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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
POSTAL REFORM.
postmasters Notified of Change in Second.
Class Regulations.

Washington, July 22.-Third As
sistant Postmaster General Madden
has issued circular notice to all
postmasters calling especial attention
to the order promulgated recently,
making radical changes in the kind
of publications allowed admission as
second-class mail matter. It says
that postmasters may be held on
their official bonds for revenue lost to
the department through improper
application or faulty administration
OF these regulations. The pound rate
of postage, it says, is special privi-
lege at the public expense and the de-
partment will restrict the privilege to
those publications which are fairly
within the contemplation of the laws
and properly meet the requirements.
Owing to the material changes OF
practice which will be necessary by
some publishers and news agents, the
department, where it is inequitable,
will not enforce the new regulations
Immediately, but will in no case ex-
tend the time beyond October /, 1901.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
AN ALASKA TRAGEDY.
Three Men Left on an island Mysteriou,Iy
Disappear.

Port Townsend, WASH, July "a
The steamship Oregon arrived in
quarantine from Nome last night,
and remained in the stream awaiting
inspection until this morning. She
brought the largest number of passen-
gers of any steamer arriving from
Nome this season. The Oregon sailed
from Nome July 13. She reports
that for several days previous to her
sailing a fearful surf was sweeping the
beach at Nome, which endangered
both life and property.
A tragedy is reported on Unimak
island. Three men were landed there
last fall by the steamer Thomas F.
Bayard. The Bayard was to return
for them this season, and when she
arrived party was sent ashore and
found collapsed tent, the strong
ropes of which had evidently been
cut with knife or some other sharp
instrument. Inside were couple OF
garments, coat and vest, both Of
which were pierced with sharp knife
cuts. The Bayard sailed for Nome
and arrived there July 9, and made
the foregoing report.
The steamer Ruth, which was dis
abled by ice at Golofin bay, aftel
making temporary repairs, started fol
Cape Nome in leaking condition
and was caught in the storm in Behr
ing sea and she was again disabled
and while drifting about helplessl!
was picked up by the steamer SAINTS
Ana and towed to Nome.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
BACK TO THE ARMY
Where Civil Government Has Been Failure
-Insurrection Not Qu,Iled.

Manila, July %. - The United
States Civil Commission today an
nounced that after three months
trial of provincial form of govern
ment in the Islands of Cebu and Bohol
and the Province of Batangas, Lu-
zon, control of these districts, owing
to their incomplete pacifcation, has
been returned to the military author
tiles, it having proved that the COM
munities indicated are backward and
undeserving of civil administration.
The provincial and civil officials of
these designated districts will contin-
ue their functions, but are now under
the authority of General Chaffee,
instead of that of Civil Governor Taft,
as heretofore. General Chaffee has
the power arbitrarily to remove from
Office any or all provincial or civil
officials and to abrogate any section
of the laws promulgated in these three
provinces.
The residents of the island of Cebu
have protested, but without success,
against the return to that island to
military control. Several towns in
Cebu are still besieged by the insur-
gents. The insurrection on the island
of Bohol has been renewed and insur-
gent sentiment in the province of
Batangas is strong. General Chafee
has ordered battalion of the Thir-
tieth infantry to begin the occupa-
tion of the island of Mindoro. The
province of Batangas will be occu-
pied by the entire Twentieth infan-
try.
Fl. Phelps Whitmarsh, governor
of Benguet province, who was recent
ly ordered to Manila for investigation
of certain charges against him, pre-
sented his side of the case to the
United States Philippine commits
sion. Mr.. Whitmarsh denied every
charge made against him.
An act has been passed organizing
the insular constabulary, practically
as outlined in dispatches received
last March. A provision has been
added empowering the chief of the
system and either of the four district
assistants temporarily to consolidate
constabulatories of two or more pro
yinces in case of necessity. Inspec.
tion and discipline of the municipa,
police will also be controlled by con
stabulatory departments.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
ONE YEAR OF OCCUPATION.
Pekin Will Be Given Back to the Chinese
Authorities August ID.

Washington, July %. = Commits
sioner Rockhill has cabled the state
department. the following state
ment of the present status of the ne
gotiations at Pekin:
The diplomatic corps at Pekin is
engaged in considering the Russian
proposals for the eventual increase of
the tariff maritime customs). A
solution of the problem is hoped for.
The indemnity, fixed at 450. 600, 600
taels and per cent interest, has been
formally accepted and Japan has
waived preferential treatment. The
formal surrender of Pekin to the Chi
nese is expected to take place on Au-
gust IA. - The date mentioned is
the anniversary of the relief of the le-
gationels by the international forces.
The Russian proposal referred to is
understood, in substance, to be an
increase from per cent to 10 per
cent of the customs duties which
the Chinese government may collect
at the ports from foreign countries.
1t is further understood that the in
crease is not to take effect at once
and perhaps not at all. It will de-
pend upon the resources of China
under the existing system This
proposition is believed to be much
less Objectionable to Great Britain
and Japan, as we'll as to the United
States, than the original proposition
| to make an absolute and immediate
increase of the cistoms duties to the
extent proposed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Steamer Burned on the Lakes-Crew Believed
to Be Lost.

Marinette, Wis, July 2.-During a
severe electrical storm today a boat
supposed to be a large schooner or
steam barge was struck by lightning
and destroyed by fire, and her crew is
believed to have been lost. The light
keeper at Menominee saw the boat
burning just south of Green island.
He called up the local fire tug and
the latter started out to render any
assistance possible. When about
three miles out all signs OF the boat
or fire suddenly disappeared, and an
examination afterward showed no
wreekage. The nearest land is Green
island and the crew, if they had
escaped with their lives, would have
gone there. There was heavy sea
running, and it would have been inn
possible for small boat to live in it.
The boat was on her way here from
the Sturgeon bay canal, and was un-
doubtedly one of the Chicago or Mil
waukee lumber carriers. Communi-
cation with Sturgeon bay fails to
establish the identity of the lost craft.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
LIFE IN A FURNACE
HOT BLASTS AGAIN scoRcHINe
THE SOUTHWEST.
The Corn Crop Again Suffering Estimated
Yield Now Reduced to on.-fourth Crop
intense Suffering Among All Glasses
Temperature Reaches i2S at Kansas City
NO Prospect of Relief.

Kansas City, Mo-, July PA
veritable hot blast literally scorched
the Southwest today, breaking all
heat records in the history of the
local weather bureau. Yesterday
Kansas City experienced the hottest
weather ever known here, the govern
ment thermometer reaching 104 and
remaining above the 100 mark for
seven hours Two dozen prostrations,
nine fatal, were the result. Today at
8 80 o'clock the weather bureau ther-
mometer at the highest point in the
city showed 106 degrees, with street
thermometers in the business districts
reaching as high as 128. The ther-
mometer at s A. M. registered 90;
was 101 at noon, and at 8 P. NJ, 104.
Hardly breath of air stirred. The
suffering was intense, especially
among persons compelled to work
out doors and in the poor districts
in the bottoms. Seven deaths from
prostrations were reported during the,
day in Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas
City, Kan, and over 80 persons were
overcome by the heat. This makes
total death for the two days of 16.
Most of the victims were elderly per-
sons.
The highest previous temperature
in the history of the Kansas City
weather bureau was 1O3, in August,
1896, but it only remained near that
point for one day. Today is the 32d
in succession on which the tempera-
ture has averaged above 80 degrees
and the 18th in that time that the
thermometer has gone over 100. At
Lawrence, Kan, the state university
again broken, at 106 degrees, the
highest in "a years.
Farmers are still rushing their live
stock to market because of the scare
ity of water. Today the local receipts
of cattle were the heaviest on record,
amounting to 25, 500 head. There
was also big advance in the price of
grain, attributed to the heat. Sep
tember corn rose almost 4 cents to 80
5-8 cents and September wheat went
/ up AZ cents to 681a cents. Single
car lots of corn sold as high as So
cents a bushel to go back to the
country.
Heavy showers fell this afternoon
! in Southwestern Missouri, in the vi
cinity OF Joplin, the zinc district, and
in Southeastern Kansas around Fort
Scott. There is no prospect for a
heavy fall, the only thing that will
cause permanent break in the
drought.
At II O'Clock tonight local thun-
der shower brought relief to the suffer
ing people in much lower tempera-
ture, but the rainfall was small.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
FIREMEN's STRIKE ENDED.
Declared Off at Joint Meeting at Wilkes
barre-Work Resumed

W;lkosborro p. InI, "a Th.,
str;,n ah - a. stat;an,u,, Gyo-a ,nae ne
;o;ntI, @ NJ " aaIIad unI sy a& %. en aao.;s, wac
~ tbo st-;Iors - % anJ tha ~ orao,t;re ~ 8
hoard Of Tinted M;neworLers ton;obt
A reso1,,t;on wos offered roo,,asf;nn -
oil str;lers ~ - ra,,art - - for uor11 tonanr
row and # thew ore refused h1 anv of
the con,nan;es tban .ha nn;ted ~ -,
M;asSa.ita. 81, % oo onioeu
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
FLOOD OF BAD NOTES.
Printed From Plates Used by Bank Long
Out Of Existence.

Out VI I|SlStChSCs
Washington, July 24.-Chief Will
kie, of the secret service, has received
a number of bank notes printed from
the original plates used by the State
Bank of New Brunswick, N. j., over
so years ago. The bank went out of
existence some time in the SOS and it
was supposed that the steel plates
from which its notes were printed
were destroyed. It seems, however,
that these notes have fallen into the
hands of persons who have printed
from them large quantities of notes
which have been put into circulation
from New York to San Francisco. A
very large per centage of the notes so
far discovered are twos, although some
ones and fves are being sent in.
1nasmuch as the notes are not
counterfeits of any United States
notes or obligation the makers and
passers cannot be prosecuted under
the United States laws, but it is said
they can be punished for fraud under
the state laws. 1t appears that the
notes readily passed along the Cana
dian frontier, as the takers think they
are the notes of the Canadian pro-
vince of New Brunswick, the words
New Jersey" being printed in small
letters. The notes are printed on
bond paper and are quite as good in
every way as the originals. 1t is
said that possibly So, 900, 900 of these
notes are in circulation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Portland Markets.

Wheat-Walla Walla, export value,
55@56c per bushel; bluestem, Sic
valley, nominal.
Flour-best grades, S. 90@3. 40 per
barrel; graham, So. go.
Oats-White, $1.32H@L35; gray,
ST.. 30@1. .32b per GENITAL.
Barley-Feed, SIG. .50@17; brewing,
$17@17. so per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton; mid.
dlings, $21. so; shorts, $40; chop, SIS.
Hay-Timothy, $I2. 2.50@14;sclover,
$@9. so; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 pei
ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, II 1k@l9c
dairy, 14@15c; store, I1@12c pei
pound.
Eggs-171a@1Sc per dozen.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, lie
111ac; Young America, 12@121ac PEI
pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, So. 25@
400; hens, 81. 4.00@5. 90; dressed. LOG
lie per pound springs, So. 5000. 81
per dozen ducks, So for old; So. 81
$3.50 for young; geese, 81 pc
dozen; turkeys, live, 8@10c; dressed
10@121sc per pound.
Mutton - Lambs, 31sc. gross
dressed, 6@7c per pound; sheep
So. 25, gross; dressed, 6@616c per lb
Hogs - Gross, heavy, $5.75@6
light, $4.75@5; dressed, 61a@7c pc
pound.
Veal-smalL 7k@s9c; large, 81
| @71ac per pound.
Beef-Gross top steers, $4. 00@4. 25
cows and heifers. So. 25@3. so; dresse,
beef, 6h@71ac per pound.
Hops-l2@14c per pound.
Wool Valley, 11@13c; Easter
Oregon, 8@12c; mohair, 20@21c pc
pound.
Potatoes-$1. .O0@1.25 per sack me,
potatoes, 114c per pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
BIockaded With Ice FIoes.

St. Johns, N. F., July 24.-The
mail steamer Home, which arrived
here today, from Labrador, reports
that the coast is blockaded with ice
foes, especially the northern part,
where the foes are impenetrable.
This will greatly delay the Peary re-
lief steamer Erik, which counted
upon calling at Turnavia, Northern
Labrador, and landing her last mail
before entering the Arctic circle. The
Home had to abandon her attempt to
reach her terminus in consequence of
the ice.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
All Depends on the Powers.

Tien Tsin. July %. = Europeans
here consider that the prevention o.
speedy recurrence of trouble de.
pends entirely upon the frmness dis
played by the powers. It is thought
that this fact should be recognized in
Europe and the United States. The
general feeling in Tien Tsin is that
China is in no wise overawed or re
pentant. Ii Hung. Chang is reported
to have adopted an off-hand tone to-
ward a member of the provisiona
government, and to have talked O.
ousting the provisional government
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
viii Be Sent to Fort Lawton.

Seattle, July 22.-The Thirty-sec-
ond company of coast artillery is an
nounced by the local quartermaster's
Office here as having been detailed to
duty at Fort Lawton on its arrival at
Seattle. The company is now in the
Philippines and is expected to arrive
here within the next 30 days. There
are 10 men in the detachment. TIL.
accommodations ats,Fort Lawton, how
ever, are not sufficient for two-com.
pany battery of artillery, and are
now being enlarged under contract
recently let by the government.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
tope Amsrican, Wlll Take Para.

Washington July 24.-The state
department has received note from
the Italian embassy at Washington
inclosing letter from the mayor of
Turin, to President Mckinley, ex-
pressing the hope that artists and
manufacturers from the United States
will take. part in the international
exposition of modern decorative art to
be held in Turin in 1902, under the
patronage of the king OF Italy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Water for Suffering Indians.

Phoenix, Ariz., July %. = The
United States district court took sum-
mary steps to relieve the condition Of
the suffering Pima and Maricopa
Indians when it granted an injunc-
tion restraining the canal owners
above the reservation from taking
water from the river and thus depriy-
ing the Indians of their water supply.
The action is of much importance
in that it will give the Indians water
enough to prevent famine, which
caused such disaster among them last
year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Destructive Prairie Fires.

Denver July 23.- Considerable de-
struction by forest and prairie fires is
reported from different points in the
state, directly attributable to the
condition of grass and timber from
the long dry spell. Timber fires have
been burning several days near
Mount Evans, Longs Peak and on
the Kenosha range. From Baca and
Prowers counties, the center of the
stock raising district, come reports
of destructive prairie fires.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Missouri Changing Its Course.

Kansas City, July 22.-The Mis-
souri, river has cut its banks at a
point eight miles south of SLeayen-
worth and is now pouring part of its
waters into the Platte river. The
bed of the Platte is being gradually
widened, and there is danger that
within the next few days the Missouri
will be transferred completely to the
bed of the Platte. An island five
miles long and in some places nearly
two miles wide has been formed. II
the Missouri adopts this new channel
this new land will be transferred from
Missouri to Kansas.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
fishermen'. Strike Ended.

Vancouver, B. c., July 22.-The
strike of the salmon fishermen against
the Fraser river Gamers has been
adjusted, the Vancouver board oi
trade having acted as mediator. 1t
has been agreed that the fishermen
shall receive 121a cents per fish for
one-quarter of the entire pack and
10 cents for the remainder OF the
pack. The union msn began fishing
Sunday night.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
APPEALS FOR PROTECTION.
An English Subject In Colorado Is Afraid Of
Mob Violence.

Denver, July 22.-William Rad
cliffe has appealed to the state to pro-
tect his property at the Grand Mesa
lakes. He says armed men are in
possession of his property and threat
en- to kill his employees if they do not
leave Delta county. He arrived in
the city last evening and immedi-
ately entered into consultation with
the state game commissioner The
opinion of the attorney general will
be asked as to the duty of the state.
trou aond passs so e,s Joss Rades n EGaRs
who is an English subject, has ap-
pealed to the British consul for pro-
tectior to his life and property.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26

Pasteboard armor is likely to come
into military fashion. It is, if thick
enough, almost impenetrable to car
bine bullets, which can pierce FIVE
inch wooden planks. Recent expert
ments prove this.
The record was broken recently in
the sale of unoccupied lands in Ne
braska, Wyoming and Kansas. Over
SO, GOO acres were disposed of, the
largest amount in any one week in
the history of the land department.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Negotiations Still Progressing.

London, July 22.-In the house of
commons today the parliamentary
secretary of the foreign Office, Lord
Cranbourne. informed a questioner
that the difficulty which caused the
deadlock among the ministers OF the
foreign powers at Pekin had reference
to the collection of revenues, ear
marked for the purpose of indemnity,
and that the negotiations at Pekin
were still in grogress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Ambushed BY Boers.

London, July 23.-The casualty
lists received tonight at the war
Office indicate that party of South
African constabulary was ambushed
near Petersburg July 16 and that two
members of the party were killed,
one dangerously wounded and II are
missing and are believed to have
been taken prisoners by the Beers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
British Missionaries indignant.

London, July A.-The party Of
British missionaries who accompanied
Major Periera to Tai Yuen Flu, in
Shan 81, to investigate the condition
of the mission property, and of the
native Christians, travelled unarmed,
says dispatch to the Times from
Pekin, relying upon promise Of
protection, which was faithfully full
filed. Everywhere they were well re-
ceiyed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
NEWS OF THE STATE
TENS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of I'm.
portance-A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
--latest Market Report.


A number of small hold-ups are re-
ported around Athena and Weston.
A stage line has been established
across the mountains from Prineville
to Foster.
James Hall, California pioneer of
1852, died recently at Fairview, Was
CO county.
Several rich clean ups are reported
from the placer mines of Mule Gulch,
Grant county.
The Eugene excelsior factory is
running night and day, turning out
II carloads every MONTH
Oregon college presidents are dis
cussing more thorough regulation
of intercollegiate athletics.
The natural ice caves near Elgin,
Union county, are becoming quite a
summer resort for that section.
A. W. Sturgis, of Josephine county,
expects to realize $4,000 from the
annual clean up on his Forest creek
mine.
Timber fires are raging in the
mountains in Lake and Klamath
counties, and the valleys are getting
blue with smoke.
The prune crop in Benton and Linn
counties will be such record breaker
that it is feared much of the fruit
must go to waste for lack of drying
facilities.
The number of children in Lane
county between the ages of 4 and 20,
according to the reports of the several
school clerks, is I, $40. Last year the
number of children was !, 1882.
The Oregon rattlesnake seems lack
ing in real venom. Several men
were bitten recently in various hay
fields in Eastern Oregon, but no
fatalities or serious results are re-
corded.
Some of the Polk county prune
growers are already engaging hands
for the harvest, as a labor famine is
anticipated on account of the size o1
thesaTop and the outside demand fol
laborers.
Good coal prospects are reported on
the old H. c. Owen place, eight miles
from Eugene. Capital has been in
terested and development work will
soon be begun. The vein was known
years ago, but an obstinate owner
blocked progress.
Milton is trying hard to get can
merry located there.
Wagoneers are doing heavy WOO
business freighting out of Lostine.
The Crook county court paid boun
ty on TAO coyote sca1ps last session.
Florence people are working fol
more adequate protection against fire
Bob White quail have been seen il
small coveys near Lostine, Wallows
county.
l. Numerous bands of sheep are headed
for the summer pastures in the Green
horn mountains.
A California lion was seen lately il
the suburbs of Marshfield and badl,
frightened several small children.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
The DRAGON Has Left.

London, July pa high official
in Pekin who claims the power of
divination, says a dispatch to the
Standard from Tien Tsin, has notified
the Chinese court that the dragon has
left the capital, and that, consequent
ly, it is impossible for the court to
return.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26

William G. Whitney, of New York,
paid $50, 900 for the two-year-old colt
Nasturtium.
It is reported that a company at st.
Cloud, Fla, has succeeded in making
excellent paper from the leaves of
the palmetto.
Andrew Allan, the only surviving
founder of the Allan Line Ocean
Steamship Co. and president of the
line, died at Montreal, Cam, at the
age of 80 years.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-11
ARAGING, ROARING FLOOD

Washed down a telegraph line which
Chas. G.. Ellis. OF Lisbon, Ia, had TO
repair. Standing waist deep in icy
water he writes, gave ME terrible
cold and cough. 1t grew worse daily,
Finally the best doctors in Oakland,
Ncb., Sioux City and Omaha said l had
consumption aud could not live. Then
] began using DR.. king'a New Dis
covery and was wholly cured by six
hottles.' Positively guaranteed fol
coughs, colds aud all throat and lune
troubles by Wallace i Johnson. Prise
50cslnd 81 90.