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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Fire at kensett. Iowa.

The village of Ilensett, Iowa, was de-
stroyed by fire. Fourteen buildings were
burned, and the total loss is estimated at
So, 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
PARDON FORHUSBAND
WIFE SECURES PRISONERS RE-
LEASE FROM PENITENTIARY.

Mans rawlings and Her Womau1y Curl
osity Get Both Into Serious Trouble
Bradstreet's Makes Very Favorable
Report on the Grain Situation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
PROGRESS OF THE RACE.
Standing of League Clubs in Contest
for the Penuant.
Following is the standing of the clubs
League:

Standings in the American League are
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
UNDER ARMY POWER.
Secretary Root the Real Head of Philippine
Government.

Washington, June s. The new
civil government to be established
in the Philippines is receiving the
consideration of the president and the
secretary of war. 1t will differ but
little from what was first outlined,
as there will be a governor for the
archipelago and legislative council
and other officers. This government
will have control of all civil affairs,
but it will be under the war power
to the extent of being directed by the
secretary of war. There will be a
nice distinction as to the authority Of
the general commanding the troops
in the Philippines and the governor
to be appointed under the civil gov
ernment. No official declaration has
been made as to which will be the
supreme authority, but it is known
that the secretary of war will be su-
preme. While it is not the intention
to conduct the government of the
Philippines under the Foraker law,
that law will be taken as sanctioning
what is to be done. The new govern
ment will be similar to that which
| existed for short time in the early
days of New Mexico. There was q
civil governor, appointed by the pres
ident, and commanding general o.
the army. Both had their functions
in preserving the peace and control
ling the affairs of the territory.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
UNCLE SAM REFUSES.
Disapproves Joint Guarantee Of Chinese In
demnity-Foreisn Powers Notified.

Washington, June 12.-The govern.
ment has formally communicated te
the foreign powers the impossibility
of joining in joint guarantee for the
payment of the Chinese indemnity.
The difficulties in the way of such an
arrangement are set forth in the COM
munication, particularly those relat.
ing to the constitutional restrictions
on the president in making joint oi
this character.
In view of the determination oi
the United States not to be party
to the joint guaranty there is anxiety
shown in diplomatic circles as the
outcome on the question of in
IDENTITIES. One view is that the ma.
jority of the powers being favorabl,
to joint guaranty will execute this
joint instrument and thereafter carry
ON a concert of their own. In that
event, it is said, the United States
would arrange directly with China az
to the major portion of the indem-
nifty. The representatives of most O.
the European powers do not believe
that a resort to The Hague tribunal
proposed by the United States will b.
acceptable to their governments.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
ADVERSE DECISION
BOARD REPORTS ON LAKE WASH.
INeToN CANAL.
Majority Does Not Favor the Proposition. a,
They Believe that Either 1t or the Puget
Sound Naval Station Would Have to be
Abandoned in the Minority Made
Favorable Report.

Washingto.., June 10.-The naval
oard appointed under the terms of
an act of congress, to examine into
the advantages of Lakes Union and
Washington, in the state of Wash
ington, near Seattle, as fresh water
basins for laying up naval vessels,
has made an adverse report upon the
proposition. The majority find in
substance, after careful examinations,
that, having in view the best interest
and welfare of the navy, a fresh water
basin in this location separated by
some distance from the naval station
on Puget sound, would be expensive
to maintain, and in the end, one or
the other would have to be abandoned.
The minority of the board made a
strong plea in favor of the proposed
naval basin, and discuss at some
length the engineering work which
would be required to carry out the
project,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
JAPANESE STILL THERE.
No Sign Yet Of Withdrawing Her Troop,
From China.

Pekin, June 12.-The Chinese ex.
press great satisfaction at the an.
nouncement of the intention of the
court to return to Pekin in Septem.
ber. All the foreign troops, with the
exception of the legation guards, are
expected to withdraw before the mid
die of that month, the only troops no.
already under orders of withdrawal
being the japanese, whose govern
ment is sending reliefs. It is said
however, at the japanese legation
that when Japan is absolutely certain
the other powers are evacuating, he
own troops can be withdrawn on two
days notice. General Voyron, tn,
French commander, has instruction.
to leave one brigade for service il
China, and the French transports are
en- route. The British will have com
pleted their departure by the end o
September, 10 transports making TIVE
journeys to India.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
REINDEER TRIP ABANDONED.
Officer Who is Now In Siberia to Secure the
Animals May starve to Death.

Seattle, June 1.-THE annual voy-
age of government ship to Siberia
after reindeer, according to DIR. Shell
den jackson, who left for the north
on the transport Warren today, has
been abandoned for the season.
Lieutenant Berthoff, who crossed Rus
sia and Siberia last year to gather a
herd of deer, will be left to get along
as best he can until a year from the
coming July. DR.. Jackson thinks
Berthoff may starve to death or perish
while waiting for a ship to take him
off. He is likely to be left all
alone, and to his own personal efforts
for subsistence throughout next win
ter, as there are few natives where he
will be. 1t will be impossible to at.
tempt to rescue him until after next
June, as the ice will permit no ap
proach to the coast.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
SUICIDE OF DR.. DAILY.
SURGEON on Miles. Staff in Porto Rics-ln
somnia Affected His Mind.

Pittsburg, June 10.-Major W. n.
Daily, surgeon on the staff of General
Miles in Porto Rico, committed sui
eide at his home by shooting himself
in the right temple. The body was
found in the bathroom lying in a
pool of blood, with 3S calibre re-
volver lying on the floor. DIR. Foster,
who was summoned at once, found
the bullet hole in the temple and
announced that, death had taken
place several hours before. No cause
is known for DR.. Daly's deed, unless
it be that insomnia drove him tempo
rarily insane. For some time he
had been unable to sleep regularly.
The doctor was widewer and leaves
no immediate family. He was So
years of age and for many years had
been prominent in medical circles.
He gained international prominence
during the Cuban war, as it was his
report to the commanding general
of the army that started the ''em'
balmed" beef inquiry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
IN NUEvA EciJA.
Provincial Government Has Been Established
at San lsidro.

Manila, June 12.-The Philippine
commission returned to Manila today
from the province of Nueva Eciia,
Luzon, having organized provincial
government at San Isidro, capital of
the province.
General Taft told the people that
if no power were given to levy Gus
toms, the expenses of the central gov
ernment would be paid by additional
internal taxes. He pointed out also
that if the decision of the authorities
at Washington should result in free
trade with the United States, opening
up such great market, the increase in
land values would enable the people
to respond to the increased internal
taxes. The northern tour has been
postponed.
The American astronomical COM
mission has returned from Sumatra,
and will sail shortly for~home.
Lieutenant Wray's command has
had SIX engagements with the insurg-
ents in the province of Sorsogon,
Luzon, killing six Twenty-three in
surgents were captured at Atimon,
province of Tabayas. Several minor
captures are reported from other parts
of Southern Luzon, where the insurg-
ents are still active.
The report circulated in the United
States that General Cailles has sur
rendered is unfounded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
SHE is GOOD AT REACHING.
The Boston Yacht independence Takes An
other Trial Spin.


Boston, June 1.-THE Indepen-
dence had another short sail in the
bay this afternoon, and the breeze
being only moderate the yacht spread
more canvas than has yet been hoist
ed. The sea was smooth, and again
she proved her wonderful reaching
qualities, besides showing considerable
ability in windward work. Not only
did she hold very we'll up to the
breeze, keeping within an average of
three points, but she footed quite fast
and tackled in the neighorhood of 20
seconds. The trial was confined to
less than two hours of actual sailing,
most of the time being spent on the
wind or reaching, and as yet the yacht
has not been sent dead to leeward, it
being thought we'll to wait for the
spinnaker and club topsail. There
was no accident today, barring a
slight rent the mainsail, which
rather hindered the setting of that
great piece Of canvas. The yacht
may go out again tomorrow after
noon, although there is considerable
work to be done upon her.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
cueANs MAY REPENT.
Administration Hopeful That 1t Will Accept
Amendment.

Washington, June 10.-The eabi-
net was in session over two hours
today discussing the Cuban and
Philippine situations A communi-
cation has been received from Cover
nor General Wood in regard to the
prospect for the unconditional accept
ance of the Platt amendment, but its
contents are not made public. It can
be stated, however, that there is a
hopeful feeling in administrative
circles that after the first soreness
wears off the convention will see the
wisdom of accepting the terms OF
the amendment The answer to Gen
eral Wood to be sent and the language
of the communication was under
consideration today. Meanwhile the
status in Cuba is to be maintained.
No action looking to the calling OF
another convention is contemplated
| if the present convention should de-
cline to accede to our terms.
The program looking to the estab-
lishment of civil government in the
Philippines is being formulated in
the shape of an order which is to be
promulgated shortly. 1t is said that
there is no definite conclusion as to
whether the powers of the civil ad-
ministration will be exercised under
the general war powers of the presi-
dent or the power vested in him by
the Spooner amendment. That, how.
ever, is considered matter of detail
The main point is that the civil ad
mnistration, which will be confined
largely to the municipalities. will b.
vested in the head of the Taft com
mission and such other officials al
may be designated, and that the.
will exercise their functions subiec
to the direct authority of the secre
tary of war, to whom all reports vii
be made. Civil administration un
der military supervision, such as j
contemplated. is said not to be anon
aIous, and the civil government il
New Mexico and che Southern state
during the early stages of the recon
struction period are pointed to as be
ing substantially analogous to what i
proposed in the Philippines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
RELATIONS ARE DISTURBED.
High Explosives Canse Trouble Between the
Army Bureas.

New York, June 10.-A special
from Washington says:
High explosives have disturbed re-
lations between the bureau of ord
nance and board of ordnance and
Notifications. A bitter controversy
has been raging between these two
branches of the army for more than
a year and has been brought to the
attention of Secretary Root for final
action.
The Notifications law authorizes
the secretary in his discretion to
purchase for 500, 900 the right to
manufacture thorite, an explosive TO,
filling shells, and the Isham shell,
a projectile in which the explosive
gelatine can be fired. The board oi
ordnance and Notifications, has re-
commended that the secretary of wal
acquire the patents upon the explos.
i've shells named.
The board of which Major Rogers
Birneys is president, has been con
Quoting tests at Sandy Hook. These
explosives included thorite, maxim
ite, rendrock and Others Its report
has just been received but Genera
Burlington declines to make it pub
lie. It is known, however that tht
board reports that after exhaustive
trials of thorite as shell filler, in
cluding field, siege and seacoast shell
it is found that reasonable degree
of efficiency cannot be obtained, ant
the board therefore recommends tha
the tests be discontinued.
Maximite seems to have pleased tn,
board more than thorite. The boart
of ordnance and forticfations think
animus influenced the ordinance
board in its decision.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
NEWS OFTHE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of I'm.
portancs-A Brief Review Of Of the
Growth and improvements of the Many
industries Throughout Onr Thriving Com.
monweaIth-Latest Market Report

Smallpox at Westfali has been
eradicated.
Ontario has arranged to observe the
Fourth of July.
Athena streets are being improved
with crushed rock.
People of Quartzburg have petit
toned for daily mail.
Coquille City is preparing for a
Fourth of July celebration.
The treasurer of Marion county had
on hand June the sum of $24, 959. %.
The Linn County w. G. T. U. con-
vention will be held the first week in
August.
It is reported at Prairie City that
'srustlers" are stealing stock in the
vicinity of Grub creek range. ri
The question of bonding school dis
trict No. 8, Malheur county, in the
sum of So, 600, to improve the school
building, will come before the voters
June Is.
]. Fl. Timon has discovered a Ia
foot vein OF coal where he has been
opening up mine on Lampey creek,
Coos county. The mine is located
within 200 yards of the river.
There is some talk of moving the
school house in district 90, Umatilla
county, to Missouri gulch or Stage
gulch. The district is nine miles long
and number of the children live sc
far from the school building that they
either stay at home or are put to great
inconvenience during bad weather
There is also sentiment for dividing
the district.
A nugget, valued at $38, was found
on Pine creek in Eastern Oregon.
Sleet and snow fell at La Grands
recently. No damage was done.
Governor Geer will deliver tn,
Fourth of July Grafton at Baker City
The Bonanza mine, in Eastern Ore
gon, yielded nearly $50, 200 for th'
May cleanup.
/ Cattlemen in the John Day distric
have oragnized for protection agains
cattle thieves.
/ The extension of the Sumpter Val
ley Railroad to Whitney has beel
Opened to traffic.
The Lane County Veterans Asso
citation met in Eugene. Eight.
members were present. s
{ There is strong ground for suspicion
that John Stanley, who was foun
, dead in Salem few days ago, wa
murdered.
An extensive program was rendere
at the commencement of the Orego
Agricultural College,, Corvalli
There were 35 in the graduating clas.
Cherries in Marion county are fall
: ing off pretty badly and appearance
: do not indicate as large yield as e1
, pected. The size and quality prom
3 ises to be good, however.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
CLEANUP IN FULL SWING.
xlondIke Gold Pouring Into Dawson at the
Rate Of 100000 Per Day.


Dawson, May 81, via Seattle, June
S.-The spring clean up is in full
swing in all parts of the Klondike
camp. Millions of dollars worth of
the precious dust has been washed
from the mountain-like dumps of pay
dirt that were taken out by the army
of toiling miners through the long,
weary winter months. Within a
month So, 900, 600 or 81, 600, 600 more
will have been taken out and the
washing of the winter dumps will be
finished. The spring cleanup of the
camp is estimated at SIS, 900, QUO,
and the summer output at $40, O00, 600.
The dust is coming into Dawson at
the rate of $50, 900 to $40, 600 day.
After two or three weeks the roads
will be drier and it will flow in at a
heavier rate. The two banks at Daw-
son are buster than they have been
for months buying or receiving the
dust for storage. The big trading
companies are receiving great deal
of dust in payment for goods advanced
to- miners during the winter. The
camp is in a fourishing condition,
and everywhere good feeling prevails.
The first shipments of dust of any
consequence to the outside will per-
haps not start fc: a week or two, or
until the river is at more steady
stage and the boats run more regu-
larly. However, there will be a rush
of people out by the first boats, and
all will carry more or less of the
precious product.
The work of washing up is in pro-
gress on all the creeks, and all are
sending in dust. Some of the more
remote creeks are not sending much
yet, because of the muddy condition
of the roads or trails. Some of the
trails are almost impossible for even
the pack animals. What gold il
sent from Gold Run. Hunker, Domin'
ion, Sulphur, Eureka, Quartz, Last
Chance, Gold Bottom and others o
the outside creeks comes by horse
back. The stages from Grand Fork
frequently bring in as much as $40
600 at a time, and it is no uncommon
sight to see prosperous mine owner
carrying into banks grips of the vel
low metal that draw them heayil,
earthward.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
A POPULAR DELusIoN.
Cannonadins Has No Effect On ATMOSPHERE.
Conditions.

Washington, June 1.-THE extern
sive reports of United States Consul
Covert, at Lyons, France, relative to
the success of cannon firing in France
as means of protecting orchards and
vineyards from hail storms, and also
for the purpose of mitigating or null
lifying the effects of frost upon vege-
tation, have prompted numerous in
quiries by horticulturists in this
country as to when, if at all, our gov
ernment would adopt similar methods
of protection.
Professor Willis L. Moore, the chief
of the weather bureau, acting under
the direction of Secretary Wilson,
therefore, has issued to the press the
following statement:
AFTER an examination of all that
has been published during the past
two years, my conviction is that we
have here to do with popular delu-
sion as remarkable as is the belief in
the effect of the moon on the weather.
The uneducated peasantry of Europe
seem to be looking for something
miraculous. They would rather be
lieve in cannonading as means o
protection and spend on it abundance
of money, time and labor than, adopt
the very simple expedient of mutua
insurance against losses that must in
evitably occur.
"The great processes going on il
the atmosphere are conducted on tot
large scale to warrant any man o
| nation in attempting to control them
The energy expended by nature in tn
production of hail storm, tornad,
or rain storm exceeds the combines
energy of all the steam engines ant
explosives in the world. 1t is useles
for mankind to combat nature on thi
scale.
"After the experience that thii
country has had during the past L
years with rainmakers, I am 10th t.
believe that the bombardment of hal
storms will ever be practiced or al
tempted in the United States, mucl
less encouraged by the intelligen
portion of the community. Ever
effort should be made to counterac
the spread of the French delusiol
which has been imported into thi
country by Consul Covert. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
ENTOMBED IN MINE
EXPLOSION CAUGHT SIX MINERS
AND SET FIRE TO MINE.
Several Reseuins Parties Have Since Gone Into
the Mine. but None Have Returned. and
It Is Feared All Have Been Overcome by
Gas-Mine Nay Have to be Flooded to
Stop the Fire.

Port Royal, Pa, June 1.-THE
Pittsburg Coal & Coke Company's
shaft No. 2, at this place, is again on
fire, after running steadily for seyen
years, and at least 80 men are in the
mine, many of whom, it is feared,
will never be heard from again.
About O'Clock smoke was seen to
be issuing from shaft No. 2, which is
on the line of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie Railroad. 1t is thought the fire
started from an explosion, and that
six men were in the mine at the
time. Two of the men, who were not
near the point where the explosion
occurred, were brought to the surface
by rescue party after being nearly
overcome by after damp. They could
give no information as to what caused
the fire and could not say for sure
how many others were in the mine.
After 7 O'Clock Superintendent Nc
Cune, of West Newton, and several
bosses with about 20 men went down
shaft No. l, which is just opposite on
| the Baltimore & Ohio side of the
river, and have not been heard from
since. About three hours after the
rescue party had been in the mine
two more explosions were heard.
Meantime the crowd around the open
ing of the shaft had increased, the
crowd numbering many mothers,
wives and sisters of the men en-
tombed. All sorts of plans have been
suggested for the rescue of the men.
Some talk of turning the river into
the mine, but many are opposed to
this for fear of drowning the miners.
All that would be necessary to let the
deluge of water loose in the mines
would be to pull a plug which was
placed in the mines after the explos-
ion of seven years ago, and the water
would rush into the mines at rapid
rate.
At IL O'Clock last night four men
volunteered to go down shaft No. l
and No.2 and one down shaft No. 3,
but to the present time nothing has
been heard of them.
At 8 o'clock this morning heavy
volumes of smoke are still issuing
from the mine, and hope of saving
any of the entombed men, miners or
rescuers, is fast disappearing.
The Port Royal mines are situated
! on the Youghiogheny river, 81 miles
from Pittsburg. They are owned by
the Pittsburg Coal Company.
District Superintendent McCune,
who is reported killed at the headof a
brave band of volunteers, was one of
! the most experienced and best known
, miners in Eastern Pennsylvania.
The Port Royal mines are located
in the thick vein coal belt, and are for
that reason extremely gaseous and
dangerous. The state mining Off
cials have made their management
$ the object of repeated caution.
' Seven years ago the mines caught
t fire from similar explosion. The
4 mine boss was killed but the others in
a the pit escaped.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
DYNAMITE I'M A CAR.
Collision Causes Two Trains to Be Blown to
s Atoms-Six Lives Lost.

Binghampton, n Y, June IL
While "a freight train on the Lacka-
wana was taking water at Vestal, 10
miles west of here, it was run into
from behind by, a double header wild
cat train. In the second car from
the caboose of the stationary train was
a large quantity of dynamite, which
was exploded by the impact. Six
men were killed and three fatally in
jured
Both trains were blown to atoms,
but the remainder of their crews
escaped with slight injuries. Much
damage was done by the conclusion,
most of the windows in Vestal and
Union, across the river from Vestal,
being shattered. Binghampton &
plate glass fronts did not escape,
many of the largest glasses in the city
being broken. The shock was fell
at distance of 80 miles.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-14
Stolen Gold Recovered.

Mineral Point, Wis. June H.
Thirteen thousand dollars more of the
gold coin stolen from the First
National Bank here May d has been
recovered. It was in the vault of an
clubhouse of city hotel, about a block
from the looted bank, at which the
prisoner, Stewart Jeleff, boarded.
This find and the $S, 600 before recov-
cred comprises all the gold missing,
The balance, S., 800, is in currency
and the detectives hope to recover il
later.