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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
O. M. Moore, an Old Newspaper
Man, and His Work.
MANAGES A BUREAU OF INFORMATION
A Seattle Enterprise That Benefits the Entire
Northwest, but More Particularly
Washington and Alaska.

For two years Seattle has sustained
Bureau of Information in addition to
it's excellent Chamber of Commerce
It is called the Puget Sound Bureau
of Information. and it might reasona-
blv be supposed that its field is limited
to the Puget Sound country-or to still
closer limits-the city of Seattle. from
whose business men the bureau gets it's
support. But the bureau is organized
on broader grounds and has made it's
field the entire state of Washington
and Alaska-on their merits. and never
in odious comparison with any OF its
sister coast states.
The work of the bureau is. little un-
derstood, even by its home people, and
apparently much less by the other
cities of the commonwealth. II has
formerly and usually been the custom
of all cities OF the Northwest to stand
on their own resources and probabili-
ties, allowing all others to do the same
though generally subject to conten-
tion for supremacy. The Bureau of In
formation was organized on the broad
platform that whatever helps the
state,. helps the leading city thereof" :"
and its works have been governed ac-
cordingly. Its secretary, o. M.
Moore, being a newspaper man of con-
siderable experience, and last year the
president of the Washington State
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
The Concert Breaking Up.

New York, Jan. 14.-A dispatch to
the Herald from London says:
Attention was drawn to the sus-
picious similarity in the tendency ex-
isting between the official views eman.
ating from Vienna and the dispatches
cabled by English correspondents in
the United States.
Another striking instance has oc-
Cured within the last couple of days.
AS usual the unanimity of views is
manifested in sentiment of hostility
to the American government. This
time the state department proposal
to refer certain points of the Chinese
negotiations to a commission which
would meet at Washington or else
where, furnishes the pretext for at
tack. The Daily Telegraph's- Vienna
correspondent tells how the suggestion
has aroused the ire of Austrian dip
lomatists against the United States
may be asked to leave the concert of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
FILIPINO CHIEF SURRENDERS.
Delsado and His Command Lay Down Their
Arms in Panay.

Washington, Jan. 16.-General Mac.
Arthur reports the surrender of Del
gado, ommander-in-chief of Ilo Ilo
province, Panay. He also reports that
other important surrenders are expect
ed during the next few days. General
MacArthur's telegram to the war de-
partment is as follows:
''Delgado, commandant in lilo lilo
province, panay, surrendered January
Il to Brigadier-General Hughes, with
four officers, 81 men and Al rifles.
His command was scattered. Other
surrenders are expected during the
next few days. Important signs of
the end of organized armed resistance
in lilo lilo province, Panay.'
The dispatch gives much satisfac-
tion to the war department, although
the command surrendered is not a
large one. 1t also was noted by the
officials that the assurances were for
the end of 'torgaIized armed resist.
ance," indicating that there was con-
siderable unorganized marauding still
in progress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
IDAHO.

Thurston Hutchins, a well-kown
stockman of the state, died at Boise.
A movement is on foot at Caldwell,
looking to the early closing of stores.
Paul Jacot, resident of st. Joe, has
been committed to the BIackfoot in
sane asylum.
John Harley. a pioneer of Idaho
City, is dead, aged 20. He came to
this state in 1868.
Calender is the name of new post
office in Idaho county. Edward W.
Taylor is postmaster.
A branch telephone line has been
run from Dewey to Swan Falls. This
gives the Falls direct line to Boise.
S. B. Wright's two-story residence
at Bonner's Ferry, on the north side of
the river, was entirely destroyed by
fire. ts
The aggregate valuation of the in
struments filed for record at Wallace
with the county recorder in 1900 is
4$2.O52.416.73.
Henry OFT. a well-known pioneer
farmer of the Boise valley, has sold his
ranch of 450 acres. The purchase
price was $685.
Thomas W. Bates, promoter of the
Idaho Midland railway, has returned
to New York. He says the road is in
the best possible condition.
The P. & /. N. railway has an
nounced Its intention of extending its
road into the Seven Devils country.
Steel rails have already been pur-
chased.
The county commissioners of Ada
county have selected 7. G. Catlin to
represent their interests at the Ma
tional Live Stock Association meet, to
be held in Salt Lake City.
The preliminary steps have been
taken toward organizing Pioneer As
sociation at Lewiston. All who re-
sided in the state prior to the close OF
the year 1877, are eligible for MEM
bership.
Judge Stewart has rendered decis-
ion of considerable Importance to
Boise. He holds that the city council
has no authority to act as board of
equalization. Therefore increases of
valuation of property made by the
council are illegal and void.
Fire at the Bunker Hill mine,
Wardner district, destroyed tram
way which leads to the Stemwinder
mine. In consequence, the latter
mine had to be temporarily shut down.
The fire originated in the pumping
house. Loss is estimated at $4,000;
fully insured.
James Patten, a rancher living near
Bonners' Ferry, lost valuable horse
while trying to cross the river. He
attempted to drive the team across on
the ice, but when near the middle of
the stream the ice gave way uLder
the horses and before they could be
drawn out one of them was drowned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
WASHINGTON.

It is said that Hoquiam will have a
basket factory.
The Aberdeen Order of Eagles will
erect $4,000 building.
Spokane has accepted plans for a
crematory which will cost $4,000.
The old Hartford hotel has been torn
down and loaded on cars, billed for
Jackman, Skagit county.
New Whatcom is endeayoring to
have the appropriation for the water
way project raised from $500 to
$4,000.
Whitman county boasts of the
youngest court bailiff in the United
States in the person of Willie, the H.
year-old son of Judge Mcdonald, of the
superior court.
DIR. L. R. Markley has been ap-
pointed quarantine officer for Belling-
ham Bay. Heretofore vessels have had
to wire to Port Townsend for instruc-
tions.
Measures are being taken to intro
duce bill in the legislature to sub.
NIT to a vote OF the people an amend
ment to the constitution designating
Tacoma as the state capital instead of
Olympia.
The miners working on the Admiral
Dewey claim, near Republic. have
killed tour cougars recently. The
largest measured s feet inches from
tip to tip and the smallest feet 10
inches.
The board of county commi ssioners
for Lewis county has let contract to
the Northwest Bridge Company for the
construction of l40-foot span bridge
across the Chehalis river at Blacks
Station. The contract price is $1,494.
An important strike has been made
on the property of the Oro Grands
Gold Mining 6 Milling Company, a
few miles from Marcus. Previous as
says gave from So to $21.65 in gold,
silver and copper and the ore from the
new vein is expected to go much
higher.
The executive board of the Thurston
County Bicycle Path Association re-
ports $1,901 received last year from
the sale of bicycle tags and $456 from
other sources.
David Jathley, who has returned to
Everett from Dawson, brought home
the petrified jaw of a prehistoric mas
todon. From point to point. the jaw
measures 81 inches, and it still con-
tains two teeth nine inches long. It is
thoroughly petrifed, weighing go
pounds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
From Spokane to the Mines.

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 16.-A new
railroad line is being planned TO run
from Spokane to Republic, with
branches to the Methow and Okanogan
mining districts in Eastern Washing.
ton. about 250 miles of road in all.
The estimated cost is about $4,O0O,-
900. H. W. Mangold, the promoter,
claims he has the necessary capital in
sight. He promises to cut the present
freight rates from those districts
squarely in two when the line is COM
pleted. He proposes the building of
a big smelter in Spokane to handle the
ores of these districts to be brought in
by the new railway.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18

Press Association, has practically had
the management of the bureau in his
hands. Most of his work has been in
the direction of furnishing Washington
and Alaska corresondence to Eastern
and Southern papers-sending from
30 to $50 letters per week. Mr.. Moore
is a conservative writer, believing that
even less than the whole truth about
the advantages of the Pacific coast
states is much better than overstating
things. Among his latest contribu-
tions may be mentioned illustrated
articles on ''The Climate of Washing
ton, - ''The Puget Sound Route to the
Orient and Alaska,'' and another on
'Puget Sound and Sound Cities" /"
The Bureau of Information has several
publications descriptive of the Great
Northwest-the latest paper called
''1he New Northwest" 90, 900 copies,
"a pages. Its different publications
and other expenses, under the present
secretary, have aggregated matter OF
$500 per month for nearly 20 months
"a total of about $4,000. OF this
sum less than 5000 has come from, the
general public-the bulk having been
provided by less than half dozen en-
terprising Seattle firms.
Chas. L. Denny, of the Denny Blaine
Land Co., and son of the old pioneer,
the late A. A. Denny, has been the
financial head of the bureau since June.
1899
The bureau desires the cooperation
of all the cities of the state for m ore
effective work, and is about to publish
handsome album of 1000 views of
Washington and Alaska, to be placed
in public libraries, hotels, railway
cars, and for distribution at the Pam
American exposition at Buffalo, May
to Novembe ber, 1901. 1t is expected that
every section of the state will be rep
resented in this album.
The newspapers OF Washington, es-
pecially. should be on good terms with
Secretary Moore and the bureau, and
through these every community should
be brought within the scope of the
good work of the Bureau of Informa.
tiOn.
1t may be mentioned in this conneo-
tion, for the convenience of Washing
ton newspaper men, that the Seattle
representative of the American Type
Founders Company is located with the
Bureau of Information, in room 9,
Colman block, First Avenue, between
Columbia and Marion streets. He is
the genial o. R. Ball = facetiously
known to the craft as "Hi-Rall
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18

powers in China, is freely discussed.
This unanimity is too pronounced to
pass unnoticed. If the matter were
probed to the bottom, the person who
inspired many statements would proba-
bly, prove to be the kaiser, who is at
the head of the triple alliance, and the
only member of the Anglo German al
liance whose hands are unfettered.
England being kept busy in the Trans
vaal, is in no position to dictate with
a fair chance of being obeyed.
His majesty is more concerned in
shutting the United States out of the
concert than any one, for it is the
United States that has thGarted his
scheme of wholesale slaughter which
was to imbue China with terror of
the German empire, while the other
powers were to thrust into the back
ground as of no account.
AS a matter of fact, however, there
Is no concert of the powers now.
Russia has virtually Withdrawn from
it of her own free will, preferring to
make an important treaty with China.
According to the Daily Telegraph
the idea is contemplated of leaving out
the United States. And France, the
ally of Russia, and united by the
friendliest ties to America, will scarce !.
ly work cordially with the stumps of
concert, namely. the triple alliance
and England. This simply means the
concert is breaking up into companies
Of which the divisions are becoming
more marked as time goes on.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
SALT LAKE CONVENTION,
Everything in Readiness for the Livestock
Meeting.

Everything in Readiness for the Livestock
Meeting.
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 16.-Every.
thing is in readiness for the fourth an
nual convention of the National Live
stock Association. The hall has been
gorgeously decorated and every con-
venience provided for the delegates
and members of the press. The indi-
cations are that it will be the most
successful convention in the history of
the association. The headquarters of
the association and the principal hotels
are thronge,l with visitors tonight. IA
large number of delegates arrived dur
ing the day 1t is safe to say that
nearly every prominent stockman west
of the Missouri river will be present.
A large delegation is present from Chi
cago, and fair attendance from other
points east of the Missouri river. The
famous Pueblo Cowboy Band arrived
this afternoon and was met at the de-
pot by the local committee and es.
corted through the principal streets OF
the city. The executive committee of
the association held meeting this af-
ternoon and discussed, in general
way, the subjects to be taken up by the
convention.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
NEWS OF THIS AID h[|QHD0R|NQ STATES
interesting Events and Gossip of the Past Week Reported From
Cities and Towns in Washington Oregon and Idaho.

A 50-year franchise has been granted
for an electric railway between Seattle
and Tacoma. The line is to be in
operation in Is months.
The machinery for the new mill at
Hartford is now on the ground. 1t
will cut $3.50 feet of lumber per day,
and the shingle mill in conjunction
will have a capacity OF 10000
shingles. ..
AS the result of eating canned meats
and salads at lodge entertainment at
Ballard, F. S. Stillman, drug clerk
OF that city, is lying in critical con-
dition at his home, suffering from pto.
maine poisoning.
Word has been received of the death
OF Captain William Haines, pioneer
mining man, at Northport. He was a
native of North Carolina and had been
on the coast since the palmy days of
Virginia City, Nevada.
The Northern Lumber Company's
sawmill at Everett. which was burned
few months ago. is to be rebuilt.
New machinery is on the way from
the East, and plans for the building
are ready for the contractors.
1t is announced that the logging
camps adjoining the Sedro- Wooley
townsite on the north, stan ted up again
by new concern. These camps, two
in number, are among the largest in
the Northwest, each employing about
15O men. The operations of the new
firm are expected to be on scale even
more extensive than heretofore.
Judge Moore at Seattle has issued a
peremptory. writ of mandate to the
King county board of commissioners
requiring them to call special elec-
tion within 40 days to permit the resi-
dents of that part of the reservation
lying within King county to vote
whether they desire to have the reser-
walton annexed to Pierce county.
Natural oil indications have been
discovered near Spangle. The discov-
cry was made on the adjoining ranches
of A. D. McMichael and ]. B. Butler,
and lease has been secured on one of
these by capitalists who will prospect
for oil and gas. F. K. Mccoy, a repre-
sentative of an oil company in Cali
fornia, has been examining all the
fields of the Palouse looking for oil
lands for his company, and he has se-
cured a lease on Mr.. McMichaeps
farm.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
A Brighter Outlook.

Manila, Jan. 6.-Optimism is TAX
ing the place of conservatism among
the military men here, the cause being
the numerous surrenders, captures and
destruction of insurgent camps,
coupled with the increasing under
standing of the Americans intentions
among the natives. The propagation
of the principles of the Federal party
and the knowledge that they are ap-
proved by the United States Philip
pine commission and the military au.
thorities and the carrying out of the
terms of General MacArthur's procla-
nation, which classes all who com.
NIT acts inimical to the interests of
the army as rebels and traitors, are
having pointed effect The cutting of
communications and supplies has de-
stroyed the remnants of the insurgents
organization. The Inhabitants of the
towns are disinclined any longer to
contribute to hopeless cause, and it
is generally believed that the pacifica-
ton of the necessary number of prov
inces to inaugurate the scheme of prov
lncial government will be accom-
plshed before many more weeks have
elapsed. The most pronounced resist
ance at present is in remote southern
Luzon, northern Mindianao, Cebu and
Bohol.
The first batch of 80 leading insur.
gents who were ordered deported to
the island OF Guam will sail on the
transport Rosecrans tomorrow.
General Wheaton reports that So
armed bulomen have surrendered at
Benguet.
Sixteen of Geronimo's band were
captured Sunday night and brought to
Montaiban,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
WANTS ANNEXATION
Russia Demands an Indefinite
Lease on Lao lung.
WITHDRAWN FROM TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Her Treaty With China Will Also Give Her
Complete Possession of the Man.
churian Railroad.

London, Jan. 14.-'sPrince Uchtom.
sky's mission to Pekin," says the St.
Petersburg corr espondent of the Daily
Mail, twas to secure a convention, /
understand, on the following basis: III
return for renouncing her claim for
war Indemnity, Russia demands an in
definite, instead of 80. year, lease OF
the Liza Ting peninsula, and of the
Port Arthur. In other words, she de-
mands annexation, as we'll as the COM
plete possession of the Manchurian rail-
way. which, under the existing agree.
ment. reyerts to China after 80 years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
BLOCKED THE MAILS.
Indiana Farmer Removed Railroad Track
From His Property.

From His Property.
Charlottesville, Ind, Jan. 14.-The
rails of the Chicago & Southeastern
Railway, which crossed the farm OF
Wesley Grantham, near this city, were
torn up and removed from the farm
last Wednesday night by Sheriff Ca.
nine, acting on writ of ejectment,
secured by Grantham. All train traf-
fic including the government mail
service was effectually blocked.
Injunction proceedings were lmmed-
iatey filed against Grantham, but to.
day in the circuit court Judge West
refused to grant temporary restrain.
ing order, declarig that Grantham had
already been kept out of his property
seven years. and that the constitution
guaranteed him certain rights, with
which the court did not propose to in.
terfere. The roads attorney asked
that an order be made giving the road
possession until the land could be con-
demned. but the court refused to do
this. saying that the company had had
seven years to do this and had failed.
The court issued an order, however,
forbidding any further destruction of
the roads property.
Grantham's land is guarded by
armed men. Last night two of the
roads bridges were blown up. one of
them 60 feet long and Is feet high.
Many loads of rails were carted off to
school house, three miles from the
right of way. Two hackloads of armed.
men went down from Ladoga last
night to the Grantham farm. The
road will be- blocked now for several
days at least, and Grantham 8 attorney
declares possession will not be relin.
quished until theroad pays $4,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
Work of Trainwreckers.

Tampa, Fla. Jan. 16.-Train wreck
ers are believed to have caused the
derailment of West Coast Plant svs-
tenn train few miles south of Dun
nell, Fla. causing the death of En-
gineer Tom Roachand, the injuring of
several passengers. The names of the
passengers said to have been hurt are
not known here. A survey of the track
at daylight showed that rail had
been removed. Five men suspected
have already been arrested.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18

by the Navy department. The Morans'
bid of 1878, 900 must be soaled down
100000 to bring it within the limit
fixed by congress. The business men
volunteered to furnish this amount if
the company would accept the contract
at the reduced figure The entire sum
was raised in week. being oversub-
scribed $3, ,S35. 1t is estimated that
the battleship contract means the ex.
penditure of $2,1oO, 900 in wages on
Puget Sound during the next three
years. Moran Bros. will build at once
new machine shops and power house,
to cost 100000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
OREGON.

The organ factory at Dallas is en-.
larging its plant.
The Bybee bridge across Rogue river
is being repaired and is closed to
travel.
The free ferry at Liverpool. Benton
county. is not yet in operation, owing
to high water.
F. E. Dunn, of Eugene, sold 81
bales of 1899. hops to San Francisco
buyers for s cents per pound.
Fred Walters, of the Farmers Gus.
tom mill, has purchased the Cheape
mill property at Pendleton for $4,000
The telephone Office at Sumpter has
abolished its telegraph office, and mes
sages are now transmitted by telephone
to Baker City.
A test pit, sunk Is feet on the Ore
gon Boy, recent location@in the Ala
mo district, is said to have disclosed
ledge with $l2 values.
Oscar Dilley, of Oakville, is building
a dairy building which will be large
enough for so COWS and will have all
up-tO-uaL0 III prOV0m6n
J. A. Fitzgibbon has bought the
Cook and Miller ledge on Foot's creek,
Southern Oregon. This is ledge in
which two feet of $50 rock has been
developed.
young man, aged 18 years, the
adopted son of Thomas Smith, was
thrown from a load of railroad ties near
Elgin, and received injuries which re.
suited in his death.
The shaft on the Little Breeches
claim. in the Bald Mountain district,
is down 26 feet, and average assays of
$5.40 are reported. No cross cutting
will be done until the 1OO-foot level is
reached.
Farmers living between Lebanon
and Sodaville will make an effort to
get free rural mail delivery. The
route will be about as follows: From
Lebanon to Sodaville. thence west
about six miles, thence north about
six miles, thence east to starting point.
George Newsome, a farmer living
near Marquam, was held up and
robbed in his own doorway. Mr..
Newsome answered a knock at the
front door and was surprised to fiud
revolver in his face on opening the
door. He gave up a few dollars he
had in his pocket.
G. S. Warren, Jr., has purchased
from George Day a one-sixth interest
in the Crown Point property for $500.
The property adjoins the Diadem in
the Greenhorn Mountain district, and
has been developed by 40-foot shaft.
1t is said that average assays from
8 51a-foot ledge are $3.50. while some
specimens assayed $104.
An important mining deal has just
been consummated in Eastern Oregon,
whereby the Quebec and High Ore
claims changed hands. The considera-
tion is placed at about $40, 900.
A mass meeting of citizens of Gill
liam county was held, at which it was
decided to organize company and
build railroad from Condor to the
Columbia. This would greatly benefit
the wheat men of that county, as at
present all wheat is being hauled In
wagons 40 to so miles,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-18
Assaulted by Highwaymen.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Edward Kelly,
a prominent race horse man. is at
home in dangerous condition as the
result of a desperate battle with two
highwaymen. Kelly was on his way
home and in an effort to save his
money and valuables resisted when
the footpads presented revolvers at his
head and ordered him to hold up his
hands. In consequence he was knocked
down and then brutally beaten and
robbed of money and vaIuables to the
amount of $500.