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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
MAY GET A NEW TRIAL.
Man and Woman Now Serving Life Sem
tences for Murder.


Topeka, Kan, June 13.-The supreme
court has reopened the celebrated muir
der cases of George Dobbs and Mrs.
Amelia New, now serving life sentence
in the Lansing penitentiary for the
murder, near Eureka, in 1897, of
Joseph New, the woman's husband.
The court has granted writ of coram
nobis, which is, in effect, an order to
the district court to hear the applica-
tion for new trial, which the lower
court had refused.
Dobbs and Mrs. New were convicted
two years ago. The theory was that
they were in love, and conspired to get
rid of New, SO they might marry.
After they had been in the penitentiary
for some time, Alvin Ballard, sent up
for horse stealing, asserted that he
could prove that Dobbs and Mrs. New
were innocent. Ballard said Frank
Allgood, now in the penitentiary for
forgery, William Turner and he were
the real murderers. Ballard told the
story in detail, saying he belonged to a
robber band organized by Allgood, and
told the Office where they could find
many stolen horses and vehicles. Bal
lard was taken from the penitentiary
to verify his assertions. and aided the
officers in recovering much stolen prop
erty. On the strength of this evidence,
for hearing in the cases
of Dobbs and Mrs. New was made be-
fore the district court of Greenwood
county, where they were convicted, but
the motion was refused. Now that the
sup, eme court has overruled the lower
courts decision, the motion for a new
trial will be heard at once.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15

An American water hyacinth which
is not infrequently an obstrution to ma
vigation in southern rivers has been
successfully killed on the Melpomene
canal, New Orleans, by a chemical
spray.
A license to sell intoxicants was
given to man in Benton, KY, with
the proviso that no one should be al
lowed to "treat" in his barroom, and
that every patron must pay for his own
liquor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
APPEALS TO. THE POWERS.
The Imprisoned Chinese Emperor Bega
for His Relief.

for His Relief.
London. June l3.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Express, tele-
graphing yesterday says:
"Weng Tung Ho, Emperor Kwang
Hsu's tutor and. confidant, who was
dismissed by the dowager empress after
the coup d'etat IN 1898, sends, with
the special sanction of the emperor and
his party, including three viceroys, a
message to the people of the West. 1t
is in part as follows:
His majesty is convinced through
ample trustworthy sources. that the
loyal support of many scores of mill
lions of the Chinese will be accorded to
his proposals for pu tting an end to the
state of anarchy brought about by the
action of the Empress Hsi Tsi. The
governm ent of China being virtually
non-existent, the emperor proposes that
the foreign powers. whose troops DOM
mate the capital, shall remove his inn
perial person from the palace, in which
his majesty is confined a prisoner;
shall declare Empress Hsi Tsi and her
present ministers to be usurpers, and
shall bring Emperor Kwang Su to Nam
kin, WI Chang or Shanghai, which
ever the said foreign powers deem to
be the most suitable situation for the
new capital of the Chinese empire un-
der the new conditions. 1t is proposed
by his majesty and his advisers that
the foreign powers should declare a
joint protectorate and undertake the
task of governing the country through
his majesty
1.-THE message suggests that the pro-
tectorate should abolish certain boards
in Pekin, appoint new ministers, abol-
ish the existing so-called army. estab-
lish gendarmerie under foreign Off
GERS, take control of the customs, posts
and telegraphs and work them through
Chinese officials, establish uniform
currency, readjust taxation and insure
the freedom of religion.
Spokane, WASH, June $50. B.
Masterson, a young business man OF
Rathdrum, Idaho, eloped this morning
with Clara, the youngest daughter Of
w. A. Hart, a wealthy banker of that
city. The young couple. accompanied
by o party of friends and Probate
Judge Brady, took the North Coast
Limited of the Northern Pacific at Rath-
drum. The train was late, and, soon
after leaving the station started at
62.mile gait. The wedding party hur-
ried to the observation car, where Judga
Brady quickly pronounced the words
which made the couple man and wife.
Rathdrum is but seven miles east of the
Washington state line, so there could
be no delay, as the judges jurisdiction
extended only to the county line. He
spoke the final words just in time as
the train was in Washington before the
congratulations could be spoken.
Cave In at the United Verde.
Jerome, Ariz., June 13.-This morn
ing about O'Clock there was serious
cave in on the 5OO-foot level of the
United Verde mine, in which John
Gray, of Salt Lake, and Jed TorrenO
lost their lives. and Robert Northers.
of London, was slightly injured.
James Meickle, laborer, had his arm
and thigh broken, and received internal
injuries which are likely to prove fatal.
The accident occurred in what was
to be the safest place in the
mine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
Railway Nearly Destroyed.

London, June 12.-General Fores-
tier Walker wires to the war office
from Cape Town, under today's date as
follows: Information received from
natives early yesterday reports the en-
emy in three columns near Honing
Spruit. The railway has been almost
completely destroyed between Anne rica
and Roodeval."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15

The discharge of the president of tn.
Amalgamated Association of Tir
Workers precipitated strike at the
Great Western Tinplate Works, Joliet,
Illinois, throwing out 800 men. The
wage question in not involved.
Seven hundred injunctions were filed
upon strikers and labor leaders in the
Georges Creek, Maryland, coal mining
region, restraining them from interfer-
ing with miners who desired to resume
work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
STRIKERS PLANS.
St. Louis Car Men will Spend 500, 900
to Equip an Elaborate Bus System.

St. Louis Car Men will Spend 800, 200
to Equip an Elaborate Bus System.
St. Louis, June 13.-The Central
Trades and Labor Union proposes to
esta blish a bus line in St. Louis, to
compete with and run parallel to the
lines of the st. Louis Transit Company,
on which there Is strike, to be oper-
ated by union men. At meeting at
Walhalla hall last night, the first step
was taken toward this end by the
adoption of a resolution to raise at
least 100000 to purchase and equip
the necessary bus system.
From the resol Stion adopted and the
declarations of the speakers. hence
forth the policy will be to win the
strike, if possible, on the basis Of a
general boycott, which in all of it's
amitications is to reach to almost
every industry in the city. The fare
on a bus for distance equal to that
traversed by the street-car line will be
five cents.
Monday opened quiet, after reign
of terror. With one exception, all the
street-car lines are in operation.
A revise list of casualties makes the
list of dead three, fatally wounded
one, and 10 wounded.
w. D. Mahon. president of the Ma
tional Association of Amalgamated
Street Railway Employees, has tele-
graphed President Gompers that street.
car men returning from picnic Sun
day evening, peacefully and unarmed.
were fired upon by the sheriff's posse
and shot down like dogs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15

St. Louis, June 7.-Negotiations be-
tween the strikers and the st. Louis
Transit Company, looking to- settle
ment of the strike, are off for the pres
ent, and probably will not be resumed
until the strikers agree not to demand
the discharge of the men now in the
employ of the company in order that
they may regain the positions they gave
up when the strike was declared.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
Explosion in a Mine.

Gloucester, O.. June 1.-Two hum
dred miners were imprisoned at z A.
M. today by an explosion of gas in
mine No. 2. 1t was thought at first
that the loss of life would be very
large, but the work of the rescuers was
carried on SO energetically and success
fully that all we're rescued and saved
by tonight except three, who were
killed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
American Stock for Japan,

San Francisco, June 8.-Japan is
seeking American and European cattle
to introduce among native helds and
improve the general stock on the is
lands. Four japanese government off,
cials, specially commissioned to select
and purchase fine stock. have arrived
here. They will inspect the herds Of
this state before going East and to
Europe. They propose to get the best
grades of breeding stock known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15

London, June 12.-The Daily Ex-
press has the following dispatch, dated
Saturday from Prashu: THE British
relief force is now half way to Kumas-
sic. The road is partly under water.
Many of the carriers have deserted. and
before advancing further the relief col.
umn must await carriers from Sierra
Leone with stores.''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
Plague in Australia.

Adelaide, South Australia, June IS.
"A total of 20 deaths from the bubonic
plague is officially reported from Rock.
hampton, Queensland. Two fresh cases
are reported here, one of which has
proved fatal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
NIfssissippf River Boat Sunk.

New Orleans, June 1.-THE river
boat T. P. Leathers sank yesterday at
Bouger's Landing, 25 miles above New
Orleans. The loss is $4,000. There
were 20 persons aboard, all of whom
reached the shore safely in lifeboats,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
British Occupied Koomatiport.

Lourenco Marques, June 12.-It is
reported that the British have occupied
Koomatiport, after fighting. President
Kruger is said to have large quantity
of personal valuables with him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
Fire in Baker City.

Baker City, Or, June 11.-At 10
O'Clock this morning Carter & Miller's
slaughter house was burned to the
ground. The buildings are complete
loss; value, 5000. Large stocks of
hides were Oh hand and are partly dam
aged. No insurance. One of the en-
ployes was burning offall, and strong
wind which sprung up is supposed to
have carried sparks into the dry build
ings. The entire loss is about 81, 900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
CAPTURE OF Pillar
Real Filipino Leader Taken
by Americans.
HE WAS CAUGHT NEAR MANILA
Rrayo Stand of 81 Americans Against
600 Insurgents at
Catubig.

Manila, June 11.-General Pho del
eilar. the Filipino leader, has been cap
tured near Manila.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15

Labor is paid three cents for produc-
ing IA boxes of matches. Labor buys
these matches back and pays $1.44.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
Plague In Brazil.

New York, June "a dispatch to
the Herald from Rio Janeiro says: 1t
is announced that during the last "a
hours there have been eight new cases
of plague. An official bulletin says
that since the plague appeared there
have been 88 cases in which 26 have
proved fatal.
The South Atlantic squadron, under
command of Rear-Admiral Schley, has
been ordered to sail for Montevideo.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-15
RUSSIA WANTS MORE MONEY
In Need of More Cash to Complete the
Trans-Caucasian Line.

New York, June 1.-THE advices
from London that M. Rothstein, a we'll.
known financier of st. Petersburg,
would soon arrive IN this country. with
a view to looking over the situation
here as an agent of his government and
determining whether or not large
Russian loan could be foated in the
United States, are said by leading for
eign bankers in this city to be accurate.
Whether or not M. Rothstein shall
ultimately be successful in his mission.
however, it is not believed by promi-
nent local financiers that he will be
able to place loan of any magnitude
in the United States for the next few
months. until the presidential campaign
shall be ended.
It may be rem bered that in Feb
ruary of this year. the Russian imper-
ial government negotiated a loan of
100000 with a syndicate of New
York banks. trust companies an insur-
ance companies. In exchange for
their money the syndicate receive four
per cent bonds, guaranteed principal
and interest by the Russian govern
ment and secured by first mortgage
on the Wladikawkos railway system.
The loan now sought is also for rail-
way construction, according to Wall
street man interested in the February
operation, who said:
en-. Rothstein, president of the Rus
sian Imperial Bank of St. Petersburg,
and one of the governments trusted
agents is, have been informed, COM
ing here to get money for the Russian
trans Caucasian railway. This is one of
the longest roads in the world and is
not completed by any means. Money
is needed. M. Rothstein is coming
from London here, and is going to
Washington to see the Russian minis
ter, through whom all negotiations are
to be made"
The London report also said that
large Russo-American bank might be
esta ablished here as an outcome of M.
Rothstein's visit, but this is regarded
by high authorities here as exceedingly
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Bloomington.
bIOOIIIIHSIUIi
Piedmont Independent.

Piedmont Independent.
One of the local spellbinders and
campaigners of Garrett while out do
ing work for his party a few evenings
prior to the election had quite lone
ly experience. After shaking the
mountain in and around Kitzmiller-
vile with his eloquency in behalf of
prosperity, etc, the crowd, composed
of three or four persons, started for
Swanton where our friend resides.
Within mile of home and near where
the county road divides, the afore-
said got out of the conveyance and
told his companions to drive on and
he would walk home. Where the
road splits in two, the switch was
thrown, and the orator, who had de-
lighted thousands with his eloquence
and spoken in nearly every school
house in the county, took the wrong
road and started on a tramp that con-
sumed the balance of the night and
part of the next day. He arrived in
town about 8 a. m., foot sore, ,iweary
and hungry, little bad looking for
the worse of the wear. &. He took the
first train home sadder, but a wiser
man.
George Brendlin, the eleven year
old son of Charles Brendlin, fell from
a grape vine swing last Sunday after
noon and broke his right leg near the
thigh.
The families of John Shingler and
Joseph Beeman have moved to "Gob-
bler's Knob" near Savage.
Little Willie Flynn, aged about four
years, son of William Flynn, of Frank
lin, while playing with matches last
Tuesday morning.lin the: road near
his home, set fire to his clothing and
was terribly and fatally burned about
the body and face, and died the same
evening about 10 o'clock. His re-
mains were taken to Westernport
Thursday morning and inferred in
the Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Postelwait....a and two children,
of Grafton, who have been visiting rel
atives in Piedmont, spent few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moore this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes, of Mar
tinsburg, were the guests ofiMr. and
Mrs. James Beard on last Wednesday.
Rev. Cecil, of this charge, is hold
ing series of revival meetings at
Aaron's Run church, and the interest
manifested is said to be very favora-
The Republican., 1900-11-22

BILE to large increase in membership
at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stein, of Johnstown,
Pa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Brown. Mrs. Brown has been dan
gerously ill for the past few days and
her sister came in response to a tele-
gram.
"Clell' Fazenbaker, boss stableman
for the Buxton mines, and who while
hunting some mules about six weeks
ago, that had strayed away from
pasture, was mistaken for a wild
turkey and shot in the right arm by
Mr.. Brady of Westernport, is gradu-
ally improving.
Imagine the rage and chargrin of a
party of West Virginia hunters who
had followed flock of about Is wild
turkeys that crossed the Potomac
river at Warnick's from West Virgin
la into Maryland, when they were
stopped on the Maryland side by
road supervisor, who, with his party
of men, was working the county road,
and required to show their license to
hunt in this State. Unable to do so
they retreated to the West Virginia
side when informed of the penalty.
John Collins, proprietor of the Col
Inns saloon, died last Friday evening
after short illness of days. Mr..
Collins was well known in district
No. A, having been registration officer
for 10 or IL years prior to his going in
to business for himself. He had
host of friends in this community and
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Congress which from the partisan
point of view, the Democratic minor
ity may regard as harmful, and which,
If it acts upon Mr.. Bryan's advice, it
will oppose. These questions are:
~ Army reorganization ON the basis
of regular establishment of 100000
men, and (2) the appropriation for
the support of the Army and Navy
until our work in the Far East is fin
ished. What the Democrats will fight
the proposed reorganization and labor
to keep the appropriations down is a
foregone conclusion. By so doing
they hope to prevent action and to
cause reversal of the national policy.
In this they are melted by Mr.. Bryan,
who urges that the minority in Con-
gress should labor to prevent the do
ing of those things which the people
at the polls decreed shall be done.
This is the narrow, partisan view and
in carrying it into execution the min
ority and its leader must forfeit the
good will of the public.
The proposition is plain and sim
pie one. Until the Supreme Court
shall have decreed that we have no
constitutional rights in the Philip
pines the nation has duty to per-
form there. In the discharge of that
duty we need an army of 100000 men,
and to support the army the appro-
priations must be made. The ques-
tion is, therefore, placed beyond the
pale of partisanship, and if the min
ority could but rise to a proper con-
ception of its duty it would say: $50
long as the necessity for these things
exist we will stand by the govern
ment." By so doing it would be dis
charging its duty to the nation. Had
Mr.. Bryan been able to extricate him
self from the mire of a narrow parti-
sanship he would have advised some
thing like this 1.-THE fact that our
party is in the minority is proof that
the nation approves the Republican
policies. In so far as the work of ex-
ecuting these policies is concerned,
our representatives in Congress, while
opposing the initiation of others
which from the Democratic point of
view seem harmful, should offer no
impeachment" Had Mr.. Bryan given
such adyice he would have appeared
in new and more favorable light,
the problems before the government
would have been made easier of solu-
tion, and the Democratic minority
would have been started upon com
mendable course of action. BALTIC.
American.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Some Practical Views of the Election.
The Baltimore Record, an able and
influential southern industrial publ
cation, makes the following COM
ments upon the result of the late
election
The M0nufdctttrerS Record con-
graduates it's readers upon the results
of the national election. After sew
eral months of interference with a re-
gime of healthy business and industry
political agitation has ended, and
ended in a manner which even those
who were defeated at the polls will
come to recognize is for the best in
terest of all. The country is now as
sured that there will be no reversal
of the international policy of the gov
ernment which has placed the United
States as leader in world politics,
which. being interpreted, is world
struggle for the enlargement of trade
opportunities and industrial accom-
plishment; no change in the fiscal
policy, which has aligned this coun-
try with other strong nations, and
has enabled it to become investor in
England and Germany, where it was
once a borrower, and no change in
the commercial policy, which has
opened new doors to American agri-
cultural and manufactured products,
while maintaining the home market
and shielding home workers from the
competition of their less fortunate
brethren of other lands. With this
gratifying situation at home the gov
ernment will now be able to handle
in a practical manner the mighty
questions of foreign policy, which
must be settled without the passion
of partisanship or the buncombe of
Mysteries and histrionics; which must
be settled for the continued prosper
ity of America and the peace of the
world. Leaving this settled to the
proper powers, the masses of the
country may now devote all their
energies to their own material CON
Germs.
1t is especially fortunate for the
South that its business interests can
continue their wonderful progress
without the sudden interruption
which would necessarily have fol-
lowed the election of Mr.. Bryan.
The worlds history affords no par
allel with which to compare the pro-
gress of the United States. Its devel-
opment in industry and commerce
and the revolution of the last five
years, which has made it the domi-
mating power in the worlds indus
trial life, as wonderful as they have
been, are but the faint indications of
what is ahead of us. With the settle
ment of the great questions which
haye retarded all business interests
for the last few months, we enter up
on the greatest era of progress in hu-
man history. Therefore, the W0no-
facturerS' Record feels that it may
well extend it's heartiest congratula-
tions to every business man in this
country.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
A Case in Point.

Success in advertising depends on
the character of the lads" as we'll as
on the merits of the article to be sold
or service to be rendered. A mer-
chant who has special offer to make
and who will take the pains to make
it in definite terms in a newspaper
which has large circulation will
speedily obtain proof that people do
read lads to some purpose. A case
in point is reported by the manager
of clothing house in st. Paul, MINI.
His employer placed in the newspaper
which is known to have the most
readers in that city a large "ad' Of
fering shirts at so cents each. "This
one advertisement says the man
ager, "sold more than 5000 shirts
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Hearst Held Club Over "Sun.' -

Capt. Thomas F. McCardell, writ
ing to the WilIiamsport Leader from
Baltimore, says:
do you know how the Sun came
to turn yellow and flop to Bryan ?
The secret is out here, and the story
is as follows: Hearst, of the New York
Journal, is young man with consid-
cradle energy and more money than
he knows what to do with. He came
to Baltimore last spring and told the
SIN people that if they did not sup
port Bryan in this campaign he would
put $500,000 in a plant in Baltimore
in opposition to that paper. The Sun
did not fancy such opposition as
Hearst would be able to get up and
entered into an agreement with the
Journal man to support Bryan pro-
viding he would keep out of this field.
Such is the story current here, and it
seems probable