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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing. Hopkins 3 Co.'s Review OF
Trade.

Trade.
Wheat on Friday of last week had
lost DC from the highest point, though
a portion of the loss was recovered be.
fore the close On Saturday, and the to.
tai loss for the week was &C. Taking
the news of the week as a whole there
was nothing to suggest reason for the
decline unless it be the further banl
troubles reported from the Northwest.
That, however, is not good reason tc
assign, as banks at Chicago are anxious
to lend money On wheat securities and
have plenty of it for all applicants hav.
ing 10 per cent margin. The true
reason was the taking of profits, which
to some big traders were sufficiently en-.
ticing at the opening advance on Mon.
day-85kc for May delivery. The de.
cline throughout the week was steady,
until on Friday, when the tide was
turned by the bringing into line of large
buying orders for export. Corn and
oats suffered losses of 7-Sc and 5-Sc re-
spectively in sympathy with wheat.
The trade has generally become con-
vlnced that the Argentine surplus will
~ N~SAoSA eAAoA A1OlCtO4OIc Oh,
and those who estimated it at 20, ,OOo,.
600 bushels ten days ago, have reduced
their figures to $4,000, 900 bushels.
This is the result Of bad weather, there
being too much rain at harvest, the
same as the winter wheat crop here
suffered last year, taking off probably
20, ,000,000 bushels from the yield.
This makes the second year that the
Argentine crop has been damaged by
weather at harvest time.
but this year it has been somewhat
damaged by locusts. The latest esti.
mates make reduction of 5000, ,00o
bushels from what the bulls figured on.
To make the situation more bullish
8 the prospect of a scarce crop, snow
md cold weather. following two days OF
ain over the winter wheat country,
which is not good thing for the crop.
This may start buying by the country,
nd when they get in there is no tell
ng where the price will go. The much
alked Of 81 would be realized within
hort time.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Anti Suicide Sermons Effect.

Stockton, CAL, Jan. 13.-Ulysses
Simpson Barber, local agent for the
jamestown stage, went to the Presby-
terian church last evening and listened
to Rev. Philo Phelps preach against
suicide. "That was good, talk" he
remarked to three companions as he left
the church. This morning the dead
body of Barber was found in his bed.
Death had resulted from strychnine:.
poisoning, package of the drug being
found beside his bed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Drowned In Youus's Bay.

Astoria, Jan. 1.-Two men in a
small skiff making their way down
Young's river this afternoon from
Krosells' farm, were upset near the
mouth of Young's bay. One man,
Gustav Brust, was drowned, and the
other. Fred Martini, was saved. Their
cries for help were heard by Joseph
Craig, who was on a ranch near by,
and who Immediately put out in q boat
and succeeded in saving Martini, but
could not get hold Of the other man,
who was too far gone for help to be
avail. Search was made tonight faa
kha hrf3v Int xui<hout a,,o.<.~
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
POWERS BILL BEATEN.
House Voted Against Funding the
Pacific Railroad Debt.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The Pacific
railroad funding bill went to its doom
in the house today under an adverse
majority of Sc. The friends of the
measure, who had predicted its passage
up to the last moment, were surprised
by the decisive character of their de-
feat. They had been led to hope from
the votes on the substitute that the bill
had more than an even chance of pas
sage.
The Bell substitute provided that if
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
would clear off the first mortgage and
advance the government lien, the gov
ernment would extend the Indebtedness
at per cent. 1t was defeated, ITO to
156.
The Harrison substitute, providing
for committee to negotiate a settle
ment of the debt, was rejected by the
house by vote Of 55 to 214.
Many of the members were as much
to the substitutes as to the
Powers bill. The California and Mid
die West members voted almost solidly
against them. When the vote came
on the main proposition, the whole
house swung into line, and crushed it
by vote of 102 to 1913. The vote was
not taken directly ON the passage of the
bill, but upon the preliminary motion
to engross and read the bill a third
time. Bills which become the subject
Of such contests are usually brought to
q final test before the last parliament
ary stage is reached. The Reilly Pa
cific funding bill was defeated in the
same manner on the same motion.
This was the fourth funding bill killed
in the house in ten years. An analysis
Of the vote today showed that eighty
six Republicans and sixteen Democrats
voted for the bill and ninety-nine Re-
publicans, ffty-eight Democrats, six
Populists and five Independents against
t.
After the bill was disposed of the
'rmy appropriation and several other
bills were passed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
The 6ilYar.Eax Bill

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house
committee on territories today agreed
to report the bill which has passed the
senate authorizing the secretary of the
interior to use his discretion to lease
certain islands in Alaska for terms of
twenty years, for the purpose of propa-
eating the silver fox. At present, the
lease can be for but one year, which is
not sufficient for the purpose proposed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
yellow Fever CORN pi.oov.r.d.

London, Jan. IA dispatch from
Montevideo confirms the recent dis
patch from Rome, which said young
Italian doctor had discovered yellow
fever germ, after he had himself recov-
cred from the disease at Rio Janeiro.
and had given the discovery, under the
seal of the Rome academy of medicine.
The Times names the discoverer as
Guissipe Sanrulla, disciple of Pasteur
and doctor Of the Uruguay national
institute.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Powerful ok" Ray Machine.

Pittsburg, Jan. 1.-THE powerful
TX" ray machine constructed by Pro-
fessor R. A. Fessenden, of the Western
university, was exhibited tonight be-
fore the Academy of sciences and arts,
at Carnegie hall. Professor James
Keeler, of the Allegheny observatory,
in telling of the wonderful tests to
which the machine has been put, said
it had already thrown a ray of light
through four inches of solid iron, and
he thinks later it will be developed so
it will pierce six or eight inches, and
intimated strongly that it may be util-
lied in the inspection of armor-plate.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Earthauakea in Mexica.

City of Mexico, Jan. 13.-At 4:25
this afternoon an earthquake was felt
in Oaxaca. The first shock was gentle,
but the second was very sharp, and
caused CONSERVATION, but no harm was
done of any consequence. There is
much seismic activity in the state of
Oaxaca, and at one point on the Pacific
coast earthquakes have kept fishermen
in continual alarm.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

Yokohama, Jan. 13.-The greatest
excitement prevails in diplomatic and
other circles at Toxic and in this city.
owing to seeming outrage committed
by the German minister to Japan,
Baron Won Gutshmidt. 1t appears that
while the minister was out driving, he
lashed across the face japanese stu
dent, who had in no way provoked
him. The newspapers demanded the
recall of the baron, and the matter
has been taken up by the japanese for
eign office.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
seventy-Five Cents for Wheat.

Garfield, Wash, Jan. 1.-THE last
sale OF wheat was effected Saturday at
75 cents bushel, the top price reached
in the Palouse country this season. A
pool was formed six weeks ago, repre-
senting about 10000 bushels, that
were to be held until wheat reached 75
cents. This cleans up nearly all of
the wheat within twenty miles of Gar
field, and famine in seed wheat is ex-
pected before spring.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

London, Jan. 13.-The foreign office
has received private confirmation. of
the news from Bonny, on the Guinea
coast, telling of the massacre of Consul
Phillips and his companions while on
peaceful mission to Benin city. The
object of the murder is not known.
Benin city is within the Niger protec-
torate, and is sixty miles up the river
Benin,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
The Tacoma Overtime.

Port Townsend, Wash, Jan. 10
Great fear is entertained here for the
safety of the Northern Pacific steamer
Tacoma, now eight days overdue, and
twenty-five days out from Yokohama.
The steamer Agapanthus, which left
Yokohama on the same date as the Ia
coma, arrived four days late, and re-
ported the worst trip of her career from
rough weather. On several former oc-
casions the steamer Tacoma has made
the trip in thirteen days. Her cargo
consists Of tea, rice, silk and Chinese
goods.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

Bonny, Coast of Guinea, Jan. 1s.-
Consul Phillips, two consular officers,
Locke and Campbell; Major Crawford,
deputy commissioner, and Captains
Boisragen and Mailing, officers belong
ing to the Niger coast defense force;
DIR. Elliott and two civilians, with a
number OF Kroomen and native car
rlers, have been massacred by the
kings people, while on a peaceful
mission to Benin City. The consul's
yacht has just returned here with the
news.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
DraxRed to Death.

Modesto, Cal, ;, Jan. 12.-Yesterday
Blakely, son Of T. z. Wallis, aged II,
was dragged to death at his home on
the San joaquin river, eighteen miles
south Of Modesto. He was driving a
team hitched to scraper, when he
was caught in the spring and the team
ran away. For over 200 yards he was
hit on the head by the blade Of the
scraper as it bumped along the field.
His head was badly lacerated, and he
remained unconscious for six hours,
when he died.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Is-Just Four Mills.

Ss;em, Jan. 1.-THE state tax levy
for 1897 was declared today, and it is
4 mills. It is customary to make the
appropriation of the last legislature
the basis in estimating the states ex-
pensee There was an exception this
time il. the mater of appropriations
for the homes, which keeps the levy
down.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Twenty More Armenians Liberated,

New York, Jan. ia Herald dis
patch from Constantinople says:
The last twenty of the 38S Armenian
prisoners in Constantinople were liber-
ated yesterday. There are still in
prison twenty-five prisoners condemned
to death, one of whom is Bishop Arab.
gari. As to the number of Armenian
priests in prison condemned to death,
only two have up to the present time
been mentioned to the patriarchate as
worthy of pardon. Sixty-fve Armeni-
ans who had sought refuge in varna
returned yesterday evening and were
delivered without difficulty to the Ar
menian partiarchate.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A Aeainst q Reduction.

Massillon, o., Jan. ia conven.
ton representing 1900 independent
coal miners of the Massillon district
decided today that the miners would
not accept the ten cents reduction Or
dered by the operators. The operators
are firm and strike is probable. The
United Mine Workers will probably
take similar action tomorrow.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A Wisconsin Bank FaiIur.

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE
Commercial bank, of Eau Claire, capt.
tai $50, 900, closed today. The failure
is due to the lspension of the Allema-
MIA bank, of St. Pail. President Allen
states the depositors will be paid in
full,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Bubonic plague In Enr,ana.

Plymouth, Jan. 12.-The transport
Nubia arrived here this morning and
reported many cases of cholera on
board among the Lascars, and the Brit
ish troops. Three soldiers and two
Lascars died while on their way here.
The Nubia has been quarantined.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Correct

The German Emperor, while recent
ly inspecting a body of naval recruits.
noticed an unusually stalwart man In
the ranks, and asked him where he
hailed from. The recruit, In broad
Bavarian dialect replied, from Wies-
bach, your majesty" did you un-
derstand whom meant" the Emperor
asked, sin addressing you sailors about
the foreign foe?" The recruit-Yes
Russians. The emperor-And enc
mics at home? Recruit -Prussiana
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

Chico, Cal, Jan. 13.-News has just
been received of the horrible death of
little S-year-old daughter of H. C.
Overton, of Rock Creek, this county.
The child was playing in the kitchen,
and, losing her balance, fell into a
boiler of scalding water. She was i'm
mediately rescued, but the water was so
hot as to completely cook the flesh on
the limbs and body.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
work ON Battleships stopp.d.

Newport News, Jan. 12.-Work on
the battleships at the yard here has
been temporarily suspended on account
Of an order requiring that all plates
used must first be subjected to the
lonaitudinai and transverse tssta
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A Long Walk for a WAGER

Belleville, Ontario, Jan. 11.-David
s. Frazier, of Aberdeen, Wash, has
reached here on foot en- route to Bos-
ton. Frazier began his long walk on q
wager of $4,000 that he would walk
from Aberdeen to Boston, $500 miles,
within period Of six months and fifteen
days. He started July IA, and must
be in Boston January 80. He is sew
eral days ahead of time. By walking
twenty miles day he can win the
wager.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
spaniards Defeatad In.nr r.n..

Madrid, Jan. 12.-Advices received
from Manila are to the effect that the
Spaniards have again defeated the in
surgents at Montabatan. Sixty-one of
the Spaniards are reported to have been
killed in the engagement.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Ellen rerry's Poor DRESSING,

Paris, Jan. lat is reported that
the Casino at Monte Carlo recently re-
fused admission to Ellen Terry, on the
ground that she was too addressed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Ran Into a Trolley Gar.

Minneapolis, Jan. IA Great
Western passenger train ran into an
inter-suburban trolley-car tonight, in
juring number Of passengers, one Of
whom may die.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A German produo. or..n,,..,,,,,

Berlin, Jan. IA meeting was
held today of delegates from nearly all
the Prussian trade centers, at which it
was delcided to found an organization
of the. German grain and, produce
trades, with the center in Berlin.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A Serious Uprising.

Vrysburg, Buchuanaland, Jan. H.
The rising Of the Baltoros tribe on the
Mashoning river, resulting in the mur.
der of a trader named Robinson, and
the taking prisoners Of his wife and
child, is believed to be more serious
than the Pakwani rising. The natives
are securing the country with red flags,
and grave fears are felt for the safety
Of settlers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
le limbs and boz

The native home of wheat is SUD-
posed to be the mountain regions of
Armenia -
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

The normal temperature Of human
being is 981a degrees Fahr.; that of .
fish only ~ degrees.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

On account Of an article printed some
time ago in the Paris journal $50
clergyenm in the Pyrenees brough.
libel Guite a1ainat II.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Embalmed In whisky,

Cynthiana, KY, Jan. 11.-Charles
Bramlett, aged 80 years, died January
4. He owned several plantations in
Harrison county, and had been a pros
porous man all his life. At low esti-
mate he was worth 100000. He was
peculiar in nothing but ideas of his own
burial He was a great reader, and
perhaps drew his notions of his own
interment from the histories of ancient
Egypt.
About fifteen years ago he hired a
stonemason to make him a sarcophagus
of blue Kentucky limestone, which is
more durable than the hardest marble,
At the same time he bought a barrel
OF the best old Bourbon the state could
produce and ordered that at his death
the whisky should be poured upon his
body, after it was placed in the stone
coffin. The sarcophagus was then to
be Theoretically sealed and placed i n
grave near his residence.
ALI his directions have been followed
and he was buried today. 1t required
a number of strong horses to carry the
body in its heavy receptacle.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
San Francisco, Jan. 10. 1897.

"ss11 = 1es11SfH0O5 VtsI1s 1W1 4OUTs
Potatoes - Salinas Burbanks, Goa
75c; Early Rose, roc 75c; River Bur.
banks, 40@50c; sweets, $1.50@1.6e
per GENITAL.
Onions-50@ q 65c per GENITAL.
Eggs-Store, 23@25c; ranch, 26 @29.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 21c; d.
seconds, 10000; fancy dairy, Ito;
seconds, 16@17c.
Cheese - Fancy mild, new, 11@
11ac; fair to good, 5000; Young
America. 11@12c: Eastern, 13@14c.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Seattle, Wash, Jan, u. 1897.

Seattle, WASH, Jan. 10, 1897.
Flour (Jobbing)-Patent excellent,
$5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; Californis
brands, $500; Dakota, S.. SO; patent,
1926.
Wheat-Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats-Choice, $24@25 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, $22 pc,
ton.
Corn-Whole, $22 per ton; cracked,
$23; feed meal, $2S.
Millstuffs-Bran, $1,000 per ton;
shorts, $19.
Feed-Chopped feed, $1,000 per ton;
middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $2s.
Hay-Puget sound, per ton, 50. 0o@
90; Eastern Washington, $13.
Butter - Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, 2Sc; tubs, 22c;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese-NativeW Washington, 10@12c.
Observation-Disclosures, per ton, SAG
IS; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, pc,
sack, 75c; turnips, per sack, 60c; ruta.
bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack,
$50 45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25;
onions, per 100 lbs, 90c@$1.
Sweet potatoes-Per 100 lbs, $I.75.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 8@9c; dressed, 10@12c; ducks,
81. 2.00@3.5 80; dressed turkeys, 13@15c.
Eggs-Fresh rancn, 19c; Eastern,
Ice per dozen.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef.
steers, 51ac; COWS, &c; mutton, sheep,
5 Nc per pound; lamb, &c; pork, SO pc,
pound; veal, small, &c.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, soc; salmon,
5@6; salmon trout, 7@10; founder
Ind soles, 3@4c.
Provisions-Hams, large, 12c; hams,
mall, 121c; breakfast bacon, 10c;
Try salt sides, &c per pound.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A NEGRO MONSTER.
Cooper, the Outlaw. Adds Four Muir.
ders to His Record.

oers Co HIS Record.
Mayesville, S. c., Jan. 11.-Simon
Cooper, the negro outlaw who shot and
killed another negro and wounded sew
eral others at Magnolia few days ago,
and for whom there is reward of 800
offered by the governor, added more
murders to his record this morning,
near Magnolia. Cooper entered the
house Of Ben Wilson about sunrise, and
demanded the use of Wilson's buggy,
which was refused. The monster then
picked up an ak and split Wilson'S
head open. He attacked Wesley Will
son, the son, and murdered him in a
like manner. Cooper then murdered
Mrs. Wesley Wilson with the same
weapon, after which he struck down a
negro who had approached on hearing
the noise, and left the ak sticking in
the negro's head.
AS soon as the news of the shocking
tragedy reached Sumter, the sheriff
organized a posse of men, chartered
special car and came to Mayesville,
where reinforcements from this town
and the surrounding country awaited.
Word reached the sheriff here that
Cooper had been seen within two miles
OF Sumter. The sheriff divided the
volunteers into several posses and sent
them in different directions, but Cooper
was not found.
The Wilson's were white people of
high standing in their community.
Ben Wilson was about 80 years old, his
son 40 and Mrs. Wesley Wilson 35.
Two children have been left orphans.
Up to this hour the murderer has not
been captured, but it is almost impos-
slble for him to escape. If captured
his fate will be most terrible one.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15

The nineteenth session of the Ore
gon Legislature met in Salem Monday
and failed to organize completely be-
cause of disagreement between factions
in the senatorial fight. The evident
purpose seemed to be to delay the elec-
tion of United States senator for two
weeks and they were successful. The
senate organized without friction, but
the house not at all. A vote for SEN
ator can not now be taken until Tues
day, January 26. Joseph Simon, of
Multnomah, was chosen president of
the senate without opposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
BRYAN RODE ON A PASS.
Southern Pacific Railway Company
HOnOred His Request.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2I-Willam Jen-
nings Bryan has accepted a pass on a rail-
road, and has used the free transportation
so obtained. He himself applied for 1t, and
to the Southern Pacific Railroad at that.
1t was issued to the free-siver orator by
w H. Mills, the well-known Southern Pa
cifc official and head of the land depart
ment of c. P. Huntington's big monopoly.
The secret leaked out through the Repub-
lican conductor who handled the pass. Mr..
Mills has verified the story. And the Popu-
lists are in tears.
The pass gave Mr.. Bryan transportation
from Sacramento to Portland, and was is
sued on the advertising account of the
Omaha World-Herald. But it has been as
certained here by direct inquiry addressed
to that paper that Mr.. Bryan has not been
associated with the World-Herald since
Aug. s, 1896 The prophet of silver has paid
for all his other transportation on the
coast. But this one trip-from Sacramento
to POrtland-Was made on pass given
the statesman of Nebraska by Mr.. Mills
at his office in the big Croker building, at
Market and Montgomery streets. There S
no use arguing" about the matter. 1t is
a cold fact.
Friends of sound money on the coast are
laughing over the matter. Mr.. Mills treats
free pass, and that the WOrld-Hera is
charged up with the amount-$10-on the
books of the big Southern Pacific Company.
But then the World-Herald says that Mr..
Bryan Is not in its employ. Hence the tears
of the free-SilVer host.