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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
RIVERS FARE WE'LL
BILL LIBERAL TO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
fiart's Dalies- Cello Canal Project Adopted,
but Board Of Engineers Will Modify
Plans Il Cost Of Improvement Can Be
Reduced-Amounts Carried for Each
State.

Washington, May 29.-Oregon and
Washington fare remarkably we'll il
the river and harbor bill as reported by
the conference committee. Oregon
including the Columbia river, gets $2,.
359, 900.
The bill as agreed to carries the fol-
lowing appropriations:
Mouth of the Columbia, $500, ZOO
cash, and contracts for 81 1000, 900 ad
ditional; Willamette and Columbia,
from Portland to the sea, 1925 900, of
which $175, 900 is for the construction
of a dredge for use in the river.
Hart's project for a canal between
The Dalles and Cello is adopted, and a
balance of $214 900, with an appropri-
alton of 500. 900 additional, is made
available for commencing work. The
house conferees, however, secured a
proviso that before entering on this
work an examination shall be made by
board of engineers with a view of
modifying the Hart plan in such a way
as to diminish the cost. If it is found
that she project cannot be imp, owed
and the cost reduced, the work will
proceed without further delay, accord
ing to the pending plans.
The Columbia, between Vancouver
and the mouth of the Willamette, gets
$4,000 instead of : 5000 as per the
senate amendment. For the VILLAIN
cite above Portland, and the Yamhill,
is appropriated $68, 900. A portion OF
this amount is to be expended in re-
vetting the banks of the Willamette
near Independence, and above Corval-
lis, and for improving the Long Tom
river. Other items are:
Coquille, from Coquille City to the
mouth of the river, $4,000; Coos
river, $4,000; gauging Columbia, ST.
900; Columbia at Cascades. $4,000;
Upper Columbia and Snake, $40, $50,
together with the balance unexpended
on the Clearwater. Twenty-eight
thousand of this amount is to be spent
in completing the improvement be-
tween Riparia and Lewiston, and $685.
900 above Lewiston. The mouth of the
Siuslaw gets $35, 900, with survey at
the mouth, and near Florence, with a
view of future improvement of the
river; Coos bay, $4,000, as per the
senate amendment; Tillamook Bay,
$27 900, with an estimate for procur-
ing IS to 20-foot channel.
The amounts carried for Washington
follow:
Olympia harbor s25, 900; Tacoma
harbor, SIS 900 cash and contract
for 1905 additional; Gray's harbor,
below Aberdeen, and Chehalis river,
SIS 900; Whatcom, $25, 900; Cowlitz
and Lewis rivers, $500; Willapa
river, balance to be expended on North
and Nasal rivers; Puget sound and
tributaries, $35 900, of which SIS, ZOO
is for removing log jam in the Nook
sack river, and $4,000 for cutting
channel through the jam to Bellingham
bay; Swinomish slough, $4,000;
Okanogan and Pend d'Oreille, s22 500.
One hundred and sixty thousand is ap
for continuing dredging
lO-foot channel from Shilshole bay
through Salmon bay to Ballard.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Some of the Boer Delegates at Conference
Desirous Of Continuing Struggle.


DESTROYS Of Continuing Struggle.
Pretoria. May 2s.- The preva lence
throughout South Africa of the optim-
istic feeling in regard to the peace ne
gotiations is hardly based on solid
facts. The protraction of the confer.
ence at Vreeniging is not necessarily a
hopeful sign. The delegates to the
conference, though they may have
abandoned their hope of securing indie.
pendence, still have many points of
difference with the government, while
an obstinate minority continues to re-
gard the resumption of hostilities as
the best outcome of the present situa-
ton, and at any moment these points
of difference may be accentuated into
refusal to continue the negotiations.
1t is most unlikely that those who are
in favor of peace will throw up the
sponge as long as decent minority is
desirous of continuing the struggle, and
all these dissonant elements must be
taken into account before it is possible
to give any sort of prediction as to the
issue of the present negotiations.
Forty-six Beers, with their wagons
and cattle, surrendered at Balmoral,
Transvaal yesterday.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
SUM is CUT DOWN
APPROPRIATION FOR PORTLaND
PosToFFIcE REDUCED.
Amendments Increasing Appropriations for Sc.
attic. Tacoma and Spokane We're Accept.
ed-Portland Custom House Gets Sl0..
600 Authorizations to Consider Gov.
eminent Cable Bill

Washington, May 2S.-The omnibus
public building bill, as agreed to by
the conference committee, appropriates
s2oo,0OO for enlarging and remodeling
the Portland postofice and court
rooms, and $4,000 for the Portland
custom house. The senate conference
endeavored to hold the senate amend
ment providing $3.50, 200 for the post
office, hut failed. as the house would
eoncede only $4,000 in addition to
the amount originally allowed by the
house. The fact that the supervising
architect recommended $3.50, 900, was
instrumental in cutting down the allow
ance for Portland. The committee ac-
cepted the senate amendment appropri-
ating 5000, 900 additional TOR Seattle
making the total cost $3.50, 900. Senate
amendments increasing the appropri-
alton for sites in Tacoma and Spokane
from $4,000 to 500, 900 were also ac-
cepted.
The house has determined to con-
slider the Corliss bill for government
cable to the Philippine islands, but it
Will be practically dead card, as the =
senate committee on naval affairs has
bandoned similar bill at the request
OF its author, Senator Perkins. The
TACT that the Commercial Gable Com
pany, with John w. Mackay at it's
head, has undertaken to construct a
private cable line which the govern
ment can use, and which will greatly
reduce the tolls on cable messages from
the far East, means that the senate
VIII not go into the business of build
ing government cable. The opinion
OF most senators is that as long as inde-
pendent concerns will construct tele.
graph lines which the government can
use when ib-needs them, there is no
necessity for government construction.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30

Bubonic plague has broken out at
Majunga, Island ofSMadagascar.
Fire practically wiped out the busi-
ness portion of Ravenna, MINI. Loss,
800, 900.
Sixteen students of Northwestern
university, at Evanston, ILL.,, have been
arrested for hazing.
An entire battalion of Turkish troops
has been annihilated by rebels in the
southwestern part of Arabia.
The Boer peace conference at Vree-
niging is still deadlocked, but may be
broken at any time, either peace being
secured or fighting resumed.
A bill has been introduced into the
senate providing for the promotion of
Major General Brooke, the senior ma
ior general of the army, to the rank of
lieutenant general, and for his retire.
ment with that rank.
Policemen's jobs will be offered to
the highest bidders at Hazleton, Pa.
A committee of the Massachusetts,
house reported adversely on an appro-
priation of s25, 900 for military statue
to the late Benjamin F. Butler.
Mrs. McKinley's condition remains
about the same. She goes out driving
frequently and visits the cemetery every
day that the weather will permit.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Funnel.Shaped Clouds,

Fremont, Neb., May PA series of
funnel-shaped clouds swept around this
town this afternoon and moved to-
wards Hooper, 12 miles west, giving
the people bad scare. The storm
which followed their appearance was
terrific and blew down several barns
and small buildings, but SO far as
learned no lives we're lost. Communi-
cation with outside towns was cut off
for some time by lightning interfering
with the wires, and led to alarming but
untrue reports being sent out from the
railroad offices.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Germans Want Opium MonopoIv.

Pekin May PA German firm has
offered TO the Chinese government $15,-
100000 annually for the exclusive
rights of selling opium throughout the
entire empire. The officials are dis
posed to regard the offer favorably, as
it is an easy method of raising revenue.
The promoters have eounded several
of the ministers concerning the attitude
of the powers. Outsiders consider the
project impracticab!e, as the monopoly
is impossible of enforcement.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
THE SIDEWALK GAVE WAY.
One Man Killed, One Hundred Hurt at New
York

New York, May %. -One man was
instantly killed and about 1C0 others
injured this evening by the breaking
down of a temporary sidewalk at Fifth
avenue and Eighteenth street. Some
of those injured may die.
Those who fell were part of the crowd
gathered to watch the parade of militia
in honor of the visit of the French
Rochambeau commission to this city.
Two thousand persons were on the side
walk when it gave way. They were
precipitated 20 feet into an excavation
for new building, and fell on piles of
building material. Considering the
nature of the accident, and the number
of persons in it, the hospital surgeons
express surprise at the few who re-
ceived serious hurts. Many were able
to 60 directly home after having their
injuries treated by the ambulance sur
geons.
Early in the afternoon the police be-
came suspicious of the strength of the
sidewalk, and detail for hours kept
the people from crowding on it. When
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Forest Fires in Colrado,

Salida, Col, May 90 The worst
forest fires in the history of the noun
tains of the continental divide are rag
ing in the Collegiate range, and the
Saugre de Cristo. More than a dozen
fires can be seen from this city. The
water supply and grazing grounds will
be materially injured, and the loss OF
timber will aggregate vast sum.
The origin of the fires is unknown, but
it is suspected that some of them were
started by men who wanted to avoid
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
PAUNceFoTE is DEAD.
The British Ambassador Passes Away Sud-
denly at Washington.

Inc British Ambassador Passes Away Sud
denly at Washington.
! Washington, May 24.-Lord Paunce
fote. the British ambassador to th,
United States, died at the embassy thi.
morning at 5:35 o'clock.
The improvement which had beer
noted in his condition during the pas,
week received sudden check about 6
O'Clock last night, when it was noticed
he was experiencing difficulty in breath
ing. DIR. Jung, his physician, was i'm
mediately sent for and he decided upon
consultation, and DR.. Thayer, of
Johns Hopkins university, arrived
about O'Clock this morning. When
DR.. Thayer left the embassy at 8
O'Clock for Baltimore the ambassador
was resting so comfortably that cable
gram was sent to his son-in-law, Mr..
Bromley, in London, that there was no
immediate danger.
Soon after 8 O'Clock distinct weak
ness of the heart developed and his
pulse began to collapse. He died so
peacefully that it surprised even his
physician.
AS soon as it became generally
known that Lord Pauncefote was dead.
flags were half-masted over the different
embassies and legations. At the Arl-
ington hotel, where the visiting
Frenchmen who had come to witness
the Rochambeau statue unwilling are
staying, the French flag was placed at
half-mast.
The news of Lord Pauncefote's death
brought Secretary of State Hay to the
White House shortly after 9 O'Clock.
After conference with the president,
1t was announced that the president
would call at the British embassy i'm
mediately after the unveiling cere-
monies to offer his personal condolences
and ascertain the wishes of Lord
Pauncefote's family in regard to fur
ther plans. The president also sent a
letter of coincidence to Lady Pauncefote.
Secretary Hay, after his conference
with the president, proceeded directly
to the British embassy, where he made
a formal call of coincidence as the per-
sonal representative of the president,
preliminary to the call which the pres
ldent himself was to make later in the
day. Then returning to the state de-
partment, Secretary Hay dispatched
the following cablegram.:
department of state, Washington,
May "a, 1902.-The Marquis of Lans-
downe, London: Permit me to express
my deep sympathy and sorrow at the
death of Lord Pauncefote. His Maies-
tvs government has lost an able and |
faithful servant and this country val
ued friend. JOHN HAY"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
PRuNE CROP SUFFERS.
Cold Weather Causes Dropping Of Fruit From
Trees-What Yield viii Be.

Vancouver, WASH, May 29.-The
prunes have now SO fa- developed that
the prospects for the years yield can
be safely estimated. From information
gathered from prune men from ali
parts OF the county, the yield is esti-
mated at 125 carloads of dried fruit, or
about one-half of last years yield.
Estimates OF the various prune growers
vary from IS to 200 carloads. This
aliation is largely due to the fact that
the crop is decidedly spotted, and that
while IN this vicinity the trees bear
all they can develop, in another locality
the crop is an entire failure.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat - Walla Walla, 65k@66c
bluestem, &c; valley, 65c.
Barley - Feed, $22@22. so; brewing
$23 per ton.
Oats-No.1 white, s1.25@1. 80 gray
$1.15@l.25.
Flour-Best grades, $2.s5@3.4O pc,
barrel; graham, $2.5O@2.sO.
Millstuffs - Bran, $15@I6 per ton
middlings, $1,000; shorts, s17@1s;
chop, $16.
Hay - Timothy, s12@15; clover,
s7.5o@10; Oregon wild hay, s5@6 pei
ton.
Potatoes - Best Burbanks, 1@1.4C
per Genital; ordinary, 81 per GENITAL
growers prices; sweets. s2.25@2.5O
per GENITAL; new potatoes, 3@31ac.
Butter-Creanery, 16@17Rc; dairy,
121a@15c; store, 10@12ac.
Eggs-15@15 &c for Oregon.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, 12k
@13c; c;YoungAmerica, 13&@14kc; fac
tory prices, 1@ 1Ao less.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $4.5O@
500; hens, $5:00@5.50 per dozen,
per. pound; springs, 1I@
IL &c per pound, $3.O0@5 90 per doz-
en-; ducks, s5.00@6. 90 per dozen; tur.
keys, live, 13@14c, dressed, I5@16c per
pound; geese, $6.50@7.5O per dozen.
Mutton-Gross, 41ac per pound
sheared, sAc; dressed, TIC per pound.
Hogs-Gross, SIC; dressed, 7k@sc
per pound.
Veal-6k@Sc for small; 61a@7c for
large.
Beef-Gross, COWS, 4Hc; steers.
SIC; dressed, s@s4c per pound.
Hops-12R@15 cents per pound.
Wool-Valley, 12@14; Eastern Ore.
gon, s@12c; mohair, 25c per pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
The Crop of Yamhiil.

McMinnville, May 29.-The prune
crop in lamhill county is worse than
decimated. and only favorable weather
for the remainder OF the season will Sc
cure crop even in favored localities.
At the present time four-fif&hs of a
crop is predicted for this section of the
county by DR.. G.. S. Wright, one of the
largest prune growers in McMinnvile
The orchards on the low or valley lands
Immediately contiguous to McMinnville
will have practically no fruit, but the
prospects in the hill orchards are about
the same as last year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS 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.

Ex-senator George W. Mcbride wal
married few days ago.
Ten horses were burned in a livery
stable fire at Oakland. Loss, $1,000
insurance, 81 500.
Professor L. R. Trayer, of Roseburg
has been elected city superintendent Of
Salem's public schools.
The postoffice at Ale, Marion county,
was entered and burglarized of the en-.
tire stock of stamps and stamped en-
velopes.
Arthur McEwen, who represents a
wealthy English syndicate, is in Baker
City looking for paying mines that can
be bought.
Harry Granelii, young man who at
tempted to wreck the Hartman special
train near Roseburg last week, has been
sent to the penitentiary for three years.
The strike of. the Cooks and Wait
ers' union of Baker City, against the
employment OF Chinese help, has been
called off, compromise having been
effected. The union guaranteed to Sc
cure white cooks as good as the Chi
nese.
In the shaft of the Golden Wizard
mine, of the Minersville district, near
Sumpter, most remarkable ore body
is being developed. 1t was struck at
distance of 20 feet from the collar, and
for SO feet has continued high grade,
with no immediate prospect of going
out.
The I. o. o. F. grand lodge at their
session held in Newport last week,
elected Robert Andrews, of Portland,
grand master. The Rebekah assembly
elected Mrs. Florence Atwood, of Baker
City, grand president. The grand ses-
sions will be held in Portland for the
next four years.
About so teachers attended the Clat-
sop county teachers institute in Astoria
last week. An interesting meeting
was held.
The registration in Clackamas county
has reached almost the figures of two
years ago and it is expected before the
rolls close it will be greater.
Arrangements have been made for
the commencement exercises of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal School,
at Weston, which will be held June
to -. Governor Geer and State Su-
Alderman are expected to
be present on June 12.
A burglar entered a Junction City
saloon and secured 1915. While he
was at work, the bartender, who was in
the back locking up, came to the
front of the building and tried to stop
the thief. The latter shot and killed
the bartender and then escaped.
The new rural free delivery mail !
routes to be established from Troutdale
and Cleone have both been approved by
he special agent and will be in opera
lion in few weeks. They will join
he two routes from Gresham, and will
cover all the territory from
The nine mile posts eastward to Orient
ying in Multnomah county. The four
.outes will comprise about 40 square
niles.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
investigating the Chicaso's Officers.

Naples, May 28.-The court of in
quiry being held on board the United
States ship Chicago, to investigate the
arrest of certain officers of that cruiser
at Venice, April 20, continues its ses-
sions, but the strictest secrecy regard
ing the proceedings is maintained.
Orders have been recieyed from WASH
ington that the findings are not to be
divulged until they are passed upon by
the United States government.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30

Washington, May 27.-Major Gen.
eral Lloyd Wheaton, who is about to
start home from the Philippines, will
be retired July Is next by operation of
law on account of age. 1t was merely
to give him a short vacation before the
close of his active military career that
he was relieved from command of the
of the North Philippines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Funeral of Pauncefote.

Washington, May 27.-With the ex-
ception of few details, the arrange
ments for the funeral services over the
remains of Lord Pauncefote are COM
plete. Lady Pauncefote has signified
her approval of the arrangements
tentatively made yesterday, by which
services are to be held tomorrow at
noon in St. Johns Episcopal church,
after which the body is to be tempor-
arlly deposited in receiving vault at
Rock Greek cemetery.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Result of Belgian Elections.

Brussels, May 29.-The final election
returns show that the chamber of rep
resentatives will be composed of 90
Catholics, 81 Liberals, 81 Socialists
and two Christian Democrats. The
government thus has majority of 26,
as compared with majority of 20 be-
fore the elections. The new Belgian
senate will contain 50 Catholics, IL
Liberals and six socialists, thus increas-
ing the governments majority in this
body one.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Invited Dy the Kaiser.

Berlin, May 29.-Emperor William
has directed that Adjutant General
Corbin, General S. NJ. B. Young and
General Leonard Wood shall be his
guests at the German military man
euvers next fall. More than this, the
foreign office has informed the repre-
sentative of the Associated Press here
that the emperor is very glad the Anne; =
lean generals are coming to Germany.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
for the San Francisco-Haw allan cable

for the San Francisco-Hawa allan cable
is difficult to find.
The boiler of freight locomotive on
Virginia road exploded, killing the
engineer and fatally injuring five train
men.
The majority of the senate committee
on privileges and elections is opposed
to the house resolution providing for
the election of senators by the people.
The senate committee on naval
affairs has agreed to report favorably
the bill providing for the retirement of
Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob
son.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
French Aid for Sufferers.

Paris, May 2s.- The statement is
published here this morning that as
soon as parliament meets the govern
ment will present bill opening a
credit of 5 5,000,0 900 francs (s1 ,OOO, ,0OO)
for the victims of the Martinique disas-
ter, and that the minister of the colo
nies will propose pension of G, 900
francs t$1 ,200) a year for the orphans
during their minority, of the late gov
ernor of Martinique, who was killed at
st. Pierre.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
Will Aid Cuba's Commerce.

Washington, May 90 At the re-
quest of President Palma, Secretary
Hay has requested all the United States
consular officers to charge themselves
with any business that may arise at
their posts appertaining to Cuban COM
merce. This is a temporary arrange
ment, and will last only until the
Cuban government can appoint its own
consular officers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
One Fifth of a Crop.

+ Corvallis, May 90 In few small
orchards in the foothills where the trees
blossomed 10 days later than in orch
ards in the valley, there will be an
average crop of prunes. In all other
orchards, conservative estimate by
we'll informed prune men places this
seasons crop at about 20 per cent of
the crop of last year. In some of the
valley orchards the owners regard the
crop as almost failue.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
To Push Canal Bill,

Washington, May %. Representa-
tive Hay, of Virginia, chairman of the
Democratic caucus, has issued call
for caucus to consider plans "for the
passage of Nicaragua canal bill at this
session OF congress-" such being the
language of the petition On which Mr..
Hay issued the call.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD,
A Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week, Presented
In Condensed Form, Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our MANY
Readers

West Indian volcanoes show signs OF
renewed activity.
The president has signed the Indian
appropriation and the omnibus claims
bill.
An extradition treaty has been
signed between the United States al d
Chile.
One man was killed and 100 hurt by
the collapse of temporary sidewalk It
New York.
A suita BILE landing place at Honolulu
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-30

the time for the procession drew near,
the crowds became unmanageable, and
in spite of the force of police, crowded
onto the forbidden sidewalk, and there
stayed until the breaking of the sup
porters landed them in the excavation.