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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
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Denver, Col, bricklayers have practi-
cally gained their demand for a IS
scale and the eight-hour day.
Maine will cut more lumber this sea-
son than she has done in any year
since 1880. The total will be $50 OOO,-
600 feet.
Indiana as glass producer ranks
first In the window-glass line, having
passed Pennsylvania during the past
year. There are now more than 100
glass plants In the Indiana field, all at
work, employing an estimated force Of
10000 men.
An American superintendent of iron
work, now being constructed at Liver
pool, England, requests that force of
American workers be sent to him, as
they are much superior in skill and eff
cheney to the force of Britishers he has
now under him.
The Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, at
Youngstown, Ohio, advanced the pud-
ding rate to So ton, the highest
wages paid since the panic of 1873.
This makes an advance of SO per cent.
since July 1, 1899. The pay of 1900
men Is increased by this action.
Not content with seizing the Rus
sian market, Americans are going for
business In China which the former are
seeking. 1t is probable that the trade
Of China, where Russia Is constructing
q railroad, will fall into the hands Of
the Americans before the railroad is
completed and before Russia Is In a
position to profit by the riches of China.
The steam railroad running between
Pekin and Tientsin in China is doing
q rushing business. 1t has four passen-
ger trains each way every day, making
the trip eighty miles. Its profits last
year were 1000 teals, or in American
money $1,176,OOO. Every train is
crowded. And the territory and popu-
lation it covers is a mere speck of
China.
The official report concerning the at
fairs of labor in New York State for
the last three months of 1899 disclose
Q larger percentage Of unemployed
than in the three preceding quarters,
but a less percentage than In the last
quarters Of 1897 and $685. Earnings
were also larger than In the previous
periods. Labor. Organizations had
grown and the membership of the en-
tire State was 224 1888 on Dec. 81, 1899.
This is an increase Of 1890. In Great
er New York the membership was 152,-
800, against 125, 1876 the preceding year.
Advices received from London, Eng
land, reports that q movement is on
foot to form tremendous central
union of the workingmen of Great Brit
ain and the United States. The move
ment has been planned by the leaders
of the General Federation Of Trades of
Great Britain, who think the time now
ripe for the formation of an organiza-
ton whose membership would reach,
into the millions. Peter Curran, Chair
man of the Trades Union Congress,
which recently met at Birmingham, is
the most prominent and influential agi-
tator in favor Of the colossal organiza-
ton
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

Liability Of ship owners for injuries
to stevedore at work upon the vessel,
by the fall Of keg negligently left by
the servants Of the ship owners near an
open hatch in such a manner as to be
likely to fall into the hatch and injure
persons working below, Is sustained in
the Joseph B. Thomas &c. c. App. 9th
c., 40 L. r. A. 80.
Criminal responsibility for con-
spiracy to cheat by materialIzing
seances Of q professed medium is held,
in people VS.. Gilman tMich.) 46 L. R. A.
218, to be punishable, Notwithstanding
the contention that no crime was COM
mitted because 1t was an obvious hum
bug that in the nature of things could
not deceive any rational person.
Provision In q trust that In case Of
the death or divorce of the wife Of the
beneficiary before its termination the
whole property shall vest in him, but In
case he dies while yet married the prop
erty shall vest in third person, is held,
in Cowley vs.. Twombly (Mass.), 46 L.
r. A. 164, to be sustainable against the
claim that it violates public policy by
furnishing an inducement to secure q
divorce or cause the death of the wife.
Right to make appropriations of the
water Of a stream for different periods
Of time by different persons is sus-
tained in Cache La Poudre Reservoir
Company VS.. Water Supply and Stor-
age Company Coli, 40 L. r. A. 175,
which also holds that water appropri-
ated for q mill and discharged again
into the stream becomes subject to an
other appropriation. With this case Is
q note ON the subject Of the periodical
appropriation of water.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Sawmill at Deer Creek.

A sawmill of 10000 feet capacity
daily is soon to be in running order on
Deer creek, one half mile above Britton
station. This new company has been
formed by Robert Service, Charlie
Tibbs and Thomas Tibbs. The Tibbs
brothers have timber that will make
15,0OO,O 900 feet of lumber on Deer
creek. The mill is furnished with a
large dynamo, which will furnish
lights for the mill and lumber yard.
The machinery is all in transit, and is
to be in running order within 40 days.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Putting in q Ballast.

The Northern Pacific is still working
large force of men on the roadbed
between Vollmer and Clearwater, Ida,
and putting in ballast of q most per-
manent nature. The ballast consists
of clay and small rock about the size OF
an egg, which, when once set, becomes
like concrete. It will take about two
months yet to put the grade in first
class condition, and the company is
not sparing any pains to do everything
in good shape.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Washington State Militia.

There is a movement on foot to hold
the militia state encampment at Taco
ma in July. Governor Rogers favors
the project. The state provides for the
expenses while in camp only, and rail-
way fare and other expenses incurred
will have to be borne by the men if the
event of the state encampment idea is
carried out. There are no funds avail
able from the state treasury for en-
campment purposes this year, but
efforts are being made by the Tacoma
contingent to provide for the entertain.
ment of the visiting companies.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Asked to Pledge Acreage.

At Newberg, Or, blank contracts
furnished by the Willamette Beet Sugar
Company have been received and the
canvass among the farmers for securing
acreage will begin at once. Solicitors
have been appointed, VIZ: A. Clark,
D. Turner, W. Cooper, William Man
ming and R. B. Linnville. AS basis
for beginning the canvass 1000 acres
have already been subscribed at public
meetings.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Blow 60 Stop Elopem nts.

Writing on ''The Ease with Which
We Marry" in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, Edward Box favors the re-estab-
lishment of the custom Of publishing
the bans-making such publication OBJ
ligatory. "This precaution which our
forebears had of giving thirty days
public notice of an intention of mar
riage, proclaimed from the pulpit and
posted at the public hail." he believes,
twas born of wisdom and rested on
sound foundation. The pity is that we
ever got away from 1t. l do not say
that a return to this old custom Of the
proclamation Of marriages would be
the panacea for all marital evils. But
1t absolutely would do away with all
the runaway marriages, sentimental
elopements and the life compacts born
Of single moonlight night, from which
results so much unhappiness to our
girls, and which have brought, and will
continue to bring, so much humiliation
and disgrace upon parents and families.
1t is a significant fact that in those Eu-
ropean countries where intention of
marriage must be publicly proclaimed
fortnight or q month previous to the
actual ceremony, and where the addi-
tional precaution Of civil marriage is
added to the religious ceremony, d.
vorce ID hardly known"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Small Strike at the Paper Mills.

Eleven boys employed as cutters in
tho Willamette Pulp & Paper Mills, at
Oregon City. Or, walked into the COM
pany's Office and asked for an increase
of wages from rs cents to ST. per day.
The matter was finally compromised
by promise to give the boys steady
work. Only about three of the num-
Der were working on full time, the
others getting on an average of Is to 20
days each month.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

New posts are being set in the tele.
phone line between Vale and Ontario,
Or.
The Toledo, Or, creamery is now re.
ceiving about 1000 pounds of milk
daily, and will shortly have nearly all
it can use.
j. L. Moylan, representing an east
s ern syndicate, was in Kalama, Wash.
closing deal for purchase of timber
lands on the Coweeman river. The
prices paid run rom 1900 to So, 500
per quarter section.
A gilt-watch faker has been working
the people of Elgin, Or.
Ripe wild strawberries were picked
near McMinnville, Or, April 80.
An expert is examining the coal pros
poets on Birch creek, 20 miles south OF
Pendleton, Or.
Ellensburg's, WASH, municipal
electric lighting plant is about to be
improved at cost of little more than
$4,000.
New Whatcom has $73. 80 on hand to
entertain President Mckinley when he
shall visit the coast and that town the
coming summer.
Preparations are making for q big
season at the watering places of West
port and Cohasset, Gray's Harbor.
New seashore attractions and excursion
rates are advertised.
The Walla Walla creamery is using
10000 pounds of milk per day, and
will soon have a branch running at
Freewater. One-half of the milk now
consumed comes from Umatilla county,
Oregon.
George Mapes is gathering his cattle
near Plush, Lake county, Or, to take
them south. He will take about ], 200
head. He has wagons arranged like
hayracks upon which to haul the calves
that are not able to make the trip on
foot.
K. Elliott, of Lebanon, Or, has sold
200 head of Crook county horses to R.
w. Nichols. Mr.. Nichols will first
take drove of them to California and
sell them, and will then take lot to
Portland.
A new rule has just been adopted by
the Spokane police department. by
which any Indian found in the city
who has not pass from the Indian
agent or is not on some special business
will be promptly arrested as a vagrant
and sent back to the reservation.
Eleven Indians were Jailed the first
day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
The lnvincible Armada.

Ine 1nv1nC1D10 Armada
A correspondent of the New York
Press recalls the history of the "Invin-
chile Armada" which sailed from Lis
bon, Spain, against England in 1888.
That fleet was composed Of 129 large
vessels, carrying 1925 soldiers, S,46O
sailors and about 1000 slaves as row.
ers. 1t was a most formidable fleet,
one Of the most formidable fleets of the
time.
A storm in Spanish waters destroyed
several vessels Of the "Invincible Ar
mada" and the rest put into port for re-
pairs. When everything was in readi-
ness again the feet started and entered
the English Channel, sailing along in
the form Of half moon, nearly seven
miles broad. They were met by the
English feet, consisting of thirty ships,
which had been increased by the addi-
ton Of merchantmen and privateers to
about $50 vessels, under Lord Howard,
Of Efhngham,- Drake and others.
They fought. And it soon appeared
that the great Armada was anything
but 'invincible," for Drake sent eight
blazing flreships into the midst Of the
Spanish feet. In terrible CONSERVATION
the Spaniards tried to get out to sea,
and SO became dispersed. The English
pursued, storm came on and drove
the Spanish vessels among the rocks
and shoals. The "invincible" feet,
with a loss Of thirty great ships and
10000 men, defeated and disgraced,
sailed home again.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
San Francisco Market.

Wool-Spring-Nevada, 14@16c PEI
pound; Eastern Oregon, 12@18c; Val.
ley, 20@22c; Northern, 10@12c.
Hops-1s99 crop, 11@1Sc PEI
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery 17@17hc;
do seconds, 16@16Ac; fancy dairy,
1Sc; do seconds, 14@15c per pound.
Eggs-Store, 15c; fancy ranch,
17c.
Millstuffs - Middlings,, $17.00 q
1000; bran, $1a.5O@13.50.
Hay-Wheat$ Sc. 5O@ $50; wheat and
oat $6.00@e.00; best barley 5000
700; alfalfa, $5.00@6.50 per ton;
straw, 25@40c per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 60@65c; Ore
gon Burbanks, 70c@$1 90; river Bur-
banks, 40@75c; Salinas Burbanka,
SOC q Ito per sack.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$2.75@3.26; Mexican lines, $4,000
500; California lemons 75c@$l.5 so,
do choice $1.75@2.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $1.50@
$50 per bunch; pineapples, nom-
inal; Persian dates, 6@6Hc per
pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
KNEW Mr.. SMITH.

Merchants Experience In Visiting a
Rival Store.
Mr.. Smith is one of the managers Of
a big department store down town.
The other day his wife came by for
him to 60 to luncheon.
s'Now, / like the menu at -" she
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

else, 1t tends to err on the side Of
hnesse, and to suggest the Hippodrome.
There are no better circus riders in the
world. Who but they have taught the
horse to waltz and to make his bow? ?
little of this affectation has crept
into the management of the cob. FL
neesse! fnesse! you find 1t everywhere
even in the institution of afternoon
tea. The bread and butter is a trife
too diaphanous for human natures
daily food The sense Of a religious
rite is little too intrusive. When the
French copy the foreigner, they copy
with the exaggeration Of idolatry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
a Gypsy EvanRelist.

One of the most successful of. evange-
lists now preaching In London Is Gyp-
sy Smit |. He was born in a gypsy
tent, reared in the lanes and fields Of
rural England and knew nothing Of
books W zen converted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Frenchmen ON Horseback.

In paper on Fashionable Paris" in
the Century, Richard Whlteing con-
trasts Rotten Row in Hyde Park with
the Row in the Bois de Boulogne.
1t is the same with the riding. The
Row In the Bots Is prettier in its sur
roundings than the Row in Hyde Park.
1t is more ample, and 1t commands a
finer landscape. The sense Of the time
of year, spring, summer, or even win
ter, is more insistent. The personnel
may not be quite SO impressive as In
the Row, but that is another matter.
The riding is little mixed. Every
body thinks himself entitled to have q
try. The freedom from fear and trem-
bling with which some Frenchmen will
mount q horse must ever cause fear
and trembling in the beholder. The
beggar on horseback is not half 50 OBJ
jectionable as the rich man who has
mounted late in life. The park riding
is good, but here once more, as In all
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

The thieves viii finally start a story
that honesty is not the best policy, and
give reasons why honest men should
not be respected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

General Gives tho Word.
The general decides when the enc
my's fire has been sufficiently subdued
to deliver the final assault.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
INVENTORS AT WORK.
THE RIGHT WAY TO AL1eHr.

Same End in View.
1t so happens that to-day other inves'
legations are being carried on with
view to wrest some secret from nature
whereby there may be improvement In
the propulsion Of vessels and the cheap.
ening Of the cost, Some of these scien.
lists have no temptation in the way OF
the gaining of fortune, whereas, 9TH
ers are inspired wholly by that Inn
pulse. Thus, John Jacob Astor, who Is
fond Of mechanics and finds his chief
recreation In his amateur wor kshop
and laboratory, is reported by some OF
our steamboat owners to feel sure that
he had discovered method Of pro-
pelling steamboats, in such manner
that storms will not affect them, and
SO that they will ride the seas as
smoothly and easily during tempest
as they do In fair weather.
Mr.. Astor's apparatus Is not ex-
planned any further than that he ex-
poets to accomplish these results. The
practical steamboat men to whom he
has spoken speak with some cynicism
about his apparatus, but their doubts
would be much greater were 1t not
known that Mr.. Astor can both drive
and make a locomotive engine, that he
has invented several ingenious ma
chimes, and has a good understanding
Of the fundamental principles of
physics.
On the other hand, Mr.. Colin Camp
bell, q Door man, but one Of those scien-
tifc enthusiasts who are looked upon
as eccentric, almost cranks, until at
last they achieve something and are
then spoken of as geniuses, has perfect
confidence that an apparatus which he
Is now explaining to those who own
or control steamboats,, will be far su-
perior to the screw propeller or the pad
die wheel for certain purposes. 1t can
be described briefly and untechnically
as an apparatus which, by the explo-
sion of powder from a tube suspended
below the rudder, will propel the boat.
Some of the steamboat men laugh at
the proposition and would probably
laugh harder were it not known that
Mr.. Campbell Is warm friend Of
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who has had con-
fidence in him and has supported him
in some of his earlier mechanical sue
cesses.
Mr.. Campbell looks for the pecuniary
rewards. They are his inspiration: Mr..
Astor finds his whole inspiration in the
excitement and delight which creative
work gives him and possibly in the
hope that his name may be associated
with something else than riches, for he
would rather be known as the inventor
Of some apparatus that revolutionized
some branch Of commerce or industry
than as one Of the richest of the eiti-
zens Of New York.-New York letter in
Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

A mans right arm is stronger than
his left because he uses 1t SO much u
lifting his hat to women.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
Smallpox Among Indians.

The quarantine that had been placed
on the Indian settlement at the mouth
OF Cayote gulch, near Lewiston, Idaho,
some weeks ago. has been. raised.
There were nine cases of smallpox un-
der quarantine, and one of the victims,
a woman, died as result of going
bathing while afflicted with the dis.
ease.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

A defective stomach keeps more PEI
pie awake than guilty conscience.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

'Innumerable electric lights" in a
society report usually means dozen:
we have taken pains to count them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11

| w uOdG - w d2ld w d21d. OH " OOCs
Valley, 53c; Bluestem, 56c per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $500; graham,
So. so; superfne, $2.1O per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, SEC; choice
gray, 33c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $14@14.5O;
brewing, $16.00@16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $13 per ton; mid
dlings, $19; shorts, SIS; chop, $14 per
ton.
Hay-Tmothy, So q 10; clover. $40
7.5O; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 30@35c;
seconds, 45c; dairy, 25@S0c;
store, ss18 @25c.
Eggs-16c per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, lac; new cheese loo
per pound.
Pou1try-Chickens, mixed, 81. .00@
4.50 per dozen; hens, $500; springs,
So. .50@3.50; geese, 6.5O@s.00 for old;
$4.5O@6.50; ducks, $6.00@7.0O per
dozen; turkeys, live, 14@15c per
pound.
Potatoes-40@7O roc per sack; sweets,
2@2Ic per pound.
egetables-Beets, ST.; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, &c per pound; cab
bage, l 1ac per pound; parsnips, 70;
onions, Sc per pound; carrots, SOC.
Hops-2@Sc per pound
Wool-Valley, 12@13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 10@15c; mohair, 27@
soc per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best Sheep, wethers
and ewes, sac; dressed mutton, 70
INC per pound; lambs, SIC.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $500;
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed,
$5.00@6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4.00@4.50;
cows, $3.50@4.0O; dressed beef, 61a q
7Ac per pound.
Veal-Large, 6h@7kc; small, SO
81ac per pound.
Tallow-5@5Rc; No. 2 and grease,
81 @4c per pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-11
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.

oChttAo ukAHAotms
Onions, SO.
Lettuce, hot house, 4O@45c doz.
Potatoes, $16@17; $17@18.
Beets, per sack, 50@60c.
Turnips, per sack, 100000.
Carrots, per sack, 75@85c.
Parsnips, per sack, 50@75c.
Caulifower, California 85 90c.
Strawberries-$2. 2.00@2.50 per case.
Celery-40@60c per doz.
Cabbage, native and California,
$1,000 1.25 per 100 pounds.
Apples, $2.00@2.75; $3.00@3. so.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter-Creamery,2 22c; Eastern 22c;
dairy, 17@22c; ranch, 15@17c pound.
Eggs-15@ @16c.
Cheese-14 @15c.
Pcultry-14c; dressed. 14@15c;
spring, SIS.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $11.00
@12.OO; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $lS.OO@19.00
Corn-Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $2s.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$40.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, 1925;
blended straights, $500; California,
$3.25; buckwheat -four, 5000; gra-
ham, per barrel, $500; whole wheat
-four, $780,; rye -four, $3.S0@4.00.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $780,;
shorts, per ton, $14.OO.'
Feed-Chopped feed, $19. per ton;
middlings, per ton, $40; oil cake meal,
per ton, $4,000.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, price SC; cows, &c; mutton &c;
pork, &c; trimmed, &c; veal, $40
10c.
Hams-Large, 13c; small, 1871;
breakfast bacon, 121ac; dry salt sides.
&C..
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-01
MAKING UP NEW ONES.
Tax Books for Next Year Engross at :
tention III sheriirs Office.

Sheriff Garrison is now preparing
the taxbooks for next year. The work
of collecting the taxes Of the present
year is about over and the reports
show that smaller list Of delinquents
than usual are to be sent in. People
in this county pay their taxes better
than any other county in the state and
We have the smallest list Of delin-
quents Of any Of the counties.
The work Of collecting the taxes
and watching the tax payers to
see that none Of them get away With
out paying what they should is hard
job and its magnitude is not appreci-
ated by the average layman But the
Sheriff backed by his deputies have
been on the alert and they have allow
ed very little to escape them.
The retiring sheriff states that he is
tired OF the job and will be glad when
the time comes to hand over his Office
to his successor