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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
HIS LAST HOPE GONE.
The California Supreme Court Decides
Against Durrant. -

The California Supreme Court Decides
Against Durrant.
San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Late this
afternoon the supreme court dispelled
the last hope of w. H. T. Durrant, the
murderer of Blanche Lamont and Min
ME Williams, by disposing in sum-
mary manner of his two appeals.
In written opinion, from the pen Of
Chief Justice Beatty, which is con-
Cured in by all but one of his COL
leagues, the court affirms the judgment
of Judge Bahrs, in remanding the pris-
oner to San Quentin until the time set
for his execution, but reverses that SEN
fencing Durrant to be hanged on Novem-
ber IL, and remands the case to the
superior court, with instructions to pro-
ceed according to law.
AS the remittur was ordered issued
forthwith and the court holds that ex-
ecution can only be stayed now by the
issuance of a certificate of probable
cause, it only remains to resentence the
condemned murderer, which will prob
ably be done tomorrow.
Justice Garoutte alone dissented from
this opinion, maintaining that Dur
rant'seappeals. should have been dis
missed, as the time required by law for
their perfection had been allowed to
lapse
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
TRAIL TO KLONDIKE.
Several Lives Lost in White Hor~e
Rapids.

Rapids.
Victoria, Dec. 13.-Five or six, and
perhaps seven, lives have been lost in
the White Horse rapids, Lewis river,
during the last two months, according
to John Hepburn, who arrived from
there today. A boat built for four Or
six men was found below the rapids one
morning, but there was no trace of the
occupants. They must all have been
drowned. Other parties lost their out
fits, but managed to save their lives.
There is now very little open water
between the rapids and the lakes, most
of it being frozen over.
At White Horse rapids there are
about 80 people, and there are So at the
foot of Marsh lake. There are at least
100 more below White Horse rapids,
and many others have gone into the
Hootalinqua country to prospect during
the winter. Hepburn had heard of no
strikes being made on the Hootalinqua
or tributaries, but a man named Davis
washed 81 600 from the river bars last
summer. Hepburn believes that rich
strikes will be made On the Hootalin-
qua this winter.
At Tagish house. the weather was
bitterly cold, the thermometer regis
tering 42 degrees below. People were
met making their way down all along
the route to head of Lake Bennett.
Among the goldseekers was a woman,
who was pulling her sled all alone, and
she was making fair time.
Lake Bennett was still open Is miles
from the foot, on November II, and
the mercury stood at "A below.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
FIGHT ON THE BORDER.
Three Mexican Guards and Ono Des-
perado Killed.

Three Mexican Guards and One Des-
perado Killed.
Denver, Dec. 13.-News is received
If desperate fight that occurred near
The border of Arizona and old Mexico.
Three guards of the Mexican service
and one desperate were killed.. The
latter was Franco Phallard, one Of
Black Jacks gang, and an outlaw from
Texas, whose two brothers were killed
while mem bers of Billy the Kids gang.
A few days ago the border guards
learned of raid that was designed by
Black Jack to loot town across the
river. A start was made from Leander
Springs, and the guards had no diff
Guilty in finding them. The two forces
met face to face at turn in the road.
There were eight outlaws against three
officers, but the latter opened the at
tack with orders of 'hands up" Two
of the outlaws turned their horses for
the hills, but Phallard dism ounted,
and drawing his Winchester, opened
fire and killed the three officers before
be fell with a wound in his side which
proved fatal.
Phallard is the last of the Sam Bass
gang of trainrobbers, who cleaned out
Custer City many years ago.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
A LIGHT DAYS WORK.
Nothing of Importance Accomplished in
the House or Senate.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Mr. Lodge,
of Massachusetts,, made an effort in the
senate today to secure an immediate
vote upon his immigration bill, which
is substantially the same measure that
was passed by the 54th congress and
vetoed by President Cleveland. Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska, objected to an i'm
mediate vote, and suggested that the
final vote on the amendments and the
bill be taken ora that day, January II,
at 8 P. M. This suggestion was accept
ed by Mr.. Lodge and tie order tor a
vote at that TING was made.
Davis. cbairE4 }if Of 81 oorami ttco on
foreign relations called up the bill pro-
hibiting the killing of fur seals in the
North Pacific oc 5an, but ION suggestion
of PettigreW. who desired to offer
amendments, it went over until tomor-
row.
The bill granting settlers the right
to make second homestead entries of
160 acres was passed.
Butler spoke at some length on his
postal savings bank bill. Such sys-
tenn would, in his opinion, insure
greater comfort in the homes of the
plain people of the land, as great ma
jority of them would certainly become
depositors in such banks. This would
cultivate among them thrift and econ
omy, and enable them to provide for
themselves in illness and old age.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
|NCEND|AR|SM SUSPECTED
Ellis Island Immigrant Sta
tion Fire in a New Light.
RESULT uLToFADELlBERATEP PLOT
Thieves May Have Fired the Building
to Cover the Robbery of the Rail-
road Ticket ONCE.

Thieves May Have Fired the Building
to Cover the Robbery of the Rail-
road Ticket ONCE.
New York, Dec. 13-Facts have
rome to light that suggest the possi-
bility that the mysterious fire that de-
stroyed the great immigrant buildings
on Ellis island few months ago, was
started by thieves, who had carefully
planned a $1O,OOO,oOO robbery, says
the, Journal and Advertiser today Ten
of the trunk lines leading to the West.
Including the New York Central, the
pennsylvania, the Erie, the Delaware,
Lackawanna q Western and the New
York, Ontario & Western, unite in
maintaining railroad on the island,
and at all times there are quantities of
tickets there.
General Ticket Agent Robinson, of
the Ontario & Western, says that on
the night of the fire conservative es-
innate would place the value of tickets
in the island Office at 100000.
The tickets, with much cash, were
locked in drawers in wooden cases and
desks, and the entire parcel was sup
posed to have been totally destroyed.
The different roads posted notices that
if tickets of certain form and series
should be presented, they should be
taken up and fare demanded.
A few days ago ticket issued by
the Ontario & Western from Chicago
to Kansas City was received from pas
senger and found to be one of the tick
cts supposd to have been burned. The
part of the ticket calling for passage
from New York to Chicago has not yet
been presented.
Now the officials are asking how
many other tickets out of the $40, O,0OO,-
900 worth are in existence. 1t is
deemed not impossible that the entire
lot was stolen and held until conductors
should forget the warning.
Commissioner Senner, who was in
charge of Ellis island at the time of the
fire, deems the hypothesis by no means
Improbable.
Z "The origin of the fire. was never
learned" he said. ''It began in a
tower of the main building some dis
tance from the Offices occupied by the
railroad people. Every one of the gov
sernment guards were busy getting the
Immigrants safely out. 1t is not i'm
possible that thieves deliberately start
ed the fire in the expectation, justified
by events, that the ticket Office would
be quickly deserted"
General Ticket Agent Robinson said
he could scarcely believe that any such
wholesale robbery had taken place.
I Nave communicated with other
roads, and they have had no such tick
cts presented as yet. 1 think it more
likely that the report of sales for the
day preceding the fire was not correct.
Of course, though, if someone had used
that ticket, if it was honestly disposed
of, it should have turned up sooner.
An investigation will be made"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
THE HOUSE PROGRAMME
Financial Legislation Will Not Be Un-
dertaken Immediately.

Financial Legislation Will Not Be Un-
dertaken Immediately.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Although no
formal action has been taken, pretty
general understanding has been reached
by leaders in the house as to the course
of action in the near future. 1t in
cludes the disposal of appropriation
bills as fast as they are ready.
The bank sStcy bill will be reported
before the holiday recess, but will not
be taken up by the house until after
recess.
1t is understood that for the present
there will be no effort to take up fnan-
cial legislation on the floor of the
house. This is due mainly to the i'm
preston that the committee on bank
ing and currency will not be able to
reconcile many conflicting interests in
side the committee. When it becomes
evident the committee ON banking and
currency is at standstill, then the ways
and means committee will frame bill
on broad lines, calculated to meet the
present financial requirements. The
disposition OF house leaders will be to
keep radical legislation to the rear.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
STAMPEDE FAIRLY ON.
Fear-Mad Men Rush From Dawson ant
Famine.

Victoria, Dec. 15.-By the steamer
Topeka, from Dyea, news is received
that more than 1000 ill-provisioned
men stampeded from Dawson during
the latter part of October, and impelled
by the haunting fear of famine are now
madly forcing their way over the noun
tains.
AUX, the Indian mailcarrier who
brings this report, left the Yukon cap
ital fully 10 days after the Dalton
party. He says the vanguard of the
terror-stricken army is following less
than a week behind him. AUX de-
clares that fully 25 per cent of the
stampeding army will never live to re-
cite the terrors of their flight from the
North.
Dyea parties headed by George F.
Ulmer hope to go to the relief of the
hungry men at Dawson. They will
make the United States government an
offer to deliver $4,000 pounds of pro-
visions within SO days after starting
for Dawson for the sum of $75, 900.
They already have $4,000 pounds of
provisions cached at Lake Bennett,
which they Will take into dawson this
winter. Ulmer will go south by the
next steamer to lay his proposition be-
fore the secretary of war by wire.
1t is stated that material for the pro-
posed railroad over Taku pass has been
shipped from the East.
The steamers Bella and Weare, it
now appears, did not land more than
100 tons of nrovisiOns on their arrival
in Dawson in the early part of Octo-
Der, owing to their having been held
up at Circle City.
The only bright view of the present
situation is that the trails crossing the
passes above Dyea and Skagway have
lately been greatly improved and with
in month will be in excellent condi-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
Collision in San Francisco Raw.

San Francisco, Dec. IA ferry
boat came in collision with the barken-
tine Bay City at 1926 this morning.
There was heavy fog and strong tide
at the. time. The ferry-boat missed
her slip and went in toward Mission
street dock. Her bow merely scraped
the stern of the barkentine, but her
guard struck it heavily on the star
board quarter, tearing the timbers and
opening all the seams above the water
line. The barkentine was to have
sailed tomorrow for Honolulu with
general cargo, but it will take consid-
erable time to repair the damage.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
San Francisco Market.

Wool-Nevada 11@13c; O<egon, II
@14c; Northern 1850 per pound.
Hops-10@14c per pound.
-Middlings, $2O@2s; Cal.
ifornia bran, $17.60@1S. 90 per ton.
Onions-New red. 7O@SOc; do new
silverskin, $l.40@1 1.6O per Genital.
Eggs-Store, 23@s8c; ranch, 27@
Soc; Eastern, 14@20; duck, 2O@25c per
dozen.
Cheese-Fahcy mild, new, 1916; fair
to good. 7@8c per pound.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, valencias,
$1.50@3.00; Mexican lines, $4,000
800; California lemons, choice, $1.75
@2.25; do common, 50c @$1 per box.
Hay-Wheat, 12@14; wheat and
oat, $11@13; oat, $1O@ls; river bar
ley. $7@8; best barley, $10@12:
alfalfa, $500. 60: clover, $8@9.50.
Fresh Fruit-Apples, S5@85c per
large box; grapes, 20@40c; Isabella.
60@75c; peaches, 50c@$l; pears, 75c
81 per box; plums, 20@S5c.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 26@a7c;
do seconds, 24@25c; fancy dairy. 23@
24c; good to choice, 17@22c per pound.
Potatoes-New, in boxes, s5@8ec.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
Her Aim Was Good.

Sacramento, Dec. 15.-At an early
hour Sunday morning burglar entered
the residence of Sergeant of Police Nc
Manus and proceeded to ransack the
parlor. Mrs. McManus heard the bur-
glar at his work, but decided not to wake
her husband. She picked up a re-
volver from a table by the bed and
awaited developments. In a few mo-
ments the burglar reached the swinging
doors leading from the parlor into the
room adjoining the bedroom, and when
he opened the doors. she opened fire.
He made his escape, but the trail of
blood left showed that her aim was
pOod
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
Ligh tship Launched.

Portland, Or, Dec. 14.-Lightship
No. 70 was successfully launched from
the ways at Wolff & Zwicker's yard,
at 1880 yesterday morning, and is now
moored at the contractors wharf wait
ing to receive her boiler, masts and
spars. Three thousand people, stand
ing on the East Water-street elevated
roadway, the roofs of surrounding
buildings and the Madison and Morri-
son-street bridges saw her enter the
water. Not an accident nor a hitch
marred the event.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
May Lynch a white Man.

Albuquerque, Dec. IA. - A serious
affray occurred at Seligman, Ariz
wherein Charles Carter was killed by
Bill Fott. The latter claims that he
was authorized bysa constable to arrest
Carter, and when the latter resisted, he
shot him dead. Garter. was very popu-
lar, and had a number of friends, who
are threatening to lynch Fott. Trouble
is almost hourly expected, and the
sheriff of Yavapai county has collected
large posse to protect the body of
Fott from violence at all hazards.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
In the House.

The blind chaplain of the house in
his invocation today referred eloquent
ly and feelingly to the death of the
presidents mother. Cannon, chairman
of the committee on appropriations,
secured unanimous consent for the pas
sage of the urgent deficiency bill, which
he explained carried but three items
So, 900 for the construction of build
ing at the naval academy, $50, for
payment of temporary employees of the
house and senate, and $3.50, 900 for the
payment of mileage of senators and
representatives..
The rest of the session was taken up
by personal debate between Hepburn
and Norton, which ended by a vote
sustaining Hepburn, and the house then
adjourned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
MRS. M'KiNLEY DEAD.
The President and Other Members OF
the Family at the Deathbed.

the Family at the Deathbed.
Canton, O.. Dec. 14.-Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley passed from this life
at few minutes past this morning,
with all her children and other imme-
diate relatives at her bedside. She did
not suffer any in her last hours, but
gradually passed from the deep. palsied
sleep, in which she had rested almost
constantly for the past 10 days, into
the sleep of death.
No word could be secured from the
ton. At 2:35 an undertaken was sum-
moned and the first publicity was given
of the death.
The end was almost beautiful in its
peacefulness. She seemed to sleep so
soupdly that it was difficult to tell
whether she had yet breathed her last.
This condition continued for half an
hour. The president and all of the
family were by her side.
There was no recognition, however.
Her last consciousness was hours before
her final taking away.
The tenth day of Mrs. Mckinley 8
illness was marked by a number Of
material changes such az improved the
condition of the patient, and as dark
ness approached it was felt by those
around her that she had finished the
last day of her life's journey. She was
resting comparatively easy at that
time, but was great deal weaker. At
the dawn Of day it was felt that. the
end was at hand, for about that time
she experienced one of the sinking
spells common to the illness, and for a
long time seemed SO nearly inanimate
that it was thought no rally was possi-
BILE; but the rally came, and with it a
small amount of liquid nourishment,
the first she had taken since Monday.
This was followed by such peaceful re-
pose as to revive the hope, which was
realized, that she would live through
the day.
In the afternoon another period of
anxiety was experienced by the watch
ers. Another sinking spell came. and
for time it seemed as though it woAld
be the last. After that, she continued
weak and low.
The doctor called at $50 O'Clock and
reported that he found a material
change for the worse, such as he regard
ed as certain to bring about final disso-
luton during the night. He had not
even faint hope that she could live
until morning,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
Fast Time ON the Union Pacific.

nver, Dec. ia Republican spe-
rom Cheyenne says record break
ast run was made by the Union
Pacific eastbound fast mail this morn
ing between Cheyenne and North
Platte. The train, which wac run az
the second section of the eastbound No.
Q, made the run between Upton and
Wamsutter at the rate of rs miles an
hour. From Cheyenne to Sidney, a
distance of 1O2 miles, the running
time was 81 minutes. From Sidney
to North Platte, 1l4 miles, the time
was lit minutes, being the fastest run
in the history Of the road.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
Collision i'm a Tunnel,

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 14.-A heavy
freight train crashed into a train of
empty coal cars, in the Vossburg tun-
mel of the Lehigh Valley railroad, this
morning, blocking the tunnel COM
j,tely. The wreck took fire, and
l@lrned furiously all day. Engineer
John Thomas and his fireman, J. D.
Egan, were terribly hurt. The other
trsinmen escaped injury, but they had
the greatest difficulty in making their
escape from the tunnel, crawling for
800 feet.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
RELIEF QUESTION BROUGHT lP
Mcbride Asks Aid for the
Starving Klondikers.
LENGTHY DEBATE BEGUN
Pension Matters Considered in Both
Houses-Paeific Railroad Question
Comes Up-Doings Of the House.

EchsIOh IHdttcTS SOhsIueTcu bObn
Houses-Pacific Railroad Question
Comes Up-Doings of the House.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
did considerable amount of business
today, although no very important
matter was considered or passed.
There was very little debate. Senator
Gallinger, chairman of the committee
on pensions, called attention to the
increasing demand for private pension
legislation and requested senators in
the future to be careful to see that their
bills for private pensions were meritori-
GUS before they were introduced. An
attempt was made by Mcbride to secure
an appropriation for the relief of the
Klondike miners, but the net result
was resolution calling on the secre.
tary of war for all Information he had
on that subject.
An hour was devoted to the consider
alton of private pension bills and 45
were passed.
The resolution of the Pacific rail-
road committee asking information re-
garding the sale of the Kansas Pacific
WAS pdSSCo WIlCll gave ocdI anu 1HuTS.
ton opportunity to make short speeches
congratulating the country upon the
settlement of the Pacific railroad ques-
ton.
Some work was laid out for next
week. Carter securing the right of way
Monday and Tuesday for his census
bill, and Lodge had the immigration
bill made the unfinished business dur
ing the week.
In the House.
The house today entered upon the
consideration of the pension appropria-
tion bill and stirred up debate that
promises to continue for several days.
Several Southern Democrats offered
criticisms of various classes of pension
ers, and Private John Allen, of Missis-
sippi, who led the assault in a speech
replete with his characteristic humor,
presented a series of amendments de-
signed, as he said, to correct some of
the glaring evils. They prohibit the
granting of pensions to widows whose
applications were not filed during their
widowhood, and the granting of pen
sions to widows whose applications were
based on marriages contracted after the
passage of this act, and to permanently
insane or idotic minors who had reached
their majority. The Northern Demo-
Gratis, however, Wed with the Republi-
cans in their professions of friendship
for the soldiers, and one of them-Nor-
ton of Ohio-declared that the Republic
cans could not make the bill TOO large
for him. It was admitted on both sid,s
of the house during the discussion that
the $40, ,000,00 carried by the bill
for pensions would not cover the ex-
penditures, but as congress would be in
session, Cannon said it would be easy
to make good any deficiency that might
occur.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17

London, Dec. 13.-The Athens corre-
spondent of the Chronicle says that on
Monday last, two soldiers in the i'm
perial service at the Yildiz Kiosk, the
palace of the sultan, made an attempt
on the sultan's life. This was frus-
trated by the attendants of the sultan.
The sultan had the men tortured in the
hope Of extracting the names of the
instigators, but both succumbed with.
out revealing anything.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
An unpreceded Order.

Dublin, Dec. 13.-The Evening Tel
egraph says that the war Office has sent
an order to Dublin for the sharpening
of all swords and bayonets in the pos
session of the regular troops in Ireland.
The order is unprecedented. and per-
feet mystery to both officers and men.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 13.-The resi-
dence of Isaac E. Emerson, president
OF the Emerson Drug Company, and
commander Of the Maryland Reserves,
was robbed last night, and diamonds
valued at nearly $10,O were stolen.
After desperate struggle the thief was
captured as he was leaving the house.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17

t. Louis, Dec. 9.-The dead body
100 Fook Guey, known as the king
the highbinders, who several days
tried to rob another Chinese, was
id tonight in room in Chinatown.
|he time of the attempted robbery
men fired at each other, and a
of blood left by Loo Fook, while
ing his escape, showed that he had
| wounded.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
BRAVE PORTLAND GIRL.
Rescued a Woman From Burning
Victoria Lodging House.


Victoria, B. c., Dec. 13.-Through
the courage and promptitude of Lily
Baldwin, Portland girl, life was
saved here under sensational circum-
stances, yesterday evening. There had
been an explosion of gasoline in the oil
tent factory of Tryon & Co., and the
entire premises were soon blazing. On
the upper floor was the American lods-
ing-house, whose proprietress, Mrs.
Fox, was i'll in bed. In the. confusion
she was forgotten until the Portland
girl, lodger, remembered her. She
ran upstairs and carried down the
landlady, who by that time was uncon-
scious from suffocation. Both escaped
with slight burns, although their dan
ger was imminent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-17
China Gives In.

London, Dec. ia dispatch from
Pekin says that today the tsung-li-
yamen .telegraphed the viceroy of the
province of Pe-chi-li, north of the prov
ince of Shan Tung, that China, having
complied with her demands, Germany
undertakes to evacuate Kiao Chou at
date to be fixed hereafter, and will re-
ceive instead as coaling station the
Sam-Suh inlet, in the province of Foo
Kien, over against the island of For.
mosa. a}t,.