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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
seoo.ooo FIRE.
Suburb Of Detroit the Scene Blaze Started
in Idle Mil.

Detroit, May l4.-Fanned by 35-
miles-an-hour wind, fire this after
noon swept the west bank of the
Rogue river in Delray, suburb to
the south of Detroit, for three quar-
ters of mile, and destroyed over
$500, 600 worth of property.
The fire originated in the roof of a
saw mill. The plant has not been
running for several months, and the
roof was as dry as tinder. The build
ing was soon in ashes and the fire
swept across block to where dredge
was tied up. Despite the efforts to
save her, this craft was burned to the
waters edge. Great embers were
picked up by the wind and dropped
in several directions, setting fire to
buildings.
Delray has small fire department,
which responded with three engines
and the fireboat Battle. Even the
greatest streams of the freboat were
powerless to check the flames which
were rolling down the river bank for
hundreds of feet. When darkness fell
the glare from the burning poles IL
Illuminated the sky for miles. The
firemen worked on the fire almost all
night to keep it from spreading to
other property.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
KLoNDlkERs IN LUCK.
Miners Are Enjoying Greatest Harvest iu tA
History Of the District.

Port Townsend, Wash, May IL
Returning Dawson passengers on the
Victorian, which arrived from Skag-
way report that the miners of the
Klondike are enjoying the greatest
harvest in the history of the country,
owing to the abundance of the surface
water, which is being utilized in sluic-
ing the dirt taken out during the
winter months, and the yield of yell
low metal will exceed the best expec-
tations of the mine-owners.
The Victoria reports considerable
excitement in the north, caused by
the smallpox epidemic, and various
settlements are taking every precau-
tion to check and wipe out the dis
ease At Skagway a mass meeting
was held, the Indians were driven
out of the city, and strong guard
was placed around the town to prevent
their return. Nearly all sections are
in quarantine. Every stranger arriv-
ing is held up and inspected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
WANT DOLE FIRED
LEGISLATORS DON'T
LIKE THE GOVERNOR.


Honolulu, May Z, via San Francis.
CO, May l3.-The first legislature Of
Hawaii came to an end the evening oi
April 80, according to Governor Dole,
and the next night according to a
majority in both houses. The legis-
lature ended it's existence at logger
heads with the governor all along the
line, and without having passed sim
gle one of the important measures to
which the home rulers were COM
mitted, except the county government
act, which the governor killed.
The last act of the house the even
ing of the 30th, was to pass a concur
rent resolution containing memorial
to President Mckinley for the remov-
al of Governor Dole. Dole is charged
with having hindered the work of the
session by his hostility towards the
Legislature, Withholding information
and reports that were called for, and
refusing to cooperate with the law
makers. The president is asked in
the resolution to use his influence in
behalf of an extra session of the legis-
lature to transact general legislation
which Dole refuses to grant. In con-
clusion, the home rulers ask that Dole
be removed, if the president sees no
other way of bringing about an extra
session of the territorial legislature,
declaring that the governor has acted
in such manner as to lose the conf
dence of a majority of the people OF
the territory.
The concurrent resolution passed
through both houses by large majori-
ties, all the native home rulers voting
for it. It did not get to the senate
until the day after the end of the
session, as calculated by the governor,
but on that day the native party in
the senate passed it.
Governor Dole created sensation
by saying that one of his reasons for
not granting an extra session was
that he had been reliably informed
that bribery was taking place. Both
houses passed resolution demanding
proof.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
NUMBER OF SOLDIERS KILLED.
Due to Explosion of Mines Buried on From.
tier Chinese Provinces.

Victoria, B. c., May 15.-News
was brought by the steamer Glenogle
that a severe earthquake occurred at
Yokohama April "a, lasting fully two
minutes. No damage was reported.
The Asiatic reports that on April
y, $50 French and 80 Germans were
killed and wounded by the explosion
of mines buried on the frontier of
Shan 81 and Chih Ii.
The China Times rep orts the capt
ure of brigand headquarters, where
Chinese were plilaging the neigbbor-
hood under the leadership of 10 for
eign soldiers. The Germans killed
70 Chinese and captured a Junk, on
which cannon was mounted.
The new 700 ton liner Sobranon
was wrecked on the Chinese coast
near Lung Ying prior to the sailing
of the Glenogle. The passengers and
mails were saved. The vessel was a
total wreck.
A mixed battalion of English and
japanese and French had sharp en-
gagment with 100 Boxers near Shan
backwan. The fight lasted all day
and number of Chinese were killed.
The British lost two men wounded,
the French one, and the japanese
two.
There had been ITO cases of plague
and 104 deaths, and IS cases of small
pox and 43 deaths in Hong Kong
from January l to April Is.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
NEWS OFTHE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
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.

Newport will have Fourth of July
celebration.
The new school house at Marcola
has been completed.
Timber claims on the middle fork of
the .Coquille are being rapidly taken.
Operations have been resumed at
the Eureka mine, at Selma, Josephine
county.
The telephone line being extended
from Springfield to Wateryille is COM
pleted to Thurston.
The Southern Oregon Oil Company,
operating near Ashland, has pur-
chased a boring plant.
The machinery of the Summerville
creamery has been received and will
be in place within a few days.
Eighty seven scalps of wild animals
were presented for bounty in Jackson
county in the month of April.
Contract has been awarded to the
Athena FIGURING Mill Company to
pump water for the city for $500 per
year.
The Henry P. Smith farm of 1879
acres, l Il miles east of Dallas, has
been sold to an Oklahoma man for
Sc, 400.
The Ontario Warehouse Company
is building warehouse on the Short
Line right OF way. The building will
be 50x70 feet, fire proof, and will be
pushed to speedy completion.
The Sunset mill owners started
their quartz mill on Forest creek again
last week for a run of several months.
They have a large amount of rock on
the dump, some of which which will
yield $75 to the ton.
A hotel will be built at Enterprise
if citizens will give bonus of 81, 200.
Strong indications of natural oil
and gas have been found near Mil
ton.
The receipts of the Oregon state
land Office during April were $685.
459. .36.
The contract has been let for build
ing school house at John Day The
price is So, 466.
Baker City wheelmen are having
trouble with miscreants who steathily
puneture their tires.
The Southern Pacifcsis putting in a
1,900-foot siding at Rice Hill. Other
repairs are being made along the line
in that vicinity.
Citizens of Enterprise have organ
lied an immigration board, and will
try to secure the cooperation of other
towns in the same county.
All but eight or 10 men employed
at the Mineral City smelter have
been discharged and work has been
suspended for a time.
The stages between Canyon City
and Burns are now travelling on the
summer schedule, and the entire dis
tance of 70 miles is covered in one
day instead of two as heretofore.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
LOCATED BY OFFICIALS.
Graft Which Has Been Used to smussIe
in Opium.

Seattle, May 15.-The means of
the transportation for the 5S5 pounds
seized several days ago by the local
customs officers and perhaps of tons
of other smuggled opium was located
today by Customs Inspectors Delaney
and Brinker and seized. 1t is a name
less naptha launch % feet long. The
craft was found secreted on the tide
flats in a residence boat house near
Moran Bros. shipyards. The launch
was equipped with several gasoline
tanks, half dozen cases of gasoline,
numerous rubber sacks used as receipt
acles for the contraband opium, rub
Der clothing, dark lanterns, red lights
and many paint pots, indicating that
the launch had changed her color
almost with the changes of the moon,
and a small arsenal of rifles, revolvers
and shotguns. No one was found in
possession of or claimant for the
seized launch, which would Indicate
that the head men in the gigantic
smuggling scheme have escaped, at
least temporarily.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
AUSTRALIAN PARLIMENT.
First Under the New Federation Opened by
Duke Of Cornwall.

Melbourne, May 13.-The opening
of the first federal parliament which
took place at noon was most inn
presive ceremony The capacity OF
the exposition building, the scene OF
the ceremony, is IL, 900 people, butthe
available space was taxed to the ut
most. The decorations consisted OF
regimental standards, trophies OF
arms and floral festoons.
The doors were opened to ticket
holders at 9 o'clock in the morning,
and by IL o'clock the auditorium was
filled except the royal dais. This
was located beneath the great dome.
It held single row of chairs, the
largest, in the center, being sur
mounted by a small gold imperial
crown. The whole was overhung
with the royal standard In front OF
the royal chair was small table,
on which was telegraph key, by
which the Duke of Cornwall and
York was to flash the opening signal
throughout the commonwealth, when
the Union Jack was to be simultane-
ously raised IN every settlement OF
the federation.
The majority of the audience was
composed of ladies, mostly clad in
mauve colored costumes, but many of
them were dressed in white. Bril-
liant scattered groups of army and
navy uniforms gave color to the
scene. Facing the dais was a slightly
raised platform, where seven rows of
chairs accommodated the members
of the commonwealth parliament.
The lofty north transept was de-
voted to the members of the state par
liaments. East and west of the dais
were grouped the ministerial staffs.
The remainder of the hall and the
galleries were packed with a well
dressed, earnesst, expectant crowd.
A great orchestra enliyened the ante
meridian hour with operatic airs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
THE ARTILLERY ARM.
Secretary of War Will Increase It to Its Full
Strength.

Washington, May 13.- Secretary
Root is man to whom wide discre-
tion in the matter of interpreting and
administering the laws might have
been given. This is shown in his de-
termination to increase the artillery
corps at once to its full strength.
Congress, in its abject fear of criti-
cism, placed provision in the bill
which looked as if the artillery corps
of the army was to be increased only
70 per cent each for five years. But
the men who drafted the bill knew
what they were doing, and when it
came out as a law it provided that
not less than 20 per cent should be
raised the first year, and not less than
20 per cent each succeeding 12months
until the full strength of the artillery
was reached. Secretary Root inter-
prets the "not less" to mean that he
Is not prevented from making the en-
tire increase at once, and so he di-
rected that it should be done.
This is very good thing. No
branch of the military service needs
men SO much as the artillery. The
Notifications and the equipment of
the Notifications with valuable guns
has been far in advance of the in
crease of the artillery. In the Spanish
war congress was induced to increase
the artillery from five to seven regi-
ments, and the last congress was in
duced to make the increase to Is, 600
men, but with an intimation on the
wording of the bill that the increase
was to be made only gradually at 20
per cent year for five years Every
coast state, every state where fortif-
cations are needed, and where they
have been erected will applaud tho
action of Secretary Root, as it means
more heavy artillery, and fortifca-
tions already in place and fortifca-
tions to be erected will have artillery
placed upon them, and received the
care of trained and efficient men,
care that very valuable defenses have
not received during the past three
years.
Another thing where Secretary
Root showed his judgment was in
constituting the stupid provision of
the Spooner amendment to the army
bill, relating to the Philippines.
There were two amendments, one pre-
pared by Senator Spooner, giving the
president authority to control the
Philippines, and Senator Hoar Sc
cured the adoption of another regard
ing franchises, which would prevent
anything from being done to improve
the condition OF the islands. Soon
after the Philippine amendment was
cabled to the Taft commission, a
reply was received showing that
if it was adhered to strictly, it
would mean great hardship to the
people of the Philippine islands.
After mature deliberation the sec
retary decided to allow the regu-
lations for the cutting of timber
which the Philippine commission
had enacted to remain in force and
not to be interfered with by the ,Hoa1
amendment to the army bill. It
would have been we'll, perhaps, te
give the secretary some authority in
modifying affairs in Cuba, for he has
a way of making such notifications
of the best interests of the government
and the people who aregoverned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Watch Trust Fails Through.

Boston, May ia director of the
American Waltham Watch company
says The officers of the American
Waltham Watch company have in
formed the promoter of the proposed
watch trust that that company will
not become party to any censolida-
tion of watch companies. Other COM
panies have also declined to go into
the trust movement, so the combine
has been abandoned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
NEW ORDER OF THINGS.
Interior Department Win Require Important
Reports Regularly.

Washington, May ia new order
of things has been inaugurated in
the Interior department and its sew
eral branches, relative to making
public certain reports that are de-
sired from time to time by the
Washington correspondents. Here
tefore the geological survey, which
is one of the bureaus of this depart
ment, has been allowed to run along
with comparative independence, and
in a way it gave general satisfaction.
Under the old regime the newspapers
were given access to the many reports
that are prepared by the survey from
time to time, often when the reports
were still in manuscript form. Now
this is changed, and no reports will
be accessible until they are in galley
proof, or even more advanced stage.
The objection to the new ruling lies
just here. The survey sends its par
ties out in the summer. During the
winter months the field forces are oc.
.cupied in Washington writing up
their reports, which are generally
profusely and valuably illustrated. 1t
is we'll into the spring before these
reports are completed in the manu-
script. 1t very often happens that
the reports of past seasons obser-
yations, if made public in the spring,
will be of great value to prospectors
and others in the season Immediately
following the scientific examination.
Under the old order of things, when
manuscripts were temorarily ayaila-
bic, the newspapers could get at the
facts at a comparatively early stage,
and when much of the information
was fresh and newsy.
But now the assistant secretary of
the interior, who, in the absence OF
Secretary Hitchcock is the whole
thing" sets out at once to exert his
authority by issuing an order forbid
ding the publication of extracts from
the manuscript. This means that
the reports will be held back until late
in the summer or fall, and possibly
into the next winter, and in this way
the public will be prevented from get
ting the benefit of the most import
ant facts for whole year, in effect.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Mare American liners.

Philadelphia, May 15.-The New
York Shipbuilding Company, at it's
new yards near Gloucester, N. J., has
begun work on four steel passenger
and freight steamships for the At
lantic Transport Company. Two
boats are 800 feet long and the others
500 feet and they are to trade from
Philadelphia, New York and Balti.
more to London. The steamships are
not intended to be flyers, bat will run
at moderate speed. They will have
a carrying capacity Of 5000 tons OF
cargo.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Militia Still on Hand,

Jacksonville, Fla, May 15.-The
relief association is doing stupendous
work, particularly in the commissary
and labor departments. There is
abundant work for everybody who can
do manual labor, but difficulty is ex
perienced in getting the colored men
to work. The militia is still in pos
session of the city, and will remain
here as long as the committee of the
relief association thinks best. The
liquor men have approved the action
OF the governor in closing the bar
rooms and have endorsed it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17

A Toledo, o., police judge says
drunkenness is a disease, not crime,
and dismisses all plain drunks that
come before him.
An Omaha man claims to have
made out of common earth, petroleum
and two secret ingredients a cheap
and plentiful fuel
Earl Grey, of Great Britain, has a
plan to secure control of all saloons
and to discourage the sale of intoxi-
eating drinks there.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Our Mail Not Tempered With.

Washington, May 13.-No United
States official mail was included in
the lot of foreign mail which is re-
ported to have been tampered with
while passing through Turkey, thus
forming the subject of a protest from
the diplomatic body at Constanti-
nople. The official mail from our
minister, Mr. Leishman, and his mail
for the state department never passes
through Turkey in transit.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Northwest Postal Orders.

Washington, May 14-The post
office at Brinnin, Jefferson county,
Wash, has been moved one mile to
the south, without change of post
master. The Office at Kaufman, FIRE.
mont county, Idaho, has been moved
two miles north, without change Of
postmaster.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Cables Are Interrupted.

New York, May l5.-The CONNER
cial Cable Company has issued the
following notice: I'VE are advised
that the cables between Tschifu and
Tsingtau and Tsingtau and Shanghai
are interrupted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
The Appetite GROWS. !.

Berlin, May 13.-The Berliner
Tages Zeitung, which prints WASH
ington dispatch asserting that the
United States government is think
ing of securing one of the Azores as
coaHng station, says that "the appe-
tite grows with eating
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Dublin Paper Seized.

Dublin, May 13.-The police to-
night seized William O'Brien's week
ly paper, the Irish People. 1t is re-
ported that the seizure was made on
account OF reflections upon King Ed
ward.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
New Naval Academy.

The naval academy at Annapolis
will be a fine structure. When com
pleted the building will have cost So,
000, 600.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17
Glad They Are Gone.

London, May IA. = Considerable
amusement has been caused by the
publication of a dispatch from China
saying great relief was felt among
European troops at the withdrawal of
the Americans, who were too free and
easy for the military etiquette of the
Continental forces.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17

OF all the British colonies New Zea-
land has sent the largest proportion
of its strong youth to fight on the
African veldt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-17

1t is said that 1000 pounds OF
poultry will cost less to raise than
1000 pounds of beef, and will sell
for almost twice as much.
While finding that the seed trade
of England, generally speaking, is
well conducted, the departmental
committee appointed by the board OF
agriculture recommends the estab-
lishment of central station for the
purpose of testing seeds sent to it for
official examination.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-14
King Edwards Oath.

When the Prince of Wales became
King Edward VII he was required by the
laws of the kingdom to take this oath
which contains volumnS of history: 81
do believe that in the Sacrament of the
Lords supper there is not any tran-sub-
sanitation, and that the invocation and
alteration of the Virgin Mary or any
other saint, and the Sacrifice of the Mass
as they are now used in the church of
Rome are superstitious and idolatrous."
II do Solemnly declare" he goes on to
say, II make this declaration, and every
part thereof, in the plain and ordinary
sense of the words read unto me, as they
are commonly understood by English
Protestants, without any evasion, equi-
vocation or mental reservation whatever,
and without any dispensation already
granted me for this purpose by the pope,
or any authority or person whatsoever,
or without any hope of any other such
dispensation from any person or author
ity whatsoever, or without thinking that
/ am or can be acquitted before God or
man, or absolved of this declaration or of
any part thereof although the pope or
any other person or persons or power
whatever, should dispense with, or an
null, the same, or declare that it was null
and void from the beginning"
The leading Catholics, in behalf Of
bic, 200, 600 Catholic subjectsIin the REALM,
made a vigorous protest, and well they
might. England ought by this time to
have dispelled medieval darkness Suf-
ficiently to free her king from the neces-
sity of making declaration like this.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-14

the church of whatever denomination
have increased interest and meanino
when performed decently and in order
The silly and ludicrous fashions of ex-
tempore prayer much in vogue TWENTY
five years ago wherein the Almighty was
addressed as a good fellow who lived NEXT
door has fallen into the disrepute it de-
served. Churches of all denomination
are making their public services moro
formal, more impressive, more reyerent
The same tendency is noticeable in the
administration of government. Our in
augurations of governors and presidents
are more imposing than they used to be-
The members of the supreme court Of
the United States have ALWAYS worn
gowns and the effect adds not a little N
the dignity of that august body. Last
week i'll response to request from the
leading members of the Massachusetts
bar, the Massachusetts supreme court
donned black silk robes and the time is
coming when all the state supreme
courts of the union will do the same. A
contemporary truly remarks: "Ournebu-
lous civilization here in America is be-
ginning to take shape, and, proud as we
are of the democracy of our great free
country, we are finding out every dav
that we can learn a thing or two from
the centuries of experience that Eurone
has had in the government of mankind
One of those lessons is that great func-
tions performed in shabby style are
cheapened in effect as well'