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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
EXPORTS OF PRODUCTS.
Statement for February and the Past
Eight Months.

Washington, March 15.-The month
ly statement of the principal articles of
domestic exports for the month of Feb
ruary and for the eight months ending
February %, last, issued by the bureau
of statistics, shows that during Febru-
ary the exports were:
Breadstuffs, $15, 5,006, ,657, decrease,
as compared with January, Of about
81, roc, 900; cotton, SIT ,73s, a de-
crease of about $11, 1850, 900; mineral
oils, 81, 561, 148, an increase of $780,
900; provisions, including cattle and
hogs, $12, ,408, ,811, decrease of about
100000.
For the eight months, the exports of
breadstuffs are given at $136, 951, 7s9,
as compared with $94, ,224, ,249 for the
same period last year, cotton, $1S6, /, $685.
7O1, as compared with $40, 1874, 625
for the corresponding period last year;
mineral oils, .$41, ,784, 1865, compare
tive gain of about $500, 900; provisions,
including cattle and hogs, $1S, IT'S, 164,
comparative loss of about $500, 900.
The total exports of these four arti-
cles during February amounted to $49,-
167,354, a net loss, as compared with
January, of about $13, 900.
For the eight months the gains were
about $85, ,22O, 900.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
The Railway Mail Clerks.

San Francisco, March 15.-Local pos
tai employees are perfecting their plans
for the twenty-second annual conven-
tion of postal clerks, which will meet
here Tuesday. Postal Inspector Irwin
has left for Redding, where he will
meet the Eastern delegates and escort
them to this city. At the opening ses-
sion of the convention, addresses will
be delivered by Mayor Phelan, Super
intendent of Mails Flint and President
Waring, of the convention. In the
evening a promenade concert will be
given after the business session, and on
the following day the delegates will be
guests on a trip around the bay on the
steamer Ukiah. On Friday an excur-
sion to Santa Cruz and the big trees
will be made, and on Saturday evening
a reception will be given at the Baldwin
hotel. Business sessions will be sand
wiched between the junketing trips.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Bills Approved by the Governor.

Olympia, March 16.-The governor
today approved the following bills:
House bill 31-An act relating to as
signments and satisfactions of judg-
ments.
Senate bill 2sS-An act fixing the
fees to be paid the secretary of state by
corporations doing business in this
state, and declaring an emergency.
House bill 113-Providing for the
dissolution of municipal corporations Of
the third and fourth classes; emergency
clause.
? House bill 3s4-Providing for the
reservations of portions of the public
highways for bicyclists and foot pas
sengers.
House bill 234-For the protection of
game animals and birds, and providing
penalty for the violation thereof.
Section 25 was vetoed for the reason
that it appears to be an attempt to fine
members of sporting clubs for belong
ing to such clubs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Fire on a Cruiser.

New York, March 15.-Fire invaded
the cruiser New York on Tuesday
while the vessel was lying off Tomp-
kinsvi1le. The forward magazine is
surrounded by coal bunkers. In it were
1900 pounds of guncotton and 5000
pounds of powder. Smoke poured from
the magazine and an alarm was given.
For the first time in the history of the
ship the automatic fire alarm had
failed to work.
Water was turned into the coal bunk
ers and there was no stint in the guam
tity. go that before the cruiser had
passed Governors island it had taken
into the hold such weight of water
that it gained three feet in draught and
had to be sailed with great caution.
Arriving at the navy-yard the New
York was pumped out.
An examination was made, when it
was found that the fire had not origi-
mated in the magazine, but in the coal
bunkers adjoining.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
In the Senate.

There was an abundance of flowers
On the desks of the senators when at IL
O'Clock Mr.. Hobart called the senate to
order. The galleries were filled. The
chaplain's prayer invoked divine grace
and blessing on the senators and mem
bers now about to take up the work of
the extraordinary session, and on the
president and vice-president. The
roll-call disclosed the presence of sixty
eight senator's, The new senator from
Kansas, w. A. Harris, took the oath
of Office.
Mcbride of Oregon presented the cre-
entails of Henry w. Corbett, appointed
by the governor Of Oregon to fill the
vacancy caused by the failure to elect a
successor to Mitchell. The governors
certificate was read Mcbride request
ed that the new senator be sworn in, if
there should be no objection. Gray Of
Delaware said some unusual circum-
stances attended the appointment, and
the credentials should be referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions. The motion prevailed by unan-
imous vote.
Hoar OF Massachusett6 and COckrell
of Missouri were named committee to
wait on the president and inform him
that congress was ready to receive any
communication from him. The senate
at 1890 took recess until Q.
At 2 O'Clock further recess was
taken until 8, to give further time to
the committee appointed to wait upon
the president.
At 8 o'clock the session was resumed.
Hoar and Cockrell reported that they
had called on the president. Secretary
Pruden, of the White House staff,
thereupon stepped forward, message in
hand. It was sent to the desk and the
reading began amid the close attention
of the senators. It took but ten min
utes to read the message, and there
after, on motion of Allison, the senate
adjourned. -
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Corn for India Sufferers.

+, Chicago, March 15.-The movement
to secure corn for India's relief, hereto
fore in charge of DIR. R. g. Hobbs, of
Jacksonville, and DR.. J. P. Bousing-
ham, appointed to represent the Chi
cago Minister'S Association, was today
consolidated with the Chicago commit
tee appointed in connection with the
board of trade. Hon. G. G. Bonney is
president and E. G. Keith, of the Met
ropolitan bank, is treasurer of the COM
mittee.
All these forces will cooperate with
the mayor and others of San Francisco
in loading the ship furnished by the
secretary Of the navy to carry grain
free to India. The corn will also be
carried free to the Pacific by the rail-
roads
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
EXTRA SESSION At WORK |
Presidents Message Received
With Applause.
NEW MEMBERS WERE SWORN IN
Reed Is Elected to the Speakership
Work on the New Tariff Bill
VIII Be Commenced at Once.

Reed Is Elected to the speakership
Work on the New Tariff Bill
VIII Be Commenced at Once.
The ffty-ffth house sof representa-
tives met Monday for the work before
it. Although the proceedings were per-
functory, the scene was brilliant one.
The most striking feature Of the scene
on the floor was the number of new
faces. Familiar figures conspicuous in
the shock of many parliamentary bat
ties had disappeared, and in the lists
were new and untried knights. The
change of personnel was very great. By
IL o'clock the reserved galleries, except
those for the diplomatic corps and exec
utive, were walled in, tier on tier.
At IL O'Clock, Major Mcdowell, the
clerk, raped the house to order. Rev.
Mr.. Couden. the blind chaplain, deliv-
cred an invocation, appealing for Gods
blessing on the work of the new con-
gress and the new administration. The
clerk read the presidents proclamation
convening congress, after which the roll
was called.
The vote on speaker, which resulted,
Reed 1919, Bailey ia, Bell 81 and New
lands 1, aligned several unclassified
members.
Speaker Reed was enthusiastically
received I'm his appearance in the house
after his election, and made graceful
and drily humorous speech in assuming
the gavel.
According to the time-honored GUS
tom, Harmer of Pennsylvania, the old
est member in continuous sevice, ad-
ministered the oath to the speaker.
After the new members had been
sworn in by the speaker, the oath was
administered by unanimous consent to
Dolliver of Iowa, Bell Of Texas and
Pierce and McMillin of Tennessee,
whose credentials had not arrived.
Grosvenor presented a resolution,
which was adopted, for election of can
didates for other officers of the house,
as follows:
Clerk, Alexander Mcdowell, of Penn
sylvania; sergeant-at-arms, Benjamin
F. Russell, of Missouri; doorkeeper,
w. Glenn, of New York; postmaster,
]. G. McElroy, of Ohio; chaplain,
Henry N. Couden.
The usual formal resolution of notifi-
cation of assembling was adopted.
When Henderson of Iowa, offered the
usual resolution for adoption temper
arily of the rules of the last house, an
Intellectual attempt was madss under
the leadership of Hepburn, to iimit the
operation Of the rules of the Last con-
gress, which were adopted temporarily,
to thirty days. The Democrats, Popu-
lists and fourteen Republicans support
ed him, but they were defeated, 1873 to
152.
This was the only incident out of
the ordinary connected with the pro-
ceedings today. The presidents mes
sage was applauded vigorously, as was
Dingley when he introduced the new
tariff bill.
The speaker appointed the Republi-
can members of the old committee on
ways and means, and added Bailey of
Texas, Robertson of Louisiana and
Swanson of Virginia to the Democratic
members.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
K.., of Emo Wi.consin Laid.

San Francisco, March 15.-The keel
was laid today at the Union iron works
for the battle-ship Wisconsin, the con-
tract for which was let by the govern
ment six months ago. The Wisconsin
is to be of the same class as the Oregon,
which was built in this city, though
larger and more heavily armored. She
will be one of three warships of the
same size, the other two being the Ala
bama and the Virginia, which will be
constructed in Eastern shipyards. The
contract price Of the Wisconsin is about
q. 600. 600,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

To find that European Russia and
Poland, Independent of Caucasia and
Siberia, produce about double the guam
tity of small grain that the United
States produces will probably be sur
prise to many, and must suggest to the
farmer that he acted wisely in Novem-
ber last, when he determined to culti
vate home markets by a protective
tariff, and spread advantages abroad by
reciprocity. 1t is to this end that the
Republican members Of the ways and
means committee are now working in
their consideration of the tariff bill.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
.Fatai,v 3 wonrded.

Valley, Wash, March 17.-C.- D.
Moody was shot and fatally. wounded
by Gail Latin this morning. Moody is
shot through the body, and cannot
speak. He went to Lattin's place for a
load of hay, and it is supposed that
they revived a long-standing quarrel.
Latin had Moody arrested about q
month ago for assaulting him with an
ak. Moody is a brother of II. D.
Moody, a prominent capitalist Of Spo-
kane. Latin is living on a ranch
owned by the Moody brothers. He is
only 10 years Of age.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Vetoed by the Governor.

Olympia. March 16. - Governor
Rogers decided this afternoon that he
would veto the appropriation Of $780,
$50 for the Cheney normal school and
$37, 500 for the New Whatcom al
school. He reached this determine ZION
after a careful inspection of the general
bill. His reasons for
vetoing these items are embodied in a
statement which he gave out.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
No Respite for Mailing.

Cincinnati, March 16.-A CONNER
cial-Tribune special from Frankfort,
KY, says: Governor Bradley tonight,
with considerable degree of warmth.
repudiated publications in the after
noon papers that he had respited
Alonzo Walling. The governor said
the stories were based purely on conjec-
ture.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Tried to BOARD a Train.

Tacoma, Wash, March II. - A
Ledger special from Everett says that
Fred Smith, an Icelander, was killed
last night while attempting to board q
train. He was dragged 100 feet. and
his head severed from his body.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

1t has been announced that St. Gau-
den's equestrian statue of John A.
Logan, in the Lake Front Park, Chi
cago, will be unveiled July %. The
work of the Sculptor is now being cast
in bronze in New York, and in a few
days the South Park commissioners will
begin to build the foundation on which
the immense figure will rest. The date
for the unwilling Of the statue has been
selected by Mrs. Logan in commemora-
ton of the day when General Logan
took command of General McPherson's
corps before Atlanta, after the death of
General Mcpherson.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Baby Fatally scalded,

. Tacoma, Wash, March 16.-While
Mrs. Edmonson, wife of Conductor G.
N. Edmonson, was giving her infant
daughter bath, she left it for few
moments to procure some cold water,
the water in the tub being too hot.
By some means the child fell into the
tub, and was SO badly scalded that it's
life is despaired of.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

John lies committed suicide at Sum-
NIT, twenty miles west of Olympia, by
drinking laudanum. He had been SUBJ
ject to insane spells. The body was
found in shack near the camp where
he had been working.
The report that Japan had gone to
the gold standard is now said to have
been premature. A bill has been in
troduced into the diet providing for a
change from the silver to the gold stand
ard, but no action upon it has as yet
been taken.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
KILLED in a Whir1wind.

Steubenville, O., March 16. = A
whirlwind visited Mingo Junction last
night. The wind blew off the roof of
the Mingo Iron and Steel Co. plant and
the walls caved in. Frank. Hobson and
Larry Fahey were caught under the
falling walls and Fahey was taken out
dead. Frank Hobson was SO crushed
that he died three hours later. John
Weilas, Hungarian, was badly crushed
and will die.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Store at HaIsex Robhed.

Albany, Or, March 15.-The store
of M. v. .Koontz, at Halsey, was enter
ed by burglars last night. The safe
was blown open and $50 stolen. The
strong box within the safe, which was
not opened, contained $1,000. The
robbery was not discovered until the
store was opened this morning. There
is no clew to the robbers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
West virginia Town Burned.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 16.-This
morning fire, which started in the block
of the Elkins Hardware & Furniture
Company, in the town of Elkins, burned
almost the entire business portion of
the place. Elkins has no fire depart
ment, and the flames were beyond con-
troll, having mostly frame buildings in
their path. In all the buildings were
valuable stocks of goods, only portions
of which were saved. The total loss is
100000.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

. Milwaukee, March 17.-The body of
Rev. George H. Wellss of Dover, ILL.,:
was found alongside the st. Paul track
near Wauwatosa station. He had been
struck by a train. Appearances and
the surrounding circumstances seemed
to indicate suicide.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Three Were Burned to Death.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 15.-Fire gut
ted the Chicago hotel, fifteen-cent
house, corner of Washington and Ex--
change streets, and caused the loss of
three lives. The killed are: Paddy
Brennan, pugilist; Teddy O'Donnell,
ex-policeman; William Hannahan,
sailor.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins & Company's Review
: of Trade.

The dominating factor in regulating
wheat values during the week has been
the weakness and Indifference of foreign
markets. Advices still indicate Europe
must rely entirely on America and
Russia for supplies, but for the present
the cash demand for export is absent
and foreigners have been speculative
short sellers in American markets, in
dicating that they have purchased more
than enough wheat for their immediate
requirements. The fictitious strength
injected by the Graeeo Turkish COM
plications has disappeared with the
subsidence of war rumors. Values de-
clined ~ cents at Chicago, although
there was moderate recovery on Fri
day and Saturday, leaving the net loss
for the week at about IA cents for May
delivery. sExpoft cIearances have been
small for the week and indicate another
large decrease in the amount on pas,
sage. The milling demand at home
shows some improvement. The pros
poets of the growing winter wheat in
America are favorable, but we are now
approaching the season of the year
when crop damage reports abound.
The present decline is due partly to
speculative causes. The local trade
has been persistently bearish, and by
overselling has afforded strength to the
market and caused the frequent rallies
by trying to cover. The extreme low
prices have been made on liquidation
by tired longs. If the situation ever
was bullish on this wheat crop, it is
equally, if not more SO, today, and we
regard the present decline as favor
able opportunity to be taken advantage
of to buy some Chicago wheat.
Corn has been steady to firm through
out the week. The feature was the
barge buying by artlett-Frazier, that
firm taking at least a million bushels.
Commission houses generally were
buyers. Receivers and the local crowd
were sellers. The cash market was
firm with an improved demand.
Country offerings are not large and
the wet weather will probably retard
the movement next week somewhat.
The oats market was narrow and fea-
tureless, but with a steady undertone.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

Foreign papers state that in Austria
a woman cannot be imprisoned or con-
demned to death. If she proves herself
dangerous to society, she is sent to
convent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

There are three sisters in Kingston,
Jamaica, who had, respectively, nine
teen, twenty and twenty-one children,
all of whom are still living.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
Market Quotations.

Portland, Or, March 16, 1897.
Flour-Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, $4.25; Benton county and
White Lily, $4.25; graham, So. so; su-
perfne, $2.75 per barrel.
Wheat-Walla Walla, 79@s0c; Val
ley, SOC per bushel.
Oats-Choice white, 44@46c per
bushel; choice gray, 36@40c.
Hay-Timothy, $13@13.50 per ton;
clover, $11.OO@12.00; wheat and cat,
$9.00@11 per ton. ..s.
Barley-Feed barley, $1S. 90 per ton;
brewing, $18@19.
Millstuffs-Bran, $500; shorts,
$16.50; middlings, $26.
Butter-Creamery, 45@50c; dairy,
30@40c store, 171s O30c per roll.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, 65 q roc;
Garnet Chiles, roc; Early Rose,
SO@9Oc per sack; sweets, $500 per
Genital for Merced; new potatoes, 6 11ac
per pound. g.
Onions-$1.25@1.5O per sack.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $2.50@
1875; geese, $4@5; turkeys, live, 12c;
ducks, $3.00@4.00 per dozen.
Eggs-Oregon, 11@111ac per dozen.
Cheese - Oregon, 1870; Young
America, 1870 per pound.
Wool-Valley, lie per pound; East
ern Oregon, 7@9c.
Hops-9@10 per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2.75@ @3. 90;
COWS, $2.25@2.50; dressed beef, 4@
5 Nc per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.0O@3.25; dressed NUT
ton, 5 4 @6c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25@
$50; light and feeders, $2.50@3.00;
dressed, 81. 500 90 per cwt.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19
The Tariff Bill Making Progress.

:. The ways and means committee is
moving slowly forward in its work on
the tariff bill. No determination has
yet been reached on the sugar schedule
but on all farm products which have
been taken up and acted upon, the in
terests of the farmers have been very
thoroughly protected. Mckinley law
rates have been restored in most cases,
and this seems to have been just about
the desire of the farmers. 1t is OBJ
served that those Representatives of the
farmers who came before the commit
tee, in most cases recommended the
restoration of the rates Of that law, and
this Recommendation has been followed
as far as possible. It has been suggest
ed that the committee in framing the
rates on sugar should give to the beet
sugar industry some greater encourage
ment than is given to cane sugar. This
suggestion is based upon the assump-
tion that beet sugar is in fact an i'm
FAINT industry" while cane sugar has
been produced in this country for
many years and does not require the
encouragement for its extension that
the beet sugar industry needs. While
the members of the committee recog-
nize this fact and would be glad to ex-
tend this special encouragement to the
production of beet sugar in the North
western states, where beet growing is
practicable, they are finding it ex-
tremely difficult to devise any way. by
which it can be accomplished. 1t is
scarcely expected that the bounty sys-
tenn will be made feature of the new
law and it will of course be impossible
to so shape the tariff that beet sugar
would derive any greater encourage
ment than cane sugar from the rates Of
duty levied.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

The banks Of Newfoundland are
formed by the sand, ice and stone
brought from the Nsrth by the icebergs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

Seattle, Wash, March 16, 1897.
Wheat-Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats-Choice, $23 @24 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn-Whole, $40 per ton; cracked,
$1,000; feed meal, $1,000.
Flour (Jobbing)-Patent excellent,
s.. 10; Novelty A, $4.60; California
brands, $500; Dakota, So so; patent,
$625.
Millstuffs-Bran, $14.oO per ton;
shorts, $1S.
Feed-Chopped feed, $1s. 90 per ton;
middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $29.
Hay-Puget sound, per ton, $9.00@
1000; Eastern Washington, $14.
Butter - Fancy native creamery,
brick, 26c; select, 24c; tubs, 23c;
ranch, 15@17c.
Cheese-Native Washington, 121ac.
Observation-Disclosures, per ton, $3.50
90; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per
sack, 60c; turnips, per sack, 6Oc; ruta-
bagas, per sack, 40c; carrots, per sack,
35@45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25;
onions, per 100 lbs, So. 90.
Sweet potatoes-Per 100 lbs, $3.25.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, lie; dressed, 10@11c; ducks,
$4.OO@5.OO; dressed turkeys, 15.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 13c.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, exc; cows, &c; mutton, sheep,
7c per pound; lamb, &c; pork, &c per
pound; veal, small, &c.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, 4 u q 6;salmon.
SOC; salmon trout, 7@10; founders
and soles, 3@4c.
Provisions-Hams,l large, lie; hams,
small, 11ac; breakfast bacon, 10c;
dry salt sides, SIC per pound.
San Francisco, March 16, 1897.
Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 9Oc@
81. 10; Early Rose, 75 q soc; River Bur-
banks, 60 roc; sweets, $1.25 @1.75 per
Genital.
Onions-$1. .5O@1.75 per GENITAL.
Eggs-Ranch, Il @13c per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, II q 1Sc; do
seconds, 151a @16c; fancy dairy, 15c;
seconds, 12@13c.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, SC;
fair to good, 6@71ac; Young America,
5000; Eastern, 14@141ac.
Wool-Choice mountain, 60 &c; poor
do, 4@5c; San joaquin plains, SO &c;
do foothill, 6@8c per pound.
Hay-Wheat and oat, $7@10; best
barley, $7.00@8.50; alfalfa, $5@S;
clover, $6@8; compressed wheat, SEQ
So. 80; do oat, $6@7 per ton.
Tropical Fruit-Bananas, $1,000
200 per bunch; pineapples, 1904.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, navel, 50
@3.25; seedlings do, 75c@1.25; COM
mon lemons, 75c@$1.00; good to
choice, $1.50@2.00; fancy, $2.25
per box.
Apples-Fancy, $1.40@1.75 per box;
common, 90c@$1.2b per box. 4
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-19

The Royal College of Surgeons. in
London, has decided to confer degrees
upon women.