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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
JApAN's WAR ON RATS.
Energetic Measures Taken to Suppress the
Plague.

Yokohama, June l, via Victoria,
B. G. June 18.-Much CONSERVATION
has been awakened by the escape of
rat at Toxic. The medical authori-
ties of the Imperial university were
engaged in experimenting on some
rodents in the introduction. of PLACE
bacilli into their veins, when one of
the animals eluded their vigilance,
and as consequence several have
recently been discovered in the hos
pital infected with the disease. As a
result the war against them has
assumed huge proportions. The
Toxic municipality has voted 10000
yen, rat traps by the thousand are
distributed among the people, and
. bounty of 5 sen each is offered for
their capture. With all this evi-
dence- of CONSERVATION there is no
need of fear that the The disease can
gain q foothold in the country in
which such measures for prevention
have been taken. While sporadic
cases appear here and there, they
are instantly isolated, and the spread
of the contagion is rendered praeti-
cally impossible. The authorities
do not hesitate to adopt the most
drastic measures in each instance,
and as result the empire is today in
a better sanitary condition than any
other nation in the world.
The cabinet muddle is not only
still unsettled, but it becomes every
day more complicated and hopeless of
solution. The source of trouble,
while dignified as a strife between
the principle of party ministry
and that Of an independent cabinet,
responsible only to the sovereign, is
almost lost sight of in the pettiness
of the political squabbles which have
come to the surface, making it inn
possible for any statesman without
complete loss Of self-respect, to un.
dertake the task of forming minis
/ try.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
A WONDERFUL MATHMEATIcAN.
Death of Prof. Tauman II Stafford. Of vii.
Iiams College.

New York, June 17.-President Tru-.
man Henry Stafford, the mathematic-
ian and astronomer, whose death has
just been announced, will be buried
in the college burying ground at Will
Jamestown, Mass.
He was born at Royalton, VT, 65
years ago. At an early age he attract
ed attention by his powers of calcula-
tion. He could mentally extract the
square and cube root of numbers Of
nfhe and ten places of figures, and
could multiply four figures as rapidly
as it could be done upon paper. In
1845, when he was years old, and
nine years before he was graduated
from Harvard college, he prepared an
almanac, and at the age of Ia he cal
culated the elliptic elements of the
first comet of 1S49. By a method of
his own he abridged by one-fourth the
labor of calculating the rising and set
ting of the moon. After long and diff
ficult problems had ben read to him
once, he could give their result with
out effort.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
FOUR LIVES LOST.
Schooner Wrecked in Fog on Nswfound.
land Coast

st. Johns, N. F., June 15.-The
schooner Czar, bound to Labrador
with fishermen and their families, 20
persons altogether, was driven ashore
on Cabot Island on the north coast
of New Foundland in dense fog and
gale. Four men were drowned and
six others were injured, but the wo.
men and children all landed safely.
The survivors were on the island
two days without food or shelter.
Then another vessel, passing toward
Labrador, sighted their distress sig
mails, rescued them and landed them
on the mainland, whence they will re-
turn home on board a mail steamer,
The Czar became total wreck, and
those on board of her lost their be-
longings. The women and children
were in a pitiable plight when they
reached the island, being aroused at
midnight, and being able to secure
only a little of their clothing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Beers Will Never Give Up.

Denver, June 9.-Commandant W.
D. Snyman, of the South African re-
public, is in Denver on lecture tour,
the proceeds of which are to aid the
Boer prisoners.
''The struggle in South Africa is
not race animosity," said Com
mandant Snyman. cit is an awful
war, political war, brought about by
political gamblers and spectators,
and so long as they have life the
Beers will fight for their liberty.
Our wives and daughters will pray
and fight with US. Mothers send
their sons into battle with a prayer.
Widows and orphans are suffering,
yet believing that God will bring
them finally to victory" "
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
STRIKE OF TRAckMEN.
Employees of the Canadian Pacific win Go
Out IN Body.

Vancouver, B. c., June 18.-All of
the Canadian Pacific trackmen will go
out tomorrow morning at 6 O'Clock,
the demand of those in the eastern
division for an increase in wages of 20
cents per day not having been ac-
ceded to. Officials of the road state
that the granting of this demand
would mean an additional annual
expenditure of $400, 600. Men are
being secured to take charge oil
bridges and portions of track where
surveillance is necessary, and it is
announced that all trains will be run
tomorrow as usual.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
BoERs GAINING STRENGTH.
Taking On Many Recruits From Dutch Dist.
riots of Cape Colony.

New YORK, June 19.-The situa-
tion in South Africa is far from sat
isfactory just now to Englishmen,
says the Tribunes' London cores
pondent. 1t is believed that the
Beers are gaining many recruits from
the Dutch districts of Cape Colony,
and in spite of Mr.. Chamberlain
calm assertion that the embers of
war are only smoldering, it looks very
much as if they had burst into flames.
A question will shortly be put in
the Liberal benches in the house of
commons as to the proposed suspen-
sion of the constitution in Cape Col
ony. There is a general belief that
Mr.. Chamberlain and Lord Miller
will hesitate before taking this step.
Lawyers ale of the opinion that the
only way it could be legally accom-
plished would be by an act of parlia-
ment, and in the present state of pub
lie business the government will
scarcely care to invite opposition on
such an issue.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
BREACH WIDENING
LIBERAL PARTY OF ENGLAND is
DIVIDED OVER WAR.
Announcement by the Secretary Of War Of the
Terrible Death Rate Among Boer Pris.
oners Creates Sensation in Parliament
Policy of War Department is Severely
Critcised-Reforms Promised.

London, June 10. - Replying to
Mr.. Broderick, the war secretary,
said there are 40, ,229 persons in the
concentration camps of the Trans
vaal and Orange River colony. The
deaths in these camps for the month
of May numbered SO men and women
and 318 children. The announcement
of the mortality was received with
groans from the Irish members and
cries of "Scandalous. F" Mr.. Brod-
erick added that the authorities are
arranging for the release of the women
and children who have friends to re-
ceive them, but the government could
not undertake to locate them in iso-
lated places.
The division in the house of COM
mons on the motion made by Lloyd
to adjourn the house on the question
of the treatment of Boer women and
children, which was rejected by
vote of 253 to 134, served to accentu-
ate the split in the Liberal party on
the governments far east policy. Sir
Henry Campbell Zimmerman, the
Liberal leader, also denounced the
policy of concentrating women and
children in camps and with num-
Der of others, voted in the minority
on the motion. About so Liberal
Imperialists abstained from voting as
a protest against the Bannermann-
Harcourt- Morley section of the house
of commons identifying themselves
SO closely with the. extreme pro-
Beers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
SURPRISED BY soERs.
Victoria Mounted Rifle. Overcome BY su.
perior Force.


London, June 18.-Lord Kitchener
has cabled from Pretoria under today's
late as follows:
Near Welmansrust, 20 miles north
Of Middleburg, 25O-victoria mounted
rifles from General Beaston's s COM
mand were surprised in camp at
Steenkoolspruit by superior force of
Beers at 7:30 p. m. June II. The
enemy crept up to within short range
and poured a deadly fire into the
camp, killing two officers and 16 men
and wounding four officers and SO
men, of whom % were only slightly
wounded. Only two officers and so
men escaped, to General Beaston's
camp. The remainder were taken
prisoners and released. Two POM
pos were captured by the enemy.
Full details have not yet been re-
eeived.
The serious reverse which Lord
Kitchener reports is the first accident
of the kind that has happened to the
Australian contingent, and it is sup
posed to be due to neglect of proper
|picketing. Although it is offset by
the defeat inflicted upon Dewet, the
loss of the guns is regarded as serious
matter, which will encourage the
Beers to continue the struggle.
More or less fanciful accounts are
published on the continent of alleged
peace negotiations, but there is
nothing in them and nothing has
come of the interview between Mr..
Botha and Mr.. Kruger, beyond re-
vealing the fact that Mr.. Kruger will
listen to no proposals unless they are
accompanied with a guarantee of in
dependence of the republics.
The Daily Nails Cape Town cor
respondent says that Cecil Rhodes,
speaking at Buluwayo Saturday.
predicted that federation of South
African states would come in three or
four years, but he contended that
to grant self-government to the repub-
lies before federation would render
federation impossible.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Work Of Army in Philippines.

Washington, June 17.-The War De-
partment gave out statistics today
showing: That up to January, 1, 1901,
the number of insurgents captured or
surrendered was 1897, together with
504S rifles, Sc field pieces. over g.
600 shells and balls, SIG, 500 rounds of
ammunition, and 19 tons of powder.
From January to April II. the num-
Der of captured included 247 officers,
PASS men; the number surrendered
was 800 officers, 6492 men; or a grand
total to that date of 31,315 insurgents.
To this is to added 1858 rifles; $4,000
pounds of ammunition, 408 bolos and
"a pieces of cannon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
His Life a Failure.

New York, June 17.-William Her
ford, an aged German of Williams
burg, is dead by his own hand, hav-
ing shot himself by the side of a work
bench in his carpenter shop after re-
alizing that at the end of 80 years
struggle to find the secret of perpetu-
al motion he was as far as ever from
the goal he sought. He was found
with bullet through his brain, his
pipe clenched between his set teeth,
and his head resting upon q piece Of
planking.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
For a Chinese RsnuhIic.

Honolulu, June 9, via San Francis.
CO, June 15.-San Yet Sen, the Chi
nese reformer, left on the America
Maru June for China, for the pur-
pose of starting a revolution. His
intention is to overthrow the Empress
Dowager and the mandarins. His
idea is to have China ruled by presi-
dent on the lines OF the Government
of America. He says that there will
be strong force at his back, and he
has the support of many prominent
white men in China, as well as thous-
ands of natives. This is the third
revolution which he has attempted in
China.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Maehinist, in the South will Strike.

Savannah, Ca, June ia COM
mittee of union machinists waited on
Superintendent of Motive Power Sy-
monds, of the Plant system today,
and notified him that they had been
instructed by the union to demand a
nine hour day with 10 hours pay.
One hundred and fifty men are en-
ployed in the Plant shops here. If a
satisfactory answer to their demand
is not given by noon tomorrow, all
the union men in the shops will go
out.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Eamous BridssbuiIder.

New York, June 19.-Thomas Cur
tbs Clarke, consulting engineer and
ex-president of the American Society
of Civil Engineers, is dead at his
home in this city. He was born at
Newton, Mass, in 1927, and was
graduated from Harvard in l84S.
He was known as bridge engineer
and designer, and built over $50 miles
of iron and steel bridges, viaducts
and elevated railways.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Battle on be Tonkin Frontisr.

Tacoma, June 18.-The steamship
Tacoma brings news from Hong
Kong that the French forces in Tom
kin lost four officers and II soldiers
in a fight along the Tonkin frontier
with marauding bands of CHR sse,
aggregating over 500. The Chinese
forces include 1000 regulars who
preferred robbery to soldering.
Many Chinese women were killed and
the Chinese were driven into Kwang
Sc province.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Wants to FORGET the Maine.

Madrid, June 15.-At a council of
the Cabinet held yesterday, the. Queen
Regent presiding, it was decided that
any claims emanating from American
subjects relative to the destruction of
the battle-ship Maine in Havana har-
Dor should be addressed to the Gov
ernment of the United States, in con-
formity with the Treaty of Paris.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Fire At Russian Navy Yard.

st. Petersburg, June TIA fire at
the Galley's Island shipyard yesterday
consumed the slips, the cruiser Villas
and other vessels, the government and
other buildings there and large stock
Of timber. The flames also leaped the
canal, destroying sew
era1 military warehouses filed with
supplies.
According to the Novoe vremya, Il
persons lost their lives in the flames
The damage done amounts to 10000.
900 roubles.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Disapproyed by President.

Washington, June 19.-The presi-
dent has disapproved an act of the
Cherokee Indian council providing
for committee to execute new ar
rangement with the Dawes commits
sion. The tribe, by popular vote,
recently objected, by majority OF
over 1000 votes, to the agreement
which had been made between its
representatives and the Dawes COM
mission.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21

Admiral Rogers will represent the
United States at the tlnveiling of the
Perry monument in Japan.
It is reported that the head of Rear
Admiral Sampson will appear on
medals commemorating the battle of
Satiago bay.
Rice, raw eggs and boiled venison
require only one hour to digest. At
the other end are pork, roast beef,
cabbage and hard eggs, which re-
quire four to FIVE hours.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Kitchner Has Moved.

London, June 19.-Lord Kitchener
has not yet cabled the details of the
reverse of the Victorian Rifles of
General Beaston's column at Steen-
koelspruit, June IL. Small affairs
continue to be reported from South
Africa. Scheerper's commando is
locked in at Murraysburg, in Cape
Colony. Lord Kitchener has moved
to Bloemfontein.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Portland Markets.

y.
Wheat5Walla Walla, 61@62c. wal
ley, nominal; bluestem, 6l@62c.
per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, S. 9O@3. 40 per
barrel; graham, 81 so.
Oats-White. $1.32A@1. 35 per CEN
tai; gray, 81. 30@1. .324 per GENITAL.
Barley-Feed, $17@17.50; brewing,
.$17@17. 80 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton; midd-
lings, $21.50; shorts, $1,000; chop,
$16.
Hay-Timothy, $12. 50@14; clover,
1880; Oregon wild hay, $6@7
ser ton.
!, Hops-12@14c. per lb.
Wool = Valley. Hobo; Eastern
Oregon, 7@11c; mohair, 20@21c.
per pound.
Butter = Fancy creamery, 15@
I71ac. ; dairy, 13@14c. !; store, 11@
121ac. per pound.
Eggs - Oregon ranch, 12@12kc.
per dozen.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 12kc;
Young America, 1S@13Ac. per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $500;
hens, $3@3 so; dressed, S@10c. per
pound springs, ST. 50@3 per dozen
.lucks, $3@3. so; geese, $4@5. so; tur-
keys, live, S@10c; dressed, 9@10c.
per pound.
Potatoes-old, $1@1.20 per sack;
new, 1900. per pound
Mutton-Lambs 4c. per pound
rrsss; best sheep. wethers. with wool.
-. 25@4. SO; dressed, 61a@7c per
pound.
Hogs - Gross, heavy, $5.75@6;
light, $4.75@5; dressed, &c. pei
pound
Veal-Large, 61k@7c. per pound
small, 71a@8c. per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, 81. 25@4.60t
COWS and heifers, So. .75@4. 90; dressed
beef, 7@71ac. per pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
California Train Wreck,

Santa Cruz, CAL, June 15-The
narrow gauge Southern Pacific pas.
senger train from San Francisco was
wrecked today near Rtncon. Engi
neer James Stanley and Fireman
Henry Coyle were seriously injured
The locomotive, tender and baggage
car were badly smashed. The wreck
occurred on a curve. The passenger
car, containing 40 people, did not
leave the track.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Accident to Actress.

Cleveland, O.. June 10. = Mrs.
Anna Chapman, a member of the
Eugene Blair dramatic company,
now playing at the Lyceum theater,
in this city, fell through trap door
tonight and sustained a fractured
skull. Her condition is serious.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
There are Il, 600 oysters to ton.

River Jordan water is now exported
regularly for baptismal purposes.
In Georgia it is estimated that 3d.
600 Negroes have been graduated at a
cost of 500, 600, 600, which colleges
are supported by Northern money.
The first mention of stamps is in
the letters of the old Bishop Synesius
of Cyrene, on the Greek coast of
Africa, 400 years after the Christian
era.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Brazil Settles American Claim.

Washington, June ia cable
gram received at the state depart
ment from United States Consul
Bryan, at Petropolis, announces that
the Brazilian government has paid
the indemnity requested for the de-
struction by mob of Baptist Chapel,
in the province of Nichtheroy, main
tanned by the American Baptist mis-
sion
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Anarchist. win Shoot at Dummies.

New York; June 1.-THE World
says:
Wooden dummies, wearing metal
chest-protectors, and representing the
crowned despots of Europe, are to be
set up in Liberty Park, Ridgewood, l..
l., for anarchists to shoot at This
occasion will be the grand annual love
feast of the anarchists of Greater New
York. Johann Most will be marshal,
chief patron and honored guest.
The anarchists, year ago, passed
resolutions declaring that the war
which they had made upon capital and
power had not met with success. So
they organized themselves into rife
club and bought the wooden dunn.
miles,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
Graves Of soldier Decorated.

Tien Tsin, June 19.-This being
the anniversary of the beginning of
the siege of Tien Tsin the ladies to-
day decorated the graves of the sold
iers of all nationalities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of I'M
portance-A Brief Review Of Of the
Growth and improvements Of the Many
Industries Throughout onr Thriving Com
monwealth-latest Market Report.

A new steam laundry will be start
ed at Eugene.
The Southern Pacific has opened
downtown ticket Office in Salem.
Two mining claims in the Granite
district were recently sold for SIS, 900
to the Gray's Peak gold mining conf
pany.
1t is reported that the fruit in
Eagle and Pine valleys has been
killed by the late frosts. Much grain
is also killed, and the clover and al
falfa injured.
Rich quartz claims on Quartz gulch,
near Alamo, were sold last week to q
mining man from Iowa for $25, 900.
1t is the intention of the new owner
to put a mill on the property.
Taxes collected in Baker county for
the year 1900 have been turned over
to the treasurer. They amount to
nearly $50, 900, and the entire amount
was collected in about 60 days.
The Willamette river is SO low
above the locks that only one boat is
now running, and that with difficulty
in getting over the shallow places.
The steamer Ruth is having smaller
wheel put in, SO that she can run all
summer.
A soda tank blew up at Roseburg a
few days ago. One piece smashed
through the ceiling, another fragment
flew out into front room, creating
CONSERVATION, and another piece
wrecked partition in one corner OF
the room, and smaller pieces flew
everywhere.
Eugene will have two days. Fourth
of July celebration.
The Whitney council now meets
twice a month instead Of once as
heretofore
Fourth regiment, o. N. G., will GO
into camp at Eugene June u, and
remain until after the Fourth.
Reports from along the Columbia
river show a much better run oi
salmon than in the past few weeks.
Commencement exercises are in
progress or about to begin in most. O
the colleges and universities of the
state.
The Rogue River Mining & Milling
Company has about finished cleaning
up at it's mine on the left hand forl
of Foots creek.
A new electric light company ha.
been formed in Salem. 1t will alst
operate system of street railways
j Capital stock, $130. 900.
/ The new military code regulating
the o. N. G. will be ready for distri
button in few days. The new set il
i much stricter than the one now il
use.
i The Lakeview Water Company ha
a crew of men working on the i'm
provement which will convey tn,
company's water in tiling direc
from the spring to the summit of tn
hill overlooking Lakeyiew.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21

Chicago, June I7.-Although the
temperature was milder today, there
were three deaths attributable to the
heat of the last three days.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-19
DEATH SUDDENLY
CALLS ATTORNEY
Henry N. Clement Ex-
pires Unexpectedly
at His Home.
Played a Prominent Part in
Framing the New
Charter.

Henry N. Clement. the well known at
torney, died suddenly Sunday morning be-
fore II o'clock at his late residence, 687
Guerrero street. The inevitable summons
came as he was reading his morning pa
per. Death was due to heart disease,
from which he had suffered for some
time.
He was born in BelIefontaine, Ohio,
May 8, 1S41. His father, who had attained
an enviable reputation as a scholar. died
while he was a child. Forced to COM
mence life without the guiding hand of a
father to assist him, Clement worked his
way through college, graduating from the
University or Michigan in 1866. After his
graduation he commenced the study OF
law. In 1861 he married Miss Mary Hull
or Sharon, Pa, and a few years Subse-
quently he came to California. Since his
arrival in the State his career as a public
spirited citizen is well known. He played
very prominent part in the work that
gave to this city a new charter, being a
member of the Board Of FreehOlder5
which framed that instrument.
He was an earnest advocate Of civil
service reform and acted as chairman Of
the committee which drew up that sec
ton of the charter. He was a prominent
member of the Bohemian Club and was
Associated Charities. Always a loyal Re-
publican, he took a prominent part in
all that he judged to be for the best in
terest of his party. He was president OF
the board Of trustees Of the Second Uni
tartan Church.
He leaves a daughter, Ada, and two
sons, Walter o. and Jabish Clement. For
several years the deceased was in part
nership with his son Jabish, while Walter
has been engaged in mining in the south
ern part of the State.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed.