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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-03-01

SOn, tne1I eyes puHS cut VltH
wonder, that these things can be
and they knew it not.
It is easy to see how with
proper financial backing, a board
of trade, or an organization un.
. der any other name, a man OF
ability as its secretary, can col
lect and publish such facts,
figures and illustrations touching
this vicinity, as will attract a
large number of the best class OF
men to it; men with means to
inves.. and a mind to be of value
, to the community in which they
, settle. Attracted only by the
vivid, and I may say conserva.
, tive, portrayal of the truth: find
ing the reality as good or better
than the representation, these
newcomers at once become well
, satisfied citizens, and both the
, state and the man reap a benefit
. May I be permitted to expires:
+ the hope that the business mer
g of Benton county will at once
] push this matter to a successful
s issue, and let the world know
). that here is as good country a
e lies out Of doors, and that il in
9 habitea by highly civilized
9 wide-a-wake men VIE wish t
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

There is unprecedented activity
everywhere around the ATT American
posts in the Philippines. Scouting
parties and small expeditions are
striking rapidly day and night
The Philippine Commission has com.
pleted the preparation Of a general
municipal government bill.
The total custom receipts in Cuba
for the eleven months ended Npvem-
Der 80. 1900. were S14,549,647.98.
The municipal treasurer of Bejucal,
Cuba, Is short IN his accounts $1,000.
General Wood will visit Washington
In the latter part Of January to co.,
suit in regard to the Cuban cQnstitu-
ton, which will be ready then
An active campaign was carried on
by the Fortieth Infantry during De-
cember In Northern Mindanao. P. I.
Many prominent natives were ar
rested In Manila as alleged insurgents
under General MacArthur's recent
proclamation.
Senor Nunez. Civil Governor Of Hav.
ana, Cuba, pronounced against the
legality of the Dady sewering and
paving contract.
General Wood gave the first formal
reception and ball in the Palace, ut
Havana, since he became Governor
General Of Cuba. More than 1000 per-
sons attended.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
MRS. RATHsUN HELD FOR MURDER
Charged With Trying to Poison Hart and.
With Killing Her Husband.

Charged With Trying to POISON HART anu.
With Killing Her Husband.
New Haven, Conn.-Coroner Mix Ia
his finding on the inquest into the
death Of William Rathbun, the rail-
road brakeman, who died after drink
ing poisoned coffee on December Il,
declares that the coffee contained
rough on rats put there by Mrs.
Rathbun, but intended for John b.
Hart, also q brakeman and boarder
for ten years in the Rathbun home.
According to the Coroner's investiga-
ton, Mrs. Rathbun, who had been an
admirer of Hart for seven of the ten
years he had been in their home, be.
came jealous because three months
ago he had transferred lis affections
to young woman.
The fiat declaration that Mrs. Rath-
bun performed the murderous deed is
made in the following language: -
ION December 20 Mrs. Rathbun pro-
cured q box of rough on rats, and the
whole or part Of said box Of rough on
rats was placed by her in quantity
of coffee which was to be taken by
said Hart in his dinner pail as his sup
ply for the following day."
The formal arrest Of Mrs. Rathbun
on the charge Of being responsible for
the crime Immediately followed the
Coroner's decision.
Hart, too, must stand trial, because
of his all, ged relations with Mrs.
Rathbun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Sporting Brevities.

It Is stated that C. s. Titus, the
Southern sculler, has gone to Europe,
and will compete at the Henley re-
gatta next March.
Harry Vardon, the American open
golf champion, sailed for England a
few days ago. While in this country
he played seventy-three matches and
won siXty-two.
Delegates to the Interlake Yachting
Association meeting selected Putin.
Bay as the place for the next annual
regatta. 1t will be held July Is, 16.
II, 18 and 10, 1901.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
NeWsy (3leanlnCs

Sweden proposes to establish direc.
steamship lines to the United States
The present debt of Chicago is $2S.,
332, ,157. In 1892. before the Chicago
Fair, the debt Of the city was S12,476.
600.
Farmers in Western Kansas are de
pleting the county treasures by the
capture of coyotes. Each coyote
scalp is worth So.
The French War Department has
appropriated $4,000 for secret expert
ments in wireless telegraphy, with a
view to perfecting it's application in
war.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY.
A YEARS RAILROAD BUILDING.
Nearly 5000 Miles OF Track Completed
During 1900 in tho United States.

New York City (SpeclaD. - There
were 4s04.41 miles of new railroad
completed in the United States the
past year, according to the prelimin.
ary estimates Of the Railroad Gazette.
The returns cover 296 companies in
43 States and Territories. The com.
parison with the returns of 1890 is ia
yorable, 284 companies having built
4569h miles last year, that having
been the largest new building since
1891 and 1892.
Among the companies building, the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
leads, with 213 miles in four States
and Territories. The Chicago, MiIwau-
kee and st. Paul built 173 miles; the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, 169
miles; the Northern Pacific, Isl miles;
the Chicago and Northwestern, 149
miles; the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern, 100 miles; the St. Louis
and San Francisco, Ill miles: the
Seaboard Air Line, 95 miles; the Illi-
nois Central, 81, and the Gulf and
Ship Island, 70 miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16

ber presented a beautiful appearance
and those present were not only un.:
usually numerous. but representative
and most enthusiastic. The ceremony
was conducted on a platform erected,
over the Speakers desk. q
The chamber was filled to overflow
ing. On the platform were seated
Mrs. Odell. wife of the new G0vernor3,
B. B. Odell, his father; Albert 0dellf
his son, and other members OF hia
family, the wives Of the State officers
and members Of their families; the,
heads of State departments and then
wives, daughters and their friends. 4 b;
Governor-elect Odell. Governor
Roosevelt and other members Of the
party entered the chamber at the noon;
hour, and were greeted with applause
Right Rev. William Croswen Doane
opened the ceremony with prayer. "
Mr.. >Roosevelt's address Of welcome
to his successor was brief and heartily
congratulatory. Governor Odell's re,
sponse was q plea for economy in tho
administration Of State affairs, q
warning that the burdens Of taxation
should be equally distributed, and "a:
pledge that he would be guided solely
by the desire to give to the consrtu.
ton and the wishes of the people their
full purport y y
The oath of office was then adinin-
istered by Secretary of State John T.
McDonough, on new Bible, purS
chased for the occasion. Z
This concluded the ceremony. and
the band played and the audience
cheered.
Governor Odelrs first act was to
sign the commissions to his secretary
and the members of \ his military
staff, as follows: Secretary, James
G.. Graham, Of .Newburg; Adjutant4
General, Edward NJ. Hoffman; Of Eli
mira; Military Secretary, Major Har-.
rison K. Bird, of New York City, and.
aides.
Governor Odell held the usual noon!
day reception in the chamber.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
THE NEWS EPlTOMiZED
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Minister Conger has been instructed
to urge the arbitration Of the distribu.
tion of China's indemnity should the
diplomats fail to agree.
The Navy Department ordered the
gunboat Scorpion to La Guayra. Vene
zuela.
Captain Mcdonald, who shot War
Department Auditor Morris in his Of
fee. Is dead.
Because Of failure to care for the
machinery. the Navy Department !s
unable to send torpedo flotilla with
the North Atlantic squadron.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
PUBLIC GIFTS FOR 1900
The Donations During the Past Year
Amounted to $79,749956.
Tho Money Was Given to Educational
Institutions, Charities, Churches
Museums and Libraries.

Chicago.-The year 1899 was
a record breaker in public dona-
tons and bequests. the total reaching
$40, 749.956, but 1900 was close sec'
ond. the total being s62, ,46l,3o4.
In the preparation Of these statistics
no record has been kept Of donations
or bequests less than $1,000.
In 1900 there was given to educa'
tional institutions S34.932,6 2,644: to chari-
ties, S13621, ,722; to churches. SS,sn.'
COS; to museums and art galleries. S.
961.000.
These made bequests Of donations
Of S5O0,00O or more:
Samuel Cupples and R. A. Brooiln9s,
st. Louis, gifts to Washington University
s5,0OoOOO.
Andrew Carnegie. gifts to Pittsburg for
institute and library, SS,6Oo,0Oo.
Robert H. Brigham, Boston, willed to
charities. $2.9ss00O. :,
Jonas G. Clark. Worcester. Mass, willed
to Clark University, s2.350, 900: -,
!. D. Rockefeller, gifts to University OF
Chicago. S2.O50.000.
Daniel S. Ford, Boston, to churches,
sl.l50.000.
John U. Brown, Newport, to libraries,
100000.
Lyman c. Smith Syracuse, gift to SYRIA
cuse University, S75O,OOO.
Andrew Carnegie, gifts to libraries, So2o,'
OOn
D. X. Pearsons, Chicago, to colleges,
1851, 900.
Catharine Fl. Long. Lancaster, Penn,
gifts to charities. S5Oo.000.
P. U. Drake. Des. Moines, gift to Drake
University. $500, 900.
Thomas Wilson, Cleveland, to charities,
S5ON,0n0.
T. H. James, gift to college at Guthrie.
Okla. S500,0O0.
G. P. Huntington. to churches, $500, 900.
J. Friedman. San. Francisco, willed to
charities. $500, 900.
The following list shows the sums
received by the principal educational
institutions Of the country:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
GOE.0DELLNAUGURATHD
Oath Administered to New York's
New Executive at Albany.
CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITOL.

Speech Of welooaae b1s Retiring Gov
'ernor Roosevelt - Tha, Inaugural ADJ
dress . Plea For a Business Admin
istration and tho REIMBURSEMENT OF
the Burdens Of Taxation.
Albany (SpeciaD.-Bcnjamfn b.
Odell, Jr., was inaugurated Governor
of the State Of New York. The fn-
ausural ceremony took place In the
Assembly Chamber at the State Capt.
tol. It was one of the most elaborate
held here. Many thousands Of citf-
zens and visitors took part IN the 2
imposing exercises. More than 1900 1
National Guardsmen were In line tn 5
the escort column. The Assembly
chamber, In which the oath Of ofiice !
was taken, was more. elaborately dec
grated than ever before. VI. Fl.
The Inauguration ceremony, was
most impressive, The Assembly eham-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
MANY FAILURES IN LONDON.
Stock Exchange Firms Affected by Lon
don and Globe Corporation Trouble.

OOu Auu OlOuo SoA PoAoeAo~
London (By Cable).-There was great
excitement in the West Australian Sec
tion of the stock market Saturday.
Shares of the London and Globe FL
nance Corporation, whose checks were
returned on the previous day, were
unstable. There were thirteen fail
ures on the Stock Exchange.
The failures were entirely connected
with the West Australian market. The
general stock market was not affected.
Many West Australian stocks. In
which the London and Globe Finance
Corporation were interested, were un'
salable.
Much of the capital Of the London
and Globe Finance Corporation is tied
up in the scheme to build an under
ground electric road from Baker street
to Waterloo road.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Labor World.

Prussia has 311 beet-sugar factories.
Over 11SOOO railroad cars were built
In the United States in 1909.
One hundred puddlers at the Leba-
non (Penn.) rolling mills are striking
for $3.50 ton.
The Scranton (Penn.) Railway Com
pany refused its employees petition for
an increase Of wages, and strike Is
possible.
The Southern Car and Foundry Com.
pany Is to erect a pressed steel car
works at Birmingham. Ala. with an
annual capacity of 5000 cars. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
MANY LOST in JAPANESE WRECK
Training Ship Goes Down With 121 OH
GERS, Cadet and Sailors.

GERS. Cadet and Sailors.
Victoria, B. @. (SpeciaD.-Great loss
Of life has been occasioned by ship
wrecks in Japan. One Of the ships
lost was the japanese training ship
Tsukishima, in which 121 officers, ca.
diets and sailors perished.
The lost training ship had been long
overdue, and three warships had been
searching for her without avail, when
wreckage from her came ashore and
investigation showed that she had
foundered in a typhoon in Surga Bay,
going down after striking the Senoiwa
rocks But one body came ashore. II
was found to be Captain Caisemoto,
commander Of the lost vessel. Eighty
four officers and cadets, nineteen sail
ors. ten stokers and eight cooks and
cabin boys were lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
A Whole Town Fought Fire.

Fire destroyed the Bellaire stamp
ing plant. at Harvey, ILL.,, causing
100000 loss and throwing 100 per.
sons out Of employment. Insurance.
$375,O00. Household property was
bundled into the streets and for hours
women and children. shivering In the
snow, stood guard over 1t, while the
male population worked to prevent the
spread Of the flames. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16

Shore Duty For Rear-Admiral Farquhar.
Rear-Admiral Farquhar. command.
ing the North Atlantic squadron, has
applied for shore duty at the close of
his period Of service as Commander.
ln-Chief OF the squadron, some months
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
po.-s cap+ure a British Garrison.

General Kitchener reports that the
Beers took Helvetia, on the Delasoa
Bay Railway. which was held by de-
tachment of the Liverpool Regiment,
the British losing fifty killed ana
wounded and 200 captured. Reports
Of Boer activity over a wide field are
received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16

Lausanne. Switzerland By Cabie).-
Throughout Switzerland the new cen
tury received rousing welcome.
Rockets. church bells, cannon, trunl.
pets. mandoline players and singing
crowds made up celebrations every.
where on the Alps and in the valleys.
Many watch fres were burned on high
mountains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16

Four Beer Poisoning Deaths in Manchester
There were four deaths at Manches.
ter, Eng, from the beer poisoning dis
ease. making q total Of twenty-five
deaths up to date. Ten more brewers
have been summoned, with the use OF
arsenic In beer charged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
new CBNTURYW WELCOMED
A Worldwide Observance Of the
Occasion.
OUR C0UNThrS J0LLIFICATI0N

\ -
Most Impressive and Unique Celebra-
tions That History Records - United
States Ablaze From Maine to Cali
fornia-Observances in Other Lands.
New York City (SpeciaD.-The
welcome which New Workers gave to
the twentieth century was essential.
ly similar to that which it extends to
each New Year, only it was one hun
dred times more enthusiastic. 4 choir
of 1000 voices led the singing on City
Hall steps. The crowds were phe-
nom6hal in size, and they gathered
around churches with chimes in many
parts of the city, from the Battery TO
the Bronx, not omitting Brooklyn,
Queens, and Richmond.
Fireworks there were also, and fine
electrical displays from several build
ing, notably from the City Hall.
Flags and bunting decorated the same
were repeated in lesser degree on ho-
tells, Office buildings, theatres and priv
ate houses by the thousand all over
the city.
In the scores Of churches the watch
meetings were we'll attended. Thea
tres, restaurants and clubs were filled
to overfowing, and everywhere were
hilarity, merriment and good cheer.
Buffalo, n. Y. (SpeciaD.-A moment
before the City Hall clock struck the
hour Of midnight and ushered in the
twentieth century and the Tooth anHi-
versary Of Buffalo's birth there was
display of electric lights on the top
of the Prudential Building, the high
Est structure in the city. It was the
signal for the widest scenes Of noisy
demonstration ever witnessed in Buff
talo.
Special trains were run from all
nearby country towns. All the office
buildings and public structures in the
lower part Of the city were illuminat-
ed. and most Of the private residences.
Watch night services were held In
nearly all the churches, and were we'll
attended.
Chicago (Special). Glad In d mantle
of snow and Illuminated from head to
loot, Chicago. welcomed the dawn Of,
the twentieth century. A pandemo-
mum of noises reigned, to add empha-
sis to the welcome. A religious feeling
marked the observance Of the event
in almost every quarter. At the Coll
scum 10000 persons watched the new
year and the new century in, under
the auspices Of the Red Cross, and the
various consuls In the city read the
messages which their rulers had
sent to the meeting.
San Francisco, Cal. (SpeciaD. - San
Francisco ushered In the new century
with great enthusiasm. There was a
general illumination Of the large bust
ness buildings, and many residences
were beautifully lighted up. In the
churches and halls watch night meet
ings were held, and midnight was her
aided with a clamor Of bells and Of
horns that could have been heard
many miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
UNITED AUSTRALIA REJOICES.
New Century Means Much For the South
Pacific Federation.

New Century Means Much For tho South
Pacific Federation.
Sydney. n. s. W. By Cable. - The
new century and with it the new era
of Federation were ushered In for Aus.
tralia with public rejoicing. When
midnight struck bells pealed and can
non doomed a welcome to the birth
day of United Australasia. On. Tues
day there was procession from Gov.
ernment House to Centennial Park for
the Inauguration Of the Earl of Hope
'toun, the Governor-General. The
American arch is Of imposing design.
1t Is surmounted by a colossal eagle,
and bears the. notices, "The United
States Greets United Australasia"
and Hail to the Newborn Common
wealth. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Rhode Island Capitol opened.

Providence. R. I. (SpeciaD.-The
General Assembly Of Rhode Island
was convened here Tuesday, the ses;
sions being held for the first time In
the new State House. Governor WIN
liam Gregory was escorted to the
State House by the First Light In.
fantry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Killed BY a Quarantine Guard.

A camp of lumbermen under small
pox quarantine near Sparta, Mimi,
revolted and one man was killed py
guard. 1t is becoming difficult to re-
strain the lumbermen whose camps
are affected. Forty towns have small
pox epidemics.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Michiean,s New Governor.

Lansing. Mich. (speciaD.-Aaron T.,
Bliss, of Saginaw. was inaugurated
Governor of Michigan. He and his;
staff, escorted by the military
marched to the Capitol, which was
surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd.
They were met by Governor Pingree
and the retiring officials. The oath OF;
Office was administered to the new
Governor and the State officials by
Chief Justice Montgomery, Of the Su-l
preme Court.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
DOMESTIC.

Edwin G. Bedford died near Paris.
Ky, aged eighty-six years. He was
a noted breeder of short-horn cattle.
He paid the highest price ever given
for q short-horn. S36, 900. for bull at
the New York Mills sale in 1876.
The Railroad Commissioners issued
an order compelling the Boston Ele-
waited Railway Company to equip all
street cars in Boston with vestibules.
The consolidation Of all the street
railways of Detroit, Mich, under the
name Of the Detroit United Railway
Company, with capital Of S12,50O, 900,
was effected.
Two heavy freight trains on the
Vazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road, both double-headers, met In col
lision near Hays Station, Miss. Seven
men of the eight in the crews were
killed.
A burglar robbed the house occupied
by James Wilson, eighty-f1ve years
old, near New Haven, Penn, after
attacking Miss Marion Morgan and
her grandfather.
James Gibbons. a nephew of Cardin-
al Gibbons, a student at the Charity
Hospital, was waylaid and killed at
New Orleans, La, by two highway
men.
Mrs. Margaret Ertell, who shot
George Degee in Brooklyn, declared
in court she was not sorry she had
killed him.
Forty-six tons of gold and silver
were received at the Seattle Assay Of
fee in 1900.
In q crusade against saloons in Iti
aca, n. Y. by the Anti-Saloon League,
photographs were taken, showing vio-
. lation Of the law in nearly every nquo:
store in town.
All the, Populist members of the
Colorado State Senate, eight in num-
Der, entered the caucus Of the Demo
cratic members and announced their
intention to Join the Democratic party.
Warren F. Putnam, former Presi-
dent Of the National Granite State
Bank, of Exeter, N. H., who was sen-
fenced to serve five years in State
prison at Concord, In 1896, was re-
leased, 2OS days of his sentence having
been conmuted for good behavior.
Forty-6ve thousand dollars in Gov.
ernment bonds were found in a chest
in a hut, near Fletcher, Ohio, occupied
by Ypsilanti Smith, hermit, who died
few days ago.
The original estate Of $9,000,000
which was left by Mr.. Pullman when
he died, October 10, 1897, was in
creased by the management of the
executors to almost $15,000,000.
Experiments made at the Chicago
University have convinced medical
men that salt in the blood causes heart
pulsations.
The income Of ninety-four street
railways in Pennsylvania in the last
zeal year was S29,477, ,1s1. Only
twenty companies paid dividends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Father and Two Daughters Go Insane.

Father and Two Daughters Go Insane.
John Greenwood and his two daugh.
tiers, of Surrey County, N. c., became
violently insane q few days ago on
account, it is supposed, of religious
excitement. One of the girls died. The
others are in hospital in ,straitjack-
cts. They have pronounced hom.-
cidal mania.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Young Girrs Death Laid to Cigarettes

Young Girrs Death Laid to Cigarettes.
Sadie Bell, the thirteen-year-old
daughter Of John Bell. Of Trenton. N.
j., died Of lung trouble. 1t Is said that
the child with other young companions
was addicted to cigarette smoking. and
that her lungs were affected by the
practice
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Fire Deyastatei

Fire Devastates q Canadian Village.
A disastrous fire visited West Lorne,
Ont. wiping out one Of the principal
business blocks Of the village. The
loss will reach SIPS. 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16

Woman 10S Years Old Burned to Death
Nancy Robertson, of New Orleans.
La. just missed seeing the century
out and living in three centuries. Born
in 1892, she was 10S years old, and al.
though feeble was likely to live some
time longer. but while seated in front
Of stove her dress caught fire. She
was too old and feeble to extinguish
the flames and was burned to death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-16
Masked Men Hang q Negro.

Louis McAdams, a negro, who cut
and seriously injured J. NJ. Ray, at
Wilsonville, Ala, was taken from the
Sheriff's office by a mob Of one hun
dred men and hanged. The mob quiet
ly dispersed. Every man wore u