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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
HEAD WAS SEVERED.
"Black Jack" Ketchum, Noted Desperate
Hanged. Rope Jerked Head from BODY.

Clayton, N. M, April 27.-Thomas
E. Ketchum, alias 'Black Jack" the
train robber, was hanged at 1 81 P.
M. yesterday. The rope broke but
his head was jerked off.
The execution took place in side
a stockade built for the occasion.
The inclosure was crowded, 150 spec
tators having been admitted.
When Ketchum mounted the plat
form at lit his face was very pale,
but his eye swept out over the crowd
very coldly and boldly, as if he had
no fear. A priest stood at his side,
as the rope was put around his neck.
The condemned man had consented
to this at the last moment.
Ketchum declined to make a speech
before the moose was put around his
neck. He merely muttered GOOD
BY" then said, "Please dig my grave
very Deep" and finally, 'all right,
hurry up" His legs trembled, but
he kept his nerve.
When the body dropped through
the trap the half inch rope severed
the head as cleanly as if knife had
cut it. The body pitched forward
with blood squirting from the headless
trunk. The head remained with the
black cap and flew down into the pit.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
DOZEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Scores of Families Rendered Homeless at Pitts.
burg.

Pittsburg, May 1.-Fire at the cor
ner of Carson and Seventeenth
streets, South side, resulted in a
property loss estimated at 1925, 600,
consumed over dozen buildings and
rendered score of families homeless.
The flames were discovered in the
basement of four story department
store and in a very short time the
entire building was burning furiously.
1t was in ruins within 80 minutes.
A panic ensued among the custom
ers and employees, which resulted in
what started at first a report that
eight persons had perished. This
was happily found to be untrue after
the fire had been controlled.
A shower of the burning timbers
were thrown from the burning build
ing, carrying destruction in all direc-
tions, and several other stores and
number of dwellings were swept by
the flames. The losses are pretty
we'll covered by insurance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
OV[Q RIGHT OF WA1
Senator Clark's Men Clash with
Nevada Officers.
woRKMEN IGNORE shERlFFs ORDERS
Attempt to Prevent WAGONS Loaded with Sup.
plies from Crossing Disputed Ground
Will Settle II in Court.

Uvada, Utah, April 29.-The first
clash bewteen the Oregon Short Line
and Senator Clark's forces for possess
sion of the disputed Utah & California
grade occurred today when % wagons
loaded with ties were driven up to
the right of way by order of Superin-
tendens Young. The first team was
promptly stopped by the Clark forces.
Sheriff Johnson then demanded that
the teams be allowed to pass over the
public road, but the Clark force again
refused to allow the teamsters to pro.
ceed. The teamsters then attempted
to force their horses through, but the
Clark men, heavily reinforced and
armed with shovels and pick handles,
rushed to the horses heads and stopped
them. For two hours the argument
was kept up, several of the teamsters
in the meantime succeeding in break
ing through and getting their wagons
upon the right of way.
Finally the Clark forces asked fo1
an armistice and an agreement was
reached by which the wagons are not
to be unloaded and the Clark forces
are to retire to their second line OF
defense at the barbed wire trocha,
two miles down the grade, pending
determination in court of the respec.
tive rights of the claimants. This
action, it is believed, removes the
danger of further clash between the
rival forces.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
MAY BE ANDRADA.
Wrecked Three.Masted Ship Discovered Off
Queen Charlotte Islands.

Vancouver, B. c., May 1.-The
steamer Tees, arriving tonight from
the north, brings news of the finding
by Indians of a three masted ship
wrecked off the coast of Queen Char
lotte islands. Identity of the vessel
is at present unknown. The bodies
of several sailors are said to have been
found nearby. The story of the
wreck, as given by the Indians to the
officers of the Tees, was exceedingly
vague. The Indians either could not
read the name of the vessel, or were
not sufficiently alert to note it, for
they could give no clew to the ships
identity. The masts of the craft
were broken off short, and she was
generally demolished. The only the
ory of the identity of the ship ad-
vanced, and that seems very improba-
BILE, is that the wreck may possibly be
the Andrada, which took a pilot off
the mouth of the Columbia last De-
cember, and has not been heard of
since. 1t is suggested that she may
have drifted north to the present loca-
tion of the wreck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
BOER FORCE CAPTURED.
Surrounded at Night by Lieutenant Reid and
Small Party of English.

London, April 29.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener: ''Pretoria,
April I.-Since yesterday the col
umn reports the Boer losses to be IL
killed, 20 wounded, At captured and
AZ surrendered In addition to the
foregoing, Lieutenant Reid, with %
Bushmen, captured southeast of Com.
misie drift, Oliphant's river, Com
mandant Schroeder and Al Beers to.
gether with a Maxim. Reid's men
crept up and surrounded them before
dawn, and opened fire, the Beers i'm
mediately surrendering
In latter message forwarding ad-
vices from General Kitchener, his
brother, the commander in chief says
General Kitchener reports from
Spardee Platz Is Beers killed, IA
taken prisoners and 5000 cattle and
many wagons captured"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
BANDS OF ROBBERS.
DspredatioAs Of Thieves aRd Pirates Increasing
In Vicinity Of Pekin.

Berlin, April S0.-Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee in dispatch
from Pekin, reports that marauding
has increased near Hosiwu and Matu,
and that junks used as transports be-
tween these places have been attacked.
Lieutenant Colonel Arnstadt has been
sent from Tien Tsin to the disturbed
district in command of composite
column. Count Won Waldersee also
reports, under Pekin date, as follows:
Colonel Hofmeister, command
ing the Fourth infantry and two COM
panies OF mountain artillery, attacked
the enemy April % by the great wall,
10 kilemeters south of Hal Shan
Kwan, and forced them to retire with
heavy losses into Shan ST. We lost
four wounded and captured four flags
and four old pattern guns. General
Voyron intimates that he intends to
evacuate the neighborhoood of Shan
Ting and return to Pao Ting Flu.
His extended outposts remain at Sin
Lei. I am keeping force at Ansul-
ing pass"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
WEARING OUT THE BOERS.
Lord Kitchener Reports on Capture of Smal!
Fsrce.

London, May l.-Lord Kitchener
continues the process of wearing down
the Beers, who, however, are very
active in the Kroonstadt district.
Here they recently derailed two trains
and also captured, after severe fight,
25 men of the Prince of Wales Light
horse, whom they stripped of their
horses and accoutrements and then
liberated.
Colonel Plumer's force captured a
small laager of 45 men, including the
notorious Transvaal State Engineer
Munick, who planned the destruction
of the johannesburg mines in the
spring of last year, and also his
father.
Mr.. Cummings, who is visiting
Durham on behalf of the Canadian
government, is favorably impressed
with the possibilities of trade be-
tween Canada and Natal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Bank Officials Arrested.

Seattle, May l. Frank Oleson,
cashier, and J. S. Stangroom, book
keeper, of the defunct Scandinavian
American bank of New Whatcom, are
under arrest on warrants charging
them with receiving deposits after
the failure of that institution. Ole
son was arrested here and Stangroom
at Whatcom. Stangroom is now
exchange teller of a Seattle bank, and
lives here. Oleson was formerly Sec
retary of the board of public works
here, and a prominent politician
and newspaper man. He saws the
arrests are the result of mistake,
and that the receiver of the bank has
acted hastily.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
(AbL[ FOB ALASKA
Contract Let For Line Between
Juneau and Skagway.
MUST BE IN OPERATION WITHIN 90 DAYS
New York Man Agrees to Do the Work for
$70,000-System Must Be Guaran-
teed for Two Years.

Washington, May l. - General
Greeley has approved the recommend
alton of the board of signal officers
making the award for laying the cable
from Juneau to Skagway, Alaska, to
W. R. Brixie, of New York, he being
the lowest bidder. The contract price
is $4,000. The successful firm will
be required to construct, lay and put
in operation the entire cable system
in 80 days from the time of the
award. 1t will then be turned over
to the signal corps for operation,
being guaranteed first for two years.
During the current week the fish
commission steamer Albatross will
cruise off the Oregon coast, making
soundings in the hope of finding new
species of sea life. At the conclusion
of this cruise she will outfit at Seattle
for summers cruise along the Alas
ka coast, when the study of food
fishes which has been conducted
through two past seasons will be con-
cluded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
In Pursuit of the Chinese.

, London, April 30.-A Reuter- dis
patch from Pekin says the headquar-
ters staff has received telegram from
a British officer accompanying the
expedition to the effect that on April
% the Germans crossed into Shan ST
through the Kouk Nau and Chang
Chen Liu passes, in pursuit of the
retreating Chinese, whom they fol-
lowed 1s miles, fighting a sharp ac-
tion. The French troops remained
in occupation of the passes. The Ger
mans returned April 25, and the
French handed over the, passes to
them and returned to their previous
outpests. The Germans are said to
have had four men killed and five
officers and 80 men wounded. The
Chinese loss is not known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINE.
1t will Probably Be Two Years Before It Is
in Good Working Order.

Washington, April 29.-Were it not
for the great difficulties of transport
alton in Alaska, the government mill
itary telegraph line from Valdes to
the Yukon river and down to St.
Michaels would probably be in work
ing order by the close of the coming
summer, but under conditions as they
exist it will probably be two years be-
fore this line in its entirety will be
working satisfactorily. Work was
not begun in earnest until late in
the season of 1900, when by dextrous
labor the men of the signal corps,
under Major Green, took hold and made
phenomenal progress with the line.
1t is beyond possibility, however,
for them to keep up this pace this
summer, owing largely to the diff
culties encountered in getting their
lines, fixtures and supplies to interior
points from which they are working.
Active operations in laying the line
could not be commenced before late
in March or the first of April, and
up to this time no advices on this
subject have yet been receievd in
Washington.
1t is hoped that by the close of this
summer season Fort Gibbon will be
connected with St. Michael, and this
will bring the latter point and skag-
way within Is days of each other,
whereas they have been heretofore two
months apart, and oftentimes nearer
three months. This will be tremen-
dous saving in time, and an unques-
toned advantage to the military and
other government officials.
The question of how the. line shall
be constructed along the great bend
of the Yukon has not yet been de-
terimned. This neck of land is be-
tween 80 and 40 miles wide. Should
the line follow the river it would be
much longer than an overland section,
and could not be reached in summer.
except by a large repair force,
which would make it expensive and
difficult of maintenance. During
the past winter an officer has been in
the field to see what can be done
across country between Fort Gibbon
and Fort Egbert. On his report the
department will act. The signal
corps is feeling its way cautiously,
so as not to make the same errors as
were ascribed to the Canadian author
tiles, who attempted to build a tele-
graph line from the two ends without
making survey of the route, and in
consequence, at the close of season,
found that the two ends that were to
have connected had over Tapped each
other for some miles, one going on
one side of a mountain and the other
on the opposite side. And for weeks
neither party knew of the proximity
of the other.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, $4,000.
valley, nominal; bluestem, Sic. pei
bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $2.7O@3.40 pei
barrel; graham, So. 60.
Oats = White, $1.35 per Genital
gray, ST. 25@1. 80 per GENITAL.
Barley-Feed, $17@17.25; brewing,
$7@17. 25 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIG per ton; midd.
lings, $2l.50; shorts, $3.50; chop,
SIG.
Hay-Timothy, s12. 50@14; clover,
$@9.50; Oregon wild hay, $6@7
per ton.
Hops-12@14c. per h.; 1899 crop,
Cote.
Wool Valley, 12@13c.; Eastern
Oregon, 9@12c; mohair, 20@21c.
per pound.
Butter - Fancy creamery, 15@
TIC. dairy, 121a@14c. store, 1O@
lie. per pound
Eggs Oregon ranch, 14@1416c.
per dozen.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 80;
hens, $4@4. so; dressed, 11@12c. per
pound; springs, $3@5 per dozen
ducks, $5@6; geese, $6@7; turkeys,
live, 1O@12c; dressed, 13@15c. per
pound.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 1870
l3Kc.; Young America, 13k@14c.
per pound.
Potatoes-old, 75c. .@$1 per sack;
new, 2@24c. per pound.
Mutton = Lambs 4Ac. per
pound gross; best sheep, So; wethers,
So; ewes, $3.50; dressed, 7c.
per pound.
Hogs = Gross, heavy, $5.75@6;
light, A.75@5; dressed, 7@71Sc. per
pound.
Veal-Large, 6@718c. per pound
small, SIC. per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $5@5.25;
COWS and heifers, 81. 50@4.75; dressed
beef, SIC. per pound
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
OREGON }TAIt 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.

Athena has secured street rock
crusher.
Work of building a road to Blue
river, on the Calapooia side, has be-
gun.
Plans of telephone line from Baker
to the Panhandle is under considera-
ton.
A burglar proof safe arrived at Ash
land last week for the First National
Bank.
The telephone line from Grants
Pass to Williams is complete and in
operation.
County roads between Baker City
and John Day are said to be in very
bad condition.
The Hood River Fruit Growers
Union is beginning to receive orders
for Strawberries.
Fred J. Runmmel was killed at the
Mammoth mine, in Eastern Oregon
recently by snow slide.
Thieves broke into saddle shop at
The Dalles several days ago and made
away with several pieces of harness.
W. G. Peterson agrees to put an
electric light plant in Brownsville ii
the city will pay $45 per month for
six lights.
Horse rustlers with two car loads OF
stolen horses are lodging the officers
somewhere in the the eastern portion
of Malheur county.
Governor Geer will be asked to
grant pardon to J. G.. thurman,
who was sent to the penitentiary from
Baker county in June, 1900, convicted
of manslaughter.
Work has again been resumed on
the Golden Wedge mine, at Galice.
A new irrigating ditch has been
started at BLY,, in Klamath county.
It is not thought that the fruit was
injured by the recent heavy frosts in
Hood River.
The Sherman county court has
raised the stock inspectors salary tc
$500 per annum.
A considerable amount of wheat
was sold at The Dalles last week fol-
SO cents bushel.
The Coos county court has ordered
that the road poll tax be paid in cash,
and that the road supervisors collect
the tax.
Last week, while Jack Simmons
was driving for load of hay on the
Innes-Kelsay ranch, near Paisley, a
gust of wind lifted the rack off the
wagon and carried it several rods and
dropped it into slough.
A Southern Pacific steam shovel
and outfit will Immediately begin fill
ing in the Rice Hill railway trestles
with earth. The switch will be ex-
tended, a water tank built, and other
Improvements made near Isadora and
Rise Hill.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Robbed The EXPRESS.

Macon, Ga, April 29.-An express
car of the Central Georgia railroad
going from Atlanta to Savannah was
robbed this morning by two men who
boarded the train at Macon. After
the train pulled out of Macon the two
men, who had secreted themselves in
some way, entered the express car
and confronted the express messenger.
They seized and bound his hands and
feet and threw sack over his head.
They then went through his packages
and secured about $3.50, but left
81, 600 package lying on the floor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03

Butte, Mont, May 1.-Two of what
is supposed to be big gang of counter
feiters were arrested here today and
identified by several people on whom
they had passed bogus $40 gold
pieces. They got rid of quite num-
Der. William Dougherty, one of
them, has lived here for years, and is
supposed to have only been connected
with the gang a short time. John
Mulligan, the other, has been here
a much shorter time, and was a faro
dealer until the law caused the games
to close.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Nebraska Prairie On Fire.

Valentine, Neb., April 26.-Word
received from the southwestern part of
this Cherry county is to the effect
that disastrous prairie fires are raging
there; that the buildings of one cat
tie ranch have been entirely wiped out
and that other ranches are threatened.
Details are very meager, and it is i'm
possible to learn the name of the
ranch which has suffered the loss of its
buildings, which is about 60 miles
from here. The report says that the
ires started about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Not Credited at Washington.

Washington, May 1.-The depart
ment of agriculture has receievd no
information bearing on the report
that has been circulated in England
charging Boer emissaries with inocu-
lating horses shipped to South Africa
with glanders and other maladies.
Secretary Wilson places no credence
in the story. He says, however, that
it is possible that it might have been
done, probably by hostlers Or other
attendants aboard ship. There has
been no examination of the horse
shipments by the department..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
The Government viii Refund.

Washington, April 3d. Commls-
sioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes,
in pursuant of the action of the
United States supreme court in de-
claring the tax of 10 cents on export
bills of lading unconstitutional, has
informed inquirers that the amounts
paid for the stamps will be refunded
on claims OF the value of So or over.
1t is estimated that about $500, 600
has been collected under this tax
vince it went into effect, July l, 1898.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Praise for Germans.

Berlin, May 1.-The latest Chinese
specials to arrive here show that the
German troops behaved with the
greatest gallantry during the engage
ments with the forces under General
Liu, storming the stronghold of the
enemy. The Chinese artillery, al
though firing splendid gums made in
1898 at the arsenal in Han Yang,
aimed badly. The Germans demol-
ished the Notifications near the gates
of the great wall.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
DisIoyal utteranees Suppressed.

Bloemfontein, Orange River Col
ony, April 29.-The provost marshal,
presiding over court of summary
Jurisdiction, has announced his inten-
ton of suppressing disloyal utter
ances. He has ordered British SUBJ
ject named Mitchell to be deported to
Ceylon for abusing an army order to
the effect that householders shall sus-
pend board outside of their doors
giving tho names of all the occupants
Of that particular house.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Payment Of Postal Orders.

Washington, April 3O.-The con
troller of the treasury has decided
that postal money orders are payable
only by postmasters upon whom they
are drawn and to whom notice of the
issue thereof has been sent. It has
been the practice heretofore to cash
money orders at postofices other than
those on which they are drawn and
for the postmasters cashing such or
ders to turn them into the postofics
department as vouchers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Anaconda Burglars Stole Safe Bodily.

Anaconda Mont, April 29.-Two
burglars entered the Alaska saloon
early today by forcing the Main
street door. Bodily picking up 800
pound safe, they loaded it onto an
express wagon. Driving outside the
city limits they broke the safe open
and secured $40, 600 in gold. Putting
the broken safe back into the wagon
they started the horse for the city
and made good their escape. No
clew.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Chinese Came Back.

Pekin, April 29.-The Chinese reg
ulars who retired beyond the Great
wall have reappeared at another point
within the international area.
Strong representations have been
made to the Chinese plenipotentiaties
in regard to the necessity for their
immediate retirement. The French
force is in readiness to renew the
operations, but has been ordered to
await the result of the imperial
edicts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Pueblo Teacher Disappears.

Pueblo, Col, April ga local
sensation is caused by the mysterious
disappearance of Mrs. Mertie Buerger,
who for IL years has been teacher in
the Pueblo schools. Bloodhounds
followed trail from Mrs. Buerger's
house to and under bridge over
Fountain creek, g. shallow stream.
The Arkansas river, some distance
further on, has been dragged, with cut
result.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Robberies On the Panama Road.

Colon, Colombia, April 30.-Bands
of robbers have for the past fortnight
been raiding stations along the rail
road line during the night time and
have also been looting shops, wound
ing several persons during their dep
relations. Chinese have been the
principal sufferers. The government
has increased the force at the railroad
stations and is doing its utmost to
suppress the robberies.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
Forty-eight Thousand Turks

Forty-eight thousand Turks have
been exiled during the last IL years.
Wolves are increasing rapidly in
many of the forest lands of northern
Canada.
A German savant points out that
rural postmen were in existence in
Egypt 4, 900 years ago.
A company with capital of ST.
900, 600 has been organized in Vine
land, N. j., for the making of flour
from sweet potatoes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-03
THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR.
Chief Places and Dates to Be Visited by Nc.
Kinly and Party.

The following are the principal
places the presidential party will visit
on their coast tour, with dates: