her fathers
Throughout London, the United King
dom and the empire, in every cathe-
dral, church or chapel of the Estab-
lished Church of England, were held
services similar to those at st. Georges
chapel, Windsor, where her majesty
paid her devotions and offered solmen
thanks to God.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
cUBANs TAKE A FORT.
Near1y All the spaniards Killed or Else
Taken Prisoners.

Taken Prisoners.
Havana, June 22.-A few days ago a
party of soldiers arrived her from Fort
Mogoles, five leagues from the city of
Santa Clara. They say that an attack
was made upon the fort by band of
insurgents and that most of the garrison
died defending the fort. All the am
munition was captured and all the sur
vivors Of the garrison excepting them
selves were taken prisoners by the insur-
gents.
Official advices state that hot en-
gagement occurred at Mantua, Pinar
del Rio. The Spanish marines and in
fantry forces were largely outnumbered
by the insurgents, and after several
hours fierce fighting, the regulars were
compelled to seek refuge in nearby
town. They met with large losses in
killed and wounded, many of whom
were left on the field.
From the Curacao trocha come re-
ports that large forces of insurgents
have approached the trocha with the
intention of crossing. They are be-
lieved to be under command of Gomez.
Captain-General Weyler will go to
Santiago de Cuba by the end Of the
present month to assume command of
military operations. He will take
with him 40, 600 men.
The firm Of Alexandra Gonzales, pur-
veyors to the military hospital in Santa
Clara, have refused to furnish the hos
pital with supplies of provisions, owing
to the fact that they have not received
payment for their goods for seven
months. They claim the government
now owes them over 100000.
There are actually 49, 900 sick SOL
diers now in the government hospitals
and the authorities have been compelled
to reopen the Regla sugar warehouses
for the purpose Of receiving the suffer-
ing trOOps
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25

Omaha, June 22.-Engineer Hamil-
ton was killed outright and his fireman
was seriously injured by wreck of
westbound Burlington train, at Cres-
ton, Ia, this morning. The train in
moving out Of Creston, ran into an
open switch. and was ditched,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Threw Himself on the Tracks.

San Francisco, June 21.-The decapi.
tated remains of man not yet fully
identified were found lying across the
Southern Pacific railroad track at
Twelfth and Channel streets this morn
ing. The deceased had evidently
thrown himself in front of an ap-
preaching train during the night, and
had been run over unnoticed by the
trainmen. The only clew to his iden-
tity was a letter found in one Of the
pockets, signed by ex-Mayor B. q.
Seinman, Of Sacramento, recommending
Charles Smith to certain Frank
Bates,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Shot Another and Himself.

Waltham, Mass, June 23.-Malone
1. Wilson, of this city, shot and dam
gerously wounded Maggie Hines, do
mestic employed in the boarding house
Of Mrs. Moulton, Wilson's mother, to-
day. Wilson then placed the revolver
to his head and discharged the weapon,
killing himself instantly. The motive
for the deed is not known.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25

Harrisburg, Pa, June 22.-Deputy
Attorney-General Elkins gave out a
statement tonight on the condition of
the state finances, which shows there
is deficit of ys3, 500, 900 in the state
treasury. Mr.. Elkins says the legisla-
ture has for several years. appropriated
more money than the net revenues of
the state, hence the present large de-
ficiencv
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
The Cuban Situation.

There is right way and wrong way
of doing things, and it is because the
right way is better than the wrong way
that the Republicans have been unwill-
ing to pass the Cuban resolution in con-
gress and force it upon the president
prematurely, when it is known that he
is working out policy of his own. 1t
is believed that the reports of Special
Counsel Calhoun and Consul General
Lee on the Ruiz case and conditions in
Cuba generally will lead to some def
mite action by the president soon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
An Insane Farmers Deed.

Davenport, Ia, June 22.-John GU
gleheimer murdered his wife by mix
ing strychnine with eggnog and giving
it to her to drink. He then committed
suicide in the same manner. Neigh
bors, last night found his body in the
kitchen and his wife's in the cellar.
He was farmer living Elk miles from
this city, and had formerly been in
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
Lees Thinks Figel Is Guilty.

San Francisco, June 23.-Chief OF
Police Lees has made the statement
that from the evidence SO far brought
out at the coroner's inquest, it is,. in
his opinion, fair to conclude that Theo-
dore Figel was Immediately connected
with the death of Isaac Hoffman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25

st. Petersburg, June 28.-The River
Kur has overflowed its banks near the
railroad depot Of Nawthig. Nineteen
men belonging to the Mini Novgored
dragons were drowned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-25
a ratal ..x" Raw Operation.

Boston, June 22.-Franklin B. Born,
Of Medford, died at the Massachusetts,
general hospital as result of an opera
tion guided by "X"ray photographs for
the removal of bullet from his brain.