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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
RAIN STORMS IN TEXAS.
Deluse in Central Part Of State Continues
Immense Property Losses.

Dallas, Tex, July 29.-The deluge
of rain which has been pouring over
Central Texas for several days has not
abated. In addition to three lives lost
at Stevensonville, there has been much
property damaged. Within four hours
at Cameron yesterday Is inches of rain
fell. A thousand feet of the Santa Fe
tracks was carried away and a portion
of the Arkansas Pass road destroyed.
Little river rose 20 feet in eight hours
and is now bank full, but slowly reced-
ing. The streets of Cameron are badly
damaged, and farms in the bottom
lands are being flooded.
At Galesville 10 inches of rain fell.
Two Texas & Pacific passenger trains
were tied up at Weatherford all day
yesterday. Big Springs is probably
the greatest sufferer from the flood,
from a property standpoint, as the
water is over the town from four to %
feet deep. The track for 10 miles west
of Big Springs has been washed out
and the bridges are gone. Fifty pas
sengers are waterbound here, and no
attempt will be made to run trains
until the water recedes. The damage
will be enormous.
At Waco, the Brazos was still rising
at midnight, and is within one foot of
the danger line. 1t lie still raining
there,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
WORK rs STARTED
COOS BAY BELT LINE RAILWAY
DEFINITELY UNDER WAY.
Start Is Made From New Dock Which Is Be.
ing Erected at Empire City-This Com.
Pletes Terminal Arrangements for the
Great Eastern Railroad-Line to Pass
Around Bay to End of the Jetty.

Portland, July 31.-Railroad con-
struction has already started at Coos
bay; that is, the construction of the
Belt Line Railway, starting from En-
pire, running up the bay to Marshfield,
crossing to East Marshfield ON a draw.
bridge, thence circling around by way
of the creamery to Glasgow and out on
the harbor jetty. The total length of
the line will be Is miles. The Empire
council has granted franchise through
that town and other property and
rights have been secured that assure
the completion of the line. In the
franchise deeds it is specified that this
belt line shall be open to any railroad
company that may desire to use it,
upon the payment of reasonable charges
for the privilege. The specific force
behind this enterprise, however, is the
Great Eastern Railway prof ect, in con-
nection with which the Belt Line Rail-
way was organized. This is the pro-
posed line through to Salt Lake City.
WOTk O1 GuO COuSGTuCGlOu Ot d uOCh
at Empire will also be begun today.
The Belt Line Railway will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as posi- BILE,
regardless of the negotiations for the
transcontinental line, the fate of which
will not be definitely known for a few
weeks yet.
The preliminary stage of the Coos
bay railroad enterprise is deemed to
have passed with the beginning of act
ual construction work. The belt line
is now assured, and it will not be
worth much without feeder into the
interior. Therefore it is regarded as
certain that there will be a railroad
through to connection with the
Southern Pacific, even if the transcon-
tinental feature should not succeed.
Forty-five men are now in camp at
Empire. Laborers and horses are
going in from Roseburg. Engineer
George Lyman Moody is to start across
the country at once to take the levels
to Elkton. When this shall be COM
pleted all will be ready for the report
on which the fate of the transcontinen-
tai character of the enterprise will de-
pend
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
In Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara, Cal, July 30.-At
II :03 O'Clock last night Santa Barbara
county was visited blythe most severe
earthquake shock experienced in years.
Only slight tremor vas felt here, but
in other places considerable property
was destroyed. The center OF the dis
turbance appears to have been at the
Carreaga oil fields near Los Alamos
Two 1,500-barrel tanks containing
IT'S 900 gallons of oil were completely
wrecked and the contents became a
total loss. Buildings were cracked and
some minor damage suffered. The
total loss sustained by the Oil company
will be about 5000
At Harris station az old creek which
has been dry for years began flowing a
stream two feet deep and Is feet wide.
At Los Alamos furniture and dishes
were broken but no lives lost.
Reports from Lompoc and Santa
Maria state that several severe shocks
were felt there at the same hour, but
little damage was done.
A slight shock was felt here at half
past five this evening.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-WaIla Walla, 62@63c for new
crop; 64@65c for old; valley, 65c;
bluestem, 65@66c.
Barley-$17.75 for old, $16.50 for
new crop.
Flour-Best grades, $3.O5@3.60 per
barrel; graham, $2.95@3.20.
Millstuffs - Bran, $l5@16 per ton;
middlings, $21.5O; shorts, $1S;
chop, SIG.
Oats-No.1 white, s1.15@1 .20;gray,
$1.05@1.10.
Hay - Timothy, s12@15; clover,
s7.5O@1O; Oregon wild hay, $5@6 per
ton.
Potatoes - Best Burbanks, 75@s5c
per Genital; ordinary, SOC per GENITAL -,
growers prices; sweets. $2.25@2.50
per Genital; new potatoes, 1c.
Butter-Creamery, 20@21c; dairy
16@1sc; store, 15@16c.
Eggs-2O@21h &c for Oregon.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, 12h
@13c; ; YoungAmerica, 131a@144c; fac
tory prices, 1@ &c less.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $500
$50; hens, $4.OO@5.5O per dozen.
11@11lac per pound; springs, 11@
111ac per pound, s2.50@4.50 per dog.
en-; ducks, $2.50@3.0o per dozen; tur-
keys, live, 13@ 14c, dressed, 15@16c per
pound; geese, $4,000. 90 per dozen.
Mutton-Gross, 2k@3c per pound !;
dressed, &C per pound.
Hogs-Gross, nc; dressed, 7@7kc
per pound.
Veal-7@Sc per pound.
Beef-Gross, COWS, 3@ske; steers.
31a@4hc; dressed, 7@Sc per pound.
Hops-16@17c; rev crop 17@1Sc.
Wool-Valley IL ~ @15 Eastern Ore
gon, S@14hc: mohaiI. 25@26c pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
HOIST FELL ON FERRY BOAT.
This Single Item Of Damage by Wind Storm
Amounts to $4,000

Detroit. Mich, July 30.-A severe
wind storm did much damage here to-
day. The large Brown hoist, used to
lift and carry heavy plates used in ship
building, lies on the deck of the Michi-
gan Central car ferry transport at the
Wyandotte shipyard total wreck while
the upper works of the car ferry are for
the most part smashed to kindling
wood. The Brown hoist is an immense
piece of machinery which runs on
track 40 feet high and about 500 feet
long. Just before the storm broke the
hoist was safely anchored about 400
feet up the track with two chains. The
Michigan Central car ferry transport
lay at the dock directly in front of the
Brown hoist track. When the storm
broke the chains snapped. The i'm
mense hoist ran to the end of the track
and jumped 80 feet to the car ferry.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
Other towns within SO miles of Detroit
report much damage to property but
no lives lost.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
MARE ISLAND DRYDOCK.
Dispute With the Contractors is Settled and
Work Will Now Proceed.

Washington, July 30.-The Atlantic,
Gulf & Pacific Company, which has the
contract for building a drydock at the
Mare Island navy yard, has decided to
comply with certain requirements i'm
posed by the government and will pro-
ceed with the work. Several months
ago controversy arose between the
government and the company over GER
tain snoring that the navy department
insisted should be made by the COM
pany. The latter refused to perform
the work and the matter was referred
to the department of justice, which de
cided that the demands of the depart
ment were reasonable under the con-
tract. Today, Admiral Endicott, chief
of the bureau of yards and docks, re-
ceived word from the company that it
had decided to yield its contentious.
For several months during the dispute
work was suspended upon the dock,
which is about one-fourth completed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
MUST GO SLOW.
United States Gunboat Machias Will Protect
Foreigners at Cape Haytien.

Washington, July 31.-The follow
ing cablegram, dated today, was re-
ceived at the navy department this
afternoon from Commander McCrea, OF
the Machias, arrived at Cape Haytien
yesterday:
"Affairs are very much disturbed at
Cape Haytien. Unor rganized mob in
the city. Foreign consuls have been
threatened. Will give protection on
board. I will prevent bombardment
without due notice."
The state department has no hesita-
tion in fully approving the energetic
and sufficient action of Commander
McCrea in taking care of the foreign
consuls and in preventing lombard
ment without warning. The Amer
ican and foreign interests in Cape
Haytien are large and an American
captain is required b. the unwritten
law to look after the life and property
of other foreign residents as we'll as
American in such cases. 1t is said
that the rules of international law as
we'll as the dictates of humanity re-
quire that proper notice be given before
a bombardnIent in order that women,
children and non-combatants may leave
the town and carry off their personal
belongings.
The navy department feels that the
Machias is sufficiently large for the
work at hand at this point, though if
there were more such American gunboats
in the gulf and Caribbean sea quiet
ing and restraining influence would be
exerted over these frequent rebellious
outbreaks involving violations OF the
rules Oh war and great suffering.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
LAND SALE ABANDONED.
Congress Fixed Too High Price on Tracts
Near PocatelIo, Idaho.

Washington, July 20. - Assistant
Land Commissioner Richards has noti-
fed the interior DEPARTMENT that the
auctioning of lands within the five-mile
limit of Pocatello,. on the Fort Hall
reservation, Idaho, has been aban-
doned. During the seven days that
sales were conducted, only So tracts
were disposed of, from which the gov
ernment realized SAP, ,437. Bids were
made for four additional tracts, but
were subsequently withdrawn. With
these exceptions, no purchasers ap-
peared to take up the bulk of the land,
which was considered not worth the
minimum price of $40 an acre fixed by
law. These surplus lands must now
remain idle and unoccupied until con-
gress repeals the $40 limiting pro-
vision.
The fact that the sales were SO few
is conclusive evidence to the depart
ment that the contention of the Idaho
senators that no minerals exist on these
lands was correct, and that the state
ment was circulated with fraudulent
intent. Commissioner Richards has
started for Washington.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
MAN WHO EMuLArEs TRACY.
A Would.be Bad Californian Runs Amuck and
Shoots PromiscuousIy.

Fresno. CAL, July 3O.-James Nc
kennev ran amuck at Porterville yes
terday, and initiated his performance
by shooting out the lights of saloon
and tried to shoot the cards out of the
hands of man in a card game. That
he only wounded the man was due to
his poor craftsmanship and not to his
criminal Intentions. He then proceed
ed to livery stable and secured a rig
at the point of a revolver. A consta-
BILE. deputy and several citizens at
tempted to arrest McKenny,> but he
opened fire and four of them were
wounded, one SO seriuosly that he died
today.
Officers in surrounding counties have
been notified and sharp lookout is be-
ing kept. McKenney has bad record,
having some years ago been sent
to states prison from Tulare county.
Two years ago he killed a man in Bak-
ersfield but was exonerated.
William Lynn, gambler, whose alb.
domen and legs were filled with buck
shot, succumbed to his wounds today.
McKenney also filled the right arm IF
George Barrows, printer, with buck
shot, sent bullet into the mouth of
Deputy Marshal Willis, another into
the arm of Deputy Constable Tompkins,
and load of shot into the arm of w.
B. West.
Before leaving town he called at the
house of David Moshier. He wakened
Moshier and called him to the door.
Standing before the door, gun in hand,
McKenney exclaimed: "I've got into
a HI of fight. They came after me,
but I whipped them all. 1 killed three
or four of them. They have not
treated me right. I'll die game. You
talk about Tracy? Tracy won't be in
it with me. They hurt me-"
Putting his hand to his .leg he
squeezed up handful of blood. He
then drove off to Lindsey and is evil
IDENTIFY headed for Fresno county, where
it is supposed he will make for the
mountains. McKenney, who has
shotgun, rifle and revolver, is a des-
perate character, and will not be taken
alive. Sheriff Parker and his deputies
are in pursuit, but no definite informa-
tion has been received as to the desper-
ado's whereabouts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01

Grand Forks, N. D., July 81 Late
reports show that the wind and hail
storm of yesterday in the n -rthwest
part of the state was the most wide
spread and destructive of any that has
ever visited the state. Damage was
done in Pembina, Walsh, Grand Forks,
Traill, Ramsey, Nelson and Cavalier
counties, the losses having been SO
numerous and so widespread that it is
yet impossible to give an accurate esti-
mate of their total. Hail be is VARYING
in width and severity are scattered
everywhere.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
Release Of Guam Prisoners.

Washington, July So The war de-
partment referred the order containing
the presidents amnesty proclamation
of July to the navy department, es-
pecially inviting attention to the Fill
pino prisoners in Guam. A reply has
been received saying that the governor
of Guam will be notified and an army
transport will be seIt to Manila by the
way of Guam and all prisoners who take
the oath OF allegiance to the United
States will be returned to the Philip
pine islands.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
A Large Body of Strikers Under Arrest. but
Many Made Their Escape.

Large BODY OF strikers Under Arrest, but
Many Made Their Escape.
Tamaqua, Pa, July 29.-This even
ing about so strikers captured William
Eagan, a Lehigh Coal & Navigation
Company brakeman, and made an at
tempt to march him out of the region.
When they reached point near Mauch
Chunk they we're met by about 20 dep
uties armed with Winchester rifles.
At the point of their guns the officers
marched the men to train which was
in waiting, and took them to Lanford.
When they arrived there large crowd
of strikers gathered about the train and
made demonstration. The deputies
surrounded the prisoners, and: keeping
the crowd back by leveling their guns
at them, took up the march to the Jail.
About 8 o'clock the deputies made an
effort to take the prisoners to the ofice
of a justice of the peace. When they
reached the principal part of the town
the crowd pressed in and the prisoners
made dash for liberty, all but II of
them making their escape. At present
the town is in state of turmoil, and
serious rioting is feared.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
THREE STATES SHAKEN.
Extensive Earthquakes Felt in Nebraska, Iowa
and South Dakota

Omaha, Neb., July 3O.-An earth
quake shock, which was general over
portions of Nebraska, Western Iowa
and South Dakota, occurred shortly
before o'clock today. The seismic
disturbances were felt at large ,,um-
Der of towns in the three states, and
lasted from 10 to is seconds. No
damage has been reported thus far,
although the shock was sufficient to
rattle dishes and affect bell towers in
some places. Yankton, S. D., reports
a shock of II seconds duration; Santee
agency, in Northern Nebraska, reports
the occurrence of quake, and Battle
Greek, Neb., was shaken for 20 seconds.
The disturbance was more plainly felt
at the latter place than at any other
which has thus far reported. In this
city the shake was barely discernible,
and few people knew of such thing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
Strange Upheaval Of the Ground.

New York, July Sl.-The town of
Stratford, n. Y, now has, according to
a press dispatch from Little Falls, a
strange upheaval of the ground. Tons
of sod, gravel and stone were tossed in
the air and landed on knoll ~ feet
higher than their original place. The
debris covers 6 space 100 feet square,
and is more than six feet deep. 1t is
believed lightning ignited vein of
natural gas and caused an underground
|explosion
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
On Lookout for Turkish Anarchists.

Washington, July 3I.-Commisslon-
er General of immigration Sargent has
sent to immigration officials throughout
the country photographs of anarchists
who have been expelled from Turkey,
and who are believed to be on their
way to this country. Accompanying
the photographs from the commissioner
were instructions to investigate the
charges against the anarchists and If
they we're correct to return the men.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKES.
California Towns Experience Violent Shocks
and People are Terrer-Stricken.

Lompere, CAL, July 80. -Lompere
valley experienced a severe earthquake
shock at 1885 last night. At that
time violent shock was felt which
lasted fully 80 seconds, and was so
severe that dishes, clocks, house plants,
etc., were thrown from shelves, and
furniture and other articles upset. The
people were stricken with terror and
ran from their houses. some fearing to
return, as other light shocks continued
for several hours afterward. Another
heavy shock was felt at 5 A. M, and
one at IL A. M. A large water tank
was knocked over. the earth cracked at
many different places and the Santa
Yenz river bed slightly changed at
places. The direct disturbance seemed
to be of local nature.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
Wreck Near Omaha.

Omaha, July, 2s.-Passenger train
No. 5, west bound on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, was wrecked three
miles west of South Omaha at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, the fireman being
killed, the engineer perhaps fatally
hurt, and two express messengers
badly bruised. The fireman was
crushed to death beneath the engine.
The accident was caused by spreading
rails.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
NEWS OFTHE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of Inn.
portanee-A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements Of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report.

About so Indian war veterans of
Southern Oregon held a reunion at
Medford last week.
A postofice has been established at
Cecil, Morrow county, on the route
from Douglas to Ella.
The sand taken out by the dredge on
the lower Columbia has been proven to
be rich enough to more than pay the
expense OF handling it.
Benton county's annual school report
shows that the school population of
that county has increased from 2,43S to
2,586 during the past year.
The timbermen of Dallas and vicin-
ity have organized an association for
the purpose of mutual protection and
defense of the timber claims filed on by
them at Oregon City last week, when
township was thrown open.
A coal strike that promises to make
no little stir in that section has been
made near Asbestos, in the northern
part of Jackson county, where the
Southern Pacific has been developing a
prospect. The vein is six feet wide.
The postoffice at Antoine, Wheeler
county, has been moved one mile to
the southwest. The Office at Croy,
Gillian county, has been moved six
miles to the southwest, and the office
at Olene, Klamath county, is moved
short distance to the south.
The annual report Of the register of
the Oregon City land district, compris-
ing IA counties, gives the total area Of
the land surface at 1865 $50 acres.
Only 69S, ,469 acres of unapproprIated
land remain in the district, and 161, 100
acres OF this is not yet surveyed.
The farmers of the Rock Point neigh
borhood, in the Waldo Hills, have
formed an association for the purpose
of pooling their crops. The success of
the grain pools the past two years, by
which they received to cents per
bushel more than those outside the
pool, has given them great confidence
in this plan of disposing of their crops
A project is on foot to put in first
class waterwcrks at Dallas.
Marion and Umatiila counties report
a decrease in the school population.
J. A. Beattie, president of the state
normal school at Weston, has resigned
to accept position in the East.
Benton county farmers are now cut
ting their fall sown grain. Both the
fall and spring sown wheat will yield
we'll.
The state fair this year promises to
be one OF the most successful ever held.
Many special features have been Sc
cured.
The French bark Aisle, which cap
sized at Portland last January, has
been completely repaired and has sailed
from that port with full cargo.
The annual report of the public
schools of Yamhill county shows q
total school population of 4,775, as
compared with 1926 year ago. The
average attendance also fell off.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
Venice is Careful Now.

Venice, July ga technical COM
mittee has ordered the demolition of
the Santo Stefano clock tower, which
has shown signs of collapse. Several
houses have also been ordered to be de-
molished and other precautionary meas
ures have been taken. Three hundred
thousand volumes of the library in the
ducal palace are being removed, as
danger is feared to the back facade of
the palace.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
MESSENGER Bows Win Their Strike.

Chicago, July 30.-The strike of the
Illinois district messenger boys, which
has hampered the telegraph companies
in. the delivery of their messages and
caused great annoyance to brokers and
business men throughout the city, was
settled at a late hour tonight. By the
settlement the boys will receive in
creased wages and extra pay for over
time
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01

London, July ga gale swept over
London tonight demolishing many trees
in the parks and playing havoc with
the remaining coronation decorations
in various parts of the city. The coro-
nation stand at Clements Inn, Strand,
was blown down, causing injuries to a
number of pedestrians and damaging
passing vehicles. The stands about
Westminster Abbey also were dis
mantled,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
Tanks OF Oil Eestroyed.

San Luis Obispo. Cal, July 3d.
Two distinct earthquake shocks were
experienced in this place last night.
The first and heaviest of the two oc-
Cured at 1857 P. NJ and had dura-
ton of five seconds. The second oc-
Cured at 5:19 this morning and lasted
three seconds. The General direction
of the disturbance was east and west.
At the Western Union Oil Company's
wells on the Careaga ranch, two tanks
containing 2S, 900 barrels of oil were de
stroyed by the first disturbance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-01
MASSACRE IN MINDORA.
Twenty. Three Natives on Trial for Filling
-Four Americans.

Washington, July 31.-Manila papers
received at the war department give an
account of the beginning of the trial of
% natives in the Island of Mindoro,
who are charged with killing four
Americans. The names and identity
of the Americans could not be learned.
From one of the % arrested a partial
story of the massacre has been OBJ
tanned. The four Amer leans ap-
preached the shore of Mindoro in Il
boat, and as soon as they had landed
the natives attacked them, putting all
to death and mutilating them. The
bodies were put adrift in boat. The
finding of the boat by Americans led to
the discovery of the crime and confes-
sions from some of the natives gave
such facts as have been obtained.