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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
THE BORDER ISSUES.
Diplomats Again to Take Up the Alaska
Boundary and Other Questions.

Washington, Jan. Lit is expect
ed that efforts will be renewed before
long for the settlement of the num-
erous controversies which have long
existed between the United States and
Great Britain, growing out of relations
along the Canadian border, the At
lantic fisheries, warships on the Great
Lakes, the Alaska boundary and
other questions. Heretofore the ne
getiatiens designed to secure settle
ment of the matters reoited have not
proved effective, largely because of
the cumbersome machinery of nego-
tiation, and this has led to the belief
that much more could be accomp-
lished by direct negotiations between
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote
on the main points and the subse-
quent assembling of commission
representing the United States, Great
Britain and Canada to give form to
the basis of agreement rendered.
The British author titles have main
tained for some time that when the
isthmian canal treaty is once disposed
of there will be a renewal of the
efforts to adjust the Alaska boundary
and other pending questions, the
canal treaty being regarded as one of
the many pending questions. Now
that the British government has
yielded the Clayton -Bulwer treaty
and other points in the isthmian ne
gotiations, it desires to take up some
of the other questions in which it
has important interests involved.
Lord Pauncefote desiresto clear up
all the pending differences and have
"clean slate" before his present
term as ambassador comes to close.
When he came to Washington there
were four issues between the two gov
ernments. The first of these was
the Behring sea question, which had
reached an acute stage. The diplo-
mats disposed of this question. The
next was over Venezuela, which, like
the seal question, at one time threat
ened war. But the efforts of diplo-
hldCy WSI0 again SuCCOSSlul III dfOl u
ing trouble and bringing about set
tlement. The third important issue
was the isthmian canal, which has
been satisfactorily disposed of by the
recent Hay-Pauncefote treaty. This
leaves only one issue remaining in
order to bring about ''clean slate, >"
namely, the border controversy, both
as to Canada and Alaska. The Brit
ish officials link these various bound
ary controversies together, as they
are more or less connected.
At present modus vivendi exists
assto the Aiar.as boundary question,
chiefly for the purpose of avoiding
clash along the border and holding
each side in check until a final bound
ary has been determined upon. 1t
seems to be conceded on both sides
that the modus cannot be carried on
Indefinitely, and that sooner or later
the question of establishing a perma-
nent boundary must be settled.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Told in a Few Lines.

st. Louis police are engaged in a war
on the pool rooms.
The United States Supreme Court Mon
day took a recess until JAM 6.
A $1S,500 fire occurred in the busi-
ness section of Pawnee, o. T.
W. II. Rogers, railroad man, was kill
ed by train at Blackwell, o. I.
Bids for a site for new county court
house at Lawrence, Kan, are asked for.
Topeka, Kan, was A years old the
other day, and the anniversary was duly
celebrated.
The Postmaster General has ordered
the consolidation of the postofices at EN-
pire City with Galena office, Kansas.
Roosevelt at San Juan Hill'' is to be
the subject of a painting by Vassili Yer
esthagin, a Russian painter of battle
scenes.
The Pope will not send delegation to
attend the coranation ceremonies of King
Edward VII, as his holiness was not
notified Of the Kings accession to the
throne.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03

Wheat-Walla Walla, $4,000; blue
stem, 61c; valley, 591A @6Oc.
Barley-Feed, s17@17.5O; brewing
$17.50@1S per ton.
Oats-No. 1 white, $1@1.1O; gray
95c@$1.
Flour-Best grades, s27O@3.3O per
barrel; graham, $3.50.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton; mid
dlings, $40; shorts, SIS; chops, SIT.
Hay-Timothy, s11@12; clover, 81
@7.5O; Oregon wild hay, $500 per
ton.
Mutton-Lambs, 31s@3kc, gross
dressed, 61ac per pound; sheep, weth
ers, 31s @31ac, gross; dressed, 6@6kc
per pound ewes, 3A @31ac, gross !;
dressed, 6@6Ac per pound
Hogs Gross, SIC; dressed, 6@6Kc
per pound.
Veal-S@9c per pound.
Beef-Gross, COWS, 3hc; steers,
81 A@4c; dressed, 3@7c per pound.
Butter - Creamery, 25@27c per
pound; dairy, 1S@20c; store, 1919 q
15c.
Eggs-2O@22Kc for cold storage;
22@25c for Eastern; 2S@30c for fresh
Oregon.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, s25O@3;
hens, $4,000; $1,000 per pound );
springs, 9@10c per pound, $2.50@3 per
dozen; ducks, s5@6 for young; geese,
s6.50@7.50 per dozen; turkeys, live,
11@121ac; dressed, 13@14c per pound.
Cheese-FulI cream, twins, 1870
1870; Young America, 14@15c.
Potatoes Burbanks, S5c@$110
per GENITAL; ordinary, 70@S0c.
Hops-S@10c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 11@14c; Eastern Or
egon, S@121sc; mohair, 21@21 1kc per
pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
NEWS OF THE STATE
TENS 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


A wind storm at Astoria did $16,500
damage.
A gift of $1,000 in cash has been
made to Philomath college.
The smallpox scare at Marshfield
has passed and the quarantine raised.
The December shipment of wheat
from Portland exceeded 2,000,0 900 bush
els.
The Douglas county poultry show at
Roseburg last week was a success in
every particular.
State Food Commissioner Bailey has
started a crusade against lightweight
California butter.
Weston had a small fire a few days
ago, but the blaze was extinguished
before much damage was done.
Arrangements have been completed
for the registration Of voters of Marion
county, which begins January 6.
Real estate is moving quite lively
around Weston. Several farms have
been sold recently at good prices.
Six carloads of prunes just left Dali
las for the Eastern market. The price
paid for the fruit was 213c per pound.
Preparations are being commenced
all over the state for the primaries,
which will select the candidates for
the June election.
A counterfeiting outfit has been cap
tured at The Dalles, but the owner,
who is known, has escaped. 1t is
probable that he will be arrested.
The Wasco Milling Company's flour
ing mill is now completed, and only
awaits the turning on of the electric
power from White river to begin grind
ing out 500 barrels of flour day.
There is greater activity in the
mines of Southern Oregon at present
than ever before in their history. New
wagon roads are being constructed,
larger stamp mills put in and new
workings opened.
Governor Geer pardoned three con-
victs the day before Christmas.
Murderers Wade and Dalton have
been sentenced to hang January 81.
Another rich strike has been made
in Southern Oregon, near Grants Pass.
The assessment roll for Lane coun-
ty for 1900 shows $5, TOO, s53 assessa-
BILE property.
Another holdup near Oregon City
has been reported, in which a shot
was taken at the highwayman.
A new logging corporation, the
Yeon & Pelton Company, has been
formed, with capital of $15O,OOO, to
operate an extensive plant at Rainier.
Three timbers, 100 feet long and
about 18 inches by 20 inches, cut from
Oregon trees, have been shipped East
for bridge purposes. They extended
over three flat cars.
The immigration to the vicinity of
Independence in the past three
has been equal to that of the
four previous years. The new COM
ers are generally people of means and
on the lookout for good homes.
Great preparations are being made
for the Oregon Farmers Congress,
to be held in Salem January 60.
The Oregon Dairymen's Association
will hold it's annual meeting at the
same time and place in conjunction
with the congress.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Train Wrecked by a Rock.

Pa kersburg, Va, Jan. 1.-Two men
are missing. one badly injured, one
engine and four cars are at the foot of
an embankment, two other cars are
wrecked and 100 feet of track torn nm
as result of collision with heavy
rock by a westound freight train on
the Baltimore & Ohio, at a tnnno1
near Long Run this morning. The
engine struck the rock, which had
rolled down from the hill, just as
the train came out of the tunnel
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03

"A 100000 silk cargo has just
reached San Francisco from the Orient
The world famous Diesel engine is
to be built at South Worcester, Mass
Twenty-seven hour trains are here
after to be run between New York
and Chicago.
An immense 1900 ton hydraulic
press is to be erected in the Carnegie
armor plate plant.
In 1900 England imported nearly
SO, 900 tons of German wines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Russia's Reply to United States.

The Hague, Jan. IN. Komaroff,
the Russian chamberlain, has handed
to Professor Asser, oneo f the Dutch
members of the permanent arbitra-
tion court, and arbitrator of the
claims of American sealers, on the
seizure of their vessels by the Russian
government about six years ago,
Russia's reply to the last note of the
United States on the subject of the
Behring sea seal fisheries differences.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Pan.American Conference.

Mexico, City, Jan. 2.-With slight
notifications, the proposal of the
late Duafte Pereira for the appoint
ment OF committee of iurists to
codify international law was this
afternoon accepted by the Pan .Ameri-
can conference. An amendment to
the effect that the secretary of state
of the United States shall be chairman
of the codifying commission was ac-
ooptod
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Memorial Services for Rial.

Manila, Jan. 2.-Memorial services
and a procession were held December
80 in honor of Jose Rial, the Fill
pino leader. The services were cele-
brated on the Luenta, where Rial
was executed by the Spaniards, De-
cember 80, 1896. The procession
called at the town hall. and Acting
governor Wright adressed a few words
to those who took part in it. The
manifestation was chiefly remarkable
for the intense hatred displayed to-
ward the friars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
sI00.0 Damaee to Power Dam.

Anderson, S. c., Jan. 2.-Three
hundred and fifty feet of the Anderson
Light & Power Company's dam at
Portman Sohals. in Seneac river, was
washed away last night. The dam
age is at leastaS1O0, 600.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Generals Go to Batanaas.

Manila, Jan. g. General Chaffee
and General Wheaton have gone to
Batangas in order to make personal
investigation of the state of affairs in
that province and confer with General
Bell. Generals Chaffee and Whea-
ton will return here tomorrow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Street and FREIGHT Cars Collided.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. l. A
street car collided with a number
of freight cars attached to a switch
engine here today and one man was
killed and two injured
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03

Happenings of the Past Week Presented
in Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers
All danger from flood in Pennsyl-
vania has passed.
An inoffensive passenger was shot
and killed by four men on a Missis-
sippi train.
A missionary and several native
converts have been massacred by Chi
nese troops.
The funeral of United States Sena-
tor Sewell, of New Jersey, Was held
with full military honors.
A legal battle between the Harri-
man and Hill interests in the North
ern Pacific has begun in Minnesota.
Admiral Schley considers his case
closed and will take no further action.
His friends will ask congress to VIM
dicate him.
Sir Thomas Upton says he will
challenge for Americas cup until he
has won it or is satisfied that it can
not be won.
The governor of North Dakota will
not attend the conference of governors
as he sees no menace to his state
from the railroads.
A prominent American, who has
boo,, in Chino for tipoo proI ;otS
that before many years the world will
see a war such as never before seen,
in the Chinese empire.
The Maryland Councils of the Jun
ior Order of Mechanics presented Ad-
miral Schley with beautiful medal
as an evidence of their personal es-
TEEN and admiration of his services
to this country.
England's coal supply may not out
last the century.
Germany has ordered another war
ship to Venezuelan waters.
Senator Depew and Miss May
Palmer were married in Italy.
Four hundred were killed in bat
tie in the interior of Colombia.
The battle ship Missouri was
launched at Newport News, Va.
The death of Governor Rogers was
due to worry as much as to ills.
Insurgent sympathizers have MUIR
dered number of friendly natives.
Four trainmen were killed near
Scranton, Pa, on a runaway coal
train.
Prominent Englishmen are coming
to America to study its business
methods.
Fire at Anderson, Ind, destroyed
several business houses, causing loss
of $40, OOO
There is no friction between the
military and civil authorities in the
Philippines.
Generals Chaffee and Wheaton have
gone to Batangas to personally inves
tigate the conditions there.
United States Senator Sewall is
dead.
A department store at Victoria, B.
c., burned. Loss, $25O.OO
Germany is preparing to blockade
Venez uelan ports and enforce her de-
mands.
The Chinese court will soon return
to Pekin and extensive preparations
are being made to receive it.
Governor Shaw will not discuss the
policy he will pursue when he be-
comes secretary of the treasury.
Governor Taft has left Manila for
home.
The insurgent general Sampson has
surrendered in Bohol.
Another corps of burghers will be
formed in South Africa.
Four persons perished in the burn
ing of river steamer at Memphis.
There is little hope of an irrigation
bill being passed by this session OF
congress.
General Chaffee refused to interfere
in the court martial of Filipino
murderer.
Chile and Argentina have signed
protocol agreeing to arbitrate their
differences.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Work Completed at a Cost, Approx
mately, of SO, 900 900.

mateiy, of $3,OOO,OOo.
The government history of the Civil
War has finally been completed and de-
livered to those entitled, under the law,
to receive it. 1t is an immense work
and consists of 12S volumes, nine and
half inches long, six and a half inches
wide, and averaging over two inches in
sickness.
In addition to the text, there are sew
eral aliases containing maps of the mill
tary operations of the armies.
The gigantic work has cost the gov
ernment, according to an official state
ment, s., ,S5S, ,514.67, not counting the sal
aries of army officers detailed from time
to time to duty connected with the pre-
paration Of the work. The total cost is
probably over $3.OOO,OO0. About 1900
sets of this work have been printed and
distributed to libraries and individuals.
Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine Is going to St.
Joseph, No, to remain with her mother
Sar an indefinite period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Chicago Apartment Building Burned.

Chicago, Jan. IA christmas tree
loaded with inhammable ornaments
and candies caused fire tonight that
destroyed the Alexander apartment
building, six story structure.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Bonner Accepts Appointment.

Washington, Jan. e. Hugh J.
Bonner, of New York, has accepted
the tender of an appointment as
chief of the fire department. of Manila
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
Prairie Sails for Port of Spain.

Noorfolk, Va, Jan. 2.-The United
States cruiser Prairie sailed today for
Port of Spain, Trinidad, near the
coast of Venezuela.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03

The possibilities of wireless telegra-
ply were predicted by James Brown
Lindsay, of Dundee, Scotland, in
1884.
The Pharaohs wore their boards
when in mourning for a relative.
Court mourning in Egypt seems to
have last year.
A Pittsburger offers to buy all the
municipal and private street railways
III st. Petersburg, Russia, and cleo
trically equip them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.

A Comprehensive Review of the important
happenings of the Past Week Presented
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-03

By gas explosion at a Kokomo,
Ind, glass factory, one man was
killed and several injured.
Secretary Long, by direction of
President Roosevelt discharged Ma
clay from the Brooklyn navy yard.
A Toledo, O., fire truck collided
with street Car, resulting in the
death of one fireman and the injury of
several others.
the Chinese court will engage an
American adviser.
Fire at Springfield, O., destroyed a
church building which cost $50, 600.
Ex-Governor Shaw, of Iowa, has
been offered the secretaryship of the
treasury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-11
SEYMOUR
A SILENT
PARTNER.
Accused Of Dlsposlng Of Peck
& Blacks Property Without
Their Knowledge or Consent

The detective department. brought to a
sudden close last night a silent partner
ship which Peck a. Black. dealers in hay.
grain and oats, did not know until day
or two ago was I'm existence.
william Seymour, colored, has been
working for Peck a. Black. Thomas r.
Callahan. white, resides in the rear of
Valley street.
One OF the members of the authorized
firm discovered Seymour I'm the act of
loading bags OF oats into Calahan's
wagon, and objectng 10 the silent and
unauthorized partnership. notified Captain
Parker. who detailed Detective Nickerson
TO investigate the affair.
Last night Nickerson and one OF the
firm followed Seymour and placed him
under arrest. Then Callahan was taken
In.
This morning Seymour pleaded guilty in
Judge Sweetland's court TO the charge Of
stealing "A bags OF oats valued at $4S and
was held for the grand jury in $500.
Callahan pleaded not guilty 10 the
charge OF receiving the oats, knowing
the INTO have been stolen, and was held
I'm $500 for trial next week Friday. Later
he waived an examination and was held
for the grand jury.
The police say that Callahan Is already
on probation on the charge of unlawfully
removing barrel Of lead from railroad
company's property, and that Seymour
has served a sentence of IL months for
indecent exposure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-11
A Novel Exposition.

In Antwerp "A curious and interesting
exposition VIII be opened early In May.
Its official title will be the Cartographic,
photographic and Maritime exposition.
and its object will he TO popularize geo.
graphical sciences. 10 make those coun-
tries recently opened TO commercial
science better known and 20 contribute
to the development OF the mercantile ma
rine and OF maritime enterprises.
One section viii be- devoted 90 ancient
and modern maps and globes. surveying
Instruments and meteorological and ocean
runding apparatus. and another Will con-
p important ethnographicai collections
tirg which Will be- several from the
btio Free State.
ere will also he colonial section as
las department which will be de-
"A TO everything relating 20 the pro-
alsSpf navigation. and I'm which will be
a, ped models OF ships and OF great
lms eorks- ExchansA - b.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-11
TRYING TO
RESTORE
ORDER.
Gsadarm,s and Civil Guards
Reinforce Police ii Effort 10
Suppress Belgian Rioters.

Brussels. April li.-A sembance of or
der was restored among the rioters in the
Ruestevens early this morning The po-
lice. who had borne the brunt of the
fighting. were strongly reinforced by gen.
darmes and civic guards with loaded
rifles.
Orders were issued TO use all the force
necessary to drive the mob out OF the
Maison du Peuple.
Just as the order was about TO be exc
cuted the chief OF the Socialists offered TO
evacuate the building quietly. Estimates
as TO the number wounded during the
riots vary from 40 TO 100 but scores OF in
jured were carried OFF and hidden by
friends
A large number OF rioters were arrested
and are stll detained.
The burgomasters OF Brussels and SUBJ
urban municipalities have proclaimed that
meetings OF more than ten persons are
prohibited. and that any one found carry
ing revolver shall be liable 10 six
months imprisonment.
All centers OF agitation are bristllng to-
day with bayonets. Squads OF cavalry
are continually patroling the streets and
guarding the shops which were threaten
ed with plundering by the rioters.
A manifesto, signed by the general
council of the labor party has been wide
ly posted. IL demands revision OF the
constitution and universal suffrage.
kilograms from the country districts
indicate the widespread character OF the
movement which threatens 10 culminate
I'm grand coup next week, during the
reform debate I'm Parliament.
A thousand demonstrators caused great
disturbances at st. Nicholas last night
until routed by repeated charges of the
gendarmes At La Louviers, 5000 men
ceased working. forcing the workers I'm
the large Industrial establishments at La
Croycre and Haine 81. Pierre 20 join
them. The strikers threaten TO burn all
factories where the workers refuse TO
quit.
Strong detachments OF cavalry are now
patrolling the district In order to protect
the factories.
A telegram from Mons says work still
continues I'm the Borinage district, but a
strike and disorders are threatening.
Troops have been sent TO the district to
cope with possible rioting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-11
CHARGE OF
CRUELTY
made.
Fifteen Calves Killed During
Their Removal 10 This City
in a Freight Gar.

William Mcconnell was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty In the 9Th district court.
today. on the charge of cruelty to ami
mails.
Mcconnell has been shipping live stock
to this city for about a year. and yester-
day received a car load from Jefferson
county, New York.
This was a so-called palace car, having
rs box stalls in IL. These stalls were occu-
pied by IL cows and two horses.
Mcconnell, being OF an economical turn
OF mind and having car rate 10 pay,
filled I'm the space between the stalls with
calves
There were SO of these little animals.
none being four weeks old, and which
cost up in the country about sl.25 each.
\ Providing the calves reach here In good
condition they can be sold for about "
each. and the advantages of shipping and
not being obliged to pay freight rates are
obvious.
Agent Smith heard OF the arrival OF this
particular shipment and reached the car
before its contents could be disturbed.
or the 81 calves 10 were dead. They had
been thrown down and crushed and man.
gled under the feet OF the other animals.
Mcconnell was arrested by Agent Smith
this morning. and denying the allegation
OF cruelty was held In $500 for trial
week from today. Subsequently he ad-
mitted sufficient evidence and was fined
$25 and costs.