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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
SIX MONTHS S-MORE.
Then, General Young Says, a Small
Force Will Do in the PhiIippines.

Then, General Young Says, a Small
Force Will Do in the Philippines.
+ SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-Major
General S, B. M. Young, who arrived
from Manila today on the transport
Logan, said: ..5
: General Funston's exploit was one
OF remarkable bravery, and he is de-
serving of the highest recognition at
the hands of our government. This
talk about West Point ntsoinf1uence' is
all bosh.. If any such statements
have been made that graduates OF
West Point or men who have risen
from the ranks will oppose Funston's
advancement, it has come from the
lips of disappointed officers. No good
officer or gentleman would belittle
such a brave achievement"
General Young, In speaking of the
effect of the capture of Aguinaldo on
the situation in the islands, said he
believed the troops would have to be
kept there but six months longer. He
did not think it. would De4wise to bring
them all away however, for there was
a large number Of fffarauding bands
throughout the islands who would have
to be kept under subsection.
ut will take at least two genera
tions," said the general, '''to get the
Filipinos to understand the meaning
of self-government as we understand
it. The Filipino idea is to have the
country parceIed out among the lead
ers, and they will rule the people and
get all they can out of them. We
shall have to look to the children of
the babies over there now to get the
matter on correct basis"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
LOOMS Is R[(ALLED
Gunboat Will Garry Him From
La Guayra to San Juan.
WILL TEACH VENEZUELA A LESSON
The Minlstar's Future Action Will Depend
Altogether on His Conference With
Secretary of State Hay.

WASHINGTON April 3-Frank
Loomis, United States minister to Ven
ezuela, has been recalled, and will
soon be on his way to the United
states. The future of Minister
Loomls depends upon the conference
which will be held at the state de-
partment between Secretary Hay and
nlmsef when the minister reaches
washington. Until the secretary has
nao an opportunity to talk freely with
Mr.. Loom1s as to the conditions in
venezuela, it cannot be known posi-
tlVely whether or not he will return
10 MS post. Mr.. Loomis has been the
object of bitter attacks by some of
the Venezuelan newspapers, not solely
because of the asphalt controversy
but also because he was charged with
making false reports to his govern
ment touching the insurrectionarv
government in Venezuela.
The minister did inform the state
department of the conditions as he
saw them, and the prospects of the
Revolutionary movement. The Vene-
zuelan government could not have di-
rect knowledge of the minister's re-
port, but because they were followed
by the appearance of three United
States warships in Venezuelan waters.
they came to the conclusion that the
minister reported as very menacing
and serious revolutionary movements
which the government organs were
trying their best to minimize. There
lore these papers lost no opportunity
OF attacking Mr.. Loomis in print. and
nave succeeded in making his lot un-
pleasant.
1t is only fair to state that the
Venezuelan charge here asserts posi-
lively th>t these attacks were made
by irresponsible newspapers and that
the government was not behind them,
and deprecated them. If Mr.. Loomis
confirms this view, and he cares TO
return to Caracas, he will be per-
mitted to do so.
There is no present intention of
sending the North Atlantic squadron
to Venezuela, for, as above stated.
the government cannot decide how
this matter should be treated until
Mr; Loomis has been personally con
suited. The squadron, which is at
Culebra island, engaged in maneu-
vers, is about to head north in few
days. One or two of the vessels will
be sent first to Kingston, Jamaica, but
the stay will be temporary, and the
whole squadron will soon be- under
way for Tomkinsville.
It was decided that in the interest
of a quick passage to the United
States, Mr.. Loomis should be carried
by the Scorpion to San Juan, Porto
Rico. there to take one of the regular
merchant steamers for New York. The
officials did not know positively when
the minister would leave Venezuela,
but at the navigation bureau it was
stated that htere was no good reason
why the Scorpion should not sail to-
day from La Guayra, if Mr.. Loomis
is on hand.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
DISASTER ON SHIP.
Commander Roper, of Gunboat Petrel,
Suffocated.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The navy
department early this morning re-
ceived cablegram from Admiral
Remey, commander-in-chief of the AS.
iatic station, giving brief account of
fire in the sail room of the gunboat
Petrol, and of the death of Qthe com.
manding officer, Lieutenant Command.
er Jesse M. Roper, as result of a
heroic effort to rescue the men below.
The dispatch states that % other of.
fcers and men were prostrated, but
all are recovering. Admiral Remey's
dispatch follows:
"Cavite, March 31.-Fire was dis.
covered in the sail room of the Petrol
at Z o'clock this morning, Roper COM
manding. After going below once, he
went again against advice, and at
tempted to recover the men below. He
was suffocated, and died at 7:45.
Twenty-Five other officers and men
were entirely prostrated, but are re-
covering. The fire Isl out; damage
lmmaterial. Will send Roper's re-
mains by Buffalo. REMEY"
The department at once sent a tel
egram to H. F. Fay, brother-in-law OF
Lieutenant Commander Roper, at
LongWood, Mass, asking that he in
from Mrs. Roper of the news. The
following expression of sympathy and
appreciation was also made:' with
this sad news the department sends to
Mrs. Roper deep sympathy in the great
loss she has sustained, and the highest
appreciation of the gallantry and self
sacrifice with which Lieutenant Com
mander Roper gave his life for his
fellow men. It was heroic deed"
Lieutenant Commander Roper was
born in Missouri, and entered the
naval service June 25, 1868. He was
commissioned to the rank held by him
at the time of his death, March 81,
1899, and was ordered to the command
of the Petrol November Is, 1899. The
Petrol was one of the vessels under
Admiral Dewey at the battle of Ma
Mia bay, when she was in charge of
Lieutenant Commander Wood. The
latter officer came home shortly after,
and Lieutenant Commander Roper sue
2eeded him. The Buffalo, on which the
remains will be sent home, is used for
the transportation of troops, and is
about to return to the United States
by way of the Mediterranean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
$1,000, 900 HOTEL FIRE.
The Jefferson, at Richmond, Va,
Burned, But No Lives Lost.

RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-The JEFF
ferson hotel, this city, which was
erected and furnished by the late Louis
Ginter at cost of s1,OOO,O 900, was de-
stroyed by fire. The magnificent
structure covered half a block in the
ultra-fashionable part of the city, and
was built of buff brick on a granite
foundation.
The flames were discovered in the
upper part of the Main-street side
shortly before midnight, and in a short
time that part of the building was a
roaring furnace. The guests who were
first driven out of the Main-street
portion of the hotel took refuge in the
lobby on the Franklin-street side.
There was much excitement, espe-
cially among the women, many Of
whom had retired for the night
Many persons lost all their effects.
No one perished in the flames. The
fire started in the linen room from a
defective fue. The insurance is
about $650,000. All the surrounding
houses are filed with property taken
from the hotel. There has been some
looting, and several arrests have been
mdQ0. Inere were IN Lne- motel many
works of art, including Valentines
marble statue of Jefferson, which
stood in the Franklin-street court
This statue was broken.
Immediately upon the discovery of
the fire, which was eating into the
ceiling Of the linen room, the hotel
fire apparatus was brought into play,
but the hose burst Attendants then
dashed through the building awaken
ing the guests, many of whom were
sleeping and had to be dragged out
of bed. Most of the guests on the
Franklin-street end of the hotel saved
their baggage, and finally the Jefferson
statue was gotten out, with the head
broken off. The guests in the part
where the fire started lost their bag
gage, and many of them lost all their
clothes. Owing to the height of the
building, the fire department was at a
great disadvantage. The fire made
an immense blaze, and practically
awakened the entire city. There were
nc thrilling escapes, the halls and
staircases being numerous and wide.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
ULTIMATuM TO CHINA.
Russian Threat Unless Manchurian
Treaty Is Signed. :.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Informa-
ton has reached here to the effect
that the Russian government, being
seriously perturbed by the course of
China in not signing the Manchurian
agreement, largely because of the
protest made by the several powers,
has conveyed a distinct and unmis-
taxable intiniation to China that if
this course is persisted in there may
be an interruption of diplomatic re-
latlons between Russia and China
and termination of the present in
tercourse between them. This is lit
tie short of an ultimatum that China
must sign or take the consequences of
a termination of her friendly relations
with Russia.
To what extent the United States
will take cognizance of Russias dis
position to enforce the signing of the
agreement has not yet been made ap-
parent. 1t appears to be the policy of
the Chinese authorities to consider
this as subject which concerns the
powers quite as much as it does China.
The matter has become further com.
pl1cated by reports reaching Wash
tngton that the Chinese authorities
are divided on the course to be pur-
sued, some of the most influential in
Guiding Lii Hung Chang, urging that
acquiescence be given to the Russian
proposals, while others insist on re-
Jecting the agreement. The attitude
of Ii Hung Chang is accounted for by
his wel[known friendliness for Rus
sian interests. In this case, however,
there appears to be arrayed against
him the strong influence of the south
ern viceroys, Chan Chi Tung and La1
Kun vi, who oppose the signing of
the treaty.
The reports reaching here this
morning showed that the agreement
had not yet been signed. Its status
is most peculiar. The time within
which it was to be signed expired last
Tuesday, but on that day Yang Yu,
the Chinese minister, fell in the St.
Petersburg legation and hurt his head
so that he was unable to transact bus
mess. This misfortune caused much
amusement here, and some irritation
in certain quarters, as it had been
recognized as a timely means of
avoiding direct action on the sub
ject.
1t is not clear to what extent the
Russian intimation has gone, but in
any event it gives an urgency to
China's course which has not been
presented thus far.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
MUCH MISERY. IN FRANCE.
Result of Dock Strike at Mar
seilles-FIoods Add to Distress.


PARIS, April 3.-The masters per
sist in their refusal to discuss a day
of eight hours, which has all along
been regarded by the strikers as the
crucial point in the dispute. In spite
of the increasing number of freight
lockers now working, quantities of per-
ishable goods lie rotting on the docks.
Twenty-one steamers are awaiting
discharge.
The general strike, while it lasted
and the continued suspension of
work, has done enormous injury to
the commerce and industry of Mar.
seilles. The, calculations show an in
dustrial loss of some 25,000,000 francs
while the men have lost 100000
francs in wages. A curious lllustra-
tion of the bitterness which the strike
has engendered between the men and
masters is seen in the fact that the
strikers instructed their delegates tc
give formal notification to the minis
ter of finance of frauds in the oil seed
trade, pointing out that oil seeds
were imported in bags, which the Gus
tom officers have not been in the
habit of opening, with the result that
articles subject to much higher I'M
port duty are smuggled in. The com
merce of Marseilles is, for the time
being, almost at complete standstiH
Foods which are imported are scarce.
The prices of sugar, coffee, flour and
other necessities have increased. A
number of factories have been obliged
to close. These conditions, added to
the serious damage done by the floods
and hail, have thrown the whole pop
ulation into deep misery. The store
keepers and merchants intend to ap
peal to the government to remit the
taxes for the first three months of the
year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
The Panama Waterway.

Washington, April 1.-The conditions
under which the Colombian govern
ment will consent to the transfer of
the French concession for the con-
struction of the Panama canal to this
government, should the latter select
that route for an isthmian waterway,
are before the state department for
it's consideration. Senor Silvela, the
minister from Colombia, called on
Secretary Hay today and left with him
a memorandum bearing on the subject.
This memorandum, being of conf
Dental nature, the minister refused
to discuss its features while the matter
is under consideration by the state
department. The French concession
originally expired in 1904, but it has
been extended to 1910.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
OR[6Oh STATE h[W5
items of Interest From All Parts
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review Of the Growth and Improve.
ments Of the Many Industries Through.
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.

Neutrality-suspicious. are pending
for skimming plant at Athena.
PendIeton-The o. R. & N. will sup
ply its yards at Pendleton with a new
switch engine.
SusanviIe-It is reported that a
milling plant will soon be installed at
the Badger mine, near Susanville.
PhiIomath-Two carloads of ma
chinery have arrived for the new saw
mill, in course of construction near
Philomath.
Buena vista-The steamer Modoc
ran into the ferryboat at Buena Vista
the other night. The company paid
the damage.
Echo-John L. Crawford, of Echo
was injured by pile of rocks falling
on him. He sustained a compound
fracture of his left leg.
CorvaIIis-A deed has been recorded
at Corvallis, conveying from A. J
Johnson to J. H. Albert 1855 acres cf
land at Kings Valley for $4,000.
WaIIowa-Luss Beddingfeld, Wal.
Iowa county sheepherder, committed
suicide at the Hayes Herman ranch. He
left a note saying that he was tired
of life.
Sprague River John and Louis
Gerber have purchased of the state
6lO acres of land on Sprague river,
known as the o. c. Applegate section.
for about $4,000.
Medford-The contractors who are
digging the Britt ditch, extending from
below Medford to the Britt farm on
Rogue river, have their work nearly
completed. This ditch will enable Mr.
Britt to utilize large tract of pumice
land which is now useless.
Rogue River-Jesse Orme. while
prospecting on the south bank of
Rogue river, about mile west of
Savage rapids, found some good pay
dirt. He dug little ditch, built a res.
ervo1r and ground-sluiced for IL DAYS.
and the cleanup amounted to about
$50. He found two or three nuggets
OF $6 each and several more worth 81
each.
Condon-A disastrous "pile-up" took
place at the sheep camp of S. B. Bar
ker, near Condor. On a separation
OF the ewes from the lambs the latter
piled up in ditch, and 88 head were
smothered.
Sumpter-It is reported from Sump-
ter that the Golconda mine is showing
another rich ore body, and that as un-
derground development continues
the prospects of the mine grow better
each succeeding day.
Canyon City-James Robinson. one
OF the Oldest and best-known citizens
OF, Grant county, died at Canyon City
after a lingering illness of nearly IL
years. Deceased was born in New
Brunswick, January IL, 1884.
klamah FaIIs-The Ashland -Klam-
ath Falls mail route and schedule has
peen changed. It will hereafter be
daylight run, and the route from
Parker's station to Jenny creek will
be over the logging camp road.
CanyonviIIe-A company contem-
plates building a f1ume from Canyon
Creek, five miles south of Canyonyille.
to the mines owned by Lewis Ash.
which are situted about halfway be-.
tween Riddle and Canyonville.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
REWARD FOR TITUS.
Brave Musician of the Fourteenth May
Be Sent to West Point.


Be Sent to West Point.
WASHINGTON, April IA petition
signed by all officers serving with the
Fourteenth infantry regiment has
been sent to Adjutant General Corbin.
requesting the appointment of Musi.
clan Calvin P. Titus, company E. Four.
teenth infantry, the first American SOL
dier to enter Pekin during the recent
troubles in China, cadet-at-large to
the military academy. The petition
says:
During his service Musician Titus
has proved himself to be a trustwor-
thy, intelligent, sober, brave and thor
ough soldier. On August IA, 1900.
at Pekin, China, he was the first
American to scale the wall of the Chi
nese city and enter Pekin. On the
following day, while engaged in the
fight in the Imperial city, he received
slight wound. His meritorious con-
duct deserves recognition, and it is
believed that if given an appoint
ment to West Point, and a commits
sion upon graduation, Musician Titus
will make an excellent officer"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
EFFECT OF CAPTURE.
Insurgent Leaders on Luzon Are Ex-
pected to Surrender.

pected to Surrender.
MANILA, April 1.-Aguinaldo is
now detained in comfortable room
in a wing of the Malacanan palace.
He is in charge of Captain Benjamin
H. Randolph and Lieutenant Gilbert
A. Youngberg, of battery G, Third
artillery.
When Aguinaldo was captured he
wore a plain dark blue suit with the
coat closely buttoned up at the throat
and wide white helmet with leather
band. He takes his capture philo-
sophically. He is generally cheerful,
but sometimes moody. His health
during the past year has been very
good. It is uncertain what attitude
he will now assume. Certain visitors
are permitted to see Aguinaldo, but
newspaper interviews with the pris-
oner are not allowed.
Since Aguinaldo has been domiciled
at the Malacanan palace, persons not
provided with special permits have
been denied admission to the grounds
General Trias, the commander of the
insurgent forces in Southern Luzon,
who recently surrendered to the Amer
lean authorities, visited Aguinaldo,
and told the latter why he had sur
rendered. Trias said that a continu-
ance of armed opposition to the United
States was unjustifable and ruinous;
that the independence of the Philip
pines was impossible, and that the Fill
ipinos had better accept liberty, pros
perity and progress under American
rule.
The capture of Aguinaldo, follow
ing the surrender of General Trias,
will probably occasion the surrender
of the insurgent leader Malavar in
Batangas province, Luzon; Bellarmino,
in Albay province, Luzon, and Luc-
ban, in the island of Samar within a
month. Many people visited the resi-
dence of General and Mrs. Funston on
the Gale Rel, in the suburb of Ermita.
The general modestly declined to talk.
Mrs. Funston was evidently the hap
piest woman in the Philippine islands.
General Funston has been recon-
mended for the highest practicable re-
ward. 1t is believed here that he will
receive an appointment of brigadier
general in the regular army.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
FOREST FIRES IN NEW JERSEY.
Five Thousand Acres of Big Timber
Destroyed-Windsor in Danger.

HAMMONTON, N. j., April g.
One of the most extensive forest
fires that has visited this section of
the state is raging in the big woods
north of this city. The fire reached
a point just east of the town of Wins
low last night, and for several hours
it was feared the town would be
wiped out. Men, women and children
fought the flames and succeeded by
back firing in turning the flames to
the north of the town. While the
men threw up trenches to keep the
fire away, women and children car
ried their household goods to places
of safety and are guarding them, as
change in the wind is feared.
Several farm buildings, about 5000
acres of big timber and thousands of
cords of wood have been consumed.
Many narrow escapes of the freight
ers have been reported.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
PANAMA CANAL CONCESSION.
Negotiations Without CoIombia's
Consent Would Forfeit Charter.

Negotiations Without CoIombia's
Consent Would Forfeit Charter.
NEW YORK, April 3.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
While M. Hutin, president of the
French Panama canal, has been await
ing the participation of Colombia in
the negotiations for the sale of the
Panama canal to the United States,
M. Bruna Barila, formerly an engineer
of the company, who says he repre-
sents some of the stockholders, has
Indicated to the Isthmian canal COM
mission that the company is willing
to sell its concessions and property,
M. Barila will leave in a few days for
France. He has been in Washington
for several days. M. Hutin has seen
M. Barila, and the two have talked
over the situation.
M. Barila has represented to Rear
Admiral Walker, president of the
Isthmian canal commission, that M.
Hutin is to be displaced from the Of
flee of president of the French COM
pany. 1t is learned, however, that NJ.
Hutin was advised only a few days
ago of his reelection to the presi.
dency, showing that he is to be re-
tanned for another year, and that a
majority of the stockholders are sat
isfied with his policy.
M. Hutin has contended that under
the terms of the concession held by
the company, the grant would be sub
ject to forfeit from the moment nego-
tiations began for it's sale, unless such
negotiations had the approval of the
Colombian government. 1t was, there
fore, impossible for him to submit
proposition for the sale of the con-
cession to the United States as re-
Quired by the Isthmian canal COM
mission.
Mount Baker Road Nearly Ready.
Seattle, April 3.-P. B. Cornwall,
president of the Bellingham Bay &
British Columbia railroad, is in the
city on business connected with his
road. He stated today that the road
to the Mount Baker mining district
will be in operation by May 1. The
roadbed has been graded, steel bridges
put in, and the final tracklaying is
now being hastened as much as pos
sible. Mr.. Cornwall is chief owner
Of the Black Diamond coal mines, and
while in Washington will visit that
property with a view to making ex-
tensive improvements preparatory to
making larger shipments to meet the
increased demand.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
Roughly Treated by BuroIars,

Pittsburg, Pa, April 2.-Mrs. Anna
Ward, aged 60, is lying in a critical
condition from the effects of brutal
treatment by three masked burglars
at her home this morning Mrs. Ward
and her daughter were awakened by
the prestnce of burglars at their bed
side, each woman, finding a revolver
pointed directly at her head. Mrs.
Ward undertook to resist, and while
the daughter was held in subsection by
one of the men, another knocked the
elder woman into unconsciousness,
literally crushing her skull. The hus-
band and son of Mrs. Ward were
sleeping on the third floor, having in
their possession about $1,000, the
booty the burglars evidently were
after.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-05
Work of a Lunatic.

Akron, O., April 1.-The Diamond
pottery plant was totally destroyed by
fire last night. The fire originated
in waste soaked in oil placed in va
rious parts of the building. A we'll
dressed man was noticed lettering
about the place some time before the
fire started. Earlier in the evening
an attempt was made to dynamite
the pottery of the Robinson-Merril1
Company. The watchman discovered
sticks of dynamite placed id various
parts of the main building before the
fuses had been ignited. At other fac
tories oil-soaked waste was found in
various sections of the buildings.