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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
BANDIT Stronghold TAKEN
American Soldiers in Negros
in a Hot Battle.
DARING FEAT ACCOMPLISHED
Tpoops Advanced a Thousand Feet Up
Perpendicular Bluff Under . Hot
Fire and Dislosl ..ed the Enemy.

Manila, Sept. 5.-Argogula, the most
impregnable stronghold of the bands
which have been destroying planta-
tions and levying tribute on the people
of Negros, was taken Thursday by the
Sixth infantry, under Lieutenant Col
onel Bryne. The only means of reach-
ing the town was up perpendicular
hill, covered with dense SIN ubery and
1000 feet high. The Americans ac-
omplished this under fire, although an
officer and several men were hit and
rocks were rolled down upon them.
The native strength was estimated ut
400. Many of the rebels were wound
ed and captured. and 81 were killed.
The American forces captured a guam
tity of stores and destroyed the fortifi-
cations.
The shipping commissioner OF Ma
Mia, Filipino. hitherto in high stand
ing, has been arrested. charged with
appropriating half Of the first month g
salary and levying monthly thereafter
an assessment on all the native sailors
shipped from this port. 1t is repre-
sented that he held commission in
the insurgent army, and was raising
funds for the insnrrection; but it is
thought that his operations were mere
ly private blackmail. The informa-
tion resulting in the arrest Of the ship
ping commissioner reached the port
captain and chief of police Through a
sailor who is not In sympathy with
the insurrection.
The Official Gazette, published at
Tarlac. which has been received nere,
contains an order by Aguinaldo as
sembling the Spanish civil prisoners
and sick soldiers at the ports of San
Fernando, Union and Dagupan for re,
patriation. The order stipulatos that
vessels calling must fly the Spanish
or Red Cross flags. Jamecilla. the
Spanish commissioner. intends to ask
Majer-G r-General Otis for permission to
send ships,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

New York, Sept. 6.-John Y. Nc
Kane. formsfly the political boss of
Coney Island. and whose trial and con-
viction in 1894 for ballot-box stuffing
gave him national notoriety, is dying
at his home in Coney island from acute
dyspepsia. Physicians who held a
consultation today said he would not
survive the night.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
McKinley Not Coming to- the Coast

Washington. Sept. 6.-Senator Car
ter, of Montana. who has just returned
from European trip. was at the
White House today, and. after confer
ence with the president. stated that
Mr.. Mckinley would be compelled to
give mp his contemplated trip through
the West. He will attend the cere-
monies attending the laying of the COR
nel-stone of the Chicago postoffioe,
October /, but it is altogether improb-
able that lie will get further west than
Chicago.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

Seattle. Sept. 5.-The schooner
General Mcpherson. which wintered
Kotzebue sound. Alaska, arrived to
light from St. Michael with 65 passen-
GERS. She reports that in the recent
storms in Behring sea two of her crew,
Charles Schultz. of Germany. and j.
Larsen, of Eureka, CAL, were washed
overheard and drowned.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
A Big Crop This Year.

1t is estimated that between $50, GEO
and 100000 bushels of grain will be
harvested on the Yakima Indian reser-
vation this fall. Four separators are
engaged in threshing. including one
from Kliokitat county, and a new one
started up bv Mason & MoCloud. The
Toppenish Trading Company has al
ready shipped 10 cars of grain to the
Sound. Toppenish is at present very
lively station as the shipment of fruit
is also large.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
cuBA's NEEDS
Lee Recommends Independence Witih q
PrOtectOrate.

Chicago. Sept. A special tN the
Times Herald from Washington says:
General Fitzhugh Lee has made an
elaborate report on prevailing condi-
tions in the territory in Cuba under
his Jurisdiction, and takes strong
ground for an independent Cuban gov
ernment under an American protector
ate. The war department in March
directed the commanders OF depart
ments in Cuba to make report ON the
conditions in their several sections.
and to accompany it with recommen-
dations as to the treatment OF the ma
tives. General Lee is the only COM
mander who has so far responded.
General Lee begins his report by,
stating conditions il Havana and Pinar
del Rio provinces are making rapid
progress toward a state OF peace, good
order and prosperity. He goes into
this in great detail, taking up the sub
ject town by town, and showing gen.
erai Improvement throughout the west
ern end of the island. His report in
this res pect Is very gratifying, indicat-
ing as it does that there is not 80 much
suffering from want of food as is often
asserted in unofficial reports.
Turning to recommendations, Gen.
eral Lee urges the taking of self-gov-
ernment. General Lee thinks that the
next steps should be the careful con-
sideration of the question of suftrages
for the Cubans. He takes it for grant
ed that there will be elections by the
natives, and he points out the import.
ance of wise action in determining the
qualifications of voters.
! He recommends an independent re-
publican Cover nment, with president.
vice Iesident and congress. He would
yises the holding of a general election
for the selection of those officers. He
says nothing about constitution, leav-
ing it to be inferred that he either over.
looked that steL or would have it left
to the Cuban congress to provide after
Its installation in office.
) General Lee evidently foresees that
while the United States might provide
Cuba with modal system of govern
ment, the natives would be likely to
spoil it in the administration, and he
has submitted suggestions for keeping
the government machinery running
along lines that commend themselves
to the American mind.
Even after relieving the Cubans in
part of American protection, he would
have United States troops maintained
in the island to protect Americans and
other aliens in the enjoyment of their
personal and property rights.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
r,v. Dari.n Rotor. Convicted.

Darien, Ga, Sept. 5.--After thre,
days. sitting, five of the rioters on trial
here have been convicted. The first
jury retired yesterday afternoon. and
Immediately afterward the judge called
a second. bunch of five and court sat
until a late hour getting evidence and
hearing arguments. The court then
adjourned. and the jury retired. Up
to noon today they had not reached a
verdict, and it is feal ed they will not
aOrqQ
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Now Standing HIgh-Jump Recore

New York, Sept. 6.-At the games
of the St. James Catholic Association,
of Red Bank. at Hollywood Park, N.
j., today. Fred Gerner, of Long
Branch, beat the worlds standing
high-jump record, clearing the tape at
8 feet inches. The record broken, s
feet 81 inches. was made by g. w.
Ewrye, of Chicago.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Calcium Ltrh. Plant Exploded.

Chicago. Sept. 6.-By the explosion
Of calcium light tank filled with car
bonic acid gas. in the Chicago Calcium
Light Company's machine room on
Washington street today. Frank Hop
kins was fatally burned and Howard
Mcclellan seriously injured. The first
floor OF the building was wrecked.
Several persons who were passing were
slightly cut by flying glass.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Motorcycle Tandem Race.

New York. Sept. 6.-The cycle race
meet of the Atlantic Athletic Associa-
tion at Manhattan Beach today drew
5000 people. The main event was a
25-mile motorcycle tandem race.
FIRST money was won by ]. w. Judge
and Charles w. Miller in 39:58, beat
ing the worlds record on any class of
machine.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Dewey,s Chinese Fighters.

New York, Sept. George n.
Holden, who has been in the Philip
pines attending to the prize and bounty
laims of the sailors who took part in
le battles of the late war. is in ,h
lty. In an interview he said:
II received the utmost courtesy from
Admiral Dewey. When was leaving
and called to pay my respects to the
admiral, he said. among other things;
Mr. Holden, when you get back wish
you would see our congressman and get
him to pass law which will allow the
Chinese boys whom I have had with
me to come to America. If they are
good enough to fight with US and tc
wear the medals of our government,
they are good enough to become citi'
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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Rank Innnrnnratea.

The Bank of Ontario, at Ontario,
Or, was recently incorporated with q
capitalization of $4,000, which was
deemed sufficient to meet the business
demands of that section OF country for
the present. Stephen Carver was
elected president, ]. r. Blaokaby, vice.
president and q. w. Platt, cashier.
President Carver is man OF large
means and stands ready to increase the
capitalization whenever conditions de.
mand it.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Columbia the Defender.

Newport. R. l.. Sept. 6.-In today's
race, the second and last of the official
trial races for the settlement of de-
fender for the Americas cup. the Co.
lumbia again demonstrated that she is
the superior of the Defender, the 1895
champion. by defeating her 10 minutes
and seconds over triangular course.
in an eight-knot breeze and a smooth
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Food supply IL Low.

Manila, Sept. 5.-Many Spanish
prisoners are escaping from the Fill
pinos and bringing into the American
lines stories of hard treatment. They
agree that the Filipinos are exceedingly
short of rations, and that a large Sec
tion of their troops is reduced to the
use of homemade black powder. The
natives are trying every scheme to get
food and munitions from Manila.
Daily arrests are made for attempts to
smuggle contraband Of war through the
American lines. In one case cascoe
with a cargo of bamboo poles was over
hauled and the poles were found full
of rice.
The insurgents have a wholesome
respect for the British on account of
several threats of British walships to
bonn bard their towns unless the rights
of British subjects are respected.
Otis Charged with Perjury.
Chicago, Sept. 5.-The Times Herald
says:
Charges of perjury and suborna-
tion of perjury have been filed against
General E. s. Otis, commander of the
American army in the Philippines.
with President Mckinley, by Frank P.
Blair, one of the counsel for Captain
o. M. Carter, late government engineer
at Savannah. Counsel Blair declares
that at an early date he will also file
charges OF perjury and subornation oil
perjury against Judge Advocate Col
onel Thomas H. Barr and President
Mckinley. Colonel Barr appeared in
the famous trial of Carter for the gov
ernment. General Otis was president
of the Carter court-martial."
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

Chicago, Aug 31.-The list of those
who lost their lives yesterday in the
falling of the heavy iron arches which
formed the skeleton of the Coliseum
now numbers 10. One man. Edward
Swanson reported among the missing,
was today added to the roll Of deaths.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
For the Devex r1oue rnnd,

Washington, Sept. 4.-United States
treasure Roberts has received con-
ribution of 81. .0e0 from the New York
ournal for the Dewey home fund. and
$1,000 from Marcus DAILY g Co., oil
Anaconda, Mont, making a total to
date of $23, 100.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Seattle Markats.
Onions. new, $1,000 Les per sack
Potatoes. new, 90c @$1

Onions. new, $1,000 Les per sack.
Potatoes, new, 90c@$1
Beets, per sack. 81 10.
Turnips. per sack. 75c.
Carrots, per sack, 90c.
Parsnips. per sack, $I@1.75.
Cauliflower. 75c per doz.
Cabbage. native and Californis
e1@1.25 per 100 pounds.
Cherries, 75c@$1.
Peaches, 20 @ 90c.
Apples. $1.25@1.75 per box.
Pears, $1.75@2 per box.
Prunes, 81 per box.
Watermelons, $1@2.50.
Cantaloupes, 50c@$l.
Blackberries. $1.5O@1.75
Butter-Creamery. 25c per pound;
dairy 17@2oc ranch, 12h @17c per lb.
Eggs. 26c.
Cheese-Native. 12@13c.
14c; dressed. 1876.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy. $7@9;
choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $14.00.
Corn-whole. sss. so; cracked, sas;
feed meal, $4,000.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton
sal; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent. per barrel, s.. 30.
blended straights. 1926: California
1925; buckwheat -four, IS. 30; graham,
per barrel, IS. so; whole wheat -four.
So; rye -four, $3.50.
Millstuffs-Bran. per ton, SIS;
shorts, per ton. SIG.
Feed-Chopped feed, $20.5o per
ton; middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake
meal, per ton. $50.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

The Eiffel tower has been turned to
practical use by the Paris police. who
use it as a watch tower. from which
to spy out those chimneys that throw
up more smoke than the law allows.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
New Railway Company.
To Manufa cture w.eder..

The Summer Fallow Machine Com
pany, which has been incorporated into
shares of $50 each, proposes to enags
in the manufacture of weeder recent.
ly patented by M. j. Anderson. 1t is
a contrivance intended to clear sum-
mer fallow of weeds and other trouble
some growths. 1t is known as the
Anderson Weed Destroyer and the ma
chimes are giving excellent satisfaction.
The principal place of business is Du-
fur. The company has erected build
ing and secured machinery with which
to manufacture several thousands of
the machines annually,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

Alexandria, Sept. 5.-His holiness,
Pope Sophronius, patriarch of the orth.
odox Greek church of Alexandria,
Lydia. Ethiopia and all Egypt, died to-
day, aged 103.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
Drowned while Bathing.

Bridgeport. Conn.,. Sept. 4.-One
man and four children. three girls and
me boy, were drowned at Blackjack
.oday while sea bathing.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
A New Corporation.

E. 81. Winship and other capitalists
of Napa, CAL. are forming corpora
tion to establish an automobile fac
tory. Several large capitalists have
agreed to put $4,000 each into the en-
terprise anu 500, 900 is now in sight.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
A Total wrec,.

London. Sept. 6.-According to a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Kobe,
Japan, the Morgan City is total
wrack
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
San Francisco Market.

Wool-Spring-Nevada, 12@ 14c per.
pound; Oregon, Eastern. 10@ lao; VAL
ley, LAG 19c; Northern, SOLO
Onions-Silverskin. 90c@$l per
sack.
Butter-Fancy creamery. 27@ 2sc;
do seconds. 22@26c; fancy dairy,
23@25c do seconds, 19@22c per
pound.
Eggs Store. 1s@22o; fancy ranch.
% @26c.
Hops-Nominal.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$2.75@3.25; Mexican lines, $4@5.0 90;
California lemons, 75o@$1.5O; do
choice. $1.75@2.00 per box.
Hay-Wheat, $616 @91S; wheat ami
oat. $7@S; oat. $500; best bar
ley, 81. 50@7; alfalfa, $6.00@7 per ton;
straw, 20@S5c per bale.
Early Rose, 50@90c;
Oregon Burkanks. s1.25@$l.5 so; river
Burbanks, 45@90c; Salinas Burbanks,
$1.25@1 so per sack.
Tropical fruits-Bananas, $1.50@
2.50 per bunch: pineapples, sac
400; Persian dates. 6@8Ko per
pound - .
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
John Y. McKane Dying.

Oklahoma's wheat crop. O,ooo. 600
huchols
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

Some Of the ALASKA Indians eat alos-
Quitoes.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

An anti-kissing league has been in
augurated among the society girls Of
the East side of Cincinnati.
1t is proposed to set up modern
American saw mill in China. where
lumber is still sawed in the primitive
methods of century ago.
Boston's largest land owner is Arch
bishop Williams, who holds in his
name real estate valued at 1000, 600
belonging to the Roman Catholic
church.
N. H. Brown, London editor. has
made nine journeys around the orld.
The Cologne Gazette publishes an
editorial advising German commercial
circles to accept the invitation to be
represented at the Philadelphia expo
stion.
The Pressed Steel Car Company in
Pittsburg. Pa, has received orders for
1850 cars of 100000 pounds capacity
each from the Erie railroad, Western
New York and Pennsylvania railroad,
and the.Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
railroad. The contract price of the
orders aggregates s2.750,000.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08

Charles Prophenas, of MIlburn, N.
j.. says he has solved the problem OF
perpetual motion.
Preparation for the erection OF the
$4,000, 600 steel plant which is to be
located at Stony Point. near Buffalo.
N. Y, are in active progress.
Captain Davis Dalton, the swimming
expert who was drowned Iear Far
Rockaway. was known as the cham pi0n
life saver of the world, having rescued
27S people from drowning.
David Henderson, the theatrical
manager, received a discharge in
bankruptcy in the United States dis
rict court in New York.
Cash Mosby. a prominent negro
and excursion agent of the Southern
railroad. is promoting reunion of ex-
slaves and slave holders of the South
to be held in Chattanooga this fall.
L. Bamberger & Co., of Philadel.
phia, have sold to the American To-
bacco Company, the trust, 25, 1000
cases of leaf tobacco for $1,000. 900,
being the greatest sale ever made in
the trade.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-22
NO DECISION REACHED
fS TO WILSON REPORT
EVIDENCE IN THE CASE WILL Be ORDERED
PRINTED.
Ohio Wilson had Hearing Before Committee
John N. Julian Nominated to Index
laws of 1899

The Democrats held joint caucus
last night to consider tn report of the
committee vindicating Major ]. W. Viii
son and s. Ohio Wilson. sometime Rail
road Commissioners.
1t was not understood before hand
that any vote would be taken, the intcn-
ton merely being to get n the sentiment
of the majority, and no vote was taken.
There was considerable talk.
Senator Osborne, Chairman of the in
vestigating committee. explained mt some
length the grounds on which the COM
mittec reported vindicating the Wilson's.
Judge Conner spoke briefly and Scna-
tors Ward and Cooley opposed the adop-
tion of thu report y resolution was
passed ordering the evidence in the case
printed. This may or may not postpone
the consideration of the report in joint
session of the assembly.
The printing of the evidence in tho
case of s. Ohio Wilson will throw some
more light upon the matter so far as the
general public is concerned as the time
of the hearing in his case was not
known and the facts We're not published
in consequence.
The woman telegraph operator at the
Round Knob hotel was examined he
fore committee, or rather before the
chairman, but gave no testimony Of i'm
! p0rtancc.
Wyatt r. EXum, who was also sum-
moncd, did not appear. Counsel how
ever agreed upon the facts TO be proved
by him. The facts were that when IN.
dicted as the chief of Gideon'S band
Ohio Wilson had borrowed money from
, Exum to fee his attorneys. After his
election as Railroad Commissioner
Exum asked for payment. Dtho Wilsor
wrote in reply that he was running the
hotel at Round Knob and expected 10
be able to make payment out of money
made ut the hotel Counsel for Ohio
Wilson admitted that he haG written fhp
letter containing the statements alleged
and the committee did not deem it ne
ccssary to send for the letter.
Otho Wilson did not go on the stand
and offered no testimony before the com
mittec. No argument was made and the
! hearing went off very quietly.
Beside talking about the Wilson mat
ter the caucus killed another resolution
providing that no more dispensary bills
should be considered
Mr.. John NJ Julian, son or Represent
tative Julian, of Rowan. was nominated
by the caucus to index and annotate the
laws passed by the General Assembly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-22

mouths against It, He believed the dis
pensary was the solution OF the liquor
question. He would vote on the moral
side of every question rs he saw il.
Senator Smith said that since the SEN
timent of the people OF Greensboro was
for the dispensary he should support IT,.
The election could not b. held under the
new election law because if did nos 60
into effect until just before the next
gem raj election.
Senator Cooley said he would support
the bill because the people wanted it,.
Bur hereafter he wanted ii understood
that he would oppose any dispensary
bill that came mp. 1t was no time to
for every little village to be stirring up
the whiskcy question.
Sciyttor Hicks said the dispensary
put an end to mixing drinks.
Senator Justice said thar there were
two sides To the question of harm from
agitation. 1t was dangerous To leave
a question fostering in a community.
4 roll call was ordered on the amend
ment and several Senators explained
their votes.
Senator Fields said he believed the
whisky traffic did nmorc harm than
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-22
ELECTION LAW SUGGESTIONS.
Windsor. \. G.. Feb. 20. 1890.

Windsor, \. c., Feb. 20, 1890.
To the Editor: | see in your paper of
Thursday. the 10Th inst, that the Demo
cratic caucus adopted the first section of
an election law which provides for the
holding of two elections in 1900--onc III
August for State and county Officers,
and Constitutional amendment and one
in November for President and Con
gressmen. In my opinion September
should be the time for holding the first
election, for the following reasons:
/. The great bulk of the white voters
will have to he informed as to what
the amendment means before we get
their vote.
> 1t will take at least one month OF
active campaign work To inform them.
>. They cannot be induced to leave
their corn and cotton fields any day dur
ing the month of July. \ large majority
of the Eastern voters are farmers and
earn their bread by the sweat of their
brow. and their wishes and convenience
should be consulted.
4. The negroes will attend their poll
teal gatherings, night or day, regardless
of time or money Their crops would
be sadly neglected. causing almost a
total loss to their landowners and the
merchants who supply them, and bank
ruptcy would prevail.
>. August is comparatively leisure
month with our farmers, and they can
well afford to give that time to the
campaign without great loss to them
selves or others.
Gentlemen of the Caucus" please
think about and consider this important
matter well before you act. Give us the
first election in September so that we
may have August TO get the forces to-
gether, and think | will be safe in say
ing that BERTHE will send up safe ma
jority for the State and the amendment.
Otherwise we fear. and promise nothing
j. b. Stokes, Chairman
Berthe County Dem. Elk. Com.