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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, oREGo.
BORDER SMUGGLING PLOT.
Gigantic Frauds Unearthed in .Arizona-Many
Customs Officers Arrested.


Washington, Aug. 27. - Probably
the most important arrests ever made
in connection with the smuggling OF
Chinese across the Mexican border
into the United States were made
yesterday in Arizona, when William
A. Hoey, collector of customs at
Nogales; B. F. Jossey, an immigrant
inspector, and two Chinese were taken
into custody by special agents of the
treasury and secret service operatives.
Other arrests are expected to follow
within day or two. It is said that
with two or three exceptions, the
whole customs and immigration
administrations at Nogales are in
volved.
Some time ago an official of the
treasury department., having Nogales
as his headquarters, wrote to the de-
partment that he had reason to be-
lieve that the official force at that
point was corrupt, and that Chinese,
in large numbers, were being SNUG
gled across the border for considera-
tion. A secret service operative was
sent there at once, and plans laid to
secure evidence against the persons
under suspicion.
Several Cinnamon were furnished
with money and sent on to buy their
way through the official Gordon. This
was accomplished without difficulty,
the price demanded being from $50
to $500. The secret service men also
arranged with one or two employees,
whose honesty had been tested, to
go into the collectors office at GER
tain TIME and demand share of the
money being received from the China
men, and to be admitted into the
combination SO that they might get
their share of the proceeds of future
deals. This was reluctantly agreed
to, and considerable sums of money
were handed over in the presence
and full hearing of a secret service
man who had previously secreted
himself in near by Office closet.
The officials soon found that China
men, who presented certificate
marked with the letter "a" were
allowed to proceed without question,
while those having certificates that
did not bear this cabaIistic mark were
turned back without ceremony.
Later it was developed that the letter
"a on certificate indicated that
the amount demanded had been paid.
Several Cinnamon were sent through
with the requisite .a,1 mark on their
certificates made by one sof the secret
service men. The utmost care and
secrecy was maintained from the first
to secure positive proof against each
man under suspicion
The number of Cinnamon who have
bought their way into the United
States through the alleged conniyance
OF the Nogales officials lis believed to
have been large.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Portland Markets.

Wheat = Walla Walla, nom ina
Sc 1ac per bushel: bluestem, 56%@
Sic; valley, 55k@56.
Flour-best grades, $2.65@3.5O per
barrel; graham, $3.50.
Oats-Old, 81. 10@1. Is per Genital.
Barley-Feed, $15@15.50; brewing,
$15. so per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $27 per ton mid
dlings, $21. so; shorts, $40; chop, SIG.
Hay-Timothy, $l1@13; clover,
$7@9.50; Oregon wild hay, $5@6 per
ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, % k@25c /;
dairy. 18@20c; store, 11@12c per
pound.
Eggs-17@1719c per dozen.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 11@
11ke; Young America, 121Sc per
pound.
Poultry-Chiekens, mixed, So. OO@
3.75; hens, 81. 50@5. so; dressed. 1O@
lie per pound; springs, 81. .50@3. so
per dozen; ducks, So for old; $500
$3.50 for young; geese, $5@6 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 8@10c; dressed.
per pound.
Mutton - Lambs, SIC. gross;
dressed, 6@7c per pound; sheep,
So. 25, gross; dressed, 6@6hc per lb.
Hogs - Gross. heavy, $5.75@6;
light, $4.75@5; dressed, 7@79c per
pound.
Veal = Small, s@ec; large, 7
@71ac per pound.
Beef-Gross top steers, So. 5O@4. 90;
cows and heifers, So. 25@3.5 so; dressed
beef, 6K@7Ic per pound.
Hops-12@14c per pound.
Wool = Valley, 11@131ac; Eastern
Oregon, S@l2ac; mohair, 20@2Ic per
pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Want Reservation Opened.

Spokane, Aug. 90 Plans have
been announced to secure the OPEN
ing of the Spokane Indian rs erva-
tion to mineral locations. The reser-
vation is 25 miles northeast of this
city, and contains about 200, 600
acres. The mineral wealth is un-
known, but surface indications are
said to be promising. The reserva-
tion is now occupied by about $50
Spokane Indians with Chief Lott at
their head. The chamber of com
merce here proposes to take steps to
secure favorable action by congress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
ON THE SAFE SIDE.
Military Forces at Manila will Be Increased
to Guard Against Uprising.

Manila, Aug. %. = Word was re-
ceiyed that the insurgent colonel,
Loreel, with II officers and l3 men,
surrendered yesterday to Captain
Brown, of the Fourth Infantry, at
Talisa. The surrender of numerous
other small contingents during the
week brings the total up to more
than 100.
In the city of Manila there are now
less than 1000 effective soldiers, and
it has been decided to increase this
number by four companies of in
fantry. The official reason for the
increase is that the guard duty is
too heavy for the present force. As a
matter of fact, however, there is a
feeling that, although there is no
apparent prospect of trouble, never
theless, in the event of an uprising in
the future, such as is always possible
among the Malays, it would be better
to have sufficient body of troops
available.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
EXODUS FROM NOME is ON.
Town is Filled With Idle Men Who Are Out
of Money.

Port Townsend, Aug. 24.-The ex-
odus from Nome is fairly on, and each
steamer from there has many passen-
gers. The Roanoke has just arrived
from Nome with 130 cabin passengers,
besides a large number in the steer
age. This makes about 1000 people
who have arrived from the North this
season, and from reports each sue
ceeding steamer will be loaded with
passengers until the ice closes naviga-
tion. The returning passengers re-
port Nome as being remarkably quiet.
The town is filed with idle men,
many of whom are willing to work for
almost anything in order to get pas
sage money, but there is no work and
great anxiety is felt by the residents
as to what will be done with SO many
men without means. The Roanoke
brought down $500, 600 in dust, $780,
600 of which was shipped by the Pio-
neer Mining Company, the remainder
being shipped by the North American
Trading & Transportation Company.
1t is estimate that passengers had ON
their persons 5000, 600 in gold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
NoRosTRoM WAS HANGED.
Condemned Man Completely Collapsed and
Was Strapped to Board.

Seattle, Aug. 24-Charles W. Nord-
strom was hanged yesterday morning
at 9:49 o'clock for the murder, on
November H, 1891, of William Mason.
From early morning the condemned
man had seemed to fully realize his
position, and while ministers and
members OF the Salvation Army
prayed with him, he cried continually.
Shortly after $50 Nordstrom was
brought from the room in which he
had been, just adjoining the execu-
tion room. 1t required the assistance
of four men to keep him on his feet.
When he was taken into the pres
ence of the scaffold, he broke down
completely. Crying in a childish
voice and praying that his life be
spared him, he collapsed entirely and
fell to the floor. Efforts to raise
him and keep him on his feet were
fruitless, and at last Sheriff Cudihee
ordered that board be brought. To
this Nordstrom was tied. 1t required
four men to hold him while this was
being done. While being tied to the
board, Nordstrom continued to cry in
loud voice. The six men who
had held him raised his body on the
board, and with great effort, succeed
ed in getting him on the gallows and
onto the fatal trap. Here he was
stood upright, four of the men stand
ing on the four sides of the trap and
holding him. Within two seconds
after the condemned man was in
place the trap was sprung and Nord-
strom had paid the penalty of his
crime. The trap was sprung at 9 40,
and Nordstrom was pronounced dead
at 10 O2.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Found Gold in Town.

Baker City, Or, Aug. 2S.-Reports
have been received here of a great
strike in Whitney that has set that
town agog. While excavating for the
new city scales this morning the men
struck rich ledge of free gold ore
that will run $500 to the ton. The
find aroused great excitem ent in the
town, and people who own town lots
are prospecting for ore. What will
be done with the property on which
the gold was found is not known,
but it is reported that the owners
proposed to do development work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
The Sultan's Fears.

New York, Aug. 26.-The French
government is thoroughly in earnest in
its attitude toward Turkey, and is
fully aware that at the present mo-
ment, no foreign power would raise
any objection to a French fleet resort
ing to most drastic measures, says a
Paris dispatch to the Tribune.
According to information that has
reached Paris, the real reason for the
sultan changing his mind and de-
clining to fulfill his proimse was due
to his hopes that the obstreperous
elamor of the Nationalist party in
France would induce M. Delcasse, the
minister of foreign affairs, to disavow
Constans. The sultan's great OBJ
lection to the French concession is
that if the Constantinople quays
were under the control of French or
other foreign company there would
be disquieting facilities for the land
ing of conspirators and their baggage.
But Constans gave the sultan the
option of buying back the dangerous
quays by paying Al, 900, 900 francs for
them within six months and provided
the porte with a scheme for raising
the cash.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
chaun's Hines, . pretsxt for DELAY.

Rome, Aug 2s.-The illness of
Prince Chun, brother of the emperor
of China, who with Chinese mis-
sion has arrived at Basle, Switzer-
land, on his way to Berlin to apollo
gize for the assassination of Baron
Won Ketteler, the German minister at
Pekin, is, according to dispatch
received here today from Basle, pre-
text for delay, Prince Chun having
received orders from Pekin not to
proceed, as fresh complications have
arisen with reference to the protocol.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
NEWS OF THE STATE
TENS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of I'm.
portance-A Brief Review Of tn. Growth
and improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
--latest Market Report

The Florence salmon cannery will
start up next week.
Prunes are beginning to move in
earnest at The Dalles.
The Jacksonville public schools
will open September g.;
A race meeting will probably be
held in Pendleton this fall.
The Klamath county wheat crop
will not be as large as it was last year.
Hopgrowers at Woodburn complain
OF scarcity of help to harvest the
crop.
The wheat crop of Jackson county
is turning out much better than ex-
pected.
The Sherman county Horse Fair
Association will hold fair at Wasco
some time this fall to encourage the
breeding of good horses of all kinds.
The first crop of alfalfa in Klamath
has been cut and cared for. The Sec
ond crop, which will be cut next
month, promises to be much larger
than the first.
The following schools in Polk coun-
ty are without teachers, and in each
case a good one is wanted: Concord,
Lincoln, Bridgeport, and the primary
department at Falls City.
The apple crop of the Rogue River
valley promises to be great income
producer during. the present year.
Not only is the yield a full one, but
the quality is finer than usual.
From several sources comes the re-
port that Bartlett pears will be scarce
this fall. In many orchards the trees
did not bear at all, while in others
the trees seem to be drying up.
Owing to the delay in the receipt of
the new text books, it has been decid-
ed by the board of directors of the
Ashland public schools to postpone
the opening of the fall term one week,
or until September 9.
It is expected that the Southern
Oregon district will ship 275 car loads
of apples during The present crop
year, and the fruit will all be first
class. The unusual demand for
Oregon apples is created by the par
tial failure of the crop in the middle
states and by the long season of
drought in Missouri.
There is every prospect of a fair
yield of hops in Polk county.
The Ager-Klamath Falls stage was
held up and robbed of the treasure
box.
The postoffice at Ruby. Douglas
county. will be discontinued on Aug
ust 81.
The log raft is still stuck at the
entrance to the Westport slough, near
Astoria.
Eugene has not had such building
boom in years as is at present being
experienced.
The Polk county grain crop this
year will be the largest harvested in
several years.
The committees in charge of the
Baker City street carnival, to be held
September 81, report excellent sue
cess.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
FLOODS IN Pennsylvania.
-Four Fatalities and Great Loss of Property
Reported.

Philadelphia, Aug. 81 Reports
received in this city tonight state
that the heavy rains which have
fallen during the past week through
out the state have resulted in the
most disastrous floods experienced in
many years.
At Mauch Chunk the storm was
attended by four fatalities. The
Mauch Chunk creek is Is feet above
its normal mark, and the towns in
Carbon county along its course have
suffered much damage. Bridges,
culverts and arches are destroyed,
and the loss to the borough and to
the property holders will be many
thousands of dollars. Business is at
a standstill.
At Wilkesbarre landslide oc-
CURED along the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road. A washout on the Sunbury
branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad
delayed traffic several hours. At
Shamokin, Tamaqua. Pittston and
several other mining towns. many
colleries have been flooded and work
mas been suspended.
At Tamaqua the rain fell>in tor
rents from 8 o'clock this morning
until 8 O'Clock this afternoon. The
lines of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, between Tamaqua and
Mauch Chunk and the PittsviIle
branch of the Philadelphia & Reading
road are tied up, owing to washouts.
The Schuylkill river and Panther
and Wabash creeks at this point are
overfowing their banks, and many
bridges have been washed away. All
the collieries in the Panther,creek val
ley are flooded. Crops in the Cata-
wassa valley are practically ruined.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
SUGAR BEET YIELD
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON IS
EXPECTING BIG CROP.
Said to be More Profitable Than Wheat Rails.
ins-New Enterprise is Growing Rapidly
is well Adapted to the Soil and eli.
mate. and Avoids the Waste Incident to
Summer FaIIowins.

Waverly, WASH, Aug. 2S.-sugar
beets in this district will have. from
present indications, crop nearly
three times as large as that of last
year. The harvest will probably
yield about $1,000 tons of beets and
about 2, 400 tons of sugar. Last years
production amounted to about 6. 900
tons. The land this year devoted to
sugar beets aggregates about 1900
acres, 600 acres more than it did
last season. The crop per acre will
be about 8 or 10 tons.
The beets are doing we'll, but are in
need of rain. A light rainfall would
be very welcome to farmers, for un-
less in excess, it would not interfere
with grain harvest, would lay the
heavy dust in the roads and would
clarity and cool the atmosphere, be-
SIDES aiding beets and other kinds of
vegetation. Farmers in this district
are accustomed to rely ON an August
rainfall, especially those who culti-
vate beets, but no rain has fallen
this month, except perhaps local
shower here and there A large acre
age is given to cabbages, onions and
fruits, which would be benefited by
moisture.
This years progress in the sugar
beet industry shows that the enter
prise is well adapted to this part of
the state, and that,it was wisely con-
celyed. The present is the third sea-
son OF work with sugar beets. In
the first year little was accomplished,
for the industry was such an innova-
ton that it did not catch at once. In
the succeeding year a good gain was
made and the practicability of the
work demonstrated. What has been
achieved SO far this year may be
taken as true criterion for the fu-
ture OF the industry when the enter
prise shall be fully established.
Farmers have discovered that there
is much to learn in the culture of
sugar beets. It has been necessary
to modify the methods pursued in
Europe and California to Eastern
Oregon conditions of soil and climate.
The practice of growing beets on high
ridges shows itself not to be good
one, because Of scarcity OF moisture.
The fact that no artificial fertiIizing
Is done, or eompal atiYeiy little, has
made it necessary to alter approved
methods of planting. Elsewhere
beets yield the highest percentage of
sugar when set eight or 10 inches
apart. When further than this the
beets overgrow and lose the proper
tion of saccharine matter that is in
the smaller size. But in this district,
experiment has demonstrated that
best results are attained when Che
plants are from IS to "a inches apart.
They may thrive more vigorously
when still further apart, but this is
yet to be proved. When the increased
space is between the plants it is much
easier to cultivate them and weeds,
which are the bane of successful beet
growing, are more readily eradicated.
Besides, the moisture of the soil is
more economically husbanded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Another Touch Of Summer.

Topeka, Kansas. Aug. 2s.:- Kansas
was given another touch of summer
today after three weeks of very mod
crate weather, accompanied by cool
nights and occasional rains. The
temperature in some places was re-
corded at 106, and at Topeka the
mercury hovered around the los
mark. The rise in the temperature
was not predicted, and came wholly
unexpected. Wichita recorded 1O4 !;
Salina los; Atchison 1O2. At Leav-
enworth there were several prostra-
tions.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
6oERs IN CAPE COLONY.
Town Of Oudschern Threated - DeIarney's S
Counter Proclamation.

London, Aug. 2S.-South African
dispatches show that the Beers con-
tinue active in Cape Colony. Sharp
skirmishing has occurred near Union
dale, a days ride from the sea, while
Commandant's schepp's commando
is threatening the important town of
Oudschern. 80 miles from the Indian
ocean.
In Brussels it is asserted that Com
mandant General Botha has ordered
the Boer commanders in the future
to retain all captured British as host
ages in case Lord Kitchener carries
out the threats of his latest procla-
nation.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchener
dated at Pretroia today:
'Delarey has issued counter proc
lamation, warning all Beers against
my latest proclamation, declaring that
they will continue struggling. :,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Trade With the Philippines.

Washington, Aug. PA continued
increase in both the export and i'm
port trade of the Philippines is shown
in comparative statement compiled
at the war department, giving the
commerce of the islands for the seven
months ending January 81, 1901,
and 1900. The total value of mer-
chandise imported during the seven
months ended January 81, 1901, was
ST., 999, 167, as against $12, ,674. 7O5
for the same period in 1900, and the
merchandise exported was SIS, 2,6I7.-
359, as against $8, 305, $50 for the 1900
period. This shows an increase of
~ per cent in the value of imports
and So per cent in export values.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Town Struck by a Tornado.

Centralia, ILL.,, Aug. 2s.-A lorna
do and cloudburst did thousands of
dollars worth of damage in Centralia
last night. The Negro Baptist
church was wrecked and peach or
chards destroyed. In the city the
telephone and electric light systems
were seriously damaged, and the
streets were blocked by hundreds of
falling trees. Many residences were
damaged by falling trees. The rain
fall was Il inches.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
GIVEN A FREE HAND
FRENCH MINISTER TO TURKEY
HAS POWER TO ACT.
France viii Support Him in Any Move He
May See Fit to Makc-he Has Delivered
An Ultimatum to the Sultan, Threatening
tc Leave Turkey Il Matters Are Not Set.
tied at Once.

Paris, Aug. 26.-While the officials
of the French foreign Office decline
to confirm or deny the advices from
ConstantinopIe announcing that the
French ambassador has sent the sui
tan a practical ultimatum, person.
ally informing him that he would
leave Constantinople with the entire
staff of the embassy if the matters in
dispute were not settled immediat ely,
they admit having received tele-
gram from M. Constans which has
been laid before the council now
sitting at the Elysee palace. The
correspondent learns that M. Constans
has been given free hand. Any
step he finds proper to take will be
fully endorsed. The foreign minister,
M. Delcasse, if he finds necessary,
will withdraw the French embassy
from Constantinople, and Munir Bey,
the Turkish ambassador, who is now
in Switzerland, will be notified not
to return to Paris, in which case
Munir Bey probably will withdraw
the legation to Berne, as he is also
accredited as minister to Switzerland.
No naval demonstration is as yet
contemplated, but the sultan will
probably be seriously inconvenienced
by the closure of the Turkish en-
bassy here, which is the center of the
espionage maintained to watch the
numerous young Turks and other
disaffected Ottoman subjects and
voluntary exiles who make their
headquarters at Paris, and who will
have free hand if diplomatic rela-
tions between France and Turkey are
completely broken off.
1t has been suggested that the
French government issue orders for
the bourse to cease dealing in Turk
ish securities, but it is not likely that
this step will be taken, as it would
injure the French bondholders.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
New Venezuelan. Revolution.

New York, Aug. 26.-The Willem-
stad, Curacao, correspondent of the
Herald says: There is excellent au-
thority for the statement that new
Venezuelan revolution, lead by Lib
erals, is being arranged. The leader
of this revolution is now in New York.
The political situation in Venezuela
is more than serious. No one is al
lowed to leave the country without
special permission. At the kimon
river, where an American company
employs 300 men, one morning only
Is were found on the premises.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
BOLD ACT OF AN AMERICAN.
Captured Deserter Who Was a Filipino
Leader.

Manila, Aug. 2S.-Pilcher's first
dispatch from Mindoro tells how Lieu
tenant Hazard, of the Third artil-
iery, commanding troop of Maca-
bebe scouts, captured the American
deserter, Howard, who, as leader of
the Filipinos, had been annoying the
Americans for many months. Fer
guson, one OF Lieutenant Hazards
civilian scouts, disguised as an in
surgent, with eight Macabebes, pene-
trated into the camp of Colonel
Athena, commanding 24O rilemen
and 200 bolomen, at night, located
Howard, bound and gagged him and
carried him away without disturbing
the camp.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30
Decline in Indian Famine Relief LIST.

London, Aug. %. The Indian
office has received the following dis
patch from Lord Curzon, viceroy of
India: "The rains are irregularly
distributed. They are particularly
deficient in the rice districts, while
excessive rains have caused damage to
crops in the northern and central
provinces. Prices are generally fall
ing. There is slight decline in the
number of persons on the famine re-
lief list. the total now being 507, ,000.."