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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
NEWS OFIHES STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of la
portanee-A Brief Review Of the Growth
and improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report.

Many emigrants are arriving daily at
Medford.
The Salem Federal Labor Union has
been organized with a membership
of 68.
The fruit growers around Medford
are jubilant over the recent rains and
the fact that prospects for good yield
are better than for years.
The mill on the Lucky Bart group at
Gold Hill is running day and night on
ore from the Doubtful claim. A 80
inch vein of high grade free milling ore
assaying s45 per ton was Ieeently
struck in this claim, which will bring
the Lucky Bart group to the front
again, something over $3.50, 900 having
already been milled from the several
ledges on the property.
The number of strangers now pouring
into Oregon is being felt even in the
backwoods. A year ago it was believed
that all the public timber land worth
taking had passed into private hands,
and investors were buying freely from
the more inaccessible and less timbered
land is being eagerly sought by people
anxious to file on timber tracts.
This season in the Sumpter district
will witness the greatest placer clean
ups known there for years. In several
places there has been marked revival
of interest in the placer diggings.
Companies have been organized to op-
crate diggings on large scale, and
scenes where there has been compare
lively little life since the boom days of
pioneer times will be teeming with
workers.
The camps and mills near Alma
are vainly applying for men.
Fire at Praire City destroyed an en-
tire block and caused loss of 500, 900.
La Grande Is enthusiastic over the
Lewis and Clark fair and a general
meeting will be held to get subscribers
to the stock.
Ed Graves, of Marquam, has con-
tracted 5000 pounds of hops from his
yard five miles east of Woodburn, for
121s cents per pound.
] A bill has been introduced in the
United States senate granting right
of way ACROSS the Cascade forest reserve
for the Oregon & Southeastern railroad.
The city council of Baker City has
awarded the contract for the extension
of the mains of the waterworks system
to contractor of that city on bid of
S33, ,314.77.
The wool industry of Oregon ranks
we'll up with wheat and lumber, and
out in the eastern part of Wasco coun-
ty's plains is the greatest wool market
in the world.
The Eastern Oregon term of the SUI
preme court opened at Pendleton with
80 cases on the docket, all but three
being appeals from Umatilla, Baker
and Union counties.
The Oregon national guard will as
semble at some centrally located point
in the Willamette valley, in brigade
camp, for instruction, for period of
eight days, July 1924, inclusive.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
ON ST. VINCENT.
Two Thousand Dead as the Result Of Vol.
canic Disturbances

Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
May 15.-The United States govern
ment tug Potomac, which came to Mar
Unique from San Juan, P. R., cruised
the coast of this island Tuesday. She
encountered an inky black column of
smoke, which made it necessary for her
to go five miles out of her course.
The Potomac brought ton of sup
plies to Martinique, consisting in part
of Goldfish and -four. A famine here is
imminent. The northern section of
the island is depopulated. Business
here is suspended.
The Potomac will leave here for the
island of st. Vincent, where conditions
are reported to be worse. La Souffriere,
on St. Vincent, was in full eruption
May 10. A stream of stone and mud
half mile wide was then issuing from
the volcano. Stones two inches in
diameter fell 12 miles away. At King
ston, the capital of the island, the
ashes were two inches deep. Seven
hundred dead were reported Sunday,
May II. 1t is estimated that the total
number of deaths in St. Vincent will
reach 1000. Most of the seven estates
on the island have been burned to
ashes, and it is authentically reported
that two earthquakes occurred there.
1t is believed that the submarine cables
in St. Vincent have been broken by
the disturbances. The present vol
canic eruption on St. Vincent is the
first since slS12. Governor Hunt, of
Porto Rico, has asked Louis Ayme,
United States consul at Gaudeloupe,
who is now here, what assistance he
could render. Governor Hunts offer
has been communicated to the govern
ment, which will accept it.
The looting of the ruins at st. Pierre
has begun already. While coming to
Fort de France the Potomac picked up
a boat containing five colored men and
one white man, whose pockets were
filled with coin and jeweiry, the latter
evidently stripped from the fingers of
the dead. Lieutenant B. B. McCor-
mick, commander of the Potomac, ar
rested these men and turned them over
to the commander of the French cruiser
Suchet for punishment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
London Times Reviews Their Course in
South Africa.

London, May 1.-THE Times relates
the couI Sc of the peace negotiations as
follows:
''On the receipt of the Dutch corre-
spondence intimating that Great Brit
ain was ready to listen to proposals
from the Beers in the field, Acting
President of the Transyaal Scliaalk-
burger came to the British lines and
asked Permission to consult with Mr.
Steyn, ex-president OF the Orange Free
State. This led to the Boer delegates
going to Pretoria. Their first proposal
to Lord Kitchener and Lord Miner,
the British high commissioners in South
Africa, was that the republics should
merely concede all the demands made
by Great Britain regarding the fran
chise, ETC., before the war. The Brit
ish government, in reply, referred them
to the Middleburg confer ence, as the
maximum of possible concessions and
refused permission to the Beers to con-
suit their friends in Europe. Event
ually, while refusing an armistice,
Lord Kitchener undertook not to molest
the burghers while they were actually
holding meetings with the commandoes
to authorize the leaders to negotiate on
the basis of the surrender of independ-
ence, but they were told it was useless
to return to Pretoria without being
armed with full powers to negotiate.
Schaalkburger assented to this, but Mr..
Steyn's acquiesence seemed doubtful
'tMail advices received from
toria," continues the Times, "dea
that Lords Kitchener and Miner pI
ised generous compensation for bu
farms, promised no difficulty with
gard to the question OF amnesty
rebels, which did not present inst
able Obstacles
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
YUKON WINTER ENDS.
Ice Goes Out of the River and Freight Will
Soon Be on the Move.


Vancouver, B. c., May l5.-The ice
in the Yukon has broken, and winter
is over. The breakup was unusually
quiet this year. 1t occurred during a
binding SNOW storm, with the ther-
mometer at 40 above. The water rose
six feet, but little damage resulted. A
food is expected unless the jam breaks
soon.'
The river is now clear from Lower
LIE Barge to Big Salmon. AS usual in
other years when the ice comes down
the river, steamers loaded with freight
which has peen accumulating at White
Horse are following the ice down, and
the first is expected to reach Dawson
this week. This will be the first ar
rival at the wharves since last fall, and
it will get big reception. There are
jams on the river which will cause
brief delays. A big one blocks naviga-
tion at Five Fingers, and smaller ones
are located below Selkirk, near Stewart,
and at Ogilvie.
1t was expected that the break this
year would be earlier than last, but
there is little difference in the time the
ice has broken. Last year it was on
May IA that the break was recorded,
and in 1900 on Nav 8. In 1889 it was
May II, and in 1898 May g. In other
ways, the season is very backward. The
weather is cold, and very little sluicing
can be done before noon on any of the
days SO far this spring. The water is
too cold to allow the work to be pro-
ceeded with. There is frost every
night. and it is late in the morning
before the warm effect of the day is ex-
narienced
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16

ene1r employ, but also outside, capa bic
of filling some post under them. To
these men, when found, large salaries
are given, which are drawn by them as
long as they show that they are capable
of earning them. Men employed in
business houses of all descriptions are
encouraged to discover new methods of
carrying on the business which may in
any way lessen the cost of production
or carrying on business, and specializa-
tion is carried on to an extreme point"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
FOR RELIEF.
Congress Votes 100000 for the Sufferers
of Martinique.

Washington, May 14.-The volcano
calamity in the West Indies came up
before the house during the afternoon,
the District of Columbia measure being
laid aside to permit the relief bill to be
considered.
In view of the presidents message
urging an appropriation of $500, 900,
the house committee on appropriations
unanimously reported substitute to
the senate relief bill making it $780,
900, and placing its disposition under
the president of the United States.
Heminway, of Indiana, the acting
chairman of the appropriation commit
tee, secured unanimous consent for inn
mediate consideration. The amount,
he said, had been limited to 5000, ,OOC
because the committee was informed
that large contributions were being
made by private parties.
The bill was finally passed and went
through the senate without division.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Costly California Blaze.

Truckee, CAL, May 13.--Six acres in
the central portion of Truckee was a
raging mass of flames for seven or eight
hours this morning. The extensive
box factory and planning mills of the
Truckee Lumber Company, around
which the town was originally. built,
was totally destroyed. With it went
the Office, with everything..it contained,
andssa number of warehouses and dry
ing houses filled with boxes, seasoned
lumber, glass, windows, doors and
building material. One million feet OF
lumber piled on both sides of the river
was also destroyed. Loss, 100000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16

Oregon City, Or, May 15.-The
whole of section has been tied up by
order of the commissioner of the gen.
eraI land office, owing to question
being raised as to the character of the
land, which is situated on Ogle Noun
tain, oD the headwaters of the Molalla
river. The section was selected by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company in
lieu of tracts relinquished in the Pa
cifc forest reserve. A company was
formed, and undertook some develop
ment work on the land, which resulted
in the finding of mineral deposits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
The Number Increased.

Pittsburg, May 15.--A careful and
systematic search for the dead and in
jured in tie Sheridan horror reveals a
list of % dead and 202 injured. A
complete list of the injured may never
be known, as many were able to get
away without making known their
identity. A conservative estimate by
those familiar with the situation places
the number more or less seriously hurt
at not less than 800.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Successor of Corriaan.

Rome, May 12.-The correspondent
of the Associated Press is informed
that it is not likely that the successor
of Archbishop Corrigan will be named
at the next consistory and that probably
more than month will elapse before
action will be taken. It is therefore
probable that capitulary vicar will be
appointed to administer the archdio-
cese.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Airship Exploded.

Paris, May 1.-THE airship belong
ing to Senior Auguste Sevros, the Brazil
ian aeronaut, made an ascension dur
ing the morning. The airship exploded
and killed Sevros and another aeronaut.
Senior Sevros arrived in Paris with a
flying machine last November. He
then announced his intention to sail
across and around Paris. His last
balloon is described as carrying a car
shaped like long parallelogram, drawn
up directly beneath the balloon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Taft Will Stop at Rome.

Washington, May 13.-Governor Taft
has closed up his business here in con-
nection with affairs in the Philippines
and left for Cincinnati, where he will
attend to some private business prior
to his departure from New York on the
18th inst, on his return to his post at
Manila. He will stop at Rome in Or
der to discuss the question of the friars
in the Philippines with the authorities
at the Vatican.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Following English Precedent {

New York, May 14.-The Spanish
government is following English prece-
dent in entertaining large body of
European princes and foreign repTesen-
tatives who will witness the kings ivii
Inauguration, says Madrid dispatch
to the Tribune. The pr:n 'es are either
guests OF, the crown in palaces, or
houses with complete retinue of serv-
ants are placed at their disposal.
Special Ambassador Curry, of the
United States, is provided with house.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Violated Rules of War.

New York, May 15.-Great carnage
was wrought at Carupano, the Vene-
zuelan seaport town which was at
tackled, says the Port of Spain, Trini-
dad, correspondent of the Herald, by
land and sea, May 6, by government
troops and gunboats, without "a hours
noti having been given, so that nom
combatants could leave the town. For
eigners are without assistance from
their governments. Many women and
children were killed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Profits Of Steel Trust.

New York, May 15.-Checks aggre-
eating $40, 1000, 900 were sent out by j.
Pierpont Morgan Co., in payment of
the second distribution of profits re-
sulting from the formation of the
United States Steel Corporation. The
amount of cash advanced by the syndi-
cate was s25 100000 which was re-
quired during the early stages of the
corporations negotiations, and returned
after the first six or seven months.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Race War in Indian Territory.

Muskogee, 1. T., May ia race
war is on at Braggs, 20 miles east of
here. Five negroes and one white man
have been shot, and one stabbed. Sew
enty-five nergoes attempted to wipe out
the settlement of l5 families of white
people near Braggs, which is one of the
worst districts in the Indian Territory.
The whites have applied to the United
States marshal for protection, and have
been instructed to arm and protect
themselves.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Rate War on Alaskan Traffic.

Seattle, May 14.-An Alaska trans-
portation cut-rate wal, which probably
will be bitterly fought, with disastrous
results to the lines engaging in it, and
a corresponding benefit to he travelling
public, has been inaugurated. Before
the day closed, tickets to Lynn canal
points were selling at $3.50 and IS, first
and second class, respectively. The
prevailing tariff has been $50 and 500.
The entry of the Pacific Clipper Lines
steamer Santa Ana on the Lynn, canal
run precipitated the fight. ~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Former Senator in Mining Deal.

Pierre, S. D., May 15.-Ex-Senator
John NJ. Thurston. of Nebraska, and
ex-senator W. ]. Mcconnell, of Idaho.
have joined in mining venture and
will operate in New Mexico. They
have incorporated the San Ygnacoi de
Bora Mining Company, Ltd, with a
capital of 81 100000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16

The British administration in India
is alarmed by rumors of sedition in Af-
ghanistan.
All the -four consumed by the H.
600, 900 people in Siam comes from the
United States.
Swans on the Thames at Eton and
Windsor are being fed from the local
boat RATS, as the birds are unable,
owing to the severity of the weather, to
obtain sufficiency of food for them
selves.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
Lord Pauncefote Quite III.

Washington, May 14.-Lord Paunce-
fote, the British ambassador, continues
quite ill here, and his condition is CIV
ing the family some concern. He suf-
ers from asthma and stomach and other
troubles, and owing to his advanced
age, his system fails to respond as read
lily to the treatment as was hoped would
be the case.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
WiIheimina Steadily Improving.

The Hague, May 14.-The bulletins
issued at Castle Loo concerning the
condition of Queen Wilhelmina have
been reduced to one a day, and it is ,ex-
pected that they will soon cease alto.
gether. The marked improvement in
her majesty's condition continues, and
the constant attendance of her physi-
clans is no longer necessary.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16

Many emigrants are arriving daily al
Medford.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16

Over 1900 pounds changed hands in
betting upon game of ping pong in
London recently.
Athens expects to be visited by more
than 10, 900 tourists, chiefly English
and American, during the present
month.
Sixty-two miles an hour is to be the
average speed maintained by new
train to run on the English service, be-
tween Paris and Calais. The journey
will only occupy three hours.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-16
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
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

Congress has raised its relief appro-
priatiOn to half a million dollars for
Martinique.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-05-29
BRONZE GRASS EXPERIENCE.

Wishek News: Two years ago the 500
line sent up to J.. H. Wishek a sack of
bronze grass seed to be planted as a
test. 1t was planted in May, about
the 10Th, of one of the driest years yer
seen in this country. Up to last fall
it was pastured to the ground by the
cattle around town, when it was
fenced. On the 10Th of this month
it stood almost Is inches high and is a
good stand. Why is that not an eX-
cellent crop for this country? Any
crop that can be sowed in a year like
1900 and make a good stand and which.
by the middle of May will lie Is inches
high, certainly deserves some atten-
ton from farmers and stockmen. If
the people of this section once get in
the notion of raising such crops for
hay instead of depending on the
prairie grass for their winters feed,
they can double the amount of cattle
and yet have plenty of feed to keep
them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-05-29
He was practically unhurt.

- f. NJ.
The second baggage car lies across
the track, broken in two. The smoker
is ~squarely across with the root and
floor jammed together. 1t seems i'm
possible that this could happen without
someone being killed. The "a r are
all stripped of the trucks and this M
is damned into the sand on the road
bed, which for five ~car-lengths is clear
of both ties and rails. <% s.
The first car ran down into the ditch
and struck a telegraph pole that
snapped off and fell full length along
the car. MI. Herb Hunt, of Crookston,
jumped for the door when he realized
there was trouble, and was shot into
the water in the ditch, several others
following in the same manner. An
other coach, the tourist sleeper and a
palace sleeper, also left the track and
mixed up p~romiscuously in mud and
water. Two of these caught fire from
the gas used for lighting, but the
flames were extinguished with the ap-
pliance carried on the train. People
were assisted out of the windows from
the sleeper, they being compelled to
dress standing on the prairie. A num-
Der of ladies and children were among
these, and they were thoroughly fright
tened, although unhurt. The dining
car and the two sleepers in its rear re-
manned on the track. ....
Engineer Sid Zero, who was aboard
of the train, walked to Grand Forks
Junction and wired for relief, and a
train was sent out at once. The pas
sengers we're Brought in, and measures
taken to clear away the wreck. The
contents of the mail, baggage and ex-
press cars we're scattered over the
prairie and in the ditch, and the loss
will be great from this source.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-05-29
GREAT NORTHERN WRECK
FAST TRAIN OF THE GREAT
NORTHERN GOES INTO THE
DITCH NEAR GRAND FORKS.


IL One of the most serious wrecks of
the year that has befallen the Great
system, taking the property
loss as a criterion, happened that COM
pany yesterday morning, when the
coast train due at Grand Forks at 4:45
&. m, went into the ditch a short dis
tance this side of Ojata, the first sta
tion west of Grand Forks Junction.
The fortunate feature of the affair is
that there was no loss of life, and this,
considering the situation, is almost
miraculous. ...
No. 4 pulled by. engine No. 1, O5S
with Engineer Billy Doyle at the throt-
tie, was bowling along and had slowed
down to a 45 mile an hour clip while
crossing a Doggy place, when the rails
spread under the tender. Instantly
there vas a crash, the cars broke loose
and leaving the track began piling up
in the ditch, across the roadbed and
out on the prairie. The engine and
tender ran some distance before stop
ping, Engineer Doyle getting the big
machine across the bridge over a
small stream safely, the tender wreck
ing the structure and one end dropped
into the river.
The train consisted of ten cars and
all but three left the track. The first
was the mail car, and in this was Mail
Agent Hebron who was really the only
one to suffer serious injury. He was
removed from the wreck as sOon as
possible and taken to Grand Forks on
a stretcher. He was conscious and
the extent of his injuries could not be
determined. A hobo riding on top OF
a. coach jumped and was cut about the
head and arms.
Several others were slightly bruised
among whom was Brakeman Andyke
whose knee was hurt but not enough
to prevent him and Conductor Reed
from giving attention to the passen.
gers.
The mail car ran down the Dank
across the ditch and stopped, forming
an obstruction to a wagon road that
passes near the right of way. Tht
first baggage car lies upside down il
the ditch entirely free from the trucks
The baggageman was rescued from be
meath several boxes and trunks, which
were wedged in by a, box containing
corpse that vas being shipped east
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-05-29

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