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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-28
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- CITY AND COUNTY. .
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Fred Trigg went to Kansas City,
Sunday.
G. @. Chandler went to Kansas
City, Sunday.
Horace Reed won the bicycle in
Frank Blum's rattle.
City Attorney Bemis had business
at Colony, yesterday.
L. D. Russell went to Chanute,
Tuesday, on business.
Chas. Fraker is remodeling his
residence, on Third avenue, west
Miss Pearl Rice has been visiting
friends in Fl. Scott the past week.
G. T. Richardson had business in
Kansas City, the first OF the week.
Horace Reed had business at
Cherryvale couple of days This
week.
L. 7. Bird, formerly of Garnet,
has been in town this week, on
business.
We want your trade. Our line
of Prescription Drugs is complete
and fresh. Garnet Drug Co.
J. w. Lewis and wife, Of Yates
Center, were over the first of the
week, visiting their son Charles.
j. j Lewis, of Ft Scott, was up
this week, helping to invoice the
Cyclone stock.
Delta and "Buck" Rice returned
to Emporia, Tuesday, where they
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-28

j. j Lewis, of Fit. Scott, was up
this week, helping to invoice the
Cyclone stock.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-28

J. w. Lewis and wife, Of Yates
Center, were over the first of the
week, visiting their son Charles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-28

G. T. Richardson had business in
Kansas City, the first OF the week.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
RoBINsoN's RECOMMENDATION
Says Dawson Can Easily Be Reached
by Taking Skaguay Trail.

Says Dawson Can Easily Be Reached
by Taking Skaguay Trail.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Secretary AL
ger has received two reports from Cap
tain Robinson, the contract quartermas-
ter at Seattle, touching the respective
merits of the differnet trails from the
seaboard into the Klondike country.
He made thorough inquiry at the di-
rection of the secretary, and in SUBJ
stance his conclusions, reached after
conference with Jack Dalton and other
experts, is that the Dalton trail is not
we'll adapted to the uses of the govern
ment expedition during the winter, but
that the Skagway route is probably the
best. The captain says he has had an
interview with one man who claims to
have 10000 pounds of beef stored at
Lake Bennett which he is willing to
sell at 81 pound. The same man
SAYS he has 10, o00 pounds of corn and
20 or 80 horses at the same place, with
which ) proposes to organize sled
train alto Dawson. Captain Robinson
says himself that his opinion is that
the difficulty of reaching Dawson has
been very much exaggerated, and that
a good army officer could make his way
with an expedition. Montana horses
should be used.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
OVER A MILLION IN GOLD.
Corona Said to Have Brought That
Much From Klondike.

Corona Said to Have Brought That
Much From Klondike.
San Francisco, Jan. ga Chronicle
special from Port Townsend says:
There was over 81, 900, 600 in gold dust
and nuggets on the steamer Corona
which has arrived from Alaska. The
treasure on the steamer was carefully
guarded on the trip down by two watch
men on day and night shifts. Some
Of the nuggets averaged as high as 15
ounces. A man named Davidson, from
Cripple Greek, COL, had nugget that
weighed 15k ounces. One of the
drawers in Captain Carroll's room was
packed with nuggets of all sizes. Your
correspondent had the pleasure of see
ing this wealth through the kindness of
Captain Carroll. In addition to this
amount there was considerable more
tied up in sacks among the returning
Klondikers. From a careful estimate,
it is safe to say that in drafts and dust
there was about $4,000 in wealth
aboard the Corona.
F. Harmon Mcconnell, of San Fran
cisco, was one OF the returning passen-
gers. He verified the estimates given
that over million was brought out by
the miners. In his opinion it is con-
seryatiye estimate
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
TO RECLAIM OLD FARMS.
Philanthropy United With Business in
;.+:.'i New England" ..

philanthropy United With Business in
;.+:.i' t'' New England {. y -.
New York, Jan. Anew. England
farms are to be reclaimed, restocked and
reoperated on plan that is primarily
philanthropical and secondarily COM
mercial. A corporation has been
formed, with the secretary of the New
York wool exchange at it's head, to
purchase arabic land and farm build
ings in the states of Massachusetts,
Connecticut. New Hampshire and Ver-
mont. and to resell both on such terms
as. will attract purchasers in large
ters of population. -. :.
The plan is Endorsed by John w anna
maker, Mrs. Ballington Booth; Nathan
iel S. Roseman, manager of the Hebrew
charity fund, and William. R. Sessions,
secretary of the Massachusetts state
board of agriculture. Officers will be
appointed here today. 1t is estimated
that more than 100000 acres of rich
fallow land, under cultivation 20 years
ago, lies idle today in the New England
states, and it is the intention of those
WIZ nave tSSOSidtSu LOSclIGI luc
purpose, to secure options. and,- by
outright purchases, all or nearly all of
this vast territory and to populate it
with material drawn from the crowded
cities. Missionary work will be begun
in the large cities, principally New
York and Brooklyn. and the assistance
of all organizations interested in better
ing the condition Of society will. be in
volved.
President Lightburn says of the
scheme: "Our organization, while a
business enterprise, is founded on a
basis of pure public spirit, and its in
corporation under the laws of the state
of Maine is hailed with delight through
out New England, for our scheme is
the putting of new life and new blood
into a territory whose fruitfullness
should produce millions of revenue"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
THE BREACH WIDENING.
A War Between Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua Imminent.

qua Imminent.
New York, Jan. ga dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says: The
trouble between Costa Rica and Mica
ragua has taken new phase, according
to a1vices from the Herald correspond
emf in Managua. The Costa Rican
consul at Managua has been sentenced
to five years. imprisonment, and has
fed.
The Cost Rican consul at Mana qua,
Senior Eduardo Beeche, was arrested
in that city on September II last year
and imprisoned. The. charge against
him was completely in a revolutionary
movement against President Zelaya..
Senor Beeche's exequatur was canceleds
at the time of his arrest. He was in
prison for several weeks, despite the
representations made by the Costa
Rican government to Nicaragua to
secure his release. Costa Rica demand
ed that proofs against her consul be
produced, but the demand went un-
needed, though finally he was released
On bail. Considerable friction between
the two governments was caused, and
1Hio was lOiAoWOo ny tlio iutcIGHdIlS0 VI
several sharp notes. There were repoets
that both Nicaragua and Costa Rica
were quietly preparing for war, and
these reports were not altogether un-
founded.
Finally, despite protests from Costa
Rica, the trial of Consul Beeche by
court-martial began. President Zelaya
swept aside Costa Rica' dems nds, and
a few days ago the coHrt-martiai sen
fenced the prisoner. The sentence was
kept secret until yesterday. Senor
Beeche in some way learned of this sen.
tence about week ago, and ilnmedi-
ately left Nicaragua, though there was
a report that he would be pardoned.
1t was supposed he went to Costa Rica.
This has aroused new friction be-
tween the governments, and the end
cannot be foretoli. War it is believed
in many quarters will result.
Nicaragua is threatened from another
source. Believing that war between
that country and Costa Rica is prob
able. Costa Rica is going to Salvador
to induce President Gutierrez to aid
her against Nicaragua. Salvador. how
ever, is in great danger of revolution,
so President Gutierrez in the present
case is an unknown quantity.
An outbreak in Salvador is imminent.
A correspondent telegraphs that the
situation, financial and political, could
not be worse.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
A STATEMENT BY EARL IL. ;.
German Occupation of Kafo Chou q
gh-Handed Outrage.

New York, Jan. 5.-The Herald to-
day publishes the following copyrighted
letter from it's correspondent in Peking:
"Peking, Jan. 5.-According to in
structions received from the Herald,
requested an interview with Lii Hung
Chang, and informed him that the New
York Herald offered the publicity of its
columns for any statement that China
desired to make to the Western world
in respect to the actual crisis in the
East.
''The great statesman replied that
China was anxious that the Western
people should understand thoroughly
matters as they were. His excellency's S
views are given herewith in the fol-
lowing interview. which he approved:
The forcible occupation of Kiao
Chou by Germany is a direct violation
of existing treaties and of interna-
tional law. The pretext made to this
act of war~was the murder of two mis-
sionaries by robbers in, the interior of
the province of Shan Tung. The Chi
nese government offered Immediate and
full redress for this outrage, punish
VI tH0 CIIuulIldlS5 0lSolHlsSdi vi
the local officials and large compensa-
tion for all losses.
Anxious to avoid hostile acts, the
Chinese troops were withdrawn from
Kiao Chou when the Germans landed,
and, despite strong public feeling pre-
vaiiing throughout the country for the
defense of Chinese territory against ag-
gression, my government has not sent
reinforcements to Kiao Chou
Outlaws exist in China, as we'll as
in all countries. Neither treaties, law
nor religion can entirely suppress crime
anywhere in the world. There are
places in every country where lawless-
ness abounds, and to such place in
Shan Tung the German missionaries
determined to go, knowing that the
natives themselves were often victims
of these bandits.
Unfortunately China has not yet
recovered from the effects of the late
war, and the country requires period
of peace to carry out the work of reform
lately begun.
"Of late years, from instruction
hh' obSCI NdtlolI, tllc CulHcS0 uaf6 COI1l0
to regard the countries of the Western
world as models even greater in justice
than in arms. Is it right to oppress
us while we are struggling to emerge
from the restraints of our ancient civ
ilization, while improvement and pro-
gress steadily continue? Should China
be distressed by having her shores in
vaded and her territory occupied be-
cause of an occurrence which Western
countries would deal with by law and
not by war-an unexpected incident,
deplored by my government and fol-
lowed by full redress?
Our desire is to preserve our ter.
ritory intact and to steadily improve it
as field open to all countries equally
for the development of commerce. ="
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Pensioners in the Postohace..

Washington, JAM 3.-The postofice
department has ruled that an ex-Union
soldier drawing pension under the
dependent pension law may be reinstat-
ed in position he formerly occupied
in the service. The case arose in ac-
cordance with the employment of a
veteran in the postoffice. In order to
secure pension under the dependent
pension act, he must swear that he is
without means of support and is unable
to do manual labor.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
THE COAST SALMON PACK
Herald Of Trade and Finance
Reviews the Season.
AHEAD OF LAST YEARS PACK
Nearly Three Million Cases Put Up Dur,
ing the Year-Fine Showing by the
Columbia River Canneries.

Nearly Three Million Cases Put Up Dur
ing the Year-Fine Showing by the
Columbia River Canneries.
San Francisco, Jan. 4.-The Herald
of Trade and Finance prints the follow
ing review of the Pacific coast salmon
pack for the season just closed:
The total pack of canned salmon on
this coast is not SO large as late esti-
mates made it, but it comes up to the
early estimates While Alaska pack is
not up to last years, those of British
Columbia, Puget sound, Columbia and
Sacramento rivers are larger; but those
of the outside streams and hays in Or
egon are not up to 1896. The Alaska
pack is somewhat surprise, for it had
been claimed with considerable conf.
dence that it would aggregate fully
1000. 900 cases. 1t is stated that the
run of fish did not come up to expecta.
tions. This also explains why the
British Columbia pack fell below esti-
mates before the season opened While
the runs on Fraser river were fairly
large, there were light runs on the
northern rivers and inlets. The Puget
sound pack of sockeyes came fully uI
to expectations, but the run of silver
sides, little later, was disappoint-
ment, and cut the estimate very m a.
terially.
The Columbia river pack, it was
thought, would not be over 400, 600
cases, but the exceptional size of the
chinook salmon made a much larger
pack than had been estimated even dur.
ing the fishing season. 1t is rather
singular that the pack Of this river was
in 1888 and 1884 over 10000 cases,
and in 1885. 553, 900 cases; but from
1888 to 1898, inclusive, the pack varied
from 325, 500 cases to 479, 900, with
one year. 1899, 52O,8SO. Since 1893
the pack has been over 500, 1000 Eases
each year. This is convincing evi-
: ,ence that the Oregon and Washington
hatcheries have proven success.
The very low prices that ruled for
salmon this year must have caused out.
side packers to reduce their output, fol
by no other reason can so large fall.
ing off be accounted for. The pack on
the Sacramento river was largely in ex.
cess of last year, Notwithstanding a
strike of fishermen lessened the total
pack.
The total pack in cases, for the Pa.
cific coast was as follows:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Unalaska Mail Contract.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-The Pacific
Steam Whaling Company has been
awarded the contract for carrying the
United States mails from Dyea to Dn-
alaska. The steamer Excelsior will be
put on the route, and will run at regu-
lar intervals during the spring and
summer The whaling company also
intends increasing its steamer facilities
between here, Copper river and Skag-
way, and intends, if possible, to get its
full share of the Klendike travel.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Heavy Loss by Fire.

Farmville, Va, Jan. 5.-Fire broke
out Sunday night in the storage ware
house of Duval. Robertson & Co., COM
mission merchants, and before it was
out destroyed SO buildings. The los.
is estimated at $50, 900, on WI
there is insurance of about one
Among the buildings were 10
factories, large warebc
dwellings and worksl
of laborers will be
work. It is est.
! ]. 900, 900 pour
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Pilot steamer Smith Seized.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 3.-The Pensa-
cola pilot steamer Smith, supposed to
be engaged in a filibustering expedi-
tion, was seized today by agents of the
treasury department. A crew from the
revenue cutter Seward went aboard the
steamer tonight, and gang of men is
transferring her coal from one bunker
to another in search of contraband
cargo.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Electric Road over ChiIkoot.

San Francisco, Jan. 4.-W. A. Burk-
\holder, of this city, has gone to Alaska
% erect an electric transmission plant
operate an electric road over Chill
ot pass. Electricity will be generat-
Aat Dyea and transmitted 20 miles to
tn Nlpoint where it is to beS used. In
al ion to the electric line, the poles
WI support the cables from which
heaR cars will be suspended. The
motors will be stationary, and the cars
will be, propelled up the inclines by
cables on drum. The machinery has
already been shipped, and the plant is
expected to be in working order in
about three months, when it is sup
posed that Cbilkoot pass will lose many
of its terrors.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of the bus
iness December 81, 1897, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
$sss, Ill, ,sss, decrease for the month
of SO, ia, ,899. This decrease in the
debt is due principally to an increase
in the cash, which is accounted for by
the sale of the Union Pacific railroad.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
The Fed Cross Work.

Washington, Jan. AFTER consul
tation with state department officials,
the Red Cross Sofiety has arranged to
open headquartef in New York for
the reception and erwarding to Havana
of contributions foN suffering Cubans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Re;cbsrath Session Closed!

Vienna, Jan. 3.-An autogragAle
ter of Emperor Francis Jose III lad.
dressed to Baron Won Gautstah Won
Frankenthurn, the Austrian prd Ter,
is gazetted, ordering the session IN he
reichsrath to be closed. 1f
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Frencb RoyaIists Protest,

Paris, Jan. 8. - Baron. Ci arctic,
Baron Lambert, the Comte u. Lupe
and other prominent royalists, have
issued manifesto protesting :gainst
the Duke of Orleans abdicating.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Fire at Pittsfield.

! Pittsfield, Mass. Jan. 4.-Fire to-
night damaged the upper part of the
Burbank block, occupied by a dozen
firms. The loss is $75, 700.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

the state shall be- emplo,E led ill any ore
industry.
Ballie and Waldo o. rem, children,
were asphyxiated by Goa 4 gas at their
home in Leibsic, o.
The barge Canistee, which went
adrift off Cape Cod, has been found in
Barnstable bay, with ali the crew we'll.
The Auditorium at, Kansas City, re-
Gently burned, will be rebuilt at once,
and will be lready for, occupancy Sep
tember l.
In saloon row bet ween Kentucky
mountaineers at Ma hchester, Will
Burdy, James Philpot and Bob Gregory
We're killed.
Veins of gilsonite of sufficient size to
warrant development :have been dis
p. covered on Willow creek in the Middle
Park, Colorado.
M. Tunakoshi, Japanese vice-consul
at San Francisco, has been hurrieIly
recalled to Toxic. 1t was thought he
would be secretary to the legation at
Washington.
The French embassy ht Washington
GAAhS IL. 4ilslAlI'tti l'ttoSCb liliOtS
Washington en- route to Cuba to invest
igate for his government 1t the conditions
on the island.
Jacob Stryer and wife were cremated
in their burning farmhouse in Fayette
county, Per- Within 4S
hours, six others burned to death in
that county.
Frederick Walsen, state treasurer of
Colorado, was married to Miss Emma
Storck, aged I25. After the war, Wal
sens broken health was nursed back by
the brides mother.
Fire destroyed the large pipe organ
in the Great Northern hotel, Chicago,
entailing a dss of $4,000. Although
the fire was confined entirely to the
organ, it sent out such clouds of smoke
that many of the guests became
alarmed, and a serious panic was mar
rowly avertel.
The burgotnaster of Wieschowitz, a
suburb of Prague, has been arrested.
Many compr9 9mising papers concerning
the recent riots in Prague were found
in his possession. 1t is alleged that he
assisted in placing the bomb under the
German sch9elhouse at Wieschowitz,
which the Czechs attacked and at
tempted to demolish recently.
Stenographers employed by the de-
fense in the Luetgert case have struck.
Attorney Harmon will ask the state to
furnish cory of the testimony each
day on the ground that Luetgert has no
money to pay for stenographer.
Frank Murphy, San Francisco
patrol wagon driver, admitted that he
fired the shot that struck Baldwin
Gardiner, the stock broker, Christmas
might. He fired two shots at Stroh,
the burglar, one of which struck Gard
iner. and may cause his death.
At Syracuse, N. Y, Leroy Yakeley
broke the American amateur standing
broad Jump record without weights,
jumping 10 feet 10 inches, beating the
record held b y A, g. schwaner, of 10
feet inches.i
will Of Charles contoit was filed
k.ste n New York. After a
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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

Loud and NeWIands favor the skhenlV
Abe Balm and his two brothersl
well-to-do farmers, lived near. West
Point. When their father died, few
days ago, it was claimed he had starved
to death. The sons refused to pay the
expenses of his burial. Last hight a
mob marched to the home of the broth.
ers and called for Abe. The bsothers
opened fire. The mob returned the
fire, and Abe was mortally wotk tknded.
The farmers will not conference.-the ar.
rest of the mob leaders.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

Austin, Tex, Jan. 4.-W. J. Bryan
and wife, accompanied by Ex-Governor
Crittenden, of Missouri, arrived here
last night, and today was rendered a
reception at tie home of ex Governor
Hogg. About $500 people attended.
BRYAN authorized a statement that he
will not make any statement on his
Mexico trip until he reaches Lincoln,
when he will give the public his views
in detail. However, he expressed him.
self as delighted with the country and
people.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

New York, Dec. pa week ago a
gang of furniture movers came upon a
demijel .spurs> rye-whisky''
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
Gun-Firing on shipboard. |

Washington, Jan. 3.-Acting e..
tary Roosevelt was today in colSecia-
tion with the chiefs of the ordsuits,
navigation and engineering bureInanos.
specting the subject of gun-ffs, n
shipboard. It is the intention tang c;s
set of experiments on large 81 mafsa
ascertain whether it is not possible, \,
improve the present methods dole 4
firing, particularly in point OF al gun
and rapidity of fire.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
San Franeisco Market.

Wool-Nevada Hobo; Oregon51a
@14c; Northern 7@Sc per pound.
Hops-121a q Ice per pound.
-Middlings, $a0@23; Cal
ifornia bran, $17.5O@1S.5 SO per ton.
Onions-New red. 70@80c; do new
silverskin, $a.O0@2.25 per GENITAL.
Eggs-Store, 221ac; ranch, arg
SIC; Eastern, 15@19; duck, Ice per
dozen.
Citrus Fruit - Oranges, navels,
$1.5O@2.75; Mexican lines, $4,000
4. so; California lemons, choice, $2.25
@250; do common, SOC @$1.25 per box.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, 12 ne; fair
to good, 7@8c per pound.
Potatoes-New, in boxes, 35@85c.
Hay-Wheat, $11 50@15; wheat and
oat, $13@14.5O; oat, $11 q 13;river bar
ley. S7@8; best barley, 81 ola. so;
alfalfa, $10@ Il; clover, $1O@11.
Fresh Fruit-Apples, 25c@$l.25 per
roc kox: grapes, 25@40c; Isabella,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

New Scale for Carnegie Employees.
Pittsburg, Jan. "a new wage
scale for the employees of the steel works
and blast furnaces under the control
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

go, Ieeu HeaI, FSo per tOn.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, &c; cows, $40; mutton sheep,
&c; pork, &c; veal, small, z.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, a &c; salmon,
Sc; salmon trout, 7@10c; founders
and sole, 3@4; ling cod, 4@5 8; rock cod,
&c; smelt, ~ @4c.
Fresh Fruit-Apples, 50@sOc per
box; peaches, 75@s0c; prunes, So 5@ 400;
pears, 75c@$1 per box.