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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
THE YAQUI WAR.
Mexican Indian Rebels Still Full of
Fight.

Mexican Indian Rebels Still Full OF
Fight.
San Francisco, April 23.-Henry
Hoahstey, of Oakland, who has re-
turned from the seat of the Yaqui war,
in Mexico, brings advices as follows:
The Mexicans sent out word that the
war was over, but at the same time
1000 troops were fastening to the
f1ont. The Yaquis have about 5000
men under arms. They have Reming-
ton and Mauser rifles and bows and
arrows. They have two cannons that
"a Yaquis captured from 200 Mexicans.
The Mexicans keep to the roads and
towns, while the Yaquis hold the Sier-
ras. Mexicans estimate the Yaquis at
$4,000, but the population of Sonora is
at least 12O, 900, and half of them are
Yaquis. The Indians have peculiar
system for keeping their treasury in
funds. The warriors alternate between
the firing line and working in the mines
and on the ranches. Their wages 60
to the common fund. Within the past
two weeks several engagements have
been fought in which the government
troops were generally victorious. In
recent engagement between party
of insurgents, the government reports
II Yaquis dead on the field. Only one
Mexican, an officer, was killed, but
MANY were wounded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
we1,and Canal wreckers .

Washington, April 25.-The result of
the inquiry, SO far as it has gone into
the attempt to wreck the Welland
Canal locks by the use of dynamite,
was laid before the state department
today in special telegraphic report
from United States Consular Agent
Brush, at Clifton, town opposite Nj
agara Falls, on the Canadian side of
the boundary. The report completely
exonerates the Buffalo grain handlers
from all connection with the crime,
and strongly intimates that the attempt
was the working out of regularly Or
ganized conspiracy among certain per-
sons in the United States said to be
affiliated. with the Irish secret associa-
tions.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
KISSED THE BIG GIRLS.
Charge Made Against q Reedville
Teacher.

Charge Made Against heedv1le
Teacher.
Hillsboro, Or, April PA sworn
complaint, signed by N. P. Oakerman
and ii other patrons of school district
No. 30, directed against o. s. Nc
Hargue, the principal of the Reedville
school, was today forwarded to the
state department of public instruction
at Salem, asking that the teachers GER
tifcate be revoked. The petition al
Ieges that McHargue has been guilty of
gross misconduct, and that during
school hours he has been guilty of kiss
ing the older girls, much "to their dis
gust and annoyance" and, further.
that owing to this conduct, many of the
larger girls are remaining away from
school. McHargue is chargd with
voting at q school meeting at January
session, while his name does not ap-
pear on the tax roll for 1899. One
singular statement in the complaint is
the allegation that at the March school
meeting the principal accused one of
the oomplainants of killing his (com-
plainant's) eldest son." For these
charges and others of like nature, the
petitioners ask that the state certificate
of McHargue be revoked.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
CANNED ROAST BEEF
Philippine Army to Be Sup
piled With It.
FRESH NEAT A NECESSITY
Impossfbility of Providing Cattle on
the Hoof or Refrigerator Beef Ua"
der Existing Conditions.

Washington, April 23.-War depart
ment officials have been compelled to
resort to the use of canned roast beef
for the subsistence of the army in the
Philippines. This is due to the fact
that it is absolutely essential that the
soldiers shall be served with fresh meat
and because of the impossibility of pro-
viding refrigerator beef or cattle on the
hoof under existing conditions. When
the bulk of the army was located at the
seashore and at easily accessible points
there was no difficulty in providing
them with fresh meats, but conditions
have now changed, and the army Is
scatteretd among 100 points in various
parts of the archipelago, great many
of them at considerable distance from
the nearest shipping point. There are
no cattle available, and the refriger'
ated beef which has heretofore formed
the principal basis of subsistence for
the troops cannot be preserved in good
condition long enough to reach many
of the inland posts. Consequently it
| became necessary to look for some suit
able substitute, and the American
canned roast beef was the only thin.
found to meet the requirements.
The suggestions for its use came
originally from the subsistence officers
in the Philippines, and the chief com.
missary officer at Manila recently ca
bled requisition for an immediate de-
livery of about 100, 1000 cans of roast
beef and subsequent deliveries at the
rate of about $4,000 cans a monte
| Acting Comimssary- General Webster
presented the matter to the secretary
of war with a strong Endorsement OF
the proposition. As measure of ex-
treme caution. however, Secretary Root
decided to get personal opinion from
| Major-General Otis before taking final
action. A cable message of inquiry
was forwarded at once. and General
OTIS reply was received today. Its
text was not made public, but its gen.
eral character may be clearly inferred
from the fact that instructions have
been sent to Colonel Alexander. the
commissary officer at Chicago. to ar
range for the immediate dispatch of a
large quantity of roast beef to San
Francisco for shipment to Manila by
the first available steamer. Special
precaution will be taken to secure the
best quality of beef and to insure its
proper care and preservation at all
stages of it's long journey to the Philip
| pines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
MANY REBELS KILLED
A Bloody Week on the Island
of LuZon.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES WERE 25
General Pillars Band Again at Work
and Gave San Miguel Garrison
Three-Hour Fight.

Manila, April 24.-Last week was
one of the bloodiest of the war since
the first days fighting around Manila,
authentic reports, mostly official, show
ing total of 378 Filipinos killed, II
officers and 244 men captured, and
many more wounded. The number
wounded is hardly guessable. Consid-
ering that the Filipinos entirely lack
hospital facilities, great majority of
the wounded will die. Probably the
weeks work finished 1000 insurgents.
The American loss was nine killed and
16 wounded. Two sergeants and one
private were killed in ambushes, while
escorting provision trains.
The insurgents have been aggressive
in almost every province of Luzon.
General Piodel Pillars band, numbering
800, which was out of sight for three
months, the leader being reported
killed, has reappeared in its old field
about San Miguel. Pillar is supposed
to be again in command. He gave the
American garrison at San MIGUEL, con-
sisting of three companies OF the Thirty
fifth infantry, with Gatling, three
hours fighting, during night attack.
The loss of the insurgents in this en-
gagement is not included in the forego-
ing total, as they removed their dead
and wounded, but presumably it was
considerable.
Twenty-Five Filipinos in the province
of Santangas attacked Lieutenant
Wende, who, with eight men, was
scouting near San Jose. The 1ieuten-
ant and five men were wounded, and
one private was killed.
Sergeant Ledonius, of the Thirty fifth
infantry, was badly wounded in an
ambush near Baliuag. Lieutenant
Batch, of the Thirty. seventh infantry,
with 70 men, had five hours fight
with 400 insurgents in the Nueva
Cacoras district. Twenty of the in
surgents were killed.
Colonel Smith, of the Seventeenth
infantry, who captured General Mon
teneero and brought him to Manila, is
in the isolation hospital, suffering from
smallpox. Colonel Smiths command
captured 180 officers and men with
Montenegro. Montenegro, who was
formerly one of the most dapper Off
GERS in the Filipino army, looks worn
and haggard. He says he led terrible
life for months, and he has offered te
return to the north with Colonel Smith
to endeayor to persuade his former com
rades of the uselessness of opposing the
| Americans.
One hundred escaped Spanish pris
oners from the province of South LUXOR
have arraked at Manila. The insur
gents have 400 more Spanish prisoners
| in that district. Recently the Fill
pinos destroyed several rods of the rail
road line near Panique, in an unsuc
cessful attempt to wreck train.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
FIGHT with Cattle Thieves.

Salt Lake, April o. A special to
the Tribune from Thompson's, Utah.
says: Mr.. Fullerton, manager of the
Webster City Cattle Company, yester-
day discovered two men mutilating
brands on his cattle. They threatened
to shoot and he retreated. With the
assistance of Sheriff Presse and posse,
the thieves were overtaken 70 miles
north of here and ordered to surrender.
The thieves showed fight, and were fol-
lowed six miles further north, all ex-
changing shots, one of the outlaws be-
ing instantly killed. The dead man
answers the description of "Flat Nose'
George, and investigation proves almost
conclusively that he is one of the men
that robbed the train of the Union Pa
cific railroad about year ago. He
has been brought to Thopmson's for
Identification. Men are now on the
way from Cheyenne to identify him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
WESTERN GOVERNORS.
Protest Against the Leasing of Public
Arid Lands.

Salt Lake, April 23.-Governor Lee.
of South Dakota, and Governor Poyn-
ter, arrived today and took part in tho
proceedings of the governors OF West
ern states, who have met to discuss
subjects of interest to this section.
After general discussion. the COM
mittee appointed to formulate resolu-
tions against the leasing of public arid
lands by the general government and
demanding the cession of such lands to
the several states should any change IL
the present system be made, reported
the following, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the people of the
states here represented are opposed abb
solutelv to any legislation or any action
of any kind looking to, or having for Its
object, the leasing of tbepublic lands
of the United States by the general
government or any angency thereof.
"Resolved, second, That the present
laws providing for the control, man
agement and disposal of the public arid
lands of the United States are best
adapted to the needs and requirements
of the country, and conducive to the
settlement and occupancy thereof by
bona fide settlers.
'sResolved, third, That if it shall be
found that the present laws affecting
the arid lands are not satisfactory to
the congress of the United States. then
we favor cession of the said arid lands
to the several states wherein they are
situated under such terms and condl'
tions as will guarantee the benefits oi
the free homestead laws to the people
of the United States, and that will pre-
vent said lands either by fee simple
title. or by the leasing thereof from
passing into the possession or control
of large com mpanies, syndicates, copror'
ations or wealthy individuals in large
quantities, to the exclusion of others
and under such conditions that the sew
eral states may have the income aris
ing from said lands to be devoted tt
the reclamation and improvement
thereof for settlement bona fide citl
zens."
Governor Lee, of South Dakota, wal
the only one who opposed the resolution
His opposition was simply because he
believed that the demand for cessio1
to the states should be put first. A
form of letters to be sent out to othel
governors was adopted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Elephant Was Choked to Death.

New York, April 25.-"Dick," a
vicious elephant belonging to the Sells
& Forepau9h circus. was strangled to
death in Madison Square Garden in an
attempt to subdue him. A few weeks
ago he became dangerous, and heavy
chains were fastened to his legs and
tusks. While preparations were being
made this morning to move the cicrus
from the garden, "Dickp began TO
trumpet. Fearing a stampede huge
ropes were passed around the giants
body and neck, dozen men pulling on
them, the idea being to choke him into
submission. The men we're unable to
make any impression upon him, and
Mr.. Sells had elephants attached to the
ropes. They pulled with such vigor
that he was choked to death.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
STRANGE TALE OF CRIME.
Rich Colorado Miner Charged With
. Numbering Four Men.


Chicago, April 25.-A remarkable
sequel to series of alleged crimes in
the Rocky mountain country has come
to light here. The Chicago develop
ments are told in an interview by At
torney William J. Candlish, of this
city, in explanation of notices received
by the Chicago police asking fo1 the
arrest of George H. Wright, alias.
James S. Weeks, alias G. 7. Case.
alias Mr.. Stevens, native of Michigan.
and graduate of the law department.
of the university of Ann Arbor,,
charged with numbering four persons.
three in Utah and one in Colorado
Attorney Candlish says he became &C.
quainted with Wright because they.
lived at the same Chicago hotel in
July, 1897, and Wright engaged him,
to 60 West and gather evidence to de-
fend him on the charge of having muir
dered man named Champion, near
Guffy, Colo, in January, 1897. Wright
then, it is alleged, under the name OF
Case, decided to Candlish bank build
ing, a residence, two Office buildings
and numerous vacant lots in Cripple
Park and Guffy, Colo, besides trans
ferring to him all his stock in various
mining enterprises. Candlish says
Case left his Office to return in an hour
with 5000 as advance payment on Cand-
lish's travelling expenses, and has not
returned to this day.
The Chicago man interested in
Cases mining properties sent Candlish
ha v,oino1 10
properties at Cripple Park and Guffy
and was later made president of the
Hub Hill Mining Company and of the
Fines Mining Company and counsel
for the Union Mining Company. Case
has been president of the three COM
panies.
Case told Candlish he was innocent
of Champions death and that the
| charge was an effort of enemies and
business rivals to ruin him. A circu-
lar issued by Sheriff George A. Storrs,
of Provo City, Utah, charges that
Wright murdered three boys in Utah
county, in February, 1895, and sank
their bodies beneath the ice of Utah
Lake, the alleged reason for the crime
being that the boys claimed to have
knowledge of Wright's guilt as cattle
thief. This explanation was, it is al
legged, given to the Utah state board oi
pardons in the hearing for pardon last
April for the stepfather of the three
boys who had been convicted of theil
murder and sentenced to be hanged,
the witnesses before the pardon board
being the divorced wife of the missing
Wright, whose property and official po
sitions have so strangely fallen to At
torney Candlish, half way across the
continent in Chicago.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
NOVEL PLAN OF ROBBERY.
Chicago Police Have q New and Comp
Heated Hold-up to Investigate.

Chicago Police Have a New and Comp
Heated Hold-up to Investigate.
Chicago, April 23.-J. II. Smith,
president of an organization styled the
Industrial Trades Union, at 151-153
Michigan avenue, was arrested last
night, charged with robbery and dis
orderly conduct on warrant issued by
Justice Martin, on complaint of Frank
Gustavson, carpenter.
Gustayson says he was summond to
the offices of the union by a letter ask
ing him to accept a position as fore
man over a number of carpenters
Gustavson said that after conversing
with Smith few minutes, Smith drew
a revolver and told him to throw up
his hands. Smith, he said, then went
through his pockets and took $46 and
some valuable papers and told him he
would shoot him unless he kept his
mouth shut. Two men, both of whom
wore stars,> placed Gustavson, under
arrest, he declares. obeying Smith
command. The alleged officers, Gus.
lawson says, then took him into hall.
way. where they made him sign pa.
per, the contents of which he was un.
able to read. The alleged officers
Gustavson said, gave him dollar after
he had signed the paper and told him
to leave.
Gustavson then reported the matte,
to the Central police station. Smith
at the station said he had never before
seen Gustavson. He will have hear.
ing this afternoon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Bandit Fired Into a Crowd.

Eagle Pass, Tex, April 24.-News
has reached here of the killing of Jor-
dan L. Cook, at Acatlan, Mex. Cook
was in charge of railroad construc-
ton gang. He was standing in a group
of a half dozen men when bandit
rode up and fired several shots into the
crowd, killing young Cook. His
father, who is ex-sheriff of Maverick
county, Texas, has taken the matter up
with the Mexican authorities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
Steady Downpour' OF Rain and No Re-
lief in Sight.

Steady Downpour of Rain and No Re-
lief in Sight.
Louisville, KY, April 25.-The rains
continue throughout the food districts
of the South, and danger to lives and
property is becoming more grave. 1t
was thought Saturday the crisis was
passed, but in many localities the rain
is falling again with increased vio-
lence. Late reports to the weather
bureau show that heavy precipitation
has been general within the last IL
hours throughout the flooded country.
1t was estimated last Saturday that
So, 600, 900 worth of private property
had already been destroyed, and ii. is
now thought probable this damage will
be heavily increased. Mail and tele-
graphic communication has been de-
stroyed between the smaller towns in
Mississippi and Alabama. south of
jackson, the northern limit of the
floods. Many farm houses have been
swept away, their occupants barely
escaping with their lives, and the
drowning of family of seven negroes
is repor ted form jackson, Miss.
Trains On Ia1lfOauS 1uto NOW OToonS
which have not been abandoned entire
ly are running only in the daylight,
owing to the dangerous condition OF
the track. The Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans line which was in fair
condition until last evening. is now cut
in two by the destruction OF a four-span
bridge over the West Pascagoula river,
naor Cranton- ArrangementS have
been made to ferry passengers across
the break. Thousands of people in the
small water-bound towns of Missis-
sippi are reported on the brink of star
yation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
.,rn.d III. wrecked Yacht.

Paris, April 25.-According to spe-
cial dispatch from Suez. Count ku-
dolpho Festetics, whose yacht Tolna
was wrecked near the Island of Mini
coy, in the Arabian sea, says that after
the wreck he decided to burn the yacht
rather than leave her to be pillaged by
the natives of the island. The count.
with two members of the crew who
escaped, underwent great privations for
two months.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Voted to Resume Work.

Chicago, April 25.-The Tribune
says: Against the explicit orders of the
Building Trades Council, all of the
brass-molders who struck at the West
ern Electric Company's plant six weeks
ago have voted to return to work. The
brass -molders number only go, but
their union includes all the members OF
the trade in the city,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Not AFRAID Of Engifsh Law.

Chicago, April 24.-Earl Russell,
whose recent divorce in Nevada from
the Countess Russell, and marriage inn
mediately afterwards to Mrs. Mollie
Cook, arrived in Chicago today, &C.
companied by his bride. The earl
saws he will leave in few days for
London, regardless of the theories of
some English lawyers that his divorce
ia not valid there.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Canal BIZ Changed.

Washington, April 23.-The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce today made an important
change in the Hepburn Nicaragua canal
bill, striking out the provision for for
tifications and thus providing what is
expected to become a compromise.
The amendment was proposed by Rep
retsentative Barham, of California.
The chairman of the committee was in
structed to offer the same upon consid-
Grafton of the bill at the proper time,
as . committee amendments thereto,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Ran Into an Open Switch.

Salt Lake, Utah, April 25.-Rio
Grande Western No. ran into, an open
switch at the Portland Cement Works
in the city limits this afternoon, pill
ing up the engine, tender and several
cars. William Konold, the engineer,
attempted to save himself by jumping,
but fell under the train and was in
stantly killed. None of the passengers
were injured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Yucatan Rebels Killed.

Oaxaca, Mexico, April 25.-General
Brayo's force of Mexican troops has
had several severe engagements with
the Maya Indians in Yucatan during
the last 10 days, and the rebels have
suffered heavy loss in killed and
wounded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27

Opposition to "Open Door, Growing.
Paris, April 25.-A special dispatch
from Peking says:
"Chinese opposition to the open
door policy is growing and endanger-
ing foreign capital and the lives of for
eigners. Russia is most feared, and
America is least disliked, because least
aggressive"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27

Constantinople, April 25.-News has
been received from Beyrout. syria, to
the effect that the Turkish ternede
boat Schaayl blew up IN that harbol
April 2l, resulting in the loss of %
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Free State Yolksr~ad,

Cape Town, April 23.-At meet
ing of the volksrasd of the Orange Free
State, at Kroonstad, today, President
Steyn denounced Lord Roberts procla-
nation as ''treachery." and declared
that as Great Britain's object twas
their destruction, their last hope was
to appeal to the civilized powers to in
teryene. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Norway Buying War Supplies

Stockholm. April 21.-The riksdag
has voted 3,0OO,OO kroner for ammu-
milton and rifles, $4,000, 900 for new
field artillery, 100000 for volunteer
rife associations, and has agreed to in
crease the new naval construction esti-
mates for 1901 to 1,725,OO kroner.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
All Quiet at Croton Dam.

Croton Landing, N. T., April 23.-
Everything was quiet in the strike sit.
uation today. The same men who re.
ported yesterday to the summons of the
whistle at A. M. reported for work
agian this morning, bringing dozen
more with them. At the quarry 1872
men appeared tor work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27

Croton Landing, N. Y, April a.
This was an exceedingly quiet day.
Members of the firm of Coleman, Brou-
hardt & Coleman were here today look
ing over the ground. They said they
consider the strike ct an end. They
anticipate no further trouble.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
Manx cases of worthIess Check..

Chicago, April 24.-The police say
they have Is cases against G. o. Charl-
ston, under arrest on the charge of get
ting money from various persons on
worthless checks. He is said to be q
former member of the Nebraska legis-
lat1ro
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-04-27
pose WAS Too strong.

Lewiston, Idaho, April 23.-Mrs.
David Watson, an aged lady residing
six miles east of Lewiston, died at 10
O'Clock tonight. Yesterday afternoon
she drank half bottle of cherry pee
toral, and soon collapsed into an un-
conscious state, from which she never
recovered.