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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
GLENN CONVICTED.
Permitted Water Cure to Be Administered to
Filipinos-Suspended and Fined.

Permitted Water Cure to Be Administered to
FiIipinos-Suspended and Fined.
Washington, July 24.-Secretary
Root today sent to the president at
Oyster Bay the proceedings and findings
in the court martial cases of Major
Edwin F. Glenn. Fifth infantry
Lieutenant Julien E. Gaujot, Tenth
cavalry, and Lieutenant Norman E.
Cook, Filipino scouts, Glenn was
found guilty of administering the water
cure to natives or permitting it to be
done and was sentenced to one month e
suspension from duty and fined $50.
Lieutenant Cook was acquitted on a
Filipino prisoners. The testimony
showed that he had given orders to
shoot the prisoners if they attempted
to escape. The Filipino scouts, to
whom this order was given, thought
it meant to shoot the prisoners.
In forwarding the case to the presi-
dent, the secretary recommended that
the sentences and findings be approved,
but that no other action shall be taken.
1t is not believed that the president,
who is the reviewing authority in these
cases, will make any comments, such as
were delivered by him in the case ot
General Smith. 1t is shown in the
evidence and reports that Major Glenn
has performed excellent service and has
done much to pacify the country where
he has been in command.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
BALTIMORE TORNADO.
Severest Storm That Has Visited That City in
Seventeen Years.

Severest Storm That Has Visited That City in
Seventeen Years.
Baltimore, Nd, July o. The tor
nado which struck Baltimore yesterday
afternoon, involving the loss of IL lives
and widespread destruction of prop
erty, was the severest that had been
known in this section for II years.
No storm had been forecasted. Almost
without moments warning an ire
sistible wind, apparently in the nature
of whirlwind, came up from the
southwest, and in an instant the waters
of the harbor were converted into a
seething cauldron, frail boats were
capsized, while the staunchest vessels
at anchor were violently rocked.
A careful estimate today shows that
200 houses we're unroofed during the
storm. The roof of the William street
Independent Methodist church was
lifted high in the air and blown over
the roofs of other houses distance of
$50 feet. The stone spire of the Holy
Cross Catholic church was hurled to
the ground. A part of the roof OF
Trinity Protestant Episcopal church
was torn off, while the historic steeple
OF St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic
church was demolished completely.
The public squares and parks were
damaged badly. Patterson park is a
scene of desolation. The whole extent
of these pleasure grounds is strewn
with broken branches and uprooted
trees and the debris completely blocked
up the driveways. Many handsome
trees in Franklin square and Druid Hill
park, as we'll as all the shade trees,
were uprooted bodily, falling acoss
thoroughfares and blocking them tenn
porarily. Much damage was done to
house fronts in all sections of the city
by the falling trees.
In the business section numerous
plate glass windows were blown in,
while telegraph and telephone service
was crippled.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
TO DEFEND COAST.
Puget Sound to Have Artillery Posts - Sum
of $4,000 Has Been Set Aside.


Of $4,000 Has Been Set Aside.
Washington, July 23.-The war de-
partment has taken steps to defend
Puget sound more effectually against
foreign enemies by authorizing the con-
struction of coast artillery posts at
Forts Worden and Casey. For this
purpose $24O, 900 has been allotted for
erecting frame barracks and officers
quarters for tive companies of coast
artillery each, together with guard
honses, stables and administrative
offices, and other smaller buildings
necessary to equip an army post. The
buildings will be erected by contract,
according to plans being prepared by
the quartermaster's department.. 1t is
proposed to provide quarters for one
company at each post, before the full
equipment is undertaken. as the de-
fenses now in position are without
proper protection.
A general sum has been set aside for
erecting small buildings and making
repairs at the coast artillery posts,
which will include work at the mouth
of the Columbia river.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat Walla Walla, 63@64c;
valley, 65e; bluestem, 65c.
Barley-$17.5O for old, $3.50 for
new crop.
Flour-Best grades, $3.O5@3.60 per
barrel; graham, $2.95@3.20.
Millstuffs - Bran, $15@16 per ton;
middlings, $21.5o; shorts, SIS;
chop, SIS.
Oats-No.1 white, $1.15@1.2O gray,
$1.05@1.10.
Hay - Timothy, $12@15; clover,
$7.50@10; Oregon wild hay, $5@6 PEI
tom.
Potatoes - Best Burbanks, 1886
per GENITAL; ordinary, SOC per GENITAL,
growers prices; sweets. $2.25@2.50
per Genital; new potatoes, 1c.
Butter-Creamery, 20@21c; dairy
16@1Sc; store, 15@16c.
Eggs-20@22c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 121k
@13c ;YoungAmerica, 13R@14Hc; fac
tory prices, 1@ 1Ao less.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $3.5O@
4.50; hens, $4.00@5.50 per dozen,
11@11kc per pound; springs, lie
11kc per pound, $2.50@4.50 per doz.
en-; ducks, s2.5O@3.Oe per dozen; tur.
keys, live, 13@14c, dressed, 15@16c pei
pound; geese, $4.oo@5.oo per dozen.
Mutton-Gross, 21k@3c per pound;
dressed, &c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, 6Ac; dressed, 7@7kt
per pound.
Veal-7@Sc per pound.
Beef-Gross, COWS, 3@3kc; steers
3K@4Hc; dressed, 7@8c per pound.
Hops-l6@17c; new crop 17@1Sc.
Wool-Valley, 12k@15 Eastern Ore
gon, S@14Ac: mohail. 25@26c pound
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of Inn.
portanee-A Brief Review Of the Growth
and improvements Of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving CommsnweaIth
-Ltest Market Report.

The prune crop In Marion county
will be about 40 per cent less this year
than last.
The Pacific Coast Lumber Company,
of Albany, has been incorporated with
SAC, 900 capital stock.
During this warm weather about 500
patients of the state insane asylum en-
joy a picnic twice week.
Several attempts have been made the
past week to burn Fort Stevens, but in
each instance the flames were diseov-
cred in time to prevent serious destruc-
tion.
Placer mining on the Snake river is
proving very profitable in some places
this season. The cleanup from one
bar for the season is estimated at $10,-
900.
A representative from a Nebraska
firm has purchased 900 head of extra
fine horses in Crook county and will
ship them East during August and Sep
tember.
Considerable difficulty is being ex-
perienced in securing labor to pull fax
in the fields around Salem. The work
is exceeding tiresome and hot and the
pay small.
A big ledge of nickel, gold and copper
has been found in Josephine county.
The new vein is one of the largest
bodies of ore ever uncovered in South
ern Oregon.
Township 8 south, range 9 west,
Siletz reservation, has been thrown
open for settlement and az soon as the
land office at Oregon City was open
there were more than enough in line to
file on the 142 claims.
The weather of the past month has
been exactly what the hop crop has
needed. All appearances point to an
immense yield, and with the present
high prices, the prospects are that the
hop grower will be one of the best paid
producers this year.
A street fair will be held at La
Grande this fall.
Clackamas county hop growers have
oOA0 oIsVOU Pouhuc Va ohO AoVA -
20 cents per pound.
Marion county farmers anticipate
much trouble in getting hands to work
in the harvest fields this year.
The committees are active in the
preparations for the street fair to be
held in Baker City in September.
Timber lands in Klamath county are
going fast. In the neighborhood of
200 filings have been made already this
season.
The first free rural mail delivery
route in Southern Oregon will be es-
tablished out of Ashland about the first
of September.
A violent wind storm did serious
damage in Umatilla county last week.
Much fruit was knocked off the trees
and some grain blown down.
Two howitzers, shells and other relics
of the historic Fort Sumter, in Charles
ton bay, have been secured for the
soldiers monument in POI tland.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
DEATH IN THE ELBE
PANIC ON EXCURSION STEAMER
CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE.


Hamburg, July 23.-The steamship
Primus, of Hamburg, with 1S5 passer-
gers on board, was cut in two and sunk
by the tug Hansa on the river Elbe at
1880 O'Clock yesterday morning. So
far as is ascertainable about SO persons
were drowned. The Primus was an ex-
cursion steamer from Buxtehude, PROV
ince of Hanover, Prussia. The disaster
occurred between Blankenz and Men
stadten.
At the time of the accident the
Primus was crossing the river channel
near Blankenz from the southern to
the northern fairway. According to
witnesses aboard the Hansa, the
movement was made too soon. The
Primus struck the tugs engine room,
and the Hansa endeavored to push her
ashore, but the tug grounded and the
ships parted. The Primus then sank.
In the interval, however, about SO of
her passengers were able to reach the
Hansa by means of ropes and ladders.
Seventy more we're picked mp by the
tugs boats, while others swan ashore.
The disaster caused deep gloom here.
Many children lost both parents. The
choral society which was on board the
excursion steamer consisted mainly of
workmen. There were no foreign pas
sengers. The captains of the vessels
gave themselves up to the police.
The Primus was the oldest boat on
the Elbe. She was built in England
in 1874 and had never before met with
an accident. The Hamburg-American
line, which owned the Hansa; issued a
statement to the effect that the weather
was fine. the moon was shining and
both vessels were steering absolute =
clear of each other. Suddenly thJ
Primus, when about $50 feet from the
Hansa, put her rudder hard aport and
crossed the bows of the latter.
This mistake" continues the state
ment, rendered collision unavoid-
able. The only possible step for the
Hansa to take, namely, to 60 full speed
astern, was Immediately carried out,
but without avail. Less than minute
elapsed between the time the Primus
changed her course and the collision.
Boats were Immediately lowered from
the Hansa and ropes and ladders were
thrown overheard. Fifty persons were
rescued by the boats. At the same
time, the Hansa tried to push the
Primus ashore. but being of deeper
draft, grounded herself before the pas
senger boat. The Primus hoated down
stream and sank 200 feet from the
Hansa."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
AMERICAN PACIFIC CABLE.
Contract Has Been Let In London for Section
from Honolulu to Manila.

Contract Has Been Let In London Tor Section
from Honolulu to Manila.
London, July 22.-The Commercial
Pacific Gable Company signed con-
tract with the Telegraph Construction
Company in London this week for the
manufacture and laying of its cable
from Honolulu to Manila, touching at
Guam. The construction company
guaranteed to complete the cable by
June, 1908, If furnished with the neces-
sary soundings. In the event that
these cannot be furnished the company
agrees to finish the cable laying within
such time thereafter as is necessary to
take the soundings.
Having two steamers capable of car
rying 6 ZOO miles of cable, the company
is able to complete within year work
which would take other contractors two
years to do. The steamer Silverton,
at Woolwich, is now loading the San
Francisco Honolulu cable, 2,400 miles,
and is expected to sail for San Francis
co in August. Eighteen hundred miles
of this section have already been man.
.ufactured and are being taken aboard
the Silverton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
CREST OF THE FLOOD.
HIGH water Mark on the Mississippi Is Now
Reached ak Quincy.

! Keokuk, Ia, July 24.-Fhe crest o
the Mississippi river food is now al
Quincy, and by morning will be still
further south. The river reached the
maximum at Quincy at noon today
and has been stationary there since. A
stationary gauge is expected at Hanni'
bal tomorrow morning. The Lima
lake levee, extending north from
Meyer; Ill.,, 20 miles north of Quincy,
developed danger today, and large
force of men were employed to patrol il
and earth tools were scattered along
it's length. The Lima lake and the c.
III. Hunter levees destroyed corn valued
at several millions of dollars. Lesees
on the Illinois side of the river, below
Quincy, are standing and saved most
of the country there. The Mississippi
river fell several inches here during
the last "a hours, and there are no signs
in Iowa rivers of any more flood APP
preaching. A gradual fall for two
weeks will end the food in the vast do
main south of here. Several hundred
tenant farmers are absolutely penniless
and with no chance OF an income this
year. Each community seems to be
taking care of its own refugees.
The same conditions obtain along the
rs miles of the Mississippi river on
the Missouri side and 100 miles of the
Des Moines river lowlands. The popu-
lation of the village of St. Francisville,
Mo-, has been nearly doubled by the
refugees of the flood district, who lost
absolutely everything.
The Illinois river at Peoria reached
u feet above low water last night, and
at 10 O'Clock this morning the dikes
on which the tracks of the Peoria &
Pekin Terminal railway are built gave
way. Over 1000 feet of track is gone,
and the water is pouring through the
crevasse, flooding hundreds of acres of
grain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
TIMBER AND WATER
SUPPLY OF OREGON WILL BE
PROTECTED.
Secretary Hitchcock is Advised to Set Asid.
Large Area Of Land in Eight Counties in
the Eastern Part Of the State to Be Re-
served from Settlement-Irrisation Pro.
jects in Contemplation.

washington, july Z4.-Land Com
missioner Hermann, Forest Superin.
tendent Ormsby and the geological sur
vey have united in recommending te
the secretary of the interior the tenn
porary withdrawal of three tracts oil
land in Crook, Grant, Harney, Baker,
Malheur, Umatilla, Union and Wal
Iowa counties, embodying the peaks
and heavily timbered regions of the
Strawberry, Blue and Powder River
mountains, the total area being ap-
proximately 5000 square miles. This
withdrawal, if made, will be the first
step in the direction of creating vast
forest reserve in Eastern Oregon, where,
in the opinion of the survey and land
office, there is crying need for protec-
tion of the timber and water supply,
especially as it is contemplated to con.
struct storage reservoirs in these sec
tions.
The largest withdrawal recommended
is roughly L-shaped, the base of the
"L" running north and south along
the Blue mountains, and the upright
running east and west along the Straw
berry mountains. The latter section
is approximately 120 miles from east
to west, varying in<width from six to
Is miles. The Blue mountain section
varies in width from 15 to 40 miles,
and extends due south from the UNA
tilla Indian reservation for 100 miles,
to its intersection with the Strawberry
mountain withdrawal, the two forming
right angle. These mbined with
drawals embrace about 80 townships.
including the head waters of the John
Day, Silvies, Crooked, Malheur, Grand
Ronde and Powder rivers and number
less tributary streams.
The recommended Powder River
mountain withdrawal embraces about
% townships in Baker, Union and Wal
Iowa counties, the tract being As miles
from east to west, and Is miles north
and south, with corner of the sc
square miles added on the northwest.
This tract includes the headwaters ol
the WalIowa and Grand Ronde rivers
and their tributaries south and west o1
Enterprise.
The third withdrawal recommended
is almost wholly in the northern end oi
Union county, and embraces about IA
townships in the Blue mountain range
that extends into Washington. II
forms the watershed of portion of the
Grand Ronde river.
Commissioner Hermann and Super.
intendent Ormsby, in addition to those
tracts, also recommended the tempo
rary withdrawal of about Al townships
lying south and adjoining the frs
recommended Strawberry mountain
withdrawal, being a tract "a miles from
north to south, and 80 miles from east
to west. All of the recommended
Withdrawals are irregular in shape
and are laid out to exclude, as far al
possible, all lands that are agriculture
in character, or are now owned by set
tiers. The lines have been drawn tt
eliminate the towns of Canyon, lee,
Silvies, Seneca Prairie, Clifford
Sumpter, McEwen, Meacham, JOSEPH
and others.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
PearY Relief fxpedition.

New York, July 24.-Provisoned for
several months and all equipped to
withstand the rigors of the Polar seas,
the Peary relief ship Windward will
start today for the far north, says a
Sydney, c. B., dispatch to the Tribune.
Aboard are Mrs. Peary and little daugh-
ter Marie. The wife of the explorer is
confident of finding her husband at
Cape Sabine and that his return to civ
ilization will be signalized by the news
that he has discovered the long sought.
for pole.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
GuNBoATs IN ACTION.
Naval ENGAGEMENT Takes Piaee OF Panam,
Between Government and Rebel Boats.

Naval Engagement Takes Piaee OF Panam,
Between Government and Rebel Boats.
Panama, Colombia, July %. - The
insurgent gunboats Padilla and Darieu
appeared last night between Fiemonicc
and 0ttique islands. Governor Salaxal
thereupon ordered the government gum
boats Chuchuito and Clapet to put te
sea and meet them.- Heavy cannonad-
ing was heard at 10 A. M. and contin.
ued until O'Clock this afternoon. II
was heaviest at 10 this morning. Al
2 o'clock the Darien was seen in tow oi
the Padilla, and it is believed that she
had been hit. The government feet
was handicapped by the absence of the
gunboat Boyaca, the keel of which is
being repaired, and it is thought prob
able that this fact was known by the
insurgent General Herrera, who de-
cided to attack Panama in order to pre-
vent the government from helping
General Berits' troops at Aqua Dulce.
The United States steamer Ranger,
which arrived here from Chiriqui, came
within the line of fire. During q part
of the heavy firing she was back of
Flemonico island.
A representative of the Associated
Press was informed by United States
Consul Gudger that American interests
at Panama had not been materially
interfered with.
The government guaboat Boyaca,
which is at La Boca, hurriedly COM
pleted repairs and is going out at
O'Clock. The Padilla has gone. The
Ranger left the bay after the Padilla
started, taking the same course as the
revolutionary gunboat. No explana-
tion Is offered for the movement.
1t is thought probable that a great
battle is being fought at Aqua Dulce.
Whatever the result of this shall be to
General Herrera's army, General Sala-
zar, the governor of Panama, said to
the representative of the Associated
Press, the revolutionary forces will
suffer terribly and an attack by them
upon Panama will be rendered impos-
sible, even if they are not defeated.
General Salazar has blind confidence in
his troops.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
German Situation improves.

Berlin, July 24.-The Cologne Ga
zette today concludes page survey of
the business situation by saying that
production and consumption are coming
nearer to balancing each other, that ex-
ports are slowly increasing, that trade
is showing hopeful expansion, that
rates for money are easy, and that the
symptoms indicate a return to normal
times. The journal, however, warns
syndicates against raising prices.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Japsnese Labor Unsatisfactory.

Havre, Mont, July "a "A report
has reached the railway officials here
that the Great Northern will replace
its Japanese workmen with Italians.
It is understood that the railway
company has found the work of the
brown men improbable, and that the
change is in the nature of an expert
ment. The Great Northern employs
over L 900 Japanese on its lines in
Montana. An Italian interpreter il
now at Havre makingaarrangements.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Governmen. ssIarie, Will B. Paid.

Washington, July 22.-By direction
of the secretary of the treasury, war
rants covering the salaries of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St.
Louis and the other government em-
ployes will be issued at once. Pay
mept has been withheld two months
pending the signing by the fair direct.
ors of the contract binding them to
keep the exposition closed Sundays.
The withheld warrants amount to
$500.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
RELIEF FOR STRIKING MINERS.


Indianapolis, July 23-0nly Presi-
dent Mitchell and one or two members
of the national executive board are in
town at the present time. The care
OF the national organization now will
be to see to the collection of the de-
fense fund that is to carry on the
strike. Secretary Wilson, financial
head of the union, is in Chicago this
week and will-lose no time in making
provision to handle tie sums It is
believed that all the voluntary eontri-
buttons from the various districts and
local organisations will be turned into
his hands within the next 10 days.
These are estimated at about $400, 900.
A part of the contributions has already
been turned in, Ohio leaving a check
for SIC, 900 before its delegation left
indianapolis, and $50, 900 from Illinois
is expected tomorrow. A systematic
plan will be adopted for eAnvassing for
outside subscriptions. and 1t is probable
that central labor unions in all big
cities will be asked to take charge of
the task. The miners hope to raise
$3.50, 600 week from the public contri-
buttons, as that sum will be needed to
briog the sum up to $500, 900.
In statemnet issued today Presi-
dent Mitchell estimates that contribu-
tions from districts, subdistricts and
local organizations fer defraying strike
expenses will amount to $40O, 900,
and estimates the weekly assessments
from the "a districts OF the country at
$244 900, of which 81, 900 is expected
from Colorado miners. The total num-
Der of anthracite strikers in the Penn
sylvania field is estimated at 10000,
and the total number of dependents in
that field is placed at 750. 900. The
number of strikers (bituminous) in the
West Virginia fields is estimated at
25, 900, with rs, 200 dependents.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Great Storm in Russia.

Kieffe, European Russia, July 23.-
A torriental rain storm, accompanied
by violent wind and hail, broke over
Kieffe yesterday afternoon and turned
the streets into veritable torrents, food
ing cellars and drowning Is occupants
before they were able to escape. Large
trees were uprooted and railroad en-
bankments were washed away, necessi-
tating the suspension of traffic. The
losses sustained are very heavy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25

The body of Jesse James is to be ex-
humed at st. Joseph, Mo-, and buried
in the family lot at Kearney.
The Burlington & Northwestern rail-
road, 105 miles long, will be shifted
from narrow to standard gauge in ten
hours. One rail is to be moved.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland is
about to publish a book on ethics OF
fishing. He declared in an interview
that fishing is the best means he knows
of to preserve health.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Ousted From Kansas.

Topeka, Kan., July 23.-The su-
preme court today issued writ ousting
the American Book Company from the
state of Kansas, and depriving it of the
right to transact business as corpora
tion in this state until it secures a
charter. The order was granted upon
the petition of the county attorney of
Shawnee county, and grows out of the
fight for the contract to supply the pub
lie schools of the entire state with
school books.