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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
RloIING NEAR MONTREAL.
Clash Between Militia and Strikers
Many Were Hurt.

Clash Between Militia and strikers-
Many We're Hurt.
Montreal, Oct. 29.-Over score
were wounded, one fatally, in a con.
f1ict between militia and strikers at
Valley Field, Quebec, today.
Two hundred men employed by the
Montreal Cotton Company on the
foundations of a new mill, went out on
strike yesterday, demanding an in.
crease of 25 cents day in their pay.
The company refused to deal with the
union. The strikers prevented the
company from shipping goods and to-
day held up the company's coal pile.
The local police were powerless. The
company had to have coal or shut
down. Consequently a message was
sent to Montreal asking for military
assistance. 1t arrived at Valley Field
at 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon and con-
sisted of two companies of the Royal
Scots. The EN- mbargo on the coal pile
was promptly raised.
At dusk big crowd, composed of
strikers and their sympathizers- gath
cred and there was every evidence OF
trouble. About $3.50 the mob gathered
near the Empire mill and began throw
ing stones through the windows and
otherwise destroying property. The
troops charged the mob with fixed bay
pnets. They were driven back. Eight
of their number were wounded, two of
them seriously. The strikers had 15
men injured, one fatally. Reinforce.
ments were then asked from Montreal
hnd 800 men with medical assistance,
left. expecting to arrive at Valley Field
about 2 A. M.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
BRIBERY in GERMANY.
Posadowsky-wehner Implicated in .
Scrap9.


Scraps.
Berlin, Oct. ga great sensation
has been caused py the allegations
that Count Won Posadowsky- Wehner,
secretary of sta te for the interior, had
been bribed W ith IL 900 marks for his
wo. X in connection with the penal
servitude bill of 1898. The allegation
is contained in letter which is going
the rounds of the German press. The
writer asserts that Herr Krupp SUBJ
scribed 5000 marks to the fund con-
stituting the alleged bribe. The Ma
tienal Zeitungb says it expects that
Count Won Posadowsky- Wehner will
resign, and nearly all the papers con-
denim him severely.
A special addition of the Berliner
Correspondent. which was issued by
the minister of the interior this after
noon, publishes statement admitting
that Director Won Woedtke. of the inn
perial department. of the interior. in
duced Secretary Bueck, of the Central
Association of Manufacturers, to de-,
vote IL, 600 marks for printing reicht
stag material and other documents
tending to show arguments in favor OF
passing the anti-strike bill. This
printed material was sent to the pro-
vincial press for reproduction. The
official statement amounts to virtual
corroboration 81 the press charges
brought against the ministry of the in
terror, of which Count Won Posadowsky-
Wehner is the head.
All the evening papers comment
upon the official administration. The.
entire Liberal press. now demands the
resignation OF Posadowsky- w elmer,
and Director Won Woedtke. the assump-
tion being that the latter doubtless
acted at the suggestion of the former.
The Berliner Tageblatt says: The
sole consequence of the official state
ment is that both must resign" A
similar demand is made by the Vos-
siche Zeitung, which remarks: 's1t is
an unheard OF proceeding that govern
ment department. should request and
receive large sums from one small sec.
ton of population directly interested
in pending legislation for the purpose
of influencing the nation against such
legislation"
The only papers which attempt to
defend the secretary of state for the in
terror are the Berliner Post, the Kreuz
Zeitung and the Berliner Nachrichten,
whose justi flea ton of his course in the
matter is weakly apologetic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
UNION PosToFFicE CLERKS.
Chicago Employees Affiliate With tho
A nerican Federation of Labor.

Chicago Employees Amliate With the
nerican Federation of Labor.
Chicago, Oct. 30.-The postoffice
clerks of Chicago today entered rhe
ranks of the trade unionists. The
clerks have affiliated themselves with
the American Federation of Labor, and
the new organization will be known as
the Chicago Postofice Clerks Union.
1t is claimed that practically all of the
1,400 postoffice employees in Chicago
are included in the movement.
Foremost among the objects for which
the new union is to strive will be the
adoption of the eight-hour working day
for letter. carriers. Another object to
be given almost equal prominence will
be the agitation in favor of federal leg
islation that will fix absolutely the rate
of wages for letter-carriers and other
postoffice employees. taking the matter
completely out of the hands of the
Promotion Board" and other similar
agencies. 1t is to be labor union
pure and simple. and will direct its eff.
forts solely to the problem of bettering
the lot of the rank and file of the post
Office employees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Sentences for FiIipinos.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Military
commissions in the Philippines have
recently tried score or more of ma
tive Filipinos on charges of murderous
assaults, abduction, rape and violation
of the laws of war. In most instances
the death penalty was imposed, al
though in only two cases was it actual
ly executed, the others being COM
mutetd to imprisonment at hard labor.
In one instance a native organized a
miniature insurrection and with a
small squad of Filipinos made an
armed raid on the town of Tuguegaro
to release some of his fellows who were
held prisoners there by the United
States. He was sentenced to hard la
bor and imprisonment for 80 yeals and
his sentence later was committed to 10
years' IMPRISONMENT.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Annexation of the Transvaal.

Pretoria, Oct. 29.-The Transvaa,
was today proclaimed a part of the
British empire, the proclamation being
attended with impressive cereomnies.
The royal standard was hoisted in the
main square of the city, the Grena.
diers presented arms, massed bandk
played the National Anthem, Sir AL.
fred Miner read the proclamation, ane
6. 200 troops, representing Great Britain
and her colonies. marched past.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Rome, Oct. 29.-Prince Chigi. who
was prosecuted by the Italian govern.
ment for selling painting by Botti.
celli. which is now in London. has beer
ordered to pay as q fine for violating
the law against selling valued works
of art for expectation, the sum o.
3,151, 900 lire. which was the price
pad for the picture. The purchaser.
who was summoned to appear before
the tribunal, but was in default, was
condemned conformity with Prince
Chigi.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Mine Boiler Exploded.

Minonk. ILL.,, Oct. ga boiler at
shaft No. 1, of the Chicago & M1nonk
Coal Company, exploded early this
morning, seriously injuring William
Jackson, engineer; Samuel Hayes,
George Hayes and Ed Liston, firemen.
Several other workmen received slight
injuries. jackson was badly burned
and may die. Hayes was badly scald-
ed, and his son George sustained frac-
ture of the ekull. Liston was so badly
scalded he will probably lose the sight
of one eye. At the time. the superin-
tend1nt and $50 men were in the mine,
over 500 feet below. Two of the bat.
terry boilers were uninjured, and in or :.
der to operate the lift with steam, the
two boilers were separated from the
debris and enough power furnished
from them to operate the lift and raise
the men to the surface. The financial
loss is not over $4,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
FIRE IN NEW YORK
Caused Terrible Explosion in
Heart of the City.
A DOZEN BUILDINGS WRECKED
the Disaster-Many Persons
Were Killed.

New York, Oct. 31.-As the result
of small fire, several explosions of
chemicals occurred in Tarrant & Co. q
streets today, and blew down dozen
buildings and badly damaged a score
of others. The loss of life is not known.
but from all sources of information it
is gathered that there are perhaps
the bodies of 80 persons in the ruins;
though, because of the hot debris and
the slowness of the moving of it, no
body had been removed up to mid
night. Chief Croker, of the fire de-
partment, said tonight that the loss is
fully $l,5OO,0OO. The buildings de-
stroyed were:
seven-story brick and stone struc-
ture. occupied by Tarrant 6 Co.,
wholesale druggists; the F. 7. Wltte
Hardware Company and Breitenbach
& Co., manufacturers of patent medi-
cines.
seven-story brick building, occu-
pied by "Opens, Smith & Weinman
Company, embarrassing house.
Five.story brick building, occupied
by Locke & Conklin, produce dealers;
Douglas & Co.. cheese; Kahn, bakers
supplies, and Hopping & Campfield.
broomsticks and broomstraw.
Six-story brick, occupied by Aller,
dried fruits; Haven's drug store &
Spice Company; Flake & Co., and Ao.
sntins & Cuneo. fruitdealers.
Five-story brick, used as hotel.
Five-story brick, occupied by the
Morris Jackson Flag Company and
Hart & Co., butter and cheese.
Five-story brick, occupied by Shieve-
ley, printers materials; O'Keefe &
Shievely, printers; Morrs-Jackson Flag
Company and Boerne, butter and eggs.
Four story brick, unoccupied.
Four-story brick, occupied by Behr-
nan, produce, and Kornaheens, storage
and screens.
Four-story brick, occupied by Err
nest, saloon; Hesse & Ohlsbuhls. sup
plies; Granatto, bananas.
Seven-story brick, occupied by Ep-
pins, Smith & Co., teas and coffees.
Five STORY brick occupied by Hart
man, embossing and stamping. card
board factory; Lifsitch, cigars; Rosen.
berg, saloon.
The work of the firemen saved the
buildings fronting on Chambers street
halted after it had eaten about 100 feet
southwark into the block below War
rem. Thirty-five persons we've reported
missing, and 100 men, women and
children are on the list of the injured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

London, Oct. 29.-The Daily Mail
has the following from Lourenco Mar
lues: The American bark Fred P.
Litchfield, which went ashore here
from her moorings during the gale on
the night of October ID. and was
searched the next day for gold, in con-
sequence of q suspicion that she was
carry ing Mr.. Kruger's treasure, to the
amount of 81, 500, 900, sailed today.
There Is little doubt that she carries q
large quantity of gold hidden under her
ballast.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
state Boundary Line wrong.

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 28.-Secre-
tary of State McDavid has taken the
first step toward annexing West Flori-
da to Alabama. In his annual report
to the government the secretary of state
says Alabama runs mile farther south
ON the eastern boundary than the tract
books have hitherto shown. and that
the state is possessed of a wedge of land
which his Office records failed to show
it owned running 100 miles along the
southern end OF the state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

st. Thomas, D. W. L., Oct. 27.-In-
tense adverse feeling has been excited
here by the renewal of the report that
Denmark intends to sell the Danish
Antilles to the United States. A meet
ing of the colonial council has been
convoked at st. Croix for the purpose
of making formal protest. The news
papers discuss the question, declaring
in bold type: stWe do not wish to be
sold." There is no desire, much less
enthusiasm, among the pop 1lation to
belong to the United States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Suicide of a Butte Woman.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 31.-Mrs. Marian
Adams took laudanum at late hour
last night, and died this morning.
Her husband. John Adams, instituted
suit Saturday for $25, ZOO damages
against DR.. Jonathan Tobb for alienat-
ing his wife's affections.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Recruits for Philippines.

New York, Oct. 28.-Col onel Kim
BALL, assistant quartermaster of the
United States army, announced today
that 1000 recruits will leave for the
Philippines in the next three weeks.
The first l 600 will leave on the trans.
port Buford, November s.. The second
transport carrying the other 200, will
be the Fitzpatrick, which will leave
November 10. The recruits on the Blu.
ford will be under the command OF
Colonel Jacob Kline. of the Twenty -firss
infantry, and those on the Fitzpatrick
under Colonel Tully McCrue.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Pittsburg, Oct. 29.-The National
Association of Bridge and Structural
Ionworkers, in session here today,
adopted universal wage scale, fixing
the rate at SO cents an hour, with
eight hours as a days work. The
scale will 90 into effect next May. II
was also decided to send an organizer.
to South Africa and Egypt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Mother Killed Her Son.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Oct. 31.-The
dead body of Clifford Cawthorne, the
son OF widow, was found
at his home last night. lying on bed
In pool of blood, his head hacked to
pieces with hatchet, which was lying
near by,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Consul General McNally, at Gaute-
mala, writes to the state department.
that the Gautemalan government has
issued decree permitting the exporta-
tion of fresh fruits from that country
free of all fiscal duty. This revokes q
governmental decree of recent date,
which placed duty of 10 cents or
each bunch of bananas exported.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
SOUTHERN BOXERS.
They Arc Organi zing to Drive Foreign
- ers Out of China.

They Arc Organizing to Drive Foreign
ers Out of China.
Hong Kong, Oct. 29.-Advices from
Lien Chau, on North river, say that
American mission porperty there is
threatened with destruction by Boxers,
who have posted the following procla-
nation:
"We have organized to protect our
country and our homes, and we rely
upon one another to support the order
to drive out the foreign devils. They
are mad. Their folly passes descrip-
ton. They are the usurpers of our
land. They disturb our borders. In
all the provinces and procedures chap
els have been opened, and our people
are deceived, ripped open ana dis en-
bowe1ed, while the foreigners grow fat
on the revenues of China, insulting our
officials and merchants and seizing our
temples and palaces. The emperor is
indulgent and permits this. Who can
forstell the intention of the foreign
devilsi Day by day they act more out
rageously. When we behold the pres
>ent condition of affairs. our hearts are
bruised with grief. Therefore, we have
organized our strength to destroy the
deyouring wolf throughout the en-
pire. ,,
The Boxers took the American Pres
byterian mission buildings, but have
not destroyed them. The rebellion is
spreading along East river and North
river, in the province of Kwang 81.
It is supposed to be aimed at the over
throw of the Manchu dynasty, but the
reports are 80 contradictory that it is
next to impossible to form lucid i'm
preston In Canton the Chinese Off
Gals are taking the insurrection so
lightly that foreigners believe it will
be very diff cult to suppress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
B0ERs WAKING Up
Active Resistance Reported
From Several Points.
ATTACK MADE UPON JAcoBsDAL
Burghers Raiding in Northern Natal
Steyn Establishes His Capital
at Fourie's Burg.

Cape Town, Oct. 29.-The Beers
have captured Jacobsdal, southwest OF
Kim berley, after stubborn resistance
on the part of the garrison, which con.
sisted of detachment of Cape Town
highlanders. The latter suffered Sd.
verely, losing "a out of 81 men.
Hans Botha has cut off train with
q accommodating party of the Highland
brigade between Heidelberg and Grey
lingstad, in the Transvaal colony, tear
ing up the rails in front and behind
the. train. In the fight which followed
two captains and eight men were
wounded and all were captured.
London, Oct. sa.EIt now appears
that Jacobsdal was not captured by
thei Beers. Advices received from
Cape Town shortly after midnight say:
Later news from Jacobsdal shows
that 200 Beers unsuccessfully at
tackled garrison. The Hlghlanders
had IA killed and 20 wounded"
1t is reported here as curious coin.
lcidence that the news should be re.
ceiyed concurrently with the expected
arrival home from South Africa of the
City Imperial Volunteers, as JacobsdaI
wasithe scene of the latter's first fight.
The town was captured by these volun.
teers February Is.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
stereoptioon Cas- Exploded

Chicago, Oct. 30.-An explosion OF
gas that was to be used for stereop.
ticon entertainment wrecked the inte-
rior of the First Presbyterian church
in Austin tonight. and the operator,
George W. Leitch, recently returned
from missionary work in India and
Ceylon, lost his right hand and re.
ceiyed number of other injuries.
The gas was in two cylinders about
four feet long. One of the tanks
sprang a leak and the light in the lam
tern ignited it. causing the explosion
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Four Children Drowned.

Port Clinton, O., Oct. 3O.-A quad.
fuple drowning occurred near Plaster
Bed on Sandusky bay, eight miles east
of here, this afteroon. The drowned
are: Dou1gass, George E.. Alfred and
Henry Stark. respectively 8, 5. 8 and
13 years. They were the children OF
William Stark. Mr.. Stark and the
children went for boat ride this af-
ternoon. On returning to shore the
boat became fouled in fish net and
the oarsman could neither force
the boat ahead nor 60 back. The
children became Frightened and leaning
over the side of the craft it capsized.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

There are about 10000 lepers in the
Philippines.
The gold yield OF Cripple Greek for
the present year is expected to amount
TO $27,000,000.
An English inventor proposes to
build boat that will cross the Allan
tic in two days.
Big imports of gold from Europe art
anticipated in New York as result OF
the resumption of mining in South
Africa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
NEW JERSEY NEWS.

That irrepressible Democrat and hail fellow.
William B. Gourley. chairman of the Democratic
State Committee Is working away just II
nothing had happened last November. Busy
he Is however. trying to get the party in the
State In good working shape he is not making
any noise about 1t. Even that representative
Democratic statesman and recently licensed auc-
tioneer Robert Davis. Of Hudson County, when
asked few days ago II he going TO succeed
Mr. Gourley as chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee, said he had heard nothing TO
that effect, and that the present chairman was
doing all right" This Endorsement, in the Ian
guage of the local elect in Jersey City. goes
and consequently Mr.. Gourley is not likely to
goat least not at present. Anyway, he Is
making arrangements for a Democratic victory
In the State of New Jersey with all his old time
optimism. At present he is doing something In
Somerset County. Somerset is known as one Of
the close counties Mr.. Gourley attempted to lay
his hands on II In the last election, with ex-
Speaker Bergen as the Democratic candidate for
Senator and failed. But, IF at first you don't
succeed'-Mr. Gourey knows the old doggerel
as a very good motto, and he Is at II again
What Mr.. Gourley wants in Somerset County
is an effective working organization, and he is
doing his best to get 1t. To this end a meeting
was held at Neshanic the other night Organlza-
ton was discussed by James E. MARITIME. popu-
larry known as the Farmer Orator" probably
because he crates quite as well as he farms. and
Mr. Gourleys ideas of getting and pulling to-
gether were set forth in a speech. On the cur
rency question 1t is that Mr. MARITIME and
Mr. Gourley not at one, but in other re-
spects their Democracy is of the same old shoddy
and fully wide as II when the State went
eighty thousand against them. After MI Mar
tine had discussed organization, doomed the chi
cago platform and predicted that several new
aIl-heart and no-sap planks would be added TO
It. the meeting adjourned to meet at Somerv1lle
at later date. But not until Mr.. MARITIME had
appealed with a suggestion Of tears In his
voice. TO all Somerset County Democrats to turn
out and make the reception Of Colonel Bryan
at Cedar Brook Farm February Z unequalled
in point Of numbers and harmony did the orator
suspend his remarks. The reception at Cedar
BROOK Farm which is the home of Mr.. MARITIME
will be held in the afternoon, and the meeting
will be held in Music Hall, Plainfeld, IN the
evening 1t is probable that Mr.. Gourley will be
unavoidably absent, but his fellow Democrats
have promised to be present and report to hlin-
Meanwhile Congressman DAILY, who is the cnap-
eron of Colonel Bryan in New-Jersey, is wear
ing a perennial smile, and not even the deepest
and most portentous scowl of Mr.. Gourley can
dIssipate it. 1t IS expected that the reception 10
the colonel at Plainfled will be simply immense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
nIDDLEsEY COUNTY BANK CASE.
DIRECTORS ACCUSED OF CARELESSNESs
AT THE HEARING OF AN AP-
PEAL IN NEWARK.

Argument on an appeal from the decision us
Edward 8 Campbell. receiver or the deIuhSI MN
dIssex County Bank. to admit as preferred 0iie
claims of several large creditors, who contend that
tba,r deposIts were wrougfuly received just prior
TO the banks closing and when the directors kne"
n IN he fnsolvent was had before Vice-Chancelior
PItnev AZ Newark yesterday The claimants are
the fsssHx County National Bank enQ NSwtl n
Eanking Company OF Newark, for S29,S69 ana slo.-
16I RESPECTIVELY: Lehigh Valley Railroad CoIpltHS
81 1893; Rartan Brick Company $50 -. - - oSS
Passaic 81 O2O: Crosby & Hill. Perth Annoy SIo[El
John @ Hilsdorf Woodbridge. Sl2yV' George -
Brown, Tottenville. Staten Island. SoSs -, -
The testimony In the case was taken Dy Tue Il
ceIver two months ago and II showed thAt tne
bank was run by Valentine. the defauIting ctiShSI
mrnts amounted $4,000. In the argument yes
tcrday the for the creditors set rorth Ihat
President Watson of the bank knew about NaIen-
tines oVerdrafts. and that the gross careesShesS
last few days of the banks career: As Tar back
"a November 1898. the attention OF the oflcerS hiu
been called by the State Banking Department 70
Valentines excess drafts and his speCulatOnS in
outside, enterprises. The State Examiner had even
threatened to call the attention of the Attorney
dividends on the strength of balances vouched for
only by the cashier from month TO month and
quarter 20 quarter. When $500 was missing from
the safe and Valentine had disappeared these
The counsel maintained that this tantamOunt
10 actual knowledge. II was Contended on the part
OF the receiver that the only question at Issue was
the actual knowledge Of insolvency the part of
the bank officials and directors, which, II was in
sisted was lacking in this There had been
directors had even a suspicion of Valentines
beZZIemcnts Decision reserved.