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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
In the House.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The house
today entered upon the consideration
of the agricultural bill. The bill car
ries So, 332, 402 being $135, 500 in ex-
cess of the amount for the current year.
Wadsworth, Republican, of New York,
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee, explained that the increases were
due to constantly growing demand
for inspections of meat and meat prod
ucts for export.
Under the latitude allowed for de-
bate. Williams, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi, submitted an extended argument
in favor of the establishment of the
postal savings bank system.
Representative Dearmond, Democrat,
of Missouri, sarcastically commented
on Hanna's election and the kilograms
of congratulations sent him.
Mahoney, Republican, of New York,
replied to Dearmond. He recalled what
he termed the victory of Democratic
bosses in the Chicago convention in
1892, when they forced the renomina.
tion of Cleveland over the protests oi
the state of New York. The result
was that he had been repudiated by his
party, and had gone out of power un-
honored and unsung.
Cannon, Republican, of Illinois, also
expressed qualification that the majority
and political decency had triumphed in
Ohio. Here the incident closed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
BIG STRIKE NOW ON.
Over One Hundred Thousand Cotton
Operatives Affected.

Boston. Jan. 19.-The fight between
employer and employe in the New
England cotton mills is on, and what
it will lead up to cannot be foretold.
The great corporations in New Bedford
are silent, and thousands of operatives
are idle, while here and there discon-
tent has cropped out all day, the most
serious being at Biddeford, Me-, when
5000 persons refused to work, thus
closing two mills, and at Lewiston,
where one mill was crippled by 800
weavers staying out. The general wage
reduction is estimated to affect 127, 900
persons in about $50 mills.
Tonight finds the textile operatives
everywhere intently interested in the
New Bedford strike, for there the real
strength and endurance will come, and
upon the outcome will depend the ques-
ton of an industial battle the entire
length and breadth of the New England
states. The chief point in this will be
discipline. From the point of view of
the millowner the New Bedford situa-
ton is now lockout. Intervention
by the state board of arbitration this
week is hardly likely to be allowed, and
no overt act on the part of the strikers
and no attempt to open mill is expect
ed for a number of days. The New
Bedford strikers will receive strike
money from operatives elsewhere, but
the sum total will be reserved until a
protracted battle brings on want and
hardship, which the unions will then
try to relieve.
All the New Bedford mills opened at
the usual time. When noon came the
lights went out, speed stopped, over
seers and second hands prepared to
make verything snug, and mill gates
unions did little work today except to
carry out plans of campaign which will
be developed only as fainthearted
weavers seek to return to work.
Of the other strikers. little has been
| developed in them as yet to forecast the
| future All of the employees of the La
coma and Pepperell mill works in
Biddeford struck because they were
anxious to, while the weavers alone in
the Androscoggin mill simply took
matters into their own hands, regard
less of other departments. These two
strikes, with identical issues, will
serve only as minor fights along the
line, unless the strike fever grows and
they become the nucleus of a general
fight in Maine cities.
One other minor fight now is at Bur
lington, VT, where the Queen City
mills shut down indefinitely because
the operatives refused point-blank to
accept the reduction. The trouble
however, began number of days ago
but reached the acute stage today
Taking today's events throughout, il
may be said that things came to pass
just as expected. 1t is the immediate
future which awakens apprehensions.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Debate on Army Bill-Late Representa-
tive Milliken Eulogized.

Debate on Army Bill-Late Representa-.
tive Milliken Eulogized.
Washington, Jan. 18.-The house
devoted two hours to general debate on
the army appropriation bill, and the
remainder of the day to eulogize the
life and public service of the late Rep.
resentatiye Milllken. of Maine, who
served for ID years in the lower branch
of congress.
On motion of Lanham. bill was
passed authorizing the president to ap-
point an additional district judge for
the northern district of Texas. 1t was
explained that Judge Rector, now
Judge of the district, was utterly inca
pacitated from pei forming the duties
of the Office.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and took up the army ap-
preparation bill. The bill, the chair
ried $23. $50. New provisions in
the bill required the payment of troops
by the paymaster in person.
| During the debate, McHenry took
occasion. to denounce Cages funding
scheme, and Gerry made some remarks
about the protective tariff.
At 2 O'Clock the debate was suspend
ed to give the members an opportunity
to pay tribute to the memory of the
late Representative Milliken. Those
who spoke were Burleigh, who sue
ceeded Milliken; Dingley, Boutelle,
Dinsmore, Skinner, Mercer. Hilborn
and Little.
At 3:25 P. M, as further mark of
respect, the house adjourned.
Among the bills introduced in the
house today were the following:
By Lewis, of Washington-To estab-
lish the eight-hour law in all states
and territories.
By Mcguire of California (by re-
quesD-To prescribe the manner of
holding elections for Representatives in
| congress-.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
vanderbilts in Possession.

New York, Jan. 17.-The control of
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company having been obta ined by the
reorganization committee of the Union
Pacific, the Vanderbilts are now in vir-
tual possession of through transcon-
tinental line. The New York Central
is the first road in the combination
from this point. At Buffalo it-con-
meets with the Lake Shore for Chicago,
from which point the chain is carried
on to Omaha by the Chicago & North
western, and from there the Union Pa
cifc, the Oregon Short Line and the o.
R. & N. Co. lets the line to Portland.
All these roads are Vanderbilt roads,
and the total mileage is Is, 420.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
HIS SATANIC MAJESTY.
Indiana Parsons Son Played the Devil
in a Realistic Manner.

Indiana Parsons Son PIayed the DevlI
in Realistic Manner.
Chicago, Jan. ia special to the
Times Herald from Bourbon, Ind,
says: Rev. Mr.. Akin, pastor of the
Bethel church, ON Sunday night took
for his theme 'His Satanic Majesty"
He is an eloquent man, and he painted
the arch .fiend in vivid colors. At the
climax of the description, being
dressed to represent devil, with a
large head and switching tail, ambled
up the aisle, blowing smoke from its
nostrils and believing:
''I am the devil, and I want all of
you"
The audience became panic-stricken.
Men, women and children were hurled
to the floor and trampled upon in the
made rush for the door. In the confu-
sion the stove was upset and the build
ing caught fire. Before the Mortified
members had regained their senses, the
fire had made such headway that all
attempts to save the church were in
vain.
This morning George Akin, son Of
the pastor, confessed that he, in COM
pany with other boys, rugged up devil
suit, and, knowing the subject of his
fathers sermon, concealed himself
and awaited the arrival of the audi
anca-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
LATEST FROM DAWSON.
twenty-five K1ondikers Arrive on the
Steamer CORONA.

Steamer CORONA.
Seattle, Jan. 19.-Twenty-two per-
sons arrived here tonight from Dawson
City on the steamer Corona, bringing
with them small amount of gold dust,
and drafts on the North American
Trading & Transportation Company and
the Alaska Commercial Company
amounting to between $4,000 and
S., 900, 900. In the party was one
woman, the only woman to come out
this winter. The party consisted of
Andrew Oleson, E. II. Jenkins, Leon
ard Sedgwick, E. Thomassini, D. Camp
bell, L. v. Grady. W. M. kaufman,
T. E. Brenier, Joe Brand, Fl. g.
Bolong, Carl Hunt, Colonel Brosius,
J. J. Baker, B. Tragedio, Chris Nueber,
James Wardell, J. o. Berth, James
O'Brien, w. 81. Welsh, Fl. 7. Coffin,
Fl. L. Burt and Miss Lou Keller.
The amount of drafts brought down
represents the proceeds of sales of
claims to the Cudahy, Healy, Yukon &
KIondike mining companies and private
parties. The largest individual amounts
were brought by the following:
D. Campbell, $3.50, 900; E. H. Jen-
kins, $125, 900; Leonard Sedgwick,
800, 600; Andrew Oleson, $4,000;
T. E. Brenier, $4,000; Joe Brand,
| $15, 900.
In reference to the food situation at
Dawson, tonight's arrivals corroborate
previous reports that, while food is
scarce, there will be no starvation.
They consider that it will be impossible
to get relief exedition in at this sea.
son of the year.
! Relief expeditions can easily reach
the foot of Lake Labarge, but the trou-
BILE will begin when the Yukon river is
reached. The Yukon is filled from
shore to shore with great ice ridges
from 10 to 20 feet high, the ice being
thrown up in great blocks, and stand
ing at all sorts of angles. Men with
dogs can make their way by huggins
the shore, but no great amount of sup
plies can be carried with dog teams A
roadway can be cut through these ict
ridges, but it would require a grea
amount of money, and it is doubtful /
the work could be completed before the
ice moved out of the river in the spring
|
country is considered entirely imprac
ticable.
Heavy snow storms have occurred
this week on the Chilkoot pass, ant
travel has been practically impossible
for days at time. Inspector Stuck
land of the Northwest mounted polic
stationed at Tagish, was delayed tiv
days near the summit by snow ant
wind.
A detachment, consisting of 80 mel
of the Northwest mounted police, hav
arrivedsa at Skagway. They were t
have been stationed at different post
!, in the interior, but. owing to the short
age of provisions, and the cost of trans
porting supplies, the detachment viii
remain at Skagway for the present.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
FORT SMITH STORM.
The List of Dead Numbers Forty Three
About Seventy Injured.

The List of Dead Numbers Forty-Three
About Seventy Injured.
Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 17.-The Ia
test official death list shows a total of
43 lives lost in the tornado which swept
through Fort Smith Tuesday night.
Not less than 70 others are injured, a
large number of them seriously, and
several are expected to die.
The work of removing the bodies
from the ruined buildings progressed
today. Five new names were added
to the list of the dead. Two bodies
were dug from the ruins of the Smith
block, from which IL had previously
been taken.
The full extent of the storm may be
comprehended from the fact that 35
miles northeast of the city quantity
of tin roofing from Garrison avenue
buildings was found. A woman was
taken from the ruins of the Burgess ho-
tel today, and was identified as Mrs.
Ida Innis, of Elm Spring, Ark. Her
brother is missing, and it is believed
his body is still buried in the ruins.
Business in the devastated districts,
where the buildings were only partially
damaged, was resumed today. Ladies
of the city are at work distributing
food and clothing to the needy. The
relief committee, composed of prominent
business men, finds difficulty in hous-
ing the sufferers. One hundred and
fifty buildings were demolished, and
will have to be rebuilt to accommodate
the people. Orton and Wright, two
of the dead, were Indian territory
farmers, and had just stepped into the
Smith building for shelter.
Memphis, St. Louis, Kansas City,
Little Rock and other cities wired
readiness to lend aid if necessary. The
number of dead will not exceed SO.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
TO STAND BY THE GUNS.
Two Additional Regiments of Artillery
Asked For.

Two Additional Regiments of Artillery
Asked For.
Washington, Jan. 19.-In COM
munication to congress today on the
care and preservation of the government
Notifications and their armament, Act
ing Secretary Meiklejohn calls on con-
gress for an additional force of two reg
iments of artillery, imperatively re-
quired to keep the guns. and mortars
throughout the country in good condi-
tion, and to use them effectively when
required. He incloses reports of Gen
eral Miles and others on the subject,
and says the most practicable and eco
nomical plan having in view the pur-
poses for which the Notifications and
armaments are provided, as to quarter
the artillery force by units of organiza.
tion in batteries, behind the guns they
are to use, as far as the existing force
will go, caring for the remainder by
suitable detachments from those garri-
sons. The present authorized strength
of the artillery force of the army is in
adequate to the proper care and preser-
vatiOn of their armament.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
ACCIDENT, 1T is SAID
Daughter of Ex-senator Blackburn Shot
Herself,

Washington, Jan. 18.-In her apart
ments in the Wellington hotel last
night Mrs. Lucille Lane, youngest
daughter of ex-senator Blackburn, of
Kentucky, shot herself. According to
the statement given out by the family,
the shooting was accidental. Both
Mrs. Lanes physicians refused to dis
cuss the subject, even to the extent of
saying whether Or not the wound would
prove fatal, but from the best that can
be learned she will probably recover,
although now suffering severely from
the shock.
A friend of the family nominated to
give out statement said that about
midnight Saturday Mrs. Lane was pre-
pairing to retire. Her husband at the
time was in the adjoining room look
ing over paper. Mrs. Lane opened a
bureau drawer to get handkerchief,
and picked up a handful of gloves and
laces which had been tossed together
in the drawer. Under this fluffy mass
was a tiny lady's pistol, gift to Mrs.
Lane from her father, and possession
of which she was particularly fond. 1t
caught In piece OF lace as she raised
her hand, and, falling of its own weight,
struck the hammer on the edge Of
the open drawer. The pistol exploded,
and the ball penetrated her left breast.
What became of the ball it is impossi
BILE to say. According to the statement
given out, it struck rib and ranged
around beneath the left. shoulder, max
ing superficial wound. At the same
time it is said Mrs. Lane is suffering
so from the shock that the ply ysican'
have devoted all their energies to allay
ing her pain without attempting te
definitely ascertain the extent of the
injury. The most precise statemen
that either physician would make to
night was that Mrs. Lane would prob
ably live until morning.
At the request of the family, the
block in which the hotel is situated
has been roped off. Ex-senator Black
burn is deeply affected by the occur
renee. He does not live with hi
daughter, and when the affair occur
red was summoned from his room Oh
New York avenue, remaining thereafte
at Mrs. Lanes hotel.
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San Francisco Market.

Wool-Nevada 11@13c; Oregon, IL
@14c; Northern 1850 per pound.
Hops-121a q Ice per pound.
-Middlings, $22 GA; Cal
ifolnia bran, $1s. s.5O@19.5 SO per ton.
Onions-New red. 70@8Oc; do new
sifverskin, $2.25@2.50 per GENITAL.
Eggs-Store, 20@22c; ranch, $3.50
25c; Eastern, 15@19; duck, Ice per
dozen.
Cheese-Fancy mild, new, 1111ac; fair
to good, 7@8c per pound.
Citrus Fruit = Oranges, navels,
$1.25 @2.50; Mexican lines, $4,000
4.50; California lemons, choice, $2.25
@2.50; do common, 75c @$1. 90 per box.
Hay-Wheat, $13. SOC 16; wheat and
oat, $13.50@15; oat, $11@13; best
barley, $12@13.50; alfalfa, $10.50@
IL. 80; clover, $40. 50@12.
Fresh Fruit-Apples, 50c@$1.85 per
large box; grapes, 25@40c; Isabella,
60@75c; peaches, 50c@$l; pears, 75c
81 per box; piums, 20@35c.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27c; do
seconds, 25@26c fancy dairy. 25c;
good to choice, as@24c per pound.
Potatoes New, in boxes. 45c@$1,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
FORGED TO ENDURE TORTURE
Henry S. Laynor's Exper-
ience in Thibet.
WAS DlsFleuRED FOR LIFE
Three Days Without Food Water
He Secured Valuable Photographs
of Natives Mode of Torture.

London, Jan. 17.-The Daily Chron-
icle, In description of the experiences
in Thibet of Henry Savage Landor, the
artist, who narrowly escaped death at
the hands of the Thibetans when en-
deavoring last autumn to reach Lassa,
the capital of Thibet, says:
"His valuable diary and notes, in
cluding interesting photographs, was
only interrupted when Mr.. Landor
himself was under torture. One OF
these represents the scene of torture of
native companion, tied naked to a
tree and slashed and bruised by a cir
Gle of hideous beings dancing around,
jeering at and taunting their victim.
Another photograph, taken after the
rescue, shows two unrecognizable men,
all the hair burned off their heads, the
skin lacerated and scanned with burns,
and in place of their eyes two chastity
slits.
"Mr. Landor lost one eye. The
Thibetans repeatedly held white-hot
irons so close to the eyes of their cap
tives as without touching them to
shrivel and wither them. Mr.. Lando1
was rescued wnen nearly dead, after be-
ing three days without food or water,
by party including Mr.. Wilson, Mr..
Larkin and Kasak Singh Pat. nephew
of the rajawar of Askote, who had
heard from the natives that white
man was doomed to be beheaded in the
interior of Thibet Mr.. Landor had
almost lost his reason. After three
hours attention he regained sufficient
consciousness to say where he had con-
cealed his camera They had photo
graph taken of the savages covering in
terror of the avenging whites.
sit is not probable that Mr.. Landol
will ever be we'll enough to return
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
OFFER 70 China
Will Provide a Loan on Ger
tain Conditions.
CHINA AFRAID TO COMPLY
But Considers Offer an Advantageous
One-France and Russia Would Make
a Strong Opposition.

But Considers Offer an Advantageous
Strong Opposition.
London, Jan. 19.-The Peking corre-
spondent of the Times says: Yesterday
Sir Claude Mcdonald, the British am
bassador to China, in an interview
with the tsung-li-yamen (board of for
eign controD stated that England was
willing to<assist China to liquidate the
Japanese indemnity, and would provide
loan of e12, 900. 900, at par, to run
so years. the service to be per cent
net, including sinking fund, the condi-
tion to be as follows:
First-The opening of three treaty
ports, Talien Wan, Slang In and Nan
Ming, thereby increasing the customs
revenues.
Second-A declaration that 10 por-
ton of the Yang -tse-Kiang valley
shall be alienated to any other power.
Third-The right to extend the
Burmah railway through Human fthe
most southwestern province in China).
In the event of her default. China is
to place certain revenues under the con-
troll of the imperial customs. On this
basis, the negotiations will proceed.
China regards them as advantageous,
but fears the threatened opposition OF
France and Russia, especially to the
opening of Talien Wan and Nan Ming.
The Times, commenting on the re,
port, suggests that Slang In, which the
correspondent describes as in Human
province, is telegraphic error, and
means either Slang Yang, in HUI Poi
province, or Slang Tang, in Human
| ,,rovipca
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
Negotiations Successful.

San Francisco, Jan. ia cable
gram from London announces the sue
cess of the mission of Willard E.
Greene, who recently left for Europe
in the interest of the beet-sugar syndi-
cate which has been negotiating for
lands in the Sacramento valley. Salts
factory arrangements have been made
to secure the proper persons to culti-
vate the beets. Contracts have been
signed by which 100000 acres of land
near Chico. Marysville and Red Bluff
have been secured, and the work of
erecting three immense sugar factories
will be started at once. The syndicate
has capital of $15, 100000.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-21
Portland Market.

Wheat-Walla Walla, roc; Val.
ley and Bluestem, 72@73c per bushel.
Four-Best grades, 1915; graham,
$3. 80; superfine, $2.s5 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 35@36c; choice
gray, 33@34c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $1,000; brew
ing, $40 per ton.
Millstifs-Bran, $1s per ton; mid.
dlings, $22; shorts, $19.
Hay-Timothy, $125O; clover,
$10@11; California wheat, $40; dc
oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, 5000 per
ton.
Eggs-15 q 1Sc per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, $4,000;
fair to good, 45@5Oc; dairy, 4O@5oc
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon, 1870; Young
America, 121ac; California, 9@10c
per pound.
Chickens, mixed, $2.75@
800 per dozen; broilers, $2.00@2.5O;
geese, $5.5O@6.0O; ducks, 81. 50@5.0O
per dozen; turkeys, live, 10@11c pei
pound.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, As q 55c
per sack; sweets, $I.25 per Genital.
Onions-Oregon, $1.75@2.00 pei
sack.
Hops-5@16c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4@6c.
Wool-Valley, 14@16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7@Sc; mohair, 90
@22c per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes $3 5O. dressed mutton
exc; spring lambs, SIC per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, 81. 90;
light and feeders, $3.0O@4.00; dressed,
$4.5O@5.OO per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2.75@3.O 90;
cows. So. so; dressed beef, ~ @6c per
pound.
Veal-Large. ~ @5c; small, 51a@
&c per pound.