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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Placing the Navy on War Footing.

Placing the Navy on q War Footing.
New York, July 21.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
With view to making available for
immediate service as many of the ships
of the navy as possible, Secretary Long
is considering the advisability of plac-
ing the monitor Miantonomah in the
reserve.
The Miantonomah was laid up in or
dinary at League island in 1895 and
since that time but little attention has
been paid to the ship except to make
repairs from time to time. Secretary
Long now intends to have the vessel
put in thorough condition so that she
can be ordered into reserve with the
Columbia and Minneapolis. This
means that "short crew" with full
supply of stores and coal will be kept
on board and that the shc can be made
ready for sea service within five days
if the necessity arises.
While department officials declare
there is no significance in this move,
the attitude of Japan with respect to
Hawaii and Cuban troubles are suffi-
cient to make the administration de.
sire to be in good shape to meet any
emergency that may arise.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

Oakland, CAL, July 2O.-John J.
Collins, who was at the hospital pend
ing an examination as to his sanity,
was found dead, strapped to his cot
this morning. The steward thinks the
man was scared to death by his hallu-
cinations. Collins was laboring man,
40 years old. His overwrought fancy
told him that the roof was about to
fall on him, and he struggled for. hours
to break the bonds which held him to
the cot on which he lay. He pleaded
to be saved from the fate that he
thought in store for him, and in death
there was look Of terror fixed on his
face.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
A NOTED CHARACTER DEAD.
Amelia Kohler, Who Inspired >''The
Last Rose of Summer"

Amelia Kohler, Who Inspired 1.-the
Last Rose of Summer"
New York, July 21.-Mrs. Amelia
Kohler died today at Mount Vernon.
Had it not been for Mrs. Kohler, Tom
Moore might never have written '1The
Last Rose of Summer" The poem
was of her suggestion, and the first line
was from her lips. She was early in
the century close friend of Moore's
sister, and kept private school in
London. While walking in the garden
of the school one day, Mrs. Kohler,
SO the story goes, plucked rose, re-
marking: 'Tis the last rose of sum-
mer; why not write about it, DIR.
Moore?''
The incident suggested the thoughts
that were afterward so beautifully
woven into verse, and the poem was
dedicated by the poet to Amelia,
which is Mrs. Kohler's name.
Mrs. Kohler was 90 years old when
she died, and for 90 years had lived
with her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Saun-
ders, at Mount Vernon. Her maiden
name was Amelia Offergeld, and her
father was an officer under General
Blucher. The family home was at
AK la Chappelle. Mrs. Kohler often
spoke of having seen Napoleon in her
girlhood.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
THE CoNFEREEs AGREE.
All the Tariff Differences Have at Last
Been Settled.

Been Settled.
Washington, July 20.-When the
Republican conferees ON the tariff ad-
journed at P. M. today, the an
was made on behalf Of
each house, that they had agreed on all
the items of the bill, and that the re-
suit of the partisan conference would
be submitted to the Democratic MEM
bers of the conference at full meeting
to be held next day.
This announcement had been made
informally to the Democratic members
of the conference at noon, and had
formed the subject of general specula-
tion about the senate during the after
noon. 1t appeared, after the informal
statement was made, that there was
still much to be done in the way of
putting the bill IN shape, and the con-
ferees spent six hours in close applica-
tion to the work in hand. They were,
for the most part, merely running over
the bill, but there were still rates to
be agreed upon which had been passed
over until the sugar schedule should be
finally disposed of. The revision was
not even completed during the after
noon session, and some of the members
returned to renew the work tonight.
The members of the conference still
preserve the strictest silence in regard
to the conditions made, giving out no
official confirmation as to the changes
made in the bill. 1t is learned, how
ever, from an entirely reliable source,
that very large majority of the senate
amendments were accepted. This was
rendered necessary by several circum-
stances. A number of amendments
made by the senate were verbal, others
were trivial, and still others were made
necessary to secure harmony of con.
struction, and would have been made
by the house if that body had had the
bill under consideration for so long q
time as the senate.
Ali such changes as these are accept
ed without question by the house CON-
ferees. They also accepted in most
cases all these alterations made by the
senate in order to secure the passage of
the bill in that body. Senator Jones
of Nevada, holding, as he did, the prac-
tical balance of power, both in the SEN
ate and in the conference, was enabled
to secure many concessions for Western
interests in the senate, and these he
held for without exception in the con-
ference. He even succeeded in secur.
ing degree Of protection for beet-sugar
greater than was given either in the
senate or house bill.
The bill, as agreed upon, will, when
made public, present an entirely new
sugar schedule, at least, in the main
item of the duty on raw and refined
sugar, the fourth presented since the
bill emerged from the recesses of the
ways and means committee.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
FOURTEEN DAYS IN A TOMB
Stevens, the Imprisoned Miner, Res
cued Alive.

Stevens, the Imprisoned Miner, Res
cued Alive.
Phoenix, Ariz., July 20.-James
Stevens, the imprisoned miner, was
rescued from the Mammoth mine this
morning, after an imprisonment of IA
days. At O'Clock this morning the
miners broke into the DRIFT where Stew
ems had been confined.
Stevens is fearfully emaciated, and
has lost fully 20 pounds during his con-
finement, but his mind is clear. He
stated that he had, thoughts of suicide
toward the end of Ills fearful wait. He
had eaten his lunch before the cave-in
came, and has since had nothing to eat.
OF water he had gallon, which was
consumed in three days. His candles
lasted two days. during which he man
aged to open up connection through
the filled-in stope, thus securing purer
air.
In the attempt to rescue him, shaft
was sunk 1877 feet through solid granite
in 13 days.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Portland Markets.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 65c; Valley,
CSC per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, s3.50@3.60;
graham, 1925; superfne, $2.25 per
barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 8s@40c; choice
gray, 37@39c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $16@16. 50;-
brewing, $1S@19 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $3.50 per ton;
middlings, $21; shorts, $3.50.
Hay-Timothy, $l1@14.; clover,
81. 500 ls; California wheat, SO. 50@
ia; do oat, gil; Oregon wild hay, $9@
10 per ton.
Eggs-14@15c per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 35@40c;
fair to good, SOC; dairy, 25@30c per
roll
Cheese - Oregon, 11Hc; Young
America, 121ac; California, 90 1Oc per
pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $3@3.50
per dozen ;broilers, 81. 50;geese,$2
@3.5O; ducks, 81. 2.50@3 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10@11c per pound.
Potatoes. Burbanks. $50
45c per sack; new potatoes, 50c per
sack.
Onions-California, new, red. 90c@
81; yellow, $1.25 per Genital.
Hops-9k @1o1ac per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, &c.
Wool-Valley, 11@13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7@9c; mohair, 20c
per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, IN A@2kc; dressed mutton,
41ac; spring lambs, N per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, 81; light
and feeders, So. 5O@3; dressed, $50
425 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross. top steers, $2.75@3;
cows $2.25; dressed beef, 4@5Rc per
pound.
veal-Large, 8; small, 4@41ac per
pound.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Blood Wanted.

Rome, July 21.-The Popolo Romano
announces that the Count Of Turin has
been challenged by Prince Henry of
Orleans to a duel for the calumnies and
insulting remarks he is alleged to have
uttered at the expense of the Italian
officers recently released from captivity
in Abyssinia. Prince Henry had de-
clined to fight with the Italian lieuten-
ant who had been designated by the
drawing of lots to challenge him.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Annual c1ean-up of a Mint.

San Francisco, July 20.-The mint
in this city is temporarily closed for
the annual cleanup, and for the count
ing of the coin on hand preparatory to
the turning over of the institution to
the new superintendent. Therefore,
it is announced that no deposits Of gold
or other bullion will be received until
August /,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
A New Bicycle Lamp.

A Chicago inventor who has been
working in Waterbury, Conn.,, shop
perfecting an acetylene lamp for bicy-
cles, has given public exhibition with
satisfactory results. The light is white,
like that of Weisbach lamp, and
lighted up the street for long dis
tance in front of the wheel. The acct
ylene gas is produced by chemical ac-
tion in the lamp. The bowl of the lamp
holds about gill Of water, and the
action of the water and some chemical
substancte produces the gas, and it is
claimed that no rough riding win in.
jure the Light
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
A Battle Royal, Perhaps.

London, July 21.-The Telegraph's g
Vienna correspondent learns that the
British government has demanded the
immediate coercion of Turkey. Russia,
on the other hand, has declared that
the moment for coercion has not ar
rived, and that the situation must not
be complicated. Germany, the corre-
spondent states, has eoncurred in this
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
House Burned; Boy Died.

San Francisco, July 21.-As the life
of their little son was ebbing away,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Tore,
in this city, was nearly burned down.
While the mother watched by the
deathbed of her boy, the father helped
to fight the flames. When they were
extinguished the lad was dead. A re-
markable feature of the case is the fact
that the boys death was the result OF
injuries received Saturday while play
ing that he was fireman, and aiding
some young companions to extinguish
an imaginary blaze in the very place
the flames afterwards broke opt
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Killed the Horse.

Roseburg, Or, July 21.-Near Fair
view, Coos county, yesterday, while
George Martin and companion were
leading two horses, Martin was attacked
by his horse and badly wounded. The
horse seized him, threw him to the
ground and was tearing the flesh from
his body in horrible manner when
his companion secured club and killed
the horse Martins shoulder-blade is
broken. It is thought that he will re-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Good Demand for warships.

New York, July 21.-The Herald's
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro tele-
graphs that the United States and Japan
have communicated with the govern
ment of Brazil with the idea of the
possible purchase of warships now
building for Brazil in England and
Germany.
Owing to Brazil's financial plight at
this time it was recently decided to
sell before completion, if possible, all
the war vessels being built for Brazil
in the two countries named. These are
principally small boats.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

London, July 20.-The Daily Nails
Paris correspondent says: Prince
Henri of Orleans declines to fight
duel with. Lieutenant Pinin, one of the
Italian officers recently released from
captivity in Abyssinia, who was desig-
mated by the drawing of lots among his
comrades to challenge the prince.
Prince Henri, however, is willing to ac-
cept challenge from an Italian officer
of rank corresponding to his own.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
New Era in Rapid Tran.it,

New York, July 21.-The Journal
and Advertiser says: Projected changes
in the motive power of the three ele-
waited railway lines of Greater New
York and the New YoTk, New Haven
& Hartford steam surface roads have
been announced. In the case of the
New Haven road the alterations have
begun and the elevated roads await
only the consummation of incidental
plans to embark in changes of kindred
type, which portend, among other
things revolution of the rapid transit
system of New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins 3 Company's Review
of Trade.

of Trade.
There was much activity in the Chi
cago market during the past week.
There was temporary advance in July
wheat of cents per bushel, but the
end of the week shows tendency to
cell out on the confident assertions that
the present week will see good begin
ming of the movement OF new wheat
to market.
There is no indication that the de-
mands from the milling interests will
be sufficient to head off any great guam
tity of it as the -four trade is appar-
emily calling for lessened rather than
increased production. It therefore re-.
mains with the farmer to say whether
or not he will sell now or at some time
in the future. The developments Of
the last few days lead the trade to be-
lieve that there will be the usual lib
eral marketing of wheat almost direct
from the harvester. Looked at In the
broad sense, however, the wheat mar
ket is in strong position the world
over, and the coming twelve months
should see higher price level than the
last twelve. America should take
more than usually prominent part In
the trade Of the year, as the present crop
promises to be not only the finest quail
ity but relatively larger than that OF
any other country. The government
figures on production issued July 10,
are practically ignored by the trade.
They indicate crop nearly 40, 900. 600
bushels less than the most radical in
the trade will estimate. The weak
point in the report is the notoriously
inaccurate figures on area. No one in
the trade will seriously entertain the
proposition that Oklahoma has but 200,-
coo acres in wheat this year.
The London Times of recent date
says: "The prospect of the harvest in
Eastern Europe are disquieting indeed.
In Austria and Hungary and along the
whole line of the Danube the harvest
will be bad. Immense tracts of corn
| fl lids in Servia, Bulgaria and Roumania
have been laid under water by destruc-
tive floods, and what water has spared,
rust has greatly injured. So bad, in
deed, is the prospect that Austria and
Hungary, instead of exporting wheat
will have to import it. At any rate it
is clear that the wheat supply from
the Danube is likely to be exceedingly
all, if not altogether wanting this
season.
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San Francisco Markets.

Wool-Choice foothill, 9@12c; San
Joaquin, 6 months @10c; do years
staple, 1890; mountain, LOG lSci Ore
gon, 1901 13c per pound.
Hops-8@12c per pound.
Millstuffs = Middlings, $18@21;
California bran, $14@14.50 per ton.
Hay-Wheat, $11.50; wheat and oat,
S7@IO.5O; oat, s7@9; river barley,
$5@6; best barley, $6@s; alfalfa,
S5@5. so clovsf, $6@8.
Potatoes-New, in boxes, 50@$l.
Onions-New red, 70@soc; do new
silverskin, sO@$1 per GENITAL.
Fresh fruit-Apples, 20@soc per
small box; do large box, SOC SOC Royal
apricots, 25@50c common cherries,
l5@25c; Royal Anne cherries, 25@ 400
per box; currants, $1.00@1.25 per
chest; peaches, 25@60c; pears, 2o@
4Oc; cherry plums, 20@40c per box.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 1870; do
seconds, 17@18c; fancy dairy, 16@
TIC; good to choice, 14@16c per pound.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, SO; fair
to good, 7@71ac per pound.
Eggs-Store, 12@ lao; ranch, 15@
l711c; Eastern, 1904; duck, 13c per
dozen.
Citrus fruit-Navel oranges, 81
o.; seedlings, 75c@$1.25; Mexican
lines. - 1906 80: common lemons. 81.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Wool in Heppner.

Heppner, Or, July 19.-Wool is be-
ing baled and shipped East from here
as fast as two presses can bale it. A
large line of wool sold here during the
past four days at from 8 n to 10 cents.
Offers Of 10h cents have been made on
some and refused.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Life for Life,

Atlanta, Ga, July 21.-A special to
the Constitution from Columbus, Ga. !,
says: DIR. w. L. Ryder, who,, on
Easter Sunday a year ago, shot to death
the young woman who had rejected
him, was tonight taken cut of Jail, ond
is probably Iynched. Only the news of
the bare fact that he was forcibly seized
and taken from the sheriff's custody at
$3.50 tonight can be learned in Columbus
up to late hour. A special train
came in about 9 o'clock with the news
that RYDER had been put to death.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Serious Complications Possible.


New York, July 21.-A special to the
World from Washington says:
The possibility of serious interna-
tional complications between the United
States and Great Britain as the result
of the recent gold discoveries in Alaska
has become apparent to the state depart
ment. Senator Davis, Of the senate
foreign relations committee, has been
requested to secure the immediate rati-
ication Of treaty for determining the
boundary line between Canada and
Alaska in order to lessen the probable
difficulty. =
Chairman Davis has announced his
intention of calling this treaty up for
action at the next executive session of
the senate. There is said to be no OBJ
lection, and prompt ratification is ex-
pected.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
union-Made Shoes Must Be Worn.

Chicago, July 2t-Every man who
marches in the big Labor-day parade
must wear union made shoes, with the
union label on the sole. A committee
has besn appointed to inspect every
shoe in the line of march, and any man
found guilty of wearing nonunion shoes
will be dealt with accordingly. The
action to this effect was taken at the
meeting of the Chicago Federation of
Labor on the suggestion of William
Jones, of the Boot and Shoeworkers'
IIninn of America.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

Yokohama, Japan, July 2O.-The
official press states that it is probable
that the Japanese government will
agree to the proposal of Hawaii and
submit the dispute between the two
countries to arbitration.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Price of Fish Down.

Astoria, Or, July 20.-Something Of
sensation was created here when at
O'Clock tonight notice was posted
at the different canneries informing
the fishermen that hereafter they would
pay for red chinook salmon, 10 pounds
or over, cents pound; for steel
heads and light-colored salmon, n
cents. The price has been 4 cents for
chinook.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Tin-Plate Works Shut Down,

Cleveland, July 19.-The Crescent
tin-plate works closed in every depart
ment this morning. The heaters re-
fused to go to work, and without them
it was impossible to operate the mill.
The company decided to shut down in
definitely
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

A French statistician announces that
after long and anxious calculation he
has arrived at the conclusion that the
hairs of an average mans head number
1890. He is not likely to be con-
tradicted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

Butter-Fancy native creamery,
brick, 1sc; ranch, 10@12c. -
Cheese Native Washington, LOG
lie; California, 9Rc.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 17@1so.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 10@11c; spring chickens, 80
@3.50; ducks, 81. .50@3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $25 per ton.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $21.
Corn-Whole, $50; cracked, per ton,
$40; feed meal, $50 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$40; whole, $3.50.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, &c; cows, 51ac; mutton sheep,
&c; pork, 61ac; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, 4Tc; salmon,
4@5c; salmon trout, 7@10c; founders
and sole, s@4; ling cod, 4@5; rock
cod, 6o; smelt, IN @4c.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

The French admirers of Balzac have
determined to erect in his honor d
splendid monument in the city, OF
Tours, the place of his birth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Hunting for a Lost Gold Mine.

Goldendale, Wash. July 20.-David
Johnston, pioneer of Lewiston, Idaho,
passed through Goldendale yesterday,
en- route to Mount Adams and to a
point near the st. Helens gold fields.
The old prospector spent last summer
in that vicinity prospecting. He tells
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

California claims the largest boy Of
his age in the world. His name is John
Bardin. He is 10 years old, six feet
Eve inches tall. and weighs aa0 pounds.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
Cut Her ChfIdren,s Throat.

LoEdon, July 19.--Emma Symonds,
wife of an eng .ne-fitter, cut the throats
of her four young children, and then
her own last night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
THE PLOTS THlCKEN.
Some Serious Questions Confront tn
Nations of the Earth.

Nations of the Earth.
London, July 21.-In the house of
commons today, in the course of de-
bate on the foreign Office vote, Sir
Charles Dixie, radical, said:
''The gravest foreign question at the
present moment grows out of our rela-
tions with the United States, and if the
matter is not dwelt upon, it is because
the government is conscious that in
these difficult matters it cannot count
on the support of the entire house,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

Rice is the most important of all
Japanese crops; the cultivation takes up
more than half of the country's surface
of arable land
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23
THE TORPEDO BOATS. :
Next Naval Appropriation Bill Will
Favor the Coast.

Favor the Coast.
Washington, July 20.-It is safe to
say that the next naval appropriation
bill will contain a provision for letting
the contract for building some of the
torpedo-boats on the Pacific coast. The
bill passed previous to the last con
tanned provision which allowed the
Pacific coast per cent more than
shipyards ON the Atlantic coast. This
difference gave the Pacific bidders an
opportunity to compete. The clause
was omitted from the current bill by
mistake, or through design on the part
Of those who had : the measure in
charge. By a singular coincidence,
the men who had the bill in charge
during the last session come from states
which are largely interested in ship
building on the Atlantic coast. The
bill was passed during the closing days
of congress and rushed through hur-
riedly, as must be expected in the
short sessions of congress every two
years. The Pacific coast interests will
be looked after next time.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

without a friend or relative. Mr..
Johnston last summer found mine
that had been covered up carefully land
in it was cached gold pan, pick and
shovel. He goes now to uncover the
mine to the extent of the previously
removed earth. AS the prospects are
good, he believes that he will find the
long lost "Dutchman's IS mine"