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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Transport Broke Down.

Seattle, Oct. 15.-Major Ruhlen,
assistant quartermaster here, has been
notified by the quartermaster.g general
that the Kangtse. the freighter under
charter to carry animals and supplies
from Seattle to Manila, has met with
an accident off Singapore, and will
probably not enter the government
service. She broke her shaft and is
expected to be laid up for at least five
weeks. AS result OF the accident to
the Kangtse, several additional vessels
will probably be at once chartered.
The Mogul has already been chartered
from Dodwell & Co., and will carry
part of the cargo intended for the
Kangtse. She will be loaded with for.
age and will go under tonnage charter.
The Mogul is not expected to arrive
here until about November l.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
PANAMA CANAL GOING AHEAD
Will Be Built Even II United States
Takes Nicaragua Enterprise.

viii Be Built Even II United States
Takes Nicaragua Enterprise.
New York, Oct. I'm. Hutin, di-
general and president of the
board of directors OF the Panama Canal
Company; General Abbott, chief engi-
neer, and W. N. Cromwell, counsel for
the canal company, were passengers Oh
the steamship La Lorraine from Havre
THE Panama Canal Company, sale
General Abbott, ''is waiting for tn,
recommendation of the Walker com
mission to congress and for the action
of that body. l believe that the decis-
ion will be in favor of the Panama
canal as being more feasible and eco
nomical and giving better results. If
the decision is against the Panama
canal the company will nevertheless 90
on building it. believe that if both
the Panama and Nicaragua canals are
built nine.tenths of the vessels will
choose the Panama canal as being the
better. What the Walker commission
heard when in Paris was revelation
to it, Already between three and four
million cubic yards have. been taken
out down there and two-fifths of the
work has been done.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
AN ANARCHISTS CONFESSION
Assassin Bressi's Accomplice Tells OF
the American Plots.

Assassin Bressi's Accomplice Tells OF
the American Plots.
New York, Oct. 15.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Rome,
says: The anarchist Bertollani. ar
rested at Milan as suspected accom-
plice of Bresci, has made confession
about anarchist plots.
sI have known about these plots for
q long time," he said. cit was who
sent the letter to the crown prosecutor
at Naples, warming him in advance that
ItaIian anarchists were coming from
America to kill the king, but they paid
no attention to my letter. At an an
archist meeting in Paterson, N. j.,
seven men were selected to kill kings
and chiefs of states. One OF them was
allotted to kill Mckinley or Bryan dur
ing the presidential campaign. l do
not know the name of the man who
was assigned to this duty. The recent
Chicago plot was independent of that
hatched at Paterson. I believe oGher
plots having the same object, have been
organized in the United States. An
archists have killed kings and queens,
now they should kill president of a
republic to show the world that for an
archists there are neither monarchies
nor republics, and that king is as
cheap as president.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Family Burned to Death.

Boston, Oct. 15.-Three persons,
father and two sons, were burned to
death in shanty in Roxbury at 2:30
this morning. The victims are: Ed
ward Tousealin, aged 40; Edward
Tousealin, aged 81; James Tousealin,
aged IA; Tousealin had lived in the
place 10 years. He carried on the bus
iness of wood peddling and one side Of
his abode had shed where he pre-
pared the wood for market. The
bodies of Tousealin and his sons were
almost consumed. Several years ago
Tousealin's wife was burned to death
in this same place, her clothing hav-
ing caught fire while she was cooking q
meal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
STORMY AT ST. LAWRENCE.
Thirty Vessels Driven Ashore-Nova
Scotia Swept.

Thirty Vessels Driven Ashore-Nova
Scotia Swept.
Halifax, n. S., Oct. 16.-Additional
disasters to shipping on this coast are
reported. The known list of vessels
driven ashore now numbers 80, mostly
owned in the province and Newfound-
land. The loss all over the country
and in the neighboring provinces
through terrific rainfalls and washouts
ard damage to orchards and buildings
by heavy winds will be very many
thousands of dollars.
The Canadian Pacific wires connect
ing Cape Breton with the rest of Nova
Scotia are completely broken at 1.-The
straits of Canso. where the cable was
fouled by schooner dragging her an
chor in the recent gale.
Heavy rain is falling again today
throughout Nova Scotia. Rivers and
lakes everywhere are oyerflowing and
destroying property. There has been
no Canadian Pacific train from Mon
treal in four days and serious wreck
of the Sydney express caused by a
washout is rep orted in Cape Breeton.
The Gloucester schooner Mystery, at
Causo, reports one man lost at sea.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Killed q Postmaster.

Chicago, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Record from GuadMlajara, Mexico,
says: A band of brigands, under the
leadership of the notorious Pedro
Flores. has been committing numerous
murders and robberies in the Autlan
district of this state for several months.
News has just reached here that the
robbers made bold raid on the town
of Autlan and killed the postmaster.
Following this unprovoked murder they
looted the place and terrorized the
populace. They have stronghold in
the mountains and detachment OF
rurales has gone in pursuit OF them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
BOER WAR NOT ENDED.
Unexpected Activity Delays Lore
Roberts Departure.

Unexpected Activity Delays Lord
Roberts Departure.
London, Oct. 17.-Commenting pen
the activity of the Beers and the state
ment from Cape Town that Lord Ro-
berts has postponed his homecoming.
the Standard says:
'"TheTe are certain indications point
ing to the conclusion that unexpected
difficulties have arisen which Lord
Roberts deems grave enough to delay
bis return for some time to come. The
facts suggest that it is impossible yet to
denude South Africa of any substantial
portion of the large army now engaged
in dominating sullen and recalcitrant
people" /"
The editorial finally calls for the
severest measures against irreconcila-
bic Beers, prompt and ruthless pun.
ishment for every insurgent burgher
caught in delicto.'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
CAN'T GET TOGETHER
Mineowners Could Not Agree
Among Themselves.
so CANNOT MEET THE STRIKERS
Statement Fro N the Standpoint of the
owners and Operators-End Of
Strike Expected Soon.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 16.-In response
to request for a statement as to his
views on the answer of the United
Mineworkers to the operators PROPOSE
ton, 7. H. Watkins, president of the
Temple Iron Company, which company
is largely interested in coal mining, to-
night gave out somewhat lengthy
statement. in which he says in part:
We will give our men reasonable
time to return to work. trusting they
will see the mistake of being guided
and influenced by men who, however
honest and sincere they may be in their
efforts to benefit the miners of the an
thracite region, are unable to advise
them intelligently and for their best
good.
"Mr. Mitchell apparently thinks that
the control of the mining operations
rests in the hands of one or two per-
sons, notably Mr.. Morgan, or that there
is trust of some sort which can de-
eide the whole question, when. as a
matter of fact, there are only three or
four of the transportation companies in
which any one concerned has any in
fuence, and thev do not represent 80
per cent of the whole anthracite ton.
mage. More than 100 different COM
panies and individuals are interested
in mining the total tonnage, and no
one man can control or have the slight
est influence over their action.
Zone thing the companies are ap-
parently agreed upon is that they will
not agree. Efforts have been made for
years to get some plan to which all
could agree to control the tonnage, SO
that fair prices could be secured for a
product which requires SO large an
investment of money with such great
risk TO the labor employed, as well as
the capital employed, but effort after
effort has failed through failure to
agree on plan that would not violate
the laws and to which all could agree.
"But Mr.. Mitchell comes here and
says in effe that no mlneworkers
shall go to work until every operator
does just exactly what the other does
and that the Lehigh and Schuylkill
men must have a new basis before the
men in the Lackawana and Wyoming
regions can go to work.
4hC oAItOo HAAOWO1hcIo WILL Inv
themselves open if they have not al
ready done SO to the charge of being
the largest and most dangerous trust to
the public welfare that has ever exist
ed and the organization will make the
mistake of all others-that of going too
far and using its power to hurt the
public, as we'll as those directly inter-
ested.
''Our company will be glad to dis
cuss the matter with our employees
when they are ready to meet us with
view of going back to work, without
regard to what Schuylkill operators
may do. The strike has already cost
us great deal of money, and the men
much more. as we'll as loss of trade,
which we may not recover in years.
In the meantime soft coal mines are
working night and day filling the place
Of anthracite coal"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE threat
ened march of the strikers to- Panther
creek valley started from this section
tonight. The objective points of the
marchers are Lansford, in Carbon
county, and Coaldale. in Schuylkill
county. These towns are about 30
miles south of Hazleton; and the strik-
ers expect to reach their destination
early tomorrow morning. Most of the
collieries in that section are operated
by the Lehigh Valley Coal & Naviga-
tion Company. They have been work.
ing all through the strike. despite the
efforts of numerous organizers sent to
that section for the purpose of getting
the men to quit.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Locomotive Blew Up.

st. Louis, Oct. ia special tele.
gram rom Mexico, Mo-, to the Post
Dispatch says: Engine 105, while
hauling the east-bound passenger train
on the st. Louis & San Francisco, at
the usual speed. exploded at Curry
vile, about 80 miles east of this city.
early this morning. and was blown al
most to atoms. John Mason, colored
porter, of Roodhouse, ILL.,, had his head
cut off, and several others were in
jured. Fifty yards of track was torn
up, and trains delayed for several
hours. 1t is not known what caused
the explosion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
LAoRoNEs OF LEYTE.
Arc Plundering and Following Often
sive Tactics.

sive Tactics.
Manila, Oct. 15.-The west coast of
the island of Leyte is in state of tur-
moil. The rebel ladrones are actively
plundering, the disturbers following
offensive taotics, raiding and attack
ing and then returning to the garrison
ed towns, while the Americans pursue
them to the mountains. General Ma
jica's officers are surrendering and his
soldiers, attempting to escape to Samar
in boats, are being captured, and his
organization broken up. The captured
guerrillas and ladrones, when ques-
toned, stated that on the 9th instant
80 Americans attacked 40 rebels, rified
their stronghold in Camarines province
and routed them, killing 10. Two
Americans were killed and three
wounded. Twenty members of the
Thirty-second infantry. in an engage
ment on the 10th instant, in Batan
province, had one man killed and four
wounded.
The Philippine commission, of which
Judge Taft is president, today passed
eight bills of minor Importance, one
providing for civil increase of salaries
of several municipal officials, includ-
ing school teachers. appropriating ST.
500 in gold for the construction of a
garbage crematory at Manila and for
the reorganization of the auditors
office.
The Wright bill, asking for $1.000,-
900 in gold for the completion of
Spain's plans for Manila harbor i'm
provements, elected comment from one
representative of Manila's Interna-
tional Cham Der of Commerce to the
effect that. as the merchants had long
been paying special impost fund to
this end, the merchants should belong
to the board controlling the construc-
ton; and that as the United States had
collected $4,000 since its occupa-
ito by imposts for harbor improvements,
he failed to see the necessity for the
appropriation of insular funds and sug-
gested the use of a special fund. The
discussion was deferred until Friday.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
.urrlars Rob the vatican.

Rome. Oct. ia number of the
papers here publish the extraordinary
statement that the securities valued at
357. 1000 lire, the theft of which from
the vatican was recently reported to
the Italian police, had been stolen
some time previous to February last,
and were sold in that month on the
Paris bourse. They were stolen, it is
asserted, bv order OF an Italian capital
ist. If the story be true the more re-
cent burglary was committed with the
object of deceiying the authorities.
This theory has produced great inn
preston at the vatican, but it Is not
generally credited.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
CENSUS OF PORTO RICO.

Only 25 Per Cent of Population Educa-
tiona1Iy Qualified to Vote.
Washington, Oct. 15.-The recent
census of Porto Rico has developed the
fact that there are 201, OH males of
voting age in the island, but that only
20 per cent are educationally qualified
to vote. The native-born whites of
the islanu number 20, ,295, and the COL
ored natives 73,010. The Spaniards
who now live in the island number
5,662, and whites born in other coun-
tries are 2, 104.
Of the whites of Porto Rican birth,
35,397 were lite1ate, forming 29.4 per
cent of this class. OF the colored, a.
576 could read, or 17.2 per cent of the
race. Under the educational voting
qualification, therefore, the mum ber
entitled to vote in the island would be
47.973, or % per cent of the native-
born males of voting age, and "a per
cent of all males of voting age.
In rhe cities of San Juan and Ponce
is concentrated considerable part of
the foreign element of the island, and
here, if anywhere, will the restriction
of the suffrage to the literates give the
foreign-born an advantage. 1t is we'll.
therefore. to examine the conditions in
these two cities. In the cities of San
Juan and Ponce the mum Der of persons
81 years of age and over, and who can
read, are distributed as follows: In
San Juan, 1926 native whites, l, 100
Spanish born, 592 born in other coun-
tries. and 1922 colored. In Ponce
there are 2,190 native whites, 400
Spanish born, 268 born in other coun-
tries and 1865 colored.
1t appears that in the city of San
Juan the native whites and the colored
each outnumber the foreign element.
In Ponce this proportion is even great
er, the nati7e whites being more than
three times as numerous as the foreign
element, while the colored is double its
number
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Grain Gamblers Arrested.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Twelve promi-
hent speculators in the Chicago Board
of Trade were arrested today in the
raid made by the police on the open
board. Among them were Charles M
bertson. president of the open board.
The general charge made is 'sgam bling
in grain 1t is stated that 80 more
warrants have been issued in connec-
tion with the attempt to suppress the
alleged gambling in grain and provis.
ions,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Floods In New Brunswick.

st. John. N. B., Oct. 15.-The
province of New Brunswick has re-
ceivea terrible drenching from rain
storm which lasted 108 hours. and
which In amount equals 10 inches.
Not train is moving on the Canadian
Pacific Railway between st. John and
Vanceboro, or on the branch lines of
the road to st. Andrews, St. Stephen,
Fredericton or Woodstock. The tie-up
is due to washouts. Conditions are
the worst which have existed in the
Canadian roads history, and thous-
ands of dollars are represented in the
damage already done and in loss OF
traffic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
GOVERNMENT SURVEYS.
Hard Work IL Necessary to Secure Con
gressional Recognition.

Hard Work IL Necessary to Secure Con-
gressional Recognition.
Washington, Oct. 16.-All the great
appropriations of the government are
based upon the estimates of the several
departments.
At this time of the year the various
offices are preparing their plans and
estimates for the operations of the fiscal
year beginning on July l, 1901, and
ending June 80. 1902. These estimates
will be transmitted to congress and en-
bodied in the appropriation bills, mos
Of which will be considered and passed
Turing February, as congress adjourns
on March 4, it being the short session.
The estimates which have peculiar
importance to the arid regions are those
Tor the continuance of the measure
ments of rivers, the examination of
underground waters, and especially the
survey of reservoir sites, and reports
upon the cost and value of reclamation
Of large areas of fertile arid lands.
For Surveys.
At the last session of congress the
National Irrigation Association ener-
getically endeavored to have the annual
appropriation of the geological survey
for this purpose increased from the
almost absurdly sum of $50, 200 to the
amount of $3.50, 900, this being more in
accordance with the needs of the coun-
try. The increase was made in the
senate. : but in conference with the
house of representatives compromise
of 500, 900 was reached, the conces-
sion being made that at the next session
the sum of $3.50, 900 would be fayorably
considered.
Organized Effective Work.
A lesson that can be learned from the
attitude of many of the Eastern states
ments; these Improvements are not left
to chance or regarded with indifference.
but the claims of each locality are
made known and systematically push
ed by organized effort. such as
boar,ls OF trade or merchants
Eastern interests are Or
ganized for work, and when an Eastern
locality wants a river and harbor appro-
priation 1t goes after it in a thorough,
systematic manner, and sooner or later
gets it. This is what the West can
aud should do. Every Western BOARD
of trade. chamber of commerce ant
organization should besti,
itself individually, bring all the influ
ence it can to bear upon the senators
and congressman of its state. and act
lively cooperate with the National 1r-
rigation Association to not only insure
favorable congressional action on these
survey estimates, but to otherwise ad-
vance the interests of the arid region
through national channels.
Irrigation Congress Meeting.
The ninth annual session of the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress will meet at
Chicago Illinois. November 1923,
1900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
New York Cigarmakers' strike.

New York. Oct. 15.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Federa-
toin of Labor, is in the city to endeavor
to settle the cigarmakers' strike, which
has lasted now for more than four
months. He had conferences with
representatives of firms who formerly
employed about 1900 OF the 5000
ciearmakers who are still out.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Reactionary Edicts.

London. Oct. 17.-"Since the Chi.
nese court arrived at She new capital,
sinan Fu." says a special dispatch from
Shanghai. dated yesterday. reaction
ary edicts removing the moderates from
high Offices have been issued, showing
that Prince Tuan holds the imperial
seal"
The Daily Chronicle has the follow
ing from Vienna: 'tNone of the pow
ers except France and the United
States approves the Russian proposal
against China to the arbitration tribun-
al at The Hague"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Mexican Major Expelled. !.

Chicago, Oct. ia SPECIAL to the
Record from Monterey, Mex, says: An
official order has just been issued by
Secretary of War Bernardo Reeves, ex-
pelling from the army Major Carlos
Glass. the grounds for expulsion being
that the officer made public statements
in thu presence of his superiors deroga-
tory to the institutions of Mexico.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Maine Goes to Naeasaki.

London, Oct. 15.-The American
Ladies' committee has received dis
patch from Wei Hal Wei, dated We'd
nesday, October 10, reporting the re-
turn there of the American hospital
ship Maine from Taku with many IN
valids on board, OF whom two officials
and SO men are Americans, and 10 of
the latter belong to the Ninth infan-
try. The Maine will sail for Nagasaki
today.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
again Driven From Mansfield.

Mansfield, o., Oct. 16.-The Dow
ieite Deacon Homer Kessler, of Chi,
cago, made another unsuccessful at
tempt to hold services here today. He
was taken in charge by the police while
holding services at the home of F. D.
Cayerand was sent out of the city on
the east.bound Pennsylvania passenger
train at noon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19

Cleveland, O., Oct. 1.-THE car
sheds of the Cleveland & Eastern Elec-
tric Railway Company at Gates Mills.
together with a number of cars and
other property. have been destroyed by
fire. The loss is $4,000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Ye,1ax Fexer win Increase.

Havana, Oct. 16.-It is generally
admitted that yellow fever vii increase
in Havana when the streets are opened
for the installation of the sewers. D
work which will probably require three
years. Major Lodge, paymaster for
the division of Cuba. Is down with the
fever
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
Germany Accepts France. Propo.

Germany Accepts France's Proposal.
Berlin, Oct. l7.-The Berlin Neuste
Nachrichten says that it understands
that Germany's answer to the note of
M. Delcasse, French minister of for
eign affairs, was dispatched today, and
that it is friendly in tone and raises no
objections to the principles set forth
by NJ. Delcasse. 1t does not assert
that the reply deals with all his propo-
sitions.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19

Manila, Oct. 16.-Captain Deve-
reaux Shields. who, with 81 men of
Company F, Twenty-ninth Regiment.
United States volunteer infantry, was
captured by the insurgents last month
in the island Of Martinique, was les-
cued yesterday by the American rescue
force with all the members OF his
party.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
warning to white women.

Berlin. Oct. IA dispatch re-
ceived here from Shanghai says the
British consul there warns European
women against coming north from
Hong Kong in the hope of joining their
husbands, the situation in the Yangste
valley being very serious.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19

The naval board to examine the old
frigate Constitution has reported to
the navy department. that it will cost
about $400. 600 to place that vessel in
condition, such as is contemplated by
the Boston Patriotic Society, which is
raising iund for the rehabilitation OF
"Old Ironsides."