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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08
THREE DECISIONS.
State Supreme Court Makes Some Rulings
of Importance.

Salem, Aug. 6.-The state supreme
court, in opinions just handed down:
When lessee continues in possession
and pays rent after the expiration OF a
10-year lease, it is held that this is
continuance of the relationship of land
lord and tenant from year to year un-
der the original agreement.
Sharing profits and losses is not alone
evidence of partnership, but there must
be community of interest and control of
the property.
The listing of land of the state as
swamp land does not convey title, and
the secretary of the interior may cancel
the list any time before patent issues.
The states grantee must contest the
question whether the land was, in fact,
swamp land in the land departmet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08
BEET TRUST FIGHT.
Attorneys for the Barons Have Prepared a
Demurrer Against Injunction.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The attorneys
representing the alleged beef trnst have
prepared for filing demurrer to the
bill by virtue of which the federal
court issued an injunction to prevent
the packing houses from conspiring to
manipulate the market. The insuffi-
cheney and unconstitutionality of the
antitrust law and the denial of the
right of the courts to compel packers to
produce their books for inspection are
alleged, in addition to general denial
of the truth of charges made in the
bill. The demurrer will be filed as
soon as it can be verified by the differ
ent defendants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08
Collision in Wisconsin.

Elm Grove, Wis, August LIN a
collision here today between "a pas
senger train from Waukesha known as
the "Scoot'' and west bound freight
train, Dennis Connell, the engineer OF
the passenger train, was killed, and
Fireman Chamberlain was badly in
jured. Several passengers on the Wau-
kesha train were slightly injured.
Engineer Connell was powerless to
avoid the crash. He died at Ehis post,
acrifcing his life to save his train.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08
saeo Gift for Children at Portland Ca rnival

Children's Day at the Portland Elks'
Carnival will be Sept. -, the last day
but one of the great street fair. On
that occasion pretty Shetland pony
with an up-to-date cart and harness
will be given to some lucky boy or girl
who is present. The pony has been
given by DR.. w. A. Wise and the cart
is from Studebaker's. Besides this
equipment, it is probable that saddle,
together with handsomely embroid-
cred saddle cloth will be given with the
pony. Prize baby day will be Sept. s..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08

William C. Whitney. of New York,
has given handsome house and lot to
the physician who attended Mrs. Whit
ney in her long illnses.
Turner's in convention at Davenport,
Ia, defeated proposition to admit
women to membership and urged taxa
ton of church property.
St. Louis and eastern capitalists have
organized to build a bridge over the
Mississippi at st. Louis and new de-
Dot in the heart of the city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08

Yale university gave degrees to a
class of $50. Plans for a Chinese vol
unteer mission were announced.
A Chicago dispatch says that the lear
of bituminous miners strike is caus-
ing coal dealers and railroads to store
thousands of tons as reserve supply
The will of very Rev. E. A. Hoffman
dean of the general theological semi
nary of New York, disposes OF an estate
estimated at s12, 100000 to SIS, ,O0O,-
600.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08
Forty Lives Lost.

Singapore, August LIN collision
off Malacca, Straits Settlements, be-
tween the British schoners Prince Alex
ander and Ban-Hin-Guan the former
vessel was sunk and 40 lives lost.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08
hish Prices for Rare Books.

London, August IAN auction sale
of rare books this afternoon brought
high prices. A Gaxton Royal book
soldfor I,400 pounds, and second.
folio Shakespeare brought 615 pounds
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-08

Rumor bas it that the king of Siam
has been assassinated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-09

factors tell me that America is one of their
best markets and that times are good or
bad according 20 the American demand
This town is in the heart of the coal
fields Of central France. Here and along
the borders Of Belgium and near Calais the
most of the coal Of the country is mined.
About 3500,000 tons are produced in st.
Etienne every year, which is a little over
one-tenth of the product of all France.
The total production in 1900 amounted TO
81, ,0000 900 tons and the consumption to A.
100000 tons, making a deficit OF 1000, 900
tons, which France bought OF England
Belgium and Germany. Only a very little
coal has so far been purchased of the
United States, but 1t is believed that
American ccal can be shipped here at a
profit and that there is a good field here
for this feature of the American invasion.
Our coal could be landed at Havre,
Bordeaux or Marseilles and thence shipped
to the chief manufacturing centers. The
duty is only a little over l cent per 100
pounds, so that the chief feature is that Of
transportation. The probability is that the
demand for coal here will steadily increase
The deposits will at the present rates be
exhausted in fifty years and today every
bit of the coal mined is used.
Inc uuSl Is nhue up INTO OrlqueIleS' elIner
with or without the admixture OF pc
troleum. There is one company here that
makes coal bricks that are half copl and
half petroleum, and another which V0anu-
factures bricks containing 81 per cent of
petroleum. The latter burn without odor
or smoke, they are not affected by W Ter
and can be kept a long time without de-
terioration. Their heating power in proper
tion to the cubic contents is far beyond
that of coal. One-third Of a ton Of the
briquettes is equal to more than a ton of
coal in heating power Only refined pc
troleum is used, that from the United
States being preferred. The invention is a
new one. and it might probably be OF value
in the coal fields Of Pennsylvania, where
the oil and the refuse coal dust are so
close together. The selling price Of these
petroleum bricks is about SIS a ton.
There are about $4,000 men employed in
the coal mi nes Of the basin OF the Loire
and Saone Nnd OF these $4,000 work under
ground There are in all about 100000 coal
miners In France. the greatest number
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-09

being in the north. The coal is not very
clean and a number of hands have to be
used for sorting and picking. The mines
are fiery and life is by no means safe.
Wages are comparatively low. One of the
largest companies pays it's miners $1.40
day, it's timber men 80 cents and it's COM
mon laborers from so cents to 80 cents.
Work begins at 6 o'clock in the morning
and continues until IL, when there is stop
for lunch. The men go to work again at II
and stop at $3.50. This gives them a day
of about eight and a half hours. All re-
pairs are done at night. In these mines the
men are working at a depth OF 1900 feet
from the surface. The mines are worked
in steps, generally three to each seam. The
seam averages from twelve to fifteen feet
thick and it is so worked on account Of the
gases, which, it is said, are better avoided
by this method of operation. Picks only are
used, as explosives are very dangerous.
Other mines have much thicker seams. One
which produces 100000 tons of coal year
has a seam over ninety feet thick. The
seam Of this mine dips about forty degrees;
1t is mined upward in horizontal strips.
The French government buys coal for its
railroads by the thousands OF tons. The
fuel is both in the lump and in briquettes.
There are piles of black bricks put up like
the bricks in a brick yard at all the chief
stations, and you see such piled behind the
locomotives. There is no waste in using
them and they are more easily handled than
the coal itself.
like the French railroads. They are we'll
built and the trains make fairly good time.
The trains are Of three classes and the sec
ond class Is good enough for any one.
The rates of fare are about the same as
those OF the American railroads. but the
charges for baggage are higher. Only sixty
six pounds are allowed free, all overweight
costing about half a cent per pound per
mile.
The French cars are long. They are di-
vided into compartments or little rooms
about six feet wide, running across the
cars, with a passageway at one side. Both
seats and backs are upholstered. They run
across the compartments and face each
other, four people being supposed to sit on
each side. The seats next to the windows
are the best, and the first arrivals reserve
them by putting their baggage there. The
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-09

st. Etienne who work in lace, and other
thousands on the farms who make lace
when they cannot work in the fields. There
are also many men who manufacture cut
lery in their homes and st. Etienne turns
out something like 10000 knives every week.
1t makes quantities of guns in the same
way, and in addition there is here the gov
Crnment arms factory, which sometimes
employs 10000 men at one time. They are
now making guns that use liquid gas in
place of powder.
The tendency is now to make ribbons in
factories. The house industry is gradually
declining and new factories go up every
year. l visited one OF the largest this aft
ernoon, going through room after room in
which different kinds of ribbons are made.
Both steam and electricity are used, and the
factory is not unlike the silk mills l de-
scribed in my letter from Lyons. In one
room scores OF girls were reeling silk for
the warp and in others men and women
were weaving. The looms were small,
though some made many ribbons at one
time. / was surprised at the work 1t takes
to make a ribbon. The raw silk is produced
in France and elsewhere. The cocoons are
spun and the threads reeled before the real
work begins. Then the pattern must be de-
signed and the loom arranged for it; so that
an army tolls to make the ribbons which
encircle the necks of our maidens.
Many OF the ribbons are or velvet. Some
are OF satin and some have flowers and
birds raised in satin on a soft silken
ground. St. Etienne makes gold ribbons
and silver ribbons and ribbons as wonderful
in their decoration as peacock's tail. You
can have your portrait thus woven in silk
II you can AFFORD to pay the bill.
There are ribbons OF cotton covered with
silk, and ribbons which are half velvet and
half cotton. On one loom l saw thirty
shuttles working at once. They were max
Ing ribbons one-fourth of an inch wide
covered with embroidery. The ribbons
were woven over glass rods and the shut
ties flew back and forth like things Of life.
In one pattern I was told there were
2700 threads and that the design alone cost
$1,000.
In other places they were printing rib
bons and in others they were weaving
them of fancy gauze for trimmings The
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-09

NJ, IJIZ, Dy FTdnK y. NdTpVHVVTJ
?. ETIENNE, France, Oct. %
Especial Correspondence of The
Bee. )-Have you ever heard OF
st. Etienne? 1t is the ribbon
town of the world. 1t makes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
Tree That Turns to stone,

There is a tree that grows in Mexico
called the "chijol," or stone tree. 1t
is of enormous proportions, both in
circumference and height. 1t has a
number Of branches spreading out
widely and carrying leaves of a yellow
ish green color. The wood is extreme
ly fine and easily worked in a green
state. 1t is not given to either warping
or splitting. The most remarkable
thing about it is that after being cut
the wood gets gradually harder, and in
the course Of a few years it is absolute
ly petrified, whether left in the open
air or buried in the ground From this
timber houses can be built completely
fire-proof, and would last as long as
though built OF stone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
MAN or BRAINS-MAN OF FLESH.

Rose catches the younger and hurrah
elements of the Democratic party who
are captivated by his manly form, but
the more sober and serious party men
shake their heads obviously at the sug-
gestion that he can work any political
miracle in Wisconsin this year. 1t 10
plain here, however, that he will get a
considerable Stalwart vote The bitter
ness and determination of this element
is very apparent in this section. Ellis
b. Usher in Milwaukee Journal
Ellis B. Usher il a poor political pro-
phet His writings and forecasts which
adorn the pages Of The Journal, from
time to time, are anything but safe cri-
terions. Indeed Mr.. Usher is failure
in this respect This fact has been EN-
phasised over and over again within the
past few months Mr. Rose will get
the full vote Of the Democratic party.
Before the nomination the Democratic
candidate had opposition in his own
party. This is as it should have been
but when the convention gave him the
nomination party authority spoke and
Mr. Rose will necessarily be widely
supported Whatever of Republican
votes he gets will be the result of Re
publican antagonism to Mr. la Toilette,
no, because Republicans wish to support
. Democrat, even if he be Mr.. Rose
Neither IL the younger element in the
Democratic party likely TO be controlled
| by Mr.. Roses manly form but they
will rally to his support because he en-
bodies within himself principles which
harmonic with their own views. Mr., Rose
expects the votes Of the young Demo
Gratis because he il a Democrat, not be-
cause he has n manly form'or is hand
some man Men are voting for vital issues,
affecting their individual and commu-
nal life not because piece Of flesh has
form, curves and holdings which some
are pleased to call handsome.
Away with the "manly form" nonsense,
Mr. Rose is more attractive IA u man of
brains than II man of flesh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
WILL. MR.. REID EXPLAIN2

Against HIM (Rose) - n man whose
honesty, personally or politically, has
never been challenged by handful OF
his fiercest political opponents, within
or without his party, and who had that
tribute paid to him even ON the floor of
the Democratic convention Can there
be any doubt of the choice of the people
between two such candidates the one
n time server and II trickster the other,
though mistaken in some things M we
believe, yet conscientious in all things
and IA true to his pledges IN the needle
to the poleH Let us hope not. 49,
Appleton Post
What about the $1,000 La Toilette il
alleged TO have taken from the indie
pendent book concerns ~ his price to
defeat State Superintendent Harvey.
Mr. Reid2 Let the people have your
explanation. 1t is highly improbable
that Mr.. Rose would involve himself
in such business. In view Of that
- 900, Mr.. Reid, and the additional
=, 900 which was to be paid on Harvey q
defeat your remark about honesty" If
is grimly numerous
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
DOCTOR REWARDED.
DR.. schweninger Appointed to the
Chair of History of Medicine at
Berlin University.

DR.. Schwininger, who treated Prince
Bismarck to reduce that statesman's
flesh, has been appointed professor of
the history of medicine at Berlin uni
versity. Prince Bismarck was so
grateful that he tried to have DR..
Schweninger appointed nearly 20
years ago, but university circles raised
a protest, DR.. Schweninger was Bis
marck's physician up to the prince
death, living at Friedrichsruhe. Med
zeal professors of a number of uni
versities are circulating Il protest to
the government against the appoint
ment, asserting that DR.. Schweninger
has never written or taught on the
subject of medical discovery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
A FINAL BLOWOUT.

Concerning Prof Jaggers conclusions
regarding the recent eruptons in the
West Indies the Springfield, Mass. }
Republican says
The renewed activity Of the vol
canoes on Martinique and st. Vincent
raises the question whether the culmin.
alton OF the eruptions has yet been
reached. No one can be sure that the
worst phase has passed As some one
suggests, great tidal wave may be
caused 10y final explosion which would
sweep mp against many Of the low-lyiug
seAports Of the various West Indian
islands and do terrific damage, after the
manner Of the recent inundation Of Gal.
weston Such catastrophe may be i'm.
probable, yet IL can hardly be dismissed
as impossible. At the final eruption Of
Krakatoa. in 1888, tidal wave was
generated which fiercely assailed all the
adjacent coasts IN the East Indies and
swept around the earth before ia
mighty energy was spent
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18

Prof. Jagpers of Harvard university
the past week has called attention to
the rather striking series Of condolences
IN the history of the eruptions vt Kra-
katoa and those in the lesser Antilles.
AT both places the eruptions, in time
nearly 20 years apart, began in the
month of May-at Krakatoa on May 20,
at Pelee on May 5. In both cases the
eruptions continued over period of
many weeks, increasing in intensity
Especially violent eruptions in the West
Indies occurred in the week August 81
50. In the case of Krakatoa, the final
eruptions came on August 26-29. Two
thirds of the island was blown out of
the water. And then the volcano sub
sided and has been quiescent ever since.
Will Pelee or Soufriere in the West
Indies, continue its eruptions until, like
Krakatoa, it blows itself, and half the
island with it, into state of complete
exhaustionF
Judging from Prof Jagger's concep-
ton of the seismic conditions in the
West Indies, there is u possibility Of a
eliminating explosion overshadowing
all previous ones this year by its force
and far-reaching effect. He adopts the
theory that the Pelee volcano is some
thing like geyser. Its eruptions, he
says, are explosions of steam and water.
Now the eruptions will cease, he tells
us, if the assures are forced open to
such depth that molten rock rises,
flows out on the surface AZ lava fills all
assures, cools and hardens, and thus
prevents water from being further
sucked down into the hot regions.
But it is not absolutely essential
that lava should flow in this manner in
order to choke up, or dry up the sources
of the volcano There are two other
possibilities First. the assures may
extend to such light depths and the
volume of water grows so large that a
circulation becomes established gradu-
ally without eruption, and the water
passes off by hot springs or otherwise.
Second, during an abnormally great ex-
plosion dixie Krakatoa's) the internal
cavities may collapse, clog up with de-
bris and so keep water out
Thus far there has been no flow of
molten lava which would fill the assures
and harden there, thus choking up the
volcano. Indeed. years might elapse
before lava would flow. As Prof. Jag
gers points out, when Pompeii was de
stroyed there was no lava, the molten
matter not flowing out OF Vesuvius un-
til many years later The two other
possibilities, therefore, are present, and
the important question to be decided by
events is whether that 'abnormally
great explosion will occur. Prof. Jag
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18

gers, it may be noted in closing, says
that undoubtedly there is a complicat
ed system of waters and assures be
meath Martinique and st. Vincent and
he believes also that the safety valves
ut Pelee and Soufriere are very small,
compared with the mighty earth forces
underneath them.
IF all this be true the conditions may
be ripe for last tremendous blowout.
The French government has acted none
too soon in ordering the complete evac-
uation of the whole northern part Of the
island of Martinique.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
FIGURES ON MINERALS VAST,
Geological Bulletin shows PrOduc.
ton for Year In This Country Is
Valued at Over 81 200, 900.

The United States geological survey
has issued it's annual statistical sum-
mary of the mineral products of the
United States for the calendar year
1901. 1t shows for the entire country
a grand total of $1,092, 1924, $50, a. the
value of minerals produced in 1901, as
against $1,064 ,40S,321 in 1900. This
comprises $566,351 ,006 worth of non
metallic mineral products, $524,s73,-
284 metallic products, and $1,OOO,00O
(estimated) of mineral products I'M
specified, including building sand, glass
sand, iron ore used as fiux in lead
smelling, tin ore, nitrate of soda, car
Donate of soda, sulphate of soda, and
alum clays used by paper manufac-
turers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18

department, to secure help, blow IL
aimed at good citizenship which merits
the strictest condemnation, and a re-
pressive hand should stay the culpable
person or persons from pursuing further
mischief. Gov. La Toilette stands ac-
cussed of receiving $4,000 TO secure the
defeat of Mr.. Harvey and the mere fact
that the money was not paid directly TO
him, makes him none the less C llpable.
Mr.. Bnckstaff and Mr.. Stout affirm that
when Mr.. Kronshage sent the governor
a personal check for $4,000 to be used in
the latters campaign, Mr.. La Toilette
was well aware of the source of that
check. He knew that the independ-
ent book companies through an agent
of CHM 81 Co, had subscribed the
amount and knowing it accepted it.
1t il only reasonable TO presume that
the good people of Manitowoc county
now having possession Of the facts will
show their displeasure by voting against
everyone connected with this unsavory
transaction. The governor is the chief sin
ner in The barter and he should be made
to feel the intense disgust which the
people have for an unwholesome polite
al bargain Not within the range of our
knowledge has a greater sin been
committed against education or q cruel
or blow been struck at pure politics.
And they say Gov. La Toilette is a re-
former.
Save the state from such reformation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
A. w. GLEASON,
A Sad Disappointment.

Ineffective liver medicine is disap,
pointment, but you don't want to purge
strain and break the glands of the
stomach and bowels. DeWitt's Littlt
Early Risers never disappoint. They
cleanse the system of all poison and put
rid matter and do it SO gently that one
enjoys the pleasant effects They are q
tonic to the liver Cure biliousness
torpid liver and prevent fever Schmidt
Bros. and G.. A. Groffman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! =
LUCAS COUNTY.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! GO
LUCAS COUNTY. %
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath thai
he is senior partner of the firm of F. j
CHENEY q Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fol-
each aud every case of CATARRH that
cannot he cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscri bed IN
my presence, this 9th day of December
A. ID. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY 81 Co, Toledo O.
Sold by all Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18

Incidental to the thunder sea son, the
weather bureau has discovered that
more than 700 persons are killed by
lightning every year in the United
States. In matter of fatalities from
1896 to 1900 Pennsylvania ranked first
with 1856, Ohio was next with 1876, and
Illinois, Indiana and New York were
tied for third with 1874 victims each.