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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
a BURGLARS SUICIDE.
Killed Himself After Shooting a Spo-
kane Police Officer.

Killed Himself After Shooting a Spo-
kane Police Officer.
Spokane, April 14.-Police Officer
McPhee lies in a critical condition,
with bullet wound in his neck. The
dead body of the man who shot the
officer lies in the city morgue. Nc
Phee had the man under arrest and
was taking him to the station, when
the prisoner sprang back and fired re-
volver at the officer. The ball struck
McPhee in the jaw, went through the
neck and lodged near the vertebrae.
The man who did the shooting was
Arthur Chappelle, of Dayton, WASH,
where he has a wife and five children.
He was wanted for burglary. After
shooting McPhee he ran through the
city several blocks and concealed him
self in an outhouse. He was pursued
by Deputy Sheriff Ferguson and
crowd of angry citizens.
As the deputy pulled the door open
shot was fired inside, and the officer
thinking he was being fired upon shot
at the man inside. Chappelle fell to
the floor and was dead in moment. 1t
was then seen that he had shot himself
through the head. Ferguson's bullet
passed through the burglars arm and
made flesh wound in his side.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
A TRIPLE MURDER.
An Indian Chief Killed Three White
Miners.

Miners.
Mojave, CAL, April 14.-News of a
triple murder committed Friday night
at Panamint, mining camp 100 miles
east of Mojave, by an old Indian chief
known as Panamint Tom, reached here
today. His victims We're William Lang
don, of Tulare; Jules Goldsmith, of
San Francisco, and Frank Reed, resi-
dence unknown. The men had had
trouble with the Indian over the trans
fer of some mining property, in which
the Indian fancied he had been cheated.
On Friday evening. shortly after dusk
Panamint Tom, in the manner peculiar
to his race, sneaked unawares upon his
victims, shooting all three of them be-
fore they had an opprtunity to defend
themselves. Langdon was instantly
killed, but as Goldsmith and Reed were
only mortally wounded, the Indian
clubbed them to death with his gun.
He left the scene on foot, closely pur-
sued by several miners, bent upon
lynching the murderer, and after
hard run of fifteen miles he surrendered
himself to Frank Montgomery, of Los
Angeles, into whose camp he ran for
safety. If the murderer is not lynched
he will be brought to Moiave.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
TARIFF AND CURRENCY UNDER
DISCUSSION.
Farmers Interests Well Cared far in
the Dingley BiH-International BIZ
meta1lism Gaining Ground-Silver-
ties Quarreling Among Themselves.

the Dingley Bi1-International BIZ
metallism Gaining Ground-silver-
ties Quarreling Among Themselves.
E. F. PARSONS, Special Correspondent.
the tariff bill in congress during the
past few days has developed some in
teresting facts, both as to the relations
of the new bill to the farmer and the
effects of the present law upon him.
The contrast between the effect of the
Mckinley law, and the Wilson law,
upon the the farmers of the country is
shown to some extent by comparison
of the values of the farm animals of
the country at the beginning and close
of the operations of each of these acts.
The total value of farm animals in
1891, the year following the enactment
of the Mckinley law, was 50, $780,, H.
770, and in 1898, the year in which its
destruction by the free trade congress
began, was So, ,483, SOC, 681, an increase
OF over $3.50, 100000 The values in
1897 are given by recent report of
the department. of agriculture at ST.
655, 414, ,612, falling off of over $685.
100000. While more than half of this
reduction is in the single item of
horses, whose values has been depre-
ciated in part by other causes, very
large proportion of this loss is directly
traceable to the general depression in
industries and lack of earnings due to
the low tariff law.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
International Bimeta1lism.

While there has been no official an
nouncement as to the immediate policy
of the administration regarding inter-
national bimetallism, the developments
have been such as to warrant the con-
clusion that the negotiations for an in
ternational conference are to be under
taken through authorized representa-
tives of this government at very early
date. Whether this will be by the ap-
pointment of special representatives
for this purpose is not yet clear.
It's known that negotiations are being
seton foot already and that the admins
tration hopes to be able to bring about
a conference in the coming autumn,
which will be participated in by the
great nations of the world. Mean
time the friends of free coinage in the
United States without the cooperation
of other nations are losing ground, and
many of them recognizing the fact that
international action is the only pratic-
able method of restoring the use of
silver. The old theory that silver and
farm products have kept pace in values
and that silver money was Therefore the
hue measure Of value hos lost ito hold.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
DURRANT SENTENCED.
The Prisoner Taken to San Quentin
to Remain Until His Execution.

The Prisoner Taken to San Quentin
to Remain Until His Execution.
San Francisco, April 13.-Theodore
Durrant was this afternoon taken to
San Quentin prison, there to be con-
fined until his execution, which was
fixed by the court today for June II.
This is the second time Durrant has
been sentenced to death for the same
crime, and he received this judgment,
like the other, with calm indifference.
His attorney, after the sentence had
been pronounced, made several further
attempts to secure delay for his client,
but Judge Bahrs, who pronounced SEN
tence, was not impressed with the
logic of Durrant's attorney, and de-
clined to modify his sentence in any
way. The murderer's attorney moved
successiyely to strike from the sentence
the allusion to Durrant's confinement
in San Quentin, then filed notice of
appeal from the order and asked for
certificate of probable cause, and finally
asked for stay of execution for four
hours, that the application for writ
of probable cause might be taken to the
supreme court. All these motions were
denied. When taken to the ferry en-
route for the prison, Durrant's nerve
broke down at the sight of the crowds,
who rejoiced in his passing to the
shadow of the gallows after so many
and protracted delays. He murdered
Blanche Lamont over two years ago,
and was arrested week after commit.
ting the crime.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
THE WATERS ARE RECED|NG
Encouraging News From the
Mississippi Delta.
CROPS MAY YET BE HARVESTED
Indications Are the Flood Will Dis
appear by May The Govern
ment Agents Aiding the Sufferers.

Indications Are the Flood Will Dis
appear by May The Govern
ment Agents Aiding the Sufferers.
Memphis, April 13.-The water in
the Mississippi delta is slowly receding.
Reports received tonight from the over
flowed country are most encouraging.
The day has been an ideal one, and
every planter in the delta is in better
spirits.
At Greenville the river, as we'll as
the backwater surrounding the town,
is stationary tonight. Everything is in
readiness for the receipt and distribu-
tion of provisions from the govern
ment, and as soon as the army officers
arrive the work will be actively entered
into.
At Lulu, Miss, decided improve
ment is noted. There is still some
suffering in the back country. but it is
being alleviated by the planters, and
today representative of the govern
ment arrived and will assist the desti-
tute at once.
The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley rail-
road has been busy all day with pile
drivers replacing washouts. The road
will probably have trains running into
Lulu and Clarksdale on Thursday.
1t is now believed the water will dis
appear by May /, and, if this proves
true, a fair crop can be made.
The river is falling at Memphis to-
night At Vicksburg and all points
south steady rise is noted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
The Senate Adjourned. i.

Washington, April IA. The senate
met at noon for the first time since the
death of ex-senator Voorhees,, who un-
til recently was conspicuous member
of the body. The opening prayer of
Rev. DIR. Milburn, the blind chaplain,
made an eloquent reference to Voor-
hees' brilliant talents, impassioned
ardor, kindling eloquence, genuine pa
triotism and the unselfish dedication of
his great powers to every cause human
and divine which enlisted his support.
Immediately following the prayer
Senator German, of Maryland, moved
that as a mark of respect to their late
associate the senate adjourn, adding
that many senators desired to attend
the funeral. The motion prevailed,
and at 1906 the senate adjourned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
TWO MILLS TOO MUCH.
Special Tax Levy of the City of Port
land Is Illegal.

land Is Illegal.
Salem, April 14.-Opinions were
handed down by the supreme court to-
day, as follows:
H. w. Corbett ct al, appellants, VS..
the City of Portland ct al, respondents;
reversed. Opinion by Bean, J.
Suit was brought in this case to re-
strain the collection of special tax,
levied by the city of Portland for the
payment of interest charges on its bond
ed and other indebtedness. It was set
out in the complaint that, on June 80,
1895, the Portland city council. by
ordinance, levied tax of mills for
general municipal purposes, and on
the same day, by another ordinance, an
additional tax of 2 mills, for the pay
ment of interest ON bonded and other
Indebtedness of the city. For this lat
ter ordinance plaintiff held there was
no warrant Of law. The complaint al
legged by the act of Incorporation, the
levy of taxes for general and municipal
purposes shall not\ exceed in any one
year mills, and out of the sum real
ized therefor and other revenues of the
S1ty IL uuuSb pay tllS lAbcIcSb CudTSSS
and all other general and municipal ex-
penses. It was further alleged that
prior to commencement of the suit,
plaintiffs paid, or rendered and offered
to pay, the full amount of the 8-mill
tax, and that defendant Sears, sheriff
of Multnomah county, threatens and
will, unless restrained, attempt by levy
and sale to collect the remaining 9
mills.
The defendants contention was that
the 2-mill tax was not without author
ity of law and alleged that without it
it would be impossible to successfully
conduct the affairs of the city, it being
the opinion of the mayor and council
that both taxes were indispensable to
meet the public exigencies.
An injunction restraining the collec-
tion was granted, which, ON trial in the
lower court, was dismissed and an ap-
peal was taken.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
ANOTHER BRYAN MURDER.
Evidence of Foul Crime Found in
Illinois.

Evidence of Foul Crime Found in
Illinois.
Mount Vernon, Ill. April 14.-Boys
passing through some woodland five
miles northwest of the city, today,
found woman's head lying near the
public road leading from Mount Vernon
to Richview. They reported the dis
covery, and party was organized for
search for the body. 1t was found 200
yards from the spot where the head
lay, with the flesh stripped from the
bones, both the trunk and head being
so badly decomposed as to render recog-
milton impossible. The. testimony of
the inquest went to prove that the body
was that of a woman who was in that
locality in November. She refused to
divulge her name, but said her home
was in Carmi, ILL.,, and that she was
going to st. Louis. The theory is that
another Peral Bryan murder has been
committed. It is said suspected
party left the country about the date of
the woman's disappearance.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
Levee Has Given Way.

Memphis, April 14.-The mighty
sweep of the waters south of Vicksburg
has at last had its effect upon the lower
levees, and tonight telegram from
Tallalah, La, reports that the levee
which protected Davis island has given
way, and that the island will in all
probability be flooded. Twenty-Five
hundred people inhabit Davis island.
which consists of about 1000 acres of
land. The place is situated in Warren
county, Miss.
Through the upper delta, the food
situation shows little, change since last
reports. The work of f@government relief
Has been actively inaugurated. Many
people are being fed and housed at
Greenville, Rosedale, Helena, Friar's
Point and other points along the river.
The relief steamer is snow plying up the
st. Francis river with food and forage
for man and beast.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
Mailcarriers A-Whee1.

Oakland, CAL. April 12.-The post
Office at Fifteenth and Broadway will
soon be headquarters for the most con-
siderable and energetic cycling club in
the city, for the mailcarriers are to ride
wheels.
The equipping with wheels of Oak
lands mail delivery service means
more than. would appear at first. It
means possibly another collection and
distribution of mail matter each day,
and consequent improvement of the
general service. The hours of each car
rier will be shortened and he will be
supposed to make good time.
It is possible that the territories of
the men will be extended, but this does
not mean cutting down in service,
rather an enlargement, as the post
master would be enabled to extend his
routes and reach much further from the
heart of the city.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
Only One Bid Received.

Washington, April 12.-The navy
department received today but one bid
in answer to an advertisement calling
for proposals for supplying 5000 tons
of armor for three battle-ships, the
Illinois, Wisconsin and Alabama, and
it was irregular in form. 1t came
from the Illinois Steel Company of Chi
cago, and proposed to supply 5000 tons
of armor at $3.50 ton, on condition it
be given 20-year contract to supply
all naval armor. In such case the re-
mainder of the armor would be sup
piled at $240 ton, the armor to be
paid for in gold coin.
An alternative proposition, contem-
plated the erection of an armor plant
by the government and its supply with
steel by the Illinois company. No
awards were made, and the whole mat
ter will probably be referred to con-
praSS
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
Shot in the Eve bx a Child.

San Francisco, April 13.-Joseph
Hertzel, aged 81, was accidentally shot
in the right eye tonight by Tessie Neu-
berger, 9-year-old girl. While Hert-
eel was repairing boys parlor rifle,
Tessie Neuberger, who lives in his
house, seized the weapon and asked
Hertzel to ''play soldier. ~ After
marching around the room, the child
raised the weapon to her shoulder and
pulled the trigger, the bullet entering
Hertzel's right eye and lodging in the
brain. Realizing what she had done,
the frightened child ran I'd her mother
and informed her of the occurrence.
The latter at once visited Hertzel's
room and found the occupant lying on
the floor. Hertzel was removed to the
receiving hospital. He rs. believed to
be fatally injured.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
An American Has the Contra ct.

Havana, April IL. - Michael ].
Dady, of Brooklyn, N. Y, has secured
an important contract to improve the
sanitary condition Of Havana. It is
said the contract will involve an ex-
penditure of about $l5, 1000, 900. Work
will be begun next winter, and it will
give immediate employment to from
4, 900 to 5000 men on sewers and paw
ings, etc. ALI the preliminaries of the
aweement have been decided upon,
and it is reported that Mr.. Dady has
as security bonds issued by the city of
Havana to the amount of $12, 900. 900.
Mr.. Dady is now here with his engi-
neer, Mr.. Byrne, and the papers are to
be sent to Captain Weyler for
his approval.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
BRYAN WAS HURT.
Piazza From Which He Was Speaking
Fel-Injuries Not Serious.

Piazza From Which He Was Speaking
Fen-Injuries Not Serious.
st. Augustine, Fla. April 12.-Hon.
William Jennings Bryan was injured
here this evening by the caving in of
the piazza from which he was speaking
Nearly 400 men and women were pre-
cipitated about twenty feet to the
ground, and many of them were in
jured, but none fatally. Mr.. Bryan
was picked up unconscious, and re-
moved to physicians Office, where an
examination revealed that he had re-
ceived no injuries of a serious charac-
ter. It was deemed best, however, to
abandon the reception to have been
given this evening.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at $50 P. M,
and was greeted by several hundred
people. At $3.50 he addressed fully
5000 people from the piazza of the San
Marco hotel. At the close of the
speech hundreds of people f1ocked about
him, and the strain was so great that
one section of the piazza forty feet
square fell through.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins & Company's Review
of Trade.

of Trade.
Buyers of wheat have been slaughter
ed this week and many holders have
loosened their grip ON hitherto we'll
held lines, believing as they did, in
the many crop reports telling of damage
in the Southwest, and more particularly
in stories from Indiana and Eastern
Missouri. Their faith appears to have
been misplaced. They received no as
sistance from the general public, and
people who are chronic sellers saw the
opportunity and persistently fought
the campaign, and their efforts have
met with success. The result has been
a severe liquidation of the previously
existing speculative interests, and there
can but be little doubt that the mar
ket at the close Of the week is more
nearly evened up than at any time in
several years past. Wheat has lacked
a good cash demand for some time, and
without it there is only the conclusion
to be drawn that value should decline.
The fact that red wheat commands
high premium has not had the slight
est effect in preventing or even staying
the depression that set in early in the
week and which caused loss of cents
in the future deliveries and proper
tionate break in the cash grades. A
great many inclined to the belief that
the break was due to manipulation and !
not from legitimate causes. This theory
is rather doubtful and can be ques-
toned. The market is always more or
less subject to manipulation, but to the
extent of the decline that has occurred
this week does not seem probable. We
are of the opinion that the current
weakness is due to disappointment with
the rate of flour consumption, which
is smaller than had been expected, and
with the larger arrivals than had been
looked for, and, although the public is
suffering this disappointment, it has no
need to despair, for, at the slow rate of
current consumption, the world ends
the crop season lower in supply than in
any season before since the price was 80
cents bushel for an average of sea-
son.
For various reasons it is apparent
that the present price is to be tempor-
ary only. -
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
FORTY LIVES LOST.
Perished in the Swollen Streams O.
South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.


South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.
Sioux City, Ia, April 13.-Forty
lives at least have been lost in the
floods in South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
braska. Two persons are known to be
lost on the Floyd, three have been
drowned on the Big Sioux, two on the
Missouri and two on the Coon river, all
in the immediate vicinity. Similar
cases are being reported daily from
points farther away and sharp watch
is kept by the authorities for foaters
in the Missouri.
Many people are missing, of whose
death their friends have no positive in
formation. Most of them have proba-
bly, been carried down the Missouri,
and their bodies probably will never be
recovered.
The bodies of two more victims were
brought into Sioux City last evening,
Danford Magee and Harry Flavill, who
were drowned while attempting to ford
the Elkhorn, in Nebraska. There has
been a general fall in all streams in the
locality
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
THE SPECIAL ENJOYS.
Commissioners to the Monetary Confer
ence Appointed.

enee Appointed.
Washington, April 14.-The presi-
dent tonight announced the appoint
ment of Senator Edward o. Wolcott, of
Colorado; Hon. Charles J. Payne, of
Boston, and ex-Vice-President Adlai E.
Stevenson as commissioners to an inter-
national monetary conference. The
appointments are made under the act
approved March 8, last, for the promo
tion of an international agreement for
bimetallism, and the appointments do
not require confirmation by the senate.
It has been generally conceded that Sem
ator Wolcott would be made member
of the commission. He has been an
active leader in the movement for a
monetary agreement, and is widely
known as an advocate of the silver
cause. His trip to Europe last summer
was generally conceded to be at least
semi-official, as the representative of
the new administration. His tour ex-
tended over several months, and en-
braced the leading European capitals.
Ex-Vice-President Stevenson, the
Democratic member of the commission,
though generally known as an advocate
of bimetallism, was staunch supporter
of Mr.. Bryan and the Chicago platform.
He and Senator Wolcott, however, are
said to be in accord on the financial
question.
General Charles j. Payne, who may
be termed the minority member, is a
Republican, and was Mckinley man.
He is one of the most prominent busi-
ness men of Massachusetts, and is said
to be deep student on the financial
question. While he is classed as sup
porter of bimetallism, based on interna-
tional agreement, he is regarded as
allied with the sound.money faction.
He is graduate of Harvard, being
member of the class of '53. General
Payne is largely identified with rail-
roads and other corporations, being
director of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road, and other large concerns,
and director of the Boston Institute of
Technology. He was an intimate
friend and associate of Professor Walker,
the financial authority.
1t is not known when the commission
will meet and organize. When organ
ized, however, it is believed Senator
Wolcott will be made president. 1t is
believed the commissioners will not 60
abroad before May l, at which time the
new ambassadors will be at their posts
and render the special ENJOYS the assist
ance necessary in the consummation OF
their mission.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16

East Liverpool, o., April 13.-An
avalanche has started near here. An
entire hill is moving, and at three
points near here the street railway
system is blockaded. Two big dwell
ings near Wellsville are doomed, and
the Pennsylvania tracks were moved
by the pressure of the hill. The un-
dermining of the hill for the Wellsville
road has left no protection and the en-
tire face of the hill is slipping, from
summit to base, including a small for
est and tons of rock. The Wellsville
road has dropped from sight in two
places and the expected avalanche will
bury the Pennsylvania tracks and the
street-car line and will endanger the
big sewer pipe works.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-16
Trusts Get q Black Eve.

The greatest disappointment which
the enemies of the Republican party
have met with in attempting to analyse
the Dingley bill is the fact that they
are not able to scream "Sugar trutP'
They remember painfully the scandal
which attached to the passage of the
Wilson law through which the sugar
trust benefited enormously and had
hoped that the publication of the
Dingley bill would furnish them basis
for the cry "You'r another" but the
most ingenious and unscrupulous effort
to charge friendship for the sugar trust
upon the Dingley bill fails utterly. On
the contrary, those most familiar with
the subject assert that the measure is
not only free from suspicion of this
character, but will result adversely to
trusts and combinations which have
fourished under the Wilson law.
Advocates of the beet sugar indus
try are delighted over the new tariff
bill, and predict that the next few
years will see wonderful development
in the production of beet sugar in the
United States.