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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
DIAMOND SMUGGLER CAUGHT
Had Them Snusly Hidden in the Pockets Of a
Belt He WoreAround His Waist,

New York. Jan. 21.-United States
Marshal Alcott, of the Ferry district,
has formally seized in this city SIT, 600
worth of diamonds. which were
brought into this country by Antonio
Ansenias without paying duty on them.
The goods were found on Ansenias'
person by United States customs off,
cials as Ansenias was leaving steamer
of the Ham burg line at Ho-
boken.
Ansenias was not arrested, but the
diamonds will be held pending decis-
ION of the Treasury department as to
whether he is 1ilty of smuggling.
His defense is that he is Cuban
merchant, and that he is merely pass
ing through this country on his way to
Cuba. The diaomnds were concealed
in the pockets of a large belt which
Ansenias had around his body, and
were accidentally discovered by GUS
toms inspector who happened to place
his hand on Ansenisas' back as the lat
ter was leaning over trunk. There
are 1876 separate Articles, of an ap-
praised valuation of $1,000, which
with go per cent duty added would
make them worth $17,6
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
IDAHO.

A free ferry at Weiser is proposed.
| Caldwell merchants have made an
early closing agreement.
John Hunt was arrested at Olofino,
on charge OF cattle stealing.
"A public meeting was held at Lewis
ton to protest against division of Nez
tPerces county.
The postoffice of Leduo, Blaine
county. has been moved two miles
southeast. without change of post
master.
AT Weiser's regular city election in
April, the citizens will vote whether
OF not they want the city bonded for
$50, 900.
I 1t is announced that shipments of
crude ore and concentrates from the
Occur d'Alene last year aggregated
l75, 900 tons.
= There were several snow slides in
Bear gulch last week, but no damage
is reported except that the Orclino
blacksmith shop was-swept away
Several carloads OF steel rails have
teen unloaded in the Weiser yards.
They are to be used in extending the
Pacific & Idaho Northern next sum-
mer.
Meetings have been held and resolu
tions adopted by several G. A. R. post
protesting against the proposed plan o
moving the soldiers home from Bois
to Fort Sherman.
II. M. Merrin, OF Spokane, has taken
a bond on the Father lode and two
claims adjoining in the Occur d'Alene
district. 1t is understood that work
will commence Immediately.
Lew Granger, who is charged with
stealing eight head of cattle out of !.
pasture near Moscow, has been arrest.
ed. Granger has q number ofsaliases,
but It is said his true name is Larkins.
Plans are being perfected whereby
800 feet more tunnel will be driven in
the claims of the Silver Eagle Mining
Co. There is also talk of building !.
cog-wheel road from the Silver Eagle
to the summit. e
A Mountain Home drug store was
broken into and an attempt made to
rob the place. The proprietor, who
has sleeping apartments in the rear.
was awakened by the noise of the rob-
bers. Upon his appearance they ran,
having secured nothing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Venezuela Trying to Squeeze an
American, Concern.
ENGLAND WILL GIVE NO PROTECTION
Offers to Restore the Asphalt Property for
One Million Dollars-insursents
Gain a Battle.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West
Indies, Jan. 23.-The arrivals today
from Venezuela confirm the reports of
the existence OF critical condition of
affairs in that republic. A former
Venezuelan minister asserts that the
politicians at Caracas are making a de-
termined raid on the BERN udese
Asphalt Company. He adds that they
tried it before on a modest scale,
squeezing $50, 900 out of the company,
when United States Minister Loomis
protested and stopped further action OF
this description. The government, the
minister also says, listened to reason
then, but has now lost its head and
offered to restore the property for ST.
600, 900, although it is said to have
been illegally taken by a dictatorial
decree. In addition, the assertion is
again made that if foreign governments
permit the action of the Venezuelan
authorities to pass without some pro.
test, all foreign investors will be driven
from South America, for. the latter al
ways claim they are being illegally
plundered. In this connection, the
assertion is made that no former Ven.
ezuelan government would have dared
to act as this one does toward Wash
ington. 1t is explained that the ven-
ezuelan authorities are counting on the
dlsinclinatlon of strong nations to CO.
erce weak ones.
At the. office OF, the Orinoeo Com
pany, whose two steamers were re-
Gently seized by the Venezuelan au-
thorities, the manager says the British
minister at Caracas. Mr.. Haggard, has
informed the American minister that
the British government will not pro-
tect the company because it's share
holders are Americans. The company
is said to be losing heavily through
the seizure of the steamers.
The commander OF the French cruiser
Suchel. stationed at Curapano for the
protection of the large French interests
in that vicinity. reports that disturb
ances are increasing. The insurgents
of Venezuela have just gained battle
near Gucia.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
WATCHING AN EMBEzzLER.
The Confidential Clerk Of New York Whole.
sale House Sails for Europe.

London. Jan. 21.-The alleged for
ger for whose extradi ion the United
States authorities are asking is said to
be Sismund Hertz. alias Emden, of
New York city. He is supposed to
be on board the steamer Corinthian,
which left Halifax. Sunday, Jan. Z,
for Queenstown and Liverpool. The
police of those cities are watching for
him. .ss7s.zss
Acting under instructions from Chief
Of Detectives George F. Titus. the
Scotland Yard officials were cabled
yesterday to arrest at Queenstown or
Liverpool as he steps off an incoming
steamer, the alleged defaulting conf
DENTAL { Jerk of a large wholesale house
on Walker street, New York City, who
is said to have embezzled S50, 900 of
the firm 8 funds at the time of his
fight, and to have embezzled nearly
$200, 900 before he was even suspected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
ANARCHISTS PLOT.
PIaned to Kill Prominent Americans Disclosed
in Corut Trial.

New. York, Jan. 23.-Elias Maeuras,
a Greek, the complainant in an assault
case. which came before Judge Kel-
logg, OF Yonkers, N. Y, this morning,
told startling tale of plot of Greek
anarchists to kill prominent Americans,
and would have told more had the
court not stopped him and turned him
over to the police, that they might
quietly investigate the case. Several
arrests have already been made, and a
number more are planned.
On the stand Masuras said that in
Greece he had been member of an
anarchist society. Some time ago it
fell to his lot to kill public man In
the United States, and he was ordered
to come to this country and place HIM
self under the orders of the American
branch of the society. He had never
heard the name of the man he was to
murder, and understood that, as in
other cases, the man who was to be
the victim was to be selected after his
arrival in this country.
After reaching America, Masuras,
according to his own story, went to
Yonkers, and affiliated himself with
branch of the organization, as we'll
as one in New York. Finally he he-
came frightened, withdrew and refused
to carry out the mission entrusted to
him. From the time he left the organ
ization he claims he was annoyed and
threatened oy members of the society.
He remained firm in his determination
not to obey the orders, however, and
yesterday six of the men came here
and begged him to return. When he
still refused, one of the six, which one
he could not say, attempted TO stab
him. The blow was aimed too high,
however.
Masuras was apparently willing to
tell more about the society, but Judge
Kellogg adjourned the hearing and
committed the prisoner to Jail, pending
further examination. Masuras was
examined by the police, and as a re-
suit the war. ants were issued. Joseph
and James Kiptaukas and Frank Hes
taigus were es,ed by the police. One
other Yonkers man and two New York
ers are named on other warrants, and
the police are searching for them.
The police assert that they believe the
story told by Masuras, and they say
that the affair has led to the discovery
of an anrchist band of dangerous char
acter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Want Back Paw.

Barre. VT. Jan. 21.-Many granite
cutters and tool sharpepers are taking
action toward pushing their claims OF
back pay for work done in the service
of the government of the United States
nearly 80 years ago. The claims arise
out of the building of the Boston and
New York postoffices. the work on Dix,
Hurricane and Fox islands. and work
in navy yards. The claimants worked
10 hours a day instead of eight, and
they are now trying to collect pay for
the extra two hours day. The navy
lard men got their pay two years ago.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Florence Strik. Settled.

Florence, Colo, Jan. 23.-The strike
.of the mill men of Florence was set
tied today. President German. of the
State Federation OF Labor, who has
been here in conference with both
sides. announced tonight that the mill
managers had signed an agreement
granting the main demands of the men,
including the eight-hour day and OF
the union wage scale. The mills will
resume work at once, The agreement
is for one year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
chares, Asainst Militia eoIoneI.

Columbus. O., Jan 2s.-Gharges
have been filed with Governor Nash
against Coonel G.. K. Zimmerman. oil
the Fifth Regular Ohio National
Guard. by Major Dodge, and it is ex:
pected that q court martial will be sne
result. The charges include false en-.
tries1on the musser rolls and failing te
account for public funds. No action
will be taken until Governor Nash re.
turns from Washington.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Accident to the Bailey.

Washington. Jan. 2S.-The torpedo
boat Bailey has come to grief again.
The accident which disabled her in
this case is peculiar. While lying in
New port, about to undertake trial
trip on the following day, the. intense
cold frozs the water in her boilers,
bursting a number of the tubes. The
boat has been sent to New York for re.
pairs, and the trial board has been
ordered home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
GIas, Works 10 Close Down.

Hartford City, Inl., Jan. 23.-The
American Window Glass Company and
the Independent Manufacturer Asso-
citation today agreed to close their
plants until Aripl l, instead Of June
l. Eighty factories and about Sc, 200
workers will be affected The object
of the shutdown is to curtail produc-
tion an maintain prices.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Burned BY Molten Copper.

Tuscon, Ariz., Jan. 2l.-Juan Lo-
pez, workman at the Copper Queen
smelter, was burned to death by molten.
copper which fell frcn a swinging pot
under which he stood. His clothes
were set on fire and his body horribly.
disfgured by the liquid metal. .z.3
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
General A. ]. MCKAY Dead.

New York. jan 2l.-GeneraI An
drew Jackson Mckay, distinguished
veteran of the civil war, died in this
city today. He was quartermaster-
general on the staff of General George
W. Thomas in the army OF the Cum
berland. ss.5-e 5,s 2
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Mail Boxes for Rural Routes.

Salem, Jan. 21.-Twenty-fiye dozen
mail boxes required by the gcyern-
ment fer the rural mail routes, have
been received in Salem, and the bal
ance are expected in few days.
They are made of galvanized iron, Is
inches, long. six inches wide and six
inches high. Each family or person
on the route desiring mail by the car.
rier must put up one of these boxes
and pay 81 each for them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
WASHINGTON.

The new SIS, GOO school house at
Davenport is finished.
The railroad agent at Hamilton,
Harry Beeardsley. was robbed of 5000.
A school house will be built at Day.
ton to cost between $40, 900 and $50, :
600.
Ed Sievers. Of Iowa, is consider ing
q proposition TO buy a shingle mill at
Everett.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Soldier Commits Suicide.

Sam Francisco, Jan. 23.-Edward M.
Baytel, "a conyalescent soldier, COM
mitted suicide at the Presidio yester-
day BY shooting himself through the
head with a Krag-Jorgensen rife. He
was Russian. enlisted in Chicago,
and assigned to company E. Thirty
seventh infantry. His sister resides ia
Pullman, Ill. S3s=zssss.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
School Act Passed

Manila, Jan 23.-The act establish
ing the department of public instruc--
ton WAS unanimously passed. by the,
Philippine commission today, after
debate between commissioner Moses
and Judge Taft, over the section PER-
mitting religious instruction in school
houses. sss
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
The Peace Protocol.

Washington, Jan. 21.-A message
was received today from Minister
Gonger, at Pekin, stating that the Chi
.nese pienipotentiaries had signed and
delivered the protocol. This removes
the last doubt that had arisen to the
sealing of the government agreement,
ssor it would not have been accepted by
the Spanish minister, who is dean Of
the corps, unless it bore ali the seals
and signatures necessary to give it fall
force.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Conference on cannaI Treaty..

london, Jan. 21.-United States
Ambassador Choate and the secretary
of state for foreign affairs, the Maj
quis of Lansdowne, had a second con-
ference today on the amended Hay
Pauncefote treaty. An outline of the
action Great Britain intends to pursue
was not developed, and no definite de-
cision is likely to be reached by Great
Britain for several DAYS,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Germany Not interested.

Berlin. Jan. ss.-The German for
eign office shows no interest whatever
in the reports regarding the situation
in Venezuela. and characterizes the
newspaper accounts of the difficulty
as exaggerated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
Piano Two Hundred Years Old.

D. Decker, OF Charlottesville, Ind. !.
is the possessor of a piano. made 200
years ago and Which is yet ingood cofs
dition and of excellent tone. 1t is
made Of solid mahogany.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
New Ships Building. !.

Ships that will be worth in the ae-
gregate $29. .725, 900 are now in pro-
cess of construction at the shipyards
along the Delaware river.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-25
New NEGRO Univer,itv.

The University of West Tennessee.
which has just been chartered in that
state, is to be built at jackson by
prominent negro educators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
NOTHING HAPPENED.
Conference Of Railroad Presidents
Was a Tame Affair.

New York Dec REPRESENTATIVES, Of
practically every railroad running west of
Chicago, with the exception of the Great
Northern railroad, held a meeting yester
day in this city. The business of the ses-
sion was unusually brief, entirely routine
and had to do chiefly. if not entirely, with
the problem of maintaining freight and
passenger rates throughout the vast coun-
try traversed by these many roads.
Perhaps the most serious problem which
presented itself to the railroad men was
the Increasing car famine which at this
time taxes the capacity of all the more
important roads
No conclusion was reached on this point
but it suggested that it might be
necessary to make per diem charge IN
stead of mileage charge for the use OF
cars
and passenger reports submitted indicate
that these We're in u fairly satisfactory
condition. There were no complaints of
rate cutting presented
In some quarters there was a DISPOSE
ton TO attach slgnlncance 70 the absence
was explained, however, that affairs of
Mr.. Hilrs road viii be amply subserved
resentative of the interstate commerce
commission attended the meeting for the
reason that no business bearing upon the
affairs of this body was transacted.
In the absence Of Chairman E. T. Jeffry
now making a tour of the southwest with
George J; Gould. the presiding officer was
After the meeting Mr.. Ramsey said that
t t stt at the monthly meetines held
in Chica go and that a quarterly meeting
was held din in this city to give opportunity
directors, but as matter of fact no meet
ing had been held here for year and
pointment owing to the fact that few
of the presidents and directors were able
to be present. Sessions We're held in the
morning and afternoon and the meeting
adjourned shortly before o'clock to meet
in Chicago December 90 When asked
whether there had been any discussion as
to possible interference by the western
infQrGfaf6
commission with the Northern Securities
company, Mr.. Ramsey said that the con-
ference had nothing to do with such mat
tiers and that the question had not been
touched on as it was purely and solely a
rate conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
STILL IN DEBT.
Held That Balance is Against the
United States.

New York, Dec. 5.-The financial edi-
tor of the London Times in discussing
the foreign credit of the United States
dwells the fact that in spite of the
large apparent balance of trade in
favor of the United States against Eu-
rope the balance has really been the
other way, because of the borrowing
nous consolidation and other schemes
in process of execution by American
capitalists, says the London correspon-
dent of the New York Times.
The United States, says the article
owes less abroad than it did but it is
still a debtor country and must re-
main SO for many years to come TEN
porary appearances to the contrary not
outstanding Therefore, New York
exchange, except for a brief period, has
been in favor of London.
The writer reviews the conditions pre-
ecding and following the Wall street
panic last spring. The article proceeds:
EndeavOrS were made to keep up the
delusion that the rise had been only
temporarily checked, and that it would
soon be resumed The great prosperity
evidence that prices would go much
higher and the belief that the United
States was wealthy in the sense that
the United Kingdom and France are
wealthy, namely, in the possession OF
large quantities of cash or securities
readily convertible into cash, was stead
lily upheld 1t does not seem to have oc-
CURED to these who hold these views
that no nation, however prosperous, can
pass over in two or three years from a
state of being largely dependent on
money borrowed from abroad to one of
being large lender to the foreign
countries"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
THEY MAKE UP.
Queen of Holland and Her Hus-
band Now Dine Together.

Amsterdam, Dec. with the view
of allaying public Indignation and ex-
element semi-official intimations have
been circulated to the effect that Queen
Wilhelmina has forgiven her husband,
Prince Henry OF The Netherlands, the
suggestion being that the public ought
to follow suit.
Since Prince Henry returned to Het
Loo, the queen and he have been dining
NAL relations. Yesterday they walked
together and afterward drove in the
Castle park. The relations between
Prince Henry and the members of the
court are, however, very strained. The
former cordiality has been replaced by
attitude of frigid politeness on the
part of the prince consort and appar-
emily the gentlen en- of the court are
equally indisposed to gloss over recent
occurrences
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
TAX ON BANKS.
Commissioner of Internal Revenues
Make New Decision.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The commission
er of internal revenue has rendered a
decision in which he holds that bankers
must return for taxation capital, sur
plus undivided profits and borrowed
money used in the business of banking.
The commissioner holds that capital is
taxable whether invested, as in the case
of the United States bonds or bank
building or circulation, as in the case
of money including money borrowed;
also surplus. including undivided pro-
fits.
I'm providing that surplus shall be
included as capital" the decision says,
1T is obviously the purpose of the law
to have the tax imposed apply to all
money used or employed by baAks as
capital in carrying on their business.
Money borrowed by banks and used
as capital is held to be taxable. and it
is clearly no less liable to tax because
of the fact that it is borrowed by a
bank from its own undivided profits.
1.-The fact that surplus so used con-
sists wholly or in part of undivided pro-
fits, or that such undivided profits have
or have not been formally set apart
from such, seems wholly immaterial,
so far as the purpose of the act is con-
cerned. 1t is the use, and not the auth
GRITTY to use, that brings such profits
within taxing provisions of the act"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
AoETYLENE EXPERIMENTS.
Santa Fe FavorabIy Inclined Toward
the New Gas

rF'rom the Short Line Blue Book-l
Extensive experiments are being
made by the Santa Fe management
with a view to using acetylene gas for
lighting all of its coaches and freight
yards and for engine headlights. The
mana cement has already decided that
acetylene gas is the proper light for
coaches, and as a result orders have
been given to fit up thirty-two chair
cars with this kind of light. The new
chair cars are to be models of comfort,
and some of them will have a seating
capacity of eighty. In each car there
will be sixteen Jets, which will be suffi-
Gent to enable one to read with per-
feet ease in any portion of the car The
the division of the road west of Topeka.
Several engines have been fitted with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
GASTRITIS.
Caused by Some Irritant Acting Upon thu
Mucous Membrane of the Stomach.

Inflammation of the stomach, gastric
catarrh or gastritis, as this unpleasant
affection is variously called, may, like
most infiamn atory diseases, be acute
chronic in its course. The symptoms
of gastritis are more or less fever weak
pulse, loss of appetite, coated tongue,
foul breath, bad taste in the mouth
the head aches DULY. There is a sensa-
ton of weight distress in the stom-
ach. Gastritis is caused by some irri-
tant acting on the mucous membrane
of the stomach, the irritant is often
formed in the stomach by the fermenta-
tior of indigestible food. Gastritis Will
never develop if you take regularly DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, the guaran-
teed cure for indigestion, constipation
and all diseases arising from stomach
troubles. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
is an all the year round medicine Good
for the whole family from the smallest
infant up. 1t is the best life insurance
Most druggists sell it. SOC and 81 bot
ties. Ask yours. If he hasn't it we will
send valuable book, Told by a Doctor"
and sample bottle free Pepsin Syrup
Company. Monticello, Ills.