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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
RACED FOR A SWITCH.
Terrible Accident Caused by Motormsn'.
Carelessness.

Albany, N. Y, May 27.-Electric
cars racing for a switch while run
ming in opposite directions at the
rate of 40 miles an hour cost five
lives yesterday afternoon by terrific
collision in which over 40 prominent
people were injured, some fatally
and others seriously. The lobby of
the local postofice. filled with dead
and wounded, hysterical women and
children looking for relatives and
friends, surgeons administering tenn
porary relief, and ambulances racing
through the city taking the wounded
to the hospitals, were the early in
timations of the accident.
The scene of the accident was at a
point about two miles cut of Green
busch, on the line of the Albany &
Hudson Railway. The point where
the cars met on the single track was
at sharp curve, and SO fast were
both running and SO sudden was the
collision that the motormen did not
have time to put on the brakes be-
fore south bound car No. % had gone
almost clear through north bound
car No. II, and hung on the edge
of high bluff with it's load of shrek
ing MANNED humanity. One motor
man was pinioned up against the
smashed front of the south bound
car, with both legs severed and was
killed instantly, while the other one
lived but a few moments.
The few women and children who
had escaped injury were hysterieal
and added their cries to the shrieks
Of the dying and mutilated. Men
with broken arms and bones. with
dislocated joints and bloody heads
and faces, tried to assist others who
were more helpless. Help had been
summoned from East Greenbusch and
vicinity, and in a. little time the
bruised mass of humanity, with the
#mutilated dead, were loaded on
empty cars and taken to Albany.
The ambulances and physicians had
been summoned and. the postoffice
turned into morgue and hospital.
As far as the physicians could tenn
porarily attend the wounded they
were taken to their homes or to the
hospitals.
With both motormen killed it
was hard to get at the real cause of
the accident, but it is pretty well de-
termined that it was caused by an
attempt of the south bound car to
reach a second SWITCH instead of
waiting for the north bound car at
the first siding. The cars weigh Is
tons each and are the largest electric
cars built, and so frightful was the
crash that both cars were torn almost
to splinters.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
TWELVE WERE LOST
STEAMER FouNoeRED ON LAKE
HURON IN A STORM.
"Evsry Man for Himself was the Captains
Last order-Second Engineer and One
Deckhand Ssved-Lsttsr was Crazy from
His Terrible Expsrlnce Engineers Story
Of the Wreck.

East Tawas, Mich, May T.-The
wooden steamer Baltimore foundered
this morning in Lake Huron near
Au Sable, and IL OF her crew OF Ia
were drowned. Two men were
washed about in the lake for several
hours, lashed to pieces of wreckage,
and were finally picked up by the
tug Columbia and brought in here.
George McGinnis, a deck hand, one
OF the rescued, went crazy from his
experience. The other survivor,
Thomas Murphy, of Milwaukee, sec
ond engineer, was able to tell the
story of the disaster.
1t was sometime after the Column
bia had brought the shipwrecked men
into port before Murphy was re-
vived sufficiently to tell his story.
The Baltimore foundered about
O'Clock in the morning and he was
In the water until late in the after
noon.
I'VE were bound from Lorain to
Sault Ste. Marie, !" he said, "and had
in tow a large steam drill and scow.
When off Thunder Bay Captain Place
decided to turn about and run for
Tawas for shelter. When we arrived
off Au Sable the steamer struck heav-
lily on her bottom. The seas broke
over her at the same time and carried
away the deckhouse and the after
cabin, and finally the smokestack fell.
Both rails forward broke in two Just
aft of the forward deckhouse, and we
knew it was only few minutes before
the steamer would go to pieces.
" It's every man for himself now, ;,
shouted Captain Place. We took
Captain Places advice and every man
started to save himself as best he
could. Some of the boys took to the
rigging, but McGinnis and myself
lashed ourselves to ring bolt in a
piece of the after cabin, and we were
washed overheard shortly afewarrd.
The strain was too much for McGin-
mis- and he went crazy before we had
been in the water very long. He
tried to throw me off the wreckage,
but | talked to him and encouraged
him to hold on. Twice he got loose
and tried to drown us both, but each
time I succeeded in quieting him.
told him boat was coming to take
us off, and then I would get him tied
fast again.
The tug Columbia lost drill scow
with six men on board just before
she picked up the men from the Bal
timore. The Columbia went out
again this afternoon and found the
drill. The men were taken off it
badly frightened, as they had neither
boat not life preservers.
The lost steamer was rated at $40, :
GOO by the underwriters, and was in
sured for nearly that amount.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
STRIKERS LESS sANeuINE.
Eighteen Hundred Men Still Out Around
Newark, N. ].

New York, May 29.-The close OF
the first week of the machinistsl
strike at Newark, N. j., finds about
], 800 idle men in Newark and its
suburbs. The strikers have. ceased
to be as sanguine as at first re egardine
the outcome of their efforts to COM
pei their employers to grant nine
hour day without decreased pay. A
half dozen of the smaller shops in
this section have met the demands
of the men but none of the larger
ones has shown any disposition to
yield. Representatives of the larger
firms say they are prepared for just
as long a fight as the maehinists
are to maintain.
It is probable that the machinists
employed in the American Engine
works, at Plainield will go out.
This company agreed to the nine hour
clause, but cut Is cents from the 10
hour pay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
RAPIDLY NEARING HOME.
Presidential Train Win Reach Washington
Thursday.

Sidney, Neb, May 28.-The presi-
Dental train made the third days run
on the homeward journey without
incident. The trip across Wyoming
was at an average elevation of over
1000 feet, and at Sherman, just be-
fore the train began to descend the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains
the elevation exceeded 1900.
The president has made no remarks
at any of the stops, but he has ap-
peared on the platform and shook
hands with some of those nearest the
car There were crowds at every sta
tion along the route and every cattle
ranch had its little group of cowboys
sitting bolt upright on their horses
waving the sombreros as the train
went by. Mrs. Mckinley is standing
the trip WELL The weather has been
pleasant and that means much for
her comfort.
The Presidential train will reach
Washington Thursday morning at
Z 80.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
TO DEFINE BoUpARY.
internal Survey Party VIII Locate United
States. Canada Line.

Vancouver, B. G., May 27.-An in
ternational survey party, consisting
of United States and Canadian en-
gineers, is about to begin the task of
defining the international boundary
between the United States and Can
ada from the Pacific coast to the
Rocky mountains. It is contended
that this work was inaccurately per-
formed in the surveys of 1859 and
1861. One of the most important
matters to be determined is the ques-
tion of the national location of Mount
Baker mining district. Valuable
mines are embraced in this section,
and the territory is claimed by both
the American and Canadian govern
ments.
Lieutenant Sinclair, of the coast
and geodetic survey, will be at the
head of the United States party, and
J. HI. Macarthur will lead the Cana
dian surveyors. The work will begin
this week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
EXPLOSION IN MINE
TWENTY-oNE MEN MET A TER.
RIBLE DEATH. pE
Nine More Terribly Burned l. Explosion
Caused by Coal Dust in the Air Being
isnited by a "Blown BIa,t-Fire Shot
Out From the Mouth of the Tunnel 800
Feet Hish-Mins Is Badly Damaged.

Dayton, Tenn, May 29.-At the
Richland mine of the Dayton Coal
& Iron Company. two miles from
here, at 4;30 O'Clock this afternoon,
terrific explosion of coal dust re-
suited in the death of 81 men, all
white, and most of them married
and with families.
The explosion was caused by what
is known among miners as a ''blown
blast. 1t is the custom of the
miners to place blasts and fire them
off at quitting time, leaving the coal
thus thrown down to be loaded and
hauled out of the mine the next
morning. The Richland mine is
destitute of water, and a great vol
ume of fine particles of coal dust.
invisible to the naked eye, accumu-
lated at the roof of the mine. This
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock dynamite
cartride was placed in position in
one of the rooms for blast, and the
miners started for the mouth of the
mine. The blast did not explode, as
intended, but instead a long flame
shot out of the blast hole and ignited
the accumulation of dust. Instantly
a terrific explosion occurred, and a
seething mass of flames shot to the
mouth of the mine and extended 300
feet into the air, scorching the leaves
from the nearby trees.
There were "a men in the mine at
the time. Four of them escaped
with slight injuries. Twenty one
were killed, and nine terribly burned,
most of them fatally. The force of
the explosion caused great masses of
coal and slate to cave in from the
roof of the mine, and many of the
miners were completely buried.
Word quickly reached Dayton and
rescue forces were at once organized
and proceeded to the mine. One by
one the blackened and horribly dis
figured bodies were taken from the
debris and carried to the mouth OF
the mine, where they were put on
locomotive and taken to Dayton.
Scores of relatives and friends gath
cred at the mouth of the mine, and
the shrieks of anguish as the bodies
were removed were heart rending.
The two undertaking establishments
at Dayton were turned into morgues,
where the mangled bodies were
dressed and prepared for delivery to
their families. All the men en-
ployed in this mine were residents
of Dayton.
The Richland mine is the prop
erty of the Dayton Coal & Iron Com
pany, composed of Glasgow capital
lists. The company operates an iron
furnace at Dayton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Yukon is Not Omen.

White Horse, Y. T., May 14.-Not-
withstanding reports to the contrary,
the Yukon river is not open below
Lebarge, but the daily clearance of
the ice is expected. Many scows and
a great quantity of freigh have been
passed as far as Lebarge, the latter
awaiting the arrival of the first Daw-
son bound steamer. Lake Bennett is
not yet open, but that is of but little
concern to the 1901 Klondiker, since
the White Pass & Yukon route has
solved the problem of lake and rapid
navigation, as far as White Horse.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
homecoming Of Volunteers.

Manila, May 29.-It is reasonably
certain that the remaining volunteers
will sail for home before July. The
Forty seventh regiment and battalions
of the Forty ninth and Thirty eighth
have sailed on the transport Thomas.
The Ohio sails today with the Forty
scond regiment and the Fitzpatrick
and Logan June l with the Forty
third and Forty ninth regiments and
two battalions of the Sixth. The
Grant sails from Aparri June / with
the Forty eighth regiment and two
battalions of the Forty ninth.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Postal Orders.

Washington, May 29-The post
Office at susanville, Grant county,
Or, has been moved three quarters of
a mile to the northeast without
change of postmaster. A postoffice
has been established at Midford, King
county, Washington, to be.supplied
with special service from North Bend.
Daily mail messenger service has been
authorized between Seattle and West
Seattle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Sailed for Nome.

San Francisco, May 2S.- Thre,
steamers sailed today for Nome-th,
Conemaugh, with 2, 800 tons of gen,
eral freight but no passengers; the
Portland with 400 passengers, three
tons of mail and full cargo. NearI,
half of the passengers are employe:
of the Northern Commercial com
pany, bound for Unalaska, Dutel
harbor, ST. Michael and Nome. TIL,
steamer Valencia, with about 20t
passengers and supplies.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Saved ! Bank From Ruralars.

Waverly, o., May 27.-Dr. w. T.
Wallace engaged in duel with four
robbers last night, and saved the First
National Bank and the postofice from
being burglarized. The doctor lives
on the second floor of the building
and was awakened by the noise. He
exchanged shots with the burglars
and trail of blood proved that his
aim was good The crooks made
their escape from town OH freight
train.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Slide More Serious Than Reported.

Baker City, Or, May 27.-The
landslide at the Climax mine, which
occurred about two weeks ago, in con-
sequence of a water ditch overf1owing,
has proven far more serious than at
first reported. The mouth of the
main tunnel was closed with timbers,
boulders, gravel and debris of all
kinds, so that it required heavy blast
ing and 10 days to open it up. It
will require several weeks more to
put up the buildings destroyed and
restore the other property lost in the
flood.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
MuLTIPLEx TELEGRAPHY.
The Rowland System is Being introduced Into
Germany.

Baltimore, May 27.-The multiplex
system of telegraphy, invented by the
late Henry A. Rowland, of Balti-
more, which is being introduced into
Germany, permits of the transmission
of eight messages simultaneously over
single wire, four in each direction
at the rate of 40 words a minute.
The messages are sent by means Of
a keyboard similar to that of type
writer, which can be operated by an
ordinary typewriter operator, and are
recorded at the other end of the wire
by a small machine. 1t is possible to
either print the message upon sheet
OF paper or upon long tape like
that which is used in the ordinary
ticker service.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31

Senator Hawley is in favor of pro-
tecting the Nicaraguan canal, no
matter what kind of an interna-
tional agreement is made.
3 It WIS held recently in London
police court that no one has any right
to force his way into a railway car
riage already full.
San Francisco has 100, Pittsburg
S85, Providence $50, Washington 500,
Louisville 325, Cincinnati. SIG anG'
Cleveland 400 policemen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
No Smallpox on Indiana.

Pekin, May 27.-The doctors who
were instructed to make report as
to what length of time must elapse
before it will be safe to allow the
troops on board the United States
transport Indiana, where it was sup
posed case of smallpox had devel-
oped, have decided that the suspected
case was not smallpox. The troops
will go on board the Indiana today.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Riotins in South Russia.

London, May 30. = Rioting has
spread to South Russia, says a dis
patch from st. Petersburg, as the
result of the production of the anti.
Seminite play, 1.-THE Smugglers. At
Kutais thousands of people congre-
gated about the theater and stoned
the police. A detachment of Cos.
sacks charged and dispersed the
crowd. Thirteen policemen, Is Cos.
sacks and two officers were severely
injured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Demands of Strikers Met.

Dunkirk, N. Y, May 29.-The
strike of the machinists employed by
the Brooks Locomotive Works has
been settled. All who struck are to
be taken back without discrimination.
Fifty five hours will constitute a
week S work; straight increase of 10
per cent in wages is granted These
are substantially the demands made
by the macbinists.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
New Submarine Cable.

New York, May ga new SUBJ
marine cable between England and
Germany has just been put down.
The cable is owned by a British
company, but the German govern
ment contributed to its cost, and a
German firm was employed to carry
out the work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
New Mexico Min. Accident.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, MaN.2s.-one
man was instantly killed and several
seriously hurt at the Santa Rita cop-
per mine, in Grant county. while
cleaning out blasts which had failed
to explode.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Date Fixed for Gun Races

New York, May 29.-The Royal
Ulster Yacht Club has cabled the
New York Yacht Club an approval
of September 81 as the day for the
opening contest in the cup races.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
Commercial 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.

Philomath will celebrate the Fourth
of July.
The Hillaboro council has ordered
500 feet of hose.
Sufficient funds have been pledged
for Fourth of July celebration at
Roseburg.
Last week there was 60, 600 pounds
of wool sold at Blalock for 10 cents
per pound.
Two carloads of horses were shipped
from Baker City to the East this week
by Susanville people.
S L. Brooks, a stockraiser of the
Sandridge, north of Imber, lost his
large barn by fire last week.
The board of directors of the Hunt
ington high school have decided to
have nine months school this year.
The 18th annual convention of the
Washington County Sunday School
Association will be held June 6 at
Forest Grove.
The Inland Telephone Company has
a crew of men engaged in stringing
extra wires between La Grande and
Wallowa county points.
The Deep Gravel Mining Company,
incorporated, has assumed control OF
all the mining property heretofore
owned by Winner Bros. & Co., at
Waldo.
The contract has been let for the
hauling OF 8, 900 tons of gypsum for
the Oregon Lime Company from the
gypsum mine to the company's works
at Lime, three miles from Hunting
ton.
There was So, 500 fire at Oregon
City the first of the week.
Arrangements are being made to
celebrate the Fourth at Baker City.
The Grand lodge of Odd Fellows
held their encampment at Baker City.
Efforts are being made to develop
the Kaolin deposits, near Huntington.
The people of Forest Grove and vi
einity are trying to secure a Sunday
train service.
Farmers near Salem say grain is
looking as we'll as it ever did and they
expect large crop this year.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, aged 60
years, an old resident of Oregon, died
at her home in Monmouth last week.
The Baldwin Sheep & Land Com
pany, of Hay Greek, will sell at pub
lie auction, June l, LOCO, 600 pounds
of wool.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Columbia River Pack
#ers' Association it was decided to raise
the price of canned goods.
Reports from Willamette and
Clackamas river fishermen, near Ore
gon City, say this is the best season
for their work for several years.
The board of trustees of the State
Reform School has let bids for the
laying of 4. 500 square feet of concrete
work, for basement floors and walks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-31
Portland Markets.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 60c. val
ley, nominal; bluestem, 6l@62c.
per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, 50. 90@3. 40 per
barrel; graham, $3.50.
Oats-White. 81. 35@l. 10 per GENITAL
gray, 81. 30@1. .32A per GENITAL.
Barley-Feed, $17@17. so; brewing,
$17@H. so per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton midd-
lings, $21. so; shorts, 5000; chop,
s16.
Hay-Timothy, $12. 5O@l4; clover,
$7@9.50; Oregon wild hay, $6@7
per ton.
Hops-12@14c. per lb.
Wool - Valley, 11@13c; Eastern
Oregon, 7@10c; mohair, 2O@2lc.
per pound.
Butter = Fancy creamery, 15@
TIC. dairy, 13@14c. store, 11@
f2Ac. per pound.
Eggs = Oregon ranch, 12@12hc.
per dozen.
Gheese-Full cream, twins, 100
I3kc. Young America, 1315@l4c.
per pound.
Poultry-Ghickens mixed, So. 5000;
hens, $4@5. 90; dressed, 11@12c. per
pound springs, S3@5 per dozen
ducks, $5@6; geese, $6@7; turkeys,
live, 10@12c; dressed, 14@ Ice. per
pound.
Potatoes-old, $1@1.15 per sack;
new, 2A@21ac. per pound.
Mutton Lambs 4A@5c. per
pound gross; best sheep, wethers.
with wool. 81. 25@4. so; dressed, 6@7e
per pound.
Hogs - Gross, heavy, $575@6;
light, 81. 75@5; dressed, 7@71Ic. per
pound.
Veal-Large, 6a@7c. per pound
small, 71a@8c. per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $5@5. 25;
cows and heifers, $4.50@4.7 IS; dressed
beef, SN@81ae. per pound
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-24
CITY BREVITIES.

Dr. A. A. Morrison has purchased the
property at No. 702 Bull street, and will
make the place his home after Oct. l,
w. C. Farris will probably be APP
pointed keeper of the powder magazine
by Mayor Myers to-day, to succeed w
F. Gilbert resigned.
Rosa Lee Monroe, colored, was ar
rested yesterday by Patrolman Beiber
for the larceny of six waists and a
skirt from Lula Richardson.
Capt Taliaferro returned to the city
yesterday with his students, after
spending the summer at Rapidan, Va
Capt. Taliaferro has leased No. sos
Drayton street for his school building
this session. The building has been
leased for a number of years.
Mr.. S. S. Leonard has been sum-
moned to show cause before Judge
Falligant tomorrow morning why he
should not be attached for contempt.
His wife claims that he has violated
the orders of the court by refusing to
pay her the alimony of 500 per week.
fixed in the decree and that he has
constantly annoyed and at times phys
ically ill-treated her.
Robert Whiteside, a seaman, was ar
rested yesterday by Patrolman Lovett
on a charge of being drunk and dis
orderly, and creating excitement on the
East Side. The prisoner is charged
with having used profane language in
the presence of ladies', and with having
smashed glasses in the place of Peter
Peterson. The master of the steam
ship Citra furnished bail for White
sides appearance in court this morn
ing,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-24
TWO PLEAD GUILTY.
Penitent Criminals Saved Trouble in
the SuperiOr Court.

number of cases were scheduled
to receive the attention of Judge Fal-
ligant and jury in the Superior Court
yesterday, but in only one of those
heard was the intervention of a jury
necessary. In the other the defendants
plead guilty, and Judge Falligant i'm
posed sentence Immediately.
The defendant who refused to plead
was Napoleon Brown, charged with
burglary. According to the evidence
adduced on behalf of the state, Brown
had broken and entered the house OF
Joseph Henderson. The evidence did
not leave a doubt of the guilt of the
accused, reasonable or otherwise, up
on the minds of the jurors, and they
returned a verdict of guilty, without
reduction or recommendation. Judge
Falligant sentenced the defendant TO
spend the next five years of his life in
the penitentiary.
Robert Small entered a plea of
guilty to an Indictment charging him
with highway robbery He had snatch
ed pocketboog and its contents, the
latter amounting to SO, from Laura
Tressett The negro made good his
escape, but was afterwards captured
by Detective Murphy and landed in
the barracks. ne eNluclIAy NiCN5h'
that his plea of guilty would secure
him some reduction of sentence, but
Judge Falligant could see nothing in
the case to excuse or palliate the con-
duct of Small and sentenced him to a
term of ten years in the penitentiary.
Rose Ford a celebrated character on
the East Side, was sent to the gang
for a year. When Patrolman William
E. Hicks endeavored to arrest the wo-
man on a minor charge, she used to-
ward the officer language too vile for
repetition and she was indicted by the
grand jury for the offense. She plead
guilty, and Judge Falligant imposed
the longest sentence on the chaingang
that is nermitted by the law.